New Date for 2016 40th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

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Dear Members and Friends of the German-American Club of the Carolinas:

 

We have found a new date for the club’s 40th anniversary dinner.  It will be on Friday, February 19th, 2016, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m., at the Piedmont Club, 361 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302.

 

By Friday, February 12th, please let Marlies Welsch know whether or not you can attend.  Marlies's contact information is phone: (864) 590-9230 or email: marlies.welsch@gmail.com.  

 

If you cannot come on February 19th and you have paid already, we will be happy to reimburse your money.

 

The event will be a private buffet dinner.  The cost to attend is $20.00 per person for members and students, and $30.00 per person for non-members.  The money will cover the cost of food and drinks.  Business attire required.

 

I hope to see you all there to celebrate this special occasion. 

 

Best regards,

Dirk

Dirk Schlingmann, President
German-American Club of the Carolinas
http://www.gaccarolinas.com/

EVENT: Thuringian State President at Draexlmaier & First Stammtisch of 2016

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Dear Members and Friends of the German-American Club of the Carolinas,

We recently enjoyed everyone's company at Draexlmaier Automotive of America as Thuringian State President Christian Carius spoke on the topic of economic progress in Germany and the opportunities for international collaboration that exist today.

We also hosted our first Stammtisch of the year at Bangkok 2 Restaurant in Boiling Springs. Tim Meade, President of the Hub City Co-op Board joined us to give a special presentation. 

Pictures from both events are available below:

If any of you have pictures you'd like to see added to these galleries, let us know!

All the best and a Happy New Year,

Devin

EVENT: Luncheon with Thuringian State President Christian Carius

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Dear Members and Friends of the German-American Club of the Carolinas,

Please join us for a luncheon and discussion with President of the Thuringian State Parliament, Christian Carius, on Thursday, January 7th, 11:30 am-2:00 pm at Draexlmaier, 1751 East Main Street, Duncan, SC 29334.  Please see the attached file for all the details.  The event is free but registration is required.  Please register by Monday, January 4th at: gaccsc@gaccsouth.com.

This should be an exciting event, and I hope to see many of you there.

Best regards,

Dirk

Dirk Schlingmann, President

German-American Club of the Carolinas

http://www.gaccarolinas.com/

A Year In Review...

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Hi everyone!

We hope you are enjoying the Christmas season. As the year has progressed, our Club has hosted and partaken in many exciting events. You can view pictures of all the action at the links below.

Moreover, all of our 2015 Newsletters are now available online. You can view them here. 

If you attended any of these events, you know that they are great fun for all of our Club members. Thank you for your continued support.

If you have any more pictures you would like to see added to the website, please send them to devin@GACCarolinas.org.

Wishing you all Frohe Weihnachten und einen Guten Rutsch!

Devin

 

 

2015 Nikolaus Party

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Dear Members and Friends of the German-American Club of the Carolinas,

Like every year, we are looking forward to celebrating our Nikolaus Party!  The event will take place on Sunday, December 13, at 3:00 p.m.  This year Doerte and Karsten Ingwersen have been kind enough to offer their house for the event.  We very much appreciate their generosity.  Their address is 547 Suncrest Court, Lyman, SC 29365.  This event is meant not only to be an event for our children.  It is also meant to be a cozy get-together for all adults.  Food and drinks will be provided.  Like always, we ask everybody to bring a snack, like Christmas cookies.  If you are a parent or grandparent, you can bring a gift for your little ones.  Make sure that the note on the gift, which Nikolaus will read off, is written in English.

Please know that parents need to supervise their children, and everybody needs to behave responsibly.  Neither the Ingwersens nor the GAC board will be held liable for any injury or damage. 

We hope to see you all there.

Best regards,

Dirk

Dirk Schlingmann, President

German-American Club of the Carolinas

http://www.gaccarolinas.com/

EVENT: Celebrating 40 Years of GAC

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Dear Members and Friends of the German-American Club of the Carolinas:

In honor of the 40th anniversary of our founding, the German-American Club of the Carolinas requests the pleasure of your company at a private buffet dinner on Friday, January 22, 2016, 7:00 p.m., at the Piedmont Club, 361 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302.  The cost to attend is $20.00 per person for members and students, and $30.00 per person for non-members.  The money will cover the cost of food and drinks.  Please RSVP to Marlies Welsch by January 4, 2016, at phone: (864) 590-9230 or email: marlies.welsch@gmail.com.  Business attire required. Please see the attached invitation.

There will be special guests attending, for example, The Consul General, Detlev Ruenger, and the Honorary Consuls Klaus Becker and Clemens Schmitz-Justen along with their spouses.

I hope to see you all there to celebrate this special occasion. 

Best regards,

Dirk

Dirk Schlingmann, President
German-American Club of the Carolinas
http://www.gaccarolinas.com/

 

"Otto von Bismarck - Man, Might, Myth" at USC Upstate - NOV 12

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Dear Members and Friends of the German-American Club of the Carolinas:

You are invited to attend a talk called "Bismarck, Man and Myth" by Prof. Dr. J. Steinberg on Thursday, November 12, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the College of Arts and Sciences building (CASB), room 103, University of South Carolina Upstate.  There will also be an exhibition called "Otto von Bismarck - Man, Might, Myth" from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the CASB lobby.  Prof. Dr. Steinberg is a well-known scholar on Bismarck.  Please see the attached bio and flyer for more details.

The exhibition and talk will be in Building I, which is shown on the attached parking map.  Parking lots 26 and 28 are the most convenient to this building.  

Driving directions to USC Upstate's Spartanburg campus:

http://www.uscupstate.edu/about/Campus/Default.aspx?id=8446

This event is presented by the Goethe Zentrum Atlanta, the Otto-Von-Bismarck-Stiftung, and USC Upstate's College of Arts and Sciences.

This should be a very interesting talk.

Best regards,

Dirk

Dirk Schlingmann, President

German-American Club of the Carolinas

http://www.gaccarolinas.com/

World-Famous Amarcord at Converse College - NOVEMBER 4

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Dear Members and Friends of the German-American Club of the Carolinas:

Please join us for a wonderful evening of music with Amarcord, one of the world's leading vocal ensembles.  They will be performing in Spartanburg on Wednesday, November 4th, 7:00 p.m. at Converse College in the Daniel Recital Hall.  The musical activities of this quintet center around Mediaeval and Renaissance compositions along with collaborations with contemporary composers such as Bernd Franke, Ivan Moody, Sidney M. Boquiren, Marcus Ludwig, Siegfried Thiele, and Dimitri Terzaki, all of whom have written pieces especially for Amarcord.  Amarcord's repertoire includes various thematic programs ranging from madrigals and romantic compositions to a cappella arrangements of famous songs spanning all facets of vocal music.  

Amarcord was founded in 1992 by members of the famous Thomanerchor Leipzig in Germany. All five members of Amarcord have had a very special musical education.  The Thomanerchor Leipzig was founded in 1212 and is one of the oldest choirs in the world.  The famous Johann Sebastian Bach was the choir director of the Thomanerchor from 1723 to 1750. 

The concert is presented by Converse College and BMW.  Please find details along with ticket purchasing information at the following link.

http://culture.converse.edu/event/amarcord-german-acappella-ensemble

We hope to see you there for a special evening of music.

Best regards,

Dirk

Dirk Schlingmann, President

German-American Club of the Carolinas

http://www.gaccarolinas.com/

Spartanburg To Form Sister City Alliance With Landshut, Germany

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Several GAC members are involved with the Sister Cities International of Greater Spartanburg organization.  At a meeting with Spartanburg’s City Council on Monday, September 28th, they convinced the City Council to support forming a sister city relationship with Landshut, Germany.  The Dean of Computer Science from the University of Applied Sciences (UAS) Landshut and dual-degree students from UAS Landshut and USC Upstate were present at the meeting.  Below are newspaper articles and photos.

Local chapter of Sister Cities International seeking council support | GoUpstate.com: "SCIGS noted that 155 of the more than 1,200 international firms in South Carolina have facilities in Spartanburg County. Of these 155, about one-third are German. SCIGS believes a city-to-city agreement between Spartanburg and Landshut will foster business relationships and economic development, promote the exchange of students and academics and enhance cultural understanding through collaboration."

Also see: Economic impact, total room demand show increases in Spartanburg | GoUpstate.com