5 February
Creative Writing Group meeting and workshop

Buchhändlerkeller, Carmerstrasse 1, 10623 Berlin (near Steinplatz) at 19:00. Room charge: EUR 3.

The CWG meets on Friday 5th of February as usual, with a one-hour writing workshop before the crit meeting. NB, from now on, the workshop will be free of charge! Read out your own texts for constructive discussion (fiction, verse, verse translations). Please bring 15 copies.

6 February
Black History Month – Opening Night

Werkstatt der Kulturen, Wissmannstraße 32, U-Hermannplatz, 6 pm (children’s programme), 8 pm (main programme)

"CommUnity - Branches of The Tree" / 18 Uhr / Children’s Programme /20 Uhr / Main Programme with: Mark Asamoah and his children’s drum group, Merylinaction, Souleyman Toure, BattelRapp, Urban Art Ensemble,MC DrRob, Lady Vicki, Nikki Swan,Lady Gaby, Capoeira Angola Gruppe Vadiacao, Buba, Larry Jordon, Lenjes Robinson, Anthony Baggette, Patrick Bayogar & the Zoukou Boys, Abba Lang, Gordon Gatherer etc

For all events and Black History Month, visit http://bhmberlin2010.blog.de/


6 February
Poetry without Borders skype performance: Berlin/Bangalore/Melbourne

Performance between 14:00 and 15:00, Berlin time at Wonderbar performance space, Wienerstrasse 45, Kreuzberg.

After a successful event in December linking Berlin Poets with poets in Bangalore, India and Melbourne Australia with Live Poetry and Spokenword via skype, a second chance to be a part of...Linking the world! [Interested poets should send an email to: gabybila@hotmail.com by early this coming week.]

7 February
Fundraiser in support of HAITI
Babylon Kino, Rosa Luxemburg Platz, Mitte – U Bahn U2 Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz at 18:00.

The Haitian-American writer (and longtime Berlin resident) Rose-anne Clermont will be hosting a fundraiser for the orphanage her mother  founded in Jacmel, Haiti that has been destroyed in the earthquake. Jacmel is the artistic heart of Haiti and the evening will be a  celebration of its culture.

 9 February
American Academy Holtzbrinck Lecture: Talking in Tongues

The American Academy’s Hans Arnhold Center, Am Sandwerder 17-19, S Bahn Wannsee (S7 / S1) / at 20:00.

“An evening with Academy Fellow Peter Wortsman a translator and writer  based in New York City. Wortsman will deliver a lecture entitled  "Talking in Tongues: Translating Others and Myself," in which he will  treat the translator’s privileged dilemma of being a two-tongued  virtuoso on the vocal cords, whose tendencies toward duality are channeled and just barely kept under control.

Those wishing to attend should contact the academy at: press@americanacademy.de
Website: www.americanacademy.de

10 February
‘Speak Easy’ – A monthly read-around at St George’s Bookshop

At 20:30 at St. George’s English Bookshop, Wörther Straße 27, 10405 Berlin/ 030 81798333 /U2 Senefelderplatz, M2 tram (Prenzlauer Allee/Marienburger Strasse)

“Following a 2008 event to commemorate the work of David Foster Wallace,  where people read excerpts of his writings, St George’s Bookshop has  organised a series of monthly readings. The idea is simple: If you’ve  ever read a piece of writing (non-fiction, fiction, essay, prose,  poetry, dialogue, monologue, whatever) that you’ve admired and which you’d like to share, then this is the event for you.

Anyone can read an extract (of up to three pages), in any format, in any  language, on any topic, perhaps with a brief explanation of what this  author or piece of writing means to you. If you’re not sure about  reading something yourself, you can ask someone else to do it for you.  There’ll probably be a microphone, and the event should be as drone-free  as possible. If you want to read, just come along at eight with your  book, and we’ll take it from there.

11 February
New Word Order: Open Mic

Mano Cafe, Skalitzerstr. 46a, Görlitzer
Bahnhof, U1 at 20:00.

Musicians, poets, storytellers, comedians, impersonators, performance
artists...all are welcome to perform in any language they like. Starting
around 20:00 and going late. [Join the New Word Order Facebook group for up-to-second updates.]

12 February
Lady Gaby's Wonderbar presents live: The Performance Group: Scream Blue Murmur from Ireland...

Wonderbar, Wienerstr 45, Kreuzberg at 21:00.

‘Scream Blue Murmur, an 8-piece performance group come to Berlin for the  first time bringing their unique blend of words, beats, songs and huge  chunks of audience participation. Based in Northern Ireland , these
international touring poets and musicians have just returned from the US  where there show "1968:The morning after the Summer of Love" won the  coveted encore award at the Minnesota Festival. They come to Berlin with a new show in tow, "Somethings gone wrong in  the Dreamhouse," based on events in the 1930's, and will preview new  material here before heading to Canada later in the year. See the group  who were desciribed as "it's not quite poetry and it's not quite  anything else either except to say that it is rivetting."’

12 February
poetry cocktail > midnight poetry//mitternachtspoesie b'day bash

“Alice gryphius", Gryphiusstrasse 10, 10245 berlin-Friedrichshain (near ostkreuz) at 20:00.

Berlin's monthly english-german reading "midnight poetry//mitternachtspoesie"! Come, join us and celebrate it with a big b'day bash! we will have fresh literature, Berlin's coolest authors, the highlights of two years and free mini-cocktails... the perfect start into the weekend!“

Free entry! for further info check www.midnight-poetry.net 

 
13/ 14 February
Black History Month: The Weekend Programme @ Werkstatt der Kulturen
For all events in Black History Month, visit http://bhmberlin2010.blog.de/

16 February
Superlative Comedians from three continents!

Comedy Club Kookaburra, Schönhauser Allee 184, 10119 Berlin-Mitte, U2-Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz at 20:30.

Master of the unexpected   David Cassels ( Canada-Australia), stand-up  Eric Lee Johnson, (Washington  DC, and star from Theater des Westens, Kai Eikermann, (our man from Ghana with many surprises) all presented by Kim Eustice ( from down under now up here. )

Tel: 030/48 62 31 86

See: www.comedyclub.de/berlin/english-show.php for more information on Kookaburra’s English language comedy shows.

17 February
Book launch at the T Room
THE T ROOM, Christinenstrasse 27, 10119 Berlin / Mitte, Deutschland, 030 83104553
Stephen Barber is launching his new book! For more info – email or check
their website. info@the-t-room.de -- www.the-t-room.de

17, 19, 20 February

English Theatre Berlin: Blue Vein
A tragic tale of an unremarkable man with an all too human weakness
By Duncan Sarkies, directed by Fingal Pollock, starring Alan Glen, live cello playing Katja Kerstiens

Wednesday 17th, Friday 19th & Saturday 20th February, 8 pm, F40 -
English Theatre Berlin + Theater Thikwa, Fidicinstraße 40, 10965 Berlin,

It all starts with an innocent cheddar cheese roll, and for a while there Zack seems to have his consumption under control. But when he starts sneaking into the back rooms of parties to get his Camembert fix,spending unhealthy amounts of time at fondues and closing down vital laxative bodily functions, it is clear (to everyone around him, at least) that things have gone desperately wrong.
More information at www.etberlin.de + www.thikwa.de


18 February
Movin on with VERSES performance show: 1st birthday party bash.
Sinbar, Schönleinstrasse 6, Kreuzberg  U Bahn U8 Schönleinstrasse at 21:00.

All the top performers from throughout the year of 2009-2010 will feature on this night. Plus SEKT and a special guest from Italy: STEAD (singer/songwriter), hosted by lady gaby,

19 February
Banged up and Mashed - a night of poetry, comedy and music

Primitiv Bar, Simon-Dachstr 28 at 22:00. Tram: M13

Stand up comedy from Niti and Andrew Bulkeley plus even more guests and  poetry from the lovely Moon, who is so talented that he will actually also be Dj-ing too! AND..Trike, the hilarious aerobic-disco band from Canada.

22 February

Berlin Intercultural Reading Groups:

Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers

Monday February 22nd at 19.30. ( contact Jan Bild for the location details: janbild@hotmail.com )

25, 26, 27 February

English Theatre Berlin: Talking Heads

Three people, three stories - and the abyss they have to face.

The Outside Dog: Marjory finds out the godawful truth about her husband.

Playing Sandwiches: A purposefully uncomfortable and not unsympathetic  sojourn inside the head of a child-molester trying, unsuccessfully, to stop.

Nights in the Gardens of Spain: Rosemary befriends a neighbour to the point of obsession, only to realise that there are strange things going on over there.

Three pieces from Alan Bennett's brilliant and masterful Talking Heads series of monologues, poignant yet hilarious pieces peeling back the veneer of respectability to revel in - and of course laugh at - the
private foibles of everyday life. Bennett, who just recently had a huge
bestseller in Germany with his novella Die souveräne Leserin is one of
Britain´s greatest writers. read more on www.etberlin.de

Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th & Friday 27th February, 20:00, F40 -
English Theatre Berlin + Theater Thikwa, Fidicinstraße 40, 10965 Berlin.

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