We would like to bring to your attention this nifty website:
DER KÖLN-LOTSE
In addition to offering the best tours of the city, you can sign up for a weekly newsletter that covers various interesting subjects and goings-on about Cologne:
https://www.koeln-lotse.de/
Pike HS Multi-Cultural Festival Recap
The Cologne-Indianapolis Sister City Committee participated in this year’s Multi-Cultural Fesitval at Pike High School. The event took place on Thursday, February 13, 2020 and lasted from 5 to 7pm. Delicious food bites from around the world were served. The students celebrated with singing and dancing. German American Klub of Indianapolis and Vice-President Travis Jerde was also present.
Damo Suzuki comes to Indy March 31
On March 31, 2020, the frontman of Cologne’s legendary avant-garde rock ensemble CAN is coming to Indianapolis to perform at Square Cat Vinyl ( 1054 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203 ) .
order tickets here
Indiana Jazz Girls Day 2020
| This is the opening event for the CD release tour celebrations of Monika Herzig’s Sheroes Eternal Dance (Savant) with Indiana events March 7, 8pm, Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington March 8, 3.30pm, Canahan Hall, Lafayette presented by The Jazz Club Please share this opportunity with your students and colleagues – signups are open at Jazzgirlsday.com. Please reach out personally to female students and encourage them to participate. This year’s clinicians are a New York all star ensemble, see list below! Thank you for all your help and don’t hesitate to contact us for further info. Everyone is invited for the BC-Theater showcase – family members will receive one free ticket. |
| Where? Saturday, March 7, noon – 6pm, Monroe County Public Library, 303 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408 – evening concert 8pm, Buskirk-Chumley Theater Who? Clinicians: Lakecia Benjamin (saxophone) – NY Jamie Baum (flute) – NY Reut Regev (trombone) – NY Monnette Sudler (guitar) – Philadelphia Monika Herzig (piano) Bethany Robinson (bass) Karina Colis (drums) – NY Krista Detor (piano/ songwriting) Cami Mennitte-Pereyra (drums) and more |
St. Nikolaus Fest: Sunday, Dec. 1
Nov. 7: “Black Germans In America” Lecture
The event will take place in IUPUI’s University Library (Room 1126), and light refreshments will be served.
See the attached flyer for more information and please register via the link below. All are welcome!
RSVP here:
https://forms.gle/Af8ubkXB2PhYJjHH8
Steven Schmidt’s Christkindlmarkt Tour Recap
Former Indy-Cologne Sister City Partnership Committee President Steven Schmidt toured various Christmas Markets last year in Germany. The article he wrote about his experiences was just published in Lifestyle Indy magazine. You can read it here (download below) or pick up a physical copy at any Kroger Supermarket, see page 8.
Lifestyle-Indy-Dec-2019Sonja & Sean’s Visit to Cologne pt.2
On Saturday, October 5, 2019, Sean Simpson snapped these pics of the Rhine River and Cologne Cathedral while riding a cable car over the Rhine.
For more information on this cable car, click here.
Sonja & Sean’s Visit to Cologne pt. 1
Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City president Sonja Simpson and her daughter Sean visited Cologne from Friday, October 3 through Sunday, October 5, 2019.
A scrumptious lunch at gastropub Max Stark , Cologne, was enjoyed by all, courtesy of Cologne-Indianapolis Sister City president Hartwig Pruessmann and Ralf Radke. Freshly tapped Päffgen Kölsch was served with our meals! Delicious! To learn more about this particular Kölsch, click here.
Learn About Other German Sister Cities
Sister Cities International posted a great article about the history of Gerrman Sister Cities, and they even made this cool map (embedded above). So check it out!