Do you know the Fines de Claires, Tsarskaya, Ancelin, Belon, or Gillardeau? Learn everything about oysters in our oyster seminar. What do the different designations like TG or M mean? How can you tell the freshness of an oyster? How do you properly open an oyster? Taste various types of mollusks and get preparation options as well as recipe ideas to take home with you.

Are you a caviar connoisseur or are you still exploring the exciting taste sensations? In our seminar, you will definitely get your money's worth. Immerse yourself in the world of caviar and learn more about its origin and the differences between the various types. Of course, various caviar selections will be tasted together.

Our fish and seafood expert will guide you through the evening. The seminar includes a glass of champagne for welcome drinks and two glasses of accompanying wines. Look forward to a culinary, entertaining evening full of palate delights at your Fresh Paradise Essen.

Please note: Aprons will not be provided. Please bring your own apron. Alcoholic beverages will be served at this event.

Admission: 16:30

"“It seems to me that the age-old superstition that wealth brings happiness is starting to dissolve.” Well, that's what Leo Tolstoy once said, who, however, passed away seven years before the start of the Soviet Union. Nikita Miller is sure of it: If that guy had lived a little longer, he definitely wouldn't have said that.

When Nikita came to Germany from Ukraine with his parents at the age of five, he had to realize over the years: a person may be able to leave the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union can never leave the person. No wonder Nikita's grandfather, after years of rigorous copying from the Duden dictionary, still doesn't speak a word of German today.

The expectations of the West were high, the opportunities seemed endless. But Nikita Miller has understood: to be stuck between two cultures is terribly exhausting. The family tugs on one side, the new life on the other. So he diligently tinkered in his thought laboratory, mixed things together here and there, took something from one place, and sprinkled a bit of glitter on top.

He has mixed the best of German and Soviet and learned to love and appreciate both cultures with all their beauty and diversity, with all their quirks and inconveniences. Because we all have to admit: the cultures are not so different after all. Pelmeni are just little dumplings.

Doors open: 7:00 PM"

The Nikolaus boards the White Fleet! The children can look forward to a deliciously filled bag, while the adults can enjoy coffee and cake. Please note: For little passengers with an appetite for cake, an additional pre-order is necessary. Questionnaires are available in the tourist information center and at the shipping office so that Nikolaus can say something personal to each child.

Included in the ticket price: Boat trip, Nikolaus bag for children, a cup of coffee, and a piece of cake for adults.

Duration: 2 hours

Admission: 4:45 PM

ONCE TO HELL AND BACK
WITH FLIC FLAC ON A HOT ROAD TRIP

This will be a wild ride, Flic Flac's "Road Trip". There is a scent of gasoline and screeching tires in the air. Motorcycles shoot across the audience. Trial riders skillfully move on the stage, jumping over cars and campers. Street bikers show how they master their powerful street machines in tight spaces, performing daring stunts on two wheels and sometimes even just one.
Magus Utopia and Denny provide magical horror from a world of steampunk, mesmerizing the audience with moments of wonder and melting away on his Aerial Pole ten meters high. To really make things explode, the Revolution Girls with their drums and bolas bring the tent to life with their ecstatic rhythms, really heating things up.
Those are just some of the highlights to experience in Flic Flac's new show. Because a lot can happen on a "Road Trip". And some of it quite surprisingly.

Doors open: 1 hour before the show begins

Interested schools and teachers can register at: andrzej.kolinski@instytutpolski.pl

POLE-POSITION. The "Polish Project Day for Schools in NRW" is the result of a joint initiative between the Polish Institute in Düsseldorf and the Ministry of School and Further Education of NRW in the spring of 2005. Due to its consistent regularity and its appeal to all types of schools, this educational project has achieved exceptional status.

The full-day event, now held frequently several times a month and free of charge for schools, is aimed at students from the secondary level II who are preparing for exchange visits with Polish schools or classes, or who want to learn more about Poland. The project units include: Crash course on Polish-German history; Workshops on cultural similarities and differences between Poland and Germany; Young scene in Poland; Poland on the internet; Polish literature; Polish language taster course; Polish geography; Politics: Poland-Germany-EU, providing students from secondary schools with an attractively designed, modern, and comprehensive perspective on their neighbors.

 

By appointment

Life is a risky business and it always ends fatally. At least, that's the current state of affairs. Often there are situations where you think: "Phew. That was a close call!" Will the milk boil over or not, do we have WiFi, is there still battery power in our electric bike. The tension between safety and risk, between basic insurance and caravan, between weather app and the possibility of looking out the window, our longing for security and the allure of adventure. This is what Anka Zink's new program is about. Now live again, in color and personal, just like before! Because the past wasn't always better, but many things were more beautiful. Today, some things are just different. Let's make the most of it!
Doors open: 7:15 pm

Culinary delight and excitement: Guests at INNSIDE Melia in Düsseldorf can expect something special: Exquisitely served, spontaneously staged. The Escape Dinner - a delicious 3-course menu in a stylish atmosphere with an exciting puzzle for true puzzle enthusiasts.

"The Escape Dinner"

You will be at the center of an exciting scenario and together with your team, the last hope of humanity. A virus threatens further life on our planet, and there is only one hope left: you and your team! By deciphering hidden messages, combining skills, hardcore logic, and creativity, you will get closer to finding the antidote. Everyone at the table is challenged, each is needed for their skills, and all work together to preserve life on Earth. All this happens while you enjoy a wonderful meal. No one needs to get up. And in the end, you will have defeated the terrible virus - hopefully!

The enticing menu is served and created by the kitchen team at INNSIDE Melia. The thrill for your nerves and palate starts at 7:00 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

Doors open: 6:30 p.m. / Courses, menu, and puzzle fun are included in the price / Table and seating arrangements will be revealed on-site

The witch Glatzenglatt is losing her hair. That's why she kidnaps Gretel, who has long, blonde hair. She wants to shave her head bald to make a wig out of the hair. Her magic skills are not enough for this. Kasperle sets out to free his Gretel. Unfortunately, he falls into the witch's trap.

NRZ Oberhausen:
The fact that in times of Gameboy, computers, and inline skaters, a simple fairy tale can still captivate a whole group of children for over an hour, is proven by the children's musical "The Witch Glatzenglatt" at the Theater an der Niebuhrg.

The witch Glatzenglatt is losing her hair. That's why she kidnaps Gretel, who has long, blonde hair. She wants to shave her head bald to make a wig out of the hair. Her magic skills are not enough for this. Kasperle sets out to free his Gretel. Unfortunately, he falls into the witch's trap.

NRZ Oberhausen:
The fact that in times of Gameboy, computers, and inline skaters, a simple fairy tale can still captivate a whole group of children for over an hour, is proven by the children's musical "The Witch Glatzenglatt" at the Theater an der Niebuhrg.

KRAKAUER KRIPPEN

Fascinating Christmas tradition in the windows

of the German Ceramic Museum – Hetjens

and the Polish Institute Düsseldorf

27.11.2024 – 31.1.2025

Colorful Krakow nativity scenes prepare the Düsseldorf audience for Christmas. They tell of the more than 200-year-old tradition of this fascinating craft, which was officially included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage in 2018.

The tradition of Krakow Christmas nativity scenes began in the early 19th century in the historic capital of Poland, which, with its numerous monuments, is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for nativity builders. Each nativity scene is a miniature version of the historic architecture of Krakow, depicting, among others, St. Mary's Church, Wawel Castle, and the Cloth Hall. For the construction of the nativity scenes, wood, cardboard, and colorful, gilded paper are used. A modest stable with the baby Jesus in a manger is almost nonexistent in Krakow nativity scenes. The Krakow Christmas nativity scenes are colorful, gold-adorned structures that can rival any fairy tale castle.

The fascinating handicrafts come from the collection of the Museum of the City of Krakow.

Hetjens – State Capital Düsseldorf (duesseldorf.de)

www.instytutpolski.pl/duesseldorf 

https://muzeumkrakowa.pl/en

Exhibition: ÖOÓ – Krzysztof Franaszek, Gereon Krebber

Opening: Thursday, 22 August 2024, 7pm

Galerie des Polnischen Instituts Düsseldorf, Citadellstr. 7, 40213 Düsseldorf

Exhibition duration: 23 August to 31 December 2024

The exhibition by Krzysztof Franaszek (PL) and Gereon Krebber (DE) is dedicated to the themes of mutations of forms and the process of determining meaning. Through melting, bending, squeezing, and dripping, Franaszek and Krebber transform original motifs as well as objects, blurring the boundaries between the artificial (often urban) world and nature. The artists not only dissolve clear sculptural forms, but also play with the readability and conventional meanings of things. All these ambiguities converge at the Galerie des Polnischen Instituts in Düsseldorf, forming a constellation of shifting formal separations, ambivalent meanings, and fluid geopolitical boundaries.

Curator: Małgorzata Jędrzejczyk

Part of: Warsaw Week, 23.10 – 31.10.2024: Warszawa – Düsseldorf – 35 Years of City Partnership

Tuesday – Friday: 11.00am – 5.00pm

"The Rock Christmas Show" combines the legendary Christmas songs for only a few selected event days into a composition of intoxicating auditory delight that you shouldn't miss. Listen and experience Alexander Jahnke (DSDS star), Jessica Fendler, and Martina Witt with a show program of absolute classics like "Last Christmas," "Feliz Navidad," "White Christmas," "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Frosty The Snowman," and many more.... Experience musical delicacies that leave nothing to be desired. With "The Rock Christmas Show," this extraordinary event becomes a celebration for all the senses. Indulge yourself with a fantastic live program and travel with Bing Crosby and Doris Day into a beautiful Christmas time! Feliz Navidad! Doors open: 19:00

"“It seems to me that the age-old superstition that wealth brings happiness is starting to dissolve.” Well, that's what Leo Tolstoy once said, who, however, passed away seven years before the start of the Soviet Union. Nikita Miller is sure of it: If that guy had lived a little longer, he definitely wouldn't have said that.

When Nikita came to Germany from Ukraine with his parents at the age of five, he had to realize over the years: a person may be able to leave the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union can never leave the person. No wonder Nikita's grandfather, after years of rigorous copying from the Duden dictionary, still doesn't speak a word of German today.

The expectations of the West were high, the opportunities seemed endless. But Nikita Miller has understood: to be stuck between two cultures is terribly exhausting. The family tugs on one side, the new life on the other. So he diligently tinkered in his thought laboratory, mixed things together here and there, took something from one place, and sprinkled a bit of glitter on top.

He has mixed the best of German and Soviet and learned to love and appreciate both cultures with all their beauty and diversity, with all their quirks and inconveniences. Because we all have to admit: the cultures are not so different after all. Pelmeni are just little dumplings.

Doors open: 7:00 PM"

Christmas Bakery
A Theater Tom Teuer Production
For children aged 4 and above

The Cookie Emergency Hotline 2412 helps with burnt cookies, forgotten recipes, missing chocolate sprinkles, melted icing, and stressed parents. No wonder that the Cookie Emergency Baker Alfons Cotton Candy is extremely busy before Christmas: the phone keeps ringing, one emergency after another.

And today, there is a particularly high workload. The children are visiting the Cookie Emergency Hotline, Santa Claus needs his annual XXXL whole grain cookie power pack, and the smoking man and nutcracker are chattering in between.

When an urgent heart-shaped cookie emergency call comes in, something happens to Alfons Cotton Candy that has never happened before: he can't deliver! Of all things, he's run out of heart-shaped cookies... .

There is only one solution: bake a heart-shaped cookie right away. Will he succeed? Especially when Alfons is so mixed up, the nutcracker and the smoking man are playing nativity scene in Christmas anticipation, and someone keeps calling the wishlist emergency hotline.

But then there are the children... .

"CHRISTMAS BAKERY" is a delicious, fairytale piece about the contemplative and hectic moments before Christmas.

Doors open at 2:30 PM

Culinary delight and excitement: Guests at the Sheraton Hotel in Essen will be treated to a lot: Exquisitely served, spontaneously staged. The Criminal Dinner - a delicious 3-course menu in a stylish ambience framed by an interactive crime play:

'Sir William's Secret'

The turbulent crime comedy revolving around your meal - exciting - interactive - funny

An imaginative story from "good old England" of Queen Victoria with London's High Society, Scotland Yard, Butler James, and a peculiar series of murders.

The year is 1888.

"Jack the Ripper" is wreaking havoc in London. However, at "Fitzurse Manor," the country estate of Sir William, all seems well. A festive dinner has brought everyone together when a horrific murder occurs before the guests' eyes. Numerous entanglements, unexpected twists, and witty performances and punchlines run through the rest of the evening. Inspector McPherson of Scotland Yard urges a swift clarification and sets up special commissions to support further investigations. Guests can actively participate in the search for evidence and clues to expose the murderer and his secret.

But beware, many pitfalls are set, and nothing is as it seems.

The tantalizing course menu is served and created by the kitchen team at the Sheraton Essen Hotel. The thrill for nerves and palate starts at 7 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm.

Doors Open: 6:30 pm / Course menu and play are included in the price / Table and seating arrangements will be assigned on-site

The Nikolaus enters the White Fleet! Children can look forward to a deliciously filled bag, while adults can enjoy coffee and cake. Please note: For small passengers with a craving for cake, an additional pre-order is required. In order for Nikolaus to say something personal to each child, questionnaires are available at the tourist information and the shipping office.

Included in the ticket price: Boat trip, Nikolaus bag for children, a cup of coffee and a piece of cake for adults

Duration: 2 hours

Entry: 16:45

This trip is unfortunately sold out!

Five Cologne guys. One band. An unbelievable success.
The story of CAT BALLOU began in 1999, when four music enthusiasts decided outside the gates of Cologne to make music together. From day one, passion and authenticity have been the focus, and with a certain amount of persistence, the band has managed to not only win the hearts of tens of thousands of Rhinelanders, but also to be celebrated in concerts throughout Germany and neighboring countries 25 years later.
The band's home base remains Cologne, where the success story gained momentum in 2010 during Carnival. CAT BALLOU was an important part of the so-called "young wild ones," who with their modern interpretation of Cologne music, ensured that suddenly even young target groups celebrated music in dialect, and festival performances like at Parookaville are more the rule than the exception today.
Modern pop with an international influence, often in Cologne dialect - this mix is what makes CAT BALLOU successful. The final breakthrough came in the 2012/2013 session with the songs "ET JITT KEI WOOD" and "HÜCK STEIHT DE WELT STILL," which are still must-haves at every concert. Numerous hits followed, including "LIEBE DEINE STADT," in which besides singer colleague Mo-Torres, Cologne's football idol Lukas Podolski was also allowed to take part.
The love for music has successfully carried the band through the pandemic, the unexpectedly gained time was put to good use. In addition to the idea of a charity campaign by the Cologne Carnival, which raised over a million euros under the title "#NIT ALLEIN, songs like "OH WIE SCHÖN," "ALLES BUNT," or "LASS UNS NICHT GEHEN'N" were created, which musically appear even more mature and modern and have also attracted a lot of attention nationwide, such as the performance at the Hamburg Harbor Anniversary 2023.
CAT BALLOU starts the anniversary year 2024 with two new titles: "PARADIES" is the Cologne carnival song, while the High German "GUTE ZEIT" is somewhat of the soundtrack to the band's birthday. One is retrospective, as the first 25 years of the band's history were a damn good time. The other with an eye to the future, as the next 25 years should naturally be a really good time.
The path is already paved for this, in 2024 there are already numerous highlights starting from January, including of course the anniversary concerts at the LANXESS arena in Cologne on October 4th and 5th, a new album, an anniversary tour through Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, as well as many more surprises for the loyal fans of the band.

Doors open: 7:00 PM

Andrea Volk, a marketing professional at "Armaturen & Sanitär International Systems AG," abbreviated "ASIS AG," did not duck away quickly enough. She is supposed to organize the Christmas (F)EIER. But even the proofing of the invitation flyer fails; the 'F' goes missing and the party turns into a surprise egg à la trainee Jason-Patrick: sweet on the outside, hollow on the inside. Everything was still in order just a moment ago. The year's conclusion was within reach. Dragon-Doris outsourced. The goal-setting discussions dozed off, and between herself and the holidays, there was only one evening of supervised drinking in the in-house conference room. But not only the planning of the buffet and the colleagues' wishes Vegan/Vegetarian/Sustainable/ Meatball/Asian/Ayurvedic/Low-Carb/Cholesterol-Free/Potted Plants presents Volk with unforeseen challenges. No. Also, the Santa Claus booked by "Künstleragentur Leitbildwandel" turns out to be 'Grandpa Statler from The Muppet Show', who is increasing his retirement income and is not very kindly judging the past year. An evening in the best folk-style manner for office-weary individuals and satire enthusiasts.

Entry: 7:15 PM