Recap: Barossa Konzert 2026
A recap on the Barossa Konzert held in September 2026 in Nuriootpa as part of Adelaide German Week.
Tag: John Clarke
Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen September 2026
Is it in the Blood?by John Clarke While through our lives we study and experience so many things, of our personality and our interests how much derives from our ancestors? At the last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen the guest speaker was Shelley Spencer. From a very young age she wanted… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen September 2026
Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen August 2026
The Cook and the Academic By John Clarke Cooking and Academia seem worlds apart, but in the life of Christine Feinle-Bisset they have been entwined. At the August meeting of Kaffee und Kuchen Professor Christine Feinle-Bisset, Research Fellow at the Adelaide University Medical School, President of the Australasian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association and a member… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen August 2026
Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen July 2026
Namibia to China and Beyond By John Clarke And beyond to Adelaide.Alina Bergkemper was the guest speaker at the latest meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen. Alina’s educational journey began after she graduated from the University of Bielefeld Langenberg in Germany. A teacher of English and German as a Second or Foreign… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen July 2026
Recap: Laternenlauf
What a night! By John Clarke What a night for a walk! Rain, mist, no moon, no stars, puddles. It was not the best night for the Barossa German Language Association’s annual Lantern Walk. The Lantern Walk (Laternenlauf) is a German tradition, dating back to prehistoric times when it would have coincided with the winter… Continue reading Recap: Laternenlauf
Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen May 2026
Beginnings from Endings by John Clarke When confused and angry men were marched by soldiers with fixed bayonets into a barbed wire compound, it must have felt like the end. The guest speaker at the last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen was Dr Aaron Humphrey, lecturer in Media at Adelaide University.… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen May 2026
Recap: German History Seminar
It’s No Picnic by John Clarke While on an outing with her children Marlene Thurlow’s grandmother was asked: “Are they all yours, or are you on a picnic?” To which Mrs Modra replied: “They’re all mine, and believe me, it’s no picnic.” Marlene was one of the speakers at the History Festival Seminar Day, held… Continue reading Recap: German History Seminar
Recap Kaffee und Kuchen February 2026
The last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen took place on Monday, 23 February, the first day of Basel’s annual carnival, known as Fasnacht, and the guest speaker was Basel resident Michèle Rahaman-Monnier and her topic Fasnacht.
Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen October 2025
A Necessary Myth?by John Clarke In defeat does there need to be a victory, some person or event that can be held up as a symbol of national pride? Anzac Cove was the site of an Australian military failure, but the Anzacs have become a symbol of national fortitude and courage. At the October meetingthe… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen October 2025
Recap: September Kaffee und Kuchen
Does That Sound Right? by John Clarke Using a foreign language can be difficult. Once, in describing a charity event,The Advertiser gave the article the headline Giftfest in the Barossa, not knowing that the German word Gift means poison. At the last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen the guest speaker was… Continue reading Recap: September Kaffee und Kuchen