Thursday, February 3, 2011

Deutschfreunde für Februar: Deutsches Kino, German Games, UEFA Champions League

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), and elsewhere, during the month of February.

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!

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!

Deutsches Kino (Victoria Film Festival)
Wednesday, February 9 ••• Der Knochenmann 9:15 - 11:30 PM (7:00 PM dinner)
Sunday, February 13 ••• Die Fremde 9:15 - 11:30 PM (7:00 PM dinner)

The 2011 Victoria Film Festival is presenting two German-language films, Der Knochenmann (Austria, 2009) and Die Fremde (Germany, 2010) at the Capitol 6 Theatre (805 Yates Street, at Blanshard).

Please RSVP if you would be interested in joining a group for the film presentation, and whether you'd be interested also in meeting for dinner beforehand beginning at at the Rathskeller, just a short block away from the Capitol 6 theatre.

Ticket prices are $9 per film, plus $2 for a VFF membership.

Come to enjoy the Film Festival and to socialize!


German Games Night
Deutsche Gesellschaftspiele

Friday, February 11 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Friday, February 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!


German Games Night at Gottacon
Deutsche Gesellschaftspiele

Friday, February 4 ••• 7:00 PM -11:00 PM
Saturday, February 5 ••• 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sunday, February 6 ••• 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

I will be presenting German-Language Board Games at Gottacon at Pearkes Arena. If you're attending, please come by and sag mal Hallo!

Fußballfreunde!

UEFA Champions League Achtelfinale
Hubertus Klause Pub (Edelweiss Club, 2nd Floor)

Wednesday, February 23 ••• 18:30
  • UEFA Champions League (German Cup) action and highlights. Can Bayern München and FC Schalke 04 beat Europe's best?
Coverage is from German TV, recorded earlier in the day.
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>

Please have a look at what theese groups have to offer, and be a part of the German-Canadian community in Victoria!

--
Mit freundlichen Grüßen Michael Poplawski michael.poplawski@gmail.com http://deutschfreunde.blogspot.com 250-882-1239

Monday, January 3, 2011

Deutschfreunde für Januar: German Games Night, Flimmerkiste, DFB-Pokal Viertelfinale

Ich wünsche Ihnen alles Gute zum neuen Jahr!

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 January.

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!

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!

German Games Night
Deutsche Gesellschaftspiele

Friday, January 7 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Friday, January 21 ••• 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
Wednesday, January 12 ••• 7:00 - 10:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30)

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 will be the 1975 film Monty Python: Die Ritter der Kokussnuss, probably better known as Monty Python and the Holy Grail. This classic comedy will be shown with German synchronization and German subtitles.

Come to watch, come to socialize!


Fußballfreunde!

DFB-Pokal 3. Runde (Achtelfinale)
Hubertus Klause Pub (Edelweiss Club, 2nd Floor)

Wednesday, January 26 ••• 18:30
  • DFB-Pokal (German Cup) action and highlights. Which teams will make it into the final four?
Coverage is from German TV, recorded earlier in the day.
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 michael.poplawski@gmail.com http://deutschfreunde.blogspot.com 250-882-1239


Thursday, December 2, 2010

Deutschfreunde für Dezember: German Games Night, Fußballfreunde, Flimmerkiste, Boxing Day Treffen

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 December.

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!

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!

German Games Night
Deutsche Gesellschaftspiele

Friday, December 3 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Friday, December 17 ••• 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
Wednesday, December 15 ••• 7:00 - 10:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30)

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 will be year-end programming from German TV: Christmas specials and 2010 in Review.

Come to watch, come to socialize!


Boxing Day Treffen beim Edelweiss Club
Spaziergang und Mehr zur Jahreszeit

Sunday, December 26 ••• 14:00

The doors of the Edelweiss Club will be open on Boxing Day! All levels of German speakers are welcome!

You're invited to come for a walk around James Bay, followed by some seasonal conversation, German Christmas and year-in-review TV specials, music and activities upstairs in the Hubertus Klause Pub.

Fußballfreunde!
UEFA Champions League 6. Spieltag

UEFA Europa League 6. Spieltag
DFB-Pokal 3. Runde (Achtelfinale) und Rückblick auf die Bundesliga Hinrunde
Hubertus Klause Pub (Edelweiss Club, 2nd Floor)

Wednesday, December 8 ••• 18:30
  • UEFA Champions League action and highlights. How have the German clubs in the competition (Bayern München, Werder Bremen and Schalke 04) fared in the Group Stage? Who will make it through to the round of 16? Coverage is from German TV, recorded earlier in the day.
Thursday, December 16 ••• 18:30
  • UEFA Europa League action and highlights. Will the three German clubs in the competition (Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart, Bayer Leverkusen) make it through to the round of 32? Coverage is from German TV, recorded earlier in the day.
Wednesday, December 22 ••• 18:30
  • DFB-Pokal (German Cup) action and highlights. Which teams will make it into the final eight? Coverage is from German TV, recorded earlier in the day. Also included in the evening is a wrapup of the first half of the German Bundesliga season. Coverage is from German TV, recorded earlier in the day.
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

michael.poplawski@gmail.com
http://deutschfreunde.blogspot.com 250-882-1239

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!