Deutschfreunde für Juni: WM 2010 Südafrika, Gesellschaftspielabend

This message is to advise you of the activities I'll be hosting at the German Canadian Cultural Association-Edelweiss Club (108 Niagara Street in James Bay) during the month of June.

German will indeed be spoken, great for anyone who'd like to improve or keep up their German, or just to make new friends through the German language.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!


Fußballfreunde!
FIFA Weltmeisterschaft Südafrika 2010
Hubertus Klause Pub (Edelweiss Club, 2nd Floor)
Bar will be open.

Enjoy the 2010 World Cup and World Cup history in the German language! (All DVD presentations will include German subtitles)

Friday, June 11 ••• 6:00 PM
World Cup Kickoff!
Selections from German TV will include

• Pochers Sommermärchen - Zehn Gründe, warum Deutschland Weltmeister werden muß
• Weltmeisterlich (ARD) - WM-Geschichte - Die emotionalsten Momente der Fußball-WM
• Eröffnungskonzert (ARD)
• Eröffnungsspiel: Südafrika - Mexiko (recorded from German TV)

Sunday, June 13 ••• 6:00 PM

• Deutschland-Australien (recorded from German TV)
• Pochers Sommermärchen - Zehn Gründe, warum die anderen nicht Weltmeister werden
• Weltmeisterlich (ARD) - WM-Geschichte - Die größten Skandale der Fußball-WM

Friday, June 18 ••• 6:00 PM

• Deutschland-Serbien (recorded from German TV)
• Der Triumph von München (DVD), the story of Helmut Schön's team's preparation and performance at West Germany '74

Wednesday, June 23 ••• 6:00 PM

• Ghana-Deutschland (recorded from German TV)
• Deutschland: Ein Sommermärchen (DVD), Sönke Wortmann's close-up portrait of 2006's Weltmeister der Herzen

Sunday, July 11 ••• 6:00 PM

• WM Endspiel Deutschland vs. [TBA] (recorded from German TV)
• The Other Final (DVD), the delightful 2003 documentary about the spirit of sport. English with German subtitles.

Even more World Cup programming may be added to June's World Cup program at the Club. Please contact me for more details, or visit the Deutschfreunde web site. Fußballfreude pur!

News from the Edelweiss Club
High-Definition Television!

Note that the Edelweiss Club has a new 55" HD television and may be showing CBC coverage of World Cup games live. Visit http://www.victoriaedelweiss.ca/ as dates and times still need to be confirmed.

German Games Night
Deutsche Gesellschaftspiele

Friday, June 4 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Friday, June 25 ••• 7:00 PM until late

Join us for board games and conversation. Gambit 7, a trivia game, has been a big hit! Play it join other modern classics like Die Siedler von Catan, Auf Achse, Zug um Zug Märklin, Bohnanza, Scrabble, Tabu, Thurn und Taxis and 6 Nimmt!

As always, there will be German music and TV programming to enjoy as well.

Play a favourite, or try something new! A great way to socialize!

Also worth knowing about...

Facebook German-Canadian Cultural Society of Victoria - Edelweiss Club
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Victoria-Edelweiss-Club-German-Canadian-Cultural-Society/306479895964?ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=155487772723&ref=ts>

The Victoria German Language Meetup Group
http://www.meetup.com/The-Victoria-German-Language-Meetup-Group/

Please join these groups, and be a part of the German-Canadian community in Victoria!

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Michael Poplawski
Victoria, BC Canada
http://deutschfreunde.blogspot.com
250-882-1239