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\nAroundFortWayne’s personal annual favorite, Germanfest, returns today.
\n
\nMany associate Germanfest with the Bier Tent at Headwaters Park, which opens on Wednesday, June 6, 2018<\/em>. Germanfest, however, is so much more with the official kick-off today.
\nGermanfest activities for June 3, 2018:
\n2:00 pm to 5:00 pm – Sonntag Spasstag (Sunday Funday)<\/strong>
\nFort Wayne Turners, 3636 Parnell Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana<\/em>
\nFort Wayne Turners’ first Flippy Cup Tournament<\/em>
\nFour-person teams compete for cash and other prizes. Sign up at the club, or call Tracy (385-2171) or Abby (241-6452). Cost is $10\/person or $40\/team.<\/p>\n

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4:30 pm – Mannerchor\/Damenchor Konzert<\/strong> (Admission Free)
\nPark Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana<\/em>
\n

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The 2016 Fort Wayne Mannerchor\/Damenchor. Photo by Tracy Seaman for AroundFortWayne. \u00c2\u00a92016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nDoors open at 3:30 pm. Indiana’s second oldest German organization, The Fort Wayne Mannerchor\/Damenchor will be your hosts for the official opening ceremony of Germanfest 2018, led by director Tom Remenschneider. Come to hear authentic German folk music.
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Park Edelweiss interior. Photo by Tracy Seaman for AroundFortWayne. \u00c2\u00a92016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nFollowing the concert is Heimatabend. German beverages, live entertainment and of course Gemflichkeit to round out the evening. Doors for this event open at 5:30 pm. The menu: Kasseler Rippchen (Smoked Pork Chops) Sauerkraut, Green Beans, Potatoes with Gravy, and Kuchen (cake). Tickets can be purchased at the door for $12.<\/p>\n

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5:00 pm – Bach Back & Beyond, Opus 6<\/strong>
\nTrinity Episcopal Church, 611 West Berry Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana<\/em>
\nIn honor of Germanfest, once again Trinity Episcopal Church will be presenting a free program of 18th-century German music played on period instruments by the Eleganza Baroque Ensemble.
\nDownload the official 2018 Germanfest activity sheet.<\/p>\n

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