Come out and join the conversation March 19!
Melissa Hopson will be speaking on the value and importance of Sister City Relationships at the Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center.
Building Bridges: What Sister City Relationships are all About
Cologne-based artist Ruslan Daskalov’s Interactive Artwork “Billy Belly IV” (2023) @ Artsgarden 11/14-12/1 Photobooth at reception only. Photos in exhibition vitrines.
Indy Sister City Interactive Art Exhibition @ Artsgarden 11/13-12/1 2023
Come out and experience our Interactive Artwork by Cologne based artist Ruslan Daskalov at the November 14 Reception of the Indy Sister Cities Art Exhibit at the Artsgarden downtown coordinated by the Office of the mayor Joe Hogsett, Indianapolis Mayor’s Office of International and Latino Affairs. We’d like to thank Deputy Mayor Judith Thomas, Director Ruth Morales, and Mayor’s Office Intern Angel Akinleye for their hard work putting this together.
IFD Fundraiser Raffle: Come bid on Corn hole boards and more!
Come to the IFD Exchange Fest and bid on these freshly customized Indy Cologne Corn Hole boards, by Shawn Grass, and other awesome raffle items. Purchase tickets here: https://gipc.memberclicks.net/germanexchangefest?fbclid=IwAR11rLLrEKjkWuGLkltUKrmDO1CfAkVvKVzR-TCXRcynfuQAA4EeaMXr0sc#!/
Save the Date: Firefighters Exchange Fundraiser
Scan the QR code below and get your ticket to our inaugural Firefighter Exchange Fest on September 16 from 6-9pm at Union Hall on Mass Ave. Or use the link in flyer or calendar page.
Urban X-Change coming to town for KO:IN Pride
The Urban X-Change Network is partnering with Indianapolis community members and organizations to celebrate Pride and the LGBTQIA+ communities.
KOIN-Pride-Events-listingUrban X Change Network Conference
Indianapolis-Cologne Sister Cities Committee president Melissa Hopson and Professor Nichole Neuman of the Max Kade Center at IUPUI attended the Urban X Change Network conference in Bonn (~20 miles outside of Cologne) last weekend October 23-25. We are excited to announce the start a new civil partnership project with a 57,000 euro grant generously supported from the Deutsche Volkshochschul Verband (VHS) and German Foreign Office due to the efforts of Homaira Mansury, head of the Sociopolitical department at Volkshochschule Köln. Our 2022-2023 project KO:IN Pride aims to bridge the LGBTQ+ communities in Indianapolis and Cologne through multiple funded projects throughout the year in both cities.
German Film “Sweet Disaster” to appear at Heartland Film Festival on October 11
The 31st annual Heartland International Film Festival has selected the 2021 German dramedy “Sweet Disaster” for inclusion in this year’s prestigious lineup. Directed by Laura Lehmus, starring Friederike Kempter, Lena Urzendowsky, Florian Lukas and more!
The Indiana premiere of “Sweet Disaster” will be held at the KanKan Theater on Tuesday, October 11, at 5:15 pm
Explore Cologne Cathedral in Glorious 3D
Hartwig sent us this link, an exquisite 3D rendering of Cologne Cathedral you can explore from angles previously inaccessible even in real life, thanks to drone technology:
https://kstamedien.pageflow.io/koelner-dom-in-3d#350356
Must see to believe!