{"id":37543,"date":"2013-06-02T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=37543"},"modified":"2013-06-02T07:00:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-02T11:00:54","slug":"germanfest-kicks-off-today-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/06\/02\/germanfest-kicks-off-today-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Germanfest kicks off today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-37544\" alt=\"2013 Germanfest logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/13Germanfest2013-Logo-253x200.png\" width=\"253\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Germanfest events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>11:00 &#8211; AM Deutsche Messe<\/strong> (German Mass) at St. Peter&#8217;s Catholic Church, 518 E DeWald St, Fort Wayne Indiana.Father Chuck Herman will conduct a German language mass with special German sacred music by Greg Vey, Director of Music, and the Fort Wayne M\u00c3\u00a4nnerchor\/Damenchor. Immediately following the service gather for a reception of brats and German style refreshments at the church Pavilion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4:30 PM &#8211; M\u00c3\u00a4nnerchor\/Damenchor Konzert<\/strong> at Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Dr., Fort Wayne IndianaDoors open at 3:00 PM. Indiana&#8217;s second oldest German organization, the Fort Wayne M\u00c3\u00a4nnerchor\/Damenchor will be your hosts for the official opening ceremony of Germanfest, led by Musik Direktor Greg Vey. You will be entertained with authentic German folk music. Free admission. Following the event, stay and enjoy Heimatabend!<\/li>\n<li><strong>5:30 PM &#8211; Heimatabend<\/strong> (German Homeland Night) at Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Dr., Fort Wayne IndianaThe Fort Wayne M\u00c3\u00a4nnerchor\/Damenchor are your hosts for an evening of great food: Rouladen, Hot Vegetables, Bratkartoffeln, Salat and desserts, German style beverages, entertainment and gemutlichkeit! Dinner will be served from 6:00-8:00PM; dinner tickets can be purchased at the door for $12\/person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52796.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"It&#039;s a swing...\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e73b536896d8a354ed0da40c6caf090f' data-image-id=\"2175\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52796.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52796.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: It&#039;s a swing...\" data-description=\"It&#039;s a swing...\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: It&#039;s a swing...\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: It&#039;s a swing...\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2175\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52796.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52801.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"...and a tapped keg as Mayor Tom Henry masterfully completes the job.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e73b536896d8a354ed0da40c6caf090f' data-image-id=\"2176\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52801.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52801.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: ...and a tapped keg\" data-description=\"...and a tapped keg as Mayor Tom Henry masterfully completes the job.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: ...and a tapped keg\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: ...and a tapped keg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2176\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52801.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52806.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher.  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Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: The first toast\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: The first toast\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2182\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52822.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52824.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The first drink.  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