What's On: Tuesday 3 November 2009

Relaxed and friendly meet-up for English speaking parents and young kids. The Baby Babblers meet every Tuesday from 11:30am until everyone is babbled out at different locations across town. For more information contact Melanie: mrbarnaby@ymail or visit the website.

SUMO is the possibly the biggest ever photography book project. Ten years ago Taschen published a limited run of 10,000 books signed by Helmut Newton. This display shows all 394 photographs. There is also a smaller and revised version of the book for the regular book market. Exhibition is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 with late opening on Thursday until 22:00. At the Museum for Photography, Jebensstrasse 2.

Lily Allen live in concert. Tickets cost €27.40 and are available from usual agencies. Concert starts at 20:00. At Astra, Revaler Strasse 99 (Warschauer Strasse).

Special exhibition of around 80 photographs by amateur photographer Helmut Schilke from his travels to India. See website for detailed information. Open Tuesday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:30 and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. Standard admission is €4.50, concessions €2.50. At the Museum for Transport and Technology, Trebbiner Str. 9.

Regular Tuesday night film club at 20:00. New faces always welcome. At Another Country Bookshop, Riemannstr. 7. Nearest public transport link is U Gneisenaustr.

Classes for those who want to learn how to paint and find your own style while learning about their art, artists, artistic movements and styles. Course is open to beginners up to second year students. Some materials provided by the school (contact the school for details). Classes held on Fridays from 13:30 to 16:30. At the Laboratory of Living Arts near U Silesian Gate. Contact Laurie for full details: thelaboratoryfiles@gmail.com.

Permanent exhibition on the Kennedy family including photographs, official documents, private documents. See website for details of temporary exhibitions. Open daily from 10:00-18:00. At Pariser Platz 4a.

Exhibition of images of the Peaceful Revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall as documented by the people of Germany as well as short film images from documentary filmmakers for this period. See website for detailed information. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 with late opening on Thursday until 18:00. Admission is €4 standard or €3 concessions. At the Museum for Film and Television, Potsdamer Str. 2. Nearest public transport link is U+S Potsdamer Platz.

Special exhibition where the National Museums in Berlin, the Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin and the Central and Regional Library Berlin are given the opportunity to present key ideas for the institution they will share as the Humboldt Forum's three future users. See website for detailed information. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00 with late opening on Thursday until 22:00. At the Altes Museum, Am Lustgarten. Nearest public transport links are U+S Friedrichstr., S Hackescher Markt or bus 100.

International exhibition of twentieth century German art in its political, social, and historical contexts including works by Baselitz, Chargesheimer, Gloeckner, Heldt, Immendorff, Klapheck, Penck, Polke, Richter, Tuebke and Vostell amongst others. This exhibition was first shown at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the German National Museum in Nuremburg. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. At the German Historical Museum, Unter den Linden 2.

Open air exhibition presented by the Robert Havemann society to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. guided tours available from the 8 - 29 August. Contact 030 247 49 888 or visit www.fuehrungsnetz.de for more information. At Alexanderplatz.

Photographic exhibition documenting the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the many escape attempts during its existence. Open Monday to Saturday from 09:00 -22:00. Admission is € 12.50 standard or €7.50 concessions. At the Wall Museum, Checkpoint Charlie, Friedreichstr, 43-45.

Exhibition to mark the optimism and dynamics of a new generation linking Presidents Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. At the Kennedy Museum, Pariser Platz 4a next to the Brandenburg Gate.

Exhibitions about the Stasi - The former GDR's secret police. Exhibitions include " An Open Secret - Post and Telecommunications in the GDR". Guided tours by appointment. Admission is free. Open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00/ At the IDZ, Mauerstrasse 38, (also accessible from Wilhelmstrasse). Nearest public transport link is S Unter den Linden.

Exhibition of contemporary artworks from the National Gallery, the Marx and Marzona Collections as well as the Friedrich Christian Flick Collection. Open Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00, Saturday from 11:00 to 18:00 and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. Admission is €8 standard or €4 concessions. Free admission on Thursdays from 14:00 to 18:00. At Hamburger Bahnhof Museum for Contemporary Art, Invalidenstr. 50.

Prize money of €50,000 is at stake for the winner of this prestigious award funded by the Verein der Freunde der Nationalgalerie and now in its 5th year. Four artists have been nominted and their works are shown in this contemporary art exhibition. Open Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00, Saturday from 11:00 to 18:00 and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. Admission is €8 standard or €4 concessions. Free admission on Thursdays from 14:00 to 18:00. At Hamburger Bahnhof Museum for Contemporary Art, Invalidenstr. 50.

Exhibition of works by Carl Gustav Carus, physician, painter, philosopher and scientist as well as friend of Alexander von Humboldt, Goethe and Caspar David Friedrich. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 with late opening on Thursday until 22:00. At the Alte Nationalgalerie, Bodestrasse 1-3.

"The Saints" is a re-enactment of the events of the legendary 1966 Football World Cup transposed to a distant new setting in the Philippines. See website for more information. Open Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00, Saturday from 11:00 to 18:00 and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. Admission is €8 standard or €4 concessions. Free admission on Thursdays from 14:00 to 18:00. At Hamburger Bahnhof Museum for Contemporary Art, Invalidenstr. 50.

Joint exhibition of the Gemäldegalerie and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York tracing the development of the Italian portrait in the fifteenth century. See website for more information. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00 with late opening on Thursday until 22:00. At the Bode-Museum, Monbijoubruecke.

Exhibition of toys, clothes, and images of children from Egypt. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00 with late opening on Thursday until 22:00. At the Bode-Museum, Monbijoubruecke.

Retrospective exhibition celebrating the life of the late Edward M. Kennedy including photos by Richard Avedon and Jacques Lowe. This exhibition also gives visitors an intimate glimpse of his private and public life from his childhood days. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. At the Kennedy Museum, Pariser Platz.

Exhibition of photographic memories of two particular days which are etched in the memories of people all over the world: the visit of John F. Kennedy to Berlin in Summer 1963 and the Fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. At The Kennedys Museum, Pariser Platz 4a.

Carl Gustav Carus was a doctor, painter, philosopher and scientist. This exhibition presents over 200 of his paintings and is open daily except Monday from 10:00 to 18:00 with late opening on Thursday until 22:00. At the Alte Nationalgalerie, Bodestraße 1-3.

Exhibition of artefacts from the Asian Minor metropolis of Miletus which includes architectural structures, sculptures and inscriptions from the Collection of Classical Antiquities' own collection, with the newly restored market gate of Miletus in the hall of Roman architecture forming the heart of the exhibition. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. At the Pergamonmuseum, Bodestraße 1-3, Museum Island.

This is the second of two exhibitions focusing on Cranach (the other is at Charlottenburg Palace). This part of the exhibition focuses on Church, Court and City Culture and is open daily from 12:00 to 18:00. Admission is free but donations welcomed. At St. Mary's Church, Unter den Linden (near the TV tower).

Exhibition about how money makes the world go round. The museum is worth a visit for the building alone! Open Tuesday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00 and weekends and public holidays from 11:00 to 19:00. Closed on Monday. Standard admission is €3 / concessions €1.50. Guided tours by arrangement. At the Museum for Communication, Leipziger Strasse 16.

Potsdamer Platz is once again transformecd into a Winter Wonderland with a Christmas market, skating rink and sledge run from late November. See website for details of individual special events. At Potsdamer Platz.

A special open air exhibition to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the events of 1989/1990. The exhibition also looks at how Berlin's tourist landmarks have changed since then. Exhibition is open daily, all day long and admission is free. At Alexanderplatz.

Berlin Friends Club meets every Tuesday at the "La Rosa Mexicana" restaurant at 19:30. No fee. New faces always welcome. At Friedrichstr. near Checkpoint Charlie. Contact emile.bronte@arcor.de for more information.

Weekly drop-in workshops held every Tuesday from 21:00 to 23:30. Fun, improvisational exercises designed to increase spontaneity and improve character, listening, environmental and observational skills. Learn how to form a better connection between real life and the stage or screen. All classes taught in English. Class fee is €15. Contact workshops@laugholympics.de for more information. At Spirit Yoga Mitte (top floor): Rosenthalerstr. 36, Hackescher Hof. Nearest public transport link is S Hackescher Markt.

Every first Tuesday of the month Kim Eustice from Australia presents guest comedians from all over the English speaking word. Event starts at 20:30. Tickets cost €10 standard or €8 concessions. For booking information please call 030 486 231 86 or e-mail: info@comedyclub.de. See website for more information. At Comedy Club Kookaburra, Schoenhauser Allee 184.

Ccertified Hatha Yoga teacher offers weekly classes on Tuesdays at 17:30, Thursdays at 19:30 and Fridays and 17:30. First class costs €45. Private classes possible. Contact Dorota for more information on 030 4959 5664 or e-mail: dorotaeckardt@mail.com. At Pavelance, Fehrbehliner Str. 3.

Exhibition dedicated to the fall of the Berlin Wall with a general exhibition about the division of Germany and the building of the Wall as well as a specific exhibition about the Wall’s history in the district of Reinickendorf. Open Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 18:00. At the Heimatmuseum Reinickendorf, Alt-Hermsdorf 35.

Experience a unique view of Berlin by night in a WWII bomber. Tickets cost from €151 and must normally be booked three days in advance. See website for more information. Flights depart from Terminal C at Schoenefeld Airport.

Exhibition of paintings from the Johann Walter-Kurau school (1869 -1932). Open daily including public holidays from 10:00 to 17:00. Admission is €4.50. At the Zitadelle, Am Juliusturm 64. Nearest public transport link is U Zitadelle.

Surrealist paintings from the collection of Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch including major pieces by André Breton, Salvador Dalí, Paul Delvaux, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Joan Miró, André Masson, Yves Tanguy and other surrealist painters. A second focal point of the exhibition is abstract expressionism in America and includes works by Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman as well as works by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Exhibition is open Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00 (with late opening on Thursday until 22:00) and weekends from 11:00 to 18:00. At the New National Gallery, Potsdamer Strasse 50. Nearest public transport links are U+S Potsdamer Platz or buses M29 or M41.

Exhibition of works by German artist Thomas Demand depicting social and historical events that have taken place in Germany, predominantly since 1945. Open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10:00 to 18:00, Thursday from 10:00 to 22:00, Friday and Saturday from 10:00 to 20:00 and Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. At the New National Gallery, Potsdamer Straße 50.

The New-Burlesque-Show for the autumn season. Performances start at 20:00. Tickets available online or from usual agencies. At the Wintergarten, Potsdamerstr. 96.

New Burlesque show at the legendary Berlin Wintergarten for a limited period only. Tickets available online from www.ticketonline.de, usual agencies or call the ticket hotline on 01805 4470. Ticket prices start from €32 plus booking fee. At the Wintergarten, Potsdamerstr. 96.

Rock meets classical music, refined compositions alternate with improvisations from this unique group. Kettle drums, giant drums, powerful gongs, oil drums, rubbish bins and aluminium ladders create a torrent of drumming which delights the audience. Tuesday to Saturday performances start at 20:00. Sunday performance starts at 19:00. Doors open 1.5 hours before the performance starts. Advance ticket prices: €19.50 to €34.50. At TIPI am Kanzleramt, Große Querallee.

Age appropriate games drama and theater workshops for children age 3 to 6 years old. Class runs from 16:00 to 16:45. Free trial class available. Drop-in class costs € 12 or pay € 35 monthly. E-mail for more information: info@malasplayhaus.de. At the Stadtteilzentrum, Fehrbellinerstr. 92.

Touch rugby trains every Tuesday and Thursday in Wilmersdorf from 18:00 to 21:00 and meets on Sundays for a social touch in Rehberge Volkspark at 14:00. Anyone with an interest in sports and meeting new people is very welcome to come along. For more information contact Rob at rob@touchberlin.de or call 030 2529 1801.