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October 2017 AGBC Munich Meeting:
Wednesday, 25 October - October AGBC Monthly Meeting, Marriott Hotel, Berlinerstr. 93, München, 1900-2200. Prof. Dr. Ulrike Reisach: “Challenges in Today’s Transatlantic Business World.”
Opening Words from the President
Hi,
I commence this month on two sad notes, informing you of the recent passing of two long-time AGBC Munich members:
Heather Denise Rose died on 29 August while on vacation. Denise was a US tax expert (e.g. 20 July 2015 Estate Planning panel) with a strong background as a Wirtschaftsprüfer and Steuerberater for German, UK and US (CPA) tax matters. She had English and German nationality.
Phill Handy – died on the weekend of 30 Sep/1 Oct. An American from Connecticut, Phill was an AGBC Board member in 2012, baseball enthusiast, entrepreneur, and most recently Managing Director of MakerSpace at the UnternehmerTUM. Instrumental in starting MakerSpace, he propelled its progress, and helped the TUM’s WARR (Wissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Raketentechnik und Raumfahrt) team win the highly acclaimed Hyperloop system design competition for ultra-high-speed human transport systems, as mentioned in our September newsletter.
We will dearly miss Denise’s constructive contributions to promoting German-American-English friendship and Phill’s great motivational spirit, determination and contributions to our German-American community here.
AGBC Events - Our 24 September AGBC Returns to Oktoberfest event was a great success. We linked 190 members of the AGBC, German-Australian Business Council (GABC), Lions Club Munich Multinational, the Irish Business Network, the TripleD Events group, Munich alumni of Thunderbird Graduate School of Global Management, and alumni of Southern California University.
Important note- for those with leftover Festhalle Schottenhamel food and Bier vouchers, these can be used until 31 October 2017 at Gutshof Menterschwaige in Harlaching or the Schlosswirtschaft Schwaige in Nymphenburg. Please inform your waiter when ordering that you will be using these - or even better at the time you make your reservation.
For our September monthly meeting on Wednesday, 27 September, our special thanks go to Bernhard Kowatsch, Head of the Innovation Accelerator at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). He addressed use of some of the latest in technology advances to provide “Innovations for Zero Hunger” and provided insights on innovative processes for growing food and the following logistics efforts.
Moving into the future, our 25 October monthly meeting will feature Prof. Dr. Ulrike Reisach of the Neu Ulm University of Applied Science who will provide a timely presentation on: “Challenges in Today’s Transatlantic Business World.” We welcome Ulrike; at our September 2013, she addressed “Knowledge – and How to Deal With It in American-German Businesses.”
On 18 November, AGBC National is holding its Annual General Meeting of the Association of American-German Business Clubs e.V. (AAGBC – AGBC National) in Heidelberg.
The 2017 AGBC Exchange II will be the core of our 29 November 2017 monthly meeting. This will feature Christian Ehl and Sharad Gandhi, co-authors of AI&U. They will lead a thought–provoking dialogue on artificial intelligence and aspects related to economic inequality. We mentioned Christian and Sharad’s book in our August 2017 AGBC Munich newsletter.
And before we close out our 2017 activities, we will again hold our annual AGBC Christmas Party on Monday, 11 December at the Donisl.
MING Events (Munich International Networking Group – www.ming-in-munich.com) -
Soul Sunday on Sunday, 8 October (1500-1900) at Restaurant Alter Wirt in Moosach. The acclaimed Soul Crew will present their great soul, funk, and pop music from the 70’s to 90’s.
Concert Evening - Mozart Requiem – Saturday, 21 October starting at 2000 in the Herkulessaal in the Residenz. This is the concert debut of the new partnership between the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bayerische Philharmonie.
Thanksgiving Dinner – Friday, 24 November at Restaurant Alter Wirt. This is Linda Jo Rizzo's annual dining and entertainment evening.
Also there are a number of excellent upcoming theater productions presented by AGBC member Grantly Marshall and the American Drama Group, as listed in the event announcements snapshot section below with further details in the Announcements section for MING events. .
Membership – Please join me in welcoming our new AGBC Munich members: Hila Cohen and Bernhard Kowatsch.
Did’ya know? - The HWWI-Berenberg Study 2017 has again named Munich the most dynamic city in Germany. Started in 2008, this annual report is prepared by the Hamburgische WeltWirtschaftsInstituts (HWWI) and private bank Berenberg. It evaluates the development and sustainability of Germany's 30 largest cities and is based on several factors, including future trends in population growth, education, innovation, international focus, accessibility, and economic performance.
Munich’s economic prospects were rated well above average with a ripple effect into the surrounding region. Demographic trends project that the number of people under 20 will increase more quickly than elsewhere in Germany with 16% population growth and an increase of 31,500 in employed persons by 2030.
Munich benefits from its excellent location and a high average education level - one third of the working population has a degree. Nearly every second employee works in a knowledge-intensive industry, thus boosting Munich’s competitive position as an outstanding “knowledge metropolis”. In order of ranking, the 4 runners up were Leipzig, Frankfurt, Dresden and Berlin.
An admin issue – Name/badge holders – if you have name/badge holders from our previous AGBC meetings, please be sure to bring these to an upcoming meeting.
And finally a heads up – For Germany and most of Europe, Summer Time ends on Sunday, 29 October. The US changes on Sunday, 5 November.
All the best,
Larry
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Directory - What's Coming Up?
Snapshot: Event Announcements
Community Platform Corner
Tech Eck’
Expatriates Corner
Upcoming AGBC Munich Chapter Meetings and Events
Upcoming MING Events
Upcoming Munich Community Events
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Snapshot: Event Announcements
Save the Date – Upcoming Special AGBC, MING, Munich Community Events
- Sunday, 8 October - MING Event – Sunday Soul, Restaurant Alter Wirt, Dachauerstr. 274, Moosach. 1500-1900. Soul Crew will perform their great soul, funk, and pop music from the 70’s to 90’s.
- Friday 13 October 1500-1900, Saturday 14 October from 1100 -1500 - 2017 English Book Sale, Ernst-Mach-Gymnasium, Jagdfeldring 82, 85540 Haar.
- Monday, 16 October and Tuesday, 17 October (1100 and 1930) – American Drama Group Europe (ADGE) theater production: Notre Dame de Paris (Hunchback of Notre Dame) by Victor Hugo, in French. Kulturzentrum Gasteig München, Carl-Orff-Saal, Rosenheimerstr. 5, 81667 Munich. Save the dates.
- Saturday, 21 October – MING Event - Concert Evening - Mozart Requiem – Herkulessaal in the Residenz starting at 2000.
- Wednesday, 25 October – October AGBC Monthly Meeting, Marriott Hotel, Berlinerstr. 93, München, 1900-2200. Prof. Dr. Ulrike Reisach: “Challenges in Today’s Transatlantic Business World.”
- Saturday, 18 November – Annual General Meeting of the Association of American-German Business Clubs e.V. (AAGBC – AGBC National), Leonardo City Center Hotel, Heidelberg. 1030-1630.
- Friday, 24 November - Linda Jo Rizzo's annual MING Thanksgiving Dinner events at Restaurant Alter Wirt, Dachauerstr. 274, 80992 Munich/Moosach, 1900-2330. (There is a similar event on Thanksgiving evening, Thursday, 23 November.)
- Wednesday, 29 November – November AGBC Monthly Meeting/AGBC Exchange II, Marriott Hotel, Berlinerstr. 93, München, 1900-2200. Christian Ehl and Sharad Gandhi: “Artificial Intelligence and the Risk of Economic Inequality.”
- Monday, 4 December through Thursday, 7 December (1100 and 1930) – ADGE theater production: My Sister Syria (Thriller – Immigration and the Roots of Terrorism) by Paul Stebbings and Phil Smith, in English. Theater LEO 17, Leopoldstr. 17, 80802 Munich. Save the dates.
- Monday, 11 December – AGBC Christmas Party at the Donisl, 1900-2230. Save the date.
- Wednesday, 13 December (1100), Monday 18 December through Thursday, 21 December (1100 ad 1930), and Friday, 22 December (0900 and 1930) – ADGE theater production: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, in English. Kulturzentrum Gasteig München, Carl-Orff-Saal, Rosenheimerstr. 5, 81667 Munich. Save the dates.
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AGBC Munich Community Platform Corner-Update by VP Website Ralph Phillips
As presented at the September monthly meeting by Theresia Gschladt (Flame) and myself, the Comm Platform is moving forward with new features. The photo gallery and presentation pages are now online. You can also add a LinkedIn or XING link to your AGBC profile. ”Like” buttons have been added to the interest groups so you can comment on posts. There is also an email option to alert you when your posts have been added to the interest groups you are following. More functionality will follow soon.
We encourage our readers to register for our events at the Community Platform’s events tab at www.agbc-munich.com.
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Teck' Eck
Danish Advances for Alternative Energy
Per the 27 September 17 edition of the Danish “State of Green” newsletter, central power plants are no longer necessary during summer months to keep the grid going when glitches in the system arise. Denmark is a world leader in per capita use of clean technology applications.
By use of its world-class sun and wind energy resources, Denmark generated sufficient electricity during this past June to meet its daily needs. For the first time, the Danish electricity grid operated without needing to keep power plants running.
Responsible for Denmark’s electricity grid, Energinet is using an approach focused on system-supporting characteristics to enable the grid to function without central power plants while coping with normal glitches in the system. In the future, central power plants will be generally used mainly if the grid is weakened due to repairs to transmission lines or central system components or to provide power to remote areas of the country.
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Expatriates Corner
German Bundestag (Parliament) 2017 elections were held 24 September. There is great remaining work ahead to form the coalition government and elect the chancellor. Here is a summary provided by the 29 September “The Week in Germany” newsletter.
When will the final election result be known? Roughly 14 days after the election,
the Federal Electoral Committee will announce the final result.
How is a government formed? Who is willing to govern with whom? Part of the election campaign involves extracting from the front-running candidates which other party (or parties) they would join forces with to form a government. A party has sole power only if it is elected with an absolute majority. During the coalition discussions, the parties identify which compromises they are ready to make and which positions they will renounce. It can take weeks before it finally becomes clear who will govern and who will form the opposition. With 30 days after the election, the Bundestag must assemble for its constituent meeting, by which time the governing coalition has to be in place.
How is the federal chancellor elected? The first important task for the new parliament is to elect the head of the government. The federal president proposes candidates; usually the candidates for chancellor are put forward by the coalition parties. Then the members of the Bundestag vote on the candidates in a secret ballot. A candidate needs to obtain an absolute majority to become chancellor. This “chancellor majority” gives the chancellor the legitimacy to conduct the business of government. The person elected is appointed chancellor by the federal president within 7 days, and is sworn in before the Bundestag. If no absolute majority is obtained, a second round of voting is held within 14 days. However, all federal chancellors since 1949 have been elected in the first round.
What are the duties of the federal chancellor? The federal chancellor determines the guidelines of government policy. He or she defines the number and duties of the ministries, appoints ministers and is their boss. The powers and leadership instruments of the German federal chancellor are comparable to those of a president in a presidential democracy.
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Upcoming AGBC Munich Chapter Meetings and Events
AGBC Munich 2017 - Wednesday, 25 October 2017 - Monthly Meeting
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Reisach: Challenges in Today’s Transatlantic Business World
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Reisach
Guest Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Reisach, Neu Ulm University of Applied Sciences will address: Challenges in Today’s Transatlantic Business World.
When: Wednesday, 25 October 2017
Time: Registration starts 1830; meeting starts at 1900, dinner buffet around 2030.
Where: Marriott Hotel, Berlinerstrasse 93, 80805 Munich
Cost: EUR 25.00 for members, EUR 35.00 for guests (incl. dinner buffet)
Sign-Up: Events tab on the new AGBC Munich Community Platform at www.agbc-munich.com
Please join us for an enlightening discussion and general info on the state of the current transatlantic business and trade relationships between Germany/Europe and the U.S.
1. What are the similarities and differences in the perception of current issues?
2. What are the principal expectations and factors driving the relationship?
3. How will the US’s current positions affect the relationship?
a. Within Europe?
b. With the current trade relationship between Canada and Germany/Europe?
c. With Germany and Europe’s relationships with China?
d. Regarding German industries’ trade and investment decisions?
e. Regarding interest and public perception of the USA and its role in the global order.
Ulrike Reisach PhD, Professor at the Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Bavaria/Germany, is an expert on communication and management strategies for leading international companies. She is teaching international strategic management, international business negotiations and intercultural communications. Regions covered: Australia, Canada, China, France, Italy, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey and the USA. Her research interests include the management styles and internationalization strategies of global companies as well as corporate foresight and innovation communication, corporate culture, corporate governance and corporate communications.
For 20 years, she has held management positions for corporate communications and international strategy development, such as Director of Siemens Corporate Communication and Government Affairs for the former CEO Dr. v. Pierer and Director Market Intelligence and Global Trends for the Siemens Corporate Development and Strategy Department. Based on her experience in many projects in Asia, especially in the People’s Republic of China, and in the USA, she has published 12 books and numerous scientific articles on international management and knowledge transfer. Several editions of her book on German-Chinese Economic Co-operation have been leading textbooks for German managers’ preparation for China. She is engaged in think tanks, research projects and working groups and a member of the China Expert Group at the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research for the Chinese-German Innovation Dialogue and Platform. For more information see http://www.ulrike-reisach.de/en/profile/.
AGBC Munich 2017 Exchange II - Wednesday, 29th November 2017 - Monthly Meeting
Sharad Gandhi and Christian Ehl – Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Implications for Economic Inequality
 
Christian Ehl Sharad Gandhi
Guest Speakers: Digitalization Gurus - Sharad Gandhi - Consultant, Technology Philosopher and Strategist; and Christian Ehl - CEO Hillert Interactive, Internet Activist and Entrepreneur
When: Wednesday, 29 November 2017
Time: Registration starts 1830; meeting starts at 1900, dinner buffet around 2030.
Where: Marriott Hotel, Berlinerstrasse 93, 80805 Munich
Cost: EUR 25.00 for members and guests (incl. Dinner buffet)
Sign-Up: Events tab on the AGBC Munich Community Platform at www.agbc-munich.com
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an increasingly “hot” topic these days. Sharad Gandhi and Christian Ehl participated on our 30 November 2016 AGBC Exchange II panel discussion that addressed: “Innovation – Advances in Digitization, Digitalization and New Business Models.” Since then they have been very busy finalizing their new book AI&U. As masters in helping us understand many of the implications, they will demystify AI and help us start to identify approaches for harnessing its power for advancing our organizations’ progress.
Here is the core thrust of the book: “The next technology to create the biggest and widest impact on all aspects of our lifestyle, industries, and society has arrived. It is Artificial Intelligence (AI) with its newly acquired magic of Machine Learning. AI is the next big thing and will transform all businesses. AI is inevitable. Its progress and disruptive power is evidenced in a number of areas – like Apple Siri, IBM Watson and Tesla cars. The use of AI for future competitiveness and survival is a must.”
In the process of writing their book Christian and Sharad talked to AI experts in Europe, USA and Asia - business leaders and non-technical people. Through their research and discussions, they explored many facets of AI while identifying interesting insights about AI, its applications, and how our natural human intelligence works.
While the advancements in AI enable high productivity, these also translate as wealth for creators which can cause economic inequality. Those not leading the development in AI have less chance to compete. The health and longevity of a few may improve significantly while the rest of the population may fall behind. We will discuss the risks of economic inequality and start to consider steps needed to mitigate these effects.
Sharad Gandhi is a technology philosopher and strategist for creating business value with digital technologies. By education, he is a physicist and electronics engineer and a marketing strategist by profession. He is a global citizen having lived and worked in Europe, USA and India for leading companies - Intel, IBM, Siemens and Tata. In spite of being passionate about technology, he is aware and concerned about problems that technology creates. However, he believes that eventually technologies like the Internet, AI, robotics, biotech, genetics, new materials and Space will help create innovations and solutions for many of our global problems in environment, energy, inequality, poverty, health, and demography
Christian Ehl is an Internet activist and experienced entrepreneur with a passion for technology and how it transforms our lives and the way we do business. He is working to leverage Artificial Intelligence for a good future by working with various start-ups and corporations on AI projects. In addition to this, he is also involved in the Breakthrough Innovation work with the United Nations and the DO School. Christian is an active business angel and CEO of Hillert Interactive. He holds an electronics engineering degree from the Technical University of Munich and an MBA from Wake Forest University.
AGBC Munich Christmas Party – Donisl Wirtshaus
When: Monday, 11 December, 2017
Time: Registration starts 1830, the drinks and food around 1900
Where: Donisl Wirtshaus, Weinstrasse 1 (Marienplatz), 80333 Munich
Price: 30.00 EUR for members and guests (incl. Flying Buffet and bottled water). Drinks will be available on a “pay-as-you-consume” basis.
Conditions: “First paid, first reserved” event.
Sign-Up: Events tab on the AGBC Munich Community Platform at www.agbc-munich.com
Over the years, our AGBC Christmas events have always been special ones, and this year’s will continue the trend.
Come and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere at Marienplatz, before warming up inside again this year at the Donisl Wirtshaus, Munich’s 2nd oldest Wirtshaus dating from 1715, a traditional restaurant that was fully renovated during 2013-15 and relaunched in 2016. Our party will take place on the first floor (2nd floor for Americans) in the Raum Marienplatz, a room overlooking the Marienplatz Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market).
With its focus on Bavarian and Austrian specialties, the Donisl also offers a broad range of fine wines plus Hacker-Pschorr and Paulaner Bier (with at least 4 types on tap). The Flying Buffet includes a variety of small traditional Christmas season servings plus a dessert and bottled water.
The following are the conditions for registration:
- Registration and prepayment are required by not later than Thursday, 7 December. This is essential for planning purposes for the Donisl.
- The Price of Eur 30.00 per person must be pre-paid to hold your reservation - the reservation is only valid once your payment is received. Thus: “first paid, first reserved.” Please make your payments as soon as possible. Note: As in prior years, participants will be asked to pay for their drinks and gratuities separately.
- Payment should be made to the AGBC Bank Account at the Münchner Bank, IBAN DE68 7019 0000 0001 0895 95
- Please state your last name, number of tickets being purchased – e.g.: J. Doe and M. Smith, 2 participants AGBC Christmas Party, EUR 60.00 payment.
Conditions of Cancellation: Your registration is considered binding once we have received payment. Due to our commitments to the Donisl Wirtshaus, we are unable to return pre-payments for “no-shows.”
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Upcoming MING Events – Munich International Networking Group
Soul Sunday – 8 October 2017
Dave Dowdy’s Triple D Events is hosting its next Soul Sunday event featuring the best in Munich soul, funk and pop music.
 
When: Sunday, 8 October, 1500-1900
Where: Restaurant Alter Wirt, Dachauerstr. 274, Moosach – easy to reach per Tram, U-Bah or S-Bahn
Band: Soul Crew with great soul, funk, and pop music from the 80’s to 90’s
Cover Charge: EUR 12.00/person, to be paid in cash at the door. Children under 8 get in for free. (The charge covers the band, VAT.GEMA and insurance fees.)
Costs: Food and drink on a “pay-as-you-go” basis.
Soul Music is back in Munich! Have you often wondered why there are so few dance events on a Sunday afternoon? If you want to regularly listen to good old soul music and dance, we have something for you with our SoulSunday events! And our featured band, “Soul Crew,” received a standing ovation at the end of the show at the last Soul Sunday event.
The event is again organized by MING co-founding member Dave Dowdy. Staged in a private room at the restaurant, Soul Crew will perform for your listening and dancing pleasure: a fantastic selection of soul, funk, and pop. And you can also network with the other MING groups while having have a great time.
Conveniences: Parking area, beer garden with children's playground next to our private room. With good weather during music pauses, guests can move freely to/from the Biergarten.
Haar Disciples – 1st Bundesliga Baseball Playoffs
 
Riding on the wings of their best-ever season, the Haar Disciples (www.disciples.de) reached the Semi-Finals of the 1st Bundesliga Baseball 2017 playoffs before losing the final game of the best-of-5 game series to the Bonn Capitals 5-2. Finishing with a 33-14 record, the Disciples had a spectacular season featuring often outstanding pitching, great defense, timely hitting, and a number of exciting, nail-biting games right up to the final out. Hats of to the guys and their great performance throughout the year. And to sports announcer Tim Collins.
MING Member Event - American Drama Group Europe
The American Drama Group Europe - Founded during 1978 in Munich and led by AGBC Munich member Grantly Marshall, the ADGE's goal is to perform high quality theatre in as many countries in the world as possible. Today the organization's reach includes many countries in Europe and Asia, and it is now making a Pan-European tour. The actors come from New York, London and Paris (in 1985 French theatre performances were added to our repertoire) where the productions are cast and directed. The plays performed include American, British and French classic and modern dramas. Further details are available at www.adg-europe.com.
Save the dates and attend some great theater. Grantly and the American Drama Group team have a wonderful scope of theater production pieces coming our way during the next 6 months:
Notre Dame de Paris (Hunchback of Notre Dame) by Victor Hugo, in French. Monday, 16 October and Tuesday, 17 October (1100 and 1930) – Kulturzentrum Gasteig München, Carl-Orff-Saal, Rosenheimerstr. 5, 81667 Munich. Entry Cost EUR 23 or advance purchase including fee for the Abendkasse EUR 28 (Students 15).
My Sister Syria (Thriller – Immigration and the Roots of Terrorism) by Paul Stebbings and Phil Smith, in English. Monday, 4 December through Thursday, 7 December (1100 and 1930) – Theater LEO 17, Leopoldstr. 17, 80802 Munich. Entry Cost EUR 23 or advance purchase including fee for the Abendkasse EUR 28 (Students 14).
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, in English. Wednesday, 13 December (1100), Monday 18 December through Thursday, 21 December (1100 ad 1930), and Friday, 22 December (0900 and 1930) – Kulturzentrum Gasteig München, Carl-Orff-Saal, Rosenheimerstr. 5, 81667 Munich. Entry Cost EUR 23 or advance purchase including fee for the Abendkasse EUR 28 (Students 15).
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, in English. Monday, 5 February and Tuesday 6 February (1100 and 1930) - Kulturzentrum Gasteig München, Carl-Orff-Saal, Rosenheimerstr. 5, 81667 Munich. Entry Cost EUR 23 or advance purchase including fee for the Abendkasse EUR 28 (Students 15).
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, in English. Monday 12 March and Tuesday 13 March (1100 and 1930) - Kulturzentrum Gasteig München, Carl-Orff-Saal, Rosenheimerstr. 5, 81667 Munich. Entry Cost EUR 22 or advance purchase including fee for the Abendkasse EUR 28 (Students 15).
MING Event - Concert Evening - Mozart Requiem – Saturday, 21 October
What: Mozart Requiem - Concert debut of the new partnership between the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bayerische Philharmonie
Where: Herkulessaal in the Residenz, Residenzstr. 1, 80333 München
When: Saturday, 21 October 2017 beginning at 2000
Tickets: Purchase via telephone (089 / 120 220 320), by E-mail (info@bayerische-philharmonie.de) or at Munich ticket (www.muenchenticket.de).
Ticket costs: € 59, € 49, € 39, € 32, or € 24.
Discounts: Available for students (50%) and members of the MING groups (10% when ordered by phone or E-mail (but not from München Ticket)) - please mention MING when you order.
The Bayerische Philharmonie invites MING to a special German-American classical concert celebrating the debut of a new partnership between the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bayerische Philharmonie. The first part of this concert features the American guest conductor Laurence Golan with musicians from the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra performing together with musicians from the Symphonie Orchestra of the Bayerische Philharmonie. They will perform the “Magnificat” from Franz Schubert. Following the “Magnificat” you will hear the choir of the Bayerische Philharmonie performing “Prayers Without Words” presented by the American composer Laurence Traiger.
During the second part of this concert evening, the Bayerische Philharmonie will perform a composition of Mozart’s “Requiem.” In a most beautiful, dark, menacing and mysterious, way, Mozart's last, still unfinished work leaves us today with many questions. The music of the "Requiem" bears tremendous intensity. The unusual circumstances of the composition and the temporal context of the requiem mass with Mozart's early death have inspired myth-making. This mystery will make this autumn evening a powerful and intense experience, one featuring soloists (soprano) Carmela Konrad, Ulrike Andersen (alt), Andreas Weller (tenor) and Alexander Kiechle (bass), as well as the choir and Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Philharmonic under the direction of Mark Mast.
As a special treat for the MING guests, you can participate in a concert introduction with the conductors in German and English language which will take place about an hour before the concert begins.
MING Event – “Friends of Linda Jo Rizzo” – 17th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
 
When: Friday Evening, 24 November, 1900-2300.
Where: Der Alter Wirt, Dachauerstr. 274, 80992 München (Moosach) – www.alterwirt-moosach.de. S1 or U3 Moosach Bahnhof or Tram 20 Pelkovenstr.
Cost: EUR 45 per seat – children EUR 25 – 50% deposit required by 13 November. Please pay to the LJ Music & Events bank account at Münchner Bank:
IBAN DE95 7019 0000 0108 9102 35, BIC GENODEF 1M01.
Reservations and payment details: mail@ljmusic-events.de .
Please join members of MING (Munich International Networking Group) organizations in celebrating this year’s Thanksgiving with Linda Jo Rizzo at Der Alter Wirt in Munich (Moosach). We will again dine in the gemütliche Alpen Hütte with our feast: a 4-course all-American turkey dinner (the works = pumpkin cream soup, Caesar-type salad, roast turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and pear cheesecake). In addition, the event features All-American entertainment and music by Munich’s acclaimed international entertainers Mark Coonradt and Linda.
While our MING get-together will be on 24 November, Der Alter Wirt and Linda also will host a similar Thanksgiving dinner event on the evening of 23 November (US Thanksgiving Day).
Now, that’s some turkey!
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Upcoming Munich Community Events
Amerika Haus – September-October 2017
Please check out the upcoming Amerika Haus events at:
http://www.amerikahaus.de/veranstaltungen/
Note especially the 19th “Lange Nacht der Münchner Museen” on Saturday, 14 October from 1900-0200 (Sunday). Available at Amerika Haus and other Munich museum locations, your EUR 15 ticket gets you into the 90 event locations (whew!) - including Amerika Haus in tandem with Lothringer13 Halle.
And for music lovers, please save the date: Bluegrass Jamboree on Thursday, 14 December starting 2000 hours at the Freiheizhalle, Rainer-Werner-Fassbinder-Platz 1, 80636 Munich (S-Bahn Haltestelle Donnersbergerbrücke). Cost EUR 29.60.
2017 English Book Sale – Save the Date
When: Friday 13 October 1500-1900, Saturday 14 October from 1100 -1500.
Where: Ernst-Mach-Gymnasium, Jagdfeldring 82, 85540 Haar.
FRIENDS OF THE ENGLISH BOOK SALE - Not long now till the summer vacation and lazy days with plenty of time to catch up on your reading. Please make a point of holding on to any English literature that you've read but don't need to keep - you'll have an opportunity to recycle it in aid of the Ilembula Project in Tanzania at the 2017 English Book Sale.
This year‘s sale will again be taking place at our new, more spacious, venue in the Ernst Mach Gymnasium in Haar; the school also supports various initiatives in Ilembula, Tanzania, and has again kindly made its premises available to us for the sale. Judging by your comments last year, both you and the volunteer helpers found these new light and airy premises very suited to our needs – precise details about how to get there will be sent out in September.
As usual the English Book Sales team asks you to support their cause by donating English books and DVDs for which you have no further use and which are still in good sellable condition. Please note in your calendars that the team we will ask for your donations between Saturday 23rd September and Saturday 7th October – this gives them time to sort and price the donations (which tend to run into several thousand) before the actual sale. They will mail you further details of where and when to bring your donations nearer the date. At the sale you will then be able to stock up on your English reading matter in the happy knowledge that every cent you spend on books and DVDs will be used to support needy families and orphans in Tanzania.
Thank you all for your continuing support. The people in Ilembula certainly appreciate your help. Last year and this year our biggest project, after supplying the orphans with the necessities, is supplying every school in the area around Ilembula, Tanzania with a stove. This accomplishes two things: the children get a warm meal of porridge and we reduce deforestation by providing the schools with a stove that uses 50% less wood. Deforestation is a major problem in that area, and using less wood also saves the schools money.
We wish you a very enjoyable and relaxing summer and look forward to seeing you and your friends in the autumn.
Contact information:
Email address: english-book-sale@gmx.de
Facebook: Munich English Book Sale
Twitter: @EnglishBookSale
For telephone queries please phone Gerlinde Rückert on 089 46 31 98
or Kirsten Braun on 089 46 20 32 64.
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