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• 2019 Maifest Chicago

  • Start
    Thursday, May 30, 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • End
    Sunday, June 02, 2019
  •  
    10:00 PM
  • Location
    Lincoln Square

  Celebrate 20 years of Maifest in Chicago!

  May 30th - June 2 | Lincoln & Leland Ave.

  
  

  Live Music & Entertainment All Days of the Event!

  Thursday: 5PM to 9:30PM “Rock the May Fest” Preview Party

  Friday: 5PM to 11PM (8PM Official Opening Ceremony, Traditional Keg Tapping and May Queen Crowning)

  Saturday: 12PM to 11PM (Live Music & Entertainment)

  Sunday: 12PM to 10PM (Maipole Dance & Cultural Program 1PM to 4PM)

  
  

  The DANK Haus - your local German American Cultural Center - and Chicago's German community welcomes all to Maifest in Lincoln Square; the heart of Chicago's German Community. Bring your friends and family and enjoy authentic German food, live music, and of course - cold beer. Come out and support the DANK Haus!

  Brought to you by the May Fest Committee, President Joe Matuschka. Special thanks to 47th Ward Alderman Matt Martin.

  Additional parking available at St. Matthias Church and MB Financial Bank.

  Want to volunteer at Maifest? Sign up online:

  https://dankhaus.ivolunteer.com/maifest_2019#

  Food, dancing, and as always... German Gemütlichkeit
  

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• Lakeside Pride Ensemble Spring Concert Series

  • When
    Friday, June 14, 2019
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    6th floor
  • Spaces left
    80

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  Spring Concert Series

   Lakeside Pride

  Music Ensembles
  

  June. 14th | 7:30pm | 6th Floor

  
  

  Our last spring concert series features the Lakeside Pride Ensemble!

  The Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles will treat guests to an exciting evening of cabaret! The musical group currently has three major ensembles – marching band, jazz orchestra, and symphonic band – which reflect a musical legacy that began in 1979 with the original Chicago Gay Pride Band.  For our exclusive event, select members from several of the different ensembles will join together to present a jazz and big band inspired collection of works.

  The concert will be held on Friday, June 14th at 7:30 pm in our popular Skyline Lounge complete with panoramic views of the city and vintage bar. Food and beverage will be available for purchase during the brief intermission. Tickets are $25 each, $20-member price.

  Free Parking available in the 5/3 Bank (previously MB Financial lot) at Western & Gunnison

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• Stammtisch - Summer Solstice with the Pieptones

  • When
    Friday, June 21, 2019
  •  
    7:30 PM - 11:30 PM
  • Location
    DANK Haus German American Cultural Center

  
  

  

  Friday | June 21

  7:30 PM

  Stammtisch - Summer Solstice

  with the Pieptone Band

  Enjoy the L O N G E S T day of the year in style and join us for our monthly Stammtisch "Open House"! The Pieptones are back to help us celebrate the summer equinox in our historic Skyline Lounge. You can watch the sun (finally) set over the city from our rooftop terrace. Doors open at 7:30 PM - Live Entertainment - Drink Specials - Food Available for Purchase.

  Free parking at 5/3 Bank, formally MB Financial at the corner of Western and Gunnison.

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• Kulturküche - Spätzle

  • When
    Friday, June 28, 2019
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    5th Floor Marunde Ballroom
  • Spaces left
    7

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  Friday, June 28
  7:30 - 9:30 PM
  5th Floor

  
  

  On Friday, June 28th, our monthly Kulturküche, German inspired cooking classes, features Chef Kathy Skutecki teaching five different versions of the classic side dish, Spätzle. Kathy trained at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School and worked at a Michelin starred restaurant before starting her own company consulting to the finest restaurants in the Midwest. Kathy will be teaching several different techniques to produce this hearty and delicious German favorite! Purchase tickets online. $24 each, $20 for Friends of DANK Haus Members.

  Free Parking at 5/3 Bank (Formally MB Financial) at the corner of Western and Gunnison.

  
  

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• Kinderschule Sommercamp 2019 - Ages 9-12

  • Start
    Monday, August 05, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Friday, August 16, 2019
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Dank Haus German American Cultural Center

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  DANK Haus Kinderschule Sommercamp is a fun introduction to and reinforcement of German language and culture for kids ages 9-12.  

  This year we want to focus on ways kids can give back, be communal and kind. We will run a mini food donation drive, visit a local food pantry, host a lemonade stand and decide on a charitable organization to donate proceeds to, ... and so much more.

  Sommercamp is hosted August 5 through 16, from 9am to 3pm. Before & after care is available with flexible registration for one or two weeks. Please fill out a separate registration form for before & after care.
  

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• Kinderschule Sommercamp 2019 - Ages 4-8

  • Start
    Monday, August 05, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Friday, August 16, 2019
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Dank Haus German American Cultural Center

  Register

  DANK Haus Kinderschule Sommercamp is a fun introduction to and reinforcement of German language and culture for kids ages 4-8.  

  This year we want to focus on ways kids can give back, be communal and kind. We will run a mini food donation drive, visit a local food pantry, host a lemonade stand and decide on a charitable organization to donate proceeds to, ... and so much more.

  Sommercamp is hosted August 5 through 16, from 9am to 3pm. Before & after care is available with flexible registration for one or two weeks. Please fill out a separate registration form for before & after care.

  
  

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