Nov
17
Sun
2024 Annual Memorial Observance at the German and Italian Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) Cemetery @ German and Italian Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) Cemetery
Nov 17 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

The annual interred Prisoner of War (POW) Ceremony at the EPW Cemetery on the former Fort McClellan is scheduled for November 17, 2024 at 1:30 pm. It honors the 26 German and 3 Italian soldiers who died in captivity during World War II. These soldiers are from several POW camps that were located throughout the southern United States and only four of the interred perished at Fort McClellan. After the war, the others were collected and reinterred in this cemetery with full military honors.

A ‘no-host’ reception will be held at the Cane Creek Golf Course Grill, 66 Galloway Gate Road, Anniston, AL 36205 following the ceremony.

 

Nov
19
Tue
AGP Stammtisch in Birmingham @ Cahaba Brewing Company
Nov 19 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Come out to network at our monthly “Stammtisch”. This is a great opportunity for German expats to meet and for other German-speaking/practicing to improve their German. Speaking German is encouraged but not required.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Cahaba Brewing Company

Birmingham

Cahaba Brewing Company has a great selection of beverages and a food truck The Current at Cahaba on-site.

What does “Stammtisch” mean? A Stammtisch is an informal group meeting held regularly, and usually around a large table. A Stammtisch is not a structured meeting but a friendly and casual get-together.

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Last AGP Stammtisch of the Year in Birmingham @ Cahaba Brewing Company
Nov 19 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
LAST AGP STAMMTISCH OF THE YEAR!

Come out to network at our monthly “Stammtisch”. This is a great opportunity for German expats to meet and for other German-speaking/practicing to improve their German. Speaking German is encouraged but not required. This will be our last of the year.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Cahaba Brewing Company

Birmingham

Cahaba Brewing Company has a great selection of beverages and a food truck The Current at Cahaba on-site.

What does “Stammtisch” mean? A Stammtisch is an informal group meeting held regularly, and also the usually large table around which the group meets. A Stammtisch is not a structured meeting, but rather a friendly and casual get-together.

REGISTER NOW!
Nov
21
Thu
AGP REHAU Automotive & German Christmas Pyramid with German Consul Moltmann
Nov 21 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AGP REHAU Automotive & German Christmas Pyramid with German Consul Moltmann

Join us for an afternoon in Cullman where we will celebrate the town’s German heritage with German Consul General Melanie Moltmann.

We will start with a visit and tour of the first German supplier to Mercedes-Benz to locate in Alabama – REHAU Automotive. Followed by a visit to the Cullman County Museum to learn more about the town’s German founder and history.

We will end the program with Consul Moltmann officially lighting the German Christmas Pyramid (the tallest in the US) to mark the German Christmas Market (Christkindlmarkt) in Cullman OPEN for the season.

Jan
14
Tue
AGP Traveling Stammtisch Mobile @ The Wingman Brewing Company
Jan 14 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AlabamaGermany Partnership Event – AGP Traveling Stammtisch in Mobile

Come out to network at our monthly “Stammtisch”. This is a great opportunity for German expats to meet and for other German-speaking/practicing to improve their German. Speaking German is encouraged but not required.

What does “Stammtisch” mean? A Stammtisch is an informal group meeting held on a regular basis, and also the usually large table around which the group meets. A Stammtisch is not a structured meeting, but rather a friendly and casual get-together.

REGISTER!

Jan
23
Thu
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Sweet Noise: Love in Wartime” with Max Hirshfeld @ Homewood Public Library
Jan 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, join the Alabama Holocaust Education Center as we welcome Max Hirshfeld at our 2025 International Holocaust Remembrance Day program. A renowned photographer and son of Holocaust survivors, Hirshfeld will discuss his book “Sweet Noise: Love in Wartime” which chronicles his parent’s experiences in Auschwitz and their remarkable story of love during the Holocaust. Hirshfeld will share photographs of his mother’s first return to Poland after forty-six years along with impressions of growing up under the shadow of the Holocaust, as well as letters his parents wrote to each other during a lengthy, post-war separation.

This event will be held at the Homewood Public Library on January 23rd, 2025, from 6:00-7:30pm. While this event is free, registration is required. Register today.

Please note this is NOT an AGP event.

The information, date and time are shared to the best of our knowledge. If you plan to attend the event – please make sure to check information directly with the host of the event. Thank you!

 

Jan
30
Thu
AU Stammtisch at Little Italy Pizzeria in Auburn @ Little Italy Pizzeria
Jan 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
We are meeting again for Stammtisch from 6-8 pm at Little Italy Pizzeria on Magnolia, and hope that you will come out to join us.
Viele Grüße
Anja Werth
M.A., M.Ed.
Senior Lecturer of German
Director of Study Abroad in Münster, Germany
Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Auburn University

Please note this is NOT an AGP event.

The information, date and time are shared to the best of our knowledge. If you plan to attend the event – please make sure to check information directly with the host of the event. Thank you!

AU Stammtisch at Well Red in Auburn @ Well Red
Jan 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
We would like to invite you to our next Stammtisch, 6-8 pm, at Well Red on Opelika. This time, we will meet on the back deck of Well Red and hope that you will join us.
Viele Grüße
Anja Werth
M.A., M.Ed.
Senior Lecturer of German
Director of Study Abroad in Münster, Germany
Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Auburn University

Please note this is NOT an AGP event.

The information, date and time are shared to the best of our knowledge. If you plan to attend the event – please make sure to check information directly with the host of the event. Thank you!

Feb
11
Tue
AGP Stammtisch in Birmingham @ Cahaba Brewing Company
Feb 11 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Come out to network at our monthly “Stammtisch”. This is a great opportunity for German expats to meet and for other German-speaking/practicing to improve their German. Speaking German is encouraged but not required.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Cahaba Brewing Company

Birmingham

Cahaba Brewing Company has a great selection of beverages and a food truck The Current at Cahaba on-site.

What does “Stammtisch” mean? A Stammtisch is an informal group meeting held regularly, and usually around a large table. A Stammtisch is not a structured meeting but a friendly and casual get-together.

REGISTER NOW!

Feb
13
Thu
AGP German Business Committee Briefing on Tariffs @ VIRTUAL
Feb 13 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Please plan to join us for a Zoom call presentation next Thursday, February 13, from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. PLEASE NOTE THIS CALL IS ONLY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AGP GERMAN BUSINESS COMMITTEE/GERMAN COMPANIES IN ALABAMA. 
We will be joined by Lee Smith, who leads Baker Donelson’s International Trade and National Security team.
On the call, Lee will do an overview of the new tariffs under the America First Trade Policy, including a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, a reduced ten percent tariff on Canadian energy, and a ten percent tariff on Chinese imports. Lee served in the first Trump administration and has keen insights into what a second Trump administration will do and how they will accomplish their stated trade goals.  As the situation evolves, Lee is closely monitoring developments and will be able to discuss the potential impacts.
Contact our office at director@alabamagermany.org if you have not received an invitation and would like to participate.