European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Let s go Wurzburg celebrates the baroque City of Wurzburg West Germany will stage a july 2 i spectacle worthy of the raucous fests of baroque times. This time however everyone is invited not just Royalty. The festival starts at 10 ., with artists and musicians performing on two stages in front of the Lawen Bridge. At 8 ., the Danzig philharmonic will perform works by Mozart Haydn and Handel. At Nightfall a fireworks display designed by Joachim Schon will Light the sky above the Marienberg and Kappele fortresses. More than 1 3,000 fireworks will be set off from seven ships on the main Between the Lowen and alter main Bridges. In the intermission Between the 1 2 pyrotechnic displays actor director and Painter Veit Relin will perform related readings. Entrance to the festival during the Day is free but at 6  Tickets will be sold at the courthouse the police station and the labor office for the concert and fireworks display. Adults pay 12 Marks about $6.60and children pay 9 Marks $5. Advance tickets Are 9 Marks for adults 7 Marks for children. 10 Swiss towns typical Swiss towns a free brochure describes package arrangements offered by 10 towns Baden Biel la Chaux de Fonds Chur Fribourg Neuchatel Sion Solothurn Thun and Winterthur. Prices for an overnight with breakfast in a one or two Star hotel Start at 36 Swiss francs about $24 per person. The packages also include free use of Public transportation systems free entry to museums and swimming pools and sightseeing Tours. The brochure also contains details on each town s attractions suggested individual itineraries and a special events Calendar. For a copy of the brochure Contact the Swiss National tourist office at Kaise Strasse 23, 6000 Frankfurt  1, West Germany Tel. 069-25600124. For further information or bookings Contact the office do tourism de Bienne place de la care cd 2501 Bienne Biel Switzerland Tel. 0041-32-227575. Cruises in Sweden what better Way to enjoy the Gorges and coastal towns around Stockholm than on a cruise the 210-passenger ship Utsar has Sundecks and a restaurant cafeteria and lounge. Since it does not have enough Cabin space for a full Load of passengers travellers May opt to stay at local hotels. Cruises begin and end in Stockholm. A two Day cruise including hotel accommodations and meals costs 260 to 300 Marks about $144 to $165 per person. Five Day cruises Cost 700 Marks $390. For More information Contact the swedish tourist Bureau  2, 2000 Hamburg 1, West Germany Tel. 040-330185. Cabaret in Stuttgart in collaboration with the Friedrich Stadt Palace in East Berlin the variety theater in Stuttgart is presenting a cabaret nightly at 8 during july. The show features the corps de Ballet in a revue of Berlin s musical history Solo dancers Krista Merkel and Rainer Genss a transvestite dancing team and gymnasts and acrobats from East Germany.  Starlight express the fastest musical Ever is on stage in bochum West Germany. The show which has had successful runs in new York London and Tokyo offers breathtakingly choreographed roller skate races original music by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber cats Evita phantom of the opera amazing special effects incredible costumes and even a love Story. The heart of the Story is a train race. In conjunction with that the German rail system offers free transit on trains to and from bochum when you buy your show ticket. To make the Deal even better military members students and children can Purchase tickets at half Price during july and August at left a glittering fortress and the Blaze of fireworks As it Irmburg celebrates. Below a scene from the medieval tournament at Kaltenburg Castle. Information on tickets performance times and free transportation for Starlight express is available through All Tel ticket offices and at the Starlight Hall in bochum Tel. 0234-507070. Liverpool beatlemania the ninth annual beatles convention will take place aug. 26-30 in Liverpool England. The five Days of the convention include an auction of beatles Memorabilia and the sixth annual beatle Freak Ball on the Royal Iris ferry on aug. 26 a visit to St. Peter s Church and the Nasbah on aug. 27 the actual convention with guest speakers Flea markets and entertainment on aug. 28 and 29 and a luncheon at the Iron door on aug. 30. Cavern City Tours of Liverpool is offering a number of tour packages for the weekend ranging from a two Day Economy stay for 44 pounds about $75 to an 11 Day beatle Britain tour including a recording session at Abbey Road. For details Send a self addressed envelope to Cavern City Tours 4th floor 31 Mathew St., Liverpool l12 Tel. 051-236-9091. Market opens featuring artisans tight rope walkers troubadours fire eaters jugglers Bear trainers lords and ladies beggars indentured servants and vagrants and a medieval Bath Complete with attendants. The actual tourney begins at 3 ., with master Justers fencers and demonstrations of martial arts from the 11 the to the 16th centuries. Following the tournament the Market festivities resume. Tickets Are available at the Castle Box office opening at 11  Each tournament Day. A Day ticket with numbered grandstand seats during the tourney is 28 Marks about $15 for adults 18 Marks $10 for children. Standing room tickets Are 18 Marks for adults 8 Marks $4.50 for children. For further information Call 089-6229-7370. Western style test a Day with a Kaltenburg Castle located Between Ampersee Landsberg and Firstenfeld Bruck outside of Augsburg West Germany hosts a medieval tournament july 9 and 10, 16 and 17 and 23 and 24. Tournament Days begin at 1 , when a medieval the Schinder Hannes camping resort in Pfalz Feld Ausbay West Germany is sponsoring a country Western festival july 22-24. Western style activities will be featured throughout the three Days including Gold panning covered Wagon rides Bow and Arrow shooting and Anvil throwing competitions As Well As Pony rides and children s entertainment. Four country Western bands will be playing throughout the festival the German bands Hickory wind and Boss band and South forty and Southern express from Hahn a. The festival ends with a fireworks display. More information on the fest schedule and directions to the resort Are available through country camping Schinder Hannes Tel. 06746-1674. 26 stripes Magazine july 7, 1988