Austrian, German, and Swiss Cultural Events
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Singers wanted for the Washington Saengerbund (rehearsals Fridays)
Singers wanted for the Washington International Chorus (rehearsals Thursdays)
CONTINENTALS schedule (Polka! Polka! Polka!)
| Mike Surratt's ECB (Variety Dance Music, including Ballroom)
"Alte Kameraden" Blaskapelle Schedule (German band)
Sunday, September 13 & 20, 4-6:30 pm, Sunday, October 11 & 25, 4-6:30 pm
Thursday, September 10, 7 pm
September 12
Tuesday September 15 , 7:30 pm
September 17- through October 16
Monday September 21, 7:30 pm
Thursday September 24 - October 23, 2009
Friday September 25, 7:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
Wednesday September 30 , 7:30 pm
Sunday September 27 and Thursday October 01
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Thursday October 06, 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 24 6th Anniversary Gala and Masquerade Ball of the International Club opf DC at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. 6th Anniversary Gala and Black-Tie Masquerade Ball at the Grand Ballroom of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The evening featuring dancing to 2 live bands, lavish dinner with open bar, extravagant desserts, and dancing is the social event of the season for internationally minded professionals. Details at web site for ICDC.
November 10, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009 -
Saturday, December 12, 2009 -
For polka opportunities, see the calendar of "Let's Polka."
For Sunday dances, see Waltz Time Dances at Glen Echo Park, organized by Donna Barker and others. Every April there is a very nice Viennese Ball, "An Evening with Strauss" held at Glen Echo's Spanish Ballroom, featuring the Old Vienna orchestra.
For English country, contra, and folk dance, see Folklore Society of Greater Washington.
For info on trips to Vienna for attending the balls, see www.traxlers.org/groups.html as well as the link from www.viennesewaltz.org
Viennese Ball Opening Committee ("Cotillions") have been performing at Viennese balls in Washington since 1997, as described at that page. For information about Viennese balls and similar events, you may sign up for Carol's Viennese waltz e-mail list, at www.traxlers.org/groups.html.
Viennese Ball excellent site by Nelson Bridwell. For ball schedule, click on "Calendar."
Visions of Austria online video Cultural Events | Traxler Home Page | Cultural Organizations | Related Links
September:
Fri 9/4 – Old Stein Inn “Beer Garden” (5:00-9:00pm) – Call The Inn (410) 798-6807
Sat 9/12 – “Oktoberfest” at Euro Bistrio * Herndon, VA (5-10pm) Call The Restaurant (703) 481-8158
Sun 9/13 – Capital City Polka Dancer’s “Picnic” * Harrisburg ,PA (2:00-6:00pm) – Call John (717) 766-7068
Fri 9/18 – “Oktoberfest” at Capital Ale House * Richmond, VA (6:00-10:00pm both nights) – Call Matthew (804) 350-9355
Sat 9/19 – “Oktoberfest” at Capital Ale House * Richmond, VA
Sun 9/20 – “Oktoberfest” at Liederkranz * Lancaster, PA (2:00-6:00pm) – Call The Clubhouse (717) 898-8451
Sat 9/26 – “Heritage Fest” * Middletown, MD (2:15-3:15pm) For Info Call Ron 1 (301) 371-6941
October:
Thurs 10/1 – “Oktoberfest” at Liederkranz * Reading, PA (7:00pm-11:00pm) – Call The Club (610) 373-3982
Sat 10/3 – “Oktoberfest” at Capital Ale House * Fredricksburg, VA (Noon – 4pm & 6:00-10:00pm) – Call Matthew (804) 350-9355
Sun 10/4 – “Oktoberfest” at Fairgrounds * Frederick, MD (Noon-5:00pm) – Call Marty (301) 663-8811
Fri 9/11 – Greenspring Ballroom Dance Club * Springfield, VA (7:30-9:30pm) Call Morris (703) 913-7810
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4-6:30 pm, Sunday, December 13, 2009, 4-6:30 pm
Alpine Dancers. The Alpine Dancers hold regular free and open practices at the New Carrollton Municipal Center, 6016 Princess Garden Parkway, near Washington Beltway exit 20A. (Occasionally practice times and dates may change due to performances, which are listed at this site if open to the public.) New dancers and musicians are always welcome. The Alpine Dancers are a performing and teaching folk dance group specializing in couples and trio dances from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. They perform throughout the greater Washington, DC (USA) area. For information, directions, and engagements, or to confirm practices and performances, see the web site, or contact the leaders of the Alpine Dancers, Herbert & Carol Traxler (caroltraxler@yahoo.com) at 301-577-3503 or Bill & Sarita Barclay at 301-654-1917.
Solo piano concert by child prodigy Olivia Ly (age 13) at the Embassy of the Czech Republic. Olivia is a student of Dr. Bella Eugenia Oster of the European Academy of Music and Art, Inc. The concert program will consist of masterpieces of world-renowned Czech composers. The Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St, NW, Washington, DC 20008. The concert is Free Admission. For reservations, please e-mail czech_events@yahoo.com or call 202/274-9105.
Beginning concert of the The Embassy Series.
Cie. Willi Dorner in a dance evening "above under inbetween". "Willi Dorner, one of the most important and distinguished choreographers working in Europe today, will present his newest project at the Austrian Embassy. “above under inbetween” was co-produced by Linz09, and premiered in Linz at the end of July 2009. Spectators will witness an astonishing and unusual dance performance, accompanied by a musical composition written by Austrian composer Bernhard Lang." At the Embassy of Austria. In cooperation with Nvision Care – a non-profit organization. Admission free. RSVP required: 202-895-6776 or http://www.acfdc.org/events-registration
Exhibition "1989 – Year of Miracles: Austria and the End of the Cold War". An exhibition curated by Günter Bischof (Center Austria, New Orleans) and Lorenz Mikoletzky (Austrian State Archives, Vienna) on the miraculous fall of the so-called Iron Curtain twenty years ago and the impact and changes in Europe resulting from it. Opening Thursday September 17 | 7:30 pm | Embassy of Austria. In cooperation with the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies. Admission free. RSVP required: 202-895-6776 or http://www.acfdc.org/events-registration.
Film at the Embassy of Austria: Falco – Verdammt, wir leben noch!. Admission free. RSVP required: 202-895-6776 or http://www.acfdc.org/events-registration. "Thomas Roth’s movie is a dramatic and biographical portrait of the unusually thrilling life and times of Johann Hölzel, also known as Falco. The Austrian rock singer who gained popularity and international fame with his music in the 1980s was also the first Austrian who ever entered the American Billboard Charts. The movie shows Falco’s development as a pop star and offers very personal insights into his turbulent life." Monday, September 21, 7:30 pm, Embassy of Austria. Admission free. RSVP required: 202-895-6776 or http://www.acfdc.org/events-registration.
exhibition "A Natural Connection - A Retrospective of Floral Prints by Nina Muys" at the Austrian Embassy. "Nina Muys (http://nmuys.wordpress.com) is an Austrian printmaker, who grew up in Austria, Germany and Brazil. In 1961, she immigrated to the United States, where she developed an interest in art, and attended the Corcoran School of Art, the University of Maryland and the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. She has a deep and spiritual connection to nature - flowers have become a central subject in her works of art. Her paintings are reminiscent of Albrecht Dürers works, and her fascination with the power and the complexities of nature shines through all of them. Nina Muys is a founding member of The Washington Printmakers’s Gallery, and her work is part of the collections of the Library of Congress, the White House and the National Museum of Women in the Arts." Opening on Thursday September 24 | 6:30 pm | Embassy of Austria. Admission free. RSVP required: 202-895-6776 or http://www.acfdc.org/events-registration
concert "An evening with Jeffrey Swann". "Jeffrey Swann is renowned throughout Europe and the United States as a piano recitalist, recording artist, composer, Wagner scholar and lecturer. His recent NY Beethoven and Chopin cycles received rave reviews from the NY Times. " Friday September 25 | 7:30 pm | Embassy of Austria. In cooperation with the Wagner Society of Washington, D.C. For reservations, please visit www.wagner-dc.org or call: 703-370-1923 (fax: 703-370-1924)
book presentation
“The Devil´s Workshop”
A Memoir of the Nazi Counterfeiting Operation
with Author Adolf Burger "Author Adolf Burger will present his book, “The Devil’s Workshop,” for the first time in the U.S. It has been recently translated into English. Czech Ambassador Petr Kolar will open the event. In this extraordinary memoir, Adolf Burger describes his wartime experiences, including the murder of his wife Gizela in Auschwitz, and his time as a prisoner in four concentration camps. He was working as a counterfeiter until his liberation from the Ebensee camp on May 05, 1945 and was present at Lake Toplitz/Austria on July 05, 2000 when thousands of forged notes were brought to the surface." Wednesday September 30 | 11:30 am | West Dining room, 6th Floor | James Madison Building | Library of Congress
Admission free. For reservations and more information please contact Gail Shirazi: (202) 707-9897 or gshi@loc.gov
film “The Counterfeiters”. Austrian Oscar Award Winning Film by Stefan Ruzowitzky. "The memoir “The Devil´s Workshop” by Adolf Burger inspired the Austrian Oscar Award winning film “The Counterfeiters.” The movie tells the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, a swindler who made a name for himself as Berlin's "King of the Counterfeiters.” After getting arrested and incarcerated in a German concentration camp, he agrees to help the Nazis in an organized counterfeit operation set up to help finance the war effort. Professional printers, fastidious bank officials and simple craftsmen all became members of the top-secret counterfeiter commando. They had the choice: if they cooperated with the enemy, they had a chance to survive; if they sabotaged the operation, a sure death awaited them. For the counterfeiters, it was not only a question of saving their own lives, but also about saving their conscience as well..." Adolf Burger will be present at the screening, and will participate in a question and answer session after the screening. At the Embassy of Austria.
In cooperation with the European Division of the Library of Congress and the Embassy of the Czech Republic. Admission free. RSVP required: 202-895-6776 or http://www.acfdc.org/events-registration
Saturday, September 26
The Alpine Dancers and the Alte Kameraden Band perform at the Lovettsville Oktoberfest, Lovettsville, VA. Many vendors and activities for families. The Washington Saengerbund serves authentic German food.
concert with Friedrich Kleinhapl and Andreas Woyke. "The award winning duo Kleinhapl-Woyke will play three of Beethoven’s cello sonatas, as well as the “Cadenza” from Friedrich Gulda’s Concerto for Cello. The audience can expect a special sound experience, as Friedrich Kleinhapl performs on the fantastic cello Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Piacenza 1743 “ex von Zweygberg.” Program: No. 1 in F major, op. 5/1; No. 2 in G minor, op. 5/2; No. 3 in A major, op. 69; “Cadenza” from Friedrich Gulda’s Concerto for Cello"
Sunday September 27 | 4:00 pm | Annapolis | St. John´s College
Admission free. For more information please call: (202) 707-9897 or email: wae@comcast.net
Thursday October 01 | 7:30 pm | Embassy of Austria
Admission free. RSVP required: 202-895-6776 or http://www.acfdc.org/events-registration
Saturday, October 3, 12 - 6 pm
Mid-Atlantic Brewers Association Oktoberfest at Shirlington with the Alpine Dancers and the Edelweiss Band. Held outside the Capitol City Brew, Shirlington (Arlington), VA. Food served by many vendors including the Washington Saengerbund with authentic German food.
Saturday-Sunday, October 3-4
Frederick's Oktoberfest, Frederick, MD. The Alpine Dancers and the Continentals perform Sunday afternoon. Lots of food and beer. Lots of crafts in the fairground pavillions.
concert with
Klaus Paier and Asja Valcic "Austrian accordion player Klaus Paier and Croatian cellist Asja Valcic will present pieces from their latest CD “À Deux”, which was released in January 2009. Influenced by French musettes, Argentinian tangos, Balkan dance, and jazz, Klaus Paier’s compositions will take the audience on a unique musical journey." Program: Pieces from “À Deux”. At the Embassy of Austria. Admission free. RSVP required: 202-895-6776 or http://www.acfdc.org/events-registration
Friday, October 16
The Alpine Dancers perform at the ThingsToDoDC Oktoberfest at the German Embassy. Details at ThingsToDoDC.com.
Saturday, October 17, afternoon
The Alpine Dancers perform at the Oktoberfest at Ascension Catholic Church, 12700 Lanham-Severn Road, Bowie, MD. Lots of family activities. Great food and beer.
TBA: Tuesdays/Wednesdays, October 27/28, November 3/4, 10/11, 17/18, 6-9 pm
Viennese waltz lessons with the Traxlers organized by the National Society of Arts & Letters in preparation for the ball on November 21. Details coming by mid-September.
Sundays, November 1, 8, 15, 22, December 6, 1:30-6:00 pm
Training of an Opening Cotillion for the Viennese Ball on December 12. Viennese waltz lessons, as well as lessons in the special choreography used in the formal opening of a Viennese ball in Austrian style will be taught by the Traxlers. For midshipmen at the Naval Academy, Annapolis. Not open to the public. (Young adults age 18-30 interested in being in a future Opening Committee [Cotillion] for a Viennese Ball are invited to view the description at the web site and to send an email to be added to a list.)
Saturdays, November 7, 14 and December 5, 12-3 pm
Viennese waltz lessons with the Traxlers held at the Army-Navy Country Club, organized by Margaret Bocek in preparation for the ball on December 12. Details coming in September.
Concert by the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic will take place at the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland. Tickets will go on sale to the public starting Friday, August 21, at 10:00 a.m. This concert is sponsored by the German Embassy as part of a series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Please view the information attached or visit the online cultural calendar www.Germany.info/dcevents to learn more.
2nd Annual NSAL Viennese Ball Sponsored by the National Society of Arts and Letters. Held at the Cosmos Club.
Friday, December 4, 2008, 6-9 pm
Washington Saengerbund at the Heurich Mansion for the Christmas Candlelight Tours of the Brewmaster's Castle
Christmas at the Brewmaster's Castle includes performances by the Washington Saengerbund, who will also lead a sing-along with familiar Christmas carols. Performing at 7 and 8 pm. Tours of the mansion. Refreshments. Suggested minimum donation $10 (adults)/$5 (students with ID).
1307 New Hampshire Ave, NW, Washington, DC (near Dupont Circle). Reservations not necessary.
Saturday, December 5, 2008, 6-9 pm
Alpine Singers at the Heurich Mansion for the Christmas Candlelight Tours of the Brewmaster's Castle. Brewmaster's Castle includes performances of German and Austrian music for Advent and Christmas by the Alpine Singers, who will also lead sing-alongs with familiar Christmas carols. Performing at 7 and 8 pm. Tours of the mansion decorated for Christmas. Refreshments. Suggested minimum donation $10 (adults) / $5 (students with ID).
1307 New Hampshire Ave, NW, Washington, DC (near Dupont Circle). Reservations not required.
Annual Christmas Viennese Ball at the Washington Golf and Country Club. Formal Viennese ball with traditional opening cotillion in Austrian style. Chaired by Margaret Bocek.
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