Fridays
4 - 5 pm
German House Lobby

January 14, 21, 28

February 4, 11, 18, 25

March 18, 25

April 1, 8, 15, 29                            

Saturday, February 12
6:00 pm
Ballroom, Harre Union

International Dinner - World Banquet

This event is sponsored by VISA; there's great food, and the German
Club always puts on a fabulous skit!                      

Saturday, February 12
9 pm - 12 midnight
VUCA Lobby

Fastnachtsfeier

Following the World Banquet, come over to the VUCA for a big bash!
There will be carnival mask-making,great Germanic food, dancing, and
music by "Jay Fox and the Bavarian Showtime Band."  Bring your friends
and join us for this long-standing Valpo tradition! 

Tuesday, February 15
6:30 pm
106 German House

Professor Linda Ferguson, Valparaiso University Department of Music,
will give a lecture to prepare us for our big trip to the opera;
"Preparing for Lohengrin - an Introduction to Wagner's Opera."

Sunday, February 20
1:00 - 4:45 pm
Chicago Civic Opera House

Opera Trip

See the Chicago Lyric Opera’s performance of Wagner’s Lohengrin. 
A German Program tradition! Tickets partially subsidized for students
in upper-level German classes: $46 balcony seats and a coach bus ride for only $25.

Thursday, February 24
7:30 pm
106 German House

Film Screening: The Ossis of Namibia (Gralow, Pitann, and Thull, 2006)

Part of the "Focus on Africa" Series, sponsored by the Department
of Foreign Languages and Literature, this documentary tells the story
of the children orphaned during Namibia's liberation struggle who found a
home in the GDR, but found themselves homeless again in 1990 when the
GDR ceased to exist. A fascinating story that poses questions about
personal and cultural identity.

Saturday, March 19
7:30 pm
Chapel of the Resurrection

Bach's Mass in B Minor

The Bach Collegium of Japan performs Bach's Mass in B minor.
There is a $20 admission charge for Valpo students; complimentary
tickets for students in German 352.

Wednesday, April 6
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Duesenberg Recital Hall, VUCA

Eighth Annual Valparaiso University "Theaterfest"

A gathering of 100+ area high school German student/actors,
hosted by Valpo students enrolled in the German Drama Practicum.

Monday, August 23
4:00 - 5:00 pm
German House 106

German House: Open House

Visit the German House, have some snacks, take a tour of the upstairs residential area, and take some free (used) books.

Monday, August 30
5:30 pm
German House Park
(immediately west of the German House)

Fridays
4 - 5 pm
German House Lobby

September 3, 10, 17 (but not 24)
October 1, 8, 15, 29
November 5, 12, 19
December 3, 10

Kaffeestunde

Come and speak German over coffee and snacks. All ability levels invited and welcome!

NOTE:
September 3 right after Kaffeestunde:
Annual photo of German Majors and distribution of the German Majors Handbook: required for majors.

Friday, September 10
5:30 pm (after Kaffeestunde)
105 German House

Northwest Indiana Teachers Dinner

by invitation

Friday, September 17
7 pm
234 Neils Science Center

WORLD CINEMA SERIES: Das weiße Band    

"Das weiße Band” (The White Ribbon): Austria, 2009.

Director: Michael Haneke.  Black and White; 144 minutes.

Brief Introduction by Prof. Timothy Malchow.

Won the Golden Palm Award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival; nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2010 Academy Awards.

Refreshments provided. See the Cultural Arts Calendar for other films in the series.

Monday, September 20
7:15 pm
106 German House

FILM SCREENING: Jakob der Lügner (Frank Beyer, 1975)    

Students in the German Senior Seminar are watching this classic DEFA film for class and you are invited to join them.

Friday, September 24
4:00 pm
106 German House

A panel of alumni from our department are returning to help you understand what the career possibilities are for you.

The German Club is sponsoring a fun station for children, including flag coloring, paint the Gartenzwerg, and other activities; get involved!

VIEP EVENT (Valparaiso International Engineering Program)       

• An event for VIEP students (or friends of Erin and Jon) who want to hear about their cooperative-education experiences in Germany last year.

• RSVP to one of your German professors by the end of the day Wednesday.

Friday, October 1
9:00 – 5:00 pm
German House Lobby

20 JAHRE DEUTSCHLAND: Open House!

Celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the reunification of German on October 3, 1990. Stop by for Birthday Cake any time all day; a special cake will be cut at 4:00 for Kaffeestunde!

METROPOLITAN OPERAS

Live HD broadcasts of three operas by German composers at the local movie theater:

Saturday, October 9 at noon

• Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner

(Tickets courtesy of the German House for students in FLGR 351)

Saturday, February 26 at noon

• Iphigénie en Tauride by Christoph Willibald Gluck

Saturday, April 23 at noon

• Capriccio by Richard Strauss

LECTURE (GDR / BRD History)

• Pastor Christian Wolff from the Thomaskirche, Leipzig

• "20 Years Peaceful Revolution / German Unity -- Living in a New Germany"

Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association: Annual Conference

Professional Development:
German-Education Majors

Future German teachers should attend this important conference in Indianapolis: www.iflta.org

FILM SCREENING: Auf der anderen Seite (Fatih Akin, 2007)

Students in the German Senior Seminar are watching this film for class and you are invited to join them. In English it is called "The Edge of Heaven."

CONCERT

The Bach Institute performs Händel's Messiah (Part I) and Bach's Christmas Oratorio.