Newsletter "Culture in Offenbach" May 2025

The opening of SCAPE° will be celebrated with a family festival on Saturday, May 3. Under the motto "Weather, climate, change - we explore it together", there will be a varied program for young and old. SCAPE° will then start its regular exhibition and event schedule. The new exhibition is open Tuesday to Friday from 2pm to 7pm and Saturday from 11am to 6pm. Every Wednesday from 6 pm, the after-work bar "Wetter Mi. - Wohnzimmer um 6 pm" invites you to get creative. On May 7, artist Nanna Aspholm-Flik will be showing weaving techniques that also work without a loom. On May 14, the self-help bicycle workshop will be a place to screw things together. On May 21, old favorites can be passed on and new treasures found at a clothes swap party. And on May 28, Natascha Maldener-Kowolik and Jean Beetz from Retabli will be showing how old chairs can be given a second chance with a little craftsmanship. As part of Offenbach Week, exciting experiments on weather and climate will be offered from May 23 to 25 - and not just for children.

Pokémon, Princess Sakura & Co - manga fans welcome! As part of Free Comic Book Day 2025, a manga workshop will take place on Saturday, May 10, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Offenbach Children's Library. All manga enthusiasts aged 7 to 11 are cordially invited. The kids will draw popular manga characters under supervision, and no previous knowledge is necessary. A small snack and drinks will be provided for refreshment. At the end, the children can choose a free comic to take home with them. Registration is required. Contact: Offenbach Children's Library, Herrnstraße 59, 069/8065-2886, stadtbibliothek.kinderbibliothek@offenbach.de

Over 40 cultural institutions in Frankfurt, Offenbach and Eschborn offer a rich cultural program for the "Night of the Museums". The SCAPE° exhibition and experience space will be transformed into a hands-on workshop with music and drinks. Visitors can make new things from scraps of fabric, broken glass and paper and discover the newly opened exhibition. From 8 p.m., Luggez will transform the room into a SoundSCAPE°, later DJ Jenne will play. The German Leather Museum opens up a world of bags with entertaining guided tours, a bag adventure for the whole family, the "TASCHENPAARE" game as well as a leather workshop, bar and club music, while the Klingspor Museum focuses on the current comic exhibition: guided tours are available every hour from 7:30 pm. From 7 pm there will be a copying event with The Rapid Publisher. At 8 and 9 pm, Timon Osche will read from the "Short Short Stories". Drinks and snacks will be available at the book bar. The Haus der Stadtgeschichte celebrates the sweet side of diversity at the "Night of Wishes" to coincide with the current special exhibition "Un/sichtbar-GENERATIONEN". With cakes and sweets from all over the world, as well as guided tours, workshops, musical performances and a live podcast, guests can dream themselves into a world where wishes can come true.

During the NIGHT OF THE MUSEUMS on May 10, the German Leather Museum will open up a world of bags with entertaining guided tours, a bag adventure for the whole family, a "BAG PAIR" game as well as a leather workshop, bar and club music. On May 18, children and families are welcome to fairy tale lessons on INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY. Enchanting bags will be printed in the leather workshop. In addition, guided tours of the exhibition "always with you: THE BAG" on May 4 will shed light on the cultural history of the bag as a means of transportation or status symbol and on May 25 on the materials used to make bags, such as different types of leather from crocodile to goatskin and leather alternatives from cactus leather to nylon.

May is marked by two special events. On May 10 from 7 p.m., you can experience "A Night of Wishes" at the "Night of Museums" in the Haus der Stadtgeschichte. A colorful program of guided tours, workshops, culinary events, live music with "Omo Live Looping Sessions" and a live podcast with Ayesha and Dilan from "un(deutsch)" celebrates diversity. On 18 May, everyone can come to the Haus der Stadtgeschichte free of charge for International Museum Day and discover an exciting program for families.

On Sunday, May 11 at 5 pm, the Capitol Theater will be the setting for an extraordinary film and concert experience: the Capitol Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Stefanos Tsialis will present the extraordinary film music of British-Indian composer Nitin Sawhney live to Alfred Hitchcock's early masterpiece "The Lodger". For a new generation of film and music lovers, the silent film was re-scored in 2012 with a specially composed score by Nitin Sawhney. Originally written exclusively for the London Symphony Orchestra, this music is now receiving its German premiere at the Capitol Theater Offenbach after the exclusive period expired.

The Offenbach Adult Education Center invites you to a literary walk with Winfried B. Sahm between Hainbach and Wetterpark on Saturday, May 17, from 3 to 5 pm. A varied selection of German-language May poems (and songs) can be heard on the walk. The range extends from Marian songs to political May songs. Literary and cultural-historical annotations clarify the background to the texts performed. Please register at the vhs Offenbach (course number B6103FU): telephone 069 8065 3141, e-mail: vhs@offenbach.de or on the Internet: www.vhs-offenbach.de. The fee is EUR 7.00. The meeting point is at the entrance to Stadthalle Offenbach in Waldstraße.

The Theateratelier Bleichstraße will be showing the children's play "Die Kuh Rosmarie" from 20 to 22 May at 11 am and on Sunday, 18 May as "Sweet Sunday" at 3 pm. "Rosmarie the Cow" is a play about tolerance and intolerance, live and let live for children aged 5 and over. On the farmer's farm, Rosmarie the cow makes life difficult for her fellow inhabitants: she nags everyone and everything. The pig is too dirty, the dog has bad table manners and the goldfish should wear swimming trunks. The farmer and his animals are getting very fed up with the smug cow's constant nine-times-wise lectures, so he buys her a ticket to Africa and puts her on a plane.

The Klingspor Museum's current exhibition "Von der Seite in den Raum. Boundlessness in contemporary comics" will be accompanied by readings and workshops. On Thursday, May 22, at 5 pm, Hannah Brinkmann will read from her graphic novel "Zeit heilt keine Wunden". The book is a tribute to Ernst Grube, whose life story shows that there are injuries that do not heal. Ernst Grube will be present. You can get creative yourself at the comic workshop on May 24 from 11 am to 5 pm. The artist Katharina Hantke will lead the course, in which short comics will be printed using a risograph. With registration.

On Friday, May 23, there will be another (board) game evening at the Offenbach City Library, Herrnstraße 84, starting at 6 pm. Whether you are new to games or experienced - everyone is welcome. We'll get the dice rolling. Well-known classic games and new board games can be tested extensively. Of course, you are also welcome to bring your own games. Drinks and snacks are available free of charge.

Offenbach can also shine with art this year: instead of the "Kunstansichten", which has been postponed to next year, this year there will be a smaller format entitled "ZWISCHEN den KUNSTANSICHTEN". A total of 75 artists have confirmed their participation in the studio show, presenting their projects at over 30 locations from May 23 to 25. Among them are studios such as B71, Zollamt Studios and Atelier Wäscherei. Students from the Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) have also joined forces to present their work as a "work in progress" in Groß-Hasenbach-Straße. Renowned Offenbach art collectors such as Michael Karminsky and galleries such as Thomas Hühsam are also opening their doors. The Bund Offenbacher Künstler (BOK) and the Offenbacher Kunstverein will also be taking part. The art venues are generally open on Friday from 7 pm to 10 pm, Saturday from 4 pm to 10 pm and Sunday from 1 pm to 7 pm. Admission is free.

Joscho Stephan has shaped modern gypsy swing like no other with his playing: With his authentic tone, harmonic and rhythmic finesse, but above all with his breathtaking solo technique, Stephan has earned himself an outstanding reputation on the international scene. You can see this for yourself at the concert on Thursday, May 29, at 7:15 pm in the Markthäuschen on Wilhelmsplatz. On Wednesday, May 21, the popular jazz and blues session will also take place at the Filmklubb. Regional musicians will provide a groovy introduction, and other musicians are cordially invited to join the session afterwards.