Neat Mentals
Rock music, yes, there is no question about that. However, Peter, Frank, Flo and Philipp bring quite different preferences into play. As a band, however, they find a common denominator and create an exciting mix of punk rock, melodycore, indie and tongue-in-cheek cross-references to metal. Sounds crazy? It's crazy!

Concrete Lipstick
If there was a punk BRAVO, Concrete Lipstick would probably be in it every week. Not only because they (rightly) play at every socket, but also because a lot of things come together here that make punks of all stripes dance, sing and bob along.

The Child and Youth Work (JuAr) cordially invites the people of Chur to the fourth summer festival in the Stadtbaumgarten - on Saturday, June 21, and Sunday, June 22, there will be celebrations. At this year's summer festival, visitors can expect a colourful programme of live music, dance, creative hands-on activities and culinary delights. A day that shows how diverse and lively child and youth work is in Chur.

«REFINE – youth reformed!» This is the name of the new youth festival, which will take place every 2 years in a different region of German-speaking Switzerland from 2025. It is a joint initiative of the Reformed Regional Churches. At REFINE, young people from the age of 13 are invited to deal with the world, themselves and their faith and to get involved in their concerns. As a platform, the major event enables 3000 young people to meet, have fun, develop and discuss ideas together, discover new approaches to their spirituality and deepen their faith.

The first youth festival is organised by the Zurich Regional Church in cooperation with the Cantonal Church of Schaffhausen. It will take place from 31.10.- 02.11.2025 in Zurich under the motto "All things are possible" - derived from Philippians 4.13: "For all things are possible to me through Him who fills me with power."

If you would like to be there with your youth group, don't forget to include the visit in your budget planning for 2025.
Costs that could be incurred by the parish would be:

- the public transport tickets or entrance and accommodation costs
- Festival pass for the entire weekend: CHF 65.- / person
- Day pass CHF 35.- / person
- Overnight stay CHF 25.- / person

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PLACE OF IMPLEMENTATION
Zurich Örlikon

PROGRAM
Fri 16:00 Door opening/check in
18:00 Dinner
19:00 Program until approx. 22:30, followed by Music until 01:00 (afterwards Night's rest)

Sat 08:00 Door opening/check in
09:00 Program until approx. 22:30, followed by Music until 01:00 (afterwards Night's rest)

Sun 08:00 Door opening/check in
09:00 Worship service and program
13:00 Brunch
15:00 End

REGISTRATION
13–15 years only in groups with accompaniment (18+, Pfr., soz. Deacon, catechist...)
16+ Registration in groups or alone, individuals can be connected to groups

OVERNIGHT STAY
Indoor camping on your own sleeping mat/sleeping bag. Bookable segregated space in gender-segregated industrial halls

PRESALE
Start May 2025

MORE INFO
www.refine.ch/

IN COLLABORATION WITH:
Evang. Regional Churches of Zurich and Schaffhausen
Supporting Association Youth Church Convention

INFORMATION
Claudio Eugster

Objective: You will get an overview, get to know the main funding agencies and know how to create a dossier and a budget for input. You will find out which funding agencies (municipal, cantonal, national, foundations, etc.) are suitable for your project and where you can find examples and templates of dossiers and budgets that you can stick to. So that you can survive as a musician in the long term.

Do you also have questions about the application process in Graubünden or Chur? Then benefit from the presence of Andrea Conrad (Head of Cultural Promotion Graubünden) and Helena Mettler (Head of Cultural Office Chur) and ask them directly your questions about the application for your next project.

Workshop in German in cooperation with Verein Graubünden Musik with:

- Milena Krstic aka Milena Patagonia, musician & journalist
- Andrea Conrad, Head of Cultural Promotion Graubünden
- Helena Mettler, Head of the Chur Cultural Office

The workshop is free of charge for SONART-Aktiv members and members of the Graubünden Musik association.
For non-members, the fee is CHF 100.

REGISTER HERE: www.sonart.swiss/de/veranstaltungen/alle-0/money-money-money-wie-komme-ich-zu-kulturfoerderung-535/

Registration deadline: 09.05.2025

In a special concert evening, two outstanding works of sacred vocal music will meet: Johann Sebastian Bach's Motet Jesu, meine Freude impresses with its artful structure, the close connection between chorale and biblical text as well as its rich expressive content. Heinrich Schütz's Musical Exequies, written in the midst of the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War, combine personal farewell culture with liturgical form and show a deep examination of death and consolation. Both compositions reflect in their own way the baroque idea of music as a means of edification and inner movement. A concert that offers space for concentration, resonance and musical discoveries.

With the Ensemble le phénix and soloists from the choir, conducted by Thomas Gropper

After the official ceremonial reopening of the city archive, the building will be open to the public for viewing from 13 to 16 May.

After more than 500 years, the city archive and its holdings have left the Chur town hall. In the new "Mehrwerk" building on the Hofgraben, a modern archive has been created that is appropriate to the rich history of the "oldest city in Switzerland". This is a special opportunity for all history buffs. In a series of guided tours, the audience gets a rare insight into all the archive rooms. The guided tours are free of charge, but registration is mandatory (stadtarchiv@chur.ch or 081 254 41 32). The meeting point is the entrance to the Chur City Archives, Hofgraben 3. Each tour lasts about 30-45 minutes and is conducted in German.

On the occasion of the reopening, the city archive is organizing a book launch in the new city archive on Hofgraben.

A special book now makes a unique source on the history of Graubünden accessible to all interested parties. In Chur, a father and two sons of the Terz family wrote a chronicle from 1727 to 1811. Reading her entries leads us into the world of the 18th and early 19th centuries, which is foreign to us today, with its very own values, ideals and ideas. The Terz Chronicle offers an insight into the mentality of the guild bourgeoisie, on whose history today's urbanity in Switzerland is based.

The important family book has an eventful past. After the authors died without descendants, excerpts from the manuscript appeared in public in 1880. Just twenty years later, the chronicle was considered lost and remained so for more than a century. In 2017, the city archive was able to acquire this cultural treasure and secure it for the public.

The historian and former city archivist Ulf Wendler and the genealogist Markus Köhl have edited the manuscript and provided it with explanations. They present the Terz Chronicle and provide insights into life in Chur 200 to 300 years ago.

The event will take place on May 15 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Chur City Archives, Hofgraben 3. Admission is free, but due to the limited number of seats, registration is mandatory (stadtarchiv@chur.ch or 081 254 41 32). The publication is available in bookstores for 85 francs and can also be purchased on site on the day of the opening.

Peach Weber "King of Gäx"

July 24, 2022 was one of the most important days in Peach's life. There he was awarded the highest honorary title of the European entertainment scene in London: "King of Gäx". In the presence of the Queen, who was still more or less alive at the time, and Prince Charles, who was still on standby at the time, the Dean of the Royal University of Europeans Funniest People named him an honorary bearer of this title, which was awarded for only the third time after Charly Chaplin and Mister Bean. But Peach has nevertheless remained modest. He renounces a world career and continues to tour his beloved homeland, Switzerland. After countless awards, he even managed the Grand Slam of comedy: "Oltener Gurke", "Spreitenbacher Humorgarette", "Salzburger Goldhamster", now as a highlight the "King of Gäx".

Contributors:
Peach Weber

Children and young people from Zapperlot will play two plays. Group Zapperplapper plays the play "Mein Schatz" by Vollmerth & Eisenbarth and Gruppe Zapperlinchen "Angstmän" by H. El Kurdi, both in an adaptation of the children's and youth theater Zapperlot.

The first performances will take place on Wednesday, 21.05.2025.
If the Chur City School organises the Maiensässwanderung on this day, the performances will be cancelled and the play "Angstmän" will be played on Friday 23.05.2025 at 6.00 pm.

Both performances will take place on Saturday 24.05.2025, at 3.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m

Energy is omnipresent – but how sustainable is our use? Rising prices, energy crises and climate change show that the energy transition is not a distant vision, but an urgent task. But how do we design a sustainable energy supply? Which technologies are driving change? And what political course must be set? Five experts shed light on these questions from different perspectives. You are invited to participate in the discussion and talk to the experts. Afterwards, we will open the Grischa Energy Park with an exclusive guided tour and invite you to an aperitif together.

Experts:
- Simon Gredig, City Councillor Chur: How can sustainable urban development succeed?
- Andreas Mehli, farmer and plant operator: What does renewable energy look like in everyday life?
- Andreas Oesch, operator of the Vals heating network: Why are local energy solutions crucial?
- Regula Petersen, Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE: How can policymakers accelerate the energy transition?
- Fabienne Thomas, AeeSuisse: Which innovations are driving the energy transition?

Moderation: Jan van Ditzhuijzen

Organizer: University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons