Gronau Inside

80 years of peace!? German-Dutch exhibition at the border
2025-05-05 - 2025-06-15
80 years of peace!?: Placement of office units and interview
“80 Years of Peace!?” is an event with an exhibition, cycle route and educational program. On Monday, April 28, the office units will be set up. You can interview the organizers about the exhibition at the border near Gronau-Glanerbrug. The exhibition is open from May 5 to July 20.

The organizers Rob Chevallier, Menno Ouderkerk and Kees Heemskerk will inform you about the design of the exhibition, the layout of the 2000 m2 site, the artists, the placement of the artworks, the extended opening hours (until 20 July instead of 15 June), the number of volunteers still needed, the progress of the crowdfunding campaign on
at www.initiatievensamenvoorelkaar.nl/80jaarvrede and much more. You are very welcome on Monday mornings from 9.30 to 11.30 a.m.
Address: Enscheder Straße 365 in Gronau.
Artists and cycle path
The 80-year history of peace and the future is illuminated by installations by 8 artists. These are: Leon Marie Dekker, Stefan Demming, Hettie Eleonora Koning, Carel Lanters/Julius Reinders, Josef Lenz, Ole Nieling and Dorothea Nold. These artists have also created a marker object on a cross-border cycle path. A bilingual passport forms the exhibition catalog. The route can also be traveled by (electric) car.
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“80 years of peace!?” – from May 5 to July 20, 2025.
Central location: Enscheder Straße – Gronau. Open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 am – 4 pm.
The artworks in Gronau will be set up on May 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. On Monday 5 May (Liberation Day), the exhibition will be opened to the public.
The exhibition will be officially opened by Mr. BJJ Bengevoord, Chairman of Euregio Gronau and Mayor of Winterswijk.
The opening will take place on Thursday 8 May at 17:00 in the Euregio building, Gronausestraat 1260 in Glanerbrug.
Contact: Stichting Nieuwe Twentse Kunst:
Menno Ouderkerk, Kees Heemskerk, Rob Chevallier.
06-22095713, 06-22857859
www.80jaarvrede.eu

Met Tönne Speckmann ründ üm Ep' - Geführte Fahrradtour
2025-05-24 13:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Treffpunkt: An der Martersäule auf dem Kirchplatz der St. Agatha Kirche in Epe
Tönne Speckmann, kauziger Südstadtrentner und Eper Urgestein, nimmt euch mit “ründ üm Ep’” und nach Gronau. Mit jeder Menge Wissenswertes und Anekdoten sowie Wahrheiten und Halbwahrheiten über Epe (und ein wenig über Gronau) gespickt, zeigt er euch die schönsten Ecken in und um Epe.
Die Tour findet planmäßig in plattdeutsch statt. Es ist jedoch auch möglich, dass diese auf hochdeutsch durchgeführt wird.
Zwischendurch wird eine Pause gemacht und ihr kehrt in das Restaurant Seeblick ein.
Highlights:

kompetenter Tourguide
zweisprachig möglich: plattdeutsch und hochdeutsch
inkl. Kuchenpause im Restaurant Seeblick (ein Stück Torte oder Kuchen mit Kaffee/Tee-Flatrate)

Termine:

Samstag, 29. März 2025, 13:00 bis 17:00 Uhr
Samstag, 24. Mai 2025, 13:00 bis 17:00 Uhr -AUSVERKAUFT-
Samstag, 28. Juni 2025, 13:00 bis 17:00 Uhr
Samstag, 11. Oktober 2025, 13:00 bis 17:00 Uhr

Organ concert
2025-05-24 18:00 | Ev. Stadtkirche Gronau, Döhrmannplatz, Gronau, 48599
Organ concert, Wolfgang Seifen at the Ev. Stadtkirche, Gronau
The next organ concert in the series in the Stadtkirche, Gronau will be performed by the world-famous improviser and Professor Emeritus of the Berlin University of the Arts, organist Wolfgang Seifen (Kevelaer). Seifen will demonstrate the entire art of organ improvisation in a one-hour program in various styles – from Baroque to Romantic – perfectly matched to the Wilhelm Sauer organ. The artist will be shown on the big screen.
Admission is free, but a donation is requested at the exit to help fund the concert series. More information about https://treffpunkt-kirchenmusik.de/

Concert with the band S.A.M.
2025-05-24 19:00 | Café Grenzenlos, Kurt-Schumacher-Platz 6, Gronau, NRW, 48599
The band presents a mix of funk, pop and Latin music. The young Dutch singer Sam Polman inspires with her fresh voice. The band is completed by keyboardist Marcel den Riet, guitarist Edwin Haspehoven, drummer Wilhelm Lammering and bassist Henri Huismann.

POSTPONED: Concert - 10 years of the Klangvoll women's choir
2025-05-24 19:30 | Aula im Werner-von-Siemens Gymnasium, Laubstiege 21, Gronau, 48599
The concert planned for 24.5.25 has to be postponed due to illness.
The new date will be announced shortly.
Motto: … there’s music in it … 10 years of the Klangvoll women’s choir
Tickets: 15,- Euro

Concert - Tribute to the Cats
2025-05-24 20:30 | Bürgerhalle Gronau, Spinnereistraße 20, Gronau, 48599
Relive the hits of The Cats with the Tribute To The Cats Band from Volendam (NL).
Seating and standing room can be booked:
https://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/67c810e03275fb0e1d3b1301/e/67ceadd23275fb0e1d3b5964?lang=de

Tickets from the Gronau Tourist Information Office, Tel. 02562 99006
