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Presscouncil City of Chemnitz
Pressrelease: 309

Schedule for the week from 16 to 22 May

Monday, 16 May

Opening of the 24th Chemnitz School Theatre Week from 16 to 18 May.
Time and place: 10 a.m., Spinnbau, large stage, Altchemnitzer Straße 27

Mayor Dagmar Ruscheinsky takes part in the general visitation of the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony, Tobias Bilz.
Time and place: 3 to 4.30 pm, Chemnitz Opera House, Opera Café

Lord Mayor Sven Schulze takes part in the general visitation of the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony, Tobias Bilz, together with other political representatives and gives a welcoming address.
Time and place: 5 p.m., Carlowitz Congress Centre Chemnitz

The Grüna local council meets.
Time and place: 7.30 p.m., Council Chamber, Grüna Town Hall, Chemnitzer Str. 109

Opening of the exhibition on the inclusive theatre project "Franz von Assisi" by the Förderkreis Centro Arte Monte Onore e. V. with masks, costumes and props.
Time and place: 4 pm, New Town Hall exhibition room


Tuesday, 17 May

Mayor Sven Schulze takes part in the 18th Municipal Congress of the East German Savings Banks Association.
Time and place: from 10 a.m., Potsdam

Kick-off for the laying of the Stumbling Stones with the Chemnitz Opera Choir and Dagmar Ruscheinsky, Mayor for Education, Social Affairs, Youth, Culture and Sport
Time and place: 11.30 am, Börnichsgasse 1

Laying of Stumbling Stones at twelve different locations
Time and place: 11.30 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the city area (see press release no. 305)

NUMIC synthesis workshop on urban mobility, closing event "Urban mobility between science and practice" of the NUMIC research project
Time and place: 2 pm to 5 pm, Weltecho, Annaberger Straße 24

Lord Mayor Sven Schulze takes part in the first supervisory board meeting of Metropolregion Mitteldeutschland Management GmbH.
Time and place: 4 p.m., online

The AGENDA Advisory Board meets.
Time and place: 4.30 p.m., City Council Chamber, Town Hall, Markt 1

Midissage of the exhibition "Jewish Life in Chemnitz" at the Chemnitz Adult Education Centre
Time and place: 5 p.m., TIETZ, Adult Education Centre, VHS Gallery

Ukraine benefit concert "Solidarity is the ground for Europe's democracy in freedom" organised by the Chemnitz Jazz Club
Time and place: 7 p.m., Carlowitz Congress Centre, Theaterstraße 2


Wednesday, 18 May

Lord Mayor Sven Schulze takes part in the executive committee meeting of the Saxon Association of Towns and Municipalities.
Time and place: 9 a.m., Dresden

Mayor Ralph Burghart gives a welcome speech at the Chemnitz Trade Forum.
Time and place: 9.30 a.m., IHK Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 25

Closing event of the Chemnitz School Theatre Week (from 16 to 18 May)
Time and place: 1 p.m., Spinnbau, large stage, Altchemnitzer Straße 27

The city council meets.
Time and place: 3 p.m., City Council Chamber, City Hall, Markt 1


Thursday, 19 May

Regular meeting of the Interministerial Working Group of the Free State of Saxony and the City of Chemnitz for the European Capital of Culture 2025. The programme includes a visit to intervention areas of the Capital of Culture.
Photo opportunity - time and place: 12.45 pm, Hartmannfabrik construction site, Fabrikstraße.
(You will receive a separate press invitation).

Mayor Michael Stötzer takes part in the ground-breaking ceremony for Deutsche Telekom's fibre optic expansion for the Schloßchemnitz and Hilbersdorf districts.
Time and place: 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Salzstraße/corner of Schloßberg

The culture committee takes place.
Time and place: 4.30 pm, City Council Chamber, Town Hall, Markt 1

Finissage of the exhibition on poverty and marginalisation of children and young people
Time and place: 4.30 p.m., TIETZ, Adult Education Centre, 4th floor


Friday, 20 May

Lord Mayor Sven Schulze takes part in the opening concert of the Saxon Mozart Society and gives a welcoming address.
Time and place: 7.30 pm, Kreuzkirche, Henriettenstraße 36

The NINERS basketball team plays its first play-off home game in the club's history against Bayern Munich.
Time and place: 8.30 pm, Chemnitz Exhibition Centre


Saturday, 21 May

Lord Mayor Sven Schulze takes part in the ver.di district conference on health, social services, education and science and gives a welcome address.
Time and place: 10 a.m., Tillmanns Restaurant

German Floorball U13 Championships (on 21 and 22 May)
Time and place: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Schloßteichhalle, Schloßstraße 13

BibLab-C - the Chemnitz library laboratory - celebrates its birthday with a music theme day
Time and place: 2 to 6 p.m., TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C

Mayor Michael Stötzer takes part in the "PLATZ DA!" symposium organised by the Henry van de Velde Society Saxony and Tankstelle Projektraum on concepts for designing squares with a view to Chemnitz as Capital of Culture 2025.
Time and place: 2 to 6 p.m., State Museum of Archaeology, Stephan-Heym-Platz 1

Mayor Ralph Burghart gives a speech on the occasion of the youth consecration ceremony
Time and place: 3 p.m., Hotel Chemnitzer Hof, Theaterplatz 4

The Chemnitz football club meets BSG Chemie Leipzig in the Saxony Cup final.
Time and place: 4.15 p.m., Stadion an der Gellertstraße, Gellerststraße 27


Sunday, 22 May

Lord Mayor Sven Schulze attends the final of the German U13 floorball championships and takes part in the award ceremony.
Time and place: from 3.30 pm, Schloßteichhalle, Schloßstraße 13

Lord Mayor Sven Schulze opens the Days of Jewish Culture.
Time and place: 7 p.m., Chemnitz State Museum of Archaeology, Stephan-Heym-Platz 1

The NINERS basketball team may have another play-off home game against Bayern Munich.
Time and place: 8.30 pm, Chemnitz Exhibition Centre

Subject to change due to current events.