It's that time again! One weekend, six hours of your time, one fantastic fundraiser: the DANK Haus German American Cultural Center is part of Maifest Chicago 2012!

You want first dibs? You know you do! Maifest is the best festival in town, so kick off summer the right way! Sign up for a shift grilling brats, stacking mugs, or building the bar. You'll love it!

Maifest training is Saturday, May 12 at 9:30am or Friday, May 18 at 7:30pm (followed by our monthly Stammtisch.)

AUFBAU - building our awesome bar and kitchen
KITCHEN - scooping and serving delicious German food
GRILL - brats, Thueringer, and fire
BAR - stocking mugs, singing with the band, and maybe pouring a beer or two
ABBAU - taking apart our awesome bar and kitchen

*If you are interested in seated volunteer opportunities, such as t-shirt folding, paper cutting, etc. please let us know.

You'll need to wear your DANK Haus t-shirt (to be provided if you don't already have one). The t-shirt design is the same as last year. Please help us keep costs down and profits up by wearing your shirt from last year.

Maifest is a great fundraising opportunity for the DANK Haus - THANK YOU for giving your time so generously! Your hard work and enthusiasm support our cultural programming, language school, Museum, Library, and historic building as a vital part of the Lincoln Square neighborhood and Chicago.

Are you ready for another summer of DANK Haus soccer viewing parties? The draw for Euro 2012 is complete: Germany's group stage matches are:

Saturday June 9 at 1:45 p.m. Germany vs Portugal
Wednesday June 13 at 1:45 p.m. Germany vs Netherlands
Sunday June 17 at 1:45 p.m. Germany vs Denmark

The DANK Haus is THE place for Germany fans to watch Euro 2012 - stay tuned for more details on our Euro 2012 viewing parties as the dates get closer! We'll keep you up to date, as results will dictate the rest of the schedule.

As DANK Haus prepares for its Euro 2012 viewing parties, we look back on Germany's host nation experience at the 2006 World Cup with "Germany: A Summer Fairy Tale"

Filmmaker Soenke Wortmann (The Miracle of Bern) was granted full behind-the-scenes access and his camera follows the German national team's World Cup 2006 journey, all the way from boot camp in Sardinia to the 3rd-place match. The film became the highest-grossing documentary in German film history.

Not only will you see the on-field exploits of Chicago Fire defender Arne Friedrich and scoring stars like Klose, Podolski and Schweinsteiger, but also the hours of high-tech preparation by the players and coaching staff (led by current U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann).

Never released in the U.S., Deutschland: Ein Sommermaerchen is a rare opportunity to relive one of modern Germany's most important cultural moments.

Popcorn $2, Pretzel $2, Landjaeger $3. Cash bar.
FREE parking at MB Financial Bank at Western and Gunnison.

Watch Germany's record champions FC Bayern Munich play for European pro soccer's biggest prize in their home stadium against Chelsea FC on our giant projection screen!

We'll be serving Weisswurst with Brezn (and plenty of Haendlmaier Senf to go with it). Wash it all down with a cold Paulaner Weissbier.

Doors open at 11:45 a.m.,(match starts at 1:45 p.m.) and you can be sure there will be a lot more red in the room than any other place in town. Come cheer die Bayern on to a historic victory at DANK Haus!

Ein Schuss, ein Tor, die Bayern!

Learn German this Sommer!
2 Sections available: Beginner and Intermediate
Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:00pm
June 6 through August 1
No class July 4

Tuition $135.00
Click to register

Deutsch Aktuell I Text and Workbook, 5th Edition. $85.00
Purchase books at registration


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Out of work in 1964, Romano Amato packs up his young family and leaves Italy, heading to Duisburg, Germany in hopes for a better future for them. His wife soon takes matters into her own hands and opens an Italian restaurant named after the town they left behind, Solino.

As Romano and Rosa focus nearly all of their attention on the somewhat successful Solino, their young sons, Gigi and Giancarlo, are forced to fend for themselves as they acclimate to their new country, developing their own interests and hobbies in the meantime.

Ten years later, with the boys now young men, Romano spells out his intentions of having Gigi and Giancarlo join him in the family business, but neither have much interest in the industry. As the family sorts out its disagreements, each family member tries to come to terms with their Italian heritage, as well as with their roles in German society.

Popcorn $2, Pretzel $2, Landjaeger $3. Cash bar.
FREE parking at MB Financial Bank at Western and Gunnison.