Join us in Tuscaloosa for FIFA World Cup Soccer watch party, ‘Germany -Ecuador’.

Wearing team wear is optional but highly encouraged!
The game starts at 3:00 p.m.

Rolf’s offers a full menu of food and beverages. Pay your own way.

Join us for an evening of insightful conversations and networking. This is an informal business event followed right after our soccer watch party.

Our special guests are from Eintracht Frankfurt International. The coaches are hosting a youth soccer camp in Birmingham.

Speaking German at this event is not required.

Food truck on site. Pay your own way.

Join us in Birmingham for FIFA World Cup Soccer watch party, ‘Germany -Paraguay’.

Wearing team wear is optional but highly encouraged!
The game starts at 3:30 p.m. We expect to be there about 15 minutes before.

Great beverage selection at the brewery and a food truck on site. Pay your own way.

Join our hands-on class and master the art of pretzel making!

Twist, knead, and bake your way to the perfect pretzel under guidance from Rolf Meyer, the owner of the German restaurant, Rolf’s Café & Bistro, in Tuscaloosa.

German soft pretzels trace their roots back to the early Middle Ages. Legend credits Christian monks with inventing the twisted knot to resemble arms folded in prayer or to symbolize the Holy Trinity.

German and Swiss immigrants brought their recipes to North America in the 1700s and 1800s. These immigrants—known as the Pennsylvania Dutch—helped popularize both soft and hard pretzels. Now it is time to try Rolf’s recipe!

BOXCAR is collaborating with the AlabamaGermany Partnership to bring you our first “German Language FIlm Series”, spotlighting four films to showcase German art, language, and cinema, on the second Tuesday from August until November.

Come early for a meet and greet starting at 6:00pm to connect with German speakers, cinephiles, and locals. Screenings will begin at 7:00 pm and admission is free but registration is needed to reserve your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/boxcar-german-language-film-series

Pina [2011]: Tuesday August 11th

Experience one of the most stunning, emotionally resonant visual love letters to modern dance ever put on film. Directed by Wim Wenders, it acts as a tribute to the legendary German choreographer Pina Bausch, who tragically passed away just as filming began. Bausch’s Tanztheater (dance-theater) style discarded traditional ballet steps for frantic, repetitive, and deeply human gestures that express grief, desire, and alienation. Pina is an incredibly accessible film even for those who claim to know nothing about contemporary dance, and captures the full spectrum of the human experience.

BOXCAR is collaborating with the AlabamaGermany Partnership to bring you our first “German Language FIlm Series”, spotlighting four films to showcase German art, language, and cinema, on the second Tuesday from August until November.

Come early for a meet and greet starting at 6:00pm to connect with German speakers, cinephiles, and locals. Screenings will begin at 7:00 pm and admission is free but registration is needed to reserve your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/boxcar-german-language-film-series

The Sound of Falling (In die Sonne schauen) [2025]: Tuesday September 8th

One of the most critically acclaimed German films in recent memory, The Sound of Falling, weaves a haunting portrait of four generations of women growing up on the same Altmark farmhouse, exploring how grief, trauma, and the quest for identity echo across time. A Jury Prize winner at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, The Sound of Falling was selected as the German entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards and swept the 76th German Film Awards, winning every one of the 10 categories it was nominated for, including Best Film, Director, and Screenplay.

BOXCAR is collaborating with the AlabamaGermany Partnership to bring you our first “German Language FIlm Series”, spotlighting four films to showcase German art, language, and cinema, on the second Tuesday from August until November.

Come early for a meet and greet starting at 6:00pm to connect with German speakers, cinephiles, and locals. Screenings will begin at 7:00 pm and admission is free but registration is needed to reserve your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/boxcar-german-language-film-series

Goodnight Mommy (Ich seh, Ich seh) [2014]: Tuesday October 12th

A masterclass in slow-burn, psychological tension. This Austrian thriller is a chilling, artfully crafted descent into madness and grief that brilliantly flips the script on who the “monster” really is.The film follows two twin boys who welcome their mother home after reconstructive facial surgery. With her head wrapped in bandages and her demeanor suddenly cold and distant, the boys grow deeply suspicious that she is an imposter.

BOXCAR is collaborating with the AlabamaGermany Partnership to bring you our first “German Language FIlm Series”, spotlighting four films to showcase German art, language, and cinema, on the second Tuesday from August until November.

Come early for a meet and greet starting at 6:00pm to connect with German speakers, cinephiles, and locals. Screenings will begin at 7:00 pm and admission is free but registration is needed to reserve your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/boxcar-german-language-film-series

Das Boot [1981]: Tuesday November 10th

Widely considered the greatest submarine film ever made, Das Boot offers an agonizingly realistic, claustrophobic look at warfare. Unlike typical Hollywood war movies, it doesn’t glorify combat; rather, it humanizes the crew, forcing you to empathize with them regardless of their uniform. Das Boot is seen as one of the greatest German films ever made and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for director Wolfgang Petersen.