http://germanhouse.wordpress.com at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, USA Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:57:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 de The German House proudly presents an evening of poetry and music with German artist Michael Lohr. The German poet and musician will be reading and performing his poetry in the German House on Wednesday, April 15th, at 6 pm. Michael Lohr's poems and songs have been published in several anthologies and he ... http://germanhouse.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/poetry-performance/ Showing on Wednesday, 8 April, at 8 pm About the movie: 40-year-old Cahit is brought into a psychiatric clinic after attempting suicide and sets out to start a new life, even as he longs for drugs and new alcohol to numb his pain. Sibel is young, pretty, and, like Cahit, Turkish-German. She lives ... http://germanhouse.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/movie-night-gegen-die-wand/ Showing on Tuesday, 24 March, at 8 pm. About the movie: Jan (Daniel Brühl from "Good Bye Lenin") and Peter are the best friends behind the radical and mysterious group Die Erziehungsberechtigten (The Edukators), united by their passion to change the world. When the rich go on vacation, The Edukators break into ... http://germanhouse.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/movie-night-die-fetten-jahre-sind-vorbei/ [gallery] Last Saturday the German House residents invited friends and family over to a brunch in the house. Everybody had a great time and all the food - Quiche Lorraine, Brötchen, Linzertorte - was gone in the end - just perfect! http://germanhouse.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/german-house-brunch/ Showing on Wednesday, 11 March, at 8 pm About the movie: Inch by harrowing inch, DER TUNNEL tells the incredible story of a massive underground escape attempt from East to West Berlin in 1961. Anti-communist East German swimming champion Harry Melchior narrowly escapes the Communist regime just after the Berlin Wall is ... http://germanhouse.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/movie-night-der-tunnel/ Am 23. Februar ist es soweit: Deutschland feiert Karneval! You're invited to celebrate ROSENMONTAG at the German House! Come and experience the German Karneval or Fasching with costumes, karaoke and German party food. When: Monday 23rd Feb. at 7 pm http://germanhouse.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/karneval-im-german-house/ Last week, the German House residents went out to take the official house photo ... here are the results             Britta, Michael, Alex, Joey, Siggi, Will, Rebecca http://germanhouse.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/the-german-house-residents-2008-09/ Showing on Tuesday, 17 Feb. at 8 pm Herr Lehmann's name is actually Frank, but as he will turn thirty soon, everybody simply calls him "Herr Lehmann". Herr Lehmann is the patron saint of all those barkeepers, beer-consumers, and lovers of absurd conversations who have ensconced themselves in Berlin-Kreuzberg in the ... http://germanhouse.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/movie-night-herr-lehmann/ On Wednesday, 11 Feb at 7 pm Come on over to the German House for our first Game Night of the semester! We invite you to an evening of German culture, conversation, food, music and games. Even if you know little  or no German, come over, meet the residents and enjoy home-baked "Mamorkuchen" ... http://germanhouse.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/game-night/ Showing on Wednesday, Feb. 4th, at 8 pm. About the movie: 2005 Academy Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to thrilling, dramatic life. The movie stars Julia Jentsch (of recent cult fave Die fetten ... http://germanhouse.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/movie-night-sophie-scholl-die-letzten-tage/