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United
Church (Concordia Kirche) 1920 G Street, NW, Washington, DC.
(202) 331-1495 . (Location
for Washington Saengerbund's annual Christmas concert.) German
service at 9:30 on first and third Sundays in the month.
Our
Lady of Bethesda (Deutsche Katholische Mission), 7007
Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817. Sonntagsgottesdienste
10.00 Uhr
Deutsche
Evangelische Kirchengemeinde sonntags 9.30 Uhr
Pilgrim Lutheran Church 5500 Massachussetts Avenue Bethesda,
MD 20816
German
Language Television in the DC Area
Mondays
thru Fridays 3 - 4PM WNVC over
the air Channel 56 ; Virginia PBS in German news some
times with English subtitles
Mondays thru Fridays 7:30 PM
WNVC over the air Channel
56; Virginia PBS News from Germany but in English
Sundays
9pm erratically: German television detective shows on
International Mystery WNVC
over the air Channel 56 with repeats on Channelm 53;
Virginia PBS
German Language Cultural Events in Washington
Local TelevisionWednesday
August 21 at 8 PM on MHz (WNVC-56) and Sunday
August 25 at 3:30 PM on MHz2 (WNVT-53) German
Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger discusses the direction of
German leadership, the economy and his understanding of
the role developed nations play in the age of
globalization.
German language
television Tatort / Scene of the Crime: "Martinsfire"
Directed by Nikolaus Stein von Kamienski (Germany) Sunday,
August 25 at 9 PM on Channel 56 and Tuesday, August
27 at 8 PM on Channel 53 The murder of a
four-year-old boy is complicated by the discovery of
injuries found on the child's body several days after his
death. Detective Ballauf befriends a neglected
eight-year-old named Mirko, believing he knows more than
he's telling. Ballauf and his partner Freddy Schenk
eventually find themselves in a murky world of childish
fears and grown-up nightmares.
September 4, 6:30 pm FILM In
Those Days Richard Pena will introduce the film and
lead a discussion Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes
202-289-1200
Michael Hochgeschwender
Universität Tübingen "Beyond Sacredness: The
Specifics of Religion in the U.S." Thursday, September
5, 5-7pm German Historical Institute 1607 New
Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20009 Metro: Red
Line to Dupont Circle (Use Q Street North Exit)
Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. Lectures begin at
5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. Acceptances only Tel. (202) 387-3355,
Fax. (202) 387-6437, Email c.brown@ghi-dc.org
September 8, 2 - 7 pm
SPECIAL EVENT 3rd
Annual German Heritage Fest A.G.A.S. Blob's Park,
Jessup, MD For information, please call 202-554-2664
September 9, 6:30 pm
FILM The
Sinner Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes 202-289-1200
Monika Wohlrab-Sahr
Universität Leipzig "On Symbolic Emigrations and
Symbolic Battle: A Type of Conversion to Islam in Western
Countries" Thursday, September 19, 5-7pm German
Historical Institute 1607 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20009 Metro: Red Line to Dupont Circle (Use
Q Street North Exit) Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m.
Lectures begin at 5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. Acceptances only Tel.
(202) 387-3355, Fax. (202) 387-6437, Email c.brown@ghi-dc.org
German American Encounters
after World War II and the Holocaust Conference at the GHI,
September 26 - 29, 2002. Conveners: Alexander
Freund (AICGS), Atina Grossmann (Cooper Union), Raimund
Lammersdorf (GHI), and Annette Puckhaber (GHI) German
Historical Institute 1607 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20009 Metro: Red Line to Dupont Circle (Use
Q Street North Exit) Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m.
Lectures begin at 5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. Acceptances only Tel.
(202) 387-3355, Fax. (202) 387-6437, Email c.brown@ghi-dc.org
Movie In the Mirror
of Maya Deren, documentary by Martina Kudlacek (in
English) Introduction: Eddie Cockrell Film critic
for Variety, itrate Online and indieWIRE In the Mirror
of Maya Deren reconstructs the exciting biography of
the legendary artist Maya Deren. September 30, 2002 at
8:00 pm Embassy of Austria 3524 International Ct, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008 RSVP 202-895 6776 Admission
free. Light refreshments will be served. for online
registration click "Act Now" logo.
McLean Oktoberfest! Saturday,
Oct. 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The festival will feature
dance, a live "oompah" band, crafts and
authentic German food. The well-known Alte Kameraden
German band and the popular German costumed dance group,
Schuhplattler Washingtonia are scheduled to perform.
Booths are available for those selling and displaying
German items and crafts. If you are interested in
participating, contact Sam Roberts at 703-790-0123 or samrobertsiii@yahoo.com
.
Thursday October 4 -
Sunday October 7 Oompah the night away at Fort
Belvoir The sights and sounds of old town Deutschland
return to Fort Belvoir this fall. This year's Oktoberfest
promises to be another polka fest to remember with several
new additions that will hold something for everyone.The Fort
Belvoir Oktoberfest begins this year on Thursday, October
4th and runs through Sunday, Oct. 7th. The carnival
grounds are located adjacent to Route 1 and ample parking
is available for our guests. Don't miss this year's
favorite fall festival. We'll see you there! For updated
information, visit our web site at www.belvoirmwr.com.
Sunday, October 6Alte
Kameraden German Band Concert National German-American
Day Ceremony Heurich
Mansion [Dupont Circle] Washington, DC
Moviehomemad(e)
a film by Ruth Beckermann, Austria 2001 (in German
with English subtitles, 85 min.) Introductory remarks by
director Ruth Beckermann. From summer 1999 until spring
2000, Ruth Beckermann explored her immediate neighborhood
in the oldest part of Vienna. Beckermann was fascinated by
the people, debating and gesticulating, machinating and
speculating, or just simply passing by. Homemad(e) shows
how political issues are reflected upon in the coffee
house which constitutes, to quote writer Alfred Polgar,
"a world-view by itself. A view whose innermost
essence is to avoid viewing the world. After all, what is
there to see?" October 8, 2002 at 7:30 pm Embassy
of Austria 3524 International Ct, NW Washington, D.C.
20008 RSVP 202-895 6776 Admission free. Light
refreshments will be served.
A Sonderweg in
European Environmental History Symposium at the GHI, 10
October 2002. Conveners: Joachim Radkau (University of
Bielefeld) and Christof Mauch (GHI). German Historical
Institute 1607 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington,
DC 20009 Metro: Red Line to Dupont Circle (Use Q Street
North Exit) Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. Lectures
begin at 5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. Acceptances only Tel. (202)
387-3355, Fax. (202) 387-6437, Email c.brown@ghi-dc.org
Landscapes and Roads in
North America and Europe: Cultural History in
Transatlantic Perspective Conference at the GHI, October 11-12,
2002. Conveners: Thomas Zeller (Oakland
University/University of Maryland) and Christof Mauch
(GHI). German Historical Institute 1607 New
Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20009 Metro: Red
Line to Dupont Circle (Use Q Street North Exit)
Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. Lectures begin at
5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. Acceptances only Tel. (202) 387-3355,
Fax. (202) 387-6437, Email c.brown@ghi-dc.org
33rd
Annual Maryland Oktoberfest … … A bit of Bavaria
in Baltimore! Saturday and Sunday October 12 and 13,
2002 Fifth Regiment Armory Howard and 29th
Division Streets (next to the State Office Building
Complex, and near Martin Luther King Boulevard) Dance to
the traditional sounds of brass, oom-pah and polka bands;
sample delicious German food and beverages; browse among
the many authentic crafts for sale!
Aaron Fogleman
Northern Illinois University "Transatlantic
Perspectives on Marriage, Sex, and Religous Deviance in
British North America" Thursday, October 17,
5-7pm German Historical Institute 1607 New
Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20009 Metro: Red
Line to Dupont Circle (Use Q Street North Exit)
Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. Lectures begin at
5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. Acceptances only Tel. (202) 387-3355,
Fax. (202) 387-6437, Email c.brown@ghi-dc.org
starts October 4 FILM Das
Experiment award-winning movie Visions Cinema Bistro
Lounge 1927 Florida Avenue, NW Washington, DC call
202/667-0090 for show times and information
http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/das_exp.htm www.EnterTheExperiment.com
October 19, noon –
10 pm OKTOBERFEST 2002 Record Armory University of MD,
College Park admission: suggested donation of $3/indiv. or
$5/family
http://www.inform.umd.edu/oktoberfest
October 20, 11am CONCERT
German Youth and Children`s Choir from Minden/Westphalia
Lincoln Church, Washington, DC http://www.tookula.de/
http://www2.oleysd.k12.pa.us/tookula/index.html
October 21, 6:30 pm FILM My
School Mate Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes
http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/awbw.htm#v11
October 22 CONCERT
Youth Big Band Flensburg Trinity United Methodist Church,
The Old Post Office Pavilion 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20004 For further information and times
call Rachia Green, 202-289 4224, email: rgreen@oldpostofficedc.com
October 23 CONCERT
Trinity United Methodist Church, 2911 Cameron Mills Road,
Arlington, VA For further information and times call Rev.
Scott E. Davis, 703-549 5500, email:
pastor@trinityalexandria.org
October 25, 8 pm CONCERT
Artemis Quartet Schubert, Luigi Nono, and Beethoven
Pre-Performance Discussion at 7 pm Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center at Maryland $25; $5 full-time
students Parking garage across the street Tickets:
301.405.ARTS www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu
History of Sexuality in
Modern Germany Conference at the GHI, 24-27 October
2002. Conveners: Richard Wetzell (GHI) and Edward
Dickinson (University of Cincinnati). German Historical
Institute 1607 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington,
DC 20009 Metro: Red Line to Dupont Circle (Use Q Street
North Exit) Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. Lectures
begin at 5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. Acceptances only Tel. (202)
387-3355, Fax. (202) 387-6437, Email c.brown@ghi-dc.org
Virginia
Soccer Oktoberfest! Check out the largest German
Bavarian Oktoberfest event in the State of Virginia by
clicking on Richmond Oktoberfest. Richmond's 33rd annual
German/American Oktoberfest will be held at "The
Showplace Exhibition Center" on Mechanicsville
Turnpike. This is a must see, must do event, so mark your
calendar for October 25 & 26
Philip H. MellingUniversity
of Wales, Swansea "Disobedience and the Divine
Way: A Puritan Context for September 11th"Thursday,
October 31, 5-7pm German Historical Institute
1607 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20009
Metro: Red Line to Dupont Circle (Use Q Street North Exit)
Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. Lectures begin at
5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. Acceptances only Tel. (202) 387-3355,
Fax. (202) 387-6437, Email c.brown@ghi-dc.org
German
Theatre in America 1900-1989 November 9, 2002 5:00 PM In
Collaboration with The Goethe-Institut and Scena Theatre
The Berlin / Washington Theatre Exchange brings six new
Berlin playwrights to Washington for a series of workshops
/ performances, November
9-25. The opening seminar here is an
introduction to Berlin theatre in the US. Invited guest
panelists are Eric Bentley, Barney Rosset, Rick
Davis, Paul D'Andrea, Gitta Honneger, Uwe Carstensen,
Michael Bertin Heinlein, and the artistic director of
Scena, Robert McNamara. The six Berlin playwrights are
also present.
LutherfestSun,
Nov. 10, 2002 7-9 p.m. $10.00 per person To
commemorate Martin Luther's birthday the Forum will
present: LUTHER & GERMAN CULTURE. Prof. Dr. Eric
Gritsch, Director of the Zion Forum For German Culture,
will do a presentation with discussion. A hearty supper of
bratwurst, beer, cider, bread, and potatoes finished with
a German dessert is sure to please. To RSVP, call the
church office (410) 727-3939 by Nov. 5, 2002.
Reservations are necessary for admission.
16th Annual Lecture 14
November 2002. Professor Jürgen Osterhammel, University
of KonstanzWas there a 19th Century? +
Reception GHI Lecture Hall, 2nd Floor 1607 New Hampshire
Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 R.S.V.P. by November 8,
2002 Metro: Red Line to Dupont Circle (Use Q Street North
Exit) Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. Lectures begin
at 5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. Acceptances only Tel. (202)
387-3355, Fax. (202) 387-6437, Email c.brown@ghi-dc.org
Austrian
Cultural Forum presents Gerda Struhal when: Thursday November
14, 2002 8:00 pm where: Embassy of Austria 3524
International Court, NW Washington, D.C 20008 nearest
metro: Van Ness - Red line cost: free Admission RSVP:
202-895-6776 Program: Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No 60 in
C-Major Hob. XVI:50 Thomas Daniel Schlee: from 6 Poésies
op 25, No 4 - 6 Johannes Brahms: Four Piano Pieces op 119
Frédéric Chopin: 24 Préludes op 28 info: Embassy of
Austria at 202.895.6700 or eleonora.windisch@bmaa.gv.at
or http://
www.austria.org
Washington
Saengerbund presentsEin kleiner Blumenstrauss mit
Toenen Saturday November 16, 2002 8 PM St.
Catherine Laboure Church 11801 Claridge Road
Wheaton, MD $20 in advance For tickets call
301.565.9277 or 202.310.4691 info: t 301.565.9277
or caroltraxler@mail.com
or www.saengerbund.org
In Collaboration with The
Goethe-Institut and Scena Theatre The Berlin / Washington
Theatre Exchange brings six new Berlin playwrights to
Washington for a series of workshops / performances, November
9-25. The opening seminar here is an
introduction to Berlin theatre in the US
Workshops:
"Berlin Washington Theatre Exchange" "OLGA'S
ROOM" by Dea Loher, directed by Ellen Bogg
November 14th 2002, 8:00 pm At SCENA at the Warehouse
Theatre 1021 7th Street, NW
Workshops:
"Berlin Washington Theatre Exchange" "HERR
KOLPERT" by David Gieselman, directed by Robert
McNamara November 19th 2002, 8:00 pm At SCENA at
the Warehouse Theatre 1021 7th Street, NW
Workshops:
"Berlin Washington Theatre Exchange" "THE
MAKING OF B MOVIE" by Albert Ostermaier, directed
by David Jackson November 20th 2002, 8:00 pm 8:00
pm At SCENA at the Warehouse Theatre 1021 7th Street, NW
Workshops:
"Berlin Washington Theatre Exchange" "FIREFACE"
by Marius van Mayenberg, directed by Gabriele Jakobi
(Berlin) at the Goethe Institut November 22nd 2002,
8:00 pm
Austrian Cultural Forum
presents a book reading with Kathrin Röggla: discontinuing
cities- situations and gaps when: November 19, 2002
7:30 pm where: Embassy of Austria 3524 International
Court, NW Washington, D.C 20008 nearest metro: Van Ness -
Red line cost: free Admission RSVP: 202-895-6776 Reading
cities from the periphery entails more than just telling
stories from suburbia. It is also a reflection of a
specific view of life driven by wide ranging and complex
situations. The tension between the periphery and center
in Berlin is the result of many historical, political and
geographical circumstances. For author Kathrin Röggla,
this tension becomes a linguistic vehicle, a kind of
grammar, to expose the tremendous changes in mentality and
social life that Berlin has undergone over the last
decade. info: Embassy of Austria at t 202.895.6700 or eleonora.windisch@bmaa.gv.at
or http://
www.austria.org
November 21, 6:30 pm OPENING
RECEPTION and THIRD THURSDAY EXHIBIT Evelyn Richter -
Photographs Opening Reception In presence of the artist
and curator Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/richter.htm
Anne Braude Harvard
University "Religion and Feminism in American
Society since the 1960s" Thursday, November 21,
5-7pm German Historical Institute 1607 New
Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20009 Metro: Red
Line to Dupont Circle (Use Q Street North Exit)
Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. Lectures begin at
5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. Acceptances only Tel. (202) 387-3355,
Fax. (202) 387-6437, Email c.brown@ghi-dc.org
November 21, 6:30 pm OPENING
RECEPTION and THIRD THURSDAY EXHIBIT Evelyn Richter - Photographs
Opening Reception with Beaujolais Wine Tasting In
presence of the artist and curator Goethe-Institut Inter
Nationes
Premiere! Scene of the
Crime: Straight into the Heart (Germany) Sunday,
November 24 at 9 PM and Tuesday, November 26 at 8 PM
on MHz (WNVC) Channel 56. "Two businessmen are killed
in seemingly unrelated shootings. While trying to connect
the murders, Detective Ballauf falls in love with one of
the victim's widows. Is she involved in the crimes and
using Ballauf's affection as protection?" German
with English subtitles
On the occasion of the
Austrian Parliamentary Elections the Austrian Press- and
Information Service would like to invite all Austrians and
Friends of Austria to the ELECTION PARTY on
Sunday, November 2410:30
AM to 3:30 PMat
the Austrian Embassy 3524 International Court NW
Washington DC 20008 The program includes an online
presentation of incoming election results (German language
audio and video), political pre-election debates and
commentaries, Zeit im Bild I and much more…… Who can
predict the election results? Make your bets and win a
prize. Goulash and
refreshments will be served. If you wish to attend
please call 202-895-6712 or E-mail to
austroinfo@austria.org
November 25 7:30PM - A marvelous concert by
guitarist Thomas Koch with a reception at the German
Embassy, 4645 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC- no
admission charge- limited seating. Reservation
required. Please call at (202) 625-2361 or log
onto http://www.embassyseries.org
or http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/db_music.htm#v11
Austrian Cultural Forum
presents The Experiment Photography by Katharina
Neuwirth, music by Karolina Straßmayer, saxophone when:
November 26, 2002 7:30 pm where: Embassy of
Austria 3524 International Court, NW Washington, D.C
20008 nearest metro: Van Ness - Red line cost: free
Admission RSVP: 202-895-6776 The exhibit represents a
selection of works covering a period of two years. In
2000, Katharina Neuwirth moved to New York to study
different techniques of experimental photography at the
School of Visual Arts. She has integrated and developed
the techniques to create a unique body of work. This
surrealistic style has since become her trademark. info:
Embassy of Austria t 202.895.6700 or
eleonora.windisch@bmaa.gv.at or http://
www.austria.org
November 29 8:00PM - Our first Beethoven Piano
Trio Concert at the German Embassy with the Mendelssohn
Piano Trio. This is not to be missed and tickets are
going fast. $35. (Includes lovely reception afterwards)
call at (202) 625-2361 or log onto http://www.embassyseries.org
Christkindlmarkt
Sat, Nov. 30,
2002 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sun,
Dec. 1, 2002 noon - 4 p.m.
$1.00 per person Co-sponsored by THE BALTIMORE KICKERS
Last year this two-day event brought one thousand people
into Zion's garden and Adlersaal. As previously,
shoppers will be able to feast on authentic German foods
and stock their pantries with imported holiday goodies
including Stollen and Lebkuchen. Local craftspeople
display their handmade snowflakes, Santas and elves,
floral arrangements along with commercial importers of
smokers and steins. There are also contemporary crafts
from developing nations and local artisans. A model
train garden is also being planned. The holiday spirit
is initiated with a Christmas tree and German music.
People can begin their holiday shopping, relax with a
glass of Glühwein and conversation with a friend in a
festive setting. Door prizes are awarded and guided
tours of Zion Church are available.
December 2,
6:30 pm FILM The Legend of Paul and Paula
Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes
http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/defa.htm#v2
East
Germany, 1973, color, 106 min., 35 mm, in German with
English subtitles
All or nothing. Paula is rigorous when
it comes to her feelings. She has already chased away two
men. Now she lives alone with her two children. She toys
with the idea of a sensible marriage with a more mature
admirer. Then she meets Paul and the sparks fly. One
of the most beautiful love stories of the 70s. The film
takes place in the Prenzlauer Berg district in Berlin and
provides an insight into everyday life in East Germany.
The music by the famous rock band Puhdys wasn't the only
reason the film soon became a cult classic.
Patricia
Kopatchinskaja, violin Christopher Hinterhuber, piano
Schumann, Cage, Bartok, Ravel December 4, 2002 at
8:00 pm Embassy of Austria 3524 International Ct, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008 Free
Admission RSVP (202) 895-6776 www.patkop.ch
and www.christopherhinterhuber.com
December 5, 8 pm LECTURE Schönberg
und Kandinsky: Eine Freundschaft in Bildern und
Musik German Language Society German Embassy For details
and tickets, please call 301-229-8193 http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/db_talk.htm December 6,
8 pm CONCERT Third Annual German Christmas
Concert Psallite! The National Chamber Singers
German Embassy http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/db_music.htm#v12
December 8, 4 pm FILM The early
films of Ernst Lubitsch: Shoe Palace Pinkus
Germany,
1916, 35mm 60 minutes Silent with simultaneous translation
of German intertitles Director: Ernst Lubitsch In his
first feature length film, Lubitsch stars alongside silent
film diva star Ossi Oswalda, as the irrepressibly
flirtatious, wily and genial master of Jewish Urban
Culture. & Meyer
From Berlin Germany,
1918, 35mm 60 minutes Silent with simultaneous translation
of German intertitles Director: Ernst Lubitsch Another
rediscovered Lubitsch classic, this beautifully tinted
print features the ever-flirtatious Lubitsch as a Berlin
Jew hilariously out of place in the pastoral landscape of
the Bavarian Alps. Goethe-Institut
Inter Nationes http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/f_fests.htm
East Germany, 1951, b&w, 16 mm, in
German with English subtitles Fall 1950: two women
become entangled in a conflict with the Communist police
during a raid. When they answer a question about
regulated work in the negative, they are forced to work
in a uranium mine in Wismut. Beecause of the unusual
choice of heroes, the setting, and realistic content,
the film was pulled and wasn't released to theaters
until 1972.
Quirks
of Fate A story telling program for adults
created and performed by Peter Hornbostel, a
Washington-based actor, storyteller, and attorney, dons
the persona of his Austrian uncle to recount a life in
stories. "Onkel Theodor", a career diplomat,
was stationed in Moscow in 1917 and spent most of World
War II in a Nazi prison camp. Hornbostel recreates these
harrowing days, Theodor's resourceful wit, and the
quirks of fate that may have saved his life. December
10, 2002 at 7:30 pm Embassy of Austria 3524
International Ct, NW Washington, D.C. 20008 RSVP 202-895
6776 Light refreshments will be served.
Sarah Barringer
Gordon University of Pennsylvania "The Mormon
Question: Polygamy and American History" Thursday,
December 12, 5-7pm German Historical Institute
1607 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20009
Metro: Red Line to Dupont Circle (Use Q Street North
Exit) Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. Lectures
begin at 5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. Acceptances only Tel. (202)
387-3355, Fax. (202) 387-6437, Email c.brown@ghi-dc.org
Eggner
Triopiano, violin, cello works by Werner Pirchner
and Franz Schubert December 12, 2002 at 6:30 pm
IDB Cultural Center Inter-American Development Bank
1300 New York Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. Free
admission. First come, first seated. For more
information call 202-623-3774. A photo ID is required to
enter the IDB. www.iadb.org/exr/cultural/center1.htm
and www.eggnertrio.at
Sunday,
December 15, 3 pm, Washington Saengerbund
Christmas Concert at the United Church, 20th and G
Streets, NW, Washington, DC. An offering is taken to
help the needy. Following the concert, refreshments are
served in the church basement social hall. For
details and tickets, please call 202-310-4691 http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/db_music.htm#v16
December 16, 6:30
pm FILM On Probation
Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/defa.htm#v3
East Germany, 1981, 102 min., color, 35 mm, in German
with English subtitles.
Nina
Kern, 28, divorced, mother of three children, is supposed
to lose custody of them. Dubious friends, drinking binges,
and parties determined the course of her life, in which
there was little room for children. Now she's in court.
Strangers post bail to try to help a young women who
couldn't find her way by herself. A touching story based
on the novel by Tine Schulze-Gerlach.
December
16, 7:30 pm CONCERT Beethoven
Society of America Catherine Justice, The Vocal
Quartet, and the Fessenden Ensemble German Embassy For
details and tickets, please call 703-960-9876 http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/db_music.htm#v17
December
16, 8 pm CONCERT The
Mendelssohn Piano Trio: Beethoven Trios III Embassy
Series Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes For details and
tickets, please call: 202-625-2361 http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/3_2002/db_music.htm#v17
Sunday, December
22, 4 pm, caroling at the National Gallery with the
Washington Saengerbund. The
venue will be the Sculpture Garden Pavilion, and the
singing will be broadcast via a public address system to
the skaters on the Sculpture Garden Pond. The Pavilion
houses a cafe, so choir members and our friends may wish
to come early or stay late for refreshments.
Tatort / Scene of
the Crime: The Lady and the Train (Germany) Sunday,
December 22 at 9 PM and Tuesday, December 24 at 8
PM on MHz (WNVC Channel 56 Virginia Public
Television) German detective series with English
subtitles On his way to
Holland on the train, Detective Freddy Schenk flirts
with a beautiful blond woman. She asks him to retrieve a
package for her from the train locker, and on his return
she has disappeared...with all his belongings. Schenk is
arrested for suspected drug dealing, and only Ballauf
believes his colleague is innocent. When Schenk is
framed for murder, too, Ballauf faces even more
obstacles to clearing his friend.
December
30, 7 pm CONCERT
The Old Comrades German Band Silvester
Ongoing
Stammtisch
at
Gordon Biersch: Tuesdays, 6 - 8 pm The
Friends of the Goethe-Institut Washington get together
about once a month around their Stammtisch - an
informal social gathering at a local tavern, where we
practice and polish our German conversational skills. To
become a Friend of the Goethe-Institut, please call
202-682-9041 for more information. Gordon Biersch
Brewery Restaurant 900 F Street, NW (Metro: Gallery
Place)
Ongoing
2002 Sundays 1 - 5 pmViennese
Waltz Lesson by the Traxlers at Meridian House, 1630
Crescent Place, N.W., Washington, DC. 1 - 2 pm:
Beginners' Lesson, intended for those who have not
danced the Viennese waltz before or who feel they want
to start from scratch. (No prior dance experience is
required.) See
web site for details and registration information.
Info: viennesewaltz@mail.com
or call 301-577-3503.
Ongoing
Alpine
Dancers hold open, free practice sessions at the New
Carrollton Municipal Center, 6016 Princess Garden
Parkway, near Washington Beltway exit 20A. New dancers
and musicians are always welcome. Couple and trio figure
dances from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Info:
Herbert & Carol Traxler, 301-577-3503.
Thursday 16, 8 pm LECTURE Warum Walter Ulbricht den "Lipsi" erfand – die
Amerikanisierung der Deutschen nach 1945 German Language Society
German Embassy
Friday 17, 5:30 pm & 9:15 pm FILM School Trip
Visions Cinema
Thursday 23, 10 pm FILM 99 Euro Films
Visions Cinema
All
Mozart Program Mendelssohn Piano Trio
Patricia Miller, mezzo-soprano Jerome Barry,
baritone Nocturnes for voices and Piano Trio
Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major; arias, duets and
trios String Trio for violin, viola and cello KV. 563
in E-flat Major January 24, 2003 at 8 p.m.Embassy of Austria, 3524
International Ct, NW, Washington, DC 20008 For
tickets call 202-625-2361; order by fax: 301-588-6445 or
e-mail: EmbSeries@aol.com; or visit www.embassyseries.com
Sunday 26, 3 pm CONCERT Telemann Cantata "Triumpf! Ihr Frommen, freuet euch!"
Washington Kantorei National Presbyterian Church
Monday 27, 6:30 pm FILM Night Shapes Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes
Monday 27, 7:30 pm CONCERT Marsh-Honigberg-Holt Trio Beethoven Society of America
German Embassy
March
14: Anton Webern Quartet :Thomas Fheodorof,
violin; Florian Bartussek, violin; Magdalena Teufel, viola; and
Dorothea Guschlbauer, cello— this renowned Viennese quartet
will play works of Zeisl, Webern, and Haydn. Their respect and
great enthusiasm for the chamber music masterpieces led them to
form the “Anton Webern Quartett Wien.” Having all worked
with Nikolaus Harnoncourt, the four musicians blend together to
form a new and refreshing unity of style. The quartet relishes
the challenge of comparing the First and Second Viennese
Schools, taking a fresh look at the classical quartets of Haydn,
Mozart, and Beethoven, while at the same time exploring the
important works of the last century by composers as Webern, Schönberg,
and Zemlinsky. This is a rare opportunity to hear such superb
musicians. Embassy of Austria, 3524
International Ct, NW, Washington, DC 20008 For
tickets call 202-625-2361; order by fax: 301-588-6445 or
e-mail: EmbSeries@aol.com; or visit www.embassyseries.com
May
23 and May 24: Glorious operetta evening with
Austrian Klemens Geyrhofer, an exciting young baritone who has
won many competitions —including the international Robert
Schumann competition— and has sung in many countries.
Elisabeth Kulman, soprano, made her successful debut at the
Volksoper Vienna in the role of Pamina in Mozart’s Magic
Flute. Next season, she will appear as Countess in Mozart’s
Marriage of Figaro, as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, and as
Rosalinde in Strauss’s Die Fledermaus. At the 2002 Salzburg
Festival, she will appear in Handel’s Radamisto under Martin
Haselboeck, and at the Klangbogen Vienna 2002 in Massenet’s
Don Quichotte. Violinist Peter Sirotin will join the two artists
with, audience favorite George Peachey at the piano. A rousing
late- season evening that has become extremely popular. Embassy of Austria, 3524
International Ct, NW, Washington, DC 20008 For
tickets call 202-625-2361; order by fax: 301-588-6445 or
e-mail: EmbSeries@aol.com; or visit www.embassyseries.com
.
Swiss
/ Austrian / German Restaurants in the DC
area
Cafe
Tirolo
4001 N. Fairfax Dr
Arlington, VA 22203
703.528.7809
Zum
Rheingarten
Rte 1
Stafford, VA 22554-4825
703-221-4635
Old
Europe
2434 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC
202-333-7600
Cafe
Berlin
322 Massachusetts Ave., NE
Washington, DC
202-543-7656
Air
tickets to Germany, Austria and Switzerland
can be obtained through the old-line and
reliable Atlantic
Fellowship, located in Washington,
which also handles rail passes, car rentals
and travel insurance.
Scholarships
and internships in Germany are available
through the DAAD
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
S.u.G.T.V.
"Washingtonia" -
a "Schuhplattler" dance club based
in D.C. is continuously seeking opportunities
to share its Bavarian heritage with others. In
addition to performing traditional
Schuhplattler dances, "Washingtonia"
entertains with such folk art as alpine bell
ringing, alpine horn and popular German beer
drinking songs.
Studying
at an Austrian Universityalthough the site is not aimed
specifically at US students, it contains
helpful general information and contacts to
the individual universities in Austria.
The
Swiss Club of Washington D.C. aspires
to foster a sense of community among Swiss
people and friends of Switzerland in the
Washington metropolitan area including
Northern Virginia and Maryland.
The
Wagner Society of Washington DC has
among its goals to
organize, plan, and promote Wagner-related
events, such as lectures, workships, symposia,
a newsletter, a web page, and live operatic
performances; to relate the Society's efforts
to area opera activities as appropriate; to
encourage and facilitate group attendance at
live performances of Wagner's works in the
Washington - Baltimore area, as well as other
cities in the US and abroad.
Deutscher
Klub of Northern Virginia Community College... the Deutscher Klub website for
Northern Virginia Community College. with the
latest information on Klub happenings, as well
as other German-related events in the
Washington, DC area.
Austrian
Cultural Forum The re-vamped and
very trendy Austrian cultural information
center. Be patient with the pop-up
introductory page which guides you to many
interesting exhibits and events.
American-Austrian
Society Each
year the Society sponsors or supports several
cultural events that take place at the Embassy
of Austria and at other locations in the
Washington metropolitan area. Most of these
events are open to the general public. The
Society's stimulating cultural and educational
programs are centered around the artistic,
humanistic, and scientific achievements of
Austrians and Americans with ties to Austria
Verein
Deutscher Trachten von Baltimore Tanzkreis
for the "preservation and presentation to
the public of the many coloful Trachten
(Regional Costumes) of the Germanic Lands, as
well as the dances, songs, history and
traditions of the various regions of
Germany".
The
German-American Heritage Society of Greater
Washington, D.C.
Join us to
explore the rich cultural heritage
German-speaking immigrants have bequeathed to
our nation and capital. We meet generally once a
month. Our meetings feature knowledgeable
speakers and a variety of programs. We also
visit German-American sites and German
restaurants and hold a summer picnic and a
Weihnachtsfeier.
As a member of
our Society, you can listen to fascinating
lectures and participate in exciting tours. You
can also do your own research and offer lectures
or tours You will receive our Newsletter
with interesting information about the
contributions of German-speakers to Washington,
D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
Arion
GesangvereinTo
promote the cultivation of German music, song
and culture in the United States through
concerts, song festivals and Liederabende.
German
Society of Maryland
, founded in the 18th Century, continues
today providing
grants for use by institutions teaching
German; sponsoring an essay contest on
German-American issues for junior high school
students; promoting
German heritage; publication of leaflets
dealing with Marylanders of German ancestry
who have contributed to our state and nation;
social activities such as the Society's summer
picnic and annual Kirchgang, sponsoring
Thanksgiving Eve ecumenical services and the
Defender's Day celebration at Fort McHenry and
bus trips to various points of interest for
German Americans.
Blob's
Park, near
Ft. Meade on
Route 175 just off the Baltimore Washington
Parkway [Click for directions], has
many Special Celebrations during the year. May
Day is celebrated every Mother's Day in May,
and the Sonnenwendfeier (the longest day of
the year) is celebrated on Father's Day in
June. The first Octoberfest in the United
States was held at Blob's Park in 1947 and
continues to be celebrated the first weekend
of every October! Other special days are
Bavarian Day in September, a children's
Christmas Party when Santa Claus and St.
Nicholas visit and present every child with a
gift, and a gala New Year's Eve Party.
Student
in WienPractical tips, sources
of information both academic and
administrative and social for people
presently studying in Vienna: addresses, lists
of lectures, student news, bars, etc.
Exhibit
closed while being moved from Arlington to DC Berlin
Wall at Freedom ParkOriginal
pieces of the Berlin Wall, measuring a total
of 32 feet in length and 12 feet in height,
have been permanently re-erected in front of
an original 32-foot-high guard tower as the
centerpiece of a new exhibit on Berlin and the
era of the Iron Curtain. The tower (which
originally stood near "Checkpoint
Charlie," the crossing point made famous
in countless real and fictional Iron Curtain
espionage incidents) and the wall section will
be augmented by several photomurals and text
panels that document the 1961 construction of
the wall, its impact on Germany and history
since the wall fell.
A
short
history and a sightseeing tour of the Hudson
Tubes (PATH),
one of the earliest subways of the world, along
with an image gallery of the Tubes, past and
present. English and German versions. There
is also a section updated daily on the changes
to the Tubes as a result of the terrorist attack
on the World Trade Center.
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September
14, 4 pm SPECIAL EVENT 
German
Theatre in America 1900-1989 November 9, 2002 5:00 PM In
Collaboration with The Goethe-Institut and Scena Theatre
The Berlin / Washington Theatre Exchange brings six new
Berlin playwrights to Washington for a series of workshops
/ performances, 
November
18, 6:30 pm FILM The Divided Heaven Introduction and
discussion by film critic Pat Dowell Goethe-Institut Inter
Nationes 
November 25, 7 pm SYMPOSIUM 
Sunday,
December 22 at 9 PM and Tuesday, December 24 at 8
PM on MHz (WNVC Channel 56 Virginia Public
Television) German detective series with English
subtitles On his way to
Holland on the train, Detective Freddy Schenk flirts
with a beautiful blond woman. She asks him to retrieve a
package for her from the train locker, and on his return
she has disappeared...with all his belongings. Schenk is
arrested for suspected drug dealing, and only Ballauf
believes his colleague is innocent. When Schenk is
framed for murder, too, Ballauf faces even more
obstacles to clearing his friend.
Ongoing
2002 Sundays 1 - 5 pm Viennese
Waltz Lesson by the Traxlers at Meridian House, 1630
Crescent Place, N.W., Washington, DC. 1 - 2 pm:
Beginners' Lesson, intended for those who have not
danced the Viennese waltz before or who feel they want
to start from scratch. (No prior dance experience is
required.) 
March
14: Anton Webern Quartet :Thomas Fheodorof,
violin; Florian Bartussek, violin; Magdalena Teufel, viola; and
Dorothea Guschlbauer, cello— this renowned Viennese quartet
will play works of Zeisl, Webern, and Haydn. Their respect and
great enthusiasm for the chamber music masterpieces led them to
form the “Anton Webern Quartett Wien.” Having all worked
with Nikolaus Harnoncourt, the four musicians blend together to
form a new and refreshing unity of style. The quartet relishes
the challenge of comparing the First and Second Viennese
Schools, taking a fresh look at the classical quartets of Haydn,
Mozart, and Beethoven, while at the same time exploring the
important works of the last century by composers as Webern, Schönberg,
and Zemlinsky. This is a rare opportunity to hear such superb
musicians. Embassy of Austria, 3524
International Ct, NW, Washington, DC 20008 For
tickets call 202-625-2361; order by fax: 301-588-6445 or
e-mail: EmbSeries@aol.com; or visit 
