Der DKG Podcast – Interview with Canadian author Jonathan Garfinkel
This episode introduces the Canadian author Jonathan Garfinkel who graciously accepted our invitation.
Jonathan Garfinkel will be presenting his new book „In a Land Without Dogs the Cats Learn to Bark“ (called „Platz der Freiheit“ in German) in Berlin on September 28th with the Canadian Embassy and the DKG in the Batumi Bar. He will also do a reading in Dresden at the restaurant Villa Marie on October 13th. More joint events with the Embassy of Canada to Germany and the DKG are to be announced. See our event calendar and register now.
Erfolgreicher Nachmittag – Erster Stammtisch der Regional Direktoren aus Hannover und Bremen in Nienburg
Erster Stammtisch der Regional Direktoren aus Hannover und Bremen in Nienburg
Am ersten Stammtisch der Region aus Hannover und Bremen haben sich 9 Personen im Hasbergscherhof in Nienburg getroffen und sich dreieinhalb Stunden lang nett unterhalten. Es war ein erfolgreicher Abend, an dem die Teilnehmer die Gelegenheit hatten, sich kennenzulernen und sich über ihre Erlebnisse und Erfahrungen in Kanada auszutauschen. Am 18.04.2023 werden sich die Teilnehmer in Hannover erneut treffen.
The weekend of August 19th to August 21st 2022 united people from all over Germany in Bielefeld.
The reason? They all joined for the music of Canadian musician Morgan Finlay. Morgan is a longtime friend of the Deutsch-Kanadische Gesellschaft and even wrote a song for the DKG – The Long Way – which is played as „intro“ and „outro“ in our podcast.
The IMFF
In 2020, as all other artists, Morgan saw his shows being cancelled and had to find a way to continue playing music. That is when he started streaming live shows(Facebook and YouTube). Many of his fans and also new people gladly followed him online; it was after all, the only way to experience live music for a long time. To be able to interact with everyone, Morgan showed the comments on his screen and read them, greeting all, one by one. A majority of the same people (from around the globe) started to virtually meet at Morgan’s concerts and soon, people interacted with each other using the comments. That’s how a community started to build around Morgans‘ music. One day, Martin Gutsch, our treasurer and big fan of Morgan, came up with the name „International Morgan Finlay Family“. Week after week, the „IMFF“ met for an evening of music and fun to forget about everything else and connect with like-minded people.
And then one day, when life finally came back to „almost“ normal and we could meet in person again, the idea was born for a „live“ meeting with the IMFF. Let me just mention here that most of us had never met in person, this was the first time – with a result of many budding friendships. And so it is how the weekend in Bielefeld, the city that actually doesn’t exist, came to life. „Our DKG Martin“ and a team of devoted fans organized a wonderful weekend where the IMFF could meet and have their very own Morgan Finlay concert. Friday evening, all (with our star Morgan of course) met in the „Finca-Bar-Celona“ for a chill out. Then we had a wonderful tour of the city on Saturday morning with an enjoyable weather of circa 23 degrees celsius. In the evening, we all gathered at the wonderful Filmhaus Bielefeld, graciously sponsored by the DKG, for an intimate concert with the man of the weekend, Morgan Finlay. Sunday morning, we finished the „party“ with a very nice breakfast, over the roofs of Bielefeld in „The Bernstein“.
It was really a memorable German-Canadian moment in time. Then everyone could not have been more different from one another. But their love for Morgan Finlay’s music and his wonderful, kind and generous personality brought them together. It goes to show how crucial, relevant and meaningful culture and music are for our lives. Thank you again to the organizers, and the DKG for making this possible. And for Morgan of course, for not giving up on music when it got rough; instead using those hard times for even more beautiful and significant songs for all of us to enjoy…and bringing us together.
noch macht uns die Pandemie zu schaffen und verhindert uns sich live zu treffen. Aber um die Düsternis des Winters etwas zu lockern, haben wir hier ein paar Tipps für Euch.
Am 28.01. findet die erste DKG Virtual Pub Night 2022 statt. Zu Gast die in Alberta lebende Deutsche Autorin Natasha Birovljev: sie stellt uns ihr erstes Buch vor was jetzt in Englisch erscheint und wird daraus vorlesen. Ein Quizz, noch mehr Überraschungen und viel Spaß mit Kanadiern und Kanada Fans erwarten Euch. Registrierung hier.
Der geschätzte DKG Freund, Singer/Songwriter Morgan Finlay gibt im Januar bis Mitte Februar eine Serie von besonderen virtuellen Konzerten. Schaut Euch dazu sein Video an.
Am 18. Februar gibt Singer/Songwriter Christina Martin ein virtuelles Konzert. Details hier.
Wer sich für das Weltall interessiert und in der nähe von Hamburg ist, kann sich ab sofort die deutsche Fassung von SPACE EXPLORERS – DAS ISS ERLEBNIS, EPISODE 1 der Québecer Felix & Paul Studios im Planetarium Hamburg ansehen.
Mit jährlich mehr als 80 Messen, Ausstellungen, Gastveranstaltungen und Special Events in Köln und in den wichtigsten Märkten weltweit ist die Koelnmesse Messeplatz Nr. 1 für 25 Wirtschaftszweige. Jährlich 2.000 Kongresse mit etwa 340.000 Besuchern und rund 30 Gastveranstaltungen machen das Unternehmen zu einem der führenden Messeveranstalter weltweit.
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