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Pressrelease: 138

Schedule for the week from 17 to 23 March 2014

Monday, 17 March
Press conference with the Mayor and the Mayors before the City Council meeting (PM 133 of 13 March 2014).
Time and place: 11 a.m., Chemnitz City Hall, Consultation Room 118.

Press briefing on the programme of the 16th Chemnitz School Theatre Week with Mayor Philipp Rochold and General Director Dr Christoph Dittrich (PM 118 from 06.03.2014).

Time and place: 14:30, Gymnasium Einsiedel, Niederwaldstraße 11, 09123 Chemnitz.

Tuesday, 18 March

Public meeting of the Planning, Building and Environment Committee.

Time and place: 16:30, Chemnitz City Hall, consultation room 118.

Thursday, 20 March

On behalf of the Lord Mayor, Mayor Philipp Rochold receives Chemnitz athletes and coaches who took part in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Track Cycling World Championships in Cali and the Indoor World Championships in Sopot.

The reception will be attended by speed skating Olympians Nico Ihle and Alexej Baumgärtner with coach Klaus Ebert, track cycling World Championships participants Stefan Bötticher, Joachim Eilers and Max Niederlag with coach Ralf Müller, and indoor track and field World Championships participants David Storl and Christina Schwanitz with coach Sven Lang.

Note for media: You will receive a separate invitation to the reception.

Time and place: 2 p.m., Ratskeller, Marktstuben.

Premiere of the theatre play "Only horses are given the coup de grace" based on the novel by Horace McCoy. Stefan Migge is responsible for the direction, stage and costumes. Information: www.theater-chemnitz.de

Time and place: 8 pm, Schauspielhaus, East Wing.

Saturday, 22 March

The international open BFV Ascota swimming festival in Chemnitz for the physically disabled, visually impaired and mentally/learning disabled is now in its 15th edition. The disabled and recreational sports club Ascota Chemnitz is expecting around 100 starters.

Information: www.bfv-ascota.de

Time and place: 10 a.m., swimming pool in the Sportforum.

Mayor Philipp Rochold holds a reception for the participants of the annual conference and general meeting of the Saxon Museum Association taking place in Chemnitz from 22 to 24 March 2014.

Time and place: 7 pm, Chemnitz City Hall.

The annual conference on the topic "Between event and everyday museum life" will take place at the State Museum of Archaeology.

Sunday, 23 March

Opening of the 16th Chemnitz School Theatre Week from 23 to 28 March by Béla Bélafi, Director of the Saxon Education Agency, together with Mayor Philipp Rochold and General Director Dr Christoph Dittrich.

Two performances are on the programme for the opening evening: "Momo and the Time Thieves" based on the novel by Michael Ende, presented by the school theatre group "MISZMASZ" from the Polish twin city of Lodz, and "Made in GDR - a scenic self-interrogation", developed by pupils from the Chemnitz school model.

Time and place: 6 pm, theatre, large stage.

Subject to change due to current events.