Milwaukee German Community Events

Click on the flag to get more details about Events around Milwaukee in the Germany Community. Below is a brief listing of Events.

July 24-27 - Milwaukee German Fest
July 25 - Croatian Sacred Heart Church - Fish Fry
Aug 3 - Chicago Donauschwaben Veriein - Tag der Donauschwaben
Aug 10 - Kultur Vereinigung - German-American Day
Aug 22, 23, & 24 - West Bend Germanfest
September 19-21 - Oktoberfest in Chippewa Falls
September 21 - Croatian Sacred Heart Church - Palacsinta Breakfast
September 26 - Croatian Sacred Heart Church - Fish Fry
Oct 4 - Danube Cultural Society (DCS)- Kirchweih
October 10-11 - Croatian Sacred Heart Church - Sarma Sale
October 18 - D'Oberlandler - Kirchweihfest (80th)
October 24 - Croatian Sacred Heart Church - Fish Fry
November 11 - Rheinischer Verein - Hoppeditz Erwachen
November 15 - Rheinischer Verein - Prinzenkroenung
December 31 - Rheinischer Verein - Gala New Year's Eve Dinner Dance
Feb 1 - Rheinischer Verein - Kappensitzung
Feb 19 - Rheinischer Verein - Weiberfastnacht
Feb 21 - Rheinischer Verein - Maskenball
Feb 28 - Rheinischer Verein - Kehraus

July 24, 25, 26, 27 - German Fest Yes, those dates are correct!

Yes, German Fest starts tomorrow in Milwaukee. We have all been waiting for this event all year. I have it on good authority that all the entertainers from Germany landed safely yesterday and they can hardley wait to get up on those stages to entertain the crowds.

German Fests of the past

If you have never gone to German Fest in Milwaukee, here's a little sample of what you can find there. Come on down!

Edith Prock at German Fest 2006

If you did not come to German Fest in 2006, here are a few pictures of Edith Prock during the fest that year.

Here is a list of when & where Edith Prock will be appearing THIS year at Milwaukee's German Fest.

Thursday, July 24

7:00 pm Miller Lite Stage

Friday, July 25
6:45 pm German Fest Stage
9:15 pm Miller Lite Stage

Saturday, July 26
1:15 pm Sprecher Oktoberfest Stage
2:00 pm Parade
7:15 pm German Fest Stage

Sunday, July 27
3:15 pm Harley Stage
5:30 pm German Fest Stage

Alpentrio Tirol - "Das Abendgebet der Berge"

Just got this e-mail from the Alpentrio Tirol.

Neues Album und Tournee:

„Das Abendgebet der Berge“ -
SAKRALE UND WEIHNACHTSLIEDER

Im September 2008 werden die neue CD "Das Abendgebet der Berge" - eine Mischung aus sakral-besinnlichen und weihnachtlichen Liedern - sowie die gleichnamige DVD erscheinen.

Sie wollen bereits jetzt in die neue CD reinhören? Dann klicken Sie HIER !

Zeitgleich startet das Alpentrio Tirol die Tournee "Das Abendgebet der Berge", eine neue Konzertreihe in Kirchen mit besinnlichen Liedern aus den Bergen und sakraler Musik.

Die erfolgreiche Kirchentournee "Weihnacht in den Bergen“ wird auch heuer fortgesetzt und beginnt Ende November 2008!

Alle Termine und Informationen finden Sie auf unserer Homepage www.alpentrio.com!
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Neue Single:

"Auch noch mit 100 Jahren"
Die nächste Single-Auskoppelung aus dem aktuellen Album "Tränen sind Perlen" erscheint im August 08!
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TV-SENDUNGEN
Die nächsten Fernsehauftritte:

22.07. 17:40, ORF 2, „Sommerzeit“ Ein Plausch mit Georg Astenwald.
27.07. 10:00, ARD, "Immer wieder Sonntag"

29.08. 20:15, SWR, „Fröhlicher Alltag“
29.08. 20:15, MDR, „Der Kahn der guten Laune“

Schmalzlers appearing at German Fest in Milwaukee

Thursday, July 24
5:00 pm Harley Stage
7:45 pm Harley Stage

Friday, July 25
9:00 pm Harley Stage

Saturday, July 26
2:00 pm Parade
7:45 pm Sprecher Oktoberfest Stage

Sunday, July 27
1:15 pm Miller Lite Stage

Well, all you Bavarians here in the states are really in for a treat at German Fest this year. The Schmalzlers will be entertaining the crowds all 4 days this year. Here is a little slide show, just so you will recognize them better when you go to German Fest. Hopefully, they will have their latest album along (pictured above), Mit leib und Seel a Musikant. It features the song they competed with in this year's Grand Prix der Volksmusik . If you would like to see that performance, look further down on this website and you can click on the video of Kleine Marcella. Also, if you do not want to miss any of their appearances, they are listed above.

Edith Prock Interview

Remember back in 2006 when Edith Prock was performing at German Fest. Well, the Stimmung Stunde was still on the air here in Milwaukee and Tim Kretschmann did an interview with Edith at German Fest while they were sitting at one of the picnic tables on the fest grounds next to Lake Michigan. By the way, this one is all in English. Edith is quite a master at the language.

Just click here and you will be able to hear it.

2008 German Fest Entertainers

Here is a list of Entertainers scheduled to appear at German Fest in Milwaukee this year. I have provided links to their websites. So take a look and map out a course of which entertainers you do not want to miss this year. For times and stages where they will appear, check the German Fest website.

Entertainers List

Alpen Echos
Alpensterne
Anton aus Tirol
Austrian Express
Becky & the Ivanhoe Dutchmen
Biba und die Butzemanner
Blaskapelle Milwaukee
Cindy Hartz & Dennis Smith
Copper Box
Edith Prock
Elegant Gypsies
Freistadt Alte Kameraden
Jean Rex & Kurt von Eckroth
Johnny Hoffman Band
Johnny Wagner Band
Junge Kameraden
Kerry Christensen
Lewitsaenger
Love Monkeys
Peggy Mueller
Polka Dotz
Pommersche Spaeldeel
Saddle Brook
Die Sandler
Die Schmalzler

Festa Italiana 2008

If you are planning to go to Festa Italiana this weekend (July 17 - 20) here are a few ideas of how to get discounted ticket or maybe even FREE.

THURSDAY, JULY 17
VIP DAY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.People with disabilities, along with their caregivers, receive free admission, half price on all food items and free soad, while the grounds are closed to the general public. Sponsored by Summerfest.

U.S. CELLULAR DAY - 2 p.m. to closing Present your U.S. Cellular phones at the Mid Gate for free admission.

POTAWATOMI DAY - 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Show your Fire Keeper's Club card at the Mid Gate for free admission.

FRIDAY, JULY 18
FREE ADMISSION - 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Free admission to Festa Italiana for everyone to enjoy. Courtesy of the Italian Community Center.

SUNDAY, JULY 20
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL PRESS CARD BAY - 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Show your PressCard at the mid Gate for free admission. Only one PressCard per person.

Performing at Festa Italiana this year is Julian Sage Miyata, a sensational 12 year old singer. You can view live performances from Julian Sage Miyata at myspace.com/juliansagemiyata.

Sail with Reiner Kirsten to Hawaii

Those of you who just cannot decide whether or not you want to go on the Ted Hierl Hawaii cruise that will be featuring Reiner Kirsten as the entertainment, better get going. Click HERE to get all the info about this fabulous cruise in October.

If you want to see a clip of this Schwarzwald boy, click on the video below.

Edith Prock's New CD

Those of you who have become a fan of Edith Prock and seen her every time she is at Milwaukee's Germanfest, you will be happy to know that she has a new CD, Rosen aus dem Sueden. If you would like to hear a sample of these songs just click here and you can go to a website that has this CD available.

1 Rosen aus dem Süden
2 Immer unterwegs
3 Wenn zwei Herzen Feuer fangen (Annenpolka)
4 Ich brauch' kein Meer von dunkelroten Rosen
5 Der Frieden fängt im Herzen an
6 Denn dann fühlst du dich frei
7 Träume kennen keine Einsamkeit
8 Wir sollten öfters mal lachen
9 Man ist so alt wie man sich fühlt (Leichtes Blut)
10 Erklingen zum Tanze die Geigen
11 Für immer und ewig (Symphonie Nr. 4 op. 90)
12 Hörst du die Glocken von Stella Maria

If you would like to see Edith in action just click below to play this video where she performs her new hit song: Rosen aus dem Sueden.

41st annual Germanfest in Lombard Illinois

Sacred Heart Parish is celebrating its 41st annual Germanfest. It is held in Lombard Illinois and less than a 2 hour drive from Milwaukee. Admission is FREE all four days.

Dates & hours are:
July 17 - 20, 2008

Thurs: 6 pm - 10 pm
Fri: 6 pm - 11 pm
Sat: 12 Noon - 11 pm
Sun: 12 Noon - 9 pm

This parish festival has a great lineup of entertainment at their annual 4 day fest. Our friends the Chicago Donauschwaben will be performing at this festival on Friday and hope you come out to see them.

Thursday: 7 pm - Person-to-Person
Friday: 7 pm Hirsch & Chicago Donauschwabische Dance Group
Saturday: 3 pm Hirsch
7:30 pm - Seventh Heaven
Sunday: 12 Noon - Father Dan Band
1 pm - Musical Memories
4 pm - Die Lustingen Musikanten & Egerlander Dance Troupe

The address for Sacred Heart Parish is:
114 S. Elizabeth Street (At corner of Maple & Elizabeth Sts. -- 2 block west of Main Street) Lombard, Illinois. Just put that address in at Mapquest and it will take you right there.

German Specialty Foods featured all day: Pork Loin, Sauerkraut, German Potato Sald, Strudel & more. Beer & Wine tasting on Friday & Saturday. Lombard Illinois is only a short ride from Milwaukee. Paste in the above address in the Mapquest gadget at the bottom of this page and you will see that it is less than 2 hours.

Alpentrio Tirol in the Musikantenstadl

Those of you who watch TV from Germany (like shift.tv) and watched the Musikantenstadl on Saturday, July 5. You saw the Alpentrio Tirol is celebrating their 25th year as a group this year. During that performance you may have noticed an adorable little boy march up on stage wearing his very own miniture accordion and quickly stood next to Christoph. If you guessed that it was Christoph's son, Bastian, you were right. I sent an e-mail to Georg Astenwald's wife, Martina, and she verified that he was Christoph's little son. Also, during that show they mentioned that Mario and his wife, who have been married for 16 years, decided to take their vows in church and had a hugh celebration in Austria.

Those of you who traveled on the Ted Hierl cruise in 2006, will remember the Alpentrio Tirol entertained us on that cruise to the Carribean when Ritchie was still part of the group. This year the Alpentrio Tirol will be performing in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve at the Alpine Village, so you have another chance to see them here in the states. But in Milwaukee, we hope they come back to our city again.

Many people in Milwaukee remember that the Alpentrio Tirol were here in Milwaukee in 2005 and Georg Astenwald gave the Stimmung Stunde a great interview. You can listen to that interview by clicking below.

Schmalzlers play for Soccer Fans

Here is an e-mail I just received from the Schmalzlers.

Hallo Freunde, die Fußball - EM 2008 ist zu Ende, Deutschland ist Vize - Europameister. Wenn es auch nicht zum ganz großen Triumph gereicht hat, so war er es in den letzten dreiWochen ein tolles Fußballfest. Tausende Fans aus ganz Europa durften wir bei der größten Fanmeile in Klagenfurt musikalisch 19 Tage lang in Stimmung bringen. Am Donnerstag kehrten wir von Klagenfurt in den Bayerischen Wald zurück. Aufregende Spiele, gigantische Stimmung und keine Ausschreitungen! Das wird für uns unvergesslich bleiben. Wir möchten uns bei der Festwirtfamilie Maria und Lorenz Stiftl sowie bei den Verantwortlichen des Bundeslandes Kärnten - an der Spitze Herr Dr. Jörg Haider - bedanken, die uns dies alles ermöglicht haben. Besonderer Dank gilt auch all unseren vielen Fans, sowie all den Funktionären von Medien und Pressedie uns während dieser Zeit an der Fanmeile besuchten haben, und tolle Berichte übermittelt haben. Aktuelle Bilder vom Fußballfest in Klagenfurt könnt Ihr in der Galerie auf unserer Homepage einsehen. Bis bald! Eure Schmalzler http://www.schmalzler.de/

Congratulations Bruce Ramme

Congratulations to my supervisor, who received his Ph.D. on May 18. To help commerate this important milestone in his life I had Pete Zielinski do a caricature of him. It shows him at his desk and other little details that are very personnal to him.

If you have a special occasion coming up and cannot think of what to get for that person, contact Pete Zielinski either at his website: http://www.penandmousestudio.com/index.html , e-mail, or telephone: 262.790.0209. He can provide you with a gift that is guaranteed to be one of a kind.

Briana Lipor Miss Wisconsin 2008

On Saturday, July 21, Briana Lipor was crowned Miss Wisconsin 2008 at the annual pageant in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Briana was a guest on the Stimmung Stunde back in January 2007 and carried the title of Miss Festival of Trees at that time. As usual, Tim Kretschman was there representing his podcast, the Pageant Cast. As I remember Briana from when she was on the Stimmung Stunde, she had a very bubbly personnality and I am sure that she will represent her new title of Miss Wisconsin very well.

Congratualtions Briana!