Schedule for the week from 24 to 30 November 2014
Monday, 24 November
Premiere of the "Monday Round Table" discussion series: The guests on the podium of the first event, at which contemporary witnesses of the events in Chemnitz during the autumn of the fall of communism in 1989 want to talk to the audience, include the then theatre director Hartwig Albiro and Hasko Weber, then head of the "Dramatic Brigade" and now artistic director of the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar.
Information: www.theater-chemnitz.de
Time and place: 19:30, Schauspielhaus.
Tuesday, 25 November
Mayor Barbara Ludwig invites you to her weekly press conference.
Time and place: 2 p.m., Chemnitz City Hall.
Pupils from Chemnitz primary schools meet for the third of this year's three children and youth conferences (PM 640 from 4 November 2014).
Time and place: 3 p.m. to around 6 p.m., Chemnitz City Hall, City Council Chamber.
Mayor Barbara Ludwig, together with representatives of Chemnitz Police Headquarters, receives Chemnitz citizen Sebastian Braun and thanks him for his courageous intervention to prevent a criminal offence (PM 672 from 21.11.2014).
Time and place: 16:45 Meeting point for media representatives, Chemnitz City Hall/Old City Hall, Judith Lucretia Portal (Markt side).
Wednesday, 26 November
Public meeting of Chemnitz City Council.
Time and place: 3 pm, Chemnitz City Hall, City Council Chamber.
Note for media representatives: If you wish to take photographs or other recordings during the meeting, please contact the City of Chemnitz Press Office for accreditation in good time.
Thursday, 27 November
Deutsche Bahn invites you to a public information event on the Annaberger Straße railway viaduct. Mayor Petra Wesseler will represent the City of Chemnitz.
Time and place: 5 p.m., Annenschule, Annenstraße 23.
Third public information event of the City of Chemnitz on the update of the local transport plan (PM 624 from 27 October 2014).
Time and place: 6 p.m., Chemnitz City Hall, City Council Chamber.
Friday, 28 November
With the cutting of the large Christmas stollen, Lord Mayor Barbara Ludwig opens the Chemnitz Christmas Market 2014 around the 30 metre high Christmas spruce together with Father Christmas and Türmer Stefan Weber (PM 658 from 13.11.2014).
Information: www.chemnitz.de/weihnachtsmarkt
Time and place: 4 pm, Christmas market stage.
Invitation to the 12th edition of the International ADAC Sachsen Supercross Chemnitz 2014 with numerous international riders and teams.
Information: www.supercross-chemnitz.de
Time and place: Friday from 8 pm, Saturday from 6 pm, Chemnitz Arena, Hall 1.
Anniversary tournament: Under the title "Night Cup", the Sportjugend Chemnitz im Stadtsportbund is organising the traditional football tournament with Chemnitz leisure teams for the 30th time.
Information: www.sportbund-chemnitz.de
Time and place: 17:30, Schlossteichhalle, Schlossstraße 13-15.
Saturday, 29 November
Invitation to visit the 36thedition of the "Days of Erzgebirge Folklore": Under the motto "Advent in the Erzgebirge", both days of the event (29.11. and 30.11.) will feature presentations of traditional and modern folklore.), the programme includes presentations of traditional and modern arts and crafts with around 60 exhibitors from the region, festive folkloric music and dance performances and a Secret Santa workshop for the youngest visitors.
Information: www.stadthalle-chemnitz.de
Time and place: 10 am to 6 pm, Stadthalle Chemnitz, Foyer, Small and Large Halls.
Mayor Barbara Ludwig welcomes the participants of the Great Mining Parade, traditionally organised in Chemnitz on the eve of the 1st Advent.
This year marks the 36th time that the mountain parade has been held in Chemnitz.
Information: www.chemnitz.de/weihnachtsmarkt
Time and place: 2 p.m., Park an der Stadthalle.
Premiere of "Brüderchen und Schwesterchen", a Christmas tale based on the Brothers Grimm for children aged four and over. With this performance, the new director of the puppet theatre, Gundula Hoffmann, introduces herself to the Chemnitz audience.
Information: www.theater-chemnitz.de
Time and place: 4 pm, theatre, small stage.
The Rossini opera "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella) premieres in a production by Kobie van Rensburg, with Felix Bender as musical director. The performance will be in Italian with German surtitles.
Information: www.theater-chemnitz.de
Time and place: 19:30, Opera House.
Sunday, 30 November
Mayor Barbara Ludwig congratulates Siegmund Rotstein, honorary citizen of Chemnitz, on his 89th birthday. Rotstein served as chairman of the Jewish community in Karl-Marx-Stadt/Chemnitz from 1966 to 2006 and has been honorary chairman of the community since 2007.
Subject to change due to current events.