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Hopp! Hopp! Go for Your A Look Into the Historical Music, Sports, Gear Up for This Personal Best at the and Beneficial Society and Entertainment at Year’s Three-Country 2014 IWB Basel Marathon of the GGG the Basel Harbor Festival “Slow-Up” Volume 3 Issue 1 CHF 5/€4 A Monthly Guide to Living in Basel September 2014 Not Just Good, It’s Golden Autumn beckons Basel residents to get outdoors, be active, and explore the many facets of the ever-changing season September 2014 Volume 3 Issue 1 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR TABLE OF CONTENTS Dear Readers, Events in Basel: September 2014 4-6 It seems as if summer never really arrived this year and yet the month of September is already upon us, bringing with it a lot of changes—cooler nights, shorter days, and the beauty of the ever-changing fall colors. This Feature Event: IWB Basel Marathon 7September also brings with it a change in the name of our magazine from ‘Basel Family’ to ‘Basel Life.’ You will still find the same great content, just with a new name to better reflect that the magazine is a guide to living in Fun Outings: Beyond Basel 8Basel for all English-speaking residents of the Basel area—singles, couples, and families alike! Markets and Fairs 9This month is filled with festivals in and around Basel, including a Chinese festival (Mondfest), a kite festival, a children’s festival, a gypsy festival, a the- ater festival, the Zürich Film Festival, a squash festival, a festival of films Workshops, Tours, and Education 10-13 about the earth, as well as the harbor festival (Hafenfest) with its open-air party atmosphere. Numerous new exhibits also await your visit, focusing on topics from Western comics to radioactivity and modernist painters. Don’t Calendar: September 2014 14-15 miss the open house at the new Jazzcampus, gawk at the new arrivals at the auto show, take the family to the circus, or join in the Oktoberfest Inside Basel: The GGG is Working for You 16-17 celebrations. If you are looking for sportier fun, why not sign up for Basel’s IWB marathon or spend the day cycling through the three-country region at the Sports and Recreation 18-20 annual Slow-Up? Additionally, in this issue you will find information on golf- ing in Basel; hiking in the Alps; a nature amusement park in the picturesque Black Forest region; and a historical, living museum in Alsace, France. Did You Know? 21 Learn all about the GGG, an organization that was started over 200 years ago, and the diverse services it offers to the expat community. Read about Information Desk: Autumn Camps for Kids 22 the adventurous and educational program of the Basel girl scouts, as well as the numerous fall camps available for your kids in the autumn break. If you are looking for a night out on the town, check the entertainment section for Ticket Office: Get Your Tickets Now! 23 ideas, including a great selection of shows, concerts, theater, comedy, happy hour, opera, and dance parties galore, as well as rum, gin, or wine tastings. Entertainment: Night on the Town 24-27 With something for everyone, we hope that you continue to let ‘Basel Life’ guide you in making the most of your life in Basel! Mark Your Calendar: October 2014 Back Page Christine Christine Pesold Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Basel Family Magazine Staff: Editor-in-Chief: COVER: Fall in Basel is particularly picturesque in the St. Alban quarter, Christine Pesold Basel’s “Little Venice.” This quarter between the St. Alban-Tor and the Rhein, which features lovingly restored old timber-framed buildings as Advertising & Subscription Manager / Editor: well as modern architecture, is criss-crossed by numerous small canals Susanne Hiller and waterways. On beautiful fall afternoons, take a stroll through the area Art Director: and stop by the St. Alban-Tor, one of the three remaining city gates, or the Jon Hoefer remains of Basel’s old city walls at the “Dalbeloch.” On rainy days you can visit the historic Papiermühle (paper mill museum) or the Museum of For more information about subscribing or advertising – please contact us: Contemporary Art. Basel Tourism also offers guided tours of the area. www.basel.com/en/citytour/st-alban-tal-little-venice-basel [email protected] www.baselfamilymagazine.com cover photo: © jon hoefer BASEL LIFE MAGAZINE / BASEL FAMILY GmbH © Copyright 2014 . All rights reserved. It is our goal to provide valuable, timely information to our readers. The opinions expressed in the articles in this magazine are those of the contributing authors and do not reflect those of other members of the editorial staff and of any organizations or agencies distributing this magazine. Though we make every attempt to provide accurate information, we cannot be held responsi- ble if any event is cancelled, postponed, or modified. We encourage readers to contact the event organizers or their websites to obtain the most current event information. Please note: No part of this periodical may be duplicated in any fashion, or redistributed in any written language, without permission from the executive staff at Basel Family GmbH. If you have any questions, contact Basel Family GmbH staff at: [email protected]. 2 basel life magazine SEPTEMBER 2014 3 Events in Basel: June 2014 a musical mix of the top 70s, 80s, and 90s, as well as current hits. Hafenfest Parents are welcome to stay and dance with them. Older kids ages 8-10 can be dropped off for their dance from 15:00-17:30. Kids pay September 12-14 CHF 3 (CHF 5 if they are not members of the BCT), which includes The Swiss Rhein ports are the gateway to the world’s syrup drink, water, and popcorn. No need to sign up, just come by. oceans. In Basel, Muttenz, and Birsfelden, more than 10 percent of all Swiss imports, or 6-7 million tons of goods per year, are shipped to Switzerland Music Concert and Children’s Workshop from all over the world via the ports of Rotterdam, September 14 Antwerp, and Amsterdam. The harbor area in Basel, Begegnung mit Musik (Encounter with which forms the triangular intercept between France, Music) is the name of this concert se- Germany, and Switzerland, is a positive example of ries that invites the public to enjoy a closely maintained international relations as well as an chamber music concert in a cozy set- attractive development site for the logistics and other ting at the Museum Kleines Klingental. industries. The Hafenfest (Harbor Festival) Basel 2014 photo: © d. meier photo: Each concert is accompanied by a mu- aims to raise awareness in the industry and popula- Mondfest Basel sic workshop for children and families. tion and to assure the future development of the port The children listen to the beginning September 7 area. This 3-day festival will be more like an open-air of the concert, experience the sound party with music from Marc Sway, Zweiraumwohnung, Basel and Shanghai are celebrating the 7th anniversary of their of the chamber music, and then join a workshop for a playful ap- and Ira May. Learn more about this festival and the prosperous partnership with a festival on Münsterplatz from 12:00- proach to music and musical instruments. TrioPlus, consisting of a schedule of events online. 20:00. The China–Basel association is inviting you to enjoy, relax, violin, viola, violoncello, and guitar, will be playing some works by and mingle in a Chinese people’s garden that will be created in the www.hafenfest.ch © hafenfest photo: Haydn, Schubert, and more at 17:00. Tickets can be purchased from square. In addition to market stalls, there will be a varied lineup of Bider & Tanner; kids (up to age 18) are free, adults are CHF 30. activities, including a kung-fu show, Chinese circus, dance, music, www.netzwerk-kammermusik.ch/1/begegung-mit-musik Going West! Comics Looking to the West ClaraSpittelfest singing, and a dragon dance; visit their website for a detailed pro- gram of the day’s events. Until November 2 September 5-7 Festival—Filme für die Erde www.china-basel.ch The Cartoonmuseum Basel is hosting an exhibit that includes about The Claraspital at Kleinriehenstrasse 30 is holding this 3-day September 19 100 original drawings and original publications that reach back to festival to benefit two provincial hospitals, Belatanr and Kunkuri, in the 1920’s—to the beginning of the histo- northeastern India. The festival will feature culinary delights from Children’s Festival in Park im Grünen This festival will be presenting four films pertaining to Mother Earth, starting at 12:00. “Growing Cities”—In their search for answers, two ry of western comics in the United States Indian cuisine to Alsatian specialities, fish, meat, vegetarian dish- September 7 with George Herriman’s “Krazy Kat,” es, and much more. The festival will be especially family friendly filmmakers meet the pioneers of urban farming across the United James Swinnerton’s “Little Jimmy,” or with train rides, carousel, slide, tree climbing, and a host of games The organization Terre des Hommes is inviting you to a day of fun States (English with German subtitles). “The Island President”— Frank King’s “Gasoline Alley.” The exhi- from Robi- Spiel-Aktionen. There will also be a storytelling tent in Park im Grünen in Münchenstein starting at 11:00. The organiza- The Maldives are under water, and an island president raises his bition shows how the production of influ- and a number of stalls selling all kinds of wares. tion, which helps kids in need, will be hosting this day of games and voice.