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5th German Cultural Week Goa 2012 *9 - 16 December* * * *Oktoberfest, 16 December, 7 pm, Panjim* Dear reader, please join us at our German Cultural Week Goa, 9 - 16 December, 2012. You will certainly find something interesting for you, your family and friends. Please, find the full programme below or at 5th German Cultural Week Goa 2012<http://www.igsg.org/de/Kulturwoche2012-en.htm> For any additional information please feel free to contact us: Phone: 9763365050 or [email protected] Best regards IGSG www.igsg.org 5. Deutsche Kulturwoche Goa 2012 *9. - 16. Dezember* * * *Oktoberfest am 16. Dezember, 19 Uhr, in Panjim* Liebe Freunde, halten Sie sich die Woche vom 9. bis 12. Dezember frei: Die Events sind abwechslungsreich, sicher ist für Sie etwas dabei! Weiter unten das Programm der Woche. Sie finden es auch unter: 5. Deutsche Kulturwoche Goa 2012<http://www.igsg.org/de/Kulturwoche2012-de.htm> Wenn Sie Fragen haben, rufen Sie uns doch einfach an oder mailen Sie uns: 9763365050 oder [email protected] Beste Grüsse Ihre IGSG www.igsg.org *Programme* * * *9 December (Sunday) 8**.30 a.m.*** *Indo German Goa - Cycling in Panjim* *Route will start at Campal Ground and end at Azad Maidan (via Dona Paula). Prizes for the first three. * *In collaboration with Goa Cycle Club * Cycle with us in an early morning practice to warm up for the German Cultural Week. Everyone welcome. Previous registration required. Please contact. * * *9 December (Sunday) 12.30 p.m.* *Inaugural Lunch of German Cultural Week Goa* *At “Casa Miguel Vicente d'Abreu”, Panjim* Built in the 19th century, every stone of this Pombaline Portuguese house tells a fascinating story of its colonial past. Miguel Vicente de Abreu (1827 - 1883) was a Goan intellectual and Provincial Associate of the Royal Academy of Science of Lisbon. Previous registration required. Limited number of participants. Please contact. * * *10 December (Monday)** 9.30 a.m.*** *Traditional German Home Pastry Class by German Ladies* *Agnel Institute of Food Crafts and Culinary Sciences, Agnel Ashram, Verna* Learn the traditional art of German pastry and how to make some of the famous traditional German cakes, such as marble cake, apple tart, almond cake and Linzer torte. Watch the German ladies prepare the cakes at a high-end non-professional pastry class. Previous registration required. Limited number of participants. Please contact. *10 December (Monday)** 6 p.m.*** *"Oh Delhi - City of Chaos" - Première screening of film documentary. Duration 30 minutes* *Goa** - Chitra, Mondo-Waddo, Benaulim* Documentary directed and produced by Alexander Lorenz, ORF's Foreign Correspondent in India (Oesterreichischer Rundfunk - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) Mr. Alexander Lorenz will present and comment the film. This is also a good opportunity for those who are interested in visiting the Chitra Museum one hour before the beginning of the screening. *11 December (Tuesday)** 4.30 p.m.*** *Notable Goans: the activity of Dr. Julião Menezes in Germany between 1920 and 1938. By Flaviano Dias, Senior journalist and former correspondent of PTI in Goa* *Club Vasco da Gama, Opp. **Municipal** Garden**, Panjim* Dr. Julião Menezes was a significant and serious contributor to Goan political thought and activism. He attended Berlin University in the 1920’s, graduated in medicine and took active part in the Indian Students’ Union in Berlin, along with Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia who was the secretary of the Union. * * *12 December (Wednesday) **4 p.m. * *IGSG - Indo German Friendship Society Goa seeks answers on issues concerning pollution in Goa from the Chairman of Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB). - A round table with Germans, Goans and Mr. Jose Noronha, Chairman of GSPCB. At the end of the meeting there will be an informal chat with Newsmen.* *Goa** State Pollution Control Board, 1st Floor, Dempo Tower, EDC Patto Plaza, Panjim* Degradation of the environment is a growing concern in Goa. The discussion about this is endless and there is a myriad of plans trying to halt the degradation. But garbage problems, water pollution and mining pollution continue to increase and have practically no solution. Other countries and regions in the world with similar climate, economic development and social fabric have solved these problems a long time ago. Why not Goa? *13 December (Thursday) 7 p.m.* *IGSG has great pleasure in presenting a film on Pina Bausch* *Castelo Vermelho, Art Chamber, Gauravaddo 115/a, Calangute* Philippina "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German performer of modern dance, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director. With her unique style, a blend of movements, sounds and prominent stage sets, and with her elaborate cooperation with performers during the composition of a piece (a style now known as Tanztheater), she became a leading influence since the 1970s in the world of modern dance. Entry free *14 December (Friday) 11 a.m.* *Visit to the factory of German Company Siemens - Energy Automation Division, followed by a lunch by kind invitation of Siemens* *Siemens, Verna Industrial Estate* The Energy Automation factory in Goa is the the first such factory outside Europe and third in the Siemens World, after Germany and United Kingdom. The factory started production just in 2012 and has been built as a green factory. It will produce a range of products for power distribution of industries, utilities and power plants. Previous registration required. Limited number of participants. Please contact. *15 December (Saturday) early morning* *A Morning with Birds Observation in Goa.* *Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary. * *In collaboration with The Indian Bird Conservation Network (IBCN)* Bondla is home to over a hundred bird species. The park is predominantly covered with deciduous forests interspersed with evergreen forests. There is a great possibility of spotting brown fish owl, ruby throated yellow bulbul, Indian scimitar babbler and Oriental dwarf kingfisher among other exotic birds. Previous registration required. For registration and further information please call 9657959927. * * *16 December (Sunday) 7 p.m.* *Oktoberfest * *Club Vasco da Gama, opp. Municipal Garden, Panjim* As a closing highlight of the German Cultural Week, come on and enjoy with us the traditional “Oktoberfest”: German beer and authentic German food made by German caterers: "Rindergulasch" (beef goulash), "Frikadellen" (German meatballs), Bretzel, “Currywurst”, Kartoffelsalat (potatoe salad), Sauerkraut (pickled cabbage), German pastry: Käsekuchen, Apfelstrudel, Christmas cake "Stollen", German Christmas cookies. There will be Goan food as well. Quiz with lots of interesting prizes. Reasonable prices. Open to all, entry free (Right of admission reserved). Food from 7 p.m. onwards. *For more information please contact: **mobile 976 336 50 50 or [email protected]* -- *5th German Cultural Week Goa 2012 9-16 December with Oktoberfest on 16 December* ** *IGSG - Indo German Friendship Society Goa* [email protected] www.igsg.org **
