If Germany is playing - we're open!

DANK Haus German American Cultural Center is THE place to watch German soccer in Chicago.

The DANK Haus in historic Lincoln Square is having viewing parties for those that bleed black, red and gold! Put on your kit and join your fellow fans for some projection screen soccer action.

Attendance has been outrageous at all our screenings be they 6am on a Friday or 1pm on a Wednesday.

Quarter Finals

Live - Sat July 3, 9:00 am - Germany v Argentina

Doors open 30 minutes prior to match. Pretzel, landjäger, frühstuck , Julius Meinl kaffee and stronger refreshments available. This event is family friendly for the enjoyment of all fans young to old.

Free and open to the public.

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Lost German Chicago exhibit
Saturdays 11am to 3pm or by appt
Thru Sep 2011 - free admission

The exhibition features art, artifacts and memorabilia from within Chicago's German American community. The items record what has been lost in the Chicago German community while archiving and preserving that which has been entrusted to DANK. Highlights include: exquisite wood carvings dedicated by the Germania Club by the Oscar Mayer family, relics from the Deutsches Haus at the Columbian Exposition, Hessen Verein standards, items from dozens of restaurants including the original Red Star Inn, Schulien's Math Igler's Casino, the Golden Ox, memories of St. Boniface Church, Deli Meyer, FC Hansa, the Schiller Liedertafel, Schoenhofen Brewery, Lincoln Park Turner Hall and many more.

Field Trip and Tour groups Welcome - contact us today!

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Bach and Beyond presents " Musikür die Kirche" und "Die Lieder und Briefe von Gustav Mahler". The program presents the Bach and Beyond choir in a cappella masterworks by Allegri, Josquin and Mendelssohn. Also featured are Nancy Pifer, Soprano, Sandra Cross, Soprano, Martine Benmann, Cello and Scott Will, Piano.

Bach and Beyond - Music for the Community, is a local concert series founded in 2001 for the Lincoln Square neighborhood and surrounding communities. In our five to six seasonal concerts you can expect to hear everything from Bach and Handel to Mozart and Beethoven.

Tickets are available through DANK-Haus 773.561.9181 or dank@dankhaus.com.

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Film Committee
Kino Kaffee und Kuchen
German Cinema Now

Do you like your German films straightforward?

Boy + Girl + Alps = Kino Kaffee und Kuchen every Saturday

Doors open at Noon, Vorfilm at 1:00pm, Feature at 2:00 pm

Free, Kaffee und Kuchen $6 for public, $4 for members

See Events calendar for Film list

If you need a little more style (notice how German films are always up for Oscars?) & a little cheat on the German

German Cinema Now - every 4th Friday 7:30 pm

Free Admission - Free Popcorn

Bar-Pretzel-Landjager for purchase

23 Apr Edge of Heaven

28 Mar Schultze Gets the Blues

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Summer Adult German Classes
Jun 9 - Aug 11 Wed 6:30 - 9:00 pm

German is the most widely spoken EU language and the 2nd language of the internet. Learn from instructors possessing Masters in German

Beginner or Advanced section

Registration May 19 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Registration Jun 9 5:30 - 6:30 pm

$210 for nonmembers
$200 for members
Beginner books $85
Advanced materials tbd

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2010 programming
Beginning 19 Feb - Open Every Friday

Events Committee takes the guesswork out of your Fridays in 2010. All events free and open to the public

1st Fridays - Cooking Classes (nominal fee)

2nd Fridays - SportsClub Night - fussball, table tennis, bags

3rd Fridays - Stammtisch - signature open house - food, beer, gemütlichkeit

4th Fridays - German Cinema Now - contemporary films with English subtitles

5th Fridays - Jazz on the Terrace

Check out the calendar under Events for specific night details