Philippine Daily Inquirer:
100 years of Manila's German Club
AN IMPRESSIVELY DESIGNED venue reminiscent of the old and new Germany will mark the grand centennial celebration of the German Club Manila on Feb. 9 at the Rizal Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.About 600 German nationals and their friends are expected to attend the historic occasion. It will be a nostalgic trip down memory lane as old journals and photographs in sepia chronicling the club's most trying moments during the two World Wars, when the club had to close down,...
GERMAN 17 debutantes to be presented at German Club dinner
GERMAN 17 debutantes to be presented at German Club dinner dance The San Antonio German Club will present its 1991-92 season debutantes Nov. 2 at Villita Assembly Building. The 17 young women will make their bows during a formal presentation at the Opening German dinner dance. The debutantes are Linda Marguerite Affleck, 22, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Affleck, Jr. A graduate of Alamo Heights High School, Affleck earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of Texas at...
GERMAN CLUB FILM
The Guilford College German Club is sponsoring their annual Filmabend 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Leak Room of Duke Hall.Featured will be the 1997 Academy Award winning Dutch film ``Karakter,'' (Character), shown with English subtitles. There is no admission charge, and refreshments will be provided.The German Club also welcomes all German speakers to their weekly Stammtisch from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursdays in the Just One More Coffeehouse on Friendly Avenue across...
Gorbachev Takes Southland Stage
Speeches: Former Soviet president earns big fees at diverse venues--from Crystal Cathedral to a German club.
Mikhail Gorbachev brokered nuclear arms agreements, brought democratic reform to the Soviet Union and oversaw the end of the Cold War. He's a world stage kind of guy.On Thursday, he shared a stage in Anaheim with William Shatner. On Friday, he spoke to an Orange County German club. Next Sunday, the man who invented perestroika will take to the pulpit at the Crystal Cathedral, followed by country singer Naomi Judd.And he's getting paid well--extremely well....
HERITAGE ON TAP AT OKTOBERFEST
GERMAN CLUB HOSTS THOUSANDS AT ANNUAL EVENT
Oktoberfest means different things to different people. For Kevin Shurte, it means dancing, drinking and dressing in lederhosen.On Saturday, Shurte and his wife, Kathy, shopped for more German clothing at Oktoberfest, which took place at the American German Club of the Palm Beaches west of Lantana. Shurte grew up in a family that celebrated its German heritage and Oktoberfest."A lot of people think it's all about the drinking. It's also about...