The Slackers and Café Atlantik look back on a long-standing friendship and beautiful joint concerts. With each show and each release, The Slackers prove that the New York Times does not unjustly describe them as "the sound of New York." We are looking forward to the return of the lovable New York sextet around Vic Ruggiero to Freiburg at Café Atlantik. Their very own blend of Ska, Rocksteady, Dub, R&B, Reggae, Soul, Rock’n’Roll, Garage Rock, and 60’s Pop is simply called Jamaican Rock’n’Roll. Vic Ruggiero's characteristic, laid-back vocals with his distinct New York accent meet driving organ, grooving brass section, and sharp guitar. Their lyrical depth and musical breadth make the Slackers probably the most popular current Ska band even outside the genre's enthusiasts.

Doors open: 19:00 Uhr

Together, our fans make EHC Freiburg what it is known for throughout all of Ice Hockey Germany - a unique family! Get your season ticket now for your blue-white-red living room.

Included are all test games as well as all main round games. Not included are the playoff or playdown games of DEL2.

The season tickets will be sent at a later date. You will receive the ticket in good time before the start of the season.

During the public city tour Freiburg, experienced guides take individual travelers to the most beautiful sights of the city. Discover the famous Freiburg Bächle, the charming, winding Gässle, and the colorful Rhine pebble mosaics that give Freiburg its unique charm. With expertise and charm, the knowledgeable guides explain the key stations of the city's eventful history and answer intriguing questions – for example, whether gunpowder was actually invented in Freiburg. An absolute highlight of the public city tour Freiburg is the Münster, the heart of the city, with its impressive tower, which is considered one of the most beautiful Christian towers. The lively Münsterplatz with its colorful market activity and magnificent buildings is, of course, also part of the tour.

Conducted by Benjamin Kraus - Pastry Chef & Master Chef at Café Sahnehäuble.

Step by step, the pastry chef shows you the art of bread baking. Along the way, he provides exciting insights into his experiences and shares practical tips and tricks that you can also implement at home.

Special Extra:
Includes 2 portions for at home (please bring a box)

Duration: approx. 3 hours
Includes 1 glass of sparkling wine

Includes 1 glass of sparkling wine

The event is SOLD OUT

Pottery on the wheel for beginners and advanced

Shut off from everyday stress for two days and get creative? Design your own coffee mugs and breakfast plates? Our monthly weekend wheel courses aim to facilitate the entry into working on the wheel. Through individual support, we convey the basic techniques necessary to create simple vessels on the potter's wheel, up to the finished glazed piece. No prior knowledge is required. At the end of the course, everyone will be able to hold their first self-turned cereal bowls, coffee mugs, and perhaps much more. With the knowledge acquired, you can continue your successes in the Open Workshop.

Contents:

Centering, opening, setting the base, and pulling up a vessel
Trimming and adding handles to a vessel
Clay preparation
Painting and glazing (in the open workshop, at no additional cost)

This course is offered as a weekend course or alternatively as a continuous course with 5 sessions.
Course times weekend course: Saturday, Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm

Unfortunately, this course is fully booked, please email keraw@web.de for a place on the waiting list.

The young Hans Castorp travels from Hamburg to Davos to visit his sick cousin in the tuberculosis sanatorium. He plans to stay for three weeks, but it turns into seven years.

“Castorp's story is the story of a simple hero. He is made capable of moral, spiritual, and sensual adventures in the feverish hermeticism of the Magic Mountain, of which he never could have dreamed before.” – Thomas Mann

Mann's characters on the Magic Mountain pause from real life. We experience people who voluntarily and sometimes joyfully submit to the routine of sanatorium life.
And then, with a thunderclap, World War I stands at the door – and that very society wonders how it could come to this. And while they are still wondering, the war catapults them from the beautiful Magic Mountain into reality.
Thus, the war engulfs not only the protagonist Hans Castorp but also his (our?) entire era!

A divided society, existential fears, the specter of war... One hundred years after its first publication, the Magic Mountain is startlingly relevant. Thomas Mann addresses the serious themes of his novel with humor, his characteristic irony, and his unparalleled linguistic brilliance.

Explore Old Breisach like never before - mysterious, hidden, and deep beneath your feet. After a walk with the "strange monk" Brother Gregorius through the historic streets of the beautiful town on the Rhine, the path to the legendary underworld opens up. Follow the flickering glow of the lantern into dark passages, overflowing with incredible events and chilling stories. Those who dare will be rewarded not only with entertaining tales but also at the end with a glass of Geldermann sparkling wine. A feast for the eyes, ears, and palate.

A short tour through Breisach's old town followed by a visit to the historic cellar of the Geldermann sparkling wine cellar in Breisach.

In 1839, the famous story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was published for the first time in "Burton's Gentleman's Magazine" in New York. As the inventor of modern crime literature, Poe, with his fantastic horror stories, is considered a pioneer of psychoanalysis. In American literature, he is seen more as an outsider. In Europe, brought to fame by his admirer Charles Baudelaire, his works soon found an enthusiastic readership, especially in the German-speaking world. Poe's poetry often transcends the boundaries between this world and the next, which constitutes its particular fascination.

William is summoned by his childhood friend Roderick Usher to ask for help. Is it dream or reality that William experiences during his stay at the House of Usher? A journey into his own past. Roderick's strange love for his dying twin sister Madeline, whose voice can be heard day and night in the house, even after she has been buried in the underground dungeon of the mansion.

The American Philip Glass (born 1937) is one of the most popular contemporary composers. His name is always associated with the art movement of Minimal Music, a term first coined by the American Tom Johnson (e.g., The Quartertone Opera, recently performed by the Opera Factory Freiburg in 2025) and the Briton Michael Nyman (e.g., The Piano). Glass himself would only categorize the music he composed between 1965 and 1975 as belonging to this direction and prefers to describe his works as "music with recurring structures." His musical style is decisively influenced by Indian music and his mentor Alla Rakha. "Through this music, I developed my sensitivity to rhythm." Glass became globally known in 1976 with the opera Einstein on the Beach, followed by numerous collaborative projects with Robert Wilson. In the 1980s, he collaborated with Achim Freyer in Stuttgart on a Glass trilogy, including the world premiere of Akhnaten (Echnaton). Philip Glass has since composed more than 20 operas. He is well known to a broad audience for his film score compositions (Koyaanisqatsi, Dracula, The Hours, and many more).

The music of Philip Glass supports the bone-chilling narrative through a hovering, immersive soundscape that transports the listener into a state of meditative transcendence. The apparent lack of events in the music underscores, in conjunction with the plot, the nightmarish atmosphere of this horror ballad based on the eponymous story by Edgar Allan Poe. For tenor, baritone, and soprano, Glass has notated the three main parts. In addition to guitar, percussion, and synthesizer, he employs the conventional instrumentation of a chamber ensemble.

Philip Glass (*1937): The Fall of the House of Usher (1987/88)
Chamber opera in two acts based on the eponymous story by Edgar Allan Poe
Text: Arthur Yorinks
Performances in original English with surtitles
Freiburg premiere

Artistic Team

Musical Direction: Klaus Simon
Production: Joachim Rathke
Set Design: David Mohorič
Dramaturgy: Cornelius Bauer
Theater Education: Friederike Neff

Soloists

William (Baritone): Ekkehard Abele
Roderick Usher (Tenor): Wei-Chieh Tai
Madeline Usher (Soprano): Leonor Pereira Pinto
Servant (Bass): Johannes Blank
Physician (Tenor): Markus Brock

Assistants

Musical Assistance & Conducting 2nd Performance: Yves Scheuring
Accompaniment: Ariane Moulin
Stage Direction Assistance: Ann-Marie Najderek
Set Design Assistance: Charlotte Vosteen

Holst Sinfonietta

Flute/Piccolo: Clara Giner Franco
Clarinet: Lorenzo Salvá Peralta
Bassoon: Robert Oros
Horn: Pau Riedweg Canturri
Percussion: Lee Forrest Ferguson
Guitar: Lorenz Zimmermann
Keyboard: Ariane Moulin
Violin: Sylvia Oelkrug
Violin: Saskia Mährlein
Viola: Katrina Saffuri
Cello: Philipp Schiemenz
Double Bass: Anna Stelzner

Admission: 19:00 Uhr

Get off the couch and out into the world. There is so much to discover. It would be a shame if you weren’t there! We will show you the most beautiful corners and sights of Freiburg, introduce you to the history and stories of the city, and provide you with background information, details, and tips. Without too many tiring facts, but with the Town Hall Square and the town halls, the city gates, Oberlinden, the Bächle, and of course the Freiburg Cathedral and the Cathedral Square.

Copyright: Franziska Haller

Equipped with an exclusive audio transmission system, you can experience Freiburg Minster not only from the outside, but also on a guided tour of its interior.

At the instruction of the Minster’s administration, group tours inside the Minster may now only be held by prior arrangement and with a headphone system.

We take care of both requirements.

The audio is transmitted (under the guidance of our guide) through our own headphone system.

Enjoy this wonderful opportunity.

We ask for your understanding that, unfortunately, dogs cannot accompany you on the interior tour of Freiburg Minster.

Together, our fans make EHC Freiburg what it is known for throughout all of Ice Hockey Germany - a unique family! Get your season ticket now for your blue-white-red living room.

Included are all test games as well as all main round games. Not included are the playoff or playdown games of DEL2.

The season tickets will be sent at a later date. You will receive the ticket in good time before the start of the season.

During the public city tour Freiburg, experienced guides take individual travelers to the most beautiful sights of the city. Discover the famous Freiburg Bächle, the charming, winding Gässle, and the colorful Rhine pebble mosaics that give Freiburg its unique charm. With expertise and charm, the knowledgeable guides explain the key stations of the city's eventful history and answer intriguing questions – for example, whether gunpowder was actually invented in Freiburg. An absolute highlight of the public city tour Freiburg is the Münster, the heart of the city, with its impressive tower, which is considered one of the most beautiful Christian towers. The lively Münsterplatz with its colorful market activity and magnificent buildings is, of course, also part of the tour.

During the public city tour Freiburg, experienced guides take individual travelers to the most beautiful sights of the city. Discover the famous Freiburg Bächle, the charming, winding Gässle, and the colorful Rhine pebble mosaics that give Freiburg its unique charm. With expertise and charm, the knowledgeable guides explain the key stations of the city's eventful history and answer intriguing questions – for example, whether gunpowder was actually invented in Freiburg. An absolute highlight of the public city tour Freiburg is the Münster, the heart of the city, with its impressive tower, which is considered one of the most beautiful Christian towers. The lively Münsterplatz with its colorful market activity and magnificent buildings is, of course, also part of the tour.