Event Calendar: "Chicagoland" and the Midwest
Whenever you cannot visit Germany in person, rest assured that there are often events in your area that will bring you closer to Germany. Browse our regional calendar below to find out which events are scheduled in "Chicagoland" and the Midwest, or use the search tool to the right to search events throughout the United States. You can fine-tune your search by selecting an event category, location and/or date range.
Nov 11, 2012 10:30 AM - Sep 8, 2013 5:00 PM | Chicago
Come and see for the first time in Chicago works of art from the Middle Byzantine era (9th–13th century) from the Cathedral Museum of Hildesheim, Germany.
Hildesheim
Jun 4, 2013 5:15 PM - Aug 27, 2013 6:15 PM | Chicago, IL
Rush Hour Concerts kicks off its 14th annual Summer Concert Season on June 4, 2013. Concerts are every Tuesday through August 27. Come and enjoy pieces from Bach, Brahms, and more!
Rush Hour Concerts
Jun 28, 2013 6:00 PM | Goethe-Institut Chicago, Chicago, IL
Come and enjoy bestselling author Wolf Haas as he reads from his novel "Brenner and God" at the Goethe-Institut Chicago. There will also be a reading and discussion with the translator Annie Janusch.
Wolf Haas
Jun 28, 2013 6:30 PM | Winnetka, IL
Come to a book reading and signing by the international best-selling author and illustrator Ute Krause at The Book Stall. She will be reading from and signing copies of "Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon" and "Nick and the Nasty Knight".
Ute Krause
Jul 6, 2013 7:30 PM - Jul 12, 2013 | Mills Concerts Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is pleased to announce the 14th annual Madison Early Music Festival and Workshop (MEMF).
Madison Early Music Festival
Sep 8, 2013 - Oct 6, 2013 | Skokie Public Library, Skokie, IL
Come and enjoy the exhibit "gute aussichten 2012/2013", the ninth annual German competition for graduate photography students at the Skokie Public Library.
German photography
Sep 19, 2013 6:00 PM | Goethe-Institut Chicago, Chicago, IL
Come and enjoy an evening of German short films at the Goethe-Institut Chicago. The Goethe-Institut Chicago screens these films in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty.
German Short Films
Sep 26, 2013 6:00 PM | Goethe-Institut Chicago, Chicago, IL
Come and enjoy a second evening of German short films at the Goethe-Institut Chicago. The Goethe-Institut Chicago screens these films in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty.
German Short Films
Oct 7, 2013 6:00 PM | Goethe-Institut Chicago, Chicago, IL
Come and listen to author and 2011 German Book Prize winner Eugen Ruge read from his novel "In Times of Fading Light" ("In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts"). The reading and discussion are free and will be in German and English.
"In Times of Fading Light"