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Preview for the week from 3 to 9 April 2017

Monday, 3 April 2017

The public meeting of the Mittelbach local council will take place.
Time and place: 7 pm, Mittelbach Town Hall, Hofer Straße 27

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

Press conference with the winner of this year's International Stefan Heym Prize Joanna Bator, Lord Mayor Barbara Ludwig and other guests.
Time and place: 2 pm, Chemnitzer Hof

See press release no. 176 from 30 March 2017

The meeting of the reallocation committee will take place.
Time and place: 4.30 pm, Technical Town Hall, Annaberger Straße 89

The ceremony for the award of the International Stefan Heym Prize will take place. The prizewinner is the Polish author Joanna Bator. Further information can be found at www.stefan-heym-preis.de.
Time and place: 6 pm, Schauspielhaus theatre

See press release no. 159 from 22 March 2017

In the 3rd Bundesliga, the Himmelblauen will host 1. FC Magdeburg on matchday 31.
Time and place: 8.30 pm, community4you ARENA

Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Speed skater Nico Ihle will sign the city's Golden Book for his outstanding performance at the individual track world championships in Gangneung, South Korea. The 31-year-old secured the silver medal in the 500 m sprint.
Time and place: 2 p.m., Grüner Salon, Chemnitz City Hall

You will receive a separate press release about this.

The City Council meets in public session.
Time and place: 3 p.m., City Council Chamber

The Robert Schumann Philharmonic Orchestra invites you to its 8th symphony concert. The programme includes Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major op. 83 and Richard Strauss' "Ein Heldenleben" - a tone poem for large orchestra op. 40, conducted by Roman Brogli-Sacher.
Time and place: 7 pm, Stadthalle, Great Hall

Joanna Bator, winner of this year's International Stefan Heym Prize, reads from her latest novel "Dunkel, fast Nacht". Admission is free.
Time and place: 7 pm, TIETZ Chemnitz, event hall, 3rd floor.

See press release no. 180 from 31 March 2017

Thursday, 6 April 2017

The Disability Advisory Council meets.
Time and place: 4.30 pm, BVZ Moritzhof, consultation room 647

The meeting of the Cultural Committee will take place.
Time and place: 4.30 p.m., town hall, consultation room 118

The 8th symphony concert of the Robert Schumann Philharmonic Orchestra takes place (see also 5 April).
Time and place: 8 pm, Stadthalle, Great Hall

Friday, 7 April 2017

Mayor Barbara Ludwig and the mayors, together with the City Council, invite the residents of the districts of Euba, Adelsberg, Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain, Reichenhain, Erfenschlag, Einsiedel, Harthau and Klaffenbach to the residents' meeting in Chemnitz South-East.
Time and place: 5 p.m., Technical University, Aula, Erfenschlager Straße 73

See press release no. 182 from 31 March 2017

The NINERS men's basketball team welcomes Gladiators Trier for the first home game in the playoff quarter-finals.
Time and place: 7.30 pm, Richard-Hartmann-Halle

The ChemCats women's basketball team is looking forward to playing series champions TSV Wasserburg in the play-off quarter-finals.
Time and place: 8 p.m., Sporthalle am Schloßteich

Saturday, 8 April 2017

The 8th International Dog Show takes place at the Chemnitz Exhibition Centre until Sunday.
Time and place: from 10 a.m., exhibition centre, Hall 1

Boxing 1st Bundesliga: The Chemnitzer Wölfe from Boxclub Chemnitz 94 e.V. take on BSK Hannover-Seelze at home.
Time and place: 5 p.m., Sportcenter am Stadtpark

In the 2nd men's water polo league, SC Chemnitz welcomes the Czech club Stepp Praha for a home match. This club is a guest team this season.
Time and place: 8 p.m., Sportforum swimming centre

Sunday, 9 April 2017

The 2017 discovery tour around the Chemnitz Schloßberg takes place.
Time and place: from 11 a.m., Schloßberg

Subject to change due to current events.