++ Berliners Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the end of the Berlin Blockade
++ Hope for Kai: German-American Boy Needs Your Help
++ DeeVine Wines: New Arrivals and Special Discounts for German World Readers
++ New Mastodon Benefit with Cornelia Funke: Los Angeles’ Only German Book Store Sets out on a New Path
++ Kindergarten LA Preschool: Open House on May 30 at 9.30 AM – 1 PM
++ Freedom without Walls Project Kicks off in the US
++ Upcoming Event Highlights in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington DC
++ German World Event & TV Guide May 2009

Friends Always - Berliners Commemorate Berlin Airlift

On May 12, 2009, tens of thousands of Berliners flocked to Berlin’s legendary Tempelhof Airport in order to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Blockade. They were joined by many US Airforce veterans who flew the life saving supplies into Berlin 60 years ago during a Soviet blockade of the Western part of the city. Berlin's Tempelhof Airport has officially closed. The final flights departed from Tempelhof on October 30, 2008.
Read more in the newsletter of www.germany.info

Hope for Kai: A German-American Boy Needs Your Help

One month ago, the parents of a German-American boy named Kai Anderson took him to the doctor for what they thought was a severe flu. The blood test revealed, however, that their four-year-old son has a rare form of leukemia (named Philadelphia Chromosome). And he needs a bone marrow transplant within the next few months. Incredibly, this was the second one-in-a-million tragedy that the family had suffered: Kai's father was diagnosed with a rare, unrelated form of cancer just last year. Just days ago, it was confirmed that Kai’s baby brother is not a genetic match. Now, Kai’s best chance to find a genetic match lies in his German heritage--which means getting as many people of German ancestry tested wherever they live, in the United States, Germany or anywhere else.

Read more on www.hopeforkai.com

If you like to help and like to get yourself tested, contact Katharina Harf at DKMS Americas in New York City for more information: (212) 209-6701 - katharina@dkmsamericas.org

Free and easy registration to receive a testing kit at home is available here:
http://www.dkmsamericas.org/category/marrow-donors/become-donor

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Save the last German Book Store in Los Angeles

Join the “?EVOLUTION” Event on June 4 at 7.30 PM at the Goethe Institut

Poets, musicians, writers and German-speaking literati will celebrate New Mastodon's vision as a unique independent bookstore and cultural meeting place that promotes the German-speaking intellectual landscape as an integral part of Los Angeles. After nearly two decades of cultural programming, New Mastodon is honored by the support of writers and artists as well as volunteers and institutions for this benefit to help pave the bookstore's path for the future. Rodney Sappington will emcee the event that will include readings and performances by Cornelia Funke, Leni Ohngemach, Andreas Lechner, Bernd Desinger, Christina Linhardt, Cornelius Schnauber, and many more. Refreshments will be served. Suggested entry donation: $ 20. The evening will include auctions of artwork, books, and Hollywood Bowl box tickets.
Location: Goethe-Institut, 5750 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA
R.S.V.P.: (323) 525 1948

Special Offer for Parents in Los Angeles:

Sign up your child for Kindergarten L.A. and Save 3%. Open House on

May 30 from 9.30 AM – 1 PM

Kindergarten LA offers 3 % discount for German World readers on each enrollment package until May 31, 2009. Get first hand information on May 30 at the Kindergarten L.A. Open House.

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Kindergarten LA, a second language preschool for children ages 2 to 6, location in Santa Monica, CA, offers a program where your children can play and learn, in a language immersive environment.
Available Programs:
• Spanish Learning Program
• German Learning Program
• German Immersion Program

Visit www.kindergartenla.org or call (310)-581-5264 for more information.

“Give your child a gift that lasts forever...a second language and a global view!”
- Elke Miller, founder and director of Kindergarten LA.

Freedom Without Walls

US Students to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
with Support from German Embassy

The Berlin Wall came down on November 9, 1989, signaling the end of the Cold War and the beginning of a new era in transatlantic relations and European unity. Twenty years later, in the fall of 2009, students at more than 25 US universities will celebrate the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by organizing Campus Weeks with financial and organizational support from the German Embassy in Washington DC. , as German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth announced last week.
The Freedom Without Walls Campus Weeks will include public speaking competitions and an art competition involving replicas of the Berlin Wall to be located across the country.
For more information visit www.Germany.info/withoutwalls, as well as a Freedom Without Walls page on Facebook.
The Freedom Without Walls campaign is generously supported by Air Berlin and by the Max Kade Foundation, Inc. In-kind sponsors of the campaign are the Goethe-Institut USA and the Wende Museum in Los Angeles

New Film with Swiss-American actress Renée Zellweger

"My One and Only"

In the comedy "My One and Only" Swiss-American actress Renée Zellweger plays a smart, cheerful `50's era mom, who drags her two teenage sons around the country on a husband-shopping adventure. She portrays this Southern belle with sparkles of feminine allure, strong-minded determination and more than a little naiveté. Renée Zellweger as Ann Devereaux is the force of nature at the center of the film, but her son George is clearly the only adult in her family, including his dad, played by Kevin Bacon, a bandleader who prefers the road and its temptations to family life. The story takes off from New York, hours after Ann Devereaux catches husband Dan with another woman, and hopscotches to Boston, then on to St. Louis, Phoenix and finally L.A, more or less following the Route 66.

My One and Only will be competing at the Cannes Film Festival May 13, 2009 in Cannes.

GERMAN WORLD EVENT PICKS OF THE MONTH
Please mark your calendar for these upcoming events:

Chicago

May 28 – 31, 2009
10 Years Anniversary Celebration
Maifest Chicago at Lincoln Square
Join four days of fun and dancing and enjoy authentic German food and Hofbraeu beer from Munich. Be sure to make a stop at Chicago Brauhaus which celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year.
Information: www.mayfestchicago.com - www.chicagobrauhaus.com

El Cajon, CA

JUNE 6, 2009
Swiss Band "The Peacocks" tours USA/Canada
The Peacocks, from Switzerland, have been around the globe a couple of times. They continue to tour like crazy and win over hearts everywhere with their explosive stand up bass driving sound. Punk, Rockabilly, great songs, cool beats, pop.
Location: Radio Room, 3519 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104
Information: 619.284.3323
www.myspace.com/radioroom

Long Beach, CA

JUNE 7, 2009
Swiss Band “ The Peacocks” at Ink n Iron Festival
Punk, Rockabilly, great songs, cool beats, pop.
The Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, CA 90802
www.ink-n-iron.com

Los Angeles, CA

June 14 – 3 PM
Kinder Matinee 10th Anniversary
Book Fair, Flea Market, Special Film Program
For the 10th year the Goethe Institut Los Angeles hosts monthly Kinder Matinees usually on the 1st Sunday morning of the month. Parents and children can view German spoken movies, borrow books, DVD's, CD Rom's and Cassettes in German language. This month the 10th anniversary is celebrated with an extra spectacular Matinee! Clean out your closet and get a sales table to offer or trade your books, games, toys you do not need anymore. This is an excellent opportunity to stock up on German literature for kids, toys from Europe and any other interesting finds.
Information: media@losangeles.goethe.org or 323.525.3388.

New York, NY

May 23 - 8 PM
For the final event in the Reinventing Goethe series, the Goethe-Institut New York is proud to present internationally acclaimed sound artist Carsten Nicolai with CM von Hausswolff and Bytone. Nicolai has performed and created installations in many of the world‘s most prestigious venues including The Guggenheim Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, NTT Tokyo, and the Venice Biennale.
Location: Goethe-Institut New York Wyoming Building , 5 East 3rd Street (at Bowery), New York
Information: 212.439.8700 - www.goethe.de/newyork

June 13 – 4 PM
Garden party
The German Lutheran Church of St. Paul’s is opening its new community center in White Plains, NY. Enjoy food, drinks and games for the kids in a nice garden setting. No admission but RSVP required by June 5, 2009
Location: 25 Hillair Circle, White Plains, NY
Information & RSVP: stpaul@stpaulny.org

June 13, 2 PM; June 14, 12noon
35TH Anniversary of the Original Enzian Festival
Celebrate and enjoy the music of four bands: Foehrer Musik Freunde, Die Spitzbuam, The Spitze Band, and Adam Barthalt Polka Band.
Location: Plattdeutsche Park in Franklin Square NY.
Information: www.originalenzian.org

Through June 21
Exhibit at Ludlow 38
Ludlow 38 presents Chance Encounters, a new group show featuring internationally known artists Tim Braden, Manon de Boer, Pablo Pijnappel, and Karin Schneider in a four-way dialog incorporating film, paint, and print.
Location: Ludlow 38, 38 Ludlow Street (bet. Grand & Hester)
New York
Information: 212.228.6848

Through June 28
Exhibit: Publishing in Exile
Location: Leo Baeck Institute, 15 W. 16th St., New York
Information: 212.744.6400 – www.goethe.de/newyork

Phoenix, AZ

June 5
Swiss Band "The Peacocks" tours USA/Canada
The Peacocks, from Switzerland, have been around the globe a couple of times. They continue to tour like crazy and win over hearts everywhere with their explosive stand up bass driving sound. Punk, Rockabilly, great songs, cool beats, pop.
Location: The Blooze Bar, 12014 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ
Information: 602.788.4574 www.thebloozebar.com

San Francisco, CA

May 22 & 23 – 8 PM
Concert: ROVA Saxophone Quartet:
Rovaté 2009: Fissures, Futures
2009 continues this decade’s recurring collaborative theme: music mixing with visual arts. Rova Saxophone Quartet returns to Kanbar Hall for another no-sound-barred evening of improvisatory collaboration. Acclaimed Berlin based multimedia artist/wunderkind Lillevan, joins international music giants - among them the German Thomas Lehn at the synthesizer - from the field of improvised music to perform “Fissures, Futures” - a set of pieces dedicated to the visionary genius that was Buckminster Fuller.
Admission: $24 public | $21 JCCSF members | $16 students
Location: Kanbar Hall, JCCSF Jewish Community Center, 3200 California St, San Francisco
Information: 415.292.1233 – www.goethe.de/sanfrancisco

Washington DC

May 23 - May 24, 2009
Historic 50th Festival of German Choruses
The Washington Saengerbund will host German-language singing groups from the Northeast and Germany at the 50th National Saengerfest of the Nordoestlicher Saengerbund of America. Three events open to the public are a concert at the National Building Museum, a Grand Ball, and an outdoor concert in Old Town Alexandria. Visit www.saengerfest2009.org for more information.

Wahl zum 17. Deutschen Bundestag am 27. September 2009

General Elections in Germany on September 27, 2009 -

Register to Vote for the General Elections in Germany by September 6, 2009

Please note the following information provided by the German Consulate in Los Angeles for German citizens living abroad who are interested in registering to vote in the upcoming German elections.

Informationen zur Wahlteilnahme aus dem Ausland

Deutsche können auch aus dem Ausland an in Deutschland abgehaltenen Wahlen teilnehmen. Zu unterscheiden ist zwischen Deutschen, die sich (vorübergehend) im Ausland aufhalten, aber weiter in Deutschland gemeldet sind, und Deutschen, die dauerhaft im Ausland leben und keinen Wohnsitz mehr in Deutschland haben.

Alle Informationen finden Sie rechtzeitig vor der nächsten Bundestagswahl auch noch einmal aktualisiert auf den Internetseiten der deutschen Vertretungen in den USA, des Bundeswahlleiters sowie des Auswärtigen Amts.

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