Preview for the week from 5 to 11 September 2016
Tuesday,06 September 2016
Press conference on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Chemnitz fire brigade.
Time and place: 1.30 pm, Fire Station 1
Note: You will receive separate press releases on the festive events to mark 150 years of the professional fire brigade in Chemnitz.
Lord Mayor Barbara Ludwig's monthly citizens' consultation will take place. (Please register at the office from 4.30 pm).
Time and place: 5 pm, Town Hall, Room 221
Wednesday, 07 September 2016
The School and Sports Committee meets in public.
Time and place: 4.30 p.m., Chemnitz City Hall, consultation room 118
The Chemnitz company run takes place. A team from Chemnitz City Council will also be taking part in the 4.8-kilometre circuit.
Time and place: 4 p.m. start of the event, starting signal: 6.30 p.m., Hartmannplatz
Further information at www.firmenlauf-chemnitz.de.
Thursday, 08 September 2016
Lord Mayor Barbara Ludwig takes part in the honorary colloquium in honour of Prof. Thomas Geßner.
Time and place: 10 a.m., New Auditorium Building, Reichenhainer Straße 90
The public meeting of the Culture Committee takes place.
Time and place: 4.30 pm, Chemnitz City Hall, consultation room 118
Friday, 09 September 2016
Numerous shows and brand presentations will take place on several stages and catwalks at the Chemnitz Fashion Nights.
Time and place: 10 am to 11 pm, city centre
Mayor Barbara Ludwig gives a speech to mark the 150th anniversary of Chemnitz's professional fire brigade. Meritorious firefighters will be honoured. Other guests at the event include Saxony's Minister of the Interior Markus Ulbig, Hartmut Ziebs, President of the German Fire Brigade Association, and the President of the Federal Agency of the THW, Albrecht Broemme.
Time and place: 5 p.m., Hotel Chemnitzer Hof
Saturday, 10 September 2016
Mayor Barbara Ludwig takes part in the parade to mark the 150th anniversary of Chemnitz's professional fire brigade. A parade of fire service vehicles from all eras will roll from Sachsen Allee via August-Bebel-Straße and Straße der Nationen to the market square. A technical show awaits visitors there.
Time and place: 2 p.m., start at Sachsen-Allee
The Chemnitz Fashion Nights take place.
Time and place: 10 am to 11 pm, city centre
To mark the opening of the season, the drama and puppet theatre ensemble open the doors to the opening festival with children's party and gala.
Time and place: from 3 pm, theatre
www.theater-chemnitz.de
The ballet revue "Lampenfieber - It's Showtime" by Sabrina Sadowska has its premiere. It features music by Charlie Chaplin, Peter Kreuder, Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt, Walter Donaldson, Ray Henderson, Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, Leonard Bernstein and others.
Time and place: 7 pm, Opera House
Sunday, 11 September 2016
The 39th reservoir run takes place.
Time and place: from 10 am, Rabenstein reservoir
Open Monument Day is celebrated throughout Germany. Under the motto "Preserving monuments together", Chemnitz offers insights into the Municipal Music School, Signal Box II and III, guided tours of the Zeisigwald Devil's Bridges and the Küchwald Stage, among others.
The Mayor of the City of Chemnitz, Michael Stötzer, the Director of the Municipal Music School, Nancy Gibson, and Thomas Morgenstern, Head of the Chemnitz Monument Protection Authority, will welcome interested guests to the opening event with introductory words.
Time and place: 10.30 a.m., Music School, Gerichtsstraße 1
You can find the entire programme at www.chemnitz.de.
Subject to change due to current events.