Night of Gemuetlichkeit
2026-03-06 17:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Elks Lodge #46, 5555 Good Hope Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States
German American Societies Night of Gemuetlichkeit on Friday, March 6 at Elks Lodge #46 – a celebration of Wisconsin’s German American clubs and community. Heiner Giese, Goethe House treasurer and DSSV senior president, will be honored as the Wisconsin German American of the Year in recognition of his decades of contributions to the German American community. Tickets can be purchased with this link: A Night of Gemütlichkeit!
Dinner at 5:30 pm.
Program at 8 pm.

MSO Bach’s St. Matthew Passion conducted by Ken-David Masur
2026-03-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-03-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Bradley Symphony Center, 212 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53203, United States
Come to the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you’ll experience live at the performance. Please RSVP with the number of tickets and the date to info@ghwisconsin.org. Pay via Zelle (payee = info@ghwisconsin.org) or via check.

Laura Lootens: Diabolic Concert
2026-04-16 20:00 - 22:00 | UWM Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Goethe Institut Concert: Laura Lootens: Diabolico on April 16 at 8 pm at UWM Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, 2419 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee. Tickets for this classical guitar concert at https://concertsinamerica.com/laura/

Friends of the Max Kade Institute Annual Meeting 2026
2026-05-02 11:00 - 16:30 | Kegel’s Inn, 5901 W National Ave, West Allis, 53214, United States
Join the 2026 annual meeting of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute, which will be held at Kegel’s Inn. The business meeting will be followed by a luncheon featuring German dishes and a presentation on “Milwaukee Brewers in the Post-Prohibition Era” by Timothy Holian, Lecturer in the Department of World Languages at UW–Whitewater.
Afterwards, take a two-part private tour of the Miller Brewery production site and archives. The latter contains fascinating materials spanning the company’s 170-year history, dating back to its founding by Frederick Miller (Friedrich Müller), an immigrant from Württemberg. Please note that the brewery part of the tour requires a lot of walking.
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