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Schedule for the week from 24 to 30 June 2013

Monday, 24 June
Mayor Barbara Ludwig, together with Béla Bélafi, Director of the Saxon Education Agency, Jörg Heynoldt, Head of the Chemnitz Regional Office of the Saxon Education Agency, and Headmistress Annett Goerlitzchsische Bildungsagentur, and headmistress Annett Goerlitz, laid the foundation stone for the largest school construction project in the city of Chemnitz, the construction of the Chemnitz Special Education Centre for the Physically Disabled (PM 396 from 20.06.2013).
The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction project took place in August 2012.
Time and place: 10 a.m., site on Heinrich-Schütz-Straße.

Mayor Barbara Ludwig welcomes representatives of the US twin city Akron: Mayor of Economics Robert Y. Bowman and advisor Stephen Kidder are in Chemnitz for talks at TCC and the Technical University (PM 402 from 21/06/2013).
Time and place: 11:15 a.m., Chemnitz City Hall, offices.

Mayor Barbara Ludwig chairs the association meeting of the Chemnitz-Erzgebirge Rescue Association.
Time and place: 3 p.m., office of the rescue association, Schadestraße 17, 09112 Chemnitz.

Tuesday, 25 June
Mayor Barbara Ludwig invites you to her weekly press conference.
Time and place: 2 p.m., Chemnitz school model, cafeteria.
(Note for media: You will receive a separate press release with the invitation).

Mayor Barbara Ludwig will give a welcome address at the festive event to honour deserving members of the ver.di trade union in the Chemnitz - Erzgebirge district.
Time and place: 4:30 pm, Kraftwerk socio-cultural centre, Kaßbergstraße 36.

Public meeting of the youth welfare committee.
Time and place: 4.30 p.m., Chemnitz City Hall, City Council Chamber.

Wednesday, 26 June
Mayor Barbara Ludwig chairs the Supervisory Board meeting of Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (CVAG) and then attends the meeting of Versorgungs- und Verkehrsholding GmbH Chemnitz (VVHC) and Kommunale Versorgungsdienstleistungsgesellschaft Chemnitz mbH (KVC).
Time and place: 1 p.m., Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 186.

Mayor Philipp Rochold presents the trophies to the winners of the Fairplay Soccer Tour in Chemnitz. Information: www.soccer-tour.de
Time and place: 5.30 pm, Richard-Hartmann-Halle.

Thursday, 27 June
Mayor Barbara Ludwig chairs the meeting of the Zweckverband Sächsisches Industriemuseum.
Time and place: 10 a.m., Knappenrode energy factory.

Under the motto "Solo flight in the spotlight", young soloists from the Municipal Music School will perform together with the Robert Schumann Philharmonic Orchestra (PM 366 from 13 June 2013).
Time and place: 6 pm, Opera House.

Friday, 28 June
Mayor Barbara Ludwig visits the summer festival of the Chemnitz school model.
Time and place: 16:30, Stollberger Straße 25.

Mayor Barbara Ludwig accepts an invitation to a colloquium to mark the 60th birthday of Prof Dr Reimund Neugebauer, President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.
Time and place: 6 p.m., Gläserne Manufaktur, Dresden.

Under the patronage of Lord Mayor Barbara Ludwig, the 22nd International Boxing Tournament will take place in the Schloßteichhalle from 28 to 30 June 2013. The participants will once again include athletes from Chemnitz's twin cities.
Information: www.sportbund-chemnitz.de

Opening of the traditional three-day press festival organised by the daily newspaper Freie Presse. Information: www.freiepresse.de
Time and place: 28 to 30 June, Küchwaldwiese.

Invitation to the traditional summer festival of Chemnitz art associations, which takes place in one of the artist's most famous buildings to mark the Henry van de Velde Year 2013.
Time and place: 7 pm, Villa Esche, Parkstraße 58.

Saturday, 29 June
Mayor Philipp Rochold gives a welcoming address at the opening of the new special exhibition "ALLEN JONES". The five-decade retrospective will be on display until 29 September 2013 and presents a comprehensive picture of the work of this Pop Art pioneer (born 1937).
Information: www.kunstsammlungen-chemnitz.de
Time and place: 18:15, Museum am Theaterplatz.

Mayor Barbara Ludwig attends the farewell party at the Schauspielhaus at around 7.30 pm: Enrico Lübbe and his team say "Adieu and thank you!" to Schauspiel Chemnitz, the audience and the numerous sponsors and supporters.
Information: www.theater-chemnitz.de
Time and place: 5 pm, Schauspielhaus Chemnitz.

Sunday, 30 June
Mayoral election in Chemnitz.
Information on the election: www.chemnitz.de

Subject to change due to current events.