Loriot is a cultural treasure. Hardly anyone has observed the Germans as closely as he has. His attention to detail and his knack for dramatising the everyday are unrivalled. Loriot satirised post-war Germany and, in doing so, reconciled the nation with itself. A magnificent achievement by an artist. The Loriot reading evening aims to demonstrate just how finely honed the texts are. No set, no costumes are required. Just the spoken word. That is why Silvio Witt will be performing texts – even those originally written for a large cast – on his own, placing the spoken word at the centre of the performance.

The garden opens at 4 pm.

Texts: Loriot Performer: Silvio Witt Direction: Joke Reichel and Silvio Witt

Advance booking by telephone: 039058 2247 or 01520 4970 607
Catering: drinks available

The proceeds will be donated to the Satuelle animal shelter.

To mark Open Heritage Day, museum director Judith Vater will be offering guided tours on the history of the local community, the building and the museum as required, before and after the concert, between 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm.

The artists present musical settings of texts by the Austrian-Jewish poet Theodor Kramer. Theodor Kramer grew up in Niederhollabrunn, north of Vienna. He became known from the 1920s onwards for his powerful, down-to-earth poems about outsiders and ordinary people. Following the ‘Anschluss’ of Austria in 1938, he was forced to flee and lived in exile in Britain. It was not until much later that his work was rediscovered. Today, he is regarded as a major figure in Austrian exile poetry. His texts tell, with a blend of harshness and tenderness, of life in all its rawness: of prostitutes, and the search for happiness that lasts longer than a single night. The programme features not only love songs but also chansons that directly reflect all aspects of human life: happiness and despair, loneliness and friendship, hope and disappointment. Time and again, one discovers in these lyrics an unconditional respect for the dignity of those ‘OTHERS’ who find themselves on the margins of society.

Readers: Heike Beyer-Kellermann and Wolfgang Rieck
Organiser: Haldensleben Museum

The event is open to everyone.
Donations are always welcome!

Something happens to us every day. Sometimes it’s funny, thought-provoking, or even sad. Everyone has their own experiences and stories, which you might recognise in the texts being read aloud.

Reader: Herta Springborn
Refreshments: Coffee and cake

In the marquee if the weather is bad.

Songs are presented in a playful way – and, of course, the audience is encouraged to sing along at the top of their voices – centring on the whole world of singing and making music. Along the way, a number of instruments – some of them rather unusual (a singing saw, a sea drum, a lotus flute, a ukulele, a flugelhorn, a banjo, a ‘Dröthe’ and others) – are showcased. The little girl Adele, who of course plays the ukulele, acts as the cue-giver and guides the audience through the programme via her friend MUSICUS-SPIRITUS (Wolfgang Rieck).

Reader: Wolfgang Rieck

Who hasn’t heard of them? Snow White, The Frog Prince, Rapunzel or Cinderella. The Grimm’s Fairy Tales remain as popular as ever and also serve as the basis for the Disney Studios’ blockbusters. We’ve hidden props in lots of shoe boxes, and you’ll have to guess and feel your way to work out which fairy tales they’re from.

For children aged 7 and over. Please book in advance by calling 0 3904 / 401 59.

A funny story written and read aloud by Martina Wiemers for pre-school children who love to laugh.

Reader: Martina Wiemers
Organiser: Town of Haldensleben

BBK – bread, rolls, cakes – we want to try everything. We want to hear, smell and taste, perhaps tease Mr Lippmann a bit, venture into the bakery and watch Mr Lippmann at work.

Reader: Herta Springborn
Organiser: Mike Lippmann

In the garden, beneath the apple tree: The finest stories from 14 years of the Haldensleben Writing Circle. A cheerful, cosy afternoon amongst the cucumbers, tomatoes and flowering borders.

Readers & organisers: Haldensleben Writing Circle

Stories from real life

Reader: Herta Springborn

Stories about lovely women, charming men and the odd murderous encounter, by and featuring Martina Wiemers

Organiser: Haldenleben Town Council
Reader: Martina Wiemers
Contribution towards costs: for barbecue sausages and drinks

Who hasn’t heard of them? Snow White, The Frog Prince, Rapunzel or Cinderella. The Grimm’s Fairy Tales remain as popular as ever and also serve as the inspiration for the Disney Studios’ blockbusters. We’ve hidden props in lots of shoe boxes, and you’ll have to guess and feel your way to work out which fairy tales they’re from.

For children aged 7 and over. Please book in advance by calling 0 3904 / 401 59.

Picture Book Cinema & Crafts at the Library. Come and experience an exciting picture book story accompanied by animated images on a big screen, which will amaze you and encourage you to join in the storytelling. Afterwards, we’ll do some crafts together, based on the story.

Organiser: For children aged 4 and over, accompanied by an adult
Book at the library

Book club discussion on ‘Das Tränenhaus’ by Gabriele Reuter This event focuses on the book ‘Das Tränenhaus’ by Gabriele Reuter, which was reissued this year by Reclam. It can also be read online via Project Gutenberg. The book by the author, who spent some time in Haldensleben during her youth, was first published in 1908 and caused a scandal due to its unvarnished portrayal of women’s lives at that time. Ideally, everyone attending this evening would have already read the book *Das Tränenhaus* (15 September, 6.00 pm) so that a discussion about its content can take place. However, anyone who simply wishes to listen is also very welcome.

Mark Daniel reads exciting and funny stories from everyday life at DB. Train cancellations, delays, row over the Deutschland-Ticket: anyone wanting to bash the railways can draw fully on the daily statistics of mishaps. But you can also look at travelling with the DB in a completely different light: no two journeys are the same; time and again, the tracks switch to adventure. And what’s a delay, really? More travel time for the same ticket price!

In ‘Bahn-Bingo’, Mark Daniel brings together quirky episodes, exciting stories about encounters and unpredictable events, as well as the coolest station announcements. We also get to know the invisible man who makes the station announcements across the country.

Organiser: WOBAU Haldensleben
Tickets: Wobau Bahnhofcenter
Refreshments: 1 coffee & 1 slice of cake included
Reader: Mark Daniel

For 50 years, Bärbel Schön, a resident of Haldensleben, has been writing poetry, initially as part of the Kulturbund, and later within the Haldensleben writers’ circle and with the ‘Wortschätze’ group in Magdeburg. She was keen to practise calligraphy on her own texts. The foundations for this were laid whilst studying the works of Gisela Steineckert at the ‘Kritzelstube’ in Magdeburg.

This was followed by workshop stays on Sylt and courses with Birgit Nass and Mari Bohley in Dresden. Excerpts from this exploration in words and images will be presented at the reading evening. An accompanying exhibition, on display at the museum until 31 October 2026, features collages, drawings and watercolours based on her texts, created using mixed media techniques. Catering: drinks and light refreshments; artworks are available for purchase. At the opening, Bärbel Schön, Marlies Hauer from the Spinnstube and Martina Wiemers from the Haldensleben Writers’ Circle will be reading.

Musical accompaniment: the Monti Duo with Marco Reiss and Wolfram Wessel

Rieder & Damp on the trail of the ‘Deichgraf’. ‘Ellersegen’ keeps you hooked right up to the very last page! A clever plot with local colour from Hiddensee. – Dry humour, edgy characters, a North German atmosphere. In the latest instalment of the island crime series, Tim Herden once again delivers a successful blend of captivating entertainment, gripping suspense, dry humour and authentic characterisation. All this makes his novels a refreshing addition to the crime fiction scene.

Donations towards the church restoration are welcome.

Organiser: Förderverein St. Andreaskirche Hundisburg e.V.
Reader: Tim Herden
Catering: a small selection of drinks
Das Bücherkabinett: The HDL bookshop will be present with a book stall.

"Laughter allowed and encouraged"

Strange and quirky things overheard, written down and read aloud

Readers: Doris Voigt and Babara Graf-Eisinger, market women from Tangermünde

Literary Walk: Original texts and poems about trees, flowers and all manner of creepy-crawlies. An entertaining literary stroll through the park with members of the Haldensleben Writers’ Circle.

Organiser: Town of Haldensleben
Readers: Haldensleben Writers’ Circle

Literary project in the park with the PFFG Pupils from the Prof. Friedrich Förster Gymnasium were invited to take a seat in the park and write their own pieces – for example, short stories, poems, rap songs or poetry slams centred on Villa Albrecht, the park or the ‘Generations Benches’ designed by the artist Max Grimm. These could be inspired directly by the design of the benches or be stories linked to the park – ‘Who might have sat here?’, “A conversation between young and old,” “A moment that changed everything – right here,” or “A bench that listens to stories?”. The pupils will turn these creative pieces into graphic designs and display them in the park for all visitors to see. They will also be available digitally via QR codes.

Do come along to the closing event for the various year groups, who will be presenting their projects live in the park in the form of readings or performances. You are warmly invited. Refreshments and snacks will be available at our ‘Enjoyment Corner’. The Friends of Secondary Education Association (Förderverein der Freunde gymnasialer Bildung e.V.) would be grateful for any donations.

There will be a small book swap on site!

This and that – children always want something. Sweets, clothes, toys and much more besides. Can parents’ wallets always cope with this? Parents do have a hard time of it sometimes. Children’s reading

Readers & organisers: Xena Pohlemann / Herta Springborn

The author André Ziegenmeyer is coming to Wedringen. The programme features short stories set somewhere between a child’s bedroom, fairy-tale land and rock ’n’ roll. Hermann the Story Machine will also be there. With its help, some of the texts will be transformed into live radio plays.

Organiser: Förderverein Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Wedringen e.V.
Reader: André Ziegenmeyer

Refreshments will be provided.

From timeless classics and folk songs to gems by singer-songwriters – there’s something to suit every musical taste.

Organiser: Winchen Delikatessen

Cuban evening featuring the art of Cuban artist Teresa Casanueva: ‘In the Breath of Time’ – paintings, drawings and prints.

Live music from 7.30 pm by Los Cuban Boys. Between the visible and the merely intuited, the Cuban-born Berlin artist Teresa Casanueva develops a distinctive contemporary artistic voice: paintings, drawings and graphic works that do not depict time, but rather make it tangible – as a mood, a breath, a fleeting moment in which past and present touch one another. Teresa Casanueva, born in Havana (Cuba), graduated from the BURG Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle (textiles; postgraduate studies in painting and printmaking) and lives in Berlin as a freelance artist. Cuban live music will round off the evening from 7.30 pm: since 2009, Los Cuban Boys have been synonymous with authentic Cuban live music of the highest calibre. The group consists of three native Cubans who received a thorough musical education in their homeland and grew up with the traditional rhythms of Cuba. Their varied repertoire spans the entire spectrum of Latin American and Caribbean music – from salsa, cha-cha-cha and merengue to reggaeton and rumba.

Their aim – and ours – is to thrill the audience on the evening of the exhibition opening with Caribbean energy, emotion and the highest musical quality.

The exhibition is open to visitors during opening hours until 24 October 2026.

Organiser: Alsteinklub

Funded with state funding from the State of Saxony-Anhalt. With the kind support of the KulturHeimat Haldensleben e.V. association, ERGO Insurance Oebisfelde, Christian Knopf and the engineering firm Gödicke Calvörde.

Featuring a colourful programme of stage performances, art and craft stalls, bouncy castles, face painting, trampolines and lots of other great attractions. This year’s theme is: ‘Strong children, strong future!’.

We’ve hidden props in lots of shoeboxes, and you’ll have to guess and feel your way to work out what they are. For children aged 7 and over

Organiser: Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Börde e.V.

Words were originally spells, and even today the word has retained much of its ancient magic. Through words, one person can bring joy to another or drive them to despair; through words, the teacher imparts their knowledge to their pupils; through words, the speaker captivates the audience and shapes their judgements and decisions. In this way, every story can lead us to new processes of awareness, transform us and enchant us.

Organiser: LaNA e.V.
Reader: Annett Dickfeld

Refreshments will be provided.

Our guests will be Hartmut Schulze, author of the Beendorf Saga, and his wife Karla, who will be telling Benno’s story together. Let yourself be captivated by Benno’s thrilling tale. The book series *‘Benno’s Village’, ‘Benno’s Journey’,* ‘Benno’s Fate’ and ‘Benno’s Legacy’ depicts the life of the village lord Benno vom Allertal and his adventures alongside Lothar von Süpplingenburg, who rose from a simple landgrave to become Holy Roman Emperor. The evening will draw to a close by the fire with appropriate live music and drinks.

Refreshments will be provided. Donations are welcome. The Knights Templar of Haldensleben invite you to a cosy evening in the garden.

Organisers: Wichmannburg and Förderverein Umgebung e.V.

Max Heckel presents his new pieces from his latest book, *Kamellen*. Because storytelling is just like music. All the chord progressions are written down. And all the plots probably are too. Now it all comes down to how you arrange the stories. Somewhere between content and form, there’s a whole lot of everyday life, things open to criticism and things that are simply wonderful. Sprinkled with a dash of self-criticism and irony, this creates a distinctive ‘Heckel’ sound, which the self-proclaimed ‘sauerkraut poet’ accompanies with songs. Not a must. But a ‘could be’. A lovely ‘could be’. And that’s worth a lot in itself. Because hunger is the best cook.

Organisers: Town of Haldensleben and Hain Velo at the Alte Fabrik
Reader: Max Heckel
Catering: Drinks and light refreshments
Advance tickets: Hain Velo
Advance tickets: KulturFabrik Tel. 0 3904 / 40159

With a twinkle in their eye, they recounted stories from the happiest day in two people’s lives. Traditionally accompanied by a glass of sparkling wine. The live band Velvet will create a romantic wedding atmosphere throughout the event.

Organiser: Haldensleben Writers’ Circle
Reader: Birgit Matthies

With a selection of stories centred on the apple, the storyteller Johanna Wolf takes us to the ends of the earth and sheds light on the ancient magic and symbolism of this divine fruit. Between the roots of our dreams and the mighty branches of poetry, tales of myths, fairy tales and everyday stories unfold, centred on insight, love and betrayal. Let yourself be enchanted by heavenly gardens and kingdoms, by diverse stories of relationships and the taste of life’s bitter and sweet moments.

Organiser: LaNA e.V., Town of Haldensleben
Reader: Johanna Wolf
Refreshments: Coffee and cake

Do you love books, comics and manga and are you looking for something new to read? Would you like to read, but haven’t found anything that really grabs you yet? Or are you already a bookworm and want to share your favourite stories with others? Whether you’re a reluctant reader or a bookworm – come to the library, talk about your reading experiences and let yourself be captivated by the magical world of words.

For children aged 8 to 13. Register at the library.

“It does always smell a bit of fish here,” but this idyllic spot is perfect for a reading picnic featuring texts from the Haldensleben Writers’ Circle. Please bring your own picnic basket. Anyone coming by bike who fancies exploring the ‘Golden Knight’, the ‘Klappermühle’ and two megalithic tombs afterwards should allow an extra hour or so.

Organiser: Town of Haldensleben
Readers: Haldensleben Writers’ Circle

Now things are getting political – and in a big way! Marc-Uwe Kling has published the fifth volume of the *Kangaroo Chronicles*, and that’s reason enough to read from it. The ‘Compagnie Alte Zeiten’ will be presenting the work, as well as other subversive stuff by Mikhail Soschtschenko and Ephraim Kishon. Preliminary conclusion: a rebellion like this is hard to organise, unless you work subversively....

Organiser: Bücherkabinett HDL
Readers: Compagnie Alte Zeiten