Upcoming Events in March 2018

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St. Patrick's Day Parade

Meet at 1145 in the Feillitzschstrasse (near McDonald's), then march to the Wittelbacherplatz for the festivities.  Please join us for the largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in continental Europe.

Organized by: Irish Business Network and Munich Irish Network
Info link: http://www.stpatricksday.de   Sign-up: E-mail ann.dempsey@hibernian.de or leave a message 0176 102 111 08.

Here come the Irish!  “Let’s paint the town green again” - dress in green and march with us to the fun at the Odeonsplatz.  This year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on Sunday, 11th March (the real St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17th) with the parade starting at high noon.  This year’s march will walk down the Leopoldstrasse to the Odeonsplatz, then onwards to the Wittelsbacherplatz.  Around 1:30, the fun starts with several short speeches moderated by John Patrick Dunne, entertainment and some free food!

  

 

War Ready - In My Father's Shadow

Memories of A Military Brat

Mary Lou Darst, daughter of a U.S. Military Officer, reveals a new perspective on the United States Military. In her autobiography War Ready. In My Father‘s Shadow, Mary Lou Darst depicts her own upbringing as the daughter of a U.S. Military Officer.  From 1957 to 1959 they called the American settlement in the “Perlacher Forst” their home: while her father Carl was stationed in the nearby McGraw barracks, her mother Sara became an active member of the Officers ‘Wives Club and Mary Lou attended the Munich American High School in Cincinnatistraße.

Admission is free but please register: Mary Lou Darst - In My Father's Shadow

Bavarian-American Friendship Evening

Organized by Triple D Events - Dave Dowdy, Bavarian-American Friendship Evening will be in the Hippodrom tent located at the Frühlingsfest, Theresienwiese. Last year about 600 guests attended, so let's join Dave in aiming for 1,000 this year.

Again the Family Krätz, Susanne Barsody and the entire Hippodrom team welcome us to the 8th annual Bavarian-American Friendship Evening.  Seating begins at 18:00.  Please plan to arrive by not later than 19:00 to assure that we keep the reserved tables. There is no cover charge and no advance payment for this evening.  Each guest will receive a free pretzel, compliments of the Hippodrom.  In addition to the normal assortment of Bierzelt food, we can purchase Kobe-beef hamburger dinners a special MING price of Eur 10.00.

Linda Jo Rizzo will lead the entertainment with a special show around 8.30 p.m. Please get ready for dancing, good music and lots of fun for everyone.  There is no particular dress code, but if you have something in Bavaria-look in your closet, you are encouraged to wear it. 

Everyone is invited -not only MING and German/Bavarian-American Clubs, but individuals and individual groups as well.  Please tell your friends and anyone else who may be interested.  To ensure that everyone gets a reserved seat, please inform Dave Dowdy at ddd@tripled.de by Sunday, 22nd April.

 

Internations’ 2018 Expat Insider Survey is Ready to Roll!

What are the top expat destinations in 2018? How does Germany compare to the rest of the world? Expat network InterNations answers these questions and many more in their annual Expat Insider survey.

Take part in this year’s Expat Insider survey and make your opinion count! 
Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/expatinsider2018-e

By sharing your experiences of living in Germany, you can help us find the best (and worst) countries for expats in 2018. Filling in our online questionnaire only takes 15 minutes, and you can win one of ten fantastic prizes to suit your international lifestyle! Prizes include a GoPro, an iPad, a waterproof camera and several hotel vouchers.

Check out the results from last year here: https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/. 

The Expat Insider 2018 survey will run until around March 10th .   Are you an American expatriate?  If so and if you would like to have your say in one of the biggest expat surveys worldwide, please take the survey.   

A Concert of Classical and Cappella!

Benefit Concert with the Princeton Nassoons

The Princeton Nassoons, an all-male a cappella singing group from Princeton University, will be touring Germany from the 17th to the 25th of March. They have two performances in Munich.

March 17, 2018 Saturday 19:00 at Festsaal of the Städtische Sing- und Musikschule München. Open/Free seating.
On this evening the Nassoons will perform with musicians of "Young Musicians Live". This is a benefit concert with a short break in the middle for refreshments!  A mix of classical music and a Capella! It will certainly be a very interesting concert!

"Young Musicians Live" is a charity organisation/group set up by Maximilian and Ayla Sophie Haberstock in collaboration with their musical friends. The young musicians in the group are some of the best in Germany!  More information on  www.youngmusicianslive.de or www.maximilianhaberstock.com 

 

March 18, 2018 Sunday 19:00 at Carl-Orff-Saal, Gasteig. Tickets through München Ticket.
On this evening the Nassoons will make a guest appearance (15 min) during the Spring concert of the Städtische Sing- und Musikschule München. 

Münchener Volkshochchule in English

A wealth of courses and events await you!

If you’re an expatriate whose English is better than their German, look no further. MVHS has many interesting courses, events and seminars to whet even the most discerning of appetites! This semester’s program offers many courses to help you get creative in Arts & Crafts as well as a variety of new culinary experiences in Food & Drink. Brand new this semester is a section aimed at the expatriate parents in Munich. If you need help in negotiating the German school system, the People & Society section will point you in the right direction. Go to www.mvhs.de/en for further information.