MADISON-FREIBURG SISTER CITY
March 2010 Newsletter

Dear Madison-Freiburg Member!
Our Annual Dinner in the beautifully appointed Student Lounge at MATC was booked at capacity with 75 members. We enjoyed a fine dinner and a witty slideshow by Klaus Hoppe from Freiburg's Enviroment Office. A black-tie jazz group sponsored by our co-president Tom Kaminski played for the first hour. Door prizes ranging from Freiburg calendars to Kaiserstuhl wine were taken home by 25 lucky members. And the treasurer was happy to receive a dozen donations for our Madison-Freiburg Committee. (Please make more!)

2010 EVENTS of the Madison-Freiburg Committee
None of the meetings except one require a reservation. We are trying some new venues for our summer social gatherings or Stammtisch, where there is NO program or meeting agenda. At wineries and beer gardens everybody buys his beverage there and optionally brings snacks to share for the group. Look for a table with a little German or Freiburg flag or the larger Madison-Freiburg banner.

March 24, Wednesday, 7PM, B30 Taylor Hall, between Biotech and McArdle. Use the entrance closest to Mc Ardle. Park in Lot 20, to be entered from University Ave.
STAYING IN TOUCH - a workshop by
Don Becker about watching German TV on your PC via the Internet or via cable.
Eric Mischo about reading German newspapers on he web and using Google to translate
Eric will use Freiburg's Badische Zeitung as an example.
Mike vonS about planning travel in Germany and Europe, primarily rail using http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de
also see travel sections at http://madisonfreiburg.org/freiburghints.htm

Monday, April 12, 7PM, B30 Taylor Hall, between Biotech and McArdle. Use the entrance closest to Mc Ardle. Park in Lot 20, to be entered from University Ave.
FREIBURG'S MÜNSTER cathedral: PowerPoint slide show by Jim Steakley.
Freiburg's Münster is truly a work in progress. This talk will reprise the powerpoint presentation given a few years ago on the history of the Münster and bring the story up to date by showing a number of changes made in recent years, both popular (such as the 2009 restoration of a giant medieval crucifix that has been in storage for the last 500 years) and unpopular (such as the 2005 stained glass window honoring Edith Stein, or the starkly modern altar table, pulpit, and bishop's throne installed in 2007). Also new: just three months ago, a young art historian working in the archives was finally able to identify the heretofore unknown designer of the Münster's landmark tower.
RESERVATION REQUESTED. Please call Mike at 233-3051 or email mike.vons@gmail.com if you are very likely to come.
If 20+ people announce themselves by Monday Apr 5, we will look for a larger room at the same time.

April 29, Friday, German Day at the Memorial Union

April 30 thru June in the Dane County Airport
BROTHERS GRIMM FAIRY TALES
An exhibit of some 25 pictures, manuscripts, biographies from Kassel about the Gebrueder Grimm and their Maerchen/fairy tales. http://www.grimm-museum.de/ in German.

May 3, Monday, 6PM, Dorf Haus Supper Club, 8931 County Road Y, Sauk City, Wisconsin 53583, (608) 643-3980
BAVARIAN SMORGASBOARD
Bavarian Smorgasbord $14.95 1st Monday of each month year round 1st and 3rd Monday June - October 5:00pm - 9:00pm Live Oompah music from 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Located in the quaint village of Roxbury across from historic St. Norbert's Church.

....More events, some of which are preliminary

May 23, Sunday,3-5PM BOTHAM VINYARDS, 8180 Langberry Road, Barneveld, WI 53507-9798, (608) 924-1412
http://www.bothamvineyards.com . A beautiful, hidden, former farm surrounded by conservancy land.

June 10-12, Sister City Fair in Freiburg

June 21, Monday 7-9 PM, SOLSTICE SUNSET watching from the McKenna boathouse deck in Shorewood Hills on Lake Mendota, at Lake Mendota and Edgehill Drives.
Limited facilities; soda pop, beer and cups provided; bring your own wine and snacks, but no glass.

June 30 - July 5, Bensheim architecture students in Madison

July 24, Saturday 3-5PM, CAPITAL BREWERY, 7734 Terrace Ave., Middleton, 836-7100
On warm Saturdays the brewery's beer garden is more like a community picnic with beer, coolers, families and live music. Skate park across the street.

Aug 15, Sunday, 3-5PM, TYRANENA BREWING, 1025 Owen Street, Lake Mills, (920) 648-8699
This beer garden is about a half-hour from Madison but is well worth the trip! Live music on Friday and Saturday evenings. It's a dog-friendly, Frisbee-throwing, kids-unleashed kind of place.
or WOLLERSHEIM WINERY, 7876 Wisconsin 188, Sauk City, WI 53583-9529, (608) 643-6515, http://www.wollersheim.com
Also about half an hour from Madison just across from Prairie du Sac on a scenic hillside overlooking the Wisconsin River. This national historic site was first selected for vineyards in the 1840's by the Hungarian Count Agoston Haraszthy...
Let us know if you have a strong preference for one or the other. And please share rides!

Sept 1, Wed 12:30, meet for lunch at Pleasant View Golf course, 1322 Pleasant View Rd, Middleton, 831-6666.
Panoramic views of Mendota, Middleton, Madison from the clubhouse terrace.

Oct 10, 5PM dinner in the GRUMPY TROLL BREWERY, 105 S. Second Street, Mount Horeb, WI 53572, 608-437-BREW(2739)
The historic 1916 Mount Horeb Creamery was transformed into a restaurant and brewery in 1996. It has a full lunch and dinner menu.
The Grumpy Troll is NOW solar and generates its own power. Bike there on the Military Ridge Trail during fall foliage.

Nov 16 Wed 7PM, Growing up in East Germany: Hennning Wrage (, and maybe Mike vonS) reminiscing.
Also: Reactions in East Germany when the wall came down by Henning. Location to be announced.