Dear Victoria German speakers! I'm looking forward to seeing you at the Edelweiss Club to stay current with our
great for anyone who'd like to improve or keep up their German, or just to make new friends through the German language.
To view a calendar with these events directly, please visit
Deutschfreunde.
Note that refreshments are now available at all events. Please RSVP if you intend to attend any events. Thank you!
Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch! FlimmerkisteGerman-language TV and filmHubertus Klause Pub (Edelweiss Club, 2nd Floor)
Flimmerkiste continues its look back at 2011 with ProSieben's
Galileo Big Pictures., with our countdown ending on February 29.
The six-part special ZDF Terra X Series
Unterwegs in der Weltgeschichte featuring comedian Hape Kerkeling continues
Upcoming dates feature the return of feature films shown in German with German subtitles.
Wednesday, February 2919:00 Big Pictures Teil 3
20:00 Terra X Folge 3: Abenteuer Mittelalter
21:00
Stromberg Staffel 1 Folge 5 & 6
Wednesday, March 719:00 Terra X Folge 4: Entdecker und Eroberer
20:00 Stieg Larsson's
Verblendung (Sweden 2009) (aka The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) German with German subtitles
Wednesday, April 4
19:00 Terra X Folge 5: Weltreiche und Revolutionen
20:00
Die fabelhafte Welt der Amélie (France, 2001) (aka Amelie) German with German subtitles
Wednesday, April 18
19:00 Terra X Folge 6: Kriege und Supermächte
20:00 Stieg Larsson's
Verdammnis (Sweden, France, 2009) (aka The Girl Who Played With Fire) German with German subtitles
RammsteinNeue Deutsche Härte Concert, Rogers Arena, Vancouver
Sunday, May 13 ••• 8:00 PM until late
I'm organizing a group (up to 4 - floor tickets) of Victorians interested in an overnight trip to Vancouver to see German band Rammstein. Please contact me directly if you are interested.
German Games NightDeutsche GesellschaftspieleHubertus Klause Pub (Edelweiss Club, 2nd Floor)
Friday, March 16 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Friday, March 23 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Friday, March 30 ••• 7:00 PM until lateFriday, April 13 ••• 7:00 PM until lateFriday, April 20 ••• 7:00 PM until lateJoin 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,
Thurn und Taxis and
6 Nimmt! New games added in 2011 include
Linie 1 and
ABC DRS 3 deutsch und deutlich, and new for 2012 is
Die Speicherstadt.
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!
Fußballfreunde
DFB-Pokal (German Cup)Hubertus Klause Pub (Edelweiss Club, 2nd Floor)
Wednesday, March 21 ••• 6:30 PM
Borussia Mönchengladbach-Bayern München
2011/12 German Cup semifinal, recorded from German TV earlier in the day.
(The other German Cup semifinal, SpVgg Greuther Fürth-Borussia Dortmund, will be played on Tuesday, March 20. Contact me if you are interested in seeing it.)
Also worth knowing about...
Deutscher Abend an der Uni
<http://www.uvic.ca/humanities/germanicslavic/news/home/abend/index.php>
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 Grouphttp://www.meetup.com/The-Victoria-German-Language-Meetup-Group/ Please have a look at what these groups have to offer, and be an active part of the German-Canadian community in Victoria!Viele Grüße
Michael Poplawski
michael.poplawski@gmail.com
http://deutschfreunde.blogspot.com
250-589-1293