In this hands-on workshop, learn about traditional motifs, coloring, and patterns used for centuries throughout Central and Eastern Europe to create vibrantly hued and highly detailed works of art on a simple egg.
Buy garden plants and Strudel to support Kinderstube! Order by April 19! Kinderstube German Immersion Preschool is selling delicious Strudel from Ruhland's Strudel Haus. The enormous Strudel serve 5 to 8 people and come in sweet and savory flavors. Order perennial and annual plants from Bachman's and receive them just in time for a garden planting […]
Ecumenical Good Friday Service in German Join us for this annual Good Friday service at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. The service will be in German, presenting in words and music Die Sieben Letzten Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross). Fellowship will follow. St. Paul's United Church […]
Join the Haus & Grounds volunteers every second Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon, to help maintain our beautiful mansion. Projects range from routine maintenance and repairs to planting spring flowers and raking fall leaves. Join our amazing crew for a work session and stay for lunch a beer! Contact Jim Gruetzman at jgruetzman@gaimn.org for more […]
German Community Night at the Minnesota Wild Ab aufs Eis! We had so much fun last time, we're doing another German Community Hockey Night. The Wild go head to head with Jets. Be sure to buy tickets through the link below to be part of the festivities. Admission includes a limited edition Wild-German scarf. Wear your […]
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. $14 includes a meal and dessert.
This coming of age comedy set in late 1970s East Berlin follows 17-year-old Micha as he lives through the absurdity of everyday life on the Sonnenalle (Sun Alley), right next to the strictly patrolled Berlin Wall. He and his friends crave records from the West and strive to be noticed by the neighborhood girls. Sonnenallee […]
Marvel at the grand murals, sculptures, and lavish decorations, and learn about the elaborate conservation work performed to bring the art back to its original appearance. You'll hear stories about the artists, learn about the muralist movement in America, and see how the art, architecture, and overall decorative plan harmonize to make our capitol, which […]
Thomas Brussig, the well-known author of satirical novels about living in the GDR, will be at the GAI for a dual-language book reading event. Brussig’s novel, Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee, a bestseller in Germany, has recently been translated into English by award-winning American author Jonathan Franzen and Dr. Jenny Watson, professor of German at Marquette University. […]
Feed your Pork & Kraut cravings with our annual dinner, again available for curbside pick up. Prepared in-Haus, your meal will include a smoked pork chop, Helga’s secret recipe sauerkraut, sweet and sour green beans, boiled potatoes, Apfelstreuselkuchen, and a can of Warsteiner beer!
“It is a terrible spectacle when the irrational becomes popular.” —German Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Thomas Mann in his famous speech at the Library of Congress in 1943 Thomas Mann The GAI, in partnership with the German Program at Carleton College and Arts at Carleton, presents Thomas Mann: Democracy Will Win!, a national touring […]
Riesling is synonymous with German wine—and for a good reason. This class will examine the wide range of styles of this sometimes misunderstood white wine. From sparkling to dry to off-dry and lusciously sweet varieties, Riesling can do it all! The workshop includes sampling and time for questions for instructor Amy Waller, an official German […]
Mission Ulja Funk (2021) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! When Ulja (12) is prevented from pursuing her passion, astronomy, she decides to take matters into her own hands. With a stolen hearse and a 13-year-old classmate as a driver, she makes her way across Eastern Europe to watch the impact of an asteroid. In doing so, […]
