Monday, November 22, 2010

November 24 Fußballfreunde cancelled

With no confirmed guests, I am cancelling the November 24 Fußballfreunde.

Next Fußballfreunde will be Wednesday, December 8 for the deciding Matchday 6 of UEFA Champions League. See you then!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Deutschfreunde für November: Amazon Order, German Games Night, Fußballfreunde, Flimmerkiste

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 October.

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. German speakers of all levels are welcome!

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!

Amazon.de Order
Products from Germany!

Amazon.de sells thousands of products and ships to Canada at a flat rate of 14 Euros per shipment. I will be coordinating an order again this year in order--it really is quite economical to order as a group! Anything that Amazon.de will ship to Canada, that is in stock, may be ordered, so browse away. Feel free to ask me to help you make a selection! E.g. a page-a-day Tagesabreißkalender from publisher Harenberg is a great way to have daily exposure to a language you're learning! Please contact me ASAP if you are interested.

German Games Night
Deutsche Gesellschaftspiele

Friday, November 5 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Wednesday, November 17 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Friday, November 26 ••• 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!


Fußballfreunde!
UEFA Champions League 5. Spieltag

Hubertus Klause Pub (Edelweiss Club, 2nd Floor)

Wednesday, November 24 ••• 18:30
  • UEFA Champions League action and highlights. Will the three German clubs in the competition (Bayern München, Werder Bremen and Schalke 04) make it through to the round of 16? Coverage is from German TV, recorded earlier in the day.
Please contact me for more details, or visit the Deutschfreunde web site. Fußballfreude pur!

Flimmerkiste
Wednesday, November 10  ••• 7:00 - 10:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30)

Aus der Tiefe des Raumes...mitten ins Netz (2004)

German with English subtitles

Come down to the club to watch German-language TV, films, documentaries and other programming. You'll find us upstairs in the Hubertus Klause pub in front of the big screen.

This month's presentation Aus der Tiefe des Raumes…mitten ins Netz is a nostalgic movie about West Germany, a romantic comedy that's a love letter to the 1960s, Tipp-Kick and not least, Günter Netzer.

Before the feature there will be other programming from German TV.

Come to watch, come to socialize!


Also worth knowing about...

Deutscher Abend an Der Uni
<http://web.uvic.ca/geru/events.html>

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

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Deutschfreunde für Oktober: German Games Night, Fußballfreunde

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 October.

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. German speakers of all levels are welcome!

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!

German Games Night
Deutsche Gesellschaftspiele

Wednesday, October 6 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Friday, October 15 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Friday, October 29 ••• 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!


Fußballfreunde!
DFB-Pokal

Hubertus Klause Pub (Edelweiss Club, 2nd Floor)

Wednesday, September 27 ••• 18:30
  • German Cup action and highlights. Which of the 32 German club teams will make it through to the Round of 16?
Please contact me for more details, or visit the Deutschfreunde web site. Fußballfreude pur!

Also worth knowing about...

Deutscher Abend an Der Uni
<http://web.uvic.ca/geru/events.html>

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

Monday, September 27, 2010

Refreshments now available at Edelweiss Club events!

Good news! I am now able to serve refreshments at the Edelweiss Club. One more reason to come down to the Club for Flimmerkiste, German Games Night or Fußballfreunde!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Deutschfreunde für September: German Games Night, Fußballfreunde, Flimmerkiste

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 September.

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!
UEFA Champions League

Hubertus Klause Pub (Edelweiss Club, 2nd Floor)

Fußballfreunde kehrt zurück!

Wednesday, September 15 ••• 18:30
  • FC Bayern München-AS Rom, Champions League Matchday 1 (recorded from Sat.1 -  German TV) with other German football programming
Wednesday, September 29 ••• 18:30
  • Inter Mailand-SV Werder Bremen, Champions League Matchday 2 (recorded from Sat.1 -  German TV) with other German football programming
Please contact me for more details, or visit the Deutschfreunde web site. Fußballfreude pur!

German Games Night
Deutsche Gesellschaftspiele

Friday, September 24 ••• 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!


Flimmerkiste
Deutsche Filme und Fernsehen

Wednesday, September 22 ••• Doors open 6:30 PM, film begins at 7:00 PM. Enjoy the Edelweiss Club's new 55" LCD TV!

Das Wunder von Bern is a 2003 film by Sönke Wortmann, which tells the story of a German family (particularly of a young boy and his depressed ex-POW father) and the unexpected West German miracle victory in the 1954 World Cup Final in Bern, Switzerland.

In German with German subtitles.

Current German TV will be shown before and after the film.

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

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Deutschfreunde für August: Fußballfreunde (Bundesliga Auftakt!) 22.8.

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 August.

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!
Bundesliga Auftakt!

Hubertus Klause Pub (Edelweiss Club, 2nd Floor)

The German Bundesliga returns, with Bayern Munich as defending champions!

Sunday, August 22 ••• 6:00 PM

Die Bundesliga kehrt zurück!
1. Spieltag 20.-22. August
  • von Freitag: Saisoneröffnungsspiel - FC Bayern München - VfL Wolfsburg (ARD)
  • von Samstag: Sportschau (ARD)
  • von Sonntag: Fußball am Sonntag (WDR)
  • von Sonntag: Zeiglers wunderbare Welt des Fußballs (WDR)
New for 2010/11 at the Edelweiss Club is GolTV, which shows German Bundesliga games and Hallo Bundesliga every week, and selected German national team friendlies and EURO 2012 Qualifiers. These English-language programs can be seen recorded on the PVR, or live, dependent on volunteers and interest from visitors. Your feedback is important for presentations to take place!

Please contact me for more details, or visit the Deutschfreunde web site. Fußballfreude pur!

German Games Night (Gesellschaftspielabend) and Flimmerkiste will resume again in September.

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

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Deutschfreunde für Juli: 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)
Snacks and beverages will be available.

Enjoy the 2010 World Cup at the Edelweiss Club!

Saturday, July 3 ••• 6:45 AM
  • Germany-Argentina, World Cup Quarterfinal (Live CBC HD)
Saturday, July 3 ••• 6:00 PM
  • Germany-Argentina, World Cup Quarterfinal replay (recorded from ARD -  German TV)
Sunday, July 11 ••• 6:00 PM
  • World Cup Final (recorded from German TV)
  • The Other Final (DVD), the delightful 2003 documentary about the spirit of sport. English with German subtitles, film begins approximately 8:30 PM
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, July 9 ••• 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