Christmas Dinner Party on Saturday, 7 December

Please join us as we celebrate the Christmas season with a joyous holiday event, our 77th annual

Christmas Dinner Party

on

Saturday, December 7, 2024, 17:30 hours

in the Restaurant „Alte Kanzlei“, Schillerplatz 5A, 70173 Stuttgart

We will meet at 17:30 for a Christmas reception with Sekt and Orange Juice. Follow the GAC signs and go upstairs to our beautifully decorated “Karl and Olga” dining rooms. After the reception and a Christmas welcome, including a story or two, we will begin our delicious holiday dinner consisting of a Pumpkin Soup with ginger and pumpkin seeds, followed by a house special Swabian Marinated Beef (Sauerbraten) with roast dumpling slices, Preiselbeeren and a side winter green salad; -OR- Roasted Salmon Strips with mediterranean vegetables and Salbei Gnocchi with Parmesan. A full vegetarian main course is also available with the menu. Please specify your main course selection when you make your dinner reservation.

We look forward to a delightful evening full of fine food and drink, wonderful music, a surprise or two, and plenty of Christmas merriment. We guarantee you will leave imbued with enough Christmas spirit to carry you through the holidays and into the New Year. Bring your friends and join us on this joyous occasion!

Dress code: Gentlemen, please wear a jacket and tie; Ladies, please come in festive finery. Thank you for your understanding.

For directions, please see >>

M e r r y C h r i s t m a s

Best regards,

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Upcoming events in 2025

Saturday, 25 January Peasants’ War Graphic Art Exhibit, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Saturday, 15 February General Meeting, Sanwald Restaurant, Stuttgart
Saturday, 1 March Classical Concert Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Liederhalle
Saturday, 5 April Peasants‘ War Museum, Böblingen 500th Anniversary Exhibit
Saturday, 26 April Spring Fest, Cannstatter Wasen
Saturday, 17 May Historic Garnisonsschützenhaus and Dornhaldenfriedhof, Stuttgart-Degerloch
Saturday, 27 September Cannstatter Volksfest – Grandl’s Tent
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Directions

There are many parking garages in the vicinity of the Schlossplatz, but during the Christmas season space could be tight. Those who can, should come by public transportation.

Streetcar stop: Schlossplatz (U-Bahn-Lines 5, 6, 7, 12, 15) or Charlottenplatz (Lines Charlottenplatz 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15).

S-Bahn stop: Stadtmitte (or Hauptbahnhof and walk up the Königstrasse).

Classical Concert on Saturday, 23 November

We’d like to invite you to our November 2024 program: a classical concert at the Stuttgarter Liederhalle in the Beethovensaal.
On Saturday, November 23, 2024, the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra will perform various musical pieces, please see here for the program and links to audio examples.

We reserved category I seats.
Price for members per ticket = 35 €
Price for non-members per ticket = 41 €
We ask for upfront payment; payment information will be given upon sign-up.
The hand-over of the tickets will happen at the dinner before the concert on November 23.
Note: Please let us know with your registration, if you are a holder of a German disability pass (min 50GdB) or a Stuttgart bonus card + kultur; if yes, your ticket price will be reduced.

The concert starts at 19:00, we’ll meet at 16:45 for an early dinner at the Restaurant “Roberts Stuttgart”, Breitscheidstraße 4, 70174 Stuttgart, which is opposite of Liederhalle, in the Bosch areal. We’ll order individually from a small a la carte.
Location and directions: see below >>

Please state with your RSVP, how many tickets you will need and if you will join us for dinner before the concert. If you can’t join us for dinner but for the concert, we’ll arrange the handover of your ticket(s) individually before the concert.

Tickets are limited and will be given out on a first come first serve basis – members have priority.

Best regards,

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Upcoming events

Saturday, 7 December Christmas Dinner, Alte Kanzlei Restaurant Stuttgart
2025
Saturday, 25 January Peasants’ War Graphic Art Exhibit, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Saturday, 15 February General Meeting, Sanwald Restaurant, Stuttgart
Saturday, 1 March Classical Concert Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Liederhalle
Saturday, 5 April Peasants‘ War Museum, Böblingen 500th Anniversary Exhibit
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Program for November 23, 2024 at the Liederhalle – incl. audio link

FUSSEDER
Minutenstück – minute piece (world premiere – hence no audio link)

BRAHMS
Akademische Festouvertüre – Academic Festive Overture (about 10 mins)
Audio example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5pzr5655yw

SCHOSTAKOWITSCH
Violinkonzert Nr. 1 – violin concert no. 1 (about 40 mins)
Audio example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbazgm099I8

R. STRAUSS
Aus Italien – Sinfonische Fantasie – from Italy – Symphonic Fantasy (about 40 mins)
Audio example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVMwSeI1kjg

At Liederhalle on November 23, 2024:
Violin: Anna Tifu
Conductor: Adrian Prabava

Directions

Location of Liederhalle (Kultur- und Kongresszentrum) and Restaurant “Roberts Stuttgart“ (located in the Literaturhaus, former „Vinum“)
Address Liederhalle: Berliner Platz 1, 70174 Stuttgart;
Adress „Roberts Stuttgart“: Breitscheidstraße 4, 70174 Stuttgart,
pls. see yellow mark below ! Red X is the Liederhalle

By car: There are several parking garages in the neighbourhood of Liederhalle.
Public transport: To Berliner Platz Hohe Straße (U1, U2, U4) or Berliner Platz Liederhalle (U1, U9). Please check https://en.vvs.de/ – Pls. see yellow markers below:

Stuttgart Ghost Tour on Saturday, 19 October

Dear Members and Guests,

Welcome to the Stuttgart Ghost Tour on Saturday, 19 October

Since it is almost Halloween, we’ve decided to take part in this really interesting historical walk through Stuttgart’s macabre past! The Ghost Tour will lead us to the Old Castle, the Market Hall and the Collegiate Church and tell us about eerie encounters with spooky monks, a headless horseman and two shadowy figures that can still be seen at dawn!

Anette Ladovic will tell us all about the checkered history of a former monastery, why there are tram tracks in the market hall, where the decapitations took place, which customs prevailed in old times in cemeteries – and much more.

And please, because the tour doesn’t start until late and is historical in nature (no apparitions actually appear), this is not designed for young children.

The 1 1/2 hour tour costs €15 p/p for members and €20 for non-members and must be prepaid. Details of how to do that will be sent in the email confirming your reservation.

We’ll have dinner at 17:00 at the Marktstüble on Sporerstraße 10, Tel: 0711-470-4400. Dinner is à la carte from a limited menu. Please state with your reservation whether you will be joining us for dinner. The Marktstüble is located on the ground floor of the Markthalle on the side away from the Marktplatz.

Location and directions: see below >>

Best regards,

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Upcoming events

Saturday, 23 November Classical Concert Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Liederhalle Stuttgart
Saturday, 7 December Christmas Dinner, Alte Kanzlei Restaurant Stuttgart
2025
Saturday, 25 January Peasants’ War Graphic Art Exhibit, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Saturday, 15 February General Meeting, Sanwald Restaurant, Stuttgart
Saturday, 1 March Classical Concert Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Liederhalle
Saturday, 5 April Peasants‘ War Museum, Böblingen 500th Anniversary Exhibit
Saturday, 26 April Spring Fest, Cannstatter Wasen
Saturday, 27 September Cannstatter Volksfest – Grandl’s Tent
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Directions

The closest U-Bahn stop to the Marktstüble is the Rathaus (Lines 4, 9, 14), or you can walk from Charlottenplatz (Lines 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15), or the Schlossplatz (U-Bahn-Lines 5, 6, 7, 12, 15). The closest S-Bahn stop is Stadtmitte.
There are many parking garages in downtown Stuttgart. For more information, see www.ps-huefner.de. The Züblin, for example, is across from Leonhardskirche, where the tour ends.

Wine festival with “Steiler Zucker” on Saturday, September 7

Dear Members and Guests,

Please join us on Saturday, September 7, 2024, for a visit of a Wine Fest and a private Wine Tasting for our Club, hosted by our friends of the wine cooperative “Steiler Zucker” in their private terraced vineyard on the Neckar River at Max-Eyth-See, Stuttgart-Mühlhausen.

The wine cooperative “Steiler Zucker” is a group of people who own and maintain two historic terraced vineyards along the Neckar River opposite of Max-Eyth-See in Stuttgart-Mühlhausen. The cooperative sees it as their responsibility and it is their passion, to produce regional wines 100% sustainably and ecologically and at the same time cooperate with regional partners and groups that share the same creed.

Location and directions: see below >>
Meeting Time: 14:45
Start Wine Tasting: 15:00

Cost: 25 € members / 35 € non-members – includes tasting of a prosecco and 3 different wines, all grown in their vineyards and presented by one of the owners; homemade yummie finger food and water on the tables; guided tour of their vineyard if weather allows.

The wine tasting takes about 1.5 – 2 hours, and we’re welcome to stay longer. After the tasting, further beverages and food will be on the individual.

Bottles of their prosecco and wines can be bought on site (cash or card).

Best regards,

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Upcoming events

Saturday, 28 September Cannstatter Volksfest – Grandl’s Tent
Saturday, 19 October Stuttgart Evening Ghost Walk
Saturday, 16 November tbd
Saturday, 7 December Christmas Dinner, Alte Kanzlei Restaurant Stuttgart
2025
Saturday, 25 January Print Art Exhibit Peasant’s War Staatsgalerie
Saturday, 15 February General Meeting, Sanwald Restaurant, Stuttgart
Saturday, 1 March Classical Concert Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Liederhalle
Saturday, 26 April Spring Fest, Cannstatter Wasen
Saturday, 27 September Cannstatter Volksfest – Grandl’s Tent
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Directions to the vineyard:

Public transportation: (Stadtbahn lines U12, U14 – www.vvs.de ); exit preferably at station “Wagrainäcker” (yellow and red marked) and follow the yellow-marked path through Max-Eyth-See Park, walk over the Bridge (Golden Gatele aka Max-Eyth-Steg), after the Bridge turn left, walk down a few meters and then turn right. The vineyard is right there (see red x). It is about a 1km easy walk from the Stadtbahnstation Wagrainäcker, if you follow the yellow marked trail through the Max-Eyth-See Park. There’s no parking along the Neckar.

Monastery of Lorch on Saturday, August 10

Dear Members and Guests,

Please join us on Saturday, August 10, 2024, for a visit of the

Monastery of Lorch

– including a fascinating bird show at the Staufer Falconry and a guided tour of the monastery complex

The Benedictine monastery of Lorch was founded around 1102 by the Duke of Hohen-staufen, Frederick I. It is located in the beautiful Rems valley sitting on a ridge. You will enjoy a bird show at the Staufer falconry followed by lunch at the monastery. After lunch we will be picked up by our tour guides (1 Eng / 1 Ger). You will get to know the monastery with its medieval church, cloister, farm buildings and Marsilius tower, which offers you wonderful views of the monastery complex and the surrounding area.

Program and timetable:

10:30 – 11:00 Meet in front of the Staufer falconry (see below)
11:00 – 12:00 Bird show at the falconry
12:00 – 12:15 Walk from the falconry to the monastery
12:15 – 13:45 Catered lunch in a pagoda tent (see below)
13:45 – 14:00 Meet the tour guides and split up into 2 groups (1 Eng / 1 Ger)
14:00 – 15:00 Guided tours of the monastery complex – end of program

Please note: This is a partially open air site. So dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes.

Cost: 44 € members, 54 € non-members. – This includes everything: the bird show, the tours, and – a catered lunch – at the site. Please state your choice of meal with your registration (see details below). We kindly ask for advance payment; instructions will be sent upon registration. The number of participants is limited, first come first served – members have priority.

Please register until Saturday, August 03, 2024, at the very latest with with:

Ralf Faustmann: e-mail r.faustmann@gac1948.de – or –
Ann Kathy Reed: e-mail a.reed@gac1948.de

Best regards,

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Upcoming events

Saturday, 7 September Wine festival with wine coop “Steiler Zucker”
Saturday, 28 September Cannstatter Volksfest – Grandl’s Tent
Saturday, 19 October Stuttgart Evening Ghost Walk
Saturday, 9 or 16 Nov. tbd
Saturday, 7 December Christmas Dinner, Alte Kanzlei Restaurant Stuttgart
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Directions:

Navigation address: Klosterstraße 2, 73547 Lorch

By car: From Stuttgart take B14 / B29 in the direction of Schorndorf and Schwäbisch Gmünd, once you pass Schorndorf, take exit Lorch-Ost (Kloster Lorch), follow L1154 through Lorch, at the first intersection turn right into Klosterstraße, drive up the hill until you get to Kloster Lorch, the parking area is on the right.

Public transportation: A MEX 13 train is listed as leaving Stuttgart Hbf on Sat, 10 Aug, at 09:20 from track 12, arriving Lorch at 09:56. Unfortunately, there is no bus listed that will reach the Monastery on time. It is about an 800-meter walk, half of that uphill, from the station to the Monastery. So, one can either pre-arrange a taxi at the Lorch station for the short ride up the hill or ask if someone driving to the event can pick them up / and give them a ride back down to the station afterwards. From Lorch there are trains leaving every 30 minutes to Stuttgart at one and thirty-one minutes past the hour.

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Important Information about the lunch catering at the monastery:

There is no restaurant at the monastery complex, only a small café – the “Kloster Café” – which cannot host and service large groups at their place, so based on their advice, we are ordering our lunch meals through the catering business “Speisemeisterei Schwäbisch Gmünd”. The catering service will deliver the meal to the monastery and set it up as a buffet for us.

IMPORTANT: They also can’t collect money from us individually on the site. Therefore, we have included the price of the meal and beverage package in the total price for the event.

Please let us know your choice of regular or vegetarian Rigatoni when you sign up.

Baked Rigatoni (regular or vegetarian – meal must be preordered):
Rigatoni in homemade Bolognese cream sauce, with Italian ham and mushrooms, gratinated with cheese
or vegetarian option

Beverage package (enjoy your favorite beverage, as much as you want – no preorder)
Mineral water: still and medium
Local apple juice and apple juice spritzer (Apfelsaftshorle)
Heubacher beer and Pilsner
Radler
Württemberg wines: Riesling, Trollinger mit Lemberger, Rosé
Weinschorle

Campus Galli on Saturday, July 20

Dear Members and Guests,

We invite you to join us on Saturday, July 20, 2024 for a Bus Trip back in time to the Middle Ages, as we visit the

Campus Galli living history open-air museum

between Sigmaringen and Messkirch. There, experts and volunteers are building a monastery according to the St. Gallen Monastery Plan, created at the Reichenau Monastery before 830 AD.

Begun in 2012, Campus Galli is a building site as it would have existed 1200 years ago. Each summer more is added, with the end result (in 50 years or so) being a full stone monastery church and outbuildings. Experts make the tools, which are exact replicas of those which existed in the year 900. Everything done there is authentic to that time period. We will tour the site, enjoy a “medieval” lunch, and have free time to chat with all the artisans – both men and women – at the site. Experience the Middle Ages up close!

Timetable– Saturday, July 20, 2024:

8:00 Meet at the Gazi Stadium bus parking lot near the Fernsehturm [ directions >> ]
08:30 BUS DEPARTS! to Campus Galli
10:45 Arrive at Campus Galli, buy tickets and enter site. Arrival time depending on traffic.
11:15 – 12:45 Guided tours, one English, one German.
12:45 – 15:00 Free time for lunch, further discovery, chatting with artisans. [ further information >> ]
15:00 Meet back at the museum shop/cafe at the site entrance.
15:15 Walk back to bus.
15:30 BUS DEPARTS! to Stuttgart
17:45 Arrive back at the Gazi Stadium parking lot; arrival time depending on traffic.

Cost: 40 € members, 55 € non-members. This includes everything except lunch at the site. We kindly ask for advance payment; payment instructions will be sent upon registration. Space is limited, first come first served – members have priority.

Please note: This is an open air site. Please dress for the weather. Quite a bit of walking is involved, on generally level terrain with a few small rises. Wear comfortable walking shoes.

Best regards,

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Upcoming events

Saturday, 10 August Kloster Lorch, Falconry Show and Monastery Tour
Saturday, 7 September Steiler Zucker Wine Festival
Saturday, 28 September Cannstatter Volksfest – Grandl’s Tent
Saturday, 19 October Stuttgart Evening Ghost Walk
Saturday, 9 or 16 Nov. tbd
Saturday, 7 December Christmas Dinner, Alte Kanzlei Restaurant Stuttgart
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Further Information:

After the tours you will have free time until 15:00. There is a marketplace with food and drink available. The best time to take a break to eat is between 13:00 and 14:00, as the artisans take their own lunch break then. We will not have reserved tables or a reserved time to eat. There are picnic tables at the marketplace, some covered, some open. You must stand in line at the ordering point to order your food and drink. You then pick up your food at the food counter and find a place to sit and eat. The food is patterned after “medieval” food, but it is good and wholesome.

You are also welcome to bring some food and drink with you to have on the bus or on site. The bus will be secure while we are on site. You can leave personal belongings there if you like. Site plans will be given to everyone on the bus, so you can familiarize yourself with the area ahead of time. At the museum shop / entrance there is a continuous film running (about 15 min.) which shows the history of the St. Gallen Monastery Plan and the Campus Galli site. It is only in German, but very interesting. If we arrive on time, you can watch the film before the tours. Otherwise, you can head back to the museum shop a little early and watch it then. There is also a café at the museum shop by the entrance, including (with nice weather) a roof top seating area with sun shades.

We will be there on Family Day, so there will be lots of kids about. Extra attraction: there will be medieval games at various sites which can be played and enjoyed by all.

We also promise a couple of surprises along the way. You will not want to miss this outing!

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Directions to bus pickup in Stuttgart

By car:

Navigation address: 70597 Stuttgart, Jahnstrasse 112 Parking.

This address will bring you right to the bus parking area across from the Gazi Stadium and just down from the Fernsehturm (see map). Right across the street and next to the Gazi Stadium is the car parking area. Parking is free. Park your car and walk back to the bus park. Look for the bus from VATER REISEN.

Public transportation:
From Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof:

U7 Direction Nellingen Ostfildern to Waldau, then Ruhbank, – OR –

U15 Direction Ruhbank, exit at terminal stop Ruhbank.

From Ruhbank walk southwest on Georgiweg, from Waldau walk northeast on Georgiweg. Turn north on Guts-Muthsweg, walk past Gazi Stadium on your left, and you will see the big parking area on your left. Bus parking is at the far end of Guts-Muthsweg. Look for the bus from VATER REISEN.

Total walking distance:350 meters on level ground. Waldau is a little closer than Ruhbank. Check timetables and leave enough time for the walk. THE BUS WILL LEAVE at 08:30.

Public transportation web site: https://en.vvs.de/

Schönbuch Brewery on Saturday, June 22

Dear Members and Guests,

please join us on Saturday, June 22, 2024, for a guided tour of the

Schönbuch Brewery

in Böblingen, located about 20 km southwest of Stuttgart

The Schönbuch Brewery was founded in 1823 in Böblingen on the market square by Karl Gottfried Dinkelaker, beer brewer and city councillor. In the more than 200 years old family managed brewery the beer is still hand-crafted. Their main focus is quality, craftsmanship and of course the best taste. You don’t want to miss this exclusive tour for our club only.

Timetable:
10:30 – 11:00 Meet in front of the Braumarkt [ directions >> ]
11:00 – 12:30 Guided Tour Schönbuch Brewery
12:45 – 15:00 Lunch at the Schönbuch Brauhaus restaurant [ directions >> ] meals and drinks are paid individually by the participants
Please note: all participants should be good on foot as there are several steps to overcome during the tour. There is also no seating available throughout the duration of the tour.

Cost: 15 € members; 20 € non-members – this includes a beer reception, entry and guided tour of the brewery (90 min), asample sip directly from the storage tank and an original Schönbuch Braumanufaktur glass. We kindly ask for upfront payment; payment instructions will be sent upon registration. The number of participants for the tour is limited, first come first served – Members have priority.

Best regards,

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Upcoming events

Saturday, 20 July Bus Trip Campus Galli and Heuneberg Celtic Settlement
Saturday, 10 August Kloster Lorch, Falconry Show and Monastery Tour
Saturday, 7 September Wine festival with wine coop “Steiler Zucker”
Saturday, 28 September Cannstatter Volksfest – Grandl’s Tent
Saturday, 19 October Ghost Walk
Saturday, 9 or 16 Nov. tbd
Saturday, 7 December Annual Christmas Party, Alte Kanzlei Restaurant Stuttgart
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Directions

Navigation Address: Lange Str. 20, 71032 Böblingen

Car:
Once you get on the A8 from Stuttgart take Exit Böblingen-Ost. From Herrenberg take Exit Böblingen/Sindelfingen. Keep driving in the direction Böblingen Stadtmitte, until you get on the Lange Str., there is free parking available at the Brewery.

Don’t drink and drive! We recommend to use public transportation

Public transportation:
Take any train connection (S-Bahn, Regional- or Schönbuchbahn) to Böblingen Bahnhof. From there you can take a 20 min walk to the Schönbuch Brewery: leave the station in direction of Stadtmitte, take Bahnhofstr. (pedestrian zone), then take the pedestrian crossing to Stadtgrabenstr. continuing into Sindelfinger Str. until Postplatz, keep walking on Postplatz passing the Restaurant “Platzhirsch” and turn right into Lange Str.
– or –
Take the busline 720 leaving at the ZOB (central bus station) Böblingen at platform 7 in the direction of Böblingen Goldberg (P+R) to Bus stop “Postplatz”, (the Bus stop is on Stuttgarter Str. !), from there it is a 5 min walk to the Brewery -> walk back to Postplatz, turn left on Postplatz and turn right into Lange Str.
Public transportation web site: https://en.vvs.de/

Streetcar Museum on Sunday, May 12

Dear Members and Guests,

please join us on Sunday, May 12, 2024, for a tour of the

Streetcar Museum (Straßenbahnmuseum)

in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt

The Streetcar Museum takes us on a journey through the history of public transportation by street cars in Stuttgart from its beginnings to present time.
After our tours, we’ll have a sekt reception and lunch at their local bistro, after which we’ll enjoy a private tour on the U23 Oldtimer Streetcar that brings us directly from the Museum on a panoramic route up to the platform “Ruhbank” and back to the museum.

Timetable:
10:30 – 11:00 Meet at the Streetcar Museum (Straßenbahnmuseum) [ directions >> ]
11:00 – 12:00 Guided Tours Streetcar Museum – one English tour / one German tour
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch – Sekt Aperitif (the Club pays for the Sekt), Maultaschen with potato salad (vegetarian Maultaschen available on preorder)
14:00 – 16:00 Panorama loop Tour with the U23 Oldtimer Streetcar (Museum – Ruhbank – Museum, the U23 stops at “Ruhbank” for a 15 min break, there will be no other stops).
Please let us know your choice of Maultaschen (regular or vegetarian) with your reservation.

The cost is 7,50 € per portion. The small bistro inside the Museum is run by their Club and therefore can only offer basic meals on a limited menu. Beverages (beer, wine, mineral water, soft drinks, tea, coffee) are served as well at a small price. Please pay your meal and drinks individually; the Sekt served after the tours before lunch is covered by the Club.

Cost: 30 € members; 40 € non-members – this includes entry and guided tours in the museum, the Oldtimer panoramic tour and tips. We ask for upfront payment; payment instructions will be sent upon registration.

Best regards,

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Upcoming events

Saturday, 22 June Schönbuch Brewery Tour and Dinner
Saturday, 20 July Bus Trip Campus Galli and Heuneberg Celtic Settlement, near Messkirch
Saturday, 10 August Kloster Lorch, Falconry Show and Monastery Tour
Saturday, 7 September Wine festival with wine coop “Steiler Zucker”
Saturday, 28 September Cannstatter Volksfest – Grandl’s Tent
Saturday, tbd October tbd
Saturday, 9 or 16 Nov. Kessler Sekt, Cellars Tour and Tasting, Esslingen
Saturday, 7 December Annual Christmas Party, Alte Kanzlei Restaurant Stuttgart
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Directions to Straßenbahnmuseum / Streetcar Museum in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt

Address: Veielbrunnenweg 3, 70372 Stuttgart

Car:
It’s the last day of the Spring Fest, there will be no parking in the area.

Public transportation:
Stadtbahn U1,U2, U11 and U14 stop at Mercedesstraße; S-Bahn S1, S2, S3 stop at S-Bahnhof Bad Cannstatt. U11 stops also at Cannstatter Wasen. From Mercedesstraße or Cannstatter Wasen stop you can walk through or along the Spring Fest to the Museum.
It’s a 10min walk from Mercedesstraße or Cannstatter Wasen stop, and about 5min from S-Bahnhof Bad Cannstatt straight to the Museum.

Theodor-Heuss-House and Bismarck Tower on Saturday, April 13

Dear Members and Guests,

please join us on Saturday, April 13, 2024, for a tour of the

Theodor-Heuss-Haus and the Bismarck-Tower

in Stuttgart-Nord

Theodor Heuss (1884-1963) was a German liberal politician who served as the first President of West Germany (Bundespräsident – Federal President) from 1949 to 1959. In his biography, German history is reflected from the German Empire over two World Wars to the Federal Republic of Germany. After his presidency he spent his remaining 4 years in the house we will visit. We’ll see his private rooms, an example of home décor in the 50s/60s in Germany, and learn about the political office of the Bundespräsident of Germany.

The Stuttgart Bismarck Tower was opened in July 1904 and is one of about 240 Bismarck Towers that were built in various styles across Germany to commemorate its first chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898). The first tower was finished in 1869, the last around 1934.The Stuttgart Tower was initiated by the students of the University of Stuttgart (Technische Hochschule) and financed through campaigns and donations.

Timetable:

13:30 – 14:00 Meet at U5 Terminal Stop Killesberg, walk together to Theodor-Heuss-Haus (15 mins)** [ directions >> ]
14:00 – 15:00 Guided Tours (1 English/1 German) – living quarters and exhibition
15:00 – 15:15 Walk over to Bismarck-Tower
15:30 – 16:30 Guided tour in English at Bismarck Tower – optional climbing of the Tower (20meters)
16:30 – 17:00 Walk over to Killesberg Höhencafe (in the Park next to the View Tower) (25 mins)
17:00 – 20:00 Dinner at Killesberg Höhencafe*
*Please see below for main courses and let us know with your registration if you are joining us for dinner; if yes, please let us know your main course. We have to let the restaurant know. Thanks.

Cost: 10 € members; 15 € non-members – we ask for upfront payment; payment instructions will be sent upon registration.

Best regards,

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Upcoming events

Saturday, 20 April Cannstatter Spring Fest at Grandls Tent
Sunday, 12 May Straßenbahn-Museum and ride on the U15 Oldtimer train, Stuttgart
Saturday, 22 June Schönbuch Brewery Tour and Dinner
Saturday, 20 or 27 July Bus Trip Campus Galli and Heuneberg Celtic Settlement, near Messkirch
Saturday, tbd August Kloster Lorch, Falconry Show and Monastery Tour
Saturday, 7 September Wine festival with wine coop “Steiler Zucker”
Saturday, 28 September Cannstatter Volksfest – Grandl’s Tent
Saturday, tbd October Stuttgart Ghost Walk
Saturday, 9 or 16 Nov. Kessler Sekt, Cellars Tour and Tasting, Esslingen
Saturday, 7 December Annual Christmas Party, Alte Kanzlei Restaurant Stuttgart
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Directions:

Public transportation:
Stadtbahn U5 Terminal Stop Killesberg – meeting point marked with red x.
Buses 43, 44, 50, 748 – Public transportation web site: https://en.vvs.de/

** Car:
Parking is free at Feuerbacher Heide Parkplatz or Bismarckturm Parkplatz along Parlerstraße; about 5-7mins walk to Theodor-H-Haus, where we meet (please see below). If you come by car, you might like to relocate your car e.g. to the Killesberg Parking Garage (fee) or the Parking Garage of the Kunstakademie (fee) before going to dinner at the Höhencafe. More info will be given to the participants.

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Menu Höhencafe Killesberg

76th Annual General Membership Meeting on Saturday, March 16

Dear Members and Guests,

We invite you to join us on Saturday, March 16, 2024, for our

76th Annual General Membership Meeting

in the Restaurant “La Famiglia” in Hedelfingen

We will meet at 17:30 hours in the banquet room of the Restaurant La Famiglia. Go in the main entrance to the restaurant and through the dining room to the door opening to a hallway. Then go left down the hall and into the banqet room. The entire room is reserved for us. We will begin with a Prosecco Reception for all to enjoy. Around 18:00 we will ask you to take your seats. The restaurant servers will take our drink and dinner food orders.

After all are seated and drink and dinner orders have been placed, we will conduct our Annual Member Meeting (maximum 30 minutes, required by German law), where we will hear a recap of the preceding year, what’s coming up this year, and take a look at the club finances. Concluding the meeting will be our Board of Directors Election for 2024.

The Prosecco Reception will be paid by your club. Pay for your dinner and drinks directly to the restaurant staff before you leave. Stimulating conversation, and the chance to connect with new and old friends are free. Help us to continue our long tradition of fostering international understanding in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.Come join us on the 16^th of March!

Best regards,

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Upcoming events

Saturday, 13 April Theodor-Heuss-House and Bismarck Tower, Stuttgart North
Saturday, 20 April Cannstatter Spring Fest at Grandls Tent
Sunday, 12 May Straßenbahn-Museum and ride on the U15 Oldtimer train, Stuttgart
Saturday, 22 June Schönbuch Brewery Tour and Dinner
Saturday, 20 or 27 July Bus Trip Campus Galli and Heuneberg Celtic Settlement, near Messkirch
Saturday, tbd August Kloster Lorch, Falconry Show and Monastery Tour
Saturday, 7 September Wine festival with wine coop “Steiler Zucker”
Saturday, 28 September Cannstatter Volksfest – Grandl’s Tent
Saturday, tbd October Stuttgart Ghost Walk
Saturday, 9 or 16 Nov. Kessler Sekt, Cellars Tour and Tasting, Esslingen
Saturday, 7 December Annual Christmas Party, Alte Kanzlei Restaurant Stuttgart
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Directions:

By car: Restaurant La Famiglia, Rohrackerstrasse 171, 70239 Hedelfingen. Take the B10 to the Hedelfingen Exit. Exit direction Rohracker. At the Traffic Circle take the second right to stay on Rohracker Strasse.After several hundred meters you will see sportsfields and the restaurant on the left. At the La Famiglia sign turn left into the restaurant driveway, shaded with trees, to park. If you go past the tennis courts you have gone too far. There is also limited street parking in the Rohracker Strasse.

By public transport: Take the S-Bahn S1 to Obertürkheim. At the train station bus stop take the Bus # 62 direction Rohracker. Bus 62 goes every 15 minutes during the day. After 20.00 hours every 30 minutes. Go 6 stops to the Dürrbach Strasse bus stop (12 min. driving time). From the bus stop walk back in the direction you came 50 meters to the restaurant driveway on the right side of the road. Go down the driveway to the restaurant.

OR: Take the U Bahn/Strassenbahn, Lines U9 or U13 to the end station Hedelfingen. Walk ahead to the main street and turn left, then walk about 30 meters to the bus stop Hedelfingen. Take Bus # 62 direction Rohracker, 3 stops to the Durbach Strasse bus stop (3 min. driving time).

Stuttgart Haus der Geschichte on Saturday, February 17

Dear Members and Guests,

Please join us at the Stuttgart Haus der Geschichte (House of History) on Saturday, February 17, 2024, for a fascinating guided tour through the very special exhibit

American Dreams,

German Emigration to America.

What is the American Dream? Freedom, escape from poverty, opportunity, toleration, or religious fulfilment? From legendary Baden revolutionaries to amateur race car drivers, from poor farmers to religious refugees, many dreamed and dream of the “American Dream”. This special exhibition shows the surprising and moving, triumphant and tragic stories of Germans from this area who left their homeland for the “New World” – to seek success or to escape the confines of their everyday life. Around 200 historic objects tell the story of over 300 years of emigration – success, gold rush, wealth, national pride and religious fulfilment. The exhibition also, however, deals with disillusion, drudgery, alcoholism, poverty, frustration, and death. Together we will explore how Germans from the Stuttgart area found their fates in America. You won’t want to miss this very special exhibition.

Schedule:
14:30 – 15:00 Meet in the entrance hall of the Haus der Geschichte, Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 16, Stuttgart.
Please be on time. The tour starts at 15:00, sharp.
15:00 – 16:00 Guided tour in English for all participants – ends around 16:00.
16:00 – 16:45 Free time in the museum or at the museum restaurant “Tempus”.
16:45 – 17:00 Gather in the entrance foyer of the museum.
17:00 – 17:15 Walk as a group to the Wirtshaus Lautenschlager, Lautenschlagerstraße 24, Stuttgart
17:15 – 20:00 Dinner at the Wirtshaus Lautenschlager.
Please state with your reservation if you will be joining us for dinner.

Cost per Person: Members 5 €, non-members 10 € – payable in cash at the museum. This amount per person includes the entrance fee and guided tour in the museum.
We are limited to thirty participants for this event. First come, first served. Members have priority. If we exceed our limit we will use a waiting list, in case of cancellations.

Best regards,

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Upcoming events

Saturday, 16 March Annual Membership Meeting & Dinner, Stuttgart-Hedelfingen
Saturday, 13 April Theodor-Heuss-House and Bismarck Tower, Stuttgart North
Saturday, 20 April Cannstatter Spring Fest at Grandls Tent
Sunday, 12 May Straßenbahn-Museum and ride on the U15 Oldtimer train, Stuttgart
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Directions to the Haus der Geschichte, Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 16, 70173 Stuttgart

By car: Parking is available at the Landesbibliothek Garage (over 200 spaces), Haus der Geschichte (53 spaces), the Landtag parking lot (limited space) and Staatsgalerie parking. All within easy walking distance. For more information on parking go to www.pbw.de.

By public transport: 15 minute walk from the Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof. Easy 8 minute walk from the Stadtbahn stop “Charlottenplatz”– U2, U4, U6, U7, U12, U14, U15. Please use the “Schlossgarten” exit and follow the footpath past the Landtag to the pedestrian underpass by the Opera House. Once you come up the stairs on the other side of the road the Haus der Geschichte is right in front of you. The entrance is from the terrace one level up from the street. Go left to the ramp or right to go up the stairs to the terrace.

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart on Saturday, January 27

Dear Members and Guests,

Please join us at the Staatsgalerie on Saturday, 27 January for a fascinating guided tour of:

The starting point for the exhibition, which was created in cooperation with the Museum Barberini Potsdam, are the artist’s two paintings in the collection of the Staatsgalerie, which is one of only four museums in Germany to own works by the Italian. The exhibition is the first Modigliani show in Germany since 2009 and brings together more than 80 works from international museums and private collections. Source: staatsgalerie.de (Text used with written permission of the Staatsgalerie)

Schedule:
15:00 We will meet in the Staatsgalerie Main Entrance Hall in the Stirling Building
15:30 Guided tour in German – ends at 16:30
15:45 Guided tour in English – ends at 16:45
17:10 Walk as a group over to the Italian restaurant Tialini, Bolzstraße 10
17:30 Dinner – please state with your reservation if you will be joining us

Cost per person: Members 15 €, non-members 20 € – payable in cash at the museum. The amount p/p includes the entrance fee and guided tour with audio system. Please let us know if you have a museum pass – 5 €will be deducted from the cost.

Best regards,

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Upcoming events

Saturday, 17 February American Dreams Exhibit – Haus der Geschichte Stuttgart
Saturday, 09 March Annual Membership Meeting & Dinner, Stuttgart-Hedelfingen
Saturday, 13 April Theodor-Heuss-House and Bismarck Tower, Stuttgart North
Saturday, 20 April Spring Fest, Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart
Sunday, 12 May Straßenbahn-Museum / ride on the U15 Oldtimer train, Stuttgart
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.

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Directions to the Staatsgalerie, Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 30-32, 70173 Stuttgart

By car: Multi-story car parks: Staatsgalerie, Haus der Geschichte, Landtag, Schlossgarten, or Landesbibliothek. For more information on parking, go to www.pbw.de. In view of the high density of traffic, the large Stuttgart 21 construction site, and the limited available parking, we recommend coming by public transport.

By public transport, our recommendation is to take the Stadtbahn to “Charlottenplatz” and walk over to the museum (about an 8 minutes’ walk).

Stadtbahn #: U2, U4, U5, U6, U7, U12, U14, U15. Please use the „Schlossgarten” exit and follow the footpath past the Landtag to the pedestrian underpass by the Opernhaus. Once on the other side of the road, turn right and continue walking towards the Staatsgalerie. After about 100 meters you will reach the path up to the museum entrance (Stirling building).

From Charlottenplatz to the Staatsgalerie:

Source: google maps