DC: Homage to Christoph Schlingensief

Homage to Christoph Schlingensief
Film series at the Goethe Institut Washington DC will conclude with a screening on Jan 3 and Jan 6
As a film, theater, and opera director, Christoph Schlingensief (1960-2010) was among the most renowned and creative personalities on the German cultural scene. Fighting passionately against deportation, racism, and human rights violations, Schlingensief acted [...]

White Rose Exhibit Tours the U.S. in 2012 and 2013

A photo exhibition chronicling the brief yet intense bloom of the Weisse Rose (White Rose) resistance movement against the Nazi regime is currently on tour across the US – courtesy of the Weisse-Rose-Stiftung in  Munich.
The Weisse Rose (White Rose) was formed in 1942 by a group of students and supported by philosophy professor Kurt Huber [...]

“Salute to Vienna” concert series returns to the US

What a fantastic way to celebrate the New Year!
The popular Salute to Vienna concert series returns for a series of sensational performances in various US cities! Inspired by Vienna’s world-famous New Year’s Concert, the “Neujahrskonzert”,  Salute to Vienna brings the same splendour, charm and beauty to North America.
The series combines the brilliant talents of The [...]

New York: Steuben Parade 2011 Better Than Ever

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 Grand Marshals Samantha Brown, Travel Channel,  Deutsche Welle’s Erik Bettermann, and a large delegation of the “Technisches Hilfswerk” (THW) joined the largest German-American parade in the US on September 17 . More than 25 groups from Germany, hundreds of US groups, and with 25 floats, this year’s Steuben Parade was one of the best parades [...]

Maßkrugstemmen

Maßkrugstemmen is a strength competition that is gaining in notoriety during Oktoberfest season. A Maßkrug is made of double-walled dimpled glass, weighs in at around 2 lbs empty and holds one liter of bier. That’s 33.8 oz or just under 3 American bottles.
Rules: Hold the “Maßkrug” 1. with one arm, 2. completely stretched out and [...]

Emmerich does Shakespeare

Excited about German director Roland Emmerich’s take on Shakespeare, Anonymous. Featuring amazing special effects by Academy Award Winner Volker Engel and Marc Weigert.
“It took me ten years. It’s very very dear to my heart” — Roland Emmerich at world premiere of “Anonymous” at Elgin at TIFF
Check out the trailer and catch it in theatres October [...]

German Unity Day

The Day of German Unity (German: Tag der Deutschen Einheit) is the national day of Germany, celebrated on 3 October as a public holiday. It commemorates the anniversary of German reunification in 1990, when the goal of a unity of Germany that originated in the middle of the 19th century, was fulfilled. Therefore, the name [...]

Marc Forsters Machine Gun Preacher

Swiss director Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Monster’s Ball, Kite Runner, James Bond) did it again. He created a wonderful, not always easy to digest, piece of art with a strong message and a character driven story. Machine Gun Preacher is the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing [...]

30 Years Austrian-American Council North America

The evening will be organized by the Austrian-American Council West.
Its annual award and the proceeds will go to the SOS Children’s Villages – USA.

Tickets are on sale until September 12, 2011.
Order now to support the Austrian-American Council’s commendable charity work.
The Austrian-American Councils of North America cherish the successes of the past and aim at a [...]

GA: German Bierfest in Atlanta

The Reinheitsgebot (purity order), are the rules that oversee the process of making German beer. They are also the rules that have made brewing German beer an artform and the outcome, arguably the best beer in the world.
This summer in Atlanta, the 8th Annual German Bierfest will celebrate the greatness of German [...]

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