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KOIN-Pride-Events-listingDouble Rainbow and Other Recent Goings On in Cologne
Hartwig Prüßmann, chairman of Freundeskreis Köln-Indianapolis e.V., sent us seven photos of recent events from Cologne: Cologne’s Sister Cities festival, the dismatling of the suspended scaffolding on the north tower of Cologne Cathedral (background info: https://www.koelner-dom.de/aktuelles/news) and a spectacular double rainbow!
2021 Taste the Difference Fest, Sat. Oct. 23
Get ready for the 14th annual Taste the Difference Festival & Sister Cities Fest. Celebrate different cultures via food samples from more than 30 restaurants, performances and exhibitors representing countries around the world!
Event: Taste the Difference Festival & Sister Cities Fest
Date: Saturday, Oct. 23
Time: Doors open at 11 a.m. | Opening ceremony at 11:30 a.m. | Food tasting starts at Noon
Location: Global Village Welcome Center – 4233 Lafayette Road, Indianapolis, IN 46254
EventBrite ticket link: https://bit.ly/2W10I7j
Prayer for Peace 2021
Photo By Yoceto, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1304333
Hartwig sent us the English version of the peace prayer that will be read by Ralf Radke on Saturday morning (25 September, 2021) in Cologne Cathedral:
We want to bring joy where sorrow dwells.
We want to tell the truth when there is error;
bring trust when doubt threatens.
We want to awaken hope when despair torments;
to kindle a light when darkness reigns;
we want to forgive when insulted
and connect when there is conflict.
We want to be an instrument of peace
and love when there is hate.
Oktoberfest at German Park (9/10-11)
The weather is nice, and September is here… and so is Oktoberfest in German Park! Today and tomorrow you can enjoy live music, great food and good company on Indy’s Southside!
Please click here to see all of the details.
All the best, and have a great weekend!
Indy Mayor Sends Letter of Condolence to Cologne
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and his office extend their deepest condolences and prayers to Lord Mayor Reker and Cologne’s residents:
Letter-to-Mayor-Reker-Cologne-digital-copyMore Cologne Flood News
Hartwig was kind and thoughtful to send the following media coverage of the flooding in Cologne and surrounding areas to give us a better idea of what people are dealing with in the aftermath. The before-and-after photographs are stunning and speak for themselves.
- Before and after photographs (WDR) – Land Unter: Wie die Unwetter und Hochwasser NRW verwüstet haben
- Video (WDR Lokalzeit Köln) – Der Held der Steinbachtalsperre
- Article (WDR) – Wie geht es den Kindern nach der Hochwasser-Katastrophe?
Thank you all for your continued support of our friends and families in Germany.
Indiana Jazz Exchange 2021
We hope you had a pleasant Memorial Day weekend! The high-quality re-edited final version of this year’s Indiana Jazz Exchange concert is now available, including the introduction.
Hope you enjoy!
Photos from Mayday 2021
The German American Klub hosted a very pleasant outdoor Mayday celebration on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the GAK’s very own Edelweiss Restaurant in German Park on Indy’s South Side. This year’s Maibaum theme honored local German-American organizations, including our very own Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City Partnership Committee! The very cordial and welcoming GAK president Travis Jerde presided over the evening’s festivities. The Maibaumaufstellen was accompanied by GAK’s folk dance troupe Die Fledermäuschen, set to the the delightful musical stylings of the versatile DysFUNKtion Brass Band.
The Indiana-Cologne Jazz Exchange
The Indiana-Cologne Jazz Exchange is an international cultural collaboration among artists from Indiana and the Cologne Sister City Committee and Amerikahaus Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Renowned musician and jazz pianist Monika Herzig arranges annual visits to Germany to meet, teach and play with fellow jazz musicians. In 2020 the virtual exchange was initiated by Hartwig Prüßmann from the Cologne Sister City Committee. The following music sample was provided by Monika Herzig who is again planning a trip to Germany! Here is the Monika Herzig Trio …