MARCH 2012

MARCH 2012
This Month:
* Friday
Monday
* Sunday
* Saturday
Wednesday
March 2
March 5
March 11
March 10
March 14
next Month:
* Sunday
* Friday
Wednesday
* Saturday
* Sunday
April 1
April 6
April 11
April 14
April 22
Calendar of Events
6:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:45 p.m.
Stammtisch Zentrum – Embassy Suites. 3880 W. Northwest Highway.
www.meetup.com/Dallas-Goethe-Center/
Dallas Chamber Music – Jerusalem Quartet. Caruth Auditorium, SMU. Tickets: www.dallaschambermusic.org.
“Quedlinburg - From 1989 to 2012” – Lecture by Dr. Meredith McLain of Texas Tech
on the Quedlinburg Treasure. Home of Arend and Joke Koch, 4218 Brookview Drive, Dallas. 214.350.2865.
NEW! Stammtisch Nord – Flying Saucer, 14999 Monfort Drive, Dallas. www.meetup.com/Dallas-Goethe-Center/
Die Gruppe Dallas – Home of Stephan Linville, 5023 Maple Springs Blvd, Dallas.
214.642.1053 (cell) or 214.559.4679 (home).
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
7:45 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Ein Sonntag Nachmittags Spaziergang – Joint meeting with Austrian Club at the
home of Rick and Lin Grünbaum, 6665 Avalon in the Lakewood area of Dallas.
Stammtisch Zentrum – Embassy Suites. 3880 W. Northwest Highway.
www.meetup.com/Dallas-Goethe-Center/
Die Gruppe Dallas – Home of Jako and Sharon Garos, 6708 Town Bluff Drive, Dallas.
972.670.4534.
NEW! Stammtisch Nord – Flying Saucer, 14999 Monfort Drive, Dallas.
www.meetup.com/Dallas-Goethe-Center/
DGC Film Series – The Captain from Köpenick (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick) with
Heinz Ruhmann. Joint program with the Dallas Museum of Art at Horchow Auditorium, 1717 North Harwood, Dallas. Free museum admission at 1:00 p.m. to DGC members. Underground parking, $10.
*indicates Dallas Goethe Center event (or co-sponsored event) ** indicates change in time from previously published
Nominations for Board of Directors
Nominations are being sought for candidates interested
in serving on the Board of Directors of the Dallas Goethe
Center. The election of a slate will be held at the annual
meeting on Sunday, May 6. If you have an interest or
would like to nominate someone else who you believe
has the talent and willingness to serve, please contact
Dr. John Kasik, at [email protected]. The DGC is lucky to have a number of new members. Being new to the organization brings fresh ideas and
viewpoints. Such invaluable contributions are most
welcome. Serving on the board of directors is not the
only way members can volunteer for the DGC. We also
need people who would be willing to serve as committee
members during the (temporary) implementation of
recommendations from the revitalization committee.
Others, might wish to volunteer to help organize
events such as the fall picnic. Please let us know of
your interest by contacting Dr. Kasik. March 2012 Dallas Goethe Center Newsletter, No. 47/8
announcement
Now we have TWO Stammtische!
Different nights, different locations
Thank you for your ongoing support of the Dallas Goethe Center
and its work serving North Texas. As you know, the Dallas
Goethe Center seeks to promote German language and culture in
our region by serving those with an interest in German-speaking
Europe, as well as by raising awareness among our broader
community. In addition to preserving a rich cultural history,
the Dallas Goethe Center is also doing its part to preserve and
develop the relationship between and among the United States,
the countries of Europe and the rest of the world. Culture is a
bridge that can span great distances.
As part of our ongoing efforts to maintain and improve our
programming, we are excited to inform you of a new regular
addition to our calendar, an additional monthly Stammtisch.
Zentrum, food will NOT be provided by the Dallas Goethe Center,
so you can eat what you like, or not. Drinks and food are on you.
The additional Stammtisch will allow us to make progress on
several goals that arose through the planning of our revitalization
committee last year, specifically.
• Create a stronger online presence;
• Serve more of our geographical area;
• Schedule programming at different times;
• Create more opportunities for using the German language.
From now on, our traditional monthly Stammtisch will be called
“Stammtisch Zentrum”, and the new one “Stammtisch Nord”.
Stammtisch Zentrum will continue as usual every first Friday of
the month at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Northwest Highway
and speakers of any language are welcome. Both Stammtische
are listed already on the Meetup.com site. We encourage you to
try it, if you are not already using it. The site will let you know
who is coming and might motivate you to be more active in order
to see old friends or meet new ones. It will also allow you to
find out about other German groups meeting in the area. To join
the Meetup.com group, go to www.meetup.com/Dallas-GoetheCenter/.
The new Stammtisch is coordinated through Meetup.com, an
internet-based service that allows groups that share interests
to arrange meetings. There are already several Meetup Groups
dedicated to German in our region, and while we hope they all
thrive, we decided to add (and help people to access) our own.
There is already a link between our site and the Meetup.com
Stammtisch page, and both Stammtische are listed.
Stammtisch Nord:
Date: Third Saturday of every month
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: The Flying Saucer (Addison)
14999 Montfort Drive, Addison, TX 75254
Tel: 972-991-7093
This brings me to our second and third points. We are continuously
seeking ways to expand our services geographically across
our region. The new Stammtisch will take place in Addison to
make it easier for those who live or work further north to attend.
For those in Plano, Richardson, Carrollton, Frisco, Allen, and
McKinney, we hope this makes is easier for you to join us for
some Gemuetlichkeit. As further inducement, the Stammtisch
will be held on Saturday evenings.
PLEASE NOTE: Our first Stammtisch Nord will vary from the
normal schedule because of St. Patrick’s Day. It will be one week
early, on Saturday, March 10.
Stammtisch Zentrum:
Date:
First Friday of every month
Time:
6:00 p.m.
Location: Embassy Suites Dallas – Love Field, Belmont Lounge
3880 West Northwest Highway, Dallas, TX 75220
Tel: 214-357-4500
Finally, the new Stammtisch will be German-language only!
One need not be fluent, we only ask that you try. And, we hope
that the fluent speakers will help put those less gifted with German
at ease. A warm welcome, sympathetic ear and a beer or two can
do wonders to one’s language abilities. So, total immersion!
All German speakers and anyone who would like to practice and
improve their German are welcome.
The new Stammtisch will normally be held every third Saturday
of the month at the Flying Saucer in Addison, in their private
room, The Pub. The Flying Saucer has a wide selection of draft
and bottled beer from Germany (around 25) and the rest of the
world (over 200 total), a tasty German Bratwurstteller, as well as a
full bar and a reasonably-priced dinner menu. Unlike Stammtisch
As always, if you have any suggestions regarding the Dallas
Goethe Center or any event, please let us know. Your direct
input and involvement are instrumental to our continued success. Please come to the Stammtische and tell your friends!
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Monika Campbell
First VP & Program Committee Chair, Dallas Goethe Center
[email protected]
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upcoming event
QUEDLINBURG - From 1989 to 2012
by Prof. Meredith McClain
America and Germany
concerning the return of
the “booty” to its original
place
of
adoration
since the early 10th
century. The famous
“Dallas” TV series,
which so captivated
German audiences that
streets in West Berlin
were noticeably empty
when the show was
running, had delivered a
stereotype to Europe, but the return of the Quedlinburg Treasures
from Dallas endeared Texas to many Germans at a personal,
lasting and meaningful level.
Sunday, March 11 at 4:00 p.m.
Home of Arend and Joke Koch
4218 Brookview Drive, Dallas. 214.350.2865
Very few people in the United States would have
recognized the word Quedlinburg two years ago.
Yet suddenly, it appeared in articles and editorials
nationwide, sparking an intense debate about the
ownership of works of art, about war “booty,” and about
cultural patrimony. Lost in the righteousness and fury of
the debate was the town itself. Its 10th century church
was known to a few specialists of Ottonian architecture,
and its beautifully preserved medieval streets were
unfamiliar to our many aficionados of picturesque
German towns. Its location, on the “wrong” side of the
border insured its contemporary obscurity, and, while
the investigative reporting and news releases raged, the
town and its church had little more meaning for us than
a dot on a map in The New York Times.
The next group of Americans who know and love Quedlinburg
through their personal experience of the place and its people for
15 weeks of academic work at the Texas Tech University Center
in Quedlinburg are about 175 students and 10 faculty who have
come and gone during the past six and one half years. The success
of this experiment to allow students from the Llano Estacado in
Northwest Texas to immerse themselves in a living situation so
vastly different from anything they have ever known and in a
language they had not yet studied is the topic of Dr. McClain’s
lecture
— Opening statement by Richard R. Brettell, Director, Dallas Museum of Art, in his Introduction to “The Quedlinburg Treasury,” published 1991.
Very few people in the United States today—in 2012—know
about the totally unique position which the UNESCO World
Heritage Cultural Site Quedlinburg, Germany, occupies. This
town of 20,000 inhabitants is one of the very few towns on our
planet remaining intact since it’s development began in the 10th
century. It never burned during the middle ages, as did so many
half-timbered towns like London. It survived the 30-years war
(1618-1648) and, in contrast to the surrounding towns, like its
magnificent neighbors Magdeburg and Halberstadt, it was never
bombed in WW II. Quedlinburg, on the Northern edge of the Harz
mountains, is a living, breathing example of urban development,
sometimes revealing half-timbered houses representing in one,
chronological row the architectural developments of six centuries,
and always teaching us lessons of alternative living styles.
The largest group of Americans who do recognize the name of
Quedlinburg are many residents of Dallas, Texas, and the entire
population of the small Northeast Texas town of Whitewright,
where priceless Quedlinburg treasures, stolen by a Texas soldier,
were hidden for decades in the family vault, After the discovery
in Whitewright, the treasures were moved to the Dallas Museum
of Art for safe-keeping during the 6 months of litigation between
She will deliver a letter to Dr. Tillmann Hein and one to the
DGC membership from Oberbürgermeister Dr. Brecht, inviting
participation, once again in the future of Quedlinburg, as the legacy
of the Texas Tech’s successful infusion of young Americans into
the medieval streets and into German homes moves to a higher
level of international campus. This comes at a crucial time for us
all, as German programs across America falter and are closed or
redesigned.
She brings you glad tidings of a golden opportunity to join
together to cement German-Texan relations at a dynamic level in
a town destined to surpass Salzburg, Austria, as a destination for
international students.
German Language School
The Dallas Goethe Center German Language School was
highlighted in a lovely article in the Dallas Morning News’
“Neighborsgo”, weekly community newspaper on February
15. To access the article online and see photos from the
school, click here: neighborsgo.com/stories/79992
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Upcoming Events
Der Spaziergang
by von Sabrina Moormann
Nach dem Essen sollst du ruhn oder tausend Schritte tun
(Volksmund)
Selbst die antiken Römer dachten bereits in gleicher Weise: Post
cenam recreabis vel mille passus meabis.
Definition Spaziergang: Ein Spaziergang (im 15. Jahrhundert;
italienisch spaziare, ‚sich räumlich ausbreiten‘, ‚sich ergehen‘) ist
das Gehen („Ambulieren“, „Flanieren“) zum Zeitvertreib und zur
Erbauung.
Wir haben in unserer Familie eher den „Verdauungsspaziergang“
gemacht. Dieser zeichnet sich durch mäßige körperliche
Betätigung – Laufen – an frischer Luft nach dem Essen aus.
Gut gegessen wurde bei uns meistens sonntags oder aber bei
Geburtstagsfeiern. Beliebt war dieser Spaziergang eher bei den
älteren Menschen. Wir Kinder wollten eigentlich lieber zu Hause
bleiben.
Der Sonntagsspaziergang (1841) by Carl Spitzweg
Dallas Goethe Center Film Series
Je nachdem WO wir uns befanden, wurde spazieren gegangen.
Wir wohnten in einem kleinen Dorf; meine Verwandten in der
Stadt. Also gab es manchmal Spaziergänge durch Wald und Flur
und ein anderes Mal ein Schaufensterbummel in der Stadt oder ein
Spaziergang über den Wall (die Mauer am Stadtrand Göttingens
entlang).
Presented in partnership with the Dallas Museum of Art
Sunday, April 22 at 2:00 p.m.
Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art
Admission to the film is included in the price of admission to the
museum. DMA members are admitted FREE. DGC members
(with verification from DGC membership list) will be admitted
FREE beginning at 1:00 p.m. Underground parking is available
for $10 or FREE to DMA members.
Großeltern, Eltern, Onkel, Tanten oder wer sonst noch mit
spazieren ging, nutzten die Gelegenheit, um sich zu unterhalten,
sich zu bewegen, an die frische Luft zu kommen und das schwere
Essen zu verdauen. Oder aber auch um einfach mal seine Neugier
zu befriedigen und zu schauen, was der Nachbar alles Neues in
seinem Vorgarten hat oder was sich sonst so in Stadt und Dorf
innerhalb einer Woche verändert hat.
Join us for the concluding film of this year’s series of screenings
of German films, ranging in subject and time period but dealing
with “Germany before it was Germany.” Dr. Ivan Eidt, University
of Dallas Modern Languages and Literatures professor and Dallas
Goethe Center film programmer,
leads the audience in a discussion
of the film after the screening.
Witzigerweise gab es dann nach dem Verdauungsspaziergang
Kaffee und Kuchen. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaziergang
Ein DGC Sonntag Nachmittags Spaziergang
Sunday, April 1 at 2:00 p.m.
6665 Avalon, Dallas
The DGC custom of holding a Spaziergang is BACK! Lin
and Rick Grünbaum have graciously offered their home as the
“starting point and destination.” It will be a jointly sponsored
event with the Austrian Club. Families with children are most
welcome to join our group in a stroll through the historic East
Dallas Lakewood neighborhood near White Rock Lake. Members
will gather at the Grünbaum home at 3:00 p.m. After the walk,
all are welcome to reconvene at the Grünbaum’s for a drinks and
snacks.
The Captain from Köpenick (Der
Hauptmann von Köpenick) This
film recounts the tale of a down-onhis-luck ex-convict shoemaker (Wilhelm Voigt) who impersonates
a Prussian Guards officer, holds the mayor of a small town
hostage, and successfully “confiscates” the town’s treasury. This
escapade, set in the Berlin suburb of Köpenick, is a true story
from 1906. Carl Zuckmayer wrote a play about it, and Helmut
Käutner filmed it with the actor Heinz Rühmann. It was one of the
most internationally successful entertainment films of the 1950s.
(89 minutes)
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Event Reports
Monica Cantieni Reading
The Dallas Goethe Center and the Swiss Club of Dallas, with
support from the Swiss national cultural organization, Pro
Helvetia, were treated to a reading by Swiss author, Monica
Cantieni on February 19. She read excerpts from her new book,
Grünschnabel (Greenhorn) on March 19. The English translations
were read by Prof. Marjorie Hayes of University of North Texas.
The story is told through the eyes of a six-year-old adoptee. She
uses the idea of adoption as a way to discuss the broader issues
of racism and acceptance of “others”. Ms. Cantieni said she
found it very difficult to write from the perspective of a child. Children may witness things without being able to recognize
underlying causes or motives, though as adults, we hear the
child’s description and understand what really happened. The fact
that she so convincingly portrayed her protagonist’s point of view
was part of what led to Cantieni’s book being nominated for the
Swiss National Book Prize. The readings from Grünschnabel (Greenhorn) were followed by
a question and answer session and reception. The DGC hosted
Ms. Cantieni for dinner at La Hacienda Ranch. It seemed to have
just the right amount of “Texas ranch kitsch” to share a little local
color with her.
Teutoburger Wald Schlacht
Never mind the Superbowl scheduled for the same date,
an impressive crowd turned out to hear Prof. Simone de
Santiago Ramos of UNT speak on the Teutoburger Wald
Schlacht. The talk was hosted by Bob and Kim Clark in their
stately Oak Lawn home and was followed by the traditional
reception.
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March 2012 Other organizations’ Events
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In Memoriam
Rolf Joho, Ph.D.
Die Deutsche Gruppe Dallas
Die Deutsche Gruppe Dallas offers Spielplatztreffen in and
around Plano, a men’s and women’s Stammtisch, Camping
Wochenenden, as well as special celebrations for children and
families. For further information, contact Brigitte Weisser at
[email protected] or go to the web site:
www.brigitte-weisser.com/germangroup/index.html.
Rolf’s untimely death deprives
his community of friends and
loved ones of his warm spirit
and quiet humor. Rolf passed
away on January 26th, after a
two year period of severe illness. Born in 1949, in Schaffhausen,
der Schweiz, he had a brilliant academic career, receiving
his Doctorate in molecular virology in 1977 at Zurich. He
led academic and research appointments at the University of
Zurich, Baylor College of Medicine, and most importantly
at UT’s Southwestern Medical Center, where he served as
a Distinguished Professor in Biomedical Sciences. His
passion was neuroscience and it led his research effort
in that field. Much appreciated by his colleagues for his
generosity and support in their efforts, he will above all be
remembered as an inspiring teacher.
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Die Gruppe in Arlington
Monthly Social Gathering and German Conversation
The Gruppe Arlington meets monthly at a member’s home.
Visitors seeking further information should contact Lothar Heller
at [email protected] or 817.501.6485.
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Die Gruppe in Dallas
Die Gruppe normally meets for German conversation on the
second Wednesday of each month at 7:45 p.m. usually in a
member’s home. Unless the meeting is held at a restaurant,
participants typically bring food or drink to share. For information
contact Joysanna Rutledge at [email protected].
He had a wide range of interests, and with his lovely wife,
Angelica, Rolf opened his home to friends, colleagues and
those who shared his interests in art, philosophy, nature and
flying. He gave generously of his time and advice to the
Dallas Goethe Center, where he served as a director for
many years. It was always a delight to share a glass of
wine with Rolf and Angelica, and muse about the world
in which we find ourselves. We will miss him greatly –
Rolf had an inner courtesy and warmth which is rarely
found, and much appreciated. His obituary, published in
the Dallas Morning News is available at: www.legacy.
com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=rolfjoho&pid=155705692.
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Dallas Chamber Music presents
Jerusalem String Quartet
Monday, March 5 at 8:00 p.m.
Caruth Auditorium, 6101 Bishop Blvd.
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75205
Making its Dallas debut on Monday, March 5, 2012, the Jerusalem
Quartet has appeared in the North American cities of New York,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Washington,
D.C. The Quartet’s recordings have won numerous prizes, and
their latest effort, a release of Haydn’s String Quartets, won the
chamber category of the BBC Music Magazine Awards and the
Diapason d’Or Arte. This program features music by Mozart,
Shostakovich, and Brahms.
Dallas Chamber Music aims to develop and sustain a love for
great classical chamber music as interpreted by today’s most
accomplished performers. Visit www.dallaschambermusic.org for
more information and to order tickets or call 972.392.3267.
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Membership Matters
Special Note from the Editor
DGC Newsletter Delivery News
Many thanks this month to contributors Monika Campbell,
Christian Blackwell, Karl Ziebarth, Sabrina Moormann, Richard
Ramirez, and Meredith McClain. The newsletter is improved
when it can represent the voices from across our membership.
Electronic Delivery: To receive the monthly newsletter via
email, please contact Carola de Vallette at 972.661.3336 or at
[email protected]. To help ensure that the newsletter is not
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to the list of contacts in your email address book.
Welcome to Our Newest Members
In addition to maintaining the lowest possible costs, delivery via
email enables you to receive the newsletter at the earliest possible
date. If you haven’t received a particular month’s newsletter by
the 28th of the preceding month, please send an email to Joe
Shirley at [email protected].
The DGC enthusiastically welcomes new members Steven
Kaeppel, Morgan Campbell, and Birgitta Day. It is our hope that
you will find many activities in which to participate durning the
coming year and that in so doing, you will come to know others
who share your interest in supporting German language and
culture in our area. Thank you for your support.
Postal Delivery: The newsletter will continue to be mailed to
those members who do not have access to email. If you require
both electronic and U.S. mail, please let us know.
J OIN O R R E N E W Y OU R M E M B E R SHIP NO W !
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MARCH 2012
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