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Indy & Cologne Movies on HBO Max

source: Wikipedia

For those of you with an HBO Max subscription, there are coincidentally two feature length films available for streaming, connected to Indianapolis and Cologne respectively, for your enjoyment.

Eight Men Out (1988) starring John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, and Christopher Lloyd
This baseball movie, set around the scandalous 1919 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox, was filmed partially in Indianapolis, including such historic Indy locales as the Columbia Club, the Propylaeum, Bush Stadium, and the Athenaeum. This film is leaving HBO Max on January 31, 2022.

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975) starring Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, and Dieter Laser
This political thriller is based on a novel of the same name by world-famous postwar German author and Cologne native Heinrich Böll. Set in beautiful Cologne during Carnival, this film addresses a number of issues that are strikingly relevant today, almost 50 years later: truth in journalism, terrorism, the surveillance state, and sexism.

Can you recommend any other movies with an Indianapolis or Cologne connection that are currently streaming online? let us know!

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Double 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!

  • Hartwig at the Sister Cities festival
  • The mighty crane in front of the cathedral
  • really extraordinary and rare
  • nearby
  • and one in Hartwig’s neighborhood
  • and another one
  • here comes another one
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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

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EV Day Celebrations on Social Media!

Lindsay Tramperi with the City of Indianapolis Department of Public Works has now posted all Sister Cities contributions on Indy’s social media accounts.

Please see her message below for all links and to see the pictures Hartwig gathered for this project, and of course from all Indy Sister Cities. Vielen Dank, Hartwig!!

Viele Grüße, and have a great weekend!

Thank you all for sharing content from your Sister Cities for World EV Day! I wanted to be sure to share the posts with you:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SustainIndy/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SustainIndy/status/1436036616569638913

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTnLP70rPEE/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lindsay-trameri-71910ba8_worldevday-activity-6841815601736888320-RbJ1

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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!

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A Message from HinsundKunzt:

Below is a thank you message from Hinsundkunzt neighborhood initiative in Cologne:

Dear supporters in Indianapolis and elsewhere in the USA,

Our friend Hartwig Prüßmann informed you about the current situation after the flooding catastrophe in our area and how to make a donation.

Many of you helped our friends and families with a financial support in order to buy relief supplies for the victims of the flood disaster in Germany.

We would like to thank you very much!

In a few days we will publish some photos of the actions and the delivery of the relief goods on the internet at http://www.hinsundkunzt.de/katastrophe.

Should anyone still want to help, we look forward to every donation that we receive via PayPal to info@hinsundkunzt.de.

100% of all donations will be passed on to those affected.

Many Thanks.

Hinsundkunzt neighborhood initiative in Cologne

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360° Panoramic view of Cologne

Hartwig Prüßmann, chairman of Freundeskreis Köln-Indianapolis e.V., was so kind and sent a 360° panoramic view of Cologne at nighttime. There is still a bit of twilight sky visible in the West, beyond the Dom and the Hauptbahnhof.

here is the link.
You can click and drag in all directions to change the angle of the viewer

Very cool, thank you Hartwig!

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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!

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Photos from Mayday 2021

photos by Karl Selm

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.