Hamburg Lindy Exchange 01.09.2017 03.09.2017 HHLX2017_Info_v1-3.docx Page 1 of 12
Dear Lindy Hopper, Only a few days are left till the Hamburg Lindy Exchange 2017 takes place. High time to send you some general information about the HHLX and its wonderful events: Before the official HHLX starts, there will be 2 pre-parties on Wednesday and Thursday with free admission for everybody. So plan your arrival two days earlier and you can enjoy and be fascinated by Germany s 2nd biggest city. This year we offer a full pass for the HHLX, in which all events are included. Alternatively you can purchase in advance passes for the evening parties and the SwingBrunch. All green marked events are open to everybody. Most important information: The Check-In for the HHLX will be at the Friday Party from 20h00 till 01h00. 0 Table of Contents 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 1 YOUR SCHEDULE 3 2 SHORT-TERM INFORMATION 3 3 ABOUT HAMBURG 4 4 GETTING AROUND IN HAMBURG 5 4.1 PARKING 5 4.2 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 5 4.2.1 WHAT TICKET TO CHOOSE? 5 4.2.2 WHERE TO BUY THE TICKET? 5 4.3 HAMBURG BIKE SERVICE 5 5 EVENTS & MAPS 6 5.1 FLIM FLAM JAM PARTY 6 5.2 RIVERBOAT BLUES 6 5.3 HHLX FRIDAY PARTY 7 5.4 SWING KIDS HISTORY WALK 7 5.5 ELBPHI & HARBOUR CITY WALK 8 5.6 HARBOUR FERRY HOPPING 8 5.7 VINTAGE SHOPPING TOUR 9 5.8 SWING PICNIC AT THE TRADITIONAL HARBOUR 9 5.9 HHLX SATURDAY PARTY 10 5.10 HHLX SWING BRUNCH 11 5.11 HHLX SUNDAY STOMP 11 6 OVERVIEW MAP 12 Page 2 of 12
1 Your schedule Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 20h00 Flim Flam Jam 19h00-24h00 Riverboat Blues 20h00-01h00 Check-In 12h00-15h00 Daytime activities 15h00-18h00 Swing Picnic 20h00-03h00 HHLX Saturday Party 12h00-16h00 Swing Brunch 16h00 Sunday Stomp 20h00-03h00 HHLX Friday Party if rainy weather: Indoor Dancing around 15h15 official farewell All events are included in the Full Pass. All green events are free for everybody. For each yellow event a Single Party Ticket is available in presale. For the daytime activities on Saturday, you have to inscribe at the lists hanging near the check-in desk on friday evening. For detailed information have a look at the description of the single events below. 2 Short-term information Any changes of the schedule will be announced on Facebook and on twitter: Facebook-Event: www.facebook.com/events/1058449430926266/ Twitter: @HHamburgLX HHLX2017_Info_v1-3.docx Page 3 of 12
3 About Hamburg Hamburg is one of the biggest cities in Germany with 1.8 million inhabitants. Although there are many people living in it, it has retained its flair for centuries. When you arrive, you will see the typical houses made out of red bricks. Beside them you will also find a lot of mansions. In Hamburg lives most of Germany s millionaires. And between these different types of houses you will see again and again channels of the small river Alster through which you can paddle a canoe, pedalo or stand-up-paddleboard. From this side you will get a different view of the beauty of Hamburg. From the early 15th century on, Hamburg grew by being the Gate to the World. Here ships from all over the far and near continents arrived to bring exotic goods like coffee and spices to northern and eastern Europe. The Speicherstadt ( warehouse city ) was the area in Hamburg where all these goods have been stored through the centuries, before being transported to their final destination. This part of Hamburg became a UNESCO world heritage site in 2015 and just in this area we will dance outdoors on Saturday afternoon, in the center of the traditional harbour. Just a step away, in the last 10 years the quarter of the Harbour City was developed. In the January of 2017 one of the greatest building opened: the Elbphilharmony shortly called: the Elbphi. And if you want to know more about this area and have a look around the harbour, the harbour city and the warehouse city from above, join the daytime activity Elbphi & Harbour City Walk 1. We have limited tickets reserved for the visit of the Plaza of the Elbphi. Just a hop away from the Speicherstadt, there is the 3 rd biggest harbour of Europe at the river Elbe. Along the river there are several ferries going from the city center at Landungsbrücken to the beach of Övelgonne and further. There you can have a fantastic view to the harbour with its big ships and the container terminals. These ferries are included to the public transportation. If want to takes great pictures, join the daytime activity Harbour Ferry Hopping 2. In the 1920s and 1930s the well know Swing Kids lived in the city center of Hamburg. The daytime activity Swing-Kids-History- Walk 3 will you show several places of them and gives you background information about all the difficult times. Through the history of Hamburg from the past to the present day, mariners, workers, students and many others have made the city. For this reason a mix of different cultures and life styles can be found in every district. The most popular is the area around the Reeperbahn which has its origin in the workers who made rope (they needed a place with at least 300m length for weaving the big mooring lines for sailing ships). And also the well-known Beatles started their career in clubs around this street. Just a short distance away, you will find our Swing Brunch at Kölibri, owned by a club for community development, cultural and social work. 1 Only for Full Passes available 2 Only for Full Passes available 3 Only for Full Passes and just in German language available Page 4 of 12
4 Getting around in Hamburg 4.1 Parking As written before, Hamburg is a very big city. It is difficult to find a charge-free public parking lot on the street here. So we recommend you, after arriving (and hopefully finding a parking lot), not to move your car again until you leave. 4.2 Public Transportation The public transportation service in Hamburg is excellent. We have busses, metro ( U-Bahn ) and train-like-services ( S-Bahn ). All our events are reachable within the fare ring zone A and there is no difference between the different transportation services. Once you have bought a ticket, you can use it on any service except the bus lines 30 through 39 (fast bus lines with extra charge). 4.2.1 What ticket to choose? Unfortunately there exists no weekend ticket. If your host or hotel is located inside the fare ring zone A or B, we could recommend you this combination: Description 9 Uhr Tageskarte (Großbereich Hamburg, Ringe AB) 9 Uhr Gruppenkarte (Großbereich Hamburg, Ringe AB) Number of Persons 1 Person + 3 children (6-14 years) 5 Persons included Validity For both types of tickets: Monday Friday: 9h till 6h next morning Saturday/Sunday: whole day till 6h next morning Cost 6,20 11,80 4.2.2 Where to buy the ticket? When you use the bus, you get the ticket from the bus driver. Just tell him the destination or the type of ticket you want, and he will tell you the fare and give you the ticket (only cash possible: coins and bank notes). For metro or S-Bahn, you have to buy the ticket before entering the platform. You will find ticket machines at every station (only cash possible: coins and bank notes with max. 20 ). More : www.hvv.de/en/index.php Fare Ring Map: www.hvv.de/pdf/plaene/hvv_tarifplan_usar.pdf U-Train (metro) / S-Train Map: www.hvv.de/pdf/plaene/hvv_linienplan_schnellbahnplan_usar.pdf 4.3 Hamburg Bike Service Hamburg has the StadtRAD Hamburg bike service. At many metro stations and also anywhere in town you can find the bike renting stations of the red colored bikes. There you can rent them and use them before you bring them back to any of these stations. For the rental you have to be registered at http://stadtrad.hamburg.de. The easiest way is to use the mobile app for registering and renting. When you rent a bike, the first 30min are always without charge. HHLX2017_Info_v1-3.docx Page 5 of 12
5 Events & Maps 5.1 Flim Flam Jam Party 30th August Admission Free for all DJ Miss Suzuki Q & STFO Sara Mandalay Neuer Pferdemarkt 13 20359 Hamburg 20:00 Door opens 20:30 Free Lindyhop introduction (offered by Swingwerkstatt) 21:30 Social dance Bus line 3 Neuer Pferdemarkt 5.2 Riverboat Blues 31st August Admission Free for all 19:00-24h00 Social dance DJ Mr. Pingle & DJ Broonzy Restaurantschiff Kleinhuis Fähranleger Neumühlen/Övelgönne, 22763 Hamburg Bus line 112 Ferry 62 Neumühlen/Övelgönne Neumühlen HHLX2017_Info_v1-3.docx Page 6 of 12
5.3 HHLX Friday Party 1st September Admission Only for Full Pass & Friday Party Tickets 20:00-24:00 Registration for saturday dayactivities (Full Passes) Live The Ballroom Buskers 20:00-01:00 Check-In for Full Passes DJ Tanzorchester Fabian 20:00-03:00 Social dance Tangostudio el abrazo Beerenweg 1d 22761 Hamburg Same location for HHLX Friday & Saturday Party! Bus line 2 Bus line 3 Bornkampsweg (connects to Altona station) Bornkampsweg (connects to station Holstenstraße) 5.4 Swing Kids History Walk 2nd September Available only for Full Passes Tour will be only in german language! Meeting time 12:00 We go and search for the stories about the swing youth in the 1930s and 1940s. Where did they go when they visited the area of current Hanseatic quarter? What did they wear to a cyclamen-colored lipstick? What dangers were exposed when someone was caught by secret state police (GeStaPo) at the city bridge? The walk will end at the outdoor dancing spot. Meeting Point Entrance to the city hall Rathausmarkt 1 20095 Hamburg Bus line 3, 6, 109 Metro U3 Metro U1, U2, U4 S-Train S1, S2, S3 Rathaus Jungfernstieg Page 7 of 12
5.5 Elbphi & Harbour City Walk 2nd September Available only for Full Passes Don t be late ElbPhi ticket is for 12:00 Meeting time 11:45 The Elbphilharmonie is the new concert hall of Hamburg. With its impressive glass facade and wave-like rooftop it rises up on the western tip of the HafenCity. Between the old warehouse and the glass structure is the Plaza a public viewing area that extends around the whole building. After our visit off the Elbphilharmonie we will have a little walk through the old part of the Speicherstadt and the new Harbour City. The walk will end at the outdoor dancing spot. Meeting Point Platz der Deutschen Einheit 20457 Hamburg Bus line 111 Am Kaiserkai Metro U3 Ferry 72 Baumwall Elbphilharmonie 5.6 Harbour Ferry Hopping 2nd September Admission Meeting time 12:00 Only Full Passes Discover Hamburg and the port from the water side. Hamburg has a sea port on the river Elbe, 110 kilometres from its mouth on the North Sea. It's Germany's largest port and is named the country's "Gateway to the World. We re taking you on a little ferry trip on the river Elbe, including a walk through the old Elbtunnel with a fantastic view on hamburgs skyline. The tour will end at the Hafen City, right at the Outdoor-Dancing. Meeting Point Bridge 3 (Brücke 3) Bei den St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken 20359 Hamburg Bus line 111 Metro U3 S-Train S1,S2,S3 Ferry 61, 62 Ferry 72, 73, 75 Landungsbrücken Page 8 of 12
5.7 Vintage Shopping Tour 2nd September Admission Meeting time 12:00 Only Full Passes This tour will focus on vintage shopping and luckily some of the best vintage stores are located at Hamburg's coolest districts like St. Pauli and Karoviertel. We'll stroll through those districts, stop at different kinds of vintage stores and have some dancing in the street. Maybe you'll find some hot stuff for the Saturday night party. In order for you not to miss out too much on sightseeing, beforehand, you'll get to see all of Hamburg at a glimpse from above. Meeting Point U3-Station St. Pauli, Exit towards Reeperbahn Bus line 112 Metro U3 St. Pauli 5.8 Swing Picnic at the Traditional Harbour Admission Free for all DJ STFO Sara Bring your favorite cake and share it with all the lovely dancers! Am Sandtorkai 60 20457 Hamburg 2nd September 15:00-18:00 Social dance with cake buffet If the weather will get rainy we will change to the club hall of the NewSwingGeneration. All about any changes will be announced via Facebook, twitter and at the daytime activities. So stay tuned! Bus line 6, 111 Metro U3 Metro U4 Am Sandtorkai Baumwall Überseequartier Page 9 of 12
Indoor dancing instead of Swing Picnic New Swing Generation Club Hall 1st floor Building D Boschstraße 15 22761 Hamburg Only in the case of rainy weather! Bus line 2, 3 2nd September Von-Sauer-Straße 5.9 HHLX Saturday Party 2nd September Admission Only for Full Pass & Saturday Party Tickets 20:00-03:00 Social dance Live Dizzy Birds tba Silly Jack & Jill DJ Mr. Pingle Tangostudio el abrazo Beerenweg 1d 22761 Hamburg Same location for HHLX Friday & Saturday Party! Bus line 2 Bus line 3 Bornkampsweg (connects to Altona station) Bornkampsweg (connects to station Holstenstraße) Page 10 of 12
5.10 HHLX Swing Brunch 3rd September Admission Only for Full Pass & SwingBrunch Tickets 12:00-16:00 Brunch & Social dance Live Les Benoits 15h15 Official farewell DJ Mrs. EveNing Kölibri Hein-Köllisch-Platz 11 20359 Hamburg Bus line 112 Bus line 111 S-Bahn S1, S2, S3 Hafentreppe Reeperbahn 5.11 HHLX Sunday Stomp 3rd September Admission Free for all 16:00 Free Lindyhop introduction (offered by Swingwerkstatt) 16:45 Social dance Haus 73 (Galopper des Jahres) Schulterblatt 73 20357 Hamburg Bus line 15 Bus line 3 Metro U3 S-Bahn S11, S21, S31 Schulterblatt Bernstorffstraße Sternschanze Page 11 of 12
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