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• Beyond Good and Evil to Goetterdaemmerung in the Third Reich, 1933/1945

  • Start
    Thursday, October 01, 2020
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    7:00 PM (CDT)
  • End
    Thursday, February 18, 2021
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    9:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    DANK Haus German American Cultural Center

  Beyond Good and Evil: to Götterdämmerung in the Third Reich, 1933/1945
  

  Join us in 16-week class as we explore the impact of the Nazi Party on German citizens, a people once considered among the most learned in Europe, as they found themselves caught in the undertow of a diabolical riptide of moral darkness and depravity which defined and culminated in the Holocaust.

  Course moderator Mike Haas explains the significant historical events which brought the  Nazis to power in 1933 and then leads us through this darkest chapter of German history until Third Reich's complete and utter destruction in 1945.
  

  As noted by Peter Fritsche in Life and Death in the Third Reich (2008):
  

  “Many Germans despised the Nazis though they made compromises along the way. Yet most people identified with the Third Reich, and most believed that the Nazis had healed the wounds of German history. At the end of the war, it was very difficult for Germans to come to grips with their initial political desire for the Nazis and their later feelings of betrayal or to evaluate the parts they and their fellow citizens played in the construction of the racial community and in the pursuit of war and genocide or even to recognize the fundamental, revolutionary aims of National Socialism. Postwar debates and discussions preoccupied families for decades and spilled over from one generation to the next.”

  A discussion that not only continues to this day but will be of primary concern in this course. 

  Please note:

  Due to social distancing, the in person course will be limited to the number of students that are allowed at the time of the start of the course on October 1, 2020. Class seats will be filled on a first come first served basis. Students that wish to take the course online will be given a login for the course 24 hours or more, prior to the first class. The class will have 16 sessions. There are 18 sessions on the calendar as two of the dates are reserved for make up dates in the event of foul weather or mandated closures that could be out of our control. In the event that the course is converted to 100% online, the difference in the course fee will be applied to another event at the DANK Haus, refunded or you may elect to donate at the time of any such changes should arise. We are excited to have this course continue and will provide a safe learning environment for all students. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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• Parent Café - virtual edition

  • Start
    Friday, October 23, 2020
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    (CDT)
  • End
    Friday, December 11, 2020
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    (CST)
  • Schedule
    3 sessions

  
  

  Calling all parents! Bring your own coffee, and join the conversation with other parents. Share ideas and experiences about raising multicultural/multilingual children. This is a great opportunity to relax and have fun.

  Because of the pandemic, we will be holding all Parent Cafés virtual for the foreseeable future. We will meet once a month using Zoom, usually at 8pm on the third (or fourth) Friday of the month.

  Our next meeting will be on Friday, October 23, at 8pm.
  

  We will send out Zoom invites to all our parents, and if you haven't received one, but would like to be invited, please contact carina@dankhaus.com.
  

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• Kulturküche Pretzel Blitz

  • Start
    Friday, October 30, 2020
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    (CDT)
  • End
    Friday, November 13, 2020
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    (CST)
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    DANK Haus + Online

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  The Pretzel Blitz is back!
  

  We are hosting 3 pretzel making classes in October and November. Why? We LOVE pretzels! Our classes will be a combination of in-person live event and a live telecasted Zoom event. We will host up to 10 students in our industrial kitchen at the DANK Haus. These ten students will get hands on training from Reinhard Richter, our resident Pretzel Meister, and take home their homemade pretzels at the end of the class. Simultaneously, the class will be broadcast on Zoom so additional students can join the course from the comfort of their home and learn how to make this uniquely German treat!

  We have 3 class times to choose from - and even added one class in the daytime – to accommodate busy schedules. Our new format is perfect for Chicago locals that want to have an intimate and safe event to attend and anyone near or far can attend through Zoom! No matter if you are in person or online, you will get the same great pretzel making tips so you can make authentic German pretzels from home. All students will get the recipe and be able to communicate directly with our chef.

  Class schedule:

  Friday, October 30, 2020 - 6:30 PM

  Friday, November 6, 2020 - 1:00 PM
  

  Friday, November 13, 2020 - 6:30 PM

  Fee: $30 in person - class size limited to 8 students. Students will be required to wear face masks. In person students will receive one free beverage of choice and will take home freshly baked pretzels. Class time estimated 2 hours.
  

  Fee: $10 online - class size is limited to 95 students. Students will receive recipe and live instruction where they can ask our chef questions. Class time estimated 75 minutes.

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• November Stammtisch - The Music of Doris Day

  • When
    Friday, November 20, 2020
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    7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    5th Floor Marunde Grand Ballroom, DANK Haus

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  Friday, November 20th @ 7:30pm
  

  Join us on Friday, November 20th at 7:30pm for this Sentimental Journey through the music of Doris Day! Our November Stammtisch will feature live music by Chicago cabaret favorite Laura Freeman, authentic German food, and drinks. Please make sure to register in advance as we will not be able to accommodate walk-ins. 

  This event will take place on the 5th floor of the DANK Haus.

  $50 per person- Includes entrance into the event, dinner, two drink tickets, and live music by Laura Freeman. Additional beer and snacks will be available for purchase. 
  

  $40 per person-Includes entrance into the event, 2 drink tickets, and live music by Laura Freeman. Additional beer, dinner and snacks will be available for purchase.

  $10 per person (Virtual Option) - Zoom login to watch the entertainment from home anywhere in the world.

  Please note that we are limited to 50 people at the in-person event for safe social distancing, and masks are mandatory.

  Note: at this time, advanced registration is highly recommended and we will only allow credit card transactions the day of the event. We are currently planning on 50 in-person guests. This number may decrease based on what our limitations are at the time of the event. In the event that our in-person event is canceled or modified, ticket holders will be given a credit for a future DANK Haus event or a refund. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

  The DANK Haus German American Cultural Center is doing everything we can to protect you as well as our workers and volunteers. To this extent, we will be following the Center of Disease Control (CDC) and local health department guidelines with regard to social distancing practices in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This will require our staff and volunteers to maintain six (6) feet of distance between ourselves and you, as much as possible. We will also be requiring this same procedure for client-to-client contact in order to limit the exposure to all individuals. We will require all individuals (staff, volunteers, and clients) to use either surgical masks or improvised masks such as scarves, bandanas, and handkerchiefs to reduce the risk of exposure to yourself and others. It is also required of everyone to either wash or sanitize their hands upon arrival and after using the restroom, sneezing, or coughing. If we all work together, we can overcome the spread of this virus as well as other infectious diseases.

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