THE ETHNIC HOOSIER for December 2000

Published by the Nationalities Council of Indiana, Inc.

NEXT MEETING is during the Winter Gala on 27 January 2001

An International Calendar for Indianapolis:

• 1-3 December: Old World Christkindlmarkt (German-style Christmas Market). 6-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday; Sankt Nikolaus Fest, 1-5 p.m Sunday. Athenaeum, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis. Information: (317) 630-4569.
• 4 December: Advent coffee for current and prospective members of the Indianapolis-K�ln Sister City Partnership Committee, 4:30 p.m., Lutherwood, 1525 North Ritter Avenue, Indianapolis. Information: Sven Schumacher, (317) 359-5467 or [email protected].
• 10 December: German Christmas Service, 3 p.m., Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ, 416 E. North Street, Indianapolis. Information: (317) 639-5411.
• 10 December: "Latino Christmas" featuring Cuba, LA; 7 p.m., Pike Performing Arts Center, 6701 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis; tickets $12-14. Information: (317) 216-5455.
• 13 December: Trade & Tourism Subcommittee of Indianapolis-K�ln Sister City Partnership Committee, 11:30 a.m., Rathskeller, Athenaeum, Indianapolis.
• 13 December: "German Christmas Traditions" by Eberhard and Ruth Reichmann at Indiana German Heritage Society, 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, Indianapolis.
• 13 December: "Japanese Economic Outlook," By Dr. Arthur Alexander, president, Japan Economic Institute, 6:30 p.m., Woodstock Club, Indianapolis. Sponsored by Indianapolis Committee on Foreign Relations and Japan-America Society of Indiana.
• 23 December: Indy International: A Holiday Night Treat with dinner, entertainment and dancing beginning at 8 p.m. in India Community Center. Nationalities Council board member Jos� Lusende, who won first place for his food booth at International Festival 2000, will prepare the Congolese dinner. Information: (317) 845-9907, (317) 253-2621, [email protected], [email protected].
• 8-10 January : All Canada Show (everything about traveling in Canada), Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Monday, 3-9 p.m. Tuesday, 3-8 p.m. Wednesday; tickets are $8 for adults. Information: www.allcanada.com.
• 10 January : Trade and Tourism Subcommittee of Indianapolis-K�ln Sister City Partnership Committee meeting, 11:30 a.m., Rathskeller, Athenaeum, Indianapolis.
• 21 January: Jos� Greco II (Spanish) Flamenco Dance Company, 7 p.m., Pike Performing Arts Center, 6701 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis. Information: (317)216-5455.
• 27 January-31 March: Indianapolis German School classes for children at IUPUI. Information: Claudia Grossmann, (317) 274-2081 or (317) 274-2330.
• 27 January: Winter Gala sponsored by the Nationalities Council of Indiana. Save the date, and watch for details in the next Ethnic Hoosier.
• 3-4 February: Cincinnati Karneval trip sponsored by the Culture Committee of the German-American Klub. Reservations: Judy Ramey, (317) 842-3030.

Did you know....

• Christel DeHaan (born in N�rdlinge, Germany) is on the cover of the December 2000 issue of Indianapolis Woman?
• An exhibit on Johannes Gutenberg (who developed the first printing press with movable type) from his hometown of Mainz, Germany, is on display in the Louisville (Ky.) Free Public Library through 6 January? For more information, check with Nancy Vinsel, manager of adult services for the library (502) 574-1653 or click on www.lfpl.org.
• Swedish Christmas traditions are featured in the December 2000 issue of Lifestyles Plus (a free magazine available at area Kroger stores)?
• The Indianapolis Museum of Art is leading an African Art Adventure to London and Ghana 15-24 February?
• The Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication (ICIC) (part of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI) trained 1,500 volunteers and hospitality workers in preparation for Indianapolis' first Formula One race last September? During the summer, the ICIC also sponsored Indiana's first English for Specific Purposes Institute, which focused on strategies to help employees and supervisors overcome communication barriers and improve job performance in multi-ethnic workplaces.
• The newly-appointed Dean of the Indiana University School of Education, Geraldo Gonzalez, was born in Cuba?
• Members of the Jugendmusik D�bendorf, a band from Switzerland, were guests of music students at Br�beuf Jesuit Preparatory School and their families in October? The band members, young musicians from 14-22, had hosted the Br�beuf Jesuit Wind Ensemble during part of their European tour last June.
• Purdue University's School of Agriculture graduated the first student from its Peace Corps master's program? Megan Taylor will serve for two years in Guatemala as an integrated pest management specialist.
• The East Asian Studies Center of Indiana University hosts 30-hour seminars for middle- and high-school teachers on teaching about Asia? For information on the next session, call Sarah E. Stevens, Outreach Assistant, at (800) 441-EASC.
• The first students graduated from the German International Graduate School of Management and Administration, a cooperative effort between Purdue University's Krannert Graduate School of Management and a German foundation? Twenty-one students received master's degrees in industrial administration from Krannert at the institution in Hannover, Germany, in May.
• A partnership between Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand, and Purdue University was formalized in March? Purdue will help the university in areas including food safety, improvement of food processing and advancing carbohydrate research.
• You can receive a free copy of "The Meeting Planner's Guide to Simultaneous Interpretation" from MFM? Call (800) 814-6548.