Reading: StadtMensch
Cities become people, emotions become images, and even the end of the world takes on a humorous side. Authors from Chemnitz present creative writings full of imagination, surprising perspectives, and wordplay.
Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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23.09.2617:00 clock
Literary-musical program The White Album with Teresa Weißbach and Lora Kostina
Actress Teresa Weißbach and pianist Lora Kostina combine reading and music to create an emotional journey through time. A story about exile, memory and Jewish life meets jazz classics, Russian traditionals and their own compositions.
Bürgersaal Oederan09569 Oederan
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27.09.26 16:00 - 16:00 clock
Reading with Gundula Brunner
To mark Refugee Day, attorney and author Gundula Brunner will read from her book about refugees arriving in Germany. Personal stories recount everyday life, hopes, and the importance of concrete acts of kindness.
Stefan-Heym-Forum09111 Chemnitz
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02.10.26 17:00 - 20:00 clock
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Beyer's inks are the best
The history of ink production in Chemnitz goes back over 5,000 years, but Eduard Leopold Beyer's ink factory, which was founded 170 years ago, left its mark on the region for generations, leaving collector's items that are still coveted today.
Glozperl
The Berlin author presents her poems and provides insights into young contemporary Yiddish literature. Themes such as nature, society and personal reflections combine to create a multi-layered poetic evening.
Museum für sächsische Fahrzeuge09112 Chemnitz
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15.10.26 17:00 - 18:30 clock
Preis: 8 €
Gabi Thieme: The Cardiologist
The true-crime book launch for “The Cardiologist: A Crime Report,” featuring author and journalist Gabi Thieme, sheds light on one of Saxony’s most sensational criminal cases. A captivating evening exploring the death of the Chemnitz-based heart specialist.
QUEER GDR – Reading with Author Bernd Sikora
In *Aufgewacht*, Bernd Sikora follows Sebastian Berger and his circle of friends through the gay scene in the GDR. Over the course of 15 episodes, a literary snapshot emerges of love, art, self-discovery, and queer life before 1989.
Kulturzentrum DasTietz09111 Chemnitz
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22.10.2619:00 clock
Eintritt: 8 €, ermäßigt 5 €
Reading with Axel Petermann: The psyche of evil
Reading with Axel Petermann: The psyche of evil. The well-known criminalist provides insights into the mindsets of perpetrators and sheds light on what drives evil in people - exciting, well-founded and penetrating.
Rethinking remembrance
Susanne Siegert reads from her book "Gedenken neu denken". The focus is on new perspectives on the culture of remembrance, the responsibility of future generations and approaches for a multifaceted confrontation with the past.
Universitätsbibliothek TU Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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26.10.26 18:00 - 20:00 clock
Susanne Fröhlich and Constanze Kleis
Do more sport, lose weight, cultivate friendships, rediscover the world and love. Susanne Fröhlich and Constanze Kleis offer tried and tested tips to combat ageing. From longevity hype to old people's disco, anything is possible!
On quiet soles... Stories to listen to
Reading mentors read the latest children's books, classics, bestsellers from their own childhood or even texts they have written themselves.
Stadtteilbibliothek im Yorckgebiet09130 Chemnitz
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22.09.2616:30 clock
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On quiet soles... Stories to listen to
Reading mentors read the latest children's books, classics, bestsellers from their own childhood or even texts they have written themselves.
Stadtbibliothek im Tietz09111 Chemnitz
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22.09.2616:30 clock
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Reading by Jaroslav Rudiš
Three friends travel through Central Europe with the bones of a Nazi criminal in the trunk of their car. What begins as an absurd mission turns into a fast-paced odyssey through cemeteries, across borders, and through Europe’s past.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
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24.09.2619:00 clock
Eintritt 10 €, ermäßigt 6 €
Annotated Reading
Klaus Mann and Stefan Heym were forced to leave Germany in 1933 and returned in 1944–45 with the U.S. Army. The event sheds light on their life stories, their anti-fascist work, and a journalistic connection between them, despite the fact that they never met in person.
Stefan-Heym-Forum09111 Chemnitz
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24.09.2619:00 clock
Eintritt: 3 €, ermäßigt 1,50 €
Reading time - together you read less alone
In the reading club, reading together becomes an experience; under the guidance of Regine Klinger, participants discover exciting books for adults and enjoy the stories in convivial company, far away from reading alone in their own four walls.
Stadtbibliothek im Tietz09111 Chemnitz
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28.09.2614:30 clock
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Reading time - Together you read less alone - Reading aloud
Experience literature together instead of reading alone: Reading mentor Petra Lory presents a selection of exciting books for adults and reads them aloud. A relaxed evening full of stories, new ideas and shared listening experiences.
Stadtteilbibliothek im Yorckgebiet09130 Chemnitz
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30.09.2615:00 clock
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Three Summers in Paris
In 1989, 21-year-old Ulrike left Leipzig for Paris. Patricia Holland Moritz tells the story of a new beginning, curiosity, and the courage of a generation during the final months of the GDR—and of a Paris beyond the familiar images.
Kulturzentrum DasTietz09111 Chemnitz
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06.10.2615:00 clock
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Dagmar Gelbke
Entertainer Dagmar Gelbke invites you to an entertaining kitchen talk full of anecdotes from stage, film and television. With humor and irony, she tells stories from behind the scenes - spiced up with recipes, memories and East German entertainment culture.
Reading Aloud Makes Heroes!
Exciting stories, imaginative characters, and listening together make storytime a special experience for preschoolers. It playfully awakens a love of books and stimulates the imagination.
Stadtbibliothek Limbach Gert Hofmann09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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10.10.2610:00 clock
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Für Kinder ab 7 Jahren, Begleitperson willkommen.
On the Trail of the Diamond Thief—with some animal help from Keely, the reading dog
Join Commissioner Pfote and a team of reading dogs as they set out to find clues: In this interactive mystery adventure, you’ll need to uncover clues and track down the mysterious diamond thief.
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Stadtbibliothek im Tietz09111 Chemnitz
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23.10.26 16:00 - 17:00 clock