Story Café in Gelsenkirchen: Conny Huthmann and Travel Stories at the Alfred-Zingler-Haus
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Wanderlust as Conversation: The Story Café at the Alfred-Zingler-Haus
On June 15, 2026, the Alfred-Zingler-Haus in Gelsenkirchen will open its Café Alfred for a Story Café that combines literature, personal memory, and conversation culture in an unusually intimate reading atmosphere. The special guest is travel blogger Conny Huthmann; the theme is wanderlust and travel eagerness. Admission is free, entry begins at 14:00, and the event itself starts at 14:30. ([gelsenkirchen.de](https://www.gelsenkirchen.de/de/_meta/veranstaltungskalender/95955-erzaehl-caf))
A Literary Afternoon Between Travel, Voice, and Memory
This format thrives not on the stage but on participation. Guests are expressly invited to share their own stories or read texts they have brought - cheerful, reflective, ironic, or serious. This creates a literary experience that focuses more on encounter than distance: Language becomes a shared space where travel experience, everyday observation, and personal narrative converge. Coffee and cake frame the afternoon in a relaxed, open atmosphere. ([gelsenkirchen.de](https://www.gelsenkirchen.de/de/_meta/veranstaltungskalender/95955-erzaehl-caf))
A Place with Neighborhood Character
The Alfred-Zingler-Haus is located at Margaretenhof 10-12 in 45888 Gelsenkirchen. The facility sees itself as an open meeting place in the neighborhood triangle of Bulmke-Schalke-Altstadt and regularly offers cultural events. Their own website also mentions public transport connections via bus lines 348 and 382 from Gelsenkirchen Hbf. This fits the character of this format: accessible, approachable, and anchored in the neighborhood. ([gelsenkirchen.de](https://www.gelsenkirchen.de/de/_meta/veranstaltungskalender/95955-erzaehl-caf))
Why Visiting is Worthwhile
The Story Café is aimed at people who want to experience literature not just by reading but through exchange. Those who appreciate personal travel stories, wise everyday tales, and a friendly conversation atmosphere will find an afternoon filled with social warmth and cultural quality here. The free format lowers the threshold for attendance and invites spontaneous visits. ([gelsenkirchen.de](https://www.gelsenkirchen.de/de/_meta/veranstaltungskalender/95955-erzaehl-caf))
For those who understand literature as a lively dialogue, this is exactly the right format: an open Story Café that brings together listening, reading aloud, and conversation. A visit is worthwhile for anyone seeking the art of language in a small setting and a genuine author encounter experience. ([gelsenkirchen.de](https://www.gelsenkirchen.de/de/_meta/veranstaltungskalender/95955-erzaehl-caf))
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