An overview of events in the year 2025
AMONG FRIENDS (2025)
An initiative of the Goethe-Institut USA
Under the motto “AMONG FRIENDS (UNTER FREUNDEN),” the Goethe-Institut USA is launching a campaign to strengthen transatlantic ties. The goal is to expand existing networks and create new hubs for sustainable exchange between German and American societies. You can find more information about the initiative on the AMONG FRIENDS website.
An overview of all public events held in 2025 as part of the AMONG FRIENDS initiative can be found in the dark blue table below.
For events taking place in 2026, please refer to this overview: AMONG FRIENDS 2026
Events
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Soccer Makes History
Workshop | Germany in Film from the Post-War Period to the Present. Eligible for Idioma credit.
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Online
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German
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Inclusion on and off the Field
Workshop | Soccer, Integration, and Anti-Racism in German as a Foreign Language (DaF) Classes. Eligible for Idioma credit.
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Online
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German
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Solo Sunny
Film screening | Presented in collaboration with Block Cinema
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Block Cinema, Evanston, IL
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German with English subtitles
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Vampire Films
Film screening | Special Halloween double bill of German vampire classics
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Goethe-Institut New York, New York, NY
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German with English subtitles
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Lady Dracula + Tenderness of the Wolves
Film screening | Special Halloween double bill of vintage German vampire films
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Goethe-Institut Chicago, Chicago, IL
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German with English subtitles
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Double Feature: "Lady Dracula" and "Jonathan"
Film Screening | Wild, Weird, Bloody. German Genre Films of the 70s
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Goethe-Institut San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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German with English subtitles
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Tenderness of the Wolves
Film | Wild Weird, and Bloody: German Vampire Movies of the ‘70s
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Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA
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German with English subtitles
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Lady Dracula
Film | Wild Weird, and Bloody: German Vampire Movies of the ‘70s
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Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA
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German with English subtitles
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Jonathan
Film | Wild Weird, and Bloody: German Vampire Movies of the ‘70s
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Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA
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German with English subtitles
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Neuer Knabenchor Hamburg @ Macon, GA
Concert | Over Bridges
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Macon, GA
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Neuer Knabenchor Hamburg @ Peachtree Corners, GA
Concert | Over Bridges
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Mary Our Queen Catholic Church, Peachtree Corners, GA
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Three From The Grave:
German Vampire FilmsFilm screening | Triple feature of German vampire classics
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GARDENA CINEMA, Gardena, CA
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German with English subtitles
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Neuer Knabenchor Hamburg @ Baltimore, MD
Concert | Over Bridges
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Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD
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Dribbling to the Goal
Workshop | Language Support Through Movement in the Classroom. Eligible for Idioma credit.
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Online
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German
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Neuer Knabenchor Hamburg @ Washington, DC
Concert | Over Bridges
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St Albans Little Sanctuary, Washington, DC
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Peacock | Pfau - Bin ich Echt? @ Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Fest | Orange County Premiere | Guest: Filmmaker Bernhard Wenger
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Triangle Square Cinemas, Costa Mesa
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German/English with English Subtitles
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Sound of Falling
Film | Vermont International Film Festival
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Main Street Landing Film House, Burlington, VT
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German with English subtitles
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Konrad Wolf: Ways to Enlightenment
Streaming | Celebrating the East German director’s 100th birthday
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Online
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German with English subtitles
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Peacock | Pfau - Bin ich Echt? @ German Currents Kino San Diego
German Currents Kino San Diego | San Diego Premiere | Guest: Filmmaker Bernhard Wenger
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Digital Gym San Diego, San Diego, CA
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German/English with English Subtitles
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Miroirs No. 3
Film | Vermont International Film Festival
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Main Street Landing Film House, Burlington, VT
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German with English subtitles
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Singing, Dancing, Soccer
Workshop | Music Culture In, For, and Through the Stadium. Eligible for Idioma credit.
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Online
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German
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Perspective of a Foreign Correspondent: Political Discourse and Social Cohesion in Germany and the United States
Panel Discussion | with Clay Risen and Dr. Anna Sauerbrey | Moderator: Steven E. Sokol
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Publix, Berlin, Germany
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English
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The Intersection of Language and Sports: Roman Weidenfeller in conversation with school students
School visit | A joint event organized by the Goethe-Institut USA, Stuyvesant High School, and Borussia Dortmund
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German
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Das Runde muss in das Eckige
Workshop | Using Football Language Creatively in German as a Foreign Language (DaF) Classes. Eligible for Idioma credit.
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Online
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German
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Nosferatu the Vampyre
Film Screening | Werner Herzog’s only horror film
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River Oaks Theatre, Houston, TX
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In German with English subtitles
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Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Democracy under Pressure
Panel Discussion | with Melanie Amann and Vladimir Balzer | Moderator: Steven E. Sokol
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Goethe-Institut Boston, Boston, MA
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English
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In Good Company
Theatrical Walk | A theatrical walking performance that immerses you in an unexpected encounter with your own city
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Germanic-American Institute St. Paul, St. Paul, MN
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Among Friends: On the Road @ Houston, TX
Reading and Talk | Two German authors in the U.S.
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POST Houston, Houston, TX
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English
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Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Social Cohesion in Times of Uncertainty
Podcast Recording | Moderated Discussion
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POST Houston, Houston, TX
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English
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Bundesliga Total! Kick-Off Workshop
Workshop | Bundesliga Total! is a football competition organized by the Goethe Institute San Francisco.
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Online
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German
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Among Friends: On the Road @ Miami, FL
Reading and Talk | Two German authors in the U.S.
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Books & Books, Miami, FL
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English
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Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Germany 35 Years After Unification
Moderated Discussion | Featuring Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator of Deutschlandradio
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DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
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English
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Harvard Sound Lab presents: Transsonic
Concert | Concert "Fluid Ontologies" by the transmedia duo Transsonic
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Holden Chapel, Harvard, Boston, MA
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The Power of Protokoll: Germany's Global Company
Talk | Drew Lichtenberg (Artistic Producer, Shakespeare Theatre Company) In Conversation with Helgard Haug (Rimini Protokoll) and Maria Goyanes (Artistic Director, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company / LCT3 at Lincoln Center)
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Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, DC
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English
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Soccer for Non-Soccer Players
Workshop | Football knowledge, fan cultures, and history in German lessons
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Online
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German
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Precious Ivie
Film screening | With director Sarah Blaßkiewitz and actor Haley Louise Jones in attendance
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DC , Arlington, VA
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German with English subtitles
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In Good Company
Theatrical Walk | A theatrical walking performance that immerses you in an unexpected encounter with your own city
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Turner Hall , Milwaukee, WI
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Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: German-American Relations in a New Era
Moderated Discussion | Featuring Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator of Deutschlandradio
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K&L Gates LLP, Nashville, TN
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English
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Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: German-American Relations in a New Era
Moderated Discussion | Featuring Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator of Deutschlandradio
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Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
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English
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Rimini Protokoll: All right. Good night.
Theater | Immersive theatrical experience based on disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
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NYU Skirball Center, New York, NY
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English
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49th Annual Conference of the German Studies Association
Conference | With a free screening of Precious Ivie
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Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington
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Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: German-American relations in a time of disruption
Lecture and Discussion | Featuring Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator of Deutschlandradio
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Davidson College, Davidson, NC
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English
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Among Friends: On the Road @ Atlanta, GA
Reading and Talk | Two German authors in the U.S.
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PushPush Arts, Atlanta, GA
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English
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IDeATe Media Lab Presents: Transsonic
Concert | Immersive site-specific performance & installation
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IDeATe Media Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
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Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges Facing Germany
Moderated Discussion | Featuring Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator of Deutschlandradio
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Gilde Brewery, Charlotte, NC
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English
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In Good Company
Theatrical Walk | A theatrical walking performance that immerses you in an unexpected encounter with your own city
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Houston Saengerbund, Houston, TX
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Exploring new German voices: Sonali Beher & Iven Yorick Fenker
Reading and Talk | GEGENÜBER Talks – Literature Across Borders
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Online
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English
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Kickoff!
Webinar | Learning success with the Goethe-Institut: Offers and materials for the 2026 World Cup in German as a Foreign Language classes
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Online
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German
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Among Friends: On the Road x The Inner Loop @ Washington, DC
Reading | Two German authors in the U.S.
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Sonny's Pizza, Washington, DC
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English
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Transsonic: "Fluid Ontologies"
Concert | Immersive site-specific performance & installation
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Microscope Gallery, New York, NY
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Among Friends: On the Road @ West Chester, PA
Reading and Talk | Two German authors in the U.S.
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Baldwin's Book Barn, West Chester, PA
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English
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Among Friends: On the Road @ Pittsburgh, PA
Reading and Talk | Two German authors in the U.S.
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The Big Idea Bookstore & Café, Pittsburgh, PA
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English
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Among Friends: On the Road @ Philadelphia, PA
Reading and Talk | Two German authors in the U.S.
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The German Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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English
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Ensemble Vocapella Limburg @ Springfield, MO
Concert | Over Bridges
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Christ Episcopal Church, Springfield, MO
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Ensemble Vocapella Limburg @ St. Louis, MO
Concert | Over Bridges
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Second Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, MO
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German Films at Fall Film Festivals
Film Festivals | Catch the best of this year’s German films!
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United States & Canada
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German and other languages with English subtitles
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Aria Aber on her debut novel "Good Girl"
Reading and Talk with Theresia Enzensberger | GEGENÜBER Talks – Literature Across Borders
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Online
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English
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Ensemble Vocapella Limburg @ Chicago, IL
Concert | Over Bridges
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Madonna della Strada Chapel, Chicago, IL
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Two to One
Film screening | Foreign Cinema Night on Long Island
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Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington, NY
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German with English subtitles
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LandesJugendChor Saar Concert Series
Concert Series | 13th Montana International Choral Festival
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Mary Stuart Rogers Performing Arts Center at Victor School, Victor, MT
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English
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