This interest group meets once a month throughout the fall and spring semesters. We often have presentations about cultural or literary topics. We now meet on Sundays in private homes generally mid afternoon at the day of the host’s choosing; participants bring snacks to share. If you are interested or have questions, please contact:

Bettina Tesón at raui_30@hotmail.com and (850) 559-2241 September – February

Annelise Leysieffer at aleysieffer@gmail.com and (850) 510-7833

Sunday, August 26, 2018 – 2:00 p.m.
At the home of Liesa & Nick Bottka
Kaffeeklatsch in Thomasville
Sunday, September 21, 2018 – 3:00
At the home of Annelise Leysieffer
Presentation of beautiful flowers from the Dolomites
by Liesa & Nick Bottka
Sunday, November 11, 2018 – 2:30 p.m.
At the home of Liesa & Nick Bottka in Thomasville
Presentation of his drawings by Rich Curtis
Sunday, December 16, 2018 – 4:40 p.m.
At the home of Annelise Leysieffer
Joint French & German Christmas gathering
Sunday, January 13, 2019 – 3:00 p.m.
At the home Ridy Hofer
Sunday, February 17, 2019 – 3:00 p.m.
At the home of Madelon & Reiner Kirsten
Weather by the meteorologist Rusty Pfost
Sunday, March 3, 2019 – 2:00 p.m.
At the home of Annelise Leysieffer
Discussing small anecdotal stories.
April (date TBA) – 3:00 p.m.
At the home of Madelon & Reiner Kirsten
Continuing the discussion about small anecdotal stories.
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Friday, September 22 – 7:00 p.m.
At the home of Annelise Leysieffer
Memories from Summer and Other Travels for 2017
Friday, October 20 – 7:00 p.m.
At the home of Annelise Leysieffer
Annelise’s travels to Peru 2017 in a Power Point Presentation
Friday, November 17 – 7:00 p.m.
At the home of Madelon & Reiner Kirsten
Read or Tell and Entertaining Story or Anecdote
Sunday, December 10 – 6:30 p.m.
At the home of Annelise Leysieffer
Joint French and German Gathering to Celebrate the Holidays
Friday, January 19 – 7:00 p.m.
Discussing a Variety of Issues without being too Political
At the home of Inga Fahs-Gielisse
Friday, February 23 – 7:00 p.m.
Nutrition in Aging by Jasminka Ilich-Ernst
Presented in English
At the home of Madelon & Reiner Kirsten
Friday, March 23 – 7:00 p.m.
“Phantom OR the Opera: A comparative look at opera and its impostors”
by James Harrington presented in English
At the home of Madelon & Reiner Kirsten