(Published by the
Nationalities Council of Indiana, Inc.)
��� IMPORTANT NOTICE:� _�
�Next Meeting is 7 p.m. Monday, 9 October,
�in the
South Pavilion of� Indiana State
Fairgrounds !�
Message
from the President
We are less than three weeks away from the Festival and
there is still much to be done.� The
final meeting before the Festival will be held at the South Pavilion in order
for everyone who wishes to see the facility before setup on Wednesday the 18th.� It will be your only opportunity to get to
move around it before the cars and booths start to get set in place.� Each of the participants is invited to come
out and look around.� We will try to
help you find where your spot will be during the Festival.�
For those of you who have your nominations for officers for
the coming year, I would like to have them back to me by the close of that
meeting.� It will be necessary to put
together a slate of officers for the new year before the November Meeting. Our
election is usually held during that meeting.�
I will ask Susan to add a copy of the nomination sheet to the minutes
for your convenience.
It has been a very challenging year for all of us and has
taken a rather heavy toll on me both spiritually and physically.� I have advised the Executive Board that I
will not seek another term of office.�
For personal reasons, I would like to take a year off and gather myself
together.� I will most certainly assist
in any way that I can toward the Festival for the coming year.� It is still our signature event and must
continue.
As a group, we have had an especially fulfilling year in
ways that many of us might not have dreamed of in the beginning.� One boost toward our success has been
participating in the 500 Festival Parade.�
It was a great deal of fun for all that participated.� I want to thank each of you for your support
during the challenges of this year and share all the success that is still to
come with each of you.� I still firmly
believe our Festival will be a success given the adjustments that have had to
be made.� I also believe that our
doubters will again return to the fold this coming year and that we will be
even bigger and better.� We must all dig
down within ourselves and continue to believe in that dream lest we lose it for
all time.� We owe to those who have
established it, we owe it to ourselves for the �sweat equity� we have invested
in it and we owe it to the future to assure that it continues for many more
decades to come.
Again, my profound thanks to all of you for your trust and
for your belief in what we can do.� Most
of all, thanks to all of you for your love of who we are.� You are the finest group of people it has
ever been my privilege to serve.�
[Charles A. Lindgren, CW4 (Ret), U.S. Army]
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL UPDATE:
The
preparation for the 2000 International Festival is almost complete.� Booth sales are going well.� We will have approximately 30 culture, 15
Food, 40 merchandise, and 30 display booths to date.� We are trying to fill all spots on the entertainment
schedule.� Newspaper ads for the
Festival have started to appear.�
Approximately 4,000 students have signed up to come to the
Festival.� we hope to reach 10,000
students by the time Festival starts.�
We
have placed entertainment schedule, booth layout, and booth assignments of
participating organizations and vendors on the Festival's website at
http://www.intlfestindy.org/.� We will
update the information whenever changes or additions occur.� This is the best place to get the most
up-to-date information related to the Festival.�
Please do your best
to sell advance tickets.� The Festival
needs your help.
Chairman
of International Festival 2000 is Dr. Chao-Hung Lee, (317) 274-2596. Chuck Lindgren, (317) 852-0569, is president of
the Nationalities Council of
Indiana.
WEBSITE:
www.intlfestindy.org
or www.am-biznet.com/intlfest
International Festival 2000 will be held 19-21 October in the
South Pavilion, Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E. 38th St.,
Indianapolis. Tickets at the door will be $6 for adults and $4 for children
7-12; children 6 and under are admitted free. For advance sale tickets ($3.50
for adults, $2.50 for children 7-12] call Susan Salenda: (317) 266-9819 or [email protected].
�The
Role of the Female Turners in the American Turner Movement,� by Dr. Annette
Hofmann, German historian; 2 p.m., Kellersaal, Athenaeum, Indianapolis.
Registration and information: Phyllis June, (317) 271-6173, or Buddy McCart,
(317) 846-8613).
�The
American Turners Today:Roots in the Past, Hope for the Future,� by Dr. Annette
Hofmann, German historian; 7:15
p.m., Max Kade Room, Athenaeum, Indianapolis.
6 October 2000
German-American Day celebrations
at Indianapolis City Market, 11
a.m. � 1 p.m. Information: Buddy McCart, (317) 846-8613. Schnitzelbank Restaurant, Jasper. Information: Darren Patterson, (812)
482-7484.
Traditional
German-style Oktoberfest with three bands in Biergarten and Kellersaal, Athenaeum, Indianapolis. Reservations and information:
(317) 630-4569).
Himalayan Sunset
with Kartik Shesedri in sitar and Arup Chatterjee on tabla; 5:30 p.m. with
dinner to follow. Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, University of Indianapolis;
sponsored (in part) by India Association of Indianapolis. Individual
tickets (performance and dinner): $50; student tickets (performance only):
free. Information: (317) 788-3222, (317) 238-6226 or (317) 571-0534.
Presentations
by Lt. Gov. Joe Kernan and Rep. David McIntosh on the Indiana gubernatorial
race; 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Five Seasons Sports Country Club, Indianapolis;
sponsored by Asian American Alliance. Tickets: $10
(includes lunch). Information: (317) 818-6699 or [email protected].
�
10th
Annual Asian Festival featuring
Yoonsoo Shin, Korean tenor, and
Chungsun Paik, Korean violinist plus
Oriental dinner, 5:30 p.m., Broadway United Methodist Church, Indianapolis;
sponsored by Asian Help Services of
Indianapolis. Tickets: $20. Reservations and information: Asian Help Services,
(317) 924-4827 or (317) 924-4207.
Indianapolis-Cologne Sister
Cities Partnership
Committee meeting, 4:30 p.m., Max Kade Room, Athenaeum, Indianapolis.
Information: Sven Schumacher, (317) 359-8211.
Nationalities Council of Indiana meeting, 7 p.m., South Pavilion, Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Members of all Indiana ethnic groups welcome; information: Chuck Lindgren,
(317) 852-0569.
�Germany�s and America�s Relations with Russia under Putin� by Elizabeth Pond,
author of The Rebirth of Europe and
editor of the transatlantic edition of Internationale
Politik; noon, Hudson Institute, Indianapolis; sponsored by Indianapolis
Warburg Chapter of American Council on
Germany. Reservations: John Clark, (317) 549-4159.
Music
from German and Austrian composers performed by Scott Conklin, violin, and Robert
Auler, piano; 7 p.m., Music Room, Athenaeum, Indianapolis. Part of Young
Artists Initiative sponsored by the Indiana School of Music at IUPUI and the
Athenaeum Foundation. Tickets: $5. Information: IUPUI, (317) 274-4000) or
Athenaeum Foundation (317) 630-4569.
Indianapolis-Cologne
Sister City Partnership Committee presentation by Sven Schumacher, 7:30 p.m.,
Max Kade Room, Athenaeum; sponsored by the Indiana German Heritage Society. Open to the public at no charge.
Roots of Brazil (music, dance, martial arts); 7 p.m.. Christel DeHaan Fine
Arts Center, University of Indianapolis; sponsored (in part) by Fiesta!
Indianapolis, Indiana Partners of the Americas, Brazindy and International
Center of Indianapolis. Tickets: $15. Information: (317) 259-7053, ext. 30.
�Grand
Bazaar: Brazil� gala (entertainment,
auction, dinner etc.); 5:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Westin Indianapolis;
benefitting HeathNet Community Health Centers. Tickets: $100 and up.
Information: Chris Merrill, (317) 929-8252.
19-21 October 2000
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2000! Don�t miss our headline event!
Meeting
of Indiana Chapter of Palatines to
America; 9 a.m. �3:30 p.m., German-American Klub, Indianapolis.
Information: Sharon Kennedy, (317) 271-6505.
�America�s Stepchild: The Unique German Relationship with the United States,� by Frederick Kempe, editor, associate publisher of The Wall Street Journal Europe; 3 p.m.; IUPUI Conference Center; sponsored (in part) by Indiana German Heritage Society.
Reid Duffy profiles many of the international grocery marts in Indianapolis in the September/October 2000 issue of DINE magazine? For leads to Mexican/Hispanic, Far East/Oriental and Indian specialties, you can start with his list.
The International
Center of Indianapolis is said to have pocketed $180,000 in gross
receipts �from its International
Citizen of the Year gala last month honoring Tony George?
Questions about NCI or the
International Festival? Contact Chuck Lindgren, NCI president; home phone:
(317) 852-0569, e-mail [email protected].
Festival website is www.intlfestindy.org.
Items for the next �Ethnic Hoosier�? Call Susan McKee, (317) 297-0502, e-mail [email protected], or call Phil Hu,� (317) 566-8838, e-mail [email protected]. Deadline
is 1 Sept. 2000.