UPCOMING EVENTS
Events are open to the public unless otherwise noted. Location is 1700 Moss Street in New Orleans unless otherwise specified. There is always ample parking in the rear of the building. The Deutsches Haus on Moss Street opened November 18, 2018, which was also the 90th Anniversary of Deutsches Haus in New Orleans! (link to map)
FEBRUARY 2020
Trivia Night. Friday,February 28, 7:30 pm – Food service starts 6:30 pm. Free to play. Bring your team, come by and be a one person team, or join up with others to form a larger team. *More Info*
March 2020
Kulturabend. Tuesday, March 3, 7 pm. Germans in the Civil War. Talk by LtCol Michael Larkin, USAF (Ret.). The story of the Civil War in New Orleans was much more than just the running of the forts and Beast Butler. The city and the surrounding region were not the stereotypical “Rebel City” like Atlanta, Richmond or Montgomery. It should be remembered that voters in Jefferson Parish in January of 1861 rejected secession and elected to remain in the Union by a margin of four to one. The large number of immigrants ensured there were a great number of individuals here who had no stake in the major issues that drove the states to part ways. They came because there was greater opportunity here for them and their families than in Hanover, Alsace, Bavaria or Prussia. This talk will describe the New Orleans region during the War with a special focus on the significant contributions made by German immigrants. It will cover the occupiers who were German immigrants as well as the occupied. Food service will be available before the event, starting at 5:30. The event is free and open to the public.
Quarterly Membership Meeting. Friday, March 6. Members only.
Day at the Races. Saturday, March 7, 11:30 am at the New Orleans Fairgrounds. Join Deutsches Haus for a day of horse and dachshund races. *More info and Tickets*
Music. Saturday, March 7, 7 pm. An Evening with Soprano Seda Lokiani. The Armenian soprano will be singing a selection of multi-cultural classical songs accompanied by Ukrainian pianist, Urian.
Kino. Wednesday, March 11, 7:30 pm. Movie: Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus. In 1972, A fan convinced Monty Python to write and film a comedy episode for German TV! Come watch as the troupe members John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palan, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones & Terry Gilliam speak (or try really hard to speak) German! This includes Holzfällerlied (The Lumberjack song!). Screened in original German with English sub-titles. Free and open to the public. Food and drink available for purchase.
Galvez Street Night. Friday, March 13, 3:00 – 11:00 pm. Galvez Night will be held monthly in the Bier Stube on the 2nd Friday of the month. Celebrate the memories and lore of Deutsches Haus Galvez Street!
St. Patrick’s Day. Sunday, March 15th Noon – 5:00 pm. Celebration hosted by Deutsches Haus. Come out and enjoy a day of Irish Music, Singing, Dancing, Food and Drinks. Admission is Free and Open to the Public.
Frühschoppen. Sunday, March 22, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm. Come celebrate completion of the semester for our German language classes with an authentic German luncheon prepared by Sven Vorkauf of Bratz Y’alls!
St Baldrick’s Head Shaving for a Cure. Sunday, March 22, 2:00 pm -7:00 pm. This is fundraiser for the fight against childhood cancers. Free and open to the public. Deutsches Haus will have food and drink service throughout the day.
Kino. Wednesday, March 25, 7:30 pm. Movie: Barbara. Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, a young doctor is banished to a small village after applying for an exit visa, and subsequently is under constant surveillance from the East German secret police. She longs to escape to the West, but how? Screened in German with English sub-titles. Free and open to the public. Food and drink available for purchase.
Easter Egg Hunt. Saturday, March 28, 11:30 am-2:30 pm. There will games and crafts before the Easter Egg Hunt. Food will be provided by the Deutsches Haus with kid friendly food such as personal pizzas, french fries and chicken nuggets. A special punch will be available for the children. The Easter Egg Hunt will be divided into age groups: 1-4 years, 5-8 years, 9 and up. There will be designated areas for each group. It is rumored that the Easter Bunny will make an appearance. Hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary.
Reservations are requested for the children to ensure enough prizes and candy. Reservations may be made at rmancini3@cox.net.
Weekly Activities
German Language Classes – New class session starts week of January 13 *More Info*
Kinderchor (Children Chorus) Children’s German Choir. On a break for now.
Sangerchor (Singers’ Chorus) 1st and 3rd Monday.
Liederkranz Chor (German Folk Sing-A-Long) 2nd and 4th Monday, 7:30pm to 8:30. Open to the public, just for fun – just come and sing. With an emphasis of singing songs “auf deutsch”, the goal is to honor the German heritage that is remembered in old German folk songs, with perhaps a passing nod to more current German melodies. Meets in the Bier Stube .