Wanted: Heidelberg Alumni
2nd Annual National Heidelberg Alumni Meeting in San Francisco

Heidelberg Alumni from across the US are invited to the 2nd annual national alumni meeting on the weekend of September 25 - 27, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Former students, exchange students, graduates, researchers, professor and other friends of Heidelberg University founded Heidelberg Alumni U.S. (HAUS) in October 2008 with the inaugural meeting in New York City. Since then HAUS has welcomed more than 100 members and many more participated in regional events offered in New York, Chicago, Ohio and California.

The Rektor of Heidelberg University, Bernhard Eitel, will welcome the former students, professors and other friends who reside in the US to the events in San Francisco. For more information and to register, please go to http://www.haus.uni-hd.de/register-sf or click here.

To find out more about HAUS, please go to http://www.haus.uni-hd.de

A WOMAN IN BERLIN
starring Nina Hoss (“Yella”, “Jerichow and written and directed by Golden Globe nominee Max Färberböck (“Aimee and Jaguar”) is set during the 1945 Red Army invasion of Berlin and based on the published diary of Anonyma, (Ms. Hoss), a former journalist and photographer who remained anonymous until after her death. Virtually banned upon its initial publication in 1953, the book became an international literary phenomenon after a new edition was released in 2003.
Nina Hoss is one of Germany’s most acclaimed young actresses. Her performance in “Yella” earned her the Best Actress awards at the Berlin Film Festival and the German Film Awards. Co-Starring: Evgeny Sidikhin, Irm Hermann, Rüdiger Vogler, Ulrike Krumbiegel, Rolf Kanies, Jördis Triebel, Roman Gribkov, and Juliane Köhler (“Aimee and Jaguar”). In selected theatres.

THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE
Starring Rachel McAdams and Erik Bana, this marks Robert Schwentke’s first big Hollywood production. A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage. Co-produced by Brad Pitt. Rang 3 at the box office on opening weekend.

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
Quention Tarantino’s latest film starring Brad Pitt, Méelanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, Til Schweiger, Daniel Bruehl. Diane Krueger, Achim Diehl und Martin Wuttke opens this weekend. In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis.

GERMAN WORLD EVENT TIPS

Germany’s Most Successful Comedian Hape Kerkeling on Book Signing Tour in the US: “I’am off then”.

September 1 – 6.30 PM
Reading & Reception presented by Deutsches Haus at NYU. No admission.
Location: Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th Street, New York
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September 2, 2009 – 7 PM
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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September 3, 2009 – 7 PM
Carl Schurz Auditorium, German Embassy, Washington, D.C.

OTHER EVENT TIPPS

ARIZONA

SAVE THE DATE!
November 7, 2009
Ambassador Ball Honoring Germany & The Fall of the Wall.
The Arizona Center for Germanic Cultures (AC4GC, Inc.) is proud to invite you to join the Ambassadors' Ball 2009.
Location: Hyatt Regency Resort at Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale
Information: www.consularcorpsfoundation.org or (480) 948 8348

CALIFORNIA

August 23, 2009 – 11 AM – 7 PM
German Day in Anaheim
Come and join one of the largest German festivals in SoCal.
Location: Phoenix Club, Anaheim
www.thephoenixclub.com

August 23, 2009 – 5 PM – 6.30 PM
Andreas Beckett Sings Wagner
Arias and duets from LOHENGRIN and DIE WALKUERE. $ 25; $ 15 students/seniors.
Location: LA VALLEY COLLEGE - RECITAL HALL, 5800 Fulton Ave, Van Nuys
Reservations: andreasbeckett@gmail.com

September 8 – 8.30 AM
First Full-Time German Immersion School Opens in L.A.:
Official Ribbon Cutting at the Goethe International Charter School
This event is by invitation only but please check the website for upcoming public events and enrollment information.
www.goethecharterschool.org

Through September 13
L.A. in Wien - Wien in L.A.
The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) presents the exhibition L.A. in Wien / Wien in L.A, featuring works by Hitoshi Abe, Peter Cook, Zaha Hadid, Thom Mayne, and Eric Owen Moss juxtaposed with those by R.M. Schindler and Richard Neutra that investigate the architecture of both Los Angeles and Vienna and their respective influences on one another over the last century.
Information: http://www.sciarc.edu/exhibition.php?id=1421

ILLINOIS

News from the German-American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago:

The 2nd Annual Renewables & Energy Efficiency Week will have three stops this year in Columbus, Ann Arbor & Chicago from Tuesday, September 1st to Thursday, September 3rd

Join us on Wednesday, September 23rd at German Night during Design & Manufacturing Midwest in Rosemont. This is a great opportunity to present your company to exhibitors, fellow members and visitors from Germany during this important show.

NEW YORK

September 1
1st Tuesday of each month Swiss Society Networking Event
Location: Restaurant Naples 45, 200 Park Avenue,
New York
Information: www.SwissSociety.com

Come and Celebrate the German-American Friendship Month in New York:
September 10, 2009 – 7 PM
Live and Dine like General von Steuben
Authors Lockhart and Panchyk will introduces their work over a five course dinner in New York's most historic restaurant: Fraunces Tavern, where Washington and Steuben dined, serves colonial fare and introduces five exquisite German beers including state owned Hofbräu and Weihenstephaner
Location: Fraunces Tavern, 54 Pearl Street (at Broad Street), New York,
Information & RSVP: 914-439-7638

September 12, 2009 – 1 PM
German Pub Crawl
Meet at "Zum Schneider"
Avenue C at East 7th Street, New York, NY
Information & tickets: Steve Purk - ygac@aol.com

September 18, 2009 – 11.30 AM
OFFICIAL GREETING BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
AND THE PARADE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Welcoming of Groups from Overseas
City Hall Park

September 18, 2009 – 7 PM
STEUBEN PARADE GALA BENEFIT BANQUET
Reception and Cocktail Hour: 7 PM
Banquet and Dance: 8 PM
Location: New York Hilton & Towers
1335 Avenue of the Americas
Information and tickets: Geraldine Brand - (917) 929-6260
nycsteubenparadebanquet@yahoo.com

September 19, 2009 – 12noon – 3 PM
52nd Annual German-American STEUBEN PARADE
Lars Halter, General Chairman
The parade can be watch on Fifth Avenue between 67th to 86th St.
For more information visit www.germanparadenyc.org

September 19 – 12noon
STEUBENFEST at the Zion St. Mark's Church
Authentic German food and live music will be by the well know "Huettenmusikant" Werner Goebel. Admission $5.
Location: 339 East 84th Street, Manhattan (Yorkville)

PENNSYLVANIA

September 26, 2009 – 12noon
Steuben Parade Philadelphia
For more information visit www.steubenparade.com

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