For 18 days now the Kultursommerfestival has been running with a program that is diverse, excellent, colorful, loud, subtle and so packed full that it can be easy to miss the best things. To make sure that doesn’t happen, we’ve picked out some of the highlights. For literature enthusiasts, the Neukölln event Megagolf by one of our favorite labels for young literature, Kabeljau und Dorsch, is not to be missed. It takes place at the charming Hertzberg minigolf course (which looks like it fell out of a Wes Anderson film) where there will be readings next Wednesday (19.07.2023 18-23h). Held in German and English (and with beer and bratwurst) the evening features the tactile and impressive words of Lin Hierse and a.Monti, new writing by Roman Ehrlich and sounds by Vienna-Berlin indie band Vague. Proceedings continue the following day at Hamburger Bahnhof where from 16h admission to the current exhibition, Devouring Lovers by Eva Fàbregas, is free. To accompany it are talks, guided tours and conversations about (and in the midst of!) art under the motto “Ask me”.
In addition, artist, DJ and activist Venetta will celebrate electronic music by journeying through techno, electro, global club and rap as part of Berlin Beats. If all this is a little too much – of Berlin, of art, of cool – and you’d rather sample some stars and nature, you definitely shouldn’t miss the tenth Astronomy Night hosted by the Planetarium Foundation (12.08.) at Tempelhofer Feld. Observing the Perseid meteor stream (that’s right, shooting stars!), you’ll learn the difference between planets, stars and satellites as you are guided through constellations with the aid of a telescope. Oh Kultursommerfestival: how nice that you exist!
Text: Hilka Dirks / Photos: Alexander Rentsch & Marcus Glahn
Kultursommerfestival
Megagolf at Hertzberg Golf, Sonnenallee 165, 12059 Berlin–Neukölln; map
19.07.2023 18–23h
Berlin Beats & Venetta at Hamburger Bahnhof, Invalidenstr.50–51, 10557 Berlin–Moabit; map
20.07.2023 16–22h
Astronomy Night at Tempelhofer Feld, entrance Tor West / Tempelhofer Damm 12101 Berlin–Tempelhof; map
12.08.2023 17–01h
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