There are plenty of opportunities to thoroughly enjoy your week and weekend in Leipzig: from catching a foreign movie to speaking foreign languages on Tuesday, watching a Glasgow theater troupe perform Thursday (through Saturday), experiencing Bach and a jazz orchestra on Friday, listening to stories at an artistically inclined café on Saturday, and hanging
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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
MoreStarting 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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Next July 18, a "wandering film festival" will take place in Leutzsch, a district on the west side of Leipzig. The "wandering" part means that people will go from place to place across the district watching the short films selected for the event. It's called Kurzfilmwanderung, a non-commercial alternative fest that apparently has happened before
MoreDid you know the world's biggest gothic festival takes place in Leipzig?
MoreIntrigued 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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