Tips for the upcoming week
(28 September – 04 October 2017)

28 September 2017 Allgemeiner

General tip for the upcoming weeks: 27th Annual Intercultural Days (24.09. – 08.10.2017) Dirk Hilbert, the Major of Dresden introduces the program of this year’s intercultural days as follows: It is wrong to think of integration as a one-way street. It is also wrong to think of integration as a new phenomenon. Believing that integration will not work, reduces everybody’s courage. The slogan for this year’s Intercultural Days – Diversity created together – calls for a conscious effort to act and is an appeal to the creativity of each individual, not just that of the immigrants. We all must do […]

Tips for the upcoming week
(21 – 27 September 2017)

21 September 2017 Allgemeiner

Tips for the upcoming week
(14 – 20 September 2017)

14 September 2017 Allgemeiner

Thursday, 14. September 2017: Logan Lucky (movie in original version) Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy (Channing Tatum) and Clyde Logan (Adam Driver) set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Beginning: 8 p.m; Admission: €7; How to get there: Rundkino Dresden, Prager Straße 6, 01069 Dresden; TRAM 3,7,8,9,11 ‘Walpurgisstraße’ stop. More information: www.cineplex.de/filmreihe/ov-englische-version/1098/dresden/ Friday, 15 September 2017: Akkustik Rock Trio (concert) The ART (arkustik rock trio) is interpreting old and new rock and pop songs in their very own way. They pay extra attention on their […]

Tips for the upcoming week
(01 – 06 September 2017)

1 September 2017 Allgemeiner

Early bird announcement – Thursday, 07. September 2017: International Café – Boost your career options Are you an international student, PhD student or (soon-to-be) graduate at one of Dresden´s universities or research institutions? Would you like to enter Dresden´s job market upon graduation – but you are unsure about the requirements? We will equip you with a map and compass for the job jungle! Learn how to show your competences in your job application on the German market and where to get connected with local companies. An HR specialist will be happy to answer all your question that evening. Please register Register […]

Tips for the upcoming week
(24 – 30 August 2017)

24 August 2017 Allgemeiner

Thursday, 24 August 2017: Piano Night with Sarah Ferri Sarah Ferri is one of the biggest new comers of the Beglian music scene. She cmbines perfectly the different genres of Gypsi – pop, folk and swing. She is from the flamish part of Belgium but her father is Italian. So she knows how to combine different routes already from home. Her big idols are film musicians and so, her music as classy as if it comes straight from a big old Hollywood movie. Beginning: 8:30 p.m; Admission: free, but you are always welcome to give a donation; How to get […]

Tips for the upcoming week
(10 – 16 August 2017)

10 August 2017 Allgemeiner

Thursday, 10 August 2017: Nadezda Pisareva (RUS) and painting performance Nadezda Pisareva is one of the most promising pianist of her generation. She already played in various classical festivals and concert all over the continent this summer and now she comes to Dresden. Her divinely performance will be accompanied by a painting performance from the artists of PleinArt. Beginning: 8:30 p.m; Admission: free, but they are always happy about donations; How to get there: Palaissommer, Japanisches Palais, Palaisplatz 1, 01097 Dresden; TRAM 4,9 ‘Palaisplatz’ stop. More information: www.palaissommer.de/programm/nadezda-pisareva-rus-und-malerei-performance Friday, 11 August 2017: Inselfestival Laubegast (street festival) The Inselfestival Laubegast […]

Tips for the upcoming week
(27 July – 02 August 2017)

27 July 201728 July 2017 Allgemeiner

Thursday – Sunday, 27 – 30 July 2017: Street Food and Ice Cream Festival Dresden Dresden is famous for a lot of things: art, culture or it’s landscape. But with this event something new comes to town. For the first time, we will have a food festival right in the middle of Altmarkt. And not only food, but also ice cream. As the organizers know, that you will probably also want to bring your children, they install also a puppet theatre, just for the smallest. And the best of all. The entrance is completely free. So go there, get hungry […]

Tips for the upcoming week
(20 – 26 July 2017)

20 July 2017 Allgemeiner

Thursday, 20 July 2017: European Outdoor Film Festival (short film festival) The most renowned film event on the European outdoor calendar: The European Outdoor Film Tour is heading to more than 300 venues in 14 countries showing inspirational protagonists with an heartfelt passion for adventure and the great outdoors. Throughout the programmes of the last 15 years, we’ve followed one principle: We need no actors, no blue screen, no second takes. Only true adventure. THIS IS REAL. Beginning: 9 p.m; Admission: €9; How to get there: Konzertplatz Weißer Hirsch, Stechgrundstraße (Behind the Parkhotel), 01324 Dresden; TRAM 11 ’PLattleite’ stop. More […]

Tips for the upcoming week
(13 – 19 July 2017)

13 July 2017 Allgemeiner

Thursday, 13 July 2017: Live Scoring of Silent movies This Thursday, if the weather is not ruining it, there will be the open air festival ‘Umsonst und draußen ( for free/senseless and outside) happen. On their opening evening, they prepared something really nice: the live scoring of 2 movies. One will be ‘the discovery of slowness’ and the other one will be the ‘magical misery tour’. So don’t miss it ad enjoy your evening. Beginning: 9 p.m; Admission: free; How to get there: Umsonst und draußen festival, left behind the Freie Alternative Schule, Stauffenbergallee 4, 01099 Dresden, BUS 64, 74 […]

Tips for the upcoming week
(06 – 12 July 2017)

6 July 2017 Allgemeiner

Thursday, 06 July 2017: Welcome Center Sommerfest at the River Side Last summer we spent a wonderful international potluck evening with you guys right on campus to celebrate the summer. We would like to repeat this in 2017 and invite you for a potluck evening at the Palaisgarten next close to the Marienbrücke (to have shelter in case of rain). Please bring friends, blankets, food to share and your own dishes, we will care about soft drinks (which means: bring your own beer and wine). If you like also instruments or games are very welcomed. Please let us know if […]