News from the region

Market activities with a harvest parade, stage program, hands-on activities and talks – this year, the Oderbruch Museum is organizing a large regional and farmers' market together with the districts of Märkisch-Oderland and Oder-Spree, the district farmers' association and the Frankfurt/Oder Chamber of Crafts, while at the same time continuing the popular elements of the harvest festival.

On March 21, the Praxisforschungsstelle (PFS) für Lebensmodelle im Alter auf dem Land was opened in the Heinersdorfer Kulturzentrum. It is a partner in the "Alterperimentale" transfer alliance between BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin. The aim of the practical research center is to support older people in staying in their home village for as long as possible and actively shaping their lives in old age. The aim is to conduct research together with them and develop suitable living models for the region.

With the podcast "Abgeholt – Wissenschaft in vollen Zügen", the presence center offers a new science format to go. It meets scientists on the ODEG train on the RE1 line and talks to them about their research and their view of the region.

On February 14, 2024, the first think tank of the Fürstenwalde office took place on the premises of GeoClimaDesign AG. Climate managers, scientists, utilities, landlords, energy consultants, regional developers and citizens came together to discuss the heating transition in the region.

From Sunday, April 7, 2024, the first exhibition of the season will be on display in St. Marienkirche: "Love or Burden? – Construction Site Monument" is the name of the interactive and multimedia traveling exhibition of the German Foundation for Monument Protection (DSD). It takes an unusual look at the controversial topic of monument protection and is suitable for all age groups. The exhibition will be opened on Saturday, April 6 at 6 p.m. with music and words of welcome.

At last! Spring is fluttering its blue ribbon through the air again and the desire for exercise in the fresh air is increasing! The spa town offers, among other things, the ascent of the four Bad Freienwald towers, which are open again from Good Friday, March 29 and invite you to an Easter egg hunt on March 31.