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Scrapbook
2008
The Bayern Verein Newark has lots of events each year. Photos from our 2008 events are below.
2008 Events
Also look at our
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2007 Scrapbook |
2006 Scrapbook |
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Some of the typical events held each year are:
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General Meeting
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Stiftungsfest
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Bayern Abend at Deutscher Club Clark
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Mid-Atlantic Kinderfest
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German Heritage Festival at PNC Bank Arts Center
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Oktoberfest
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New York City Steuben Day Parade
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Halloween Party
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Christmas Party
If you happen to have photos of these (or any other) BVN events, please
contact us so they can be included here!
2008 Events
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Oktoberfest at the Swim and Sport Club, Flanders, NJ - July 13th, 2008:
About 40 members and friends of Bayern Verein Newark attended the annual Oktoberfest picnic at the Swim and Sport club in Flanders, NJ. Like last year, spending time at the SSC brings back many memories of our annual BVN picnics there over the years. The club still looks the same after all these years, and that's a good thing! It's starting to feel like home again Many of us grew up going to SSC year after year for the annual BVN picnics in the 1970's and 1980's.
As always, the food and beverages were plentiful and the music of Bernie's Orchestra and dancing of our good friends from Edelweiss Passaic kept everyone tapping their feet. The great weather allowed many of our younger members to enjoy the pool, with the diving board being the scene for lots of action by our more "experienced" divers, with mixed results. Some of the non-swimmers played card games and everyone enjoyed the music and entertainment in the pavilion. We even started a new tradition of playing "washers" since the old horseshoe pits were reclaimed by the surrounding woods.
The setting sun greeted us as we loaded up the cars and ventured home. As always, we look forward to coming back again next year. Thanks to Irene Keller of SSC for making us feel at home as always.
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New Jersey Folk Festival: German-American Traditions - April 26, 2008:
Bayern Verein Newark was asked to be the feature act at the 34th Annual New Jersey Folk Festival, which this year celebrated the theme of "German-American Traditions". The New Jersey Folk Festival, which started in 1975, is held each year on the Douglass campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Over 20,000 people attend this wonderful event each year.
In addition to providing educational opportunities to festival goers, the NJFF also provides women students at Rutgers with a laboratory where they learn leadership and management skills. The festival is the end-product of a special three-credit class which offers undergraduate instruction in running a folk festival and the public presentation of culture. The NJFF is one of only a handful of folk festivals in the U.S. managed by undergraduate students. The students are responsible for all aspects of advertising, planning, and producing an event that celebrates the diverse multicultural and indigenous folk life of New Jersey and the surrounding region.
Both our adult and kinder groups performed in between sets of music provided by Bernie's Orchestra. It was a great opportunity for our group to share our enthusiasm and love of Bavarian culture with the many people who watched us perform. We look forward to performing at the New Jersey Folk Festival again in the future.
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78th Stiftungsfest and Beerfest - March 29, 2008:
Close to 300 fellow Trachtler, family and friends joined us at the Kenilworth Veterans Center on March 29th for an evening of Gemütlichkeit. Bayern Verein Newark was celebrating it's 78th anniversary and the second annual "Beerfest". The musical entertainment for the evening was provided by "The Austrian Boys" and they had everyone dancing till the last song of the evening. Thanks to Frank and the band for making our evening an enjoyable and successful one. It was good to see them performing once again. As always, the food served was delicious and plentiful. Thanks to all of the "chefs" in the kitchen and everyone who helped make this event a success.
The evening was highlighted by the performances of our adult and Kinder dance groups. The adults were splendid in their rendition of the Muhlradl (Baker's Dance) and the Kindergruppe stole the show with their performance of the Holtzacker (Lumberjack Dance). We also had performances by all of the visiting Vereins, including Edelweiss Passaic from New Jersey and Gemutlichen Enzian and Edelweiss Westchester from New York. We always appreciate their support of our events and they came through for us yet again!
See you again next year for our 79th Stiftungsfest!
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BVN General Meeting and Dinner, February 17, 2008:
The annual BVN General Meeting and Dinner was held on Sunday, January 28th at the Deutscher Club in Clark, NJ. Approximately 60 members and their families attended the meeting to hear about current and upcoming events as well as what we accomplished as a club in 2007. We also voted in the 2008 slate of club officers. Please see the Contact Info and Officer page for a list and picture of the 2008 BVN Executive Board.
At the end of the meeting BVN President Paul Ulrich presented Membership Anniversary pins to our new 25 and 15-year members. We would all like to congratulate the following members on their significant milestones:
- 25-Year Member:
- Sig Brunnacker, Jr.
- Ingrid Gordon
- Monika Marsh
- Don Oberding
- Diane Palmer
- Arlene Siegel
- 15-Year Member:
- Tom Irwin
- Pete Matthies, Jr.
- Keith Schafer
- Debbie Sherer
- Robert Ulrich
- Paul Ulrich, Jr.
Once the meeting concluded, we headed to the Deutscher Club dining room for a wonderful cocktail hour and buffet dinner. We are looking forward to an eventful and prosperous 2008!
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