Kolvenburg

The "BillerBeats" are five musicians from the Münsterland region and play a mix of their own songs and newly interpreted cover versions. Rather than digging through the charts, they bring forgotten sounds from all corners of PopRockSoulSwingFolkFunk back to our ears. The sensitive, impressive voice of Liliya Latzko takes centre stage, with the "boys" in the background happy to join in fearlessly from time to time. As the band's name suggests, there are definitely biographical references to the cathedral city...

There's something for everyone!

Liliya Latzko - vocals, flute | Robert Wilken - guitar | Norbert Dingemann - guitar | Werner Bethmann - bass | Michael Tuschewitzki - drums

The BillerBeats play a "travelling concert" at different locations:

6 pm: Beer garden Mertens am Dom

7 pm: Münsterstraße/Pot Still

8 pm: Lange Straße/Musikcafé Melrose

With the kind support of Sparkasse Westmünsterland

This event is free of charge

Always a welcome guest in Billerbeck, today at the InnenStadtSommer "open air": the children's theatre Don Kidschote with a brand new play for the whole family!

Together, Schnick & Schnack embark on a journey through the universe in their flying super cupboard in search of a new home. A human test with the children, curious encounters, strange behaviour and unusual views propel them from planet to planet to finally land on Earth. But the mayor of their home planet is constantly on their heels. But just running away is no solution.

With courage, self-confidence and the children, they manage to outwit the mayor. But then it turns out that the mayor isn't evil at all, he's just lonely. Together with all the inhabitants of the planet, the children and the mayor, Schnick & Schnack celebrate a big party, because home is where you feel at home.

A lively, humorous and child-orientated performance about war and peace, leaving and arriving, tolerance, hope, diversity, togetherness, courage and bravery.

Acting: Kathi Laukemper & Joscha Gingold
Script & director: Christoph Bäumer
Costumes: Matthias Betke & Sonja Roeske

The play is suitable for children aged 4 and over and their families. Limited seating is available. Children are also welcome to bring picnic blankets or their own seats to sit on.

Theatre Don Kidschote stands for professional, moving, funny and extremely entertaining theatre for young and old. It has many years of experience in children's theatre in particular, is based in Münster and travels from north to south and east to west.

With the kind support of the Billerbeck Community Foundation

This event is free of charge.

Aroa Sorin and Henning Lucius play a travelling concert. With violin and piano, they entertain at three different locations with light classical music and summery chill-out music.

And of course - like the title of the programme - George Gershwin's "Summertime" is not to be missed...

It starts at 6 pm in the beer garden of Mertens am Dom.

From 7 pm, the band will then play in Münsterstraße (in front of Pot Still).

The finale follows at 8 pm in Lange Straße (Emma & Bio).

With the kind support of Sparkasse Westmünsterland

A sound like a gentle embrace...

Singer-songwriter MALENA kicks off the weekend with us this Friday! Together with her musicians Tobias Janssen and Luca Janzen, she will play her own songs as well as cover versions and rock the Markt am Dom...

MALENA's voice is full of emotion and gets right under your skin - sometimes fragile and tender, sometimes explosive.

The Polish-born singer tells honest stories in her songs - stories as life writes them. They are about unconditional love, happiness, longing for home and grief after a loss.

MALENA discovered her passion for music and poetry at a young age. They gave her stability, especially after emigrating to Germany in 1989: a reception camp, secondary school, a foreign language. She began to write poems in her mother tongue to process her experiences. Finally, she dedicated herself to composing songs in German and Polish. MALENA has now lived in Billerbeck for several years.

In close co-operation with the Westphalian Literature Office in Unna, MALENA was able to make a special musical contribution as part of the "Experiment Heimat" project. Her first single "Sag mir" was released in spring 2022 and followed in October

MALENA's first EP "Stopp! Stop". With her single of the same name "Stopp! Halt!" she was nominated for the RIO-REISER SONGPREIS 2023.

With the kind support of Sparkasse Westmünsterland

We celebrate diversity in Billerbeck! For the finale of the InnenStadtSommer, the "Festival of Cultures" will be celebrated on 16 August in the Johannischulhof of Ludgerigrundschule (Zum Alten Hof). From 3 p.m., there will be a colourful family programme with music, magic, many hands-on stations and creative activities. Many clubs and organisations have come together to put together the programme for the festival. An "International Picnic" will take place from 5.30 pm.

All visitors are cordially invited to bring a picnic basket with everything they like to eat and drink themselves - and to pack a little extra for their neighbours. Because at this evening's picnic, all guests should get to know and share diversity and culture while eating.

The detailed programme for the Festival of Cultures will be published here shortly.

With the kind support of Sparkasse Westmünsterland

die feisten - live 2024 - "now"

High time for die feisten! After all, you shouldn't miss out on guys in their prime celebrating their second spring. Just like C and Rainer, who have known each other for eons and perhaps that's exactly why they can get to the heart of those moments that make our modern world so absurd.

Whether it's bachelor parties at over 50, eternal arse kissers or the lost Wild West feeling of smoking: as long as the feisty ones still have a pulse, they want our ear. And we can hardly get enough of listening to the two songwriters' story songs.

Their new programme "jetzt!" marks the beginning of a new era for the winners of the German cabaret prize. Songs for eternity are joined by very fresh, feisty songs that pick us up right where we are. And not at some point, but now!

With the kind support of Sparkassenstiftung Billerbeck

Admission: 19.00 hrs

Tickets are available in the foyer of Billerbeck town hall, tel. 02543 7373, by email to tickets@billerbeck.de and www.ticket-regional.de/billerbeck

BOOGIELICIOUS

...is a German-Dutch boogie, blues and jazz trio that was initially formed in 2007 as a duo with Eeco Rijken Rapp (piano, vocals) and David Herzel (drums), but only a year later became even more homogeneous and varied as a trio with Dr Bertram Becher's blues harmonica. Boogielicious is currently probably one of the most extraordinary boogie formations on the European scene, catapulting the very popular music of the 20s, 30s and 40s into the current century. In the meantime, the three musicians have worked their way up to the top ranks of their genre with their six albums. While the media were still amazed at the consistent quality of Eeco Rijken Rapp and David Herzel's debut album "Boogielicious" (press reviews: "Effortless, weightless, simply wonderful"), the trio's unmistakable, typical sound on the following albums is also characterised by the blues harmonica, which is rarely used in boogie. The live performances are always acclaimed highlights of the concert season and the "Boogielicious" endeavour also reaches a new international dimension. The band's enormous joy of playing not only spreads to the audience at their numerous successful concerts in Germany, but also at concerts in France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, England and Portugal. Boogielicious is a trio that electrifies lovers of handmade music and delights boogie woogie fans, alt-rock'n rollers and traditional jazz and blues fans alike. The three musicians impress with their incredible virtuosity, the uniqueness of their repertoire and their brilliant ensemble playing - jazz seems to be a way of life for them! Boogielicious is attracting listeners from far beyond the boogie woogie and blues genres and, with their unadulterated and down-to-earth sound, is now also attracting many young fans to their concerts again! In short and as the band name suggests: Delicious Boogie Woogie and more!

Herbert Knebel's monkey theatre - "Go to hell, baby!"

Herbert Knebel's Affentheater, are they back?!, many will ask themselves. We say, huh?! Didn't we ever exist?

As long as we can remember, we've always existed. We were never really gone, even if many people wished we were. To all doubters and critics, we shout: "Go to hell, baby!" Whereby "baby" can also mean more than one.

The good news is that we have remained true to our motto with our new programme. Just come along and let us surprise you! When the programme was finished, we were also surprised. By our devilishly good ideas, hellishly hot rhythms and angelic choirs. Simply heavenly, this infernal programme! "Go to hell, baby!"

Admission: 19.00 hrs

Tickets are available in the foyer of Billerbeck town hall, tel. 02543 7373, by email to tickets@billerbeck.de and www.ticket-regional.de/billerbeck

With the kind support of the Sparkassenstiftung Billerbeck.

"Heidi" (premiere in 2024)

For little Heidi, life on the mountain pasture is a dream come true. During the day she hikes through the mountains with her friend, Geißenpeter, looks after the little goats Schwänli and Bärli, and in the evening she sits by the stove with her grandfather before crawling into her fragrant hay bed. But one day Aunt Dete comes to take Heidi to Frankfurt, where she is to keep Klara, the daughter of the rich Mr Stresemann, company and study with her. Heidi has to leave her beloved mountains! It doesn't take long for her homesickness to become almost unbearable...

The Witten Children's and Youth Theatre presents:

HEIDI!

For little Heidi, life on the mountain pasture is a dream come true. During the day she wanders through the mountains with her friend Geißenpeter, looks after the little goats Schwänli and Bärli, and in the evening sits by the stove with her grandfather before crawling into her fragrant hay bed. But one day Aunt Dete comes to take Heidi to Frankfurt, where she is to keep Klara, the daughter of the rich Mr Stresemann, company and study with her. Heidi has to leave her beloved mountains! It doesn't take long for her homesickness to become almost unbearable...