Monday, September 10, 2012

UPDATE: Sommerfest critique--Saturday, Sep. 22nd

Club Members are invited to attend the Sommerfest critique to be held 6pm on Saturday September 22 at the IBEW Hall, 922 1/2 Saint Patrick St.

Food and beverages will be provided by the club.  Also, bus trip info will be available.

Hope to see you there!

Updated 9/11/12

Thursday, August 16, 2012

2012 Sommerfest Begins!

Ein Prosit! This year the Rushmore German Club will celebrate their 40th Anniversary and their 30th anniversary of their annual Sommerfest German Tent at the Central States Fair.

This year’s Sommerfest officially opens on Friday, August 17 with a keg tapping ceremony at 8pm and performances throughout the evening by a traditional German folk acting troupe from New Ulm, MN called the Narren. The Narren are a preserved part of old German folklore, wearing colorful clothing and large wooden masks with grotesquely exaggerated features and unique personalities.  The Narren are described as “the relative everyone has but nobody wants to claim,” and their mischievous actions make sure spirits are high. 

The New Ulm Narren will perform at the Sommerfest on August 17 and 18 from 7pm to 10pm.

Read more about the Narren here!

This year’s Sommerfest will feature live music from North Dakota’s Marvin and the Moonlighters on each night from Friday, August 17 to Monday August 20.  Rick Borger and the Average German Band will close out the week playing nightly from Tuesday until Saturday, August 25.  The bands will perform nightly from 7pm to midnight.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Holy Moly, we're halfway through August already!

You know what that means...Sommerfest!
The fun starts Friday the 17th!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Next General Membership meeting--May 19

The next general membership meeting will be on Saturday, May 19th at 7:00 p.m. at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers building located at 922 ½ E. St. Patrick Street, directly across from Boyd's Drug
For members that have not been there, it is a blue building sits in the back part of the parking lot and there is a sign next to the street that says AFL/CIO. 

We will be holding an election for an interim board member due to a resignation.  

Hope to see everyone there!!!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

April happenings

Hope everyone had a great Easter!

There will be a Social at the Dakota Thyme restaurant on Friday, April 20, 2012.  Dakota Thyme is located at the renovated downtown Main Street Square marketplace, facing the parking ramp.
Meet there between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and we will order off the menu.  
The calling committee should be calling everyone with more details.


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Furthermore, The Apolda Sister City is having their 2nd Annual Pfannkuchen (pancake) Fest at the VFW, 420 Main St. in Rapid City on Sunday, April 29th from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  The cost is $5 for 11 years old and up and $3 for 6-10 years old and Free for under 6.  Menu includes pancakes, sausage links, ham, juice, water and coffee.  Tickets will be available at the door or can be purchased from any board member in advance.  For more info contact: Deb Tieszen at 605-390-2772.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Christmas Party tonight!

Just a reminder that the Christmas party will be tonight, Saturday December 3rd at 5pm in the Radisson hotel off I-90. Don't forget to bring your veterans' gifts!

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Join us at the 1st annual Bierbörse at Main St. Square October 15th!

The Rushmore German Club is teaming up with Main St. Square and the Ale Riders homebrew club at the 1st annual Bierbörse (Beer Market) located at the newly opened Main St. Square from 1:30 pm until 10pm.

So what's a Bierbörse? Basically, this is a beerfest, and you can't have a fest without some Germans!  So come on down and try over 60 beers, as well as see a demonstration of beer brewing by the Ale Riders. There will be polka from 4-8, and a homebrew judging competition.  There will be FREE sampling of homebrews, as well as a VIP section where you can sample many beers.

If there are any members that want to help out, please contact Andy Marso and he'll fill you in on the details or send us an email at rushmoregermanclub@gmail.com.

There are a limited amount of tickets, which cost $25 prior to the event, and $30 the day of.  Andy can sell you tickets, or you can get them via paypal at the site listed below.

More information here

The Rapid City Bierbörse Facebook page

See you there!