What´s going on this week?

If you have any questions about the local area, please do not hesitate to contact the “Window to Rheinland-Pfalz - Ramstein Gateway” information center located in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center (KMCC) on Ramstein Air Base:

Window to Rheinland-Pfalz

Ramstein Gateway

Building 3336 (KMCC)

66877 Ramstein Air Base

Phone: 06371- 406 208

E-Mail: kmcc@infocenter-ramstein.de

www.ramstein-gateway.com

Thursday, November 23:

Exhibition Opening “Icy Eternity” at Museum im Westrich Ramstein

On Thursday, November 23, the Museum in Westrich will open its new special exhibition with the German title “Eisige Ewigkeit? – Die Vergänglichkeit und Schönheit von Eis und Schnee“ (English translation: “Icy Eternity? – The transience and beauty of ice and snow”). Helene and Thomas Hoffmann both have a lot of experience in the polar regions. They deal with ice and snow on many levels, both professionally and privately. They are now showing some of their works in the Museum in Westrich. This exhibition is dedicated to showcasing preserved snow and ice samples from the polar regions. It is intended to inspire wonder and to share enthusiasm, but also to reflect on the fragility of our planet. The exhibition also highlights the Neumayer station(s) in Antarctica and its Palatinate namesake, the geophysicist and polar explorer Georg von Neumayer (1826-1909). The exhibition opening on Thursday starts at 7 p.m. The exhibition can be visited in the until March 31, 2024, throughout the regular opening hours of the museum which are Wednesday and Sunday from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Admission is free!

Address: Miesenbacher Strasse 1, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

Saturday, November 25 – Sunday, November 26:

92nd International Volksmarch in Ramstein-Miesenbach

This year the Ramstein Roadrunners Club hosts a Thanksgiving Weekend Walk. Start and finish is the multi-purpose hall (Mehrzweckhalle) in Miesenbach. Participants have the choice between a trail distance of 3 miles (for children & seniors), 6 miles (for families), 10 miles and 13 miles (half marathon). Start time is from 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. All hikers have to return to the starting point by 3 p.m. Registration fee is € 3. Participants will get a start card which is needed for receiving the IVV-stamp. Pre-registration is not required for individual walkers but recommended for hiking groups of more than 25 persons. For registration or further information please call Mr. Patrick Massey at +49 6371 952233 or send an email to: ramsteinroadrunners@yahoo.com

Address: Am Kiefernkopf 22, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

Sunday, November 26:

Concert of Viennese String Quartet at Congress Center Ramstein

The young Viennese string quartet with the name “Chaos String Quartet” brings masterpieces from Vienna to Ramstein-Miesenbach. On Sunday, November 26, the four award-winning young musicians will open their concert at the Congress Center with one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's most beautiful string quartets. In the “Second Prussian Quartet” K 589, cellist Bas Jongen is particularly challenged. Susanne Schäffer and Eszter Kruchió play with him on the violins and Sara Marzadori on the viola. In Alban Berg's “Lyrical Suite” the four strings merge to create the rich sound of Viennese modernism. The concert starts at 5 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are € 12. For ticket reservations please call the Congress Center Ramstein at +49 6371 592 220 (opening hours Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) or visit the website: www.congress-center-ramstein.de

Address: Am Neuen Markt 4, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

Until Sunday, January 28, 2024:

Exhibition “US Housing Area Fliegerstraße” at Kaiserslautern City Museum

In cooperation with the Docu Center Ramstein the Kaiserslautern City Museum (Theodor-Zink-Museum I Wadgasserhof) is showing its new exhibition “Fliegerstrasse, Blutacker und “Amiwissje”. Pictures and stories about the very special US housing area Fliegerstrasse on the northern slopes of the city of Kaiserslautern are the focus of this new special exhibition. With its large barracks in the middle of extensive greens this settlement shaped the cityscape from the start of its construction in the early 1950s until it was demolished and built over in 2011. What was special about this housing area was its proximity to the houses of the German population. The exhibition can be visited until January 28, 2024 during the city museum's opening hours. These are Wednesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is € 5.00, reduced fee € 2.50.

Parking: Steinstrasse 48, 67657 Kaiserslautern