This exhibition uses more than 250 posters and photographs to chronicle the changing face of the area over the years. S-Bahn Prenzlauer Allee. This friendly bar is the latest addition to a cluster of new gay venues around an area known as Chamissoplatz in the western district of Kreuzberg. Well off the beaten tourist track, it attracts a good mix of gays, lesbians and drag queens and offers reasonably priced drinks. Enhanced by a selection of Barbie dolls, which have been nailed to the wall, the interior decor is sleek and simple.
Music mixes up house, retro and loungecore.
This year's Berlin Festival, which has been devoted to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, Artur Schabel and Arnold Schoenberg, looks set to reach a rousing climax in its final week with a concert at the Philharmonic Concert Hall. No 8 in F major and No 9 in D Minor. As part of a 'Week of Music from the Netherlands', the German Symphony Orchestra plays works by a series of modern Dutch composers under the baton of Reinbert de Leeuw. Included in the programme are 'Tao' by Louis Andriessen, a piece for four women's voices and ensemble, and Peter-Jan Wagemann's Symphony No 7. The concert will be broadcast live on Radio Free Berlin, and features piano solos by Tomoko Mukaiyama.