In Basel October 2016 Fall Is Fair in Basel LETTER from the EDITOR

SWISS INDOORS • WEINMESSE • FUN ON ICE • DISCOVER GRUYÈRE • BALOISE SESSION

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A Monthly Guide to Living in Basel October 2016 Fall is Fair in Basel LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

R E S T Dear Readers, O A F C A Autumn is such an exciting time in Basel, bringing with it crisp air, golden

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B TABLE OF CONTENTS less fun. In our Fall Fair Special, you will not only learn about the fabulous Herbstmesse, now in its 546th year, but also about the goods fair, the gour- School pick-up and 1 met fair, the new sweets and cakes fair, and the wonderful world of wines 9 5 6 drop-off at Basel Fall Fair Special 4–5 at the wine fair. And if you plan on attending the latter, be sure to read the Badische Bahnhof tips from wine expert Timothy Magnus on how to best navigate the sea of Quality Christian Events in Basel: October 2016 6–8 wines that await. Schooling since 1956 A special Swiss delicacy available only in fall and winter is the Vacherin Mulhouse D Inside Switzerland: Vacherin Mont d'Or 9 Mont d’Or cheese. Let food writer Sue Style take you on a journey to the Kandern origins, production, and ways to enjoy this little delight. And if you want to F see cheese production first hand, why not plan a visit to the cheese show Basel Zurich Fun Outings: Beyond Basel 10–11 factory in Gruyères, where you can also discover the region, the quaint

CH little hilltop town, and its castle and museums. Markets and Fairs 12 Many other events and activities occur in Basel every October: Children can partake in the lovely tradition of collecting conkers (horse chestnuts) for the wildlife at Lange Erlen animal park. Adults may want to check out Sports and Recreation 13 the fantastic annual Rudolf Steiner Schule flea market and the WBZ flea market that benefits people with physical disabilities. The local ice rinks Get Going!: Ice Season is Here! 14–15 also open at the end of the month, allowing for skating and ice hockey, even in the warm autumn sun. And tennis aficionados won’t want to miss the world’s best tennis players as they compete at the Swiss Indoors tour- Calendar: October 2016 16–17 nament.

Like any other month, October is bursting with entertainment, including bfacademy.com Workshops, Tours, and Education 18–20 several circuses, operas, theaters, and dance parties, as well as wine and spirits tastings. Shows from the Chippendale dancers and break-dancing tango dancers to English comedy and modern ballet cater to diverse inter- Did You Know? 21 ests, as does the long list of concerts from a wide range of genres, including chorus, jazz, blues, rock, pop, classical, New Age, chamber music, Information Desk: Irish folk music, bluegrass, and even an all-women symphony orchestra! A Survival Guide for the Basler Weinmesse 22 In this issue, you can also find useful information about the new flexible start dates of your monthly bus/tram passes; how to enjoy a romantic dinner for parents without leaving the kids at home; and how to find what you Entertainment: Night on the Town 24–31 need in the Basel area, from safe bicycle routes to where to recycle old medicines.

Ticket Office: Get Your Tickets Now! 31 Finally, don’t forget to make your clocks “fall back” for the end of Daylight Savings Time on October 30!

Mark Your Calendar: November 2016 back page Wishing you fabulous fall fun, Christine Basel Life Magazine Staff:

Editor-in-Chief: COVER: One of the most distinctive features of the Christine Pesold Herbstmesse is the giant Ferris wheel that is set up Advertising & Subscription Manager / Editor: next to the Münster—although it is not always the same A CASUAL Susanne Hiller one. About 10 years ago, they even had the world’s largest movable Ferris wheel (height 60 m) in town for the APPROACH Design & Print: occasion. The current model with 42 gondolas in an art TO LUXURY Schwabe AG nouveau style and named “Bellevue,” has a total height of "only" 55 m. It still weighs an impressive 350 metric For more information about subscribing or advertising – please contact us: tons and travels with about 20 vehicles, including trucks, info basellife.com tractors, and a mobile crane. The family that operates it www.facebook.com/basellifemagazine has been in the Ferris wheel business for more than www.basellife.com 100 years. So take a ride—the views are spectacular!

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2 Basel Life Magazine / www.basellife.com photo credit: © anne kohler (cover), © susanne hiller (page 3) October 2016 3 Fall Fair Special

Basler Herbstmesse October 29 – November 13/15 Fall is Synonymous Now in its 546th year, the Basler Herbstmesse is steeped in tradition and one of the absolute highlights of the year. It is the oldest fair in Switzerland, attracting more than 1 million visitors from all over Swit- zerland and neighboring countries during those two weeks to enjoy the with Fairs in Basel rides, the food, and all the other attractions that go along with the As the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, Baslers come out in Herbstmesse. The fair officially opens at noon on the last Saturday in droves to enjoy the multitude of fairs that are popping up all over town. October by the ringing of the bells of the Martinskirche; this year, this The highlight of the year is the Basler Herbstmesse (autumn fair) that will take place on October 29. Traditionally, all rides are free for the first turns multiple squares throughout town into mini-amusement parks. hour of the fair, so if you want a free ride or two, you will need to push But you can also enjoy the wonderful world of wines at the Basler Wein- with the best of them for your spot in line! messe, the fabulous foods of the Feinmesse (gourmet fair), the Herbst- For the fair, many squares throughout town are turned into mini- warenmesse (goods fair), and the new Sweet and Cake Fair that are amusement parks for young and old. With rides like the giant Ferris sure to stimulate your autumn nesting behavior and your salivary wheel set up near the cathedral at Münsterplatz, the mini-bumper cars glands. With all of these fabulous fairs there is something for everyone— and traditional two-tier carousel at Petersplatz, and stomach-turning except, maybe, an excuse to stay home! rides like Chaos and Speed at the Kaserne, there is definitely something for everyone. For this year’s Herbstmesse, there will be rides and attractions set up at Barfüsserplatz, Petersplatz, Münsterplatz, Kaser- Herbstwarenmesse (Fall Goods Fair) the most imaginative brownies, cakes, cake pops, cupcakes, muffins, nenareal, Rosentalanlage, and Messeplatz. The old Messehalle 3 at October 29 – November 6 pies, and more. There are also workshops and demonstrations where Riehenring will be transformed once again into an indoor fair under the you can watch and learn different techniques. See innovations in bak- The 44th Herbstwarenmesse features hundreds of exhibitors from the heading of “Super 80s,” where you can travel back to the 80s with rides ing and acessories with famous guests from the baking scene—a great areas of beauty, cookery, family, fashion, food and drink, health, hobby, like the haunted house and bumper cars. learning and shopping experience for all those with a passion for mak- home, interior design, leisure and recreation, sport, technologies, and While the main attractions at most of these sites are rides and food ing desserts, baking, and decorating cakes, or who just love sweets. wellness and draws some 130,000 visitors each year. This year, you can stalls, Petersplatz is lined primarily with artisan and craft stalls, in- try the awesome new “Bubblesport,” in which teams of three players, www.sweetandcake.ch cluding dish wares, hats, pottery, wooden toys, jewelry, spices, and each hidden in a giant bubble, play against each other—fun is guaran- many other hand-made crafts; note that this site traditionally closes teed! There are new matches every 30 minutes, simply register indi- Basler Weinmesse (Basel Wine Fair) 2 days later than the rest of the fair—this year on Tuesday, November 15. vidually or as a group on the spot and play for free. The IVB, an organi- October 29 – November 6 In addition to the rides and wares, another memorable aspect of the zation that helps people with disabilities, will be presenting the Herbstmesse is the typical foods, many of which can only be found on large crowds and loud setting make events like these prime targets for The Basler Weinmesse is Vitamobil, where guests can try a wheelchair parcours, specially de- this occasion. These include Magenbrot (an ultra-sweet, dense spice pick-pockets, so be aware and keep your wallet or purse securely in one of the most important signed to help them experience some of the challenges faced daily by cake), Rosekiechli (rose-shaped fried dough covered in powdered sug- front of you (or at home!). wine fairs in Switzerland. people with disabilities. FC Basel players will be on hand to greet their ar), gebrannte Mandeln (caramelized candied almonds), Käskiechli The Herbstmesse is open 7 days a week, but opening hours vary de- This 43rd edition will fea- fans and hold an autograph and photo session for your souvenir books. (cheese pie), Öpfel Küchli (apple rings dipped in dough, deep-fried, and pending on the location and the day of the week. For Barfüsserplatz, ture over 4,000 wines for There will also be a Vinothek wine shop this year, where wine lovers, served with vanilla sauce or apple sauce), Mässmogge (striped candy Münsterplatz, and Kasernenplatz, opening hours are 12:00–22:00 on tasting at your leisure and wine connoisseurs, and people who simply want to enjoy wine can sit at sticks filled with nuts), or Knoblibrot (garlic bread). Moreover, you can Sunday through Thursday and 12:00–23:00 on Friday and Saturday. The enjoyment in a smoke-free a long table and enjoy individual glasses of wine at moderate prices. find typical Swiss specialties, such as grilled sausages, raclette, cheese attractions at Messeplatz, Rosentalanlage, and the Super 80s Messe- environment. Wine mer- Appetizers such as cheese and sausages will be on offer. The Herbst- fondue, sticks of fruit dipped in chocolate, and so much more. halle are open 11:00–22:00 on Sunday through Thursday and 11:00– chants, producers, and warenmesse takes place in Halle 2 of the Messe Basel; opening hours 23:00 on Friday and Saturday. The stalls at Petersplatz are open 11:00– suppliers from the world’s Whether you are testing your nerves on the rides, browsing through the are 11:00–19:00 daily and entrance is free! 20:00 every day. major wine-growing re- numerous stands for that one-of-a-kind gift, or trying some of the tra- www.herbstwarenmesse.ch gions, including Switzer- ditional Herbstmesse foods, here are a few tips to make your visits to To download a PDF of the official 2016 Herbstmesse brochure that land, France, Italy, Spain, the fair enjoyable and safe, particularly if you are going with your chil- highlights all the rides, attractions, and opening hours at each location, South Africa, and Austria, dren: With the many rides and large crowds, it is very easy to get sepa- or to learn more about the new Basler Herbstmesse App, go to http:// as well as from new and rated from your kids. It is therefore advisable to hold their hands when- www.bs.ch/Portrait/Veranstaltungen/Basler-Messen-und-Maerkte/ more unfamiliar wine re- ever possible and to write your cell phone number on their hand or arm Basler-Herbstmesse.html and then click on "Pocket Guide Basler gions, will come and make so that you can be quickly contacted in case of separation. There is a Herbstmesse 2016" at the very bottom of the page. Note that from their wines available for Polizei (police) booth set up at Kaserne whose time is predominantly November 7-10, you can use your Familienpass for discounts at sev- the public to taste, com- spent reuniting parents with their children. Also keep in mind that the eral of the rides and stalls displaying their logo. pare, discuss, learn about, and buy. The number of vendors and choices of wines are so over- whelming that it is best to have a strategy before you start tasting so Basler Feinmesse (Basel Gourmet Fair) finest of caviar, champagnes, cheeses, coffees, distilled spirits, micro- that you don’t end up lost in the sea of bottles that lie ahead. Flip to November 3–6 brewery beers, oils, salmon, and spices. Another section called "dieForm" by Stilhaus, which includes some 100 shops and showrooms page 22 of this issue for tips from wine expert Tim Magnus on how to The Basler Feinmesse, dedicated to building, renovating, living, and quality of life, will focus on best navigate such immense wine fairs. In addition to wine, there are a gourmet fair for lov- Swiss design. Under the heading "LOCAL" it will also feature five de- also glasses, wine accessories, wine-cellar furnishings, and special- ers of fine foods and signers from the Basel region. The event will take place in Halle 2.1 of ized books on wine for sale. Opening hours are from 15:00–21:00 Mon- spirits, will take place Messe Basel, the same hall as the Basler Weinmesse. Opening hours day to Saturday, and 12:00–19:00 on Sunday. Entrance to persons under in conjunction with the Sweet and Cake Messe (Fair) are Thursday to Saturday from 15:00–21:00 and Sunday from 12:00– 18 is permitted only when accompanied by an adult! The Basler Wein- last 4 days of the Wein 19:00. Entrance to persons under 18 is permitted only when accompa- October 29 – November 6 messe will take place at Halle 2.1 of the Messe Basel; entry costs messe and Warenmes nied by an adult! Tickets cost CHF 18 at the door (CHF 14 if purchased This year the Herbstwarenmesse includes the Sweet and Cake Messe, CHF 18 at the door (CHF 14 if purchased online). Note that your ticket se. Around 80 exhibitors online); note that your ticket is also valid for a visit to the Basler Wein- where your sweet dreams will come true. This sweetest of Swiss exhi- is also valid for a visit to the Basler Feinmesse (gourmet fair) on the will be presenting their messe on the same day. If you plan more than one visit to the wine and/ bitions is dedicated to baked goods, the art of sweets decorating, and same day. If you plan more than one visit to the wine and/or the gour- finest products and ser or the gourmet fair, you may consider buying a fair card (Dauerkarte the general passion for deserts. Exhibitors from various countries will met fair, then you may want to consider buying a fair card (Dauerkarte vices related to drinking, Messe) for CHF 27 online or CHF 35 at the door. Messe) for CHF 27 online, or CHF 35 at the door. be presenting the latest trends in baking, creating, and decorating. eating, home accessories, home textiles, interior, kitchen utensils, and Pastry chefs, baking schools, and baking magazines will be exhibiting www.baslerweinmesse.ch tableware. The motto for this fair is to discover, try, enjoy, and buy the www.feinmesse.ch

4 Basel Life Magazine / www.basellife.com photo credit: © christine pesold, © mch messe schweiz (basel) ag (herbstwarenmesse, weinmesse, feinmesse), © anne kohler October 2016 5 Events in Basel: October 2016

The Girl and the Sea life. The extraordinary thing about this remarkable collection is its gen- acts, clowns, and a live traditional circus orchestra is a perfect outing Children’s Holiday City October 22, 2016 – April 2, esis—the fish plates belonged to a young girl, Florence Gottet, who for the whole family. They travel with animals—including horses, po- October 5–12 sadly died much too young. Pablo Picasso also drew inspiration from nies, donkeys, camels, lamas, and even a zebra—that the children can 2017 The “Kinder Ferien Stadt” for this year’s fall school holiday will be held the depictions on the fish plates, producing artistic ceramic creations visit in their little on-site zoo from 10:00–18:00. To learn more about This special exhibition in Claramatte Park. They are open every day, including Saturday and of his own. Six of his interpretations of fish plates from the 1950s can Circus Nock, you can visit their website at www.nock.ch. Tickets are at the Spielzeug Wel Sunday, from 13:30–17:30. Here kids can participate in activities set up also be seen in the exhibit. CHF 20–60 for adults, CHF 12–41 for kids ages 3–11, and can be pur- ten Museum Basel in various tents/stations, such as working with wood or chalkstone, chased on the spot at the ticket window or up to 3 weeks in advance is dedicated to so- The fish plates have a very distinctive shape: The smooth surface of theater, circus play, and a recycling project. Of course they can also just through Ticketcorner. called “fish plates.” the plate rests on a trumpet-like foot that dips slightly toward the cen- skip, jump, and hop until they run out of steam! The program is ideal Thousands of years ter, which has a small round indentation. The outer edge of the plate is www.ticketcorner.com for kids ages 3–14. There is no cost and no registration needed, and old, the name of bent almost vertically downward, hiding a large part of the foot. Due to snacks can be purchased on site. the plates’ unusual shape, many attempts have been made to explain these plates was The Figurative Pollock www.robi-spiel-aktionen.ch/kinderferienstaedte.php derived from their their use. The debate still rages today among experts of the field. Were October 2, 2016 – January 22, 2017 characteristic and the plates used to serve fish dishes? Were they objects of a particular mysterious depictions drinking game? Or were they rather burial objects? Perhaps they were In 1949, a report in Life magazine Kostprobe Concert 1 of sea creatures. The used as multifunctional tableware in various situations. Make up your headlined “Is he the greatest liv- October 5 own mind by visiting this special exhibition and contribute toward the ing painter in the United States?” 60 or so dishes on dis- The series of concerts entitled “Kostprobe” (Tasting) has become a search for an answer to this mystery. Archival material from the made Pollock a superstar over- play were created around popular meeting place for music lovers. Come to the Volkshaus in Ba- Winckelmann-Museum Stendal allows for direct comparison between night. His large-format nonrep- 350–325 B.C., mainly in Cam- sel at 12:30 to experience interesting insights into the rehearsals of the the depictions on these ancient fish plates and today’s inhabitants of resentational paintings hit the pania, Apulia, Paestum, and Athens. Kammerorchester Basel (Basel Chamber Orchestra). On this day, pia- the Mediterranean Sea, such as moray, ray, squid, octopus, or goat- nerve of the time: The United They were an homage to life and earthly pleasures and gave expression nist Kit Armstrong, accompanied by violinist and conductor Stefano fish. States was championing abstract to the hope of a happy afterlife. Fish and the sea were symbols of life, Barneschi, will be playing Mozart. The concerts are followed by a light art as the native idiom of a free as they still are today because the ocean is effectively the source of all www.spielzeug-welten-museum-basel.ch lunch of soup, bread, and drinks, at which time the musicians can en- and democratic society. There- gage in personal discussions and exchanges with the audience. Tickets fore, the American painter is best for Kostprobe concerts are CHF 30, which includes the lunch. Places known for his abstract drip paint- are limited, so get your tickets early. ings. By contrast, far fewer peo- James Howell—Decoded Children’s Theater—Rumpelstilzli ple are familiar with Pollock’s ex- www.kammerorchesterbasel.ch Until October 15 October 1 and 2 tensive and significant earlier Von Bartha gallery presents an exhibition of works by abstract Ameri- Theater Arlecchino is presenting “Rumpelstiltskin,” one of the most figurative oeuvre and the figura- Jugend Zirkus Robiano can painter James Howell (1935–2014), “Decoded.” Noted for his rigor- popular tales from the Brothers Grimm’s collection. The story starts tive paintings that grew out of the October 5–13 ously experimental approach to color theory, the artist meticulously with a big misunderstanding: The miller and the royal chamberlain joke dripping period. “When you’re studied the parameters of the color grey, fascinated by its unlimited about how the miller’s beautiful and clever daughter Marie can spin painting out of your unconscious, figures are bound to emerge,” Jack- The Jugend Zirkus Robiano (Youth Circus Robiano) is a small, nonprofit tonal possibilities. The exhibition features works primarily from “Se- straw into gold. The stern queen accidentally overhears the conversa- son Pollock said in a famous conversation with Selden Rodman in 1956. circus presented by youths for youths. The artists are about 20 children ries Ten,” a group of monochrome paintings that Howell began in 1996 tion and takes the miller at his word, insisting that Marie spins gold The grand special exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Basel is the first ages 10–17 who practice all year and go on tour for two weeks each fall. and would continue to work on until his passing in 2014. Von Bartha is overnight. But no one can do that… This play with songs is for children show anywhere in the world specifically dedicated to this fascinating They will be performing their new show at various locations in Basel- located at Kannenfeldplatz 6 in Basel. Gallery hours are Tuesday to and adults and will be performed in Basel dialect. Shows will be held at chapter in art history. The exhibition offers a representative survey of Stadt and Baselland, including Sissach on October 5 and 6, Basel on Friday from 14:00–18:00 and Saturday from 11:00–16:00. 14:30; tickets are CHF 20 for adults and CHF 15 for kids; they can be the evolution of Pollock’s figurative art from the mid-1930s to the 1950s October 7–9, Reinach on October 10 and 11, and Oberwil on October 12 and 13. You can reserve tickets by calling 078-610-9694 between 12:00– www.vonbartha.com reserved online and picked up at the ticket office 30 minutes before the in around 100 paintings and works on paper. It features major works performance. from private collections, as well as eminent pieces on loan from Euro- 13:30; entrance is free but donations are welcome. For the Sunday presentation on October 9, you can also reserve space for a brunch from www.theater-arlecchino.ch pean, Japanese, Australian, and American museums. This exhibit will Roni Horn—The Selected Gifts be held on the second floor of the new building. 9:00–10:30 preceding the show; cost for this is CHF 20 for adults, Until January 1, 2017 CHF 10 for kids ages 6–15, and free for younger kids. www.kunstmuseumbasel.ch Since the beginning of her career in the late 1970s, Roni Horn, who was www.robiano.ch born in New York in 1955, has worked with visually and materially di- “Keschtenedaag” (Conker Collection) verse media, creating drawings, photographs, texts, artists’ books, and Art Exhibit at Lange Erlen Park October 5 sculptures. This year, the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen is devoting itself October 16–30 to Horn’s multifaceted works in two stages. Do your children love to pick up conkers (horse chestnuts, “Kasta- The Tierpark Lange Erlen will be hosting the 7th edition of this exhibit of June 11, 2016 – January 1, 2017: The exhibition “The Selected Gifts, 1974- nien”)? While they are regrettably artworks by eight local artists under the motto “Vielfältig” (Diverse). The 2015,” which is made up of 67 separate photographs, is publicly shown inedible to humans, they are great artists will present their works daily from 12:00–17:00 on weekdays and for the first time. The objects photographed are gifts that Horn has re- protein- and fat-rich feed for deer 10:00–17:00 on weekends in the pavilion at the Erlebnishof. Allow your- ceived over the past 40 years, more or less since the beginning of her and wild boar in winter. On Octo- self to be surprised by the diverse forms and colors of the works. career. They include books, a love letter, drawings and photographs by ber 5, the Lange Erlen Park will www.vielfaeltig.ch friends, the petrified egg of a dinosaur, and a stuffed swan. The signifi- conduct its 12th annual conker cance, history, and material value of these objects are hard to deter- collection. From 10:00–12:00 and mine. The photographs of the selected gifts have a documentary func- Children’s Theater—Puss in Boots 14:00–16:00, kids can bring in tion. At the same time—particularly when seen as a group—they their bags and boxes of conkers October 19, 22, 23, 26, 29, and 30 constitute a possible portrait of the artist, as mirrored in the gift givers’ for CHF 0.20 per kilogram. They The Basler Kindertheater will be presenting the classic story of “Der choices. This exhibit is shown on the underground floor. will also receive a butter roll and a gestiefelte Kater” (Puss in Boots)—the Brothers Grimm’s story of a October 2, 2016 – January 1, 2017: The exhibition “Roni Horn,” which will glass of apple cider for their hard miller and his three sons. When the miller dies, the three sons split the run alongside the presentation of “The Selected Gifts, 1974-2015,” is Circus Nock work, and there is a prize for the inheritance; the eldest inherits the mill, the second the donkey, and the wider in focus and will bring together selected groups of works—some October 1–16 three children who bring in the youngest feels cheated to only inherit the cat, until the adventure be- of them new—that include Horn’s drawings and sculptural oeuvre. This Circus Nock has been in existence for 156 years, spanning seven gen- most conkers (there is a 200-kg gins! Families with kids starting at age 4 can enjoy this magical story, exhibition is the result of a close cooperation between the artist and erations of the Nock family. They will present their new production en- limit per child!). Note that while this is a one-day event only, you are which is played and sung in Basel dialect; tickets are CHF 15 for kids Theodora Vischer, senior curator of the Fondation Beyeler, and is being titled “Ritmo y pasión” at the Rosentalanlage in Basel from October always most welcome to drop off conkers into the box at the entrance ages 4–16, CHF 20 for adults, or CHF 10 and CHF 15 with the Familien- especially designed for the Fondation Beyeler’s exhibition space. 1–9 and at the Gitterli in Liestal from October 14–16. This circus filled of the animal park. pass. www.fondationbeyeler.ch with Spanish passion, acrobatic artistry, traditional circus acts, animal www.erlen-verein.ch/aktuell/anlaesse.php www.baslerkindertheater.ch

6 Basel Life Magazine / www.basellife.com photo credits: © spielzeug welten museum, sven beham, © theater arlecchino, © museum frieder burda, baden-baden (jackson pollock, the tea cup), © susanne hiller October 2016 7 Events in Basel: October 2016 (continued) Inside Switzerland

Music Machines / Machine Music adults, and families in several languages, as well as museum games If It’s Autumn, It Must Be nothing but a pool of October 19, 2016 – January 22, 2017 and workshops that invite guests to experiment. Entrance is free for Vacherin Mont d’Or… molten gold. You can kids and youths on this day, adults pay the normal entrance fee of serve this delectable The sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely always have an acoustic CHF 25. runny cheese with dimension, which the artist consciously composed and balanced as By Sue Style good whole-wheat part of the works. They generate noises, sounds, and apparently ran- www.fondationbeyeler.ch In a world where everything we eat is available all year round and where or rye bread, or al- dom music. This musical side reached a climax with the four “Méta- our food is increasingly an anonymous commodity undistinguished by low it to slither gen- Harmonie” music machines created between 1978 and 1985. This exhi- Das Glück ist Kugelrund (Happiness is Round Like a Ball) links to either place or season, Vacherin Mont d’Or stands out a mile. tly over small, waxy bition at the Tinguely Museum will provide a unique opportunity to October 23, 2016 – February 27, 2017 This small, washed-rind cheese bound by a band of spruce is one of (or new) potatoes experience these large-scale and versatile sound boxes, which are at those rare, strictly local, seasonal delights that still punctuate the cooked in their home in Karuizawa (Japan), Vienna, and Basel, in dialog with one an- In the new exhibition at the Spielzeugmuseum (Toy Museum) Riehen Swiss cheese calendar. It’s made only in autumn and winter in the Val- skins. Serve also a other. They will form the stage for a broadly defined program of events entitled “Das Glück ist kugelrund,” everything is moving! Dive into the lée de Joux in the Jura mountains of canton Vaud. selection of smoked and concerts devoted to the theme of mechanical music. The vernis- fascinating world of marbles, balls, and everything round. Discover his- and air-dried meats sage for this new exhibit will take place on October 18 at 18:30; en- torical and new marbles, ball games, pinball machines, and even vid- Right now, as the days shorten and autumn creeps on, it’s time to treat and mountain sau- trance is free. eos and installations that plunge into the fascinating world of marbles yourself to a Vacherin Mont d’Or. Lift the lid from the box and let the and balls. cheese come to room temperature for an hour or two. Then dig in, take sages. www.tinguely.ch www.spielzeugmuseumriehen.ch a piece into your mouth and roll it slowly, tentatively, over your tongue. Another option is to Close your eyes and allow yourself to be transported up into the Jura. bake Vacherin Mont d’Or in the oven, for Jazz Concert at the Tinguely Museum The night-time temperatures are beginning to dip below zero; the mountain air is crisp and sweet; and the manicured hill farm pastures, a sort of mini-fon- October 28 grazed in summer by speckled brown cows, are white now with the first due: take a sheet of From 16:00–18:00 on the last Friday of every month, top jazz perform- dusting of snow. In the little village of Le Lieu (400 inhabitants) on the aluminum foil and place a box of Vacherin Mont d’Or on top. Remove ers are giving concerts in the space dedicated to the current exhibition Lac de Joux, Monsieur Hauser is hard at work on his Vacherin Mont the lid and gather up the foil around the box to prevent any leakage, but at the Tinguely Museum, providing a musical highlight and a point of d’Or. He’s one of only around 20 producers left in the area (30 years ago don’t cover the cheese. Pierce the top with a fork in several places, focus. The concert on October 28 will feature Pekka Pylkkanen—Mike there were 3 times that number), and he’s intensely proud of his cheese. make a few incisions in the cheese with a sharp knife, and insert some del Ferro Quartet and is free with admission to the museum. From September to March he makes Vacherin Mont d’Or. The rest of slivers of garlic, if wished. You can also dribble in a little white wine, though this may be gilding the lily. Heat the oven to 200ºC and bake the www.tinguely.ch the year he makes Gruyère—the typical pattern for cheese makers here in the Joux Valley. cheese in its box for about 25 minutes or until melted. Serve cubes of crusty bread or small waxy (or new) potatoes for dipping in, plus a se- The small village dairy is warm and humid, full of soothing, bovine Jazz Brunch lection of pickles and cured meats on the side. smells. The milk for this semi-soft, washed-rind cheese must first be October 29 thermized, a kind of halfway house between raw milk and pasteurized Look out for Hauser Vacherin Mont d’Or in Migros stores from Septem- On the last Saturday of each month, the No. 2 Brasserie at Volkshaus milk. The milk must then be cooled before cheese-making can begin. ber onwards, or combine your trip to the beautiful region of Suisse Ro- Basel presents a rich breakfast from Marc Arnold’s kitchen, accompa- The starter, which will give the Vacherin its unique flavor and character, mande with a visit to one of their three cheese shops. nied by live jazz from Eric Gilson and guests. Breakfast starts at 10:30 is stirred into the vat, followed at a decent interval by a dose of rennet. www.hauser-authentique.ch/index.php/magasins and reservations are recommended at 061-690-9310. When the rennet has done its work and the milk is set, the comb-like cheese harp is drawn briefly back and forth to cut the curds in walnut- Jeudi Cirque (Circus Thursday) http://volkshaus-basel.ch Sue Style is a British food, wine, and travel writer who has lived in Spain, sized blobs. These are scooped into big white buckets and tipped into France, Mexico, and Switzerland. She is now based in Alsace, close to Basel. October 20 Daylight Savings Time Ends tall, perforated plastic cylinders set on draining tables. www.suestyle.com. Set up at the Dreispitz, Station Circus features various circus acts October 30 In another corner of the dairy the fragrant strips of mahogany-colored throughout the year. Jeudi Cirque is circus on a high level that takes spruce bark that will embrace the infant cheeses are softened up in place on one Thursday evening per month. Local and international art- As the saying goes—”spring forward and fall back”! In Europe, daylight boiling water. They perfume the air like a herb-infused sauna. All ists perform excerpts of their latest creations for the enjoyment of their savings time this year ends on October 30; when the clocks strike 03:00, around is an impressive panoply of buckets, brushes, soap squirters, audience. The show will start at 20:00, and the circus bar is open before they will be turned back to 02:00. Please note that this differs from the disinfectant baths, high-pressure hoses, and gallons upon gallons of and after the show to enhance the circus ambience. Tickets are CHF 25 dates in North America, where daylight savings time this year ends on water, all of them prerequisites for the scrupulous hygiene required This article is an excerpt from Sue Style's for adults, CHF 18 for children and students, and can be purchased November 6, and in Australia/New Zealand, where the clocks are moved when working with milk and cheese products, particularly where soft book "Cheese: Slices of Swiss Culture," through www.starticket.ch. forward one hour on October 2 and September 25, respectively. Also, if cheeses are concerned. which introduces you to all the wonderful www.stationcircus.ch you have smoke detectors or similar devices in your apartment or cheeses of Switzerland. house, you may want to use the opportunity to check their batteries to The fresh curds, set firm by their own weight, are soon unmoulded Get the book for 50% off at Bider & Tanner make sure they are still in good working condition. from their perforated plastic cylinders. Somehow, miraculously, they Family Day at the "Kandinsky, hold their shape. Monsieur Hauser slices them horizontally in two and in Basel or online by using the code Basel- Marc & Der Blaue Reiter" Exhibit tosses the slices nonchalantly across the stainless steel surface. There Life2016 at www.bergli.ch. October 23 they are retrieved by another pair of hands and each cheese is braced by the spruce strips. An elastic band is snapped around to hold the The Fondation Beyeler In Binningen,Benkenstrasse 5 spruce in place during the cheeses’ ripening period—17 to 25 days in is hosting an exhibit the cool, damp cellar next door. devoted to one of the Newcondos: The final task of the morning for Hauser’s small team of helpers is to most fascinating chap- box up a batch of perfectly mature cheeses ready for market. The pale ters in modern art kronenplatz-binningen.ch wooden boxes stamped with the dairy’s name are made purposely known as Der Blaue slightly smaller than the finished product, so that when the cheeses Reiter (The Blue Rid- 3.5 Rooms 111 m2 / 4.5 Rooms 139 m2 are deftly coaxed into their containers, the pinkish-gold crust erupts er). An exhibition that With and withoutgarden into a sort of ecstatic, voluptuous wave. was held in Munich in 1911 and the movement of the same name resulted in a revolutionary Starting at CHF 1‘140‘000.- The presentation of Vacherin Mont d’Or is distinctive—the cheese is new art experience. “Der Blaue Reiter” is also the name of a legendary Completion from Dec. 2017 always sold in its spruce wood box, whose weight is part of the price. almanac published by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc in 1912 that Why the box? The reason is obvious once you plunge in. If the cheese brought together texts and pictures from different cultures and by dif- Top Immobilien AG 061-303 86 86 were not firmly corseted in this way, it would quite simply run away with ferent artists. On this Sunday, the Fondation Beyeler is organizing a [email protected] www.top-immo.ch the spoon. Attempts to release it from its corset or to broach it with Family Day filled with short tours through the exhibit for kids, youths, anything other than a spoon will certainly end in tears, for inside it’s

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their visitors, the master cheese-makers and their team produce up to Saane river and valley below. A gentle stroll along the central road 48 wheels of Gruyère per day, observing the stringent AOP (appellation (Rue du Bourg), which is lined with shops, cafés, and restaurants, will d’origine protégée) specifications. The cheese dairy is equipped with 4 lead you to a castle that towers above the medieval town, the Château vats with a capacity of 4,800 liters, as well as a cellar used to mature de Gruyères. In addition to the castle, museum, galleries, and 800 7,000 wheels of cheese. years of history, the town is especially well known for its gastronomy, As a part of your visit, you will be given an audio guide through the en- with a plethora of restaurants highlighting regional specialties. To down- tire show dairy (available in 13 languages, including English). Their load a PDF in English of a guide to the town with all of the important cow, Cerise (Cherry), will introduce you to the secrets of making the sites, go to www.la-gruyere.ch/en/activities-la-gruyere/historical-sites/ Gruyère AOP, and you will experience a modern world of the senses— medieval-town-of-gruyeres.html, and click on “Little guided visit to hear the sounds of the region, such as cows bellowing, cow bells ring- Gruyères.” ing, and streams rushing down the mountain-side; smell the typical Château de Gruyères (Gruyères Castle) aromas of hay and the different flora of the high pastures that define Gruyères Castle, which has been standing proudly atop a verdant hill the taste of the milk which goes into making the cheese; touch the since the 13th century, is today a museum depicting 800 years of re- herbs, cow-hide, lime, cheese probe, and brush, as well as the milk gional architecture, history, and culture. Surrounded by the magnifi- canisters that are all necessary for the production of Gruyère; watch cent panorama of the Alpine foothills, the medieval fortress has been cies,” as well as the legendary but never produced film by Alejandro Discover Gruyères—The Cheese and the Town from the gallery as Gruyère AOP cheese is being made 2 to 4 times a home first to the counts who built it, then to the bailiffs of Fribourg, and Jodorowsky, “Dune.” The HR Giger Museum, which opened its doors in day (between 9:00–1:00 and 1:00–2:30); watch videos; play interactive Pringy-Gruyères, FR finally the Bovy and Balland families from Geneva, before opening its June of 1998, is the permanent home to many of the artist’s most prom- games; see pictures and accessories; and, most importantly, taste the In addition to chocolate, Switzerland is renowned for its production of doors to the public in 1938. Today, the castle houses prestigious collec- inent works, including the largest collection of Giger’s paintings, sculp- Gruyère AOP cheese at 6, 8, and 10 months of maturity. The information tions that bear witness to its long and rich history. Its treasures include tures, furniture, and film designs, dating from the early 1960s to the cheese—and not just the kind with holes (Emmentaler), but over 450 dif- on the audio guide lasts about 30 minutes, and a visit to the show dairy ferent kinds of cheeses! While in North America and around the world, the capes of the Order of the Golden Fleece, intricate stained-glass present day. In addition, the top floor of the four-level building complex should take approximately 1 hour. There is an onsite restaurant that windows dating from the Middle Ages, frescoes commissioned by the houses prime examples of Giger’s vast private art collection, which in- cheese imported from Switzerland is simply referred to as “Swiss offers a range of regional dishes, as well as a shop where you can buy cheese,” in Switzerland, many cheeses are named after the region they bailiffs under the Ancien Régime, paintings by Jean-Baptiste Camille cludes works by Salvador Dali, Ernst Fuchs, Dado, Bruno Weber, Gün- local cheeses, such as Gruyère AOP and Vacherin Fribourgeois AOP, as Corot, and the troubadour decorations of the Knights’ Hall, created at ther Brus, Claude Sandoz, François Burland, Friedrich Kuhn, Joe Cole- come from, such as Emmentaler, Gruyère, Appenzeller, and Vacherin. well as fondue cheese, Gruyère cream, butter, the local specialty me- If would like to know more about Swiss cheese and its production, grab Gruyères in the 19th century by a colony of passionate artists. From its man, Sibylle Ruppert, Andre Lassen, as well as works by many other of ringues, bakery items, other regional products, and souvenirs. Hint: ramparts to its French-style gardens, from the guardroom to the ro- the artist’s accomplished contemporaries. Located in the adjoining wing a copy of Sue Styles’ book “Cheese: Slices of Swiss Culture.” You can Bring a cooler! also visit one of Switzerland’s four show dairies; there is one in Em- mantic salons, Gruyères Castle takes you on an adventure through of the museum complex, above the HR Giger Bar, is the HR Giger Mu- mental (www.emmentaler-schaukaeserei.ch), one in Appenzell (www. eight centuries of art, history, and legends. Visitors can also discover seum Gallery, where Giger exhibits the work of other artists on a regular schaukaeserei.ch), and two in Gruyères (www.lamaisondugruyere.ch; the history of Gruyères Castle through the story of Chalamala, enter- basis. The museum is open daily from April to October from 10:00–18:00; www.fromagerie-les-martel.ch). As these show dairies are located in tainer of the counts. This privileged witness takes you through the cen- from November to March, the museums is open Wednesday to Friday idyllic regions with rolling hills and tranquil country-sides, any visit turies and presents the different lives of the castle during a 20-minute from 13:00–17:00 and weekends from 10:00–18:00. should be combined with an excursion to the surrounding region. A multimedia show that is includeded in the entrance fee. Legends, he- http://hrgiger.com fabulous day excursion that can please all of the senses starts with a roes, battles, and romance will come to life for you in English, French, trip to the show dairy, La Maison du Gruyère, followed by a visit to the German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin, or Russian. A complete For very young visitors, there is a wonderful playground outside of the castle of Gruyères, the Giger museum, and an excursion to the quaint visit to the castle should take about 1–1.5 hour. show dairy, with a cow theme no less, that will allow the children to little town of Gruyères, which was elected “the most beautiful village in The castle is open daily from 9:00–18:00 from April to October, and blow off some steam after their visit to the show dairy. The not-so- western Switzerland in 2014” by the magazine L’Illustré. 10:00–17:00 from November to March. Entrance costs CHF 12 for Happiness young visitors can try the Sentier des Fromageries (cheese dairy path)— adults, CHF 8 for students, and CHF 4 for kids ages 6–15 (kids under 6 La Maison du Gruyère a 2-hour walk through Gruyères' green pastures between La Maison are free). Families of 2 adults and 3 children up to age 16 pay only is Reading. This show dairy is located in the beautiful region of Gruyères, near al- de Gruyère and the other cheese making chalet at Moléson-Village. CHF 25. You can combine your trip to the castle with a visit to the show Where you fi nd the best stories. pine pastures and at the foot of the little town and Château de Gru- There are two different paths, “Les Reybes” and “La Provêta,” that both dairy (La Maison du Gruyère) for CHF 16, or with a visit to the Giger yères. At this show dairy you can discover the secrets of making Gru- take you to the same destination. Ask for a brochure with a starting museum for CHF 19. yère cheese, through their interactive exhibition “Gruyère AOP, a stamp before you leave and when you reach the second cheese factory, www.chateau-gruyeres.ch journey to the heart of the senses.” Twice a day, 36 farmers deliver you’ll receive a diploma certifying that you have completed the cheese- their milk to the fromagerie (cheese dairy)—milk from cows that graze dairy path. Orell Füssli the lush grass and fragrant flora of alpine meadows situated between The show dairy is open daily, from 9:00–19:00 from June to September, Freie Strasse 32 800–1600 m above sea level (2400–4800 ft). Under the watchful eyes of and from 9:00–18:00 from October to May (last entrance 30 minutes CH-4001 Basel Tel. 061 264 26 26 before closing). Entrance costs CHF 7 for adults, CHF 6 for students, www.orellfüssli.ch CHF 12 for families with two adults and children up to age 12, and CHF 16 for a combination ticket with the show dairy and the castle of Gruyères. La Maison du Gruyère is located about 1h 45 min from Basel by car and can also be reached by train—the station Gruyères is located across the street. If you plan to hike the cheese-dairy path, there is a regular bus that runs between Gruyère and Moléson-Village throughout the day to bring you back. www.lamaisondugruyere.ch Museum HR Giger The Town of Gruyères The museum of Swiss-born artist H. R. Giger is located in the nearby A trip to the region would not be complete without a visit to the medi- small castle, Château St. Germain, also in the town of Gruyères. Giger’s eval town of Gruyères. Perched on a hilltop, the charming little town, most famous book, “Necronomicon,” which was published in 1977, Guided tours in Basel. with its picturesque architecture, is completely car free. So whether served as the visual inspiration for director Ridley Scott’s film “Alien.” you arrive by train or by car, you will either have to walk up the windy The movie was Giger’s first high-profile film assignment, which earned Experience history first-hand. road to the town (about 15 minutes) or you can take a trackless little him the 1980 Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for his de- train from the train station to the town’s entrance (there is plenty of signs of the film’s title character, including all the stages of its lifecycle, For further information or booking parking near the train station). Its idyllic location allows for beautiful plus the film’s extraterrestrial environments. Giger’s other well-known please go to www.basel.com/guidedtours. views of the nearby Alps, the rolling hills and pastures, as well as the film works include his designs for “Poltergeist II,” “Alien 3,” and “Spe-

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Flea Market in Pratteln Basel’s Job and Continuing Education Fair Skateboard School Swiss Indoors October 1 October 20–22 October 1, 15, and 29 October 22–30 This flea market, small antiques market, and children’s flea market Are you looking for a job or trying to decide on a career path? Then this If you would like your kids to learn to skateboard, you can sign them up The Swiss Indoors is the big- takes place at Schmittiplatz in Pratteln from 08:00–16:00. There are 6th edition of the Basler Berufs- und Weiterbildungsmesse may be for for skateboard school. Classes are held every second Saturday from gest national sports event in also baked goods, farmers’ stands, and food stands. You can get there you. Teenagers, young adults, or those looking for continuing education 13:00–14:30 for kids ages 5 and up. Kids are divided into groups from Switzerland and the third- by car (there is some parking available) or take tram 14 to the end of are all welcome, as are parents and teachers. You only have one chance beginners to experienced and learn balance, coordination, strength, largest indoor tournament in the line (Pratteln Endstation) and walk in the direction “Schloss;” you to make a first impression, and this also applies to written applications. jumps, tricks, and techniques to improve crash safety. There is a mini- the world after Paris and should already see the market. During the three days of the fair, HR professionals will be on hand to mum of 4 kids and a maximum of 30 kids per lesson and each lesson Shanghai. St. Jakobshalle is www.flohmi-schmittiplatz-pratteln.ch evaluate the application files of adults and adolescents and give brief costs CHF 20. To register, contact Corey Tschudin at skateboardschool@ the location for this week- individual counseling and tips for improvements. This application check gmx.ch. long event that is expected is during fair hours at stand K03 on the 1st floor; no preregistration www.skateboardschool.ch to draw over 70,000 specta- necessary. If you are trying to decide what occupation may be most tors who watch the tourna- suitable to your strengths and personality, you can fill out a GATEWAY ment live, in addition to sev- Autumn Acrobatics Workshop questionnaire directly at a computer station at the fair. The fair will be eral million people in over held on Thursday and Friday from 10:00–18:00 and on Saturday from October 12–16 70 countries who will follow the matches on television. Some of the 9:00–17:00 at Halle 2.1 of the Messe Basel; entrance is free. Whether your child is completely new to acrobatics or wants to improve world’s best players will compete for this year’s record total prize mon- www.basler-berufsmesse.ch certain techniques, the Acroballet Center (ABC) offers one-week class- ey of € 2.152 million. Currently, four of the top 10 players are confirmed; es in the second week of the autumn school break where each child’s namely Stan Wawrinka (ATP 3), Rafael Nadal (ATP 4), Kei Nishikori (ATP Rudolf Steiner Schule Flea Market training will be based on their individual level and wishes. Classes will 5), and Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic (ATP 6). They will be joined by take place in their large studio equipped with a variety of equipment, Marin Cilic (ATP 11), David Goffin (ATP 14), Nick Kyrgios (ATP 15), and October 22 and 23 mats, foam elements, a TumblTrack, and an Airtrack. Kids ages 4–6 Richard Gasquet (ATP 17). The tournament again promises real excite- On these two days, the Rudolf Steiner Schule at Jakobsbergerholzweg will learn basic floor acrobatics from 9:00–10:30 and kids ages 7–16 ment, from the qualifying rounds on October 22 and 23 to the final on 54 in Basel will be holding their annual flea market. Open from 10:00– will do floor, partner, and aerial acrobatics from 10:40–12:40. There are October 30; check the website for an up-to-date match timetable. Also, 17:00, it is a popular event featuring antiques, toys, dishes, glassware, also more intensive classes for kids ages 7 and up for floor, partner, don’t miss Super Monday, October 24, where the day’s events will in- clothing, jewelry, and so much more. The selection is amazing—one and aerial acrobatics from 10:40–16:30, which includes a lunch break clude an opening ceremony, the opening match with Rafael Nadal at visit and it will be on your must-do calendar each year! Parking fills up Suisse Toy provided by the center. Costs for the classes are CHF 160, CHF 220, and 18:45, and all-around games. Note that guests wishing to attend are quickly, so it is best to reach the Rudolf Steiner Schule by public trans- CHF 460, respectively. All classes will end with a demonstration to expected to be seated at 17:30 as the doors to the center-court events Bern port, using tram 16, bus 37, or bus 47 (stop called “Jakobsberg”). family and friends on the last day. To reserve a spot, register directly will remain closed until 20:15. Check their official website for more October 6–9 www.steinerschule-basel.ch/homeaktuelles/ online by early October at [email protected] or by calling them at detailed information on matches and to buy your tickets. For the 16th time, Bern will be hosting the Suisse Toy, a toy fair that at- veranstaltungshinweise/flohmarkt 061-271-4405. www.swissindoorsbasel.ch tracts 60,000 visitors each year, with fun for the whole family, including www.acroballet.ch/de/aktuell/ferienkurse.html babies! Discover what is new in the world of toys, games, crafts, paint- WBZ Flea Market ing, dolls, model trains, and the best from the world of multi-media. October 28-31 Familien Spieltreff (Family Play-Meet) Professionals will be on hand to explain and play with you. The fair will This annual 4-day flea market is a cherished Reinach tradition for which be held at the BERNEXPO (Mingerstrasse 6, Bern) from 10:00–18:00 October 18 and 25 volunteers collect items throughout the year to sell and help raise mon- daily. Entrance is CHF 16 for adults, CHF 7 for kids ages 6–16 (under 6 Every Tuesday evening from 17:00–21:00 (except during the public ey to benefit people with physical disabilities, creating jobs for them. The are free), and you only pay for the first two children. If you go by train, school holidays), kids, teens, and families can come to play4you to Wohn- und Bürozentrum für Körperbehinderte (WBZ) flea market is the you can get a SBB Kombi special, which entitles you to a 10% discount enjoy a variety of activities, such as juggling, trick yo-yo, stacking, di- largest in the region—a meeting place for collectors, a paradise for bar- on the return train fare and a 30% discount on entrance tickets. abolo, kiwido, and more, as well as numerous classic and modern gain hunters, a place for everyone to find something. Whether clothes or games. Most games are self-explanatory, but there is always a friend- www.suissetoy.ch fabrics, all kinds of household goods in good quality, dishes, games, ly staff on hand to show, explain, and even play with you. You can also bags, jewelry, baskets, pictures, electronics, and antiques—the selection take a break and enjoy pizza and drinks at family-friendly prices. En- is enormous and with a little luck you can unearth beautiful rarities. A Marinatal (Wedding and Party Fair) trance costs CHF 8 for kids, CHF 12 for adults, and CHF 25 for fami- FC BASEL SCHEDULE OCTOBER 2016 October 8 and 9 visit is definitely worth it! Visitors will also be lured by the beautiful lies; discounts with Familienpass. In der Ziegelei, Atelier T25 in Ober- Christmas booth; a large, well-stocked bookstall; and great offers on wil, Hohestrasse 134. For the 12th time, this yearly electric appliances. The WBZ is located at Aumattstrasse 71 in Reinach fair presents a wide range of and can be reached by tram 11, stop called “Landererstrasse.” The flea www.play4you.ch/agenda FC Basel 1893 (Fussball / Soccer) exhibitors for all matters re- market will take place from 17:00–21:00 on Friday, 10:00–18:00 on Satur- lating to the topic of wed- day and Sunday, and 12:00–18:00 on Monday. If you live in the area and Red signifies Home Game@ St. Jakob Stadion dings and parties. There will would like to volunteer some time, new helpers are always welcome year be fashion shows, profes- round for sorting, repairing, washing, and storing, as well as setting up, GO Ahead With English sionally made-up and coiffed decorating, and selling for the flea market—a diverse and interesting English for children Date Time Home Team Guests models, as well as artists task that contributes to the well-being of people with disabilities. and musicians with live per- Sat., Oct. 1 20:00 FC Basel 1893 FC Thun formances. The fair will take www.wbz.ch/cnt/flohmarkt.html Sat., Oct. 15 20:00 FC Basel 1893 FC Luzern place from 10:30–18:00 on Pre-school: Structured, nurturing program in Englishfor both days at KUSPO in Flohmarkt auf dem Dach (Flea Market on the Roof) children 3 - 5 year old who are not yet in kindergarten. Mornings, 8:30 – 11:30. Wed., Oct. 19 20:45 Paris Saint-Germain FC Basel 1893 Münchenstein (Loogstrasse October 30 English classes: for speakers of English who attend Sat., Oct. 22 20:00 FC Lugano FC Basel 1893 2), which can be reached by This flea market and collectors’ fair is the largest in northwest Switzer- local schools – Several afternoons. We also offer ESOL tram 10 (stop called “Hof- land, with about 200 stands and 10,000 visitors. It will be held on the classes. Wed., Oct. 26 N/A FC Tuggen FC Basel 1893 matt”), or by driving to the roof of the Interio in Pratteln from 8:30–16:00. Here you can find agri- Our teachers and pre-school leaders are qualified mother- EBM (Weidenstrasse 27) and culture, antiques, appliances, arts and crafts, bicycles, camping, chil- tongue English speakers. Sat., Oct. 29 20:00 Grashoppers Club FC Basel 1893 taking the free shuttle bus to dren’s clothes and games, collectibles, electronics, games, garden, Please call or send us an email to schedule a visit. Prices range from CHF 20–75 for adults in regular seating. Children ages the KUSPO. Entrance to the household, jewelry, motorcycle clothing, musical instruments, optical Ahead With English GmbH 6–16 receive a discount of 25% in the regular seating areas. There is a special fair is CHF 10; kids ages 14 www.aheadwithenglish.ch equipment, plants, sports, stamps, tools, watches, and so much more. Känelmattweg5, 4106 Therwil area for families and young adults (up to age 22) with slightly lower prices. For and under are free. The site is covered, so the market takes place rain or shine. And Haus der Vereine in Riehen more information on seats and pricing, go to: 061 421 4109 or 061 901 8921 www.hochzeitsmessen.ch www.flohmarktaufdemdach.ch http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/Stadion/Stadionplan-Preise#Preise

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Fun Hockey in Basel. This offer is for kids ages 6–12 who just want to Sissach: The EHC Zunzgen-Sissach trains at the KEB Sissach. This club play pick-up hockey under the guidance of young coaches, without be- does not have the full range of teams at each competency level. Visit longing to a club. While there will be some skating and passing exer- their website to learn what is offered this season. www.ehc-zs.ch cises, instruction will be minimal and no club membership is required. Laufen: The EHC Laufen teams play at the Eissport- und Freizeithalle Ice Season is Here! Minimum equipment includes a helmet with grid (which can be rented in Laufen. They offer A- and B-teams for most levels, as well as goalie on the spot for CHF 20 for the whole season), hockey skates (which can training. http://ehc-laufen.ch be rented at the rink each time), stick, good winter gloves (hockey Fun Hockey for Men and Women. If you are a man or woman between the gloves can be rented for CHF 10 per season), and knee and elbow pads. Although the weather may still be warm and sunny, ice season is already upon ages of 20–60 and simply want to get on the ice to play hockey, then the Fun hockey will take place every Wednesday afternoon from 16:15– us. There are several rinks in and around Basel that allow for a variety of ice- “Yysrockies” may be for you. They meet every Tuesday evening at the 17:15 at KEB Margarethen (rink 3) from October 19 to February 22. related sports, including ice hockey, skating, and curling. Whatever your inter- Eglisee rink from 18:45–20:15. All you need is ice hockey experience, There is a one-time fee of CHF 90 to join, which should be handed in at est, you should be able to find the appropriate venue and activity here! your own equipment, and CHF 150 for the season’s fee (plus entrance the first session. Entrance fee to the rink is extra. For more information fee). Contact Jürg Guldimann at 079-408-1855 if interested. or to register, contact Jolanda Weber at [email protected]. www.kunschti-eglisee.ch/index_htm_files/yysrockies.pdf You can also register directly on their website. www.ehcbaselklh.ch/ Ice Rinks Eislaufclub Rheinfelden offers skating lessons for kids on Monday eve- funhockey Curling Basel is home to one indoor skating rink (St. Jakob Arena), which is nings and Friday late afternoons, as well as for adults on Wednesday Curling is a sport involving strategy and skill that has been gaining primarily reserved for scheduled ice hockey and figure skating training, mornings and evenings and on Friday afternoons for kids with disabili- Ice Hockey Clubs. If your child is serious about playing hockey, he/she popularity in recent years among young and old alike. If you enjoy, or and two outdoor rinks, Eglisee and Margarethen, which are artificially ties (www.ec-rheinfelden.ch). could join a club with more intense weekly trainings (from 2–4 times are interested in, the sport of curling, there are a couple of locations in frozen, allowing for wonderful days of skating even when the tempera- per week, depending on age and level) as well as some weekend tour- Figure Skating Classes Baselland that have curling lanes. tures are above freezing. In addition to skating lessons and ice hockey, naments. Kids should have some basic hockey/skating skills or simul- Two clubs in Basel offer figure skating classes. The Eislaufclub St. Ja- The Curlingzentrum Region Basel with its eight curling rinks is the big- these rinks also offer hours for public skating. taneously attend hockey school. The team they should register for de- kob Basel Münchenstein offers group figure skating classes for kids gest curling center in northwest Switzerland. They are open from Sep- pends on their competency (A-team, B-team, and for older kids also The Kunsteisbahn (KEB) at Margarethen will be open this year from and adults, with the possibility of private lessons starting with level tember to April and offer classes for beginners, experienced curlers, Top-Team), as well as their age: Bambini/Bini (kids born 2008–2011), October 22 to March 5. With the exception of Tuesdays from 17:00– Star 2. www.eislaufclubbasel.ch juniors, and even a one-time brush-up course with integrated skip ele- Piccolo (2006–2007), Moskito (2004–2005), Mini (2002–2003), Novizen 19:00, at least one of the three rinks will be available for public skating ments. Children ages 8 and up are welcome to partake in a free trial The ECB—Eislauf Club Beider Basel offers four different levels of fig- (2000–2001), and Junioren (1997–1999). There are several hockey clubs during their opening hours. lesson from 15:30–17:00 on October 19 and January 4; register at least ure skating classes for kids (Star 1–4); register online for the winter they can join in the Basel area. www.jfs.bs.ch/fuer-sportlerinnen-und-sportler/sportanlagen/ one day before at [email protected]. www.curling-basel.ch session before October 17 under “Eislaufkurse.” In addition to figure kunsteisbahnen/kunsteisbahn-margarethen.html Basel-Stadt: The EHC Basel-Kleinhüningen trains at the Eglisee, Mar- skating, the ECB offers Eistanz (ice dancing); synchronized skating; The Curling-Club Sissach starts again on October 17 and offers begin- garethen, and St. Jakob ice rinks, depending on their level. They have The ice rink at Eglisee will open this year on October 29, with public and Eisschnelllauf (speed/short-track skating), which is open to begin- ner classes, a refresher course, as well as a 2-hour trial class from top teams for the upper age groups and also offer goalie training. skating times limited to 9:00–18:30 on Monday to Thursday and 9:00– ners and experienced speed skaters alike. The specialized long and 14:00–16:00 on October 22, where experts will introduce participants to www.ehcbaselklh.ch 17:00 on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday mornings until 12:30, half of narrow speed skates can be borrowed from the club, and training is the key concepts, rules, and secrets of the sport. To register, contact the rink will be devoted to “freies Stöcklen” (pick-up hockey) and the included in the membership fee. www.ecbeiderbasel.ch Rheinfelden: The EHC Rheinfelden trains all levels at the KuBa Freizeit- Anja Gertsch at 061-599-5524 after 17:00. If you are an experienced other half to free skating, followed by public skating on the full ice until center in Rheinfelden. Full equipment is obligatory and can be rented curler and want to join a team, contact them via their website. Further afield, the Eislaufclub Rheinfelden offers figure skating les- 19:00. www.kunschti-eglisee.ch for the season. www.ehc-rheinfelden.ch/hockey-spielen www.curlingclub-sissach.ch sons for kids and teens from beginners’ level as well as the four Star Entrance to both of these rinks costs CHF 7 for adults and CHF 4 for levels at the KUBA. They also offer beginners’ and advanced ice-danc- kids ages 6–16. Alternatively, you can buy a 10-pack of tickets for the ing classes for adults. www.ec-rheinfelden.ch. price of 9 tickets or a season pass at CHF 110 for adults and CHF 60 for kids. If you would like to enter but don’t plan to skate, you will need to The Eislauf Club Laufen also offers figure skating classes for Star lev- pay a “Zuschauer” (spectator) fee of CHF 1. You can bring your own els 1-3 and Star levels 4-8. http://eclaufen.ch/kurse_termine.htm skates or rent them on site; additionally, you can rent a little pusher to Ice Hockey help the very young learn to skate. Entrance and skate rentals are both Ice hockey is a great sport that promotes conditioning, coordination, reduced 50% after 17:00. Both rinks are equipped with a restaurant and team sportsmanship, and camaraderie, and for non-Swiss kids is a fan- snack bar to complete your visit. tastic way to meet local kids and be exposed to Swiss culture and dialect. There are also three ice rinks just outside of Basel: Chasing that little black puck around the rink is the fastest way kids learn Located 20 minutes from Basel, the KuBa Rheinfelden offers a covered to skate, so why not give it a try? If you or your child would like to play outdoor rink for skating and a smaller uncovered rink for pick-up hock- hockey, there are several opportunities in Basel-Stadt and Baselland. ey, both of which open for the season on October 3. The public can use Ice Hockey School. At hockey school, kids ages 4–10 will learn skating, the rinks daily until 16:30 or 17:00, and there is an ice disco every sec- puck and stick handling, and of course how to play hockey. There are ond Friday at 20:15.. www.kuba-rheinfelden.ch/kunsteisbahn.htm three organizations that offer hockey school in the Basel area: Also 20 minutes from Basel is the covered rink in Sissach, which opens EHC Basel-Kleinhüningen offers hockey school at the St. Jakob Arena for the season on September 24. It offers ice time to the public from on Saturday mornings from 9:45–10:45, starting October 22. Kids must 12:00–16:45 on weekdays and 12:00–16:30 on weekends. be able to skate independently; equipment can be purchased or rented. www.kunsti-sissach.ch For information or to register by phone, contact Kirsten Fender (she The Eissport- und Freizeithalle in Laufen, located a 5-minute walk from speaks English) at 077-455-5434. You can also register online by filling the train station, also has an indoor ice rink that is open to the public out the form on their website. www.ehcbaselklh.ch/kidshockeyschule from October to March; check their website for public skating times. The ice rink in Laufen also offers hockey school on Saturday mornings www.laufen-bl.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d104/f105.cfm for kids starting at age 4. The equipment can be borrowed for free and Skating Classes the skates can be rented at the rink. While hockey school officially If you or your child would like to learn how to skate, it is never too late! started on September 3, kids are welcome to join at any time and par- The ice rink at Eglisee (www.kunschti-eglisee.ch) will be holding skating ticipation is free. http://ehc-laufen.ch/nachwuchs/hockeyschule/ classes for kids ages 5–10 on Friday afternoons starting November 4, for If you live outside of Basel-Stadt, then “kids’ ice hockey” in Rheinfelden teenagers ages 11–17 on Friday evenings starting November 4, and for may also be a good option for your family. Here, kids starting at age 4 adults on Wednesday mornings starting November 2. For more informa- can learn skating and how to play ice hockey. Kids’ ice hockey is free tion or to sign up, contact A. Heitz at 061-643-0115, 078-624-3062, or and you can join at any time. Full equipment is mandatory and can [email protected]. Outside of Basel, the Eislauf Club Laufen of- be rented for CHF 100 for the whole season. You can register directly fers skating lessons for kids every Saturday morning at the rink in Laufen, online or with Stephan Meier at 061-871-0231 or starting on October 22 (http://eclaufen.ch/kurse_termine.htm), and the [email protected]. www.ehc-rheinfelden.ch

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ties. What was the purpose of these images of violence? Was the an- Typically Swiss!? van Gogh, to name just a few. They will be giving a tour in English of these cient world characterized by limitless brutality? The Skulpturhalle October 5 masterpieces of the museum in the Hauptbau (main building) from Basel will be hosting a new special exhibit that focuses on whether 11:00–12:00. The tour costs CHF 5 in addition to the museum entry. You are invited to this free information evening to acquire practical in- these scenes, in a period without mass media, had specific meanings formation and tips for business and day-to-day life in Switzerland. www.kunstmuseumbasel.ch and functions, and how society dealt with the depictions of violence, Learn about the differences between your culture and Swiss culture, both in antiquity and today. There will be a guided tour of the exhibit in Swiss manners, patterns of behavior, and even the unwritten laws—the English at 14:00 on October 2, as well as tours in German at 11:15 on Tour—Kandinsky, Marc & Der Blaue Reiter do’s and don’ts. This information evening is in English and will start at the first Sunday of each month and a guided tour in French at 14:00 on October 16 19:30 at the Zunftsaal at Rümelinsplatz 4 in Basel. It is brought to you November 6. Admission to the Skulpturhalle Basel is CHF 12 for adults, by the GGG Ausländerberatung, an organization devoted to helping for- From 15:00–16:00, the Fondation Beyeler will be giving a public tour in CHF 5 for youths and students, and free for kids under age 13 and for eigners integrate by providing language classes and translation ser- English of the temporary exhibit on the movement of Der Blaue Reiter, ColourKey holders; guided tours cost CHF 7 per person and pre-regis- vices, as well as counseling for taxes, legal issues, and much more. one of the most fascinating chapters in modern art. The presentation tration is required at 061-260-2500 or [email protected] Register to attend on their website or by phone at 061-206-9227. will highlight the almanac of the same name published by Wassily Kan- www.skulpturhalle.ch dinsky and Franz Marc, which heralded a turning point in art and has www.auslaenderberatung-basel.ch/swiss.html Presentation on Writing: Done is Great left its mark on generations of artists right up until today. Admission to the museum is CHF 25 for adults (CHF 50 for the whole family with October 1 Open Atelier at Kunstmuseum Tour of Mummies—Mystery of Time Familienpass), CHF 6 for kids ages 11–19, and free for kids under age Adults are invited to the Basel West Library from 10:30–12:00 to make October 2 11. The tour costs an additional CHF 7. Note that a French tour of this a plan to organize and finish writing projects (in English). Material fee October 9 On the first Sunday of every month, the Kunstmuseum Basel will be exhibit will take place on October 30. is CHF 5; no registration required. Mummies are legacies of bygone hosting an Open Atelier from 10:00–16:00 in the new, spacious prem- www.fondationbeyeler.ch eras that allow us to decipher www.stadtbibliothekbasel.ch ises on the ground floor of the Hauptbau (main building). All are invited where we come from. As individual to an art workshop before or after their visit to the exhibitions. Under witnesses of our history, they are expert guidance, visitors will have the opportunity to experiment with Science for Families culturally and historically invalu- Autumn Camps for Kids different materials and techniques and experience the joy of making October 16 able. The Naturhistorisches Mu- If you would like to keep your kids busy during the autumn school break, their own creations. In addition, on the first Sunday of each month, the The University of Basel has a German-language program designed to seum (Natural History Museum) various clubs and organizations offer a wide range of day camps for all museum will be offering family tours that playfully explore the exhibi- stimulate families’ interest in science. Café Scientifique takes place Basel will be giving an English- age groups, from sports such as tennis, acrobatics, horseback-riding, tion or collection. Neither the Open Atelier nor the tours require pre- one Sunday per month from 15:00–17:00, with specialists in various language tour at 15:30 of this tem- hiking, and soccer to creative arts such as pottery, painting, and a vari- registration, and both are free of charge for children. fields of research giving talks in a relaxed café atmosphere. There is no porary exhibit that includes human ety of arts and crafts. For an extensive list of camps to choose from fee, and no registration is required. Simply show up at the Universität www.kunstmuseumbasel.ch mummies, each with their own week by week, you can look up the September 2016 issue of Basel Life Basel, Totengässlein 3 in Basel. This month’s topic is entitled “Ruhe, touching and unusual stories, as Magazine in the archives of our website (www.basellife.com) and reg- Bitte!” (Quiet, please!). The three panelists—an audiologist from the well as sensational animal mum- ister now! (Family) Tour—The Figurative Pollock university hospital, a representative of the federal agency for the envi- mies. Most of the items shown October 2, 19, and 23 ronment, and a sound designer—will explore how and why loud noises were mummified naturally, with- bother us. Basel for Newcomers—Live, Learn, and Enjoy American painter Jack- out manipulation by man. Animal son Pollock is best http://cafe.unibas.ch/cafe/programm/ October 1 mummies testify to the various known for his abstract fascinating natural processes of On this tour, specially designed for new residents of the city, you can drip paintings. By con- mummification. In an impressive way, this exhibit demonstrates that Kids Lab get to know the city and at the same time gain some valuable tips for trast, far fewer people mummification is not only a burial ritual from the kingdom of the pha- October 16, 19, and 26 day-to-day life, such as public transport, post, and healthcare. You will are familiar with his raohs, but that desert sand, ice, or even dry basement air can preserve also receive useful information on where to shop, the many cultural extensive and signifi- dead bodies. Cost of the tour is included in the entrance fee for the The University of Basel organizes three workshops per month (in Ger- institutions in the city, and possibilities for spending your leisure time. cant earlier figurative special exhibit. man) where children ages 6–13 can explore a topic related to the This is a joint project by the Presidential Department of the Canton of oeuvre and the figura- month’s Café Scientifique. Children can attend the Kids Lab on Sunday, www.nmbs.ch Basel-Stadt and Basel Tourism and is designed to make new residents tive paintings that grew at the same time as the adult Café Scientifique talk (15:00–17:00), or on of the city feel welcome and at home as quickly as possible. The tour in out of the dripping one of the following two Wednesdays from 14:30–16:30. This month’s English is from 10:00–12:30 and costs CHF 5; meeting point is at the period. Kunstmuseum Tour—The Kunstmuseum’s New Building topic is “Krachmacher” (Noisemaker). Which noise is the loudest—a Basel tourist information at the SBB train station. You can contact them Basel now is presenting the first show anywhere in the world specifi- October 9 and 23 moving tram, a full restaurant, or a group of children playing? The chil- at [email protected]. cally dedicated to this fascinating chapter in art history. The exhibition dren will search for various sources of noise, find out why certain nois- Want to know more about the new construction of the Kunstmuseum www.basel.com/en/search/citytours offers a representative survey of the evolution of Pollock’s figurative art es are more annoying, and learn at what point noise may even be harm- Basel? Come for a close-up architectural tour in English of the Neubau from the mid-1930s to the 1950s in around 100 paintings and works on ful to our health. (new building) from 12:30–13:30. paper. The Kunstmuseum is offering several guided tours in English of http://cafe.unibas.ch/kidslab/programm Help Construct a Marble Run this exhibit. The tour on October 2 is from 10:30–11:30 and is a special www.kunstmuseumbasel.ch October 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, and 22 family tour that will be interesting for young and old. The tours on Parent–Child Woodworking Workshop Using hammer, nails, saws, wood, beads, and a planner, kids are invit- October 19 (from 14:00–15:00) and on October 23 (from 11:30–12:30) Tinguely Tour ed to come and participate in the building of a giant wooden marble are regular tours. The cost for all tours is CHF 5 plus regular museum From October 18 October 11 run, which will become a part of the new exhibition, “Happiness is entry. The Programm für Elternbildung (Program for Parent Education, PEB) You are invited to join a short, guided tour in English of the permanent Round like a Ball,” in the courtyard of the Spielzeug Museum in Riehen. www.kunstmuseumbasel.ch is offering a six-evening woodworking workshop (Tuesdays from 18:00– collection at the Tinguely Museum starting at 13:00. Admission to the The project will be directed by architect Christophe Scheidegger. Par- 20:00) for a parent with one child age 9 and up. The first evenings are museum costs CHF 15 for adults; free for kids age 16 and under when ticipation is free; check their website under “Veranstaltung” for times. spent learning various woodworking techniques (eg, drilling, sawing, Evening Tour at the Botanical Garden accompanied by an adult, otherwise CHF 10. The cost of the tour is in- www.spielzeugmuseumriehen.ch grinding, dowels, over plates), while making some simple tools for cluded in the entrance fee. October 4 measuring. The remaining evenings will be spent building a project of On this evening, specialists at the Botanischer Garten der Universität www.tinguely.ch your choice (eg, jewelry box, game board, bird house, crossbow, CD Tour—Cruelty and Nothing Else? Basel (Botanical Garden of the University of Basel) will be giving a rack, ship). The workshops are in German; no previous woodworking Images of Violence in the Classical World experience is required. Cost is CHF 160 (CHF 192 for those not living in 1-hour tour in German starting at 17:00 and again at 18:30. The tour Tour of Kunstmuseum Masterpieces October 2 will be entitled “Wunderwelt der Pilze” (Wonderful world of fungi). Basel-Stadt), plus CHF 20 for materials. This class fills up fast, so reg- October 15 In ancient Greek fine arts, scenes of violence were displayed on many Meeting place is the fountain at the corner of the Institutsgebäude (in- ister quickly on the PEB website under “Familienkurse,” by clicking on public buildings as well as on vessels in private homes. Ancient writ- stitute building). Cost is free, but donations are accepted. The Kunstmuseum has an impressive collection of fine art, including “Anmelden” for workshop number 2. ings were also dominated by descriptions of war, battles, and atroci- https://botgarten.unibas.ch/2016feierabend/index.php many works by Picasso, Degas, Matisse, Miró, Rembrandt, Rénoir, and www.peb-basel.ch

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designed around a theme and includes an interactive exploration of Schaudepot—The Vitra Design Museum’s New Building classic stories, songs, and rhymes in English, as well as a simple craft On June 3, 2016, a new building was opened on the Vitra Campus in related to the overall theme for the children to complete and take home. Weil am Rhein, Germany—the Vitra Schaudepot. Designed by the Ba- Presented by storyteller Jeanne Darling, Toddler Tales takes place sel-based architects Herzog & de Meuron, the Schaudepot provides from 10:15–10:45 at the Basel West Library (Allschwilerstrasse 90) ev- the Vitra Design Museum with a venue for presenting key objects from ery fourth Tuesday of the month and is ideal for children ages 9 months their extensive collection to the public, as well as a new café and a to 4 years. Participation is free of charge and no registration is required. shop. In this context, a second entry point will be created to the Vitra www.stadtbibliothekbasel.ch Campus, enhancing its connections to the cities of Basel and Weil am Rhein. The centerpiece of the Schaudepot is a permanent exhibition of more than 400 key pieces of modern furniture design from 1800 to the Writing Workshop: Writing with an Audience present. The objects shown include early bentwood furniture; icons of From October 25 Classical Modernism by Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, and Gerrit Rietveld; Writers of fiction and nonfiction will support each other and refine their colorful plastic objects from the pop era; and recent designs produced Family Tour of Augusta Raurica projects by reading with a coach and other workshop participants. This with a 3D printer. This presentation will be complemented by smaller October 23 workshop in English is for adults and will take place at the Basel West temporary exhibitions on themes related to the collection, beginning with a look at the “Radical Design” movement of the 1960s. On the Don’t miss this exciting tour, perfectly tailored to the needs of families, Library from 19:15–20:45 on the last Tuesday of each month for six ses- lower level, the Schaudepot offers insights into additional focal points of the remains of the ancient Roman town of Augusta Raurica, just out- sions. Material fee is CHF 90; contact [email protected] to sign up. of the collection, such as Scandinavian and Italian design, the lighting side of Basel. In the authentic reconstruction of a Roman house you will www.stadtbibliothekbasel.ch collection, and the estate of Charles and Ray Eames. Entrance to the discover, with opportunities for hands-on experience, what everyday Schaudepot is separate from that to the Vitra Design Museum, but a life was like for a family in Roman times. Vivid examples from the cur- combination ticket can be purchased for discounts on both entries. rent exhibition “Children? Children!” illustrate family life in a memo- English Storytelling rable way. This one-hour tour will be held in English, starting at 13:00. October 29 www.design-museum.de The tour is good for families with kids ages 5 and up. Cost is CHF 16 for From 10:30–12:00, the JUKIBU library, in cooperation with the Basel adults and CHF 8 for kids, which includes museum entrance; reserva- Children’s Trust (BCT), will be hosting a storytelling event in English for tions are highly recommended. parents with toddlers. Cost is free and no registration is required. For a Choose Your Own Start Date for Your Monthly Tram Pass! find the location of various things around the city—from waste collec- full schedule of their foreign-language events, please see their website www.augustaraurica.ch/en Now you can choose the start date of your monthly or yearly bus/tram tion zones and safe routes and intersections for your children to take to and their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/jukibu). pass (U-Abo). So rather than purchase a monthly pass that is good for school to sports facilities, bicycle maps, religious institutions, and so www.jukibu.ch a given calendar month (eg, October 1–31), you can buy a pass that is much more. Simply click on the search item on the right side of the After-School English Story Time good for one month from any given starting date (eg, October 12 – No- page, and watch as their locations magically pop up on the map. So October 20 and 27 vember 11). Customize it to suit your needs! This offer is good on next time you want to find the nearest clothing donation box or animal carcass disposal location, check out Basel’s GeoViewer, with informa- English storytellers invite children ages 3–8 to the Basel West library U-Abos for adults, seniors, and juniors (up until the day before their tion available in English, German, and French. on Thursday afternoons from 15:30–16:30 to discover new ways to cel- 25th birthday). This flexibility cannot be applied to passes that allow ebrate literature. Participation is always free of charge and no registra- you to cross the border into France or Germany—these are still only www.stadtplan.bs.ch/geoviewer tion is required. Three storytellers will rotate throughout the months of available from the first of the month. To purchase your customized monthly or yearly pass at one of the green TNW automated ticket ma- October to February. On October 20, Shelly Verma presents “Book a Take a Tablet Tour of the Historical Museum Trip Around the World.” Explore folk tales and fables from different chines, you only need to have a U-AboCard, a Swiss Pass, or a Halbtax Visitors of the Museum für Geschichte (Historical Museum) can now continents of the world. This hour is a cultural experience with stories, Psychic Crisis? card. You can order your U-AboCard in person at the BVB stand in take their own English tour of the museum, any time they like. Thanks music, crafts, and friends. On October 27, Jeanne Darling presents Barfüsserplatz or at the BLT window at Heuwaage (if you live in Basel to the kind patronage of Anne Kriken Mann, in memory of her late hus- “Tall Tales,” a mixture of fanciful stories, goofy rhymes, and silly songs. land), or online at http://uabocard.tnw.ch. Once you have the card, you band Richard David Mann (1935–2012) who was a great friend of the These story sessions will aim to spark imaginative flights of fancy and can purchase your customized U-Abo anytime at the ticket machines us- Historisches Museum Basel, you can now enjoy an approximately lots of giggles—perfect for those winter afternoons! Each session will ing a debit, credit, or PostFinance card and print it out on the spot—no 30-minute electronic tour of the museum’s permanent exhibition. Sim- end with a craft for the children to complete and take home. more waiting in line at the ticket counter each month. If you hold an SBB- ID (for example, Swiss Pass or Halbtax card), you can purchase your cus- ply ask for a tablet at the museum shop and push the start button. You www.stadtbibliothekbasel.ch tomized U-Abo from any of the SBB ticket machines in the entire TNW choose when to begin and end the tour, which is included in the entrance area. In the event of a ticket check (ie, if you are asked to show your fee to the museum. “Fish Plate” Workshop ticket by a ticket inspector), the printed U-Abo-ticket, along with a per- www.hmb.ch sonal I.D. (U-AboCard, I.D., Swiss Pass, Halbtax card), should be shown. October 22 and 23 www.tnw.ch With their depictions of mystical ocean life, decorative dolphins, and mysterious mythical creatures, ancient “fish plates” have fascinated people over the centuries. The Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel is now A Romantic Dinner for Parents dedicating a special exhibit to these plates that even today pose many The Seegarten Restaurant in Park im Grünen in Münchenstein is offer- questions. As part of this exhibition called “The Girl and the Sea,” all ing parents the chance to enjoy a romantic evening of fine dining in are invited from 13:30–17:30 to participate in a workshop for young and their restaurant, without having to leave the children at home with a old. Those enthralled with these phenomenal plates can put their own sitter! On the first Friday of every month (except for public holidays), fantastical story on a fish plate that they can of course take home with you can enjoy a several-course gourmet meal in their elegant à-la- them afterwards. Children ages 6 and up may participate if accompa- carte restaurant while your kids ages 4–9 are supervised by a trained nied by an adult. Participation is free and there is no need to register Find a suitable treatment in English at: childcare provider nearby—they will eat, play, and do crafts and activi- for the workshop, although you may need to wait for a turn. ties in a relaxed atmosphere. Call 058-575-8000 to make a reservation. Privatklinik Liestal, T +41 61 553 56 56 www.spielzeug-welten-museum-basel.ch www.seegarten-restaurant.ch/a-la-carte-restaurant.html

Toddler Tales Basel’s GeoViewer October 25 www.pbl.ch Whether you are a newcomer to Basel or have been here for many Toddler Tales is designed to engage young listeners as they discover years, Basel’s GeoViewer website will surely be of great interest to you. the wonderful world of books and the fun of language. Each session is It is essentially a map of the city that you can zoom into and out of to

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Rule Number 3: Don’t Overindulge and Order! Ever ordered a wine at a tasting, only to find that when it’s delivered it isn’t really the kind of wine you like? I have. Even when you spit every wine you taste—if you taste enough wines, your mouth will absorb enough alcohol to impair good judgement. Here’s a really great tip to help you avoid buying wines at a tasting or fair you end up not wanting to drink—go more than once. The Weinmesse runs for nine days, which should allow most Basel, our beloved smallish, big city, offers an interesting people the chance to visit more than once, if they so desire. Here’s what to mix of modern architecture; historical buildings; and do: On your first visit, go a little wild! Try (but spit) as many wines as you quaint cobblestone streets riddled with artistic sculptures, like, keeping track of the wines that you think are so good that you abso- curious statues, colorful murals, historical fountains, in- lutely must buy them—but don’t! On this first visit, resist the urge to put tricately detailed mailboxes, and other such works of art. A pen to paper except to mark the wines you think are the best. On the sec- short walk through any part of town will have you discover- ond visit, try ONLY your top-rated wines and with a sober head and an ing interesting and artistic gems at every corner. objective mind decide if you really want these wines in your cellar. How well do you know Basel? Check out the “Where in Ba- That’s about it! Three simple rules to follow to ensure that you don’t sel?” picture in each issue and be the first to write us embarrass yourself and end up with a cellar full of wines you don’t like. where in the city the picture was taken to win a fabulous It’s not rocket science, just good common sense. As for some ideas on prize. If you think you know where this month’s picture what to taste at the Weinmesse, in the next issue of Basel Life Magazine was taken, send us an email at [email protected] with A Survival Guide for the Basler Weinmesse I will be highlighting some lesser-known grape varieties that are really the subject title “Where in Basel?” As soon as we receive worth trying because they are not only delicious, but often offer great the correct answer, we will post the solution on our Face- By Timothy Magnus value. Until then, Santé! book page (www.facebook.com/basellifemagazine) and I remember the first time I attended a big wine tasting. I was young, contact you regarding your prize. This month’s prizes include tickets to the Kirk Fletcher/Michael Landau, Gregory interested in wine (I had completely read through at least half a dozen Timothy Magnus is a wine expert from Australia Porter, or David Sanborn/Christian McBride concerts, wine magazines, so considered myself quite the expert!) and thought who has been living in Switzerland for almost 10 generously donated by Groove Now! and Offbeat Concerts. I’d arrived in heaven when I stepped into the tasting hall and realized years. He holds the WSET Diploma and is owner there were literally hundreds of wines to taste. Naturally, I took it upon and founder of Magnus Vinum—The Wine Tast- Good Luck! myself to taste them all! ing Company, which offers wine courses and Solution to last month’s “Where in Basel?”: The photo showed the statue called “The Bourgeois de Calais” by Auguste Rodin that is located in the court- Two hours in, and I was waxing lyrically with the winemakers and retail- events in English for private and corporate cli- yard of the main building of the Kunstmuseum Basel. Congratulations to Brunella C., who was the first to send in the correct answer and won two VIP ers who were presenting their wines. I was bubbling with enthusiasm ents. Contact him at [email protected], tickets to the Kunstmuseum’s special exhibit, “Sculpture on the Move 1946–2016.” and was relishing this first opportunity to interact with professionals find out more on www.magnusvinum.ch, or fol- from the wine world. Three hours in, and everything was starting to get low him on www.facebook.com/magnusvinum a little blurry. I can’t remember very much after that! or www.instagram.com/magnusvinum If only I had been given some practical advice on the do’s and don’ts of wine tastings and how to get through the experience with a (more or less) level head! With the upcoming Basler Weinmesse this may be the BASEL’S SWISS perfect time to share some nuggets of advice I’ve gathered from many years of wine tasting. Here goes… ENGLISH SPEAKING Rule Number 1: Spit! There is indeed a subtle but important difference between tasting and DENTIST ZAHNARZTPRAXIS drinking. Drinking is what we do with friends while we eat and chat. It’s something we all love and it’s the raison d’être of wine. Dinner for two Dr. med. med. dent. plus one bottle of wine—it just works. Tasting 100+ wines and swallow- ing them all works less well! It’s only logical that when tasting a large Christoph Villiger MD DDS number of wines, you will quickly consume more than a sensible amount of alcohol. It is also often the case that people attend tastings with an empty stomach. That’s just asking for trouble. I’ve worked on Latest Cutting-Edge the other side of the tasting bench and I can tell you, it’s not fun serving people who have overindulged. The answer? When you are at a tasting, Dental Technologies spit the wines out in the spittoons that are always provided. That’s why they’re there! If you’re embarrassed to spit in public because you don’t have so much experience, try spitting while brushing your teeth. Take a As Quality sip of water, and aim for middle of the sink and let it rip! It’s super easy and totally accepted behavior at a tasting! in Dentistry Matters! Rule Number 2: Don’t Wear Perfume! There is an unspoken but widely accepted rule within the wine world www.zahnarztpraxis-villiger.ch that you don’t wear strong perfume to a tasting. If the person standing next to you smells like the latest perfume creation from Chanel, the www.face-beauty-basel.ch Chardonnay in your glass will smell decidedly exotic, if you can smell it [email protected] at all! Tasting wine requires an absence of distracting smells. If you are worried about your body odor, use an odorless deodorant, but please 061 281 60 05 resist the temptation to wear perfume! Holbeinstrasse 81 4051 Basel While we’re on the subject of personal hygiene, please consider how Member of: orange juice tastes first thing in the morning after brushing your teeth FMH Swiss Medical Assiociation with minty toothpaste—not so tasty! If you can’t resist the urge to brush Swiss Dental Assiociation your teeth before a wine tasting, consider brushing with just water…

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inum albums; won six Grammy Ivor at Goetheanum Awards, including “Best Rock October 9 Album” for “Stadium Arcadium,” The Sinfonieorchester Basel will be performing pieces by Ferruccio “Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group” for “Dani Califor- Busoni, Camille Saint- Saëns, and Ludwig van Beethoven at the Goethe- nia,” “Best Rock Song” for “Scar anum in Dornach. The concert will start at 17:00; ticket prices start at Tissue,” and “Best Hard Rock CHF 20 (CHF 15 for students) and can be purchased online or at Bider Performance With Vocal” for & Tanner. “Give it Away;" and they hold the www.sinfonieorchesterbasel.ch/en record for the most No.1 singles of all time in Alternative Radio. Don’t miss the much anticipated return of the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the Hallenstadion in Zürich, where they present their newly released al- Chippendales bum, “The Getaway.” Tickets cost CHF 99 for standing room and October 14 CHF 109 for seats—and they won’t last long! For the 31st time, Chippendales is back in Basel for one night on their www.abc-production.ch new “Break the Rules” tour, where shirts fall like autumn leaves to reveal oiled muscles, steeled bodies, washboard stomachs, and tight Break the Tango AFTER HOURS—Chillen im Museum buttocks. This show will be filled with singing and dancing and a lot of October 1–9 sexiness, as well as the opportunity to get up close to the muscled October 6 What do you get if you combine tango dancers from Argentina, international break dancers, and an electro-tango band? “Break the Tango” is a dance men. This year’s performance will be held at the Musical Theater in If you are interested in seeing the Naturhistorisches Museum Basel’s show that brings together two completely different styles of dance, where tradition meets modernity and all the rules are broken. While the tango Basel. Tickets are CHF 46.30–91.90 and can be purchased through new exhibit “Mumien—Rätsel der Zeit” (Mummies—mysteries of time) dancers—including former tango world champions German Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi along with Ezequiel Lopez and Camila Alegre—elegantly Ticketcorner. in the evening, here is your chance. You can visit this special exhibit at glide across the dance floor, the athletic break dancers create a fusion of Milonga traditions. What at first seems like an impossible combination your leisure from 18:00–23:00 for free, followed by a relaxing drink with www.actnews.ch blends together as the show progresses to become a perfect partnership. “Break the Tango” combines two distinctive styles of dance and shows how friends at the museum bar (drinks are extra). fiery, explosive, and thrilling the mix of tango and street dance can be. A live four-man band and singer accompany the troupe, performing hits from Adele to Otros Aires. Tango meets Streetdance at the Maag Halle in Zürich; tickets are CHF 58–108 and can be bought through www.starticket.ch. www.nmb.bs.ch English Comedy http://breakthetango.ch October 15 Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Fresh from tour- October 6 ing the U.K. and Wine Tasting: Italian Passion cunning donkey’s rise to power is a humorous and ironic critique of a South African-born Manfred Mann has made many entries in the book Australia, as well September 29 – October 1 corrupt and decadent society. With her sensual and poetic concept of of pop music history. With hits like “Mighty Quinn,” “Blinded by the as a hugely suc- “choral direction,” conductor and director Karmina Šilec has now cre- cessful European Mövenpick Weinkeller (Haltingerstrasse 101) in Basel is hosting a tast- Light,” and “Davy’s on the Road Again,” he certainly mastered the art of ated a remarkable evening with the Theater Basel Chorus at its center. tour last year, ing with a particular focus on Italian wines during their opening hours the timeless classic. He founded his legendary Earth Band in 1971 and “Fauvel” will be performed in French, English, Slovenian, and Latin British comic Ste- on Thursday and Friday until 20:00 and Saturday until 16:00. regularly occupied spots on the charts in the 70s and 80s. They played with German and English surtitles. Tickets are CHF 40–82; half price throughout Europe in sold-out venues, becoming famous for their sen- phen K. Amos, the www.moevenpick-wein.com for students. sational live shows. This legendary band will be performing at the Z7 in maestro of feel- www.theater-basel.ch Pratteln; tickets are CHF 46.50 and can be purchased online. good comedy, is Opera—Thursday www.z-7.ch back on tour in Europe with his October 1 and 2 Opera—The Dead City new show, “The Acoustic visionary Karlheinz Stockhausen created nothing less than a October 4, 7, 15, 23, and 29 Dance Night Laughter Master.” musical creation myth in his monumental cycle of operas called “Licht” Bruges, once a key center of medieval trade and commerce, has now October 8 Amos will bring you more tales and stories of finding laughter in this (Light), which celebrates the creation of the world out of the spirit of become a symbol of isolation and remoteness from the world. It is here “Tanznacht40” dance parties are for those who have at least 40 years crazy world we inhabit. Is it all just doom and gloom in the headlines? music theatre within the seven days of the week. The first of the seven that Paul settles after his wife’s death and attempts to preserve every under their belts. This event will take place at the Querfeld-Halle (Hal- The show will take place at the Alte Markthalle in Basel, just a few min- operas, “Donnerstag” (Thursday), embarks on a spiritual journey detail of her existence for eternity. Paul’s only contacts with the outside le 7), Dornacherstrasse 192, Basel; the party will run from 21:00–03:00 utes’ walk from the Basel SBB train station. Doors open at 19:30 and through space and time. Stockhausen creates a spectacle of sound that world come through his housekeeper Brigitta and his best friend Frank, and will be hosted by DJ Ice; admission is CHF 15. Friends, couples, the show starts at 20:00; tickets are CHF 55 and can be purchased on- seemingly breaks all boundaries of music theatre and even attempts to until life comes bursting into Paul’s temple of memories in the form of and singles are welcome. line at www.starticket.ch. challenge the physical structure of the theatre building—the perfor- the dancer Marietta. In Paul’s eyes she looks so similar to his dead wife www.tanznacht40.ch www.internationalcomedyclub.ch mance extends beyond the auditorium into the foyer and then further, that he cannot tell them apart. He becomes ever more absorbed in an outside the theatre. Theater Basel’s doors will therefore open at 16:00 obsessive love. The boundaries between life and death, dream and real- for “Michael’s Greeting,” the overture to a theatrical marathon that will ity become increasingly blurred until Paul commits a murder—or does only be interrupted for a supper break between acts 2 and 3 and is timed he? “Die tote Stadt” (The Dead City) is based on the novel “Bruges-la- English Speaking Counseling Services to end at sunset in the square in front of the theatre. This is the first time Morte” by Georges Rodenbach, one of the key texts of French symbol- for Adolescents, Adults and Couples. that Stockhausen’s masterpiece can be seen in Switzerland, in a new ism. Erich Wolfgang Korngold and his librettist Paul Schott (alias Julius The challenging language school. production by the young American director Lydia Steier and conducted Korngold, the composer’s father) nevertheless made substantial chang- Tara Gaffney, MS, LPCC by the famous New Music specialist Titus Engel. This opera in three acts es to the story, giving the opera a happy ending and giving the central will be performed in German with English and German surtitles. Tickets character Paul the strength to take control of his own destiny once again Licensed Professional are CHF 50–118 for adults and CHF 27–61 for students. and return to the living as a result of a cathartic dream. The opera will Clinical Counselor www.theater-basel.ch be in German with English surtitles; tickets are CHF 50–118. Steinenbachgasslein 49 www.theater-basel.ch 4051 Basel Chorus Concert—Fauvel +41 78 646 97 44 Fast forward in small groups. Red Hot Chili Peppers October 3 and 24 www.lifetransitionscounselingllc.com Contact us for a cost-free, individual level evaluation and consultation. A piece of vocal theatre developed exclusively for the Theater Basel October 5 and 6 “Everything can always be different” – inlingua is dual certified: Chorus, “Fauvel,” is based on a work by composer Lojze Lebicˇ, (“Fau- The Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the most successful bands in Dufourstrasse 50 (at Aeschenplatz) • 061 278 99 33 vel ‘86”), which in turn draws on the medieval poem with music “Ro- rock history and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Alfred Adler www.inlingua-basel.ch • [email protected] man de Fauvel.” This allegorical tale from the 14th century about a 2012. They have sold over 60 million albums, including five multi-plat-

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Baloise Session the Hotel Schützen in Rheinfelden. The club can be reached with a be redeemed for samples, a tasting glass that you can take with you, a October 21 – November 8 quick 15-minute train ride from Basel SBB to Rheinfelden; it is only a neck-band glass holder (to free your hands), entrance to the cigar 2-minute walk from the Rheinfelden train station. Public car parking is lounge, as well as a festival brochure. Want to taste more? You can pur- For the 31st year, this phenomenal concert series is bringing interna- available in front of the hotel. Tickets are CHF 40 for adults and CHF 10 chase 10 additional tasting Jetons for CHF 10. Tickets are also avail- tional music stars of the highest caliber from the world of pop, rock, for students (with I.D.); reserve them at [email protected] or for din- able at Pro Innerstadt, Wallstrasse 14 in Basel. singer-songwriter, soul, funk, blues, jazz, and world music to Basel. ner and concert at 061-836-2525. One of the special features of this concert series (named after its pre- www.craftdistillers.ch senting sponsor, Baloise Insurance) is the close proximity of the stars www.jazzclubq4.ch to their audience in a unique New York-style club setting with round Roots & Blues Guitar Heroes Together: tables and candlelight. The intimacy of the small concert hall, which Spanish and Portuguese Wine Tasting Kirk Fletcher/Michael Landau Band seats only 1,550 people—unlike the more common stadiums holding October 20 tens of thousands of people that these stars normally perform in—con- October 21 tributes to the unforgettable experience of this special event. Giant On this evening, Paul Ullrich is inviting you to taste Spanish and Portu- Too quickly and without much thought we speak of “guitar heroes” in screens ensure that even the audience members seated at the back guese wines as well as to discover the wine trends on the Iberian Pen- blues and rock. But in the cases of Michael Landau (born 1958) and Kirk will not miss any details. Another characteristic of the Baloise Session insula. There will also be Spanish culinary specialties for purchase to Fletcher (born 1975), the expression is more than legitimate. Both hail is that all concerts are double features, with two main performers who enhance your tasting experience. This event costs CHF 20 and will take from California, almost a generation apart, but they are linked by their have something in common—be it a musical genre, history, geographi- place from 17:00–21:00 at their Laufenstrasse 16 location in Basel. immense abilities, an incredible stylistic breadth, and their common cal background, or some other link. There is no registration and no obligation to buy, but the CHF 20 en- love of blues, rock, jazz, and funk. For four years, Kirk Fletcher was lead trance fee will be reimbursed with an order of CHF 200 or more. This year’s Baloise Session will again present an impressive lineup of guitarist with the truly legendary Fabulous Thunderbirds—and it was in performers and bands; the table below lists the complete program. All www.ullrich.ch this capacity that he was noticed by his elder colleague, Michael Lan- concerts will take place in the events hall at the Congress Center Ba- dau. Their meeting resulted in a series of regular collaborations that sel, with the public and VIP areas decorated with a touch of glamour. now, at last, brings them to Europe. Michael Landau, for his part, has Guests appreciate the ambiance, and well-known faces can often be earned fame as a busy session player, with incessant touring with Boz spotted in the audience. Scaggs and Joni Mitchell in the 1980s, and with innumerable studio jobs for giants from Pink Floyd to James Taylor, whom he has accompanied Tickets can be purchased online, but they go fast—so visit their website to Switzerland several times already. Less known is the fact that Landau or a Ticketcorner location near you quickly to secure your unforgettable has never stopped working and recording under his own name, a bril- night. liant example being his album “Organic Instrumentals” (2012). When www.baloisesession.ch such “guitar heroes” meet on stage, literally anything is possible. Pre- pare for a dynamic and gripping live experience at the Volkshaus Basel; DATE SESSION PERFORMERS PRICE tickets are CHF 39 for standing room and CHF 59 for seats (students under age 30 pay only CHF 25 for standing room tickets). October 21 Opening Night Joris / Emeli Sandé CHF 90–140 www.groovenow.ch October 22 Long Live Rock Sivert Høyem / Jeff Beck CHF 90–130 Swiss Craft Spirits Festival October 23 Latin Rhythms Rodrigo y Gabriela / Alvaro Soler CHF 80–120 October 20 and 21 October 25 Soul Dimensions Laura Mvula / Seven CHF 80–120 The only event of its kind in Switzerland, the Swiss Craft Spirits Festival October 26 Back to the Future Parov Stelar / Culture Club CHF 90–130 is the first festival for high-quality, handmade Swiss spirits. Craft Dis- October 28 Chart Breakers Milow / John Newman CHF 90–130 tillers bring producers and enthusiasts together in one place, presenting more than 100 spirits. No mass production from the assembly line, October 31 Good Vibrations Donavon Frankenreiter / Brian Wilson CHF 100–150 no artificial ingredients—here you will find only local and artisanal November 1 Indie Sounds Boy / Kaiser Chiefs CHF 60–100 spirits and liqueurs created by independent Swiss producers in small November 2 Jazz Variety Stacey Kent / Marcus Miller CHF 60–100 distilleries. From Swiss gin, whisky, or absinth to Kirsch (cherry bran- November 5 Country Road Brandi Carlile / Kenny Rogers CHF 80–120 dy) or Vielle Prune (plum brandy)—everybody can find something to their liking. You can also enjoy other pleasures, such as cigars, local November 7 Daybreaks Damian Lynn / Norah Jones CHF 90–140 beers, refreshing ingredients for your mixed drinks, and even gourmet November 8 Leichtes Gepäck Max Jury / Silbermond CHF 90–140 foods. Take part in the Visitors’ Choice and vote for your favorite spirits! DJs and music create a relaxed and fun atmosphere that will invite you to linger. The festival will take place at the WERK8 and Unser Bier brewery, Gundeldingerfeld, Dornacherstrasse 192, Basel from 16:00– The Baseballs the Volkshaus in Basel at 19:30. Tickets are CHF 30 for adults and 22:00. Entrance costs CHF 35, which includes 10 Jetons (chips) that can October 15 CHF 15 for students with proper I.D. Sam, Digger, and Basti bring hot, hip-swinging rock ‘n’ roll back to Swit- www.konzerte-basel.ch In Basel / Neubad Neuweilerstrasse 99, Fröschgasse 5 zerland. Their covers of 50s and 60s rock ‘n’ roll hits will have you drop- ping your inhibitions and dancing. At this concert, they will be playing hits Twobones Meet Bonbones New condominiums! Happy Halloween! from their new album “Hit me Baby…,” which combines the rock ‘n’ roll October 17 hits from the 50s and 60s with another musical era—more cannot be We wish all little ghosts, goblins, witches, said, you need to come to the Volkshaus in Basel to experience the party Twobones is a Swiss mainstream jazz band founded in 1986 with two URBANIUM.CH angels, Princess Elsas, pirates, trombone players, Paul Haag and Danilo Moccia, who were accompa- by Degelo Architekten: degelo.net atmosphere. Doors open at 19:00, and the show starts at 20:00; tickets Spidermen, Batmen, ballerinas, and Jedi are CHF 50 and can be purchased through Ticketcorner or Starticket. nied by a rhythm section consisting of bassist, drummer, and pianist. The two Japanese trombonists, Yuu Uesugi and Itsumi Komano, play in 2.5 Rooms from CHF 540‘000 Knights a wonderful Halloween! http://volkshaus-basel.ch a similar quintet in Japan called the Bonbones. In 2015, they declared 3.5 Rooms from CHF 680‘000 themselves great fans of the Twobones quintet and came up with the 4.5 Rooms from CHF 900‘000 Haven’t been to a Kindermusik class yet? Roof apartments from CHF 1‘450‘000 Come along and try a session – you’ll Concert—Cathy Krier idea to tour with them to celebrate Twobones’ 30-year anniversary. For this concert, the two young Japanese lady trombonists will meet the Completion in December 2017 have a howling good time! October 17 elderly gentlemen trombonists and their rhythm section, forming a Top Immobilien AG 061-303 86 86 As a part of the Rising Star concert series, Luxembourg pianist Cathy one-of-a-kind septet. Don’t miss your chance to see them play togeth- [email protected] www.top-immo.ch www.kidsmusic.ch Krier will be playing pieces by Mozart, Szymanowski, and Debussy at er at the Q4 Jazz Club, located in the beautiful old and historic cellar at

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Gregory Porter & Band CHF 25 for adults, CHF 22 for students, and CHF 6 for kids up to their SEAT Music Session October 23 16th birthday. To learn more about the films, go to www.explora.ch/ programm/reel_rock_11. October 22 The singer Gregory Porter is an incomprehensible phenomenon. Born The SEAT Music Session travels Switzerland for about three weeks, in 1971 in Los Angeles, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to football http://volkshaus-basel.ch bringing one-of-a-kind elegant lounge concert settings to cities around before he ended up with a shoulder injury in 1999. Since then, he has the country. These music concerts are intimate and unique in that the focused his career on singing and playing on Broadway. Porter achieved bands play in the middle of the concert venue, with the audience sitting his breakthrough as a jazz singer in 2010 with his album “Water,” and Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne in large poufy chairs and/or dancing around the musicians—what is later became a worldwide star with the release of “Liquid Spirit.” His October 24 success yielded him a Grammy award, a Down Beat award for Best referred to as a 360° stage. Each concert is different, with national and The Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne with pianist Louis Schwizgeb- Jazz Musician in 2013/2014, as well as an Echo prize. Porter’s trade- international top acts igniting a firework of great emotion with enchant- el and conductor Santuu-Matias Rouvali will be playing works by Ca- mark is not only his dark balloon cap, but especially his sensitive, soft, ing duets, unforgettable all-star performances, and rocking live bands. mille Saint- Saëns and Ludwig van Beethoven at Martinskirche at 19:30. yet gripping voice full of soul, gospel, and rhythm and blues, the likes This year’s SEAT Session will be held at the Volkshaus in Basel; tickets Tickets are CHF 35–90 and can be purchased through their website. are CHF 66.70 and can be purchased through Ticketcorner locations or of which has not been heard since Marvin Gaye and Lou Rawls. Dubbed www.konzerte-basel.ch online. as the best soul-jazz singer in the last three years, Porter stormed the charts and conquered the world with his stunning stage presence. As http://seatmusicsession.ch part of the Voice of Jazz series, Offbeat Concert will be presenting Gregory Porter at the Musical Theater Basel—a great moment of vocal jazz and a chance to hear pieces from his new CD “Take Me to the Al- Haydn Nacht—Concert 1 ley.” Tickets are CHF 35–99 and can be purchased online. Dance—Silk October 22 www.offbeat-concert.ch October 21 The Kammerorchester Basel (Chamber Orchestra Basel) will be present- On this evening, three dance pieces will be performed at the Burghof, just ing the first of the Haydn Nacht series entitled “L’Homme de Génie.” The across the border in Lörrach, Germany. This silky program is all about The Dublin Legends concert, which will feature several works by Haydn, will be held at the beauty, grace, and sensuality. In the first piece, “Without,” Benjamin Mil- October 23 Theodorskirche at 19:00; tickets are CHF 40–80, half-price for students. lepied brilliantly combines the classic with the urgency of the current es- The legends of Irish folk music are back again in Switzerland. Although tablishment for a neat and brilliant choreography. In “Untouched,” Cana- www.kammerorchesterbasel.ch the men of Dublin Legends (formerly The Dubliners) are already getting dian choreographer Aszure Barton takes us closer to the movement and on in years, when it comes to the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, they don’t fool the body of pleasure for a moment of malicious neoclassicism. “Gemini,” Ü30 Party around—there are stories of days of Guinness drinking, lost weekends, a virtuoso piece by Glen Tetley, offers pure dance—melancholic, sensual, and spontaneous pub concerts. A real Irishman knows just how to party! October 22 and passionate. The performance will start at 20:00; tickets are CHF 36– Their music and their performances have inspired generations of Irish 46 for adults, CHF 12 for youths, and can be purchased online. This disco is for those age 30 and older who love to dance, listen to good bands, such as The Pogues, Flogging Molly, and Dropkick Murphys. Many music with like-minded people, get together with friends, or meet inter- www.burghof.com traditional Irish songs that The Dubliners had reinterpreted are now re- Al Di Meola esting new people. The Offene Kirche Elisabethen (Elisabethen Church) garded as the only valid versions. In 2012, they received the Lifetime October 25 near Bankverein hosts a dance party from 20:00–02:00 once every two Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. They will be playing PS CORPORATION All Stars Featuring Reggie Johnson months to raise money for charitable causes. This year’s beneficiary is at the Konzertfabrik Z7 in Pratteln, where you can look forward to songs “Elysium” is a big word, meaning the island of the blessed in Greek October 22 Cartons du Coeur, an organization that provides basic food necessities like “Whiskey in the Jar,” “Dirty Old Town,” and “Seven Drunken Nights.” mythology. As the title of the new album of this grandiose guitarist im- PS CORPORATION Happy Jazz entertainment, founded in Basel in 1971, to people on the poverty line. Tickets cost CHF 25; it is advisable to buy Tickets are CHF 48.50 for standing room and can be purchased online. plies, the music will definitely take you where you want to go. At a young them in advance through Ticketcorner as this event sells out quickly. age, Al Di Meola wrote fusion history with Chick Corea; later he danced has become popular because of their outstanding musicality, witty an- www.z-7.ch nouncements, and of course the unforgettable megaphone sound. The www.offenekirche.ch/programm_veranstaltungskalender.htm the “Mediterranean Sundance” with Paco de Lucia. Over the years he Häbse Theater in Basel will be the location for this one-of-a-kind con- www.ticketcorner.ch has played with many greats, from Luciano Pavarotti to Paul Simon, cert featuring world-renown bassist Reggie Johnson, who has played Reel Rock 11 Herbie Hancock, and Phil Collins. Following a program with the New with jazz greats like Keith Jarret, Archie Shepp, Art Blakey, Kenny Bu- October 24 World Symphony and a Beatles tribute, Al Di Meola will again grace us Opera—The Force of Destiny with his spectacular guitar playing at the Burghof, just across the bor- rell, Clark Terry, Sarah Vauhan, Monty Alexander, Blue Mitchel, and If you are a fan of climbing, then this is for you! The Reel Rock 11 pro- October 22, 28, and 31 der in Lörrach, Germany. With strong rock impulses, complex jazz, and Johnny Griffin. The concert starts at 20:00 and tickets costs CHF 45. gram is finally out, with their latest collection of electrifying climbing the rhythmic pulses of the Latino world, seasoned with classics of his www.haebse-theater.ch In his breathless operatic thriller “La Forza del Destino,” Giuseppe Verdi films showcasing the sport’s biggest stories and athletes. The five new 40-year career, it will be nothing short of pure happiness for him and tells the story of three people bound together by the power of fate. The films deliver edge-of-your-seat action, globetrotting exploration, big his audience. Tickets are € 30–45 and can be purchased online. John Cale Performs at the Fondation Beyeler! plot hinges on the decision of an unrelenting patriarch: in order not to laughs, and true inspiration. All films are in English with German sur- sully his family’s good name, the Marchese di Calatrava forbids his daugh- titles. The evening will take place at the Volkshaus in Basel, with the www.burghof.com October 22 ter Leonora to marry the “exotic” Latin American Alvaro. When the couple presentation starting at 19:30. Tickets can be purchased online and are Exceptional art experiences are a tradition at the Fondation Beyeler. attempts to elope, a bullet is inadvertently discharged from Alvaro’s pis- Why does fine art exert such a powerful fascination? Why are museums tol, killing the Marchese. This fateful accident brings Leonora’s brother David Sanborn & Christian McBride Group so popular? Doubtlessly because they permit a direct personal rela- into the action, who seeks to avenge his father. A hunt ensues, leading October 26 tionship to art, face to face and with no filter. The close, intimate, some- straight to destruction. Verdi narrates this family tragedy against the Offbeat Concert will be presenting the new Sanborn / McBride Quartet, times demanding, and always exciting experience of art in a museum background of a society scarred by war and terror and in the process de- Playgroup/Child Care which can only be described as funky, groovy, and jazzy! American saxo- has inspired the Fondation Beyeler and Bayer to hold a lose series of velops a collage-like form of representation that is just as fragmentary as phonist David Sanborn is one of the most successful crossover musi- 3rd Floor, Reinacherstrasse 129, 4053 Basel, Tel: 061 331 7010 concerts in which a legendary musician can be experienced close up, the world it describes. The plot is driven by the bitter irony of fate, from Opening hours cians of the United States. He became known through his collaborations just like their artworks. Last year, Patti Smith and her band performed which no one is safe. Verdi’s unsparing analysis of the (limited) room to Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:45 – 12:30 with Steve Wonder, Paul Butterfield, and Gil Evans. He has shaped the an acoustic set at the Fondation Beyeler; this year, it is the turn of the maneuver that is open to individuals in times of war continues to make U.S. fusion scene like no other; played hundreds of albums in jazz, jazz rock legend John Cale—charismatic founding member of the unforget- this opera a topical masterpiece to this day. The work has been regarded A safe and loving environment for all your rock, and pop; and won no less than 11 Grammy Awards. Sanborns ca- table avant-garde band The Velvet Underground that was associated as one of Verdi’s most wide-ranging scores ever, one whose tragic char- Little Blessings reer highlights include tours with the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Eric with Andy Warhol. This extraordinary solo musician and music produc- acters are portrayed just as effectively as its comic ones, and one whose Little Blessings is an English-speaking playgroup for Clapton, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, and Miles Davis. Sanborn has er will be performing an exclusive concert with his trio at the Fondation militaristic moments, such as the famous drummer song “Rataplan”, dis- small children. The cost is CHF 35 per session. To now teamed up with Christian McBride, who plays indescribably big on Beyeler at 18:00. Tickets are CHF 85 (CHF 70 for Art Club Friends); play some highly impressive music. The opera will be performed at The- reserve, please call Tanja at 061 331 70 10 the double bass and the electric bass and is currently the most sought- museum admission is included in the cost of the ticket, and the exhibi- ater Basel in Italian with English and German surtitles; tickets are or send an e-mail to after bass player in the New York scene. He plays bass with groove, dy- tion can be visited prior to the concert. CHF 67–137 for adults and CHF 36–71 for students (minimum age 14). [email protected] namics, virtuosity, and swing in the tradition of Ray Brown and Charles www.fondationbeyeler.ch www.theater-basel.ch Mingus. The dynamic trio of Sanborn, McBride, and the young virtuoso

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Concert—Draw on, Sweet Night Les Elles Symphoniques contemporary works to world premieres. The concert will be held at October 29 October 30 the Burghof, just across the border in Lörrach, Germany. Tickets start at € 42 and can be purchased online. The time of bloody sectarian turmoil in England also gave rise to the Come and hear the first women-only symphony orchestra in the three- highest creative power that with the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558 country region. Their first concert in Switzerland is dedicated to wom- www.sinfonieorchesterbasel.ch/en reached its pinnacle, the Golden Age. In theater, Shakespeare and John- en—women as conductors, musicians, composers from all eras, and son created timeless pieces while English composers, under the influ- as inspiration. The orchestra was formed quite by accident in 2014, James Carter Organ Trio ence of Italian madrigalists, established a madrigal art that was touch- when the founder Valérie Seiler was in charge of assembling an or- October 31 ing in its sincerity and depth. “Draw on, Sweet Night,” the title of vocal chestra for an Italian festival in France and found only women available James Carter, with his large-interval jumps and other atypical sound ensemble colla voce’s next program, reflects the whole spectrum of that to join, because despite their equal abilities, they are generally less in effects, has a very unique sound, playing a full range of saxophones, creative energy; the pieces are about love’s happiness and suffering, demand in orchestras than their male counterparts. Come for a little including the bass, baritone, tenor, alto, soprano, and sopranino. Con- about painful desire and exuberant zest for life. The night is a symbol of dose of lady power and hear them perform pieces by Emilie Mayer, sidered one of the best-dressed jazz musicians, Carter won the Down- loneliness, of death, and unfulfilled desires, but also the withdrawal, the Cécile Chaminade, Germaine Tailleferre, Ethel Smith, and Hélene Bla- beat Magazine’s Critics’ and Readers’ Choice Award for baritone saxo- mysterious, and the highest fulfillment. At the Kartäuserkirche in Basel, zy, as well as by Claude Debussy and Otto Schwarz. This concert will phone three years in a row. In Robert Altman’s film “Kansas City,” he colla voce will sing a selection of English madrigals by the great com- take place at the Stadtkirche in Liestal at 17:00. Tickets cost CHF 26.05– played sax giant Ben Webster, but in real life, he has played with greats posers of their time, including William Byrd, Thomas Morley, Thomas 53.75 and can be purchased through www.ticketino.com. such as Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, the Lincoln Center Pat’s Big Band Dance Party Tomkins, John Weelkes, and John Wilbye. The concert starts at 19:30 http://regiokultur.ch Jazz Orchestra, Aretha Franklin, David Murray, and Sonny Rollins. October 28 and there will be a collection instead of a fixed ticket price. Carter will be playing with Gerard Gibbs on the Hammond B3 organ and This event is a cross between a traditional ball and a disco dance night. www.collavoce.ch Alex White on drums at the Q4 Jazz Club, located in the beautiful old The program will include standard and Latin dances, waltz, tango, and Basel’s Symphony Orchestra Plays in Lörrach and historic cellar at the Hotel Schützen in Rheinfelden. The club can samba—all in the style of the legendary dance big bands—as well as October 30 be reached with a quick 15-minute train ride from Basel SBB to Rhein- the most popular hits of pop and rock ‘n’ roll and the originals from the The Bluegrass Double Show felden; it is only a 2-minute walk from the Rheinfelden train station. glamorous swing era. This event will take place at the Volkshaus in October 30 The Sinfonieorchester Basel will be performing works by Korngold, Ravel, Schönberg, and Prokofjew, ranging from French impressionism Public car parking is available in front of the hotel. Tickets are CHF 50 Basel starting at 20:00, with a large dance floor and a continuous flow If you are a fan of bluegrass, to the Viennese modern. Bertrand Chamayou, one of the most respect- for adults and CHF 10 for students (with I.D.); reserve them at info@ of drinks and cold snacks. Tickets are CHF 35 and are available through then you shouldn’t miss this ed French pianists of his generation, will be performing with the or- jazzclubq4.ch or for dinner and concert at 061-836-2525. Ticketcorner. rare opportunity to hear two chestra. He impresses with his large repertoire and regularly brings www.jazzclubq4.ch http://bigband.ch top-class bluegrass bands from the United States in a joint show in Europe. Special Consensus from Chicago and Ticket Office: Get Your Tickets Now! the wild boys of The Po’ Ram- pianist, Christian Sands, will amaze their audience with an expressive Who Where When Tickets blin’ Boys with their 1940s- evening full of groove and funk! The concert will be at the Volkshaus in style Tennessee bluegrass sound will be playing a double show at the The Cure St. Jakobshalle, Basel November 4 www.ticketcorner.ch Basel; tickets are CHF 31–78 and can be purchased online. Kulturhotel Guggenheim in Liestal. Doors open at 16:00 and the show Brit Floyd—The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show Musical Theater, Basel November 6 www.actnews.ch www.starticket.ch starts at 17:00; entrance is CHF 45. The Musical Box—Performs GENESIS Musical Theater, Basel November 8 www.ticketcorner.ch www.bluegrassinbasel.ch Concert—Romeo and Juliet Musical—Chicago Theater 11, Zürich November 8–20 www.musical.ch October 26 and 27 Jethro Tull Musical Theater, Basel November 13 and 14 www.ticketcorner.ch This symphony concert with the Sinfonieorchester Basel features Paul Simon Hallenstadion, Zürich November 15 www.ticketcorner.ch works by Austrian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Jean Sibelius, Justin Bieber Hallenstadion, Zürich November 17 www.ticketcorner.ch Arnold Schönberg, and Sergej Prokofjew. Korngold wrote the music for Michael Curtiz’s pirate film “The Sea Hawk.” At two million dollars, its Katie Melua with the Gori Women’s Choir Musical Theater, Basel November 19 www.ticketcorner.ch production cost made it the most expensive Hollywood film ever. Schön- West Side Story Musical Theater, Basel November 22–27 www.ticketcorner.ch berg’s piece, “Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene” (Accompaniment to a film scene) also is indirectly related to the cinema. It is almost Jake Bugg Volkshaus, Basel November 30 www.starticket.ch beyond belief that Prokofiev’s ballet score for “Romeo and Juliet” was Elton John Hallenstadion, Zürich December 8 www.ticketcorner.ch initially a failure, rejected by the Bolshoi Ballet as “undanceable.” Jean Alter Bridge St. Jakobshalle, Basel December 11 www.ticketcorner.ch Sibelius’ concert for violin and orchestra in D minor, performed by Finnish violinist Pekka Ruusisto, completes the program. The concert The Harlem Gospel Singers Show Musical Theater, Basel December 26 www.musical.ch of the Sinfonieorchester Basel with conductor Erik Nielsen starts at Better quality of life through early Die Grosse Giuseppe Verdi Gala Musical Theater, Basel December 29 www.actnews.ch 19:30 at Theater Basel. Tickets are CHF 51.40–91.90 for adults, cancer detection CHF 25.90–46.30 for kids and students, and can be purchased at Bider Der Nussknacker (The Nutcracker) Musical Theater, Basel January 5–8 www.actnews.ch & Tanner or through Ticketcorner. Canton Basel-Stadt offers all women from the age of 50 onwards the opportunity to take part in its voluntary breast cancer Stomp Musical Theater, Basel January 10–15 www.musical.ch www.sinfonieorchesterbasel.ch/en screening programme. One Night of Queen Musical Theater, Basel January 17 www.actnews.ch We cannot prevent breast cancer – but together with radiolo- gists in Basel we can detect it early through mammograms. Moscow Ballet’s Schwanensee (Swan Lake) Musical Theater, Basel January 20 www.actnews.ch English Comedy It is up to you whether to participate in this programme or not. TAO—The Art of Drumming Musical Theater, Basel January 22 www.actnews.ch October 29 Please discuss your decision with your family and/or your doctor. Opera—Nabucco Musical Theater, Basel January 25 www.actnews.ch A legend of both the music and comedy worlds, Ronnie Golden from the We look forward to hearing from you on tel. 061 319 91 70 U.K., returns to Switzerland with one of the youngest, hottest, new tal- to make an appointment at the programme centre. ABBA Gold—The Concert Show 2017 Musical Theater, Basel January 26 www.actnews.ch ents on the U.K. block, Tom Lucy. This English-language musical com- Mammogram screening Canton Basel-Stadt Rhythm of the Dance Musical Theater, Basel January 27 www.nicetime.ch edy show will take place at the Alte Markthalle in Basel, just a couple of Mittlere Strasse 35 | 4056 Basel | Telephone 061 319 91 70 minutes’ walk from the Basel SBB. Doors open at 19:30 and the show Fax 061 319 91 79 | [email protected] Das Phantom der Oper Musical Theater, Basel February 4 www.actnews.ch www.mammografiescreeningbasel.ch starts at 20:00; tickets are CHF 40 and can be purchased online at Shadowland Musical Theater, Basel February 5 www.actnews.ch www.starticket.ch. Tom Odell X-TRA, Zürich February 14 www.starticket.ch www.internationalcomedyclub.ch

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