Calendar of Club Events
Special
club events and guest appearances:
The Schwaben Club today offers many chances for its members to get involved
and participate in the Schwaben heritage. Along with the organizations listed on
the main page, the Club holds nearly monthly festivals, where live music, dinner
and dancing help to celebrate some aspect of the Schwaben culture. Events
scheduled in 2008 include:
January 26, 2008: (Schwaben Halle)
- The crowning of Miss Schwaben 2008
- Each year, the club chooses a young woman to represent the Schwaben Club
in the community and at club functions: Miss
Schwaben.
- Admission and Dinner $ 20.00 Dinner 6:00
p.m (admission and dinner price, subject to change)
- Music by : Variations
February 23, 2008: Gründungsfest (Main Hall)
- Grundungsfest is our 77th anniversary.
It commemorates the ground-breaking of
our club.
- Music by: Golden Keys
- Admission and Dinner - $20.00 for members
of the Schwaben Club and $30.00 for non-members.Tickets
can be obtained at the Schwaben Club (admission
and dinner price, subject to change)
March 22, 2008: Schlachtfest (Donau - Lenau Halle)
- Schlachtfest, or literally "slaughter-fest" celebrates the
annual butchering which was a part of life for the agrarian Schwabs. Three
different varities of pork are served by our kitchen.
- Music by the Edelweiss Trio.
April 5, 2008: Landestrachtenfest (All Halls)
- Landestrachtenfest is the annual gathering of all the Ontario Schwaben
clubs to celebrate our heritage and history. A different club hosts the fest
each year.
- Hosted this year in Windsor
April 19, 2008: Trachtenfest (Alpine Club Kitchener)
April 26, 2008: Special Event
- Fiete Muenzner: Eine gute Unterhaltungs Show (more TBA)
May 4, 2008: Muttertag (Donau - Lenau Halle)
- Muttertag is the Mother's Day celebration at the club. The mothers are
all presented with flowers and poems, songs or skits about mothers are
presented by the dance groups.
- Dinner will be served at 12 noon
May 31, 2008: Schwaben Club Dancers Reunion (Main Hall)
June 22, 2008: Family Picnic
- The Family Picnic is an afternoon of music, food and games for members and
their families. It's usually held in the countryside near Kitchener-Waterloo.
August 23, 2008: Casino Night
- The Schwaben Dancers will hold a Casino Night as a fundraiser for the
Group
September 13, 2008: Kirchweih (Schwaben Halle)
- Kirchweih celebrates the church's contribution to Schwaben culture. A
rosemary bush is auctioned off to raise funds for the Frauengruppe.
- Music by The Golden Keys.
October 10 -18, 2008: Oktoberfest
- Monday - Wednesday
October 13 - 15, 2008 "No Events"
- Oktoberfest is a 10 day Bavarian festival
encompassing all of Kitchener-Waterloo. The Schwaben Club is one of the
accredited festhallen and our dance groups performs nightly.
-
Bands For this year's Oktoberfest
(October 10th - 18th, 2008) the Schwaben Club will feature the following
bands:
-
The Golden Keys
- every
night in the combined
Donau Hall and Lenau Hall.
-
The
Seagrams Band - performing every night in the Schwaben Hall
Tickets to Oktoberfest can be purchased from the Club
(Monday to Friday, 9-5pm).
October 29, 2008: Special Event
- Petra Beck: Eine gute Unterhaltungs Show (more TBA)
October
31, 2008: Halloween Dance
- The Golden Keys
will be entertaining the younger Generation with their favorite music beat
November 15, 2008: Grundungsfest Frauengruppe
- Gruendungsfest Frauengruppe is the anniversary of the founding of the
Frauengruppe (Ladies Auxillary).
- Music by The Golden Keys.
December 7, 2008: Weihnachtsfest (Donau - Lenau Halle)
- Weihnachtsfest is the Christmas celebration for our club. Held in the
afternoon so the children can attend, it features Christmas skits and songs
put on by the various groups and a visit from Santa Claus!
December 31, 2008: New Year's Eve (Schwaben Halle)
- Music by the Black Forest Band