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LeipGlo's favorite play staged locally will be back at Neues Schauspiel in December! Here's a review of the stellar performance we attended, during its first incarnation with Peter and Nicola under Tom Bailey's direction.
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There's so much happening in Leipzig these days, in terms of party and arts and culture, that it's difficult to keep track. One example is the "festival week" going on right now celebrating 1000 Years of Leipzig - the StadtFestTage - with a different theme everyday based on groups of people. Tuesday's theme is
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Starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, dance performances, jazz, pop and hip-hop, a poetry slam and other attractions will take over Marktplatz for Leipziger Frauen Festival 2015. According to Stadt Leipzig, the event aims to publicly celebrate women's "sovereignty, individuality and joie de vivre. This festival sees itself as an impulse-giving cultural event:
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Intrigued by the title of this event-related post? Good. I'll explain: Maike Steuer is in the process of transforming the site at Georg-Schumann-Str. 206 into an "intercultural cafe by September." She invites you to come by Saturday, May 16, to check out the place, hang out, eat, chat and listen to some literature. Nice, cosy
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What are you doing this Friday, May 15? Will you be in Leipzig? If you feel up to it, come 'round to Uptown Coffee Bar, Riemannstr. 44 (by Flowerpower off Karl Liebknecht Str.), at 5 p.m. Two of my fellow columnists - Stewart Tunnicliff (#MoviesAndTV) and Christijan Robert Broerse (#Literature) - and I will be
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It's Straßenfest season here, it seems! After the Leipzig quarters of Reudnitz (east) and Südvorstadt (south) had their street festivals over the past few weekends, it's now the west side's turn. Georg-Schwarz-Straßenfest will take place along the street of the same name, which cuts from Leutzsch to the Lindenau area, all day Saturday, May 9.
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