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Until, August 24, Munich, Olympic Park, Impark Summer Festival The Olympic Park will brim with fairground entertainment for the whole family. Fireworks on 7 & 21 August. http://www.impark.de/sommerfestival/ Fri & Sat, 8 & 9 August, 8 a.m., Garmisch, Red Cross, Promenadestrasse 13, Flea Market Fri, August 8, 11 a.m., Oberammergau, Passion Play Theater, 45 min. guided English tour about the history of the theater, meet in the foyer, € 6,00 Fri, August 8, 7 - 11 p.m., Seehausen/Staffelsee, Fischerstüberl by the lake, Seefest with live music Fri, August 8, 9 p.m., Garmisch-Pa., Adlwaerth im Kurpark, Summer Breeze Party. Dance Club Party with two DJ’s, Black Beat, Club sound, 80’s & 90’s. open end, Admission € 8.- to include a welcome drink. Sat & Sun, August 9 & 10, 7 a.m., Kochel, trimini parking lot, Flea Market. Sa, August 9, 8 a.m., Oberammergau, Festplatz, Flea Market. Sat, August 9, 11 a.m., Krün, Sportanlage im Gries, Kinderfest – Children’s Fest Sa, August 9, 4 p.m., Weilheim, Kleine Hochlandhalle, Night Flea Market Sat, August 9, 7 p.m., Farchant, Kuhfluchtwäldchen, Waldfest, Bavarian music, dance and food specialties Sat, August 9, 8 p.m., Partenkirchen, by the Wankbahn, Opening of the Partenkirchner Festwoche, Bavarian live music, dance and food specialties. Sun, August 10, 8 a.m., Grainau, parking lot by Fristo Getränkemarkt, Flea Market Sun, August 10, 8 a.m., Diessen/Ammersee, Seeanlagen (by the lake), Flea Market Sun, August 10, 2 p.m., Partenkirchen, Ludwigstrasse, Fest parade with old timer tractors thru the pedestrian zone.

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Thu - Sun, August 14 - 17, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Ettal, Garden Days, everything around garden flowers, gardening and decorations. € 7.- Admission, Children and Youth up to 16 free. http://www.gartentage-ettal.de/programm_ettal.html Thu, August 14, 6.30 - 8 p.m., Garmisch-Pa., Kurpark, After Work Party, dance music, Prosecco bar and tapas. Thu, August 14 & 21, 8 p.m., Innsbruck/Austria, in front of the Golden Roof, Soirée at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I, experience how Emperor Maximilian and his entourage, musicians and minstrels in magnificent costumes move into his town of residence. Enjoy the culture of the Renais-sance first hand, free admission! http://www.innsbruck.info/en/experience/events/soiree-at-the-court-of-emperor-maximilian-i.html?fb_locale=cs_CZ

Wed, August 14, 6 p.m., Seefeld/Austria, White Night, Fashion, lifestyle and sophisticated flair – all synonyms for the unique ‘White Night’ in Seefeld. On 14 August, the grand Fashion & Lifestyle Event of Seefeld Business Association will be held. Tyrol’s largest open-air fashion show, live music and DJs throughout the pedestrian precinct, walking acts, a summer grill, Casino Seefeld Charity Roulette & White Jackpot, and an atmospheric ‘white’ firework finale will turn night into day. And once again this year, the motto and dress code are: wear anything you want, as long as it’s WHITE. A party no ‘Fashionista’ in his or her right mind should not miss.

*** Thu, August 15*** Maria Himmelfahrt – Assumption Day – LN Holiday

Maria Himmelfahrt is the traditional day for an old Bavarian custom, the blessing of herbs. Medicinal and cooking herbs have gathered the summer’s sun and are now at their full strength and ready to be harvested. And of course they have to be blessed. Youngsters in traditional Bavarian costumes carry large mullein plants artfully decorated with medicinal and kitchen herbs and flowers to the church. These young children with their tall “Kräuterbuschn” are a delight to see and photograph. They all

gather in front of the church before they go in for the blessing.

Fri, August 15, all day, Innsbruck/Austria, Festival at Ambras Castle A great day out for the whole family. Get ready to travel back in time to the world of our medieval ancestors, featuring artists, sword fighters, jugglers and jesters, and musicians. There's a special program for children to get to know more about art, history and Early Music in a fun and play-ful way. A fancy dress competition with great prizes is, of course, another item on the agenda. Free admission!! http://www.innsbruck.info/en/experience/events/detail/article/schlossfest-ambras.html

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Fri, August 15, 10 a.m., Unterammergau, Dorfbrunnenfest, Bavarian Fest with the brass band, dance, food specialties and more. Fri, August 15, 11 a.m., Krün, Fire Department House, Summerfest of the Volunteer Fire Department, live music and food specialties, games for children.

Fri, August 15, 2 p.m., Seehausen/Staffelsee, Seefest with the (in)famous “Fischerstechen”. Tradition was that only fishermen from Seehausen could participate, but now it is open to all young men of See-hausen. They dress as knights, gladiators, Vikings or pirates fight their one on one combat with long jousting poles until the wet end. The one who hasn’t fallen into the lake at all is the winner. It is great fun to watch, sitting on the grassy bank with a cool drink and cheering the participants. Seehausen at the Staffelsee is a very small, picturesque

Bavarian village worth a visit every time. The event is followed by the Seefest with Bavarian music, dancing, food and drinks. Fri, August 15, 4 p.m., Farchant, Kuhfluchtwäldchen, Waldfest. Bavarian live music, food specialties and drinks.

Sat, August 16, 10 a.m., Oberau, Alpenschwimmbad, Children’s Fest at the Pool Sat, August 16, 10:30 a.m. Mittenwald, Lautersee, Fischerstechen, Tradition was that only fishermen could participate, but now it is open to all young men. They fight their one on one combat with long jousting poles until the wet end. The one who hasn’t fallen into the lake at all is the winner. It is great fun to watch, sitting on the grassy bank with a cool drink and cheering the participants. Children’s program. Shuttle

service from Mittenwald Bahnhof to Lautersee. Sun, August 17, 8 a.m., Bad Bayersoien, Festplatz, Flea Market

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Horse carriage rides with the historic postal coach Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11.00 a.m., 12.30 a.m. , 2.00 p.m., 3.30 p.m. starting at the Richard-Strauss-Platz. Get your ticket at the tourist information.

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at the Wank Bahn parking lot...

The folklore week starts with gun salute and a pa-rade of all participants to

the fest tent. On special oc-casions and anniversaries the parade will be much lar-ger and take place on a Sun-day with the addition of the mountain troops, local clubs, colorfully decorated car-riages, bands, flag carriers and the folklore clubs of the neighboring villages. The

program in the beer tent is made of folklore in all its facets: performances of the girls and boys of the folklore club doing dances and Schuhplat-tler“, the „historic old dance“ with its minuet like movements almost re-minds you of the ancient art of baroque dancing. Many other Bavarian folk-lore highlights show how deeply rooted the cus-toms and traditions really are. True folklore, tradi-

tional dress, song and dance of the local people can be experi-enced in a pure way in those beer tents. http://www.gapa.de/download/2014_06_23_festwochen_pa_programm_download.pdf

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Musik im Park… http://www.musik-im-park.de Kurpark Garmisch by the Congress Hall

August 9—18 , Partenkirchner Festwoche

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Loisach Golf Association

Summer Tournament at the Golf– und Landclub Karwendel in Wallgau

Sunday, August 17, 11:00

Deadline to sign up: Wednesday, August 13, 17:00

Mail to: gert.tubach@hotmail.com or to : andie1310@hotmail.com

Tournament fee: €15.-, green fees and dinner - pay as you go

Format: 3 player teams, FLORIDA SCRAMBLE, three best teams to be awarded

Drinks at the halfway point are included, dinner (payg) and award ceremony after the last flight's in, probably around 16:30.

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Open Air Movies in INNSBRUCK EVERY night for the entire month of August.

Many films in the original version (English, French, Spanish) OmU (Original with subtitles)

Tickets cost € 8,00. Check out the program:

http://www.leokino.at/db/programmsql.php?Kino=OA

Admission around 8.15 p.m.

44days until the

181st Oktoberfest

check out

http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/

for more information

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Chiemsee Reggae Festival August 13–August 17: Lake Chiemsee will heat up from Caribbean tunes performed at Europe's largest reggae festival. Each year, thousands of enthusiasts pilgrimage to the small village of Über-see at Lake Chiemsee to sample the best performers of the international reggae music scene. Located in magnifi-cent Alpine surroundings, the site will provide camping space, a Jamaican-Bavarian beer garden and a bathing bus will commute from the festival to a nearby beach. As usual an enticing line-up including Shaggy, LaBrassBanda and German reggae star Gentleman will mount the festival's stage. Info and tick-ets: www.chiemsee-reggae.de

Rock & Pop in Munich Find out who’s coming to the concert locations in Munich and get your tickets:

http://www.muenchen.de/verticals/Veranstaltungen/RockPop/312095/index.html

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The Elvis Show - BEN PORTSMOUTH – „The King Is Back“

“He sings like Elvis, he moves like Elvis and he has the same enormous stage charisma of Elvis so that the audience believes they see the King himself!”

This sentence uttered by long time Elvis advisor Joe Esposito best explains the reaction of worldwide fanbases to Ben Portsmouth, the first European to win the title UETA - Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist - in Mem-phis!! Since then, Ben has been touring worldwide, performing in front of sold-out theatres and on TV not only in the States and was invited to David Letter-man show in 2013 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFTBDH4kU0k).

Now for the first time he is going to tour Germany ! Don't miss his Munich show taking place at Gasteig, October 7, 2014!

Please watch the promotional video http://youtu.be/fxOPU-OsEzk - just to give you a taste ;) We offer a 20 % discount to all receivers of this newslet-ter. In order to make use of this offer please write to skarda@t-online.de with the number of tickets you wish to purchase before August 20, 2014. We are looking forward to welcome you all to the show !

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Thursday 07.08.14 16:30 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D 19:30 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D 22:25 22 Jump Street Friday 08.08.14 14:45 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 17:45 How to Train Your Dragon 2 3D 20:15 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D 23:15 Sneak-Preview Saturday 09.08.14 11:00 Nice Morning Price (only 6,50 €) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2D 13:35 Kids Club(Kids 4,90€ / Adults 5,90€) How to Train Your Dragon 2 2D 15:50 Transformers: Age of Extinc-tion 3D 19:30 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D 22:30 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D

Sunday 10.08.14 10:15 Nice Morning Price (only 6,50 €) Monsieur Claude und seine Töchter (French, ST: German)

12:15 Kids Club (Kids 7,90€ / Adults 8,90€) How to Train Your Dragon 2 3D 14:15 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D 17:00 22 Jump Street 19:35 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D 22:30 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2D Monday 11.08.14 17:00 How to Train Your Dragon 2 2D 19:30 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D 22:25 22 Jump Street Tuesday 12.08.14 15:45 Live from the Bayreuther Festspielen Bayreuth: Wagner - Tannhäuser (German) 21:45 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D Wednesday 13.08.14 17:00 How to Train Your Dragon 2 3D 19:30 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D 22:25 22 Jump Street Thursday 14.08.14 14:45 Belle

17:00 Hector and the Search For Happiness 19:45 Lucy Friday 15.08.14 10:30 Nice Morning Price(only 6,50 €) Lucy 12:30 Kids Club(Kids 4,90€ / Adults 5,90€) Planes 2: Fire Res-cue 2D Saturday 16.08.14 10:30 Nice Morning Price (only 6,50 €) Hector and the Search For Happiness 12:50 Kids Club(Kids 7,90€ / Adults 8,90€) Planes 2: Fire Res-cue 3D 14:25 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D Sunday 17.08.14 10:30 Nice Morning Price (only 6,50 €) Belle 12:35 Kids Club(Kids 4,90€ / Adults 5,90€) Planes 2: Fire Rescue 2D

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

USA, 2014 | Length: 131min | FSK: 12 | Director: Matt Reeves Cast: Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis, Judy Greer

In this spectacular sequel to the 2011 science fiction film »Rise of the Planet of the Apes«, Andy Serkis (»The Lord of the Rings«) reprises his mesmerizing performance as the chimpanzee Caesar, who tries to maintain order over a growing nation of genetically evolved apes who are threatened by a band of humans near San Francisco, survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant spe-cies. Audacious, violent and disquieting, the long anticipated sequel combines astonishing special effects with a tension-filled, gripping story into a stunning, first-rate science fiction drama.