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Start 2017 off with a New Year's concert at
1 Konzerthaus featuring lively Gershwin tunes.
Step right up! It's the final day of the Roncalli
2 Christmas Circus's seasonal show.
Take a wintry walk through Tiergarten,
3 stopping for refreshments at the Teehaus.
Be moved by a performance of Verdi's
4 soaring opera Aida at Deutsche Oper.
Feast on international delicacies at the Street
5 Food Thursday event at Markthalle Neun.
Kick off the weekend with cocktails at Bryk,
6 Prenzlauer Berg's chicest nightlife spot.
Last chance! Martin-Gropius-Bau's intriguing
7 Memories of a Nation exhibit ends Monday.
15 ruSSian circuS on ice 10 Konzerthaus, conductor Daniel Barenboim.
Marvel at the Feuerwerk der Turnkunst
8 acrobatics show at Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Catch a film at CineStar Potsdamer Platz,
SUNday
9 which specializes in movies in English.
Hear the famed Staatskapelle play at
Combining the double thrill of ice-skating with a circus, Russian
Circus on Ice has spent the last 50-plus years travelling the world
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Sample the famous Apfelstrudel at the
to regale huge audiences with its exciting performance concept.
historic, elegant Café Einstein Stammhaus.
See it with your own eyes at Tempodrom this month, when the
circus performs a lively rendition of The Snow Queen.
The Russian State Ballet of Moscow dances
12 the stunning Swan Lake at Admiralspalast.
www.tempodrom.de
Hit the dance floor at Clärchens Ballhaus,
5 TanzTage 14 dinner, drinks, and dancing at Bar Tausend.
13 Mitte's charming centenarian dance hall.
Fancy a big night out? Enjoy decadent
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Join the fun and sing your heart out at
For more than 25 years, the
Mauerpark flea market's open-air karaoke.
annual Tanztage contemporary
dance festival has brought
Singers show at Friedrichstadtpalast.
up-and-coming choreographic talent 16 Treat yourself to the joyous Harlem Gospel
from around the world to Berlin for a 17 Catch dreamy indie-folk singer-songwriter
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performances, and even parties. Hosted 18 Pop in to the Konzerthaus for the afternoon
by the historic Sophiensaele, Berlin’s Espresso Concert – "caffeine for the ears"!
longest-running independent venue for 19 Punk rockers Green Day will bring plenty of
free theater, the dynamic festival blurs energy to Mercedes-Benz Arena this evening.
the boundaries between dance, visual 20 Head to Friedrichstadt-Palast for The One, a
art, music, and performance. splendid show featuring Gaultier costumes.
www.sophiensaele.com Let's roll! The cycling extravaganza that is
21 the Six-Day Race kicks off at Velodrom.
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Symphony Orchestra playing Shostakovich.
19 Berlin Six- 23 Delve into a world of secret intrigue at the
thrilling Spy Museum by Potsdamer Platz.
Day race
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Lively psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips
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performs at Columbiahalle tonight.
On your marks…
circus show, the exciting & joy-filled Underart.
get set… ride! The tradition of 25 Visit Chamäleon Theater to see their newest
six-day-long track cycling races 26 The Abbamania tribute show at Tempodrom
began in England in the 1870s, is sure to have you dancing in the aisles.
came to Berlin in 1909, and has 27 Be moved by the rousing rhythms of STOMP,
been a popular annual event here on until Sunday at Admiralspalast.
ever since. Every evening for six 28 Toast to the weekend at Hopfenreich,
days, teams of cyclists compete in featuring Berlin's biggest craft beer range.
a series of races that boast a fun, 29 For antique fans, the Sunday flea market on
party-like atmosphere with live Tiergarten's Straße des 17. Juni is a must.
entertainment as well. Head to UB40, the Brit reggae group behind 80s hit
Velodrom to watch the action 30 Red Red Wine, sings at Friedrichstadt-Palast.
and cheer the racers on. Take a musical lunch break at the
www.sechstagerennen-berlin.de 31 Philharmonie's free "lunch concert" at 1pm.
For more ideas, see our Entertainment section.
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