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Nov 22, 2011
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Miami Current Events
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Dear Friends of the German Consulate General, Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter "Miami Current Events"! We will keep you connected to the latest happenings in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Be the first to know about upcoming celebrations, performances, exhibitions and discussions. Stay informed about the latest news related to Germany and the German-Americans in Florida. We also encourage you to shine the spotlight on your community by submitting stories and events from your area. Email your events to
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Enjoy our newsletter - we welcome your feedback and look forward to seeing you! Please note that the Consulate General will be closed on Thursday, November 24, 2011 and on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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Thanksgiving
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(©Colourbox)
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The Consulate General wishes you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
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In this issue
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Consulate News
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(©Germany.info)
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Festive Golden Christmas Buses Brighten DC Streets in Holiday Season
Using a festive golden design with red accents, the German Embassy is presenting three buses in Washington, DC, that express the joy with which Germans welcome Christmas. The German Embassy would like to share this spirit with the residents of the nation's capital and the entire United States during this holiday season. The designs were launched today on three WMATA Metrobuses in Washington, DC, and on a virtual bus online at
www.Germany.info
. Carrying both the traditional German Christmas greeting of "Frohe Weihnachten," which means Merry Christmas, and the universal Season's Greetings, they usher in the pre-Christmas Advent season.
This is the ninth such promotional bus that the German Embassy has launched in DC since 2004 and follows on the very popular, and very colorful, "German is Wunderbar" bus from earlier this year, which featured the many cool German words that are common in English.
Passers-by who spot one of the buses and take a picture, as well as anyone in the United States who finds the "virtual bus" online and takes a screenshot can enter the contest online at
http://www.germany.info/spotthebus
. We will send everyone who submits a valid entry a Germany.info Christmas ornament or other gift. It's that easy. The "Spot the Bus" contest runs from November 21 through December 25, 2011.
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Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm in Bavaria wins award "World's Most Liveable City"
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Pfaffenhofen a.d. Ilm in Bavaria, hometown of one of our own colleagues, participated in the competition “International Awards for Liveable Communities” and won the title „World's Most Liveable City“ in the catogory of cities with a population of 20,001-75,000.
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Consul General Eva Alexandra Countess Kendeffy meets Bike Pro Jan Ullrich
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Gran Fondo Colnago bike race will take place in Miami on Sunday, November 20.
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St. Marks hosts Christmas Bazaar at GASC
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The St. Mark's Lutheran Church is hosting a Christmas Bazaar at the German-American Social Club of Miami on November 26, 2011.
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DEZER SCHAUHALLE MIAMI presents 'Ich bin ein Berliner'
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You are coridally invited to the preview opening of the second exhibition in the Dezer Schauhalle Miami.
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GABC Annual Christmas Dinner 2011
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The GABC is hosting its Annual Christmas Dinner 2011 on Sunday, December 11th, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Hotel InterContinental Miami.
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UGASF will celebrate 20th Heritage Day at Wyndham Orlando Resort
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On the 25th of March, 2012, UGASF will be celebrating its twentieth Heritage Day event at the Wyndham Orlando Resort, in Orlando, the City Beautiful. Featured will be the bands of Manni Daum & Co. and Alex Meixner, presentations by a combined chorus from various clubs, Folk Dancers, Schuhplattler groups.
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Word of the Week: Brückentag
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If Thanksgiving were an official holiday in Germany, a lot of German employees would most likely turn the Friday right after it into a Brückentag, or "Bridge Day," to create an extended four-day weekend.
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Miami Current Events is a publication of the German Consulate General in Miami.
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The events and articles referred to in this newsletter may contain links to websites that are maintained by third parties. These links are for readers' reference only, and the German Consulate General is not responsible, nor shall it be held liable for, the content, services or products provided on these websites. The opinions and material contained herein do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the German government.
© 2011 Germany.info (unless otherwise noted).
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