The Germanic-American Institute is proud to announce a new annual event, the Twin Cities’ first German film festival! This four-day event is produced with support from the DEFA (Deutsche Film Aktiengesellschaft) Film Library at UMass Amherst and the Goethe-Institut Chicago. The inaugural theme, “Reel Women,” highlights German films with women at the center of the narrative—women who […]
Savor a home-cooked German Mittagessen every second Tuesday of the month at Stammtisch Curbside. Pick up your meal-to-go at the GAI between 11:30 a.m. and noon. Reservations are required—please call the office at 651-222-7027 or email office@gaimn.org by 3 p.m. on the Friday before Stammtisch to reserve your meal. $13 includes a meal and dessert.
This month, instead of the usual third Monday of the month meeting, the GAI Damenklub will meet at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 14 to decorate the Haus for the holidays. Everyone is welcome to join us in this festive volunteer opportunity! Contact Henriette Roe at volunteer@gaimn.org or call 651-362-3774 to let us know you […]
6 PM reception/introduction | 7 PM film The University of St. Thomas will screen Margarethe von Trotta’s 2012 biographical drama about Hannah Arendt, a political theorist, author, and Holocaust survivor. The film centers Arendt’ response to the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, which she covered for The New Yorker. Her writing on the trial became controversial […]
11 AM to 4 PM both days Our annual Open Haus returns with a new name, Christmas in Germany! Everyone is welcome to experience some of the traditions of German Christmas—Lebkuchen cookies baked by the GAI Damenklub, Haus brewed Glühwein (mulled wine), and German carols sung by the Minnesänger Chorus and 4Winds early music quartet. […]
