CALENDAR OF EVENTS JANUARY – JUNE 2012
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Lectures
held at the Goethe-Institut starting at 6:45 PM, followed by refreshments (download the lecture page for details)
RSVP to John Loth, johnloth@verizon.net or (703) 242-884; Friends welcome!
Wednesday, February 8:
“Dürer and the Idea of the Artist in the Renaissance”
By Lorena Baines, Ph.D. museum educator, NGA
Wednesday, March 21:
“The Instrumental Genius of W. A. Mozart”
By A. Scott Wood, artistic and executive director of the Amadeus Concerts and conductor of the Amadeus Orchestra
Wednesday, May 16:
“Schinkel, von Klenze, and the Grecian Image in Europe and America”
By Calder C. Loth, Senior Architectural Historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Members’ “Lunch mit Lyrik”
held at area restaurants, starting at 12:30 PM. Friends welcome!
RSVP to Joyce Constantine, constantinejoyce39@yahoo.com, or (301) 656-2704
Saturday, January 21 - Café Berlin – Theme “Winter”
Saturday, April 14 - Café Mozart - Theme “Spring”
Saturday, June 16 - Old Europe Restaurant - Theme “Adversity”
Members’ Dramatic Readings
held Wednesdays at (A) the Goethe Institut and (B) Tyson’s-Pimmit Library, 6 – 8 PM
To register (required) please contact John Loth, johnloth@verizon.net, or (703) 242-8840
A: January 4, February 1, March 7, April 4, May 2 – Goethe-Institut
B: January 18, February 15, March tbd, April 18, May tbd - Tysons’ Pimmit
Irmgard Wagner, Ph.D., Professor emerita of German, George Mason University, will conduct readings and discussion of Grillparzer’s “Medea”.
Goethe Prize Award Ceremony
Early June - date and place tbd. Recognizing the best German students in the region.
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