Listings of local events for expats in Germany for this month. Expats - promote your events for free!

Meet the author

As a part of the Berlin Intercultural Reading groups series, run by Jan Bild, author Lloyd Jones, whose book Mr Pip was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, will be answering questions and signing copies of his book.

Wednesday 14th May, 7 pm, Ingeborg Drewitz Bibliothek, Schloss Centre- 3rd floor- Rathaus Steglitz ( U9 and S-Bahn), Entry free, HYPERLINK "http://www1.to/reading-group"http://www1.to/reading-group

Richard III. (USA 1955; 161 min; engl.)

Thursday 15th May, 8 pm, Literaturhaus/ Großer Saal, Fasanenstrasse, Literaturhaus Berlin, Fasanenstrasse 23, 10719 Berlin, Tel.: +49 (30) 88 72 86 - 0, 23rd May, 8 pm, Coffee Karma, Sonntag Str. 30, Friedrichshain, (1 Euro entry fee for all poets)

Outsider Politics: Renaissance Harlem and the Weimar Republic, 1918-1934

Location: American Academy Berlin

David L. Lewis, Julius Silver University Professor and Professor of History, New York University; moderated by Sieglinde Lemke, Professor of North American Studies, Universität Freiburg

Ellen Maria Gorrissen Lecture

Thursday, May 15, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Sean Shepherd – A Musical Portrait of Sean Shepherd

Location: RADIALSYSTEM V, Holzmarkstr. 33, 10234 Berlin, Tickets: (030) 288 788 588

Sean Shepherd, Composer, Ithaca, New York; performed by the Scharoun Ensemble, members of the Berliner Philharmoniker

In cooperation with RADIALSYSTEM V

Deutsche Bank Concert

Thursday, May 22, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Monday, May 26, 2008, 18.00-20.00 (Reception at 17.30)

Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung

Reichpietschufer 50, 10785 Berlin

CHAIR: Siddharth Mohandas, Fellow in National Security at the John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies and a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University

SPEAKERS: Sujit Datta, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in Delhi, a think tank on strategic studies and international affairs

Martin Klingst, Washington Correspondent for Die Zeit

Prof. Yu Bin, Senior Fellow at Shanghai Institute of American Studies; Professor of Political Science and Director of East Asian Studies at Wittenberg University

To register, please email ces-ber@fas.harvard by Monday, May 23, 2008

From the Mouths of Dames, part FOUR

Live music and performance Party showcasing women artists and performers.

Lady Gaby's performance show is back with more snappy ladies' eclectic sounds and performance styles ranging from noise, avant-garde chansons, antifolk, garage rock and roll, spoken word and eletronica. `From the Mouth of Dames' presents women performers who push their boundaries further than others. Either in the fields of live music, burlesque performances or spoken word, and these performers is ready to impress, disturb and demand reactions from the public.

Part four will focus on presenting women in live experimental performances, psychedelic sounds, spoken word and live techno opera. With special guests from Canada, a live performance from the the experimental ambient sounds duo, Mankind and the Berlin based psychedelic group, The Biggest Schnitzel in the World. PLUS more guests, djs and to be announced! Hosted by Lady Gaby

Saturday 24th May, 10pm, STUDIO 23, Holzmarktstr 11, Berlin Mitte, (near Jannowitzbruecke station, HH left, first floor)

William F. Baker – The Changing Face of American Media and its Impact on Free Speech

Location: American Academy in Berlin

William F. Baker, President Emeritus, Educational Broadcasting Corporation, and Executive-in-Residence, Columbia University; moderated by Christiane Meier, Political Correspondent, ARD Hauptstudio

American Academy Lecture

Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Nicholas Eberstadt - Europe’s Demographic Opportunity: Unlocking the Value of Health

Location: Festsaal, Rektorats-Villa der TU Dresden, Mommsenstr. 11, 01069 Dresden

Registration: (0351) 476 90 11 or villa-salzburg@t-online.de

Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute; moderated by Brigitte Georgi-Findlay, Professor of North American Studies, Technische Universität Dresden

Lisa and Heinrich Arnhold Lecture

Thursday, May 29, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

Michael Stolleis – Teaching International Law under the Swastika

Location: American Academy in Berlin

Michael Stolleis, Professor of Public Law and Legal History, Universität Frankfurt, and Director, Max Planck Institute for European Legal History

Fritz Stern Lecture

Thursday, May 29, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Other Country Bookshop events:

They send out a weekly events list of films, discussions, games nights and book groups, but as it’s weekly, it’s hard to list here, so get on their mailing list if you’re interested (events take place at the shop in Kreuzberg) send an email to: another.country.books@gmail.com

Friends Club- English Speaking Social Club
The Friends Club, established in 2001, is a free English-speaking social club in Berlin.We meet every Tuesday at 19.30 in Gazel restaurant, Markgrafenstrasse 69, located at Kochstrasse near Check Point Charlie. All ages and nationalities welcome. For more information, contact Ralph at emile.bronte@arcor.de

World Language Party
Every Wednesday, an international party takes place on the ship, Eastern Comfort, on the Spree in Berlin. The gatherings attract an international mix, usually 50 to 100 people and the common language is English. Starts at 7 p.m., no entry fee, a small free buffet. As for Charles. Muehlenstr. 73 Contact: charlesclawson@hotmail.com, +01635272213

English Language Teachers Association Berlin-Brandenburg (ELTABB) Stammtisch
Last Friday of every month
Restaurant "Nolle"
S-Bahnbogen 203 (close to S-Bahn Friedrichstrasse, next to the post office)
Georgenstraße, Berlin-Mitte
From 8pm
Come along and meet other English language teachers living in Berlin. Network, chat and get tips about finding work. The ELTAB-B Stammtisch is free and everyone (including non-members) is welcome. See www.eltabb.com

Berlin Friends Club meeting
Restaurant "La Rosa Mexicana", Friedrichstr., at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin
Every Tuesday
7:30 pm
Cost: free
Make and meet friends in a warm and friendly atmosphere! Talk, exchange information, make contacts.
Contact emile.bronte@arcor.de

Booker Tea Reading Group-Berlin
Berlin-Friedrichshain (see webpage for contact details)
3rd Sunday of each month
6:30-8:30 p.m.
The Booker Tea Reading Group-Berlin discusses award-winning and notable literature from around the world. Casual moderation, no fee, but participants are to bring a vegetarian dish, dessert, or bread and cheese to share with others in a potluck dinner. Non-smoking and pet-free.
For the reading list and other details, visit http://www.thebookertea.com/berlin.htm

MUNICH EVENTS

No current listings.

STUTTGART EVENTS

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FRANKFURT EVENTS

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HAMBURG EVENTS

Feldenkrais for English speakers
Hamburg
Monday evenings
7-8pm

Feldenkrais classes in Hamburg, held in English, Monday nights from 7-8pm with Kathryn Hume-Cook (Australian).

The Feldenkrais Method of movement education is a remarkably effective, sophisticated, yet simple approach to improving flexibility, ease and coordination in movement.

Learning to approach movement patterns in new ways can help us to approach thought patterns in new ways. Thus we can rediscover freedom, creativity and flexibility in our problem solving skills and in our ways of dealing with our lives.

Actors, sportspeople, dancers, musicians and other professionals around the world use the Feldenkrais Method to enhance their performance. Anyone interested in increasing their capacity for learning, facilitating change and realising their potential more fully can benefit.

Please contact info@leichter-bewegen.de for more information.

OTHER CITIES

We have Anglican services in English on the first Saturday of each month at 6 pm. More about that here: http://www.alt-katholisch-hannover.de/anglican.php

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English speakers' Stammtisch
Halle an der Saale

Every Friday, we hold a lively "Stammtisch" (organised get-together in a pub - Ed.) here in Halle an der Saale (Saxony-Anhalt) at Diebels am Händelhaus, Kleine Marktstraße 3, 06108 Halle, beginning at 7pm. Native speakers are encouraged to attend. The atmosphere is casual, enjoyable and fun.

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Updated January 2008

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