Event Program
February – July 2020
You can find a PDF version of our program flyer here.
If an event is in English or bilingual (German/English), the event description is in English. The event language is also included in the event details.
Dienstag
04.02.
9.00 - 13.00; 14.00 - 17.00 Uhr
Election 2020
The exhibition follows the complex U.S. electoral system and process, explaining the most important proceedings and institutions, depicting their significance and impact on the election. It also illustrates the intricacies voters face throughout a presidential election year and highlights the major events voters and presidential candidates participate in.
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Montag
02.03.
20.00 Uhr
DARK MONDAY: New Texts by Daniel Regelbrugge
Daniel Regelbrugge is back with a reading from his latest works, specially curated for this evening.
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Donnerstag
05.03.
19.00 Uhr
The Contenders: Wer wird Donald Trump herausfordern?
Politikwissenschaftler Dr. Markus Siewert wird im direkten Nachgang des sogenannten „Super-Dienstag“ einen genauen Blick auf die Aufstellung der demokratischen Partei, die Kandidat*innen und die populärsten Wahlkampfthemen werfen.
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Samstag
07.03.
10.00 Uhr
Writers in Stuttgart
We are writers! Every month we get together to read what we‘ve written and to share our writing experiences and ideas with one another.
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Montag
09.03.
18.00 Uhr
Transatlantic ArtConneXion
We want to connect with Americans and Germans active in the art scene through this transatlantic art group.
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Montag
09.03.
19.00 Uhr
The Future is Female (!?) – Aktuelle Genderdebatten und die bevorstehenden Wahlen in den USA
Die Rolle der Geschlechter ist in den USA derzeit ein heiß diskutiertes Thema. Dr. Nicole Hirschfelder wird zunächst einige wichtige Ereignisse und Gedanken zur Entwicklung der jüngsten Gender-Debatten in den USA skizzieren und sich dann auf die Rolle der Geschlechter bei und für die bevorstehenden US-Präsidentschaftswahlen konzentrieren.
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Montag
09.03.
19.30 Uhr
Stammtisch TRANSATLANTIK
Join English-speaking people from all over the world who meet once a month for enjoyable conversation at Weltcafé Stuttgart.
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Mittwoch
11.03.
19.00 Uhr
Die Mauer zwischen USA und Mexiko
Hunderttausend Menschen aus Süd- und Mittelamerika versuchen jährlich – gegen den Widerstand der Regierungen beider Länder – von Mexiko in die USA zu migrieren. Es werden teilweise drastischen Mittel eingesetzt: Grenzen werden geschlossen und Mauern gebaut.
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Freitag
13.03.
09.30 Uhr
Quilting Bee: The Baltimore Beauties
We are an international, multilingual hand-sewing quilting, knitting and crocheting group. Join us for one of our sessions!
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Freitag
13.03.
17.15 Uhr
Empire Study Group
Join us in a monthly exploration of the United States’ global interests and burdens. Each session focuses on a different article or topic and our lively discussions always lead to interesting new insights.
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Dienstag
17.03.
19.00 Uhr
Soft Robots: Controlling the Coupled Dynamics
Compared to most robots and machines, including machines designed for human use, the human body is soft and backdrivable—it bends under load. In this talk Prof. Brent Gillespie will share his team’s work in the design and control of soft robots designed to get things done like humans, and to collaborate with humans.
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Dienstag
17.03.
19.00 Uhr
Youth Club
Do you want to experience American culture, practice your English, enjoy fun activities, and meet new friends with similar interests? Then join our Youth Club!
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Donnerstag
19.03.
10.30 Uhr
Let’s Read!
Are you interested in reading American literature? Then join our reading group!
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Dienstag
24.03.
19.00 Uhr
Diving into the Night Ocean: Making Fiction from Fact
Paul La Farge and translator Simone Schröder discuss the author’s work „The Night Ocean“ and the art of making fiction from fact in an American Academy’s „Head-to-Head Special“at the Hospitalhof.
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Freitag
27.03.
9.00 Uhr
didacta
An zwei Tagen präsentieren wir unsere Bildungsprogramme auf der didacta.
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Donnerstag
02.04.
19.00 Uhr
Let’s Talk Politics! Democrats and Republicans Debate at the DAZ
Democrats and Republicans are at odds with each other on a wide range of policies. The 2020 presidential race could be a game-changer and potentially help amend the gap between Democrats and Republicans or separate them even further.
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Freitag
03.04.
09.30 Uhr
Quilting Bee: The Baltimore Beauties
We are an international, multilingual hand-sewing quilting, knitting and crocheting group. Join us for one of our sessions!
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Freitag
03.04.
17.15 Uhr
Empire Study Group
Join us in a monthly exploration of the United States’ global interests and burdens. Each session focuses on a different article or topic and our lively discussions always lead to interesting new insights.
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Montag
06.04.
19.30 Uhr
Stammtisch TRANSATLANTIK
Join English-speaking people from all over the world who meet once a month for enjoyable conversation at Weltcafé Stuttgart.
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Montag
06.04.
20.00 Uhr
DARK MONDAY: Yes, Minister by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn
Yes, Minister is a political satire adapted for BBC Radio. It follows the fictional ministerial career of Jim Hacker and his various struggles to implement departmental changes that are opposed by the British Civil Service.
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Dienstag
07.04.
19.00 Uhr
Youth Club
Do you want to experience American culture, practice your English, enjoy fun activities, and meet new friends with similar interests? Then join us at Jugendhaus Mitte!
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Freitag
17.04.
19.00 Uhr
Flying to the Moon and Back: Die größte Rettungsaktion der bemannten Mondfahrt
Anlässlich des 50. Jubiläums der berühmten Havarie auf dem Weg zum Mond berichten das DAZ gemeinsam mit dem Planetarium Stuttgart über die dramatischen Ereignisse im Zusammenhang mit der Rettung der Astronauten. Nach einer thematischen Einführung von Dr. Uwe Lemmer wird der gleichnamigen Spielfilm aus dem Jahr 1995 gezeigt.
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Montag
20.04.
18.00 Uhr
Transatlantic ArtConneXion
We want to connect with Americans and Germans active in the art scene through this transatlantic art group.
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Mittwoch
22.04.
19.30 Uhr
The Brazilian Roots of the Mann Family
While our reading of Thomas Mann’s work has been inflected by various parts of his biography—his attraction to men, his wife’s Jewish origins—the critical potential of his Brazilian background remains largely unexplored. Veronika Fuechtner speaks with writer and journalist Tanja Dückers about Mann’s Brazilian heritage story.
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Donnerstag
23.04.
10.30 Uhr
Let’s Read!
Are you interested in reading American literature? Then join our literature discussion series! This time we are going to discuss „The House of Broken Angels“ by Luis Alberto Urrea.
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Samstag
25.04.
10.00 Uhr
Writers in Stuttgart
We are writers! Every month we get together to read what we‘ve written and to share our writing experiences and ideas with one another.
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Montag
27.04.
19.00 Uhr
Trolle und Tweets
Wer eine Wahl gewinnen wollte, musste früher die Übermacht im Fernsehen erlangen, heute sollte man soziale Netzwerke zu nutzen wissen. Bei den hierfür entscheidenden viralen Verbreitungsstrategien spielen Social Bots, bezahlte Trolle und Hacker eine zentrale Rolle. Wie weit gehen die Möglichkeiten zur digitalen Manipulation des Wählerverhaltens?
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Sonntag
03.05.
17.00 Uhr
American German Gospel Concert
Some of the best Gospel choirs of the Stuttgart area come together to offer a varied program for the 12th Annual American German Gospel Concert.
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Montag
04.05.
18.00 Uhr
Transatlantic ArtConneXion
We want to connect with Americans and Germans active in the art scene through this transatlantic art group.
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Donnerstag
07.05.
18.00 Uhr
Teacher Training: U.S. Presidential Elections
Using a wide selection of primary sources, the teacher seminar will do two things: It will provide an up-to-date look especially at the presidential elections, the race for the nomination of the Democratic Party, and the main issues and topics. In addition, the basics of the American electoral system, its development, problems and reform efforts will be analyzed.
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Freitag
08.05.
09.30 Uhr
Quilting Bee: The Baltimore Beauties
We are an international, multilingual hand-sewing quilting, knitting and crocheting group. Join us for one of our sessions!
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Montag
11.05.
19.30 Uhr
Stammtisch TRANSATLANTIK
Join English-speaking people from all over the world who meet once a month for enjoyable conversation at Weltcafé Stuttgart.
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Montag
11.05.
20.00 Uhr
DARK MONDAY: World Premiere of THE NEATWITS
NEAT’s own improv theatre group, THE NEATWITS, will debut this highly popular form of entertainment in May. This will be the first time that an English language improv evening is presented to a Stuttgart audience!
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Dienstag
12.05.
19.00 Uhr
Voting and Election Reform
Political scientist David Kimball will address efforts to reform the complicated election rules in the U.S. He will take a look at efforts to change the Electoral College in presidential elections and a new way to draw legislative districts. His talk further includes procedures to increase voter participation as well as efforts to make voting more convenient and to reduce fraud.
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Dienstag
12.05.
19.00 Uhr
Youth Club
Do you want to experience American culture, practice your English, enjoy fun activities, and meet new friends with similar interests? Then join us at Jugendhaus Mitte!
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Freitag
15.05.
17.15 Uhr
Empire Study Group
Join us in a monthly exploration of the United States’ global interests and burdens. Each session focuses on a different article or topic and our lively discussions always lead to interesting new insights.
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Samstag
16.05.
10.00 Uhr
Writers in Stuttgart
We are writers! Every month we get together to read what we‘ve written and to share our writing experiences and ideas with one another.
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Donnerstag
28.05.
10.30 Uhr
Let’s Read!
Are you interested in reading American literature? Then join our literature discussion series! This time we are going to discuss „I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings“ by Maya Angelou honoring the 60 years of Stuttgart-St. Louis Sister Cities.
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Freitag
05.06.
09.30 Uhr
Quilting Bee: The Baltimore Beauties
We are an international, multilingual hand-sewing quilting, knitting and crocheting group. Join us for one of our sessions!
More
Freitag
05.06.
17.15 Uhr
Empire Study Group
Join us in a monthly exploration of the United States’ global interests and burdens. Each session focuses on a different article or topic and our lively discussions always lead to interesting new insights.
More
Montag
08.06.
19.30 Uhr
Stammtisch TRANSATLANTIK
Join English-speaking people from all over the world who meet once a month for enjoyable conversation at Weltcafé Stuttgart.
More
Montag
08.06.
20.00 Uhr
DARK MONDAY: THE NEATWITS
NEAT’s own improv theatre group, THE NEATWITS, will entertain its Stuttgart audience with a special English language improv evening!
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Montag
15.06.
18.00 Uhr
Transatlantic ArtConneXion
We want to connect with Americans and Germans active in the art scene through this transatlantic art group.
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Donnerstag
18.06.
18.00 - 21.00 Uhr
Teacher Training: „(E-)Life is (not) Strange“
This workshop will demonstrate how some commercially-available video games can be used to engage students and enhance the process of language and culture acquisition.
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Samstag
20.06.
10.00 Uhr
Writers in Stuttgart
We are writers! Every month we get together to read what we‘ve written and to share our writing experiences and ideas with one another.
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Dienstag
23.06.
19.00 Uhr
Youth Club
Do you want to experience American culture, practice your English, enjoy fun activities, and meet new friends with similar interests? Then join us at Jugendhaus Mitte!
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Mittwoch
24.06.
11.00 - 13.00 Uhr
Special for Schools: Let’s Talk Politics! Debate with Democrats and Republicans
Democrats and Republicans are at odds with each other on a wide range of policies. The 2020 presidential race could be a game-changer and potentially help amend the gap between Democrats and Republicans or separate them even further.
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Donnerstag
25.06.
10.30 Uhr
Let’s Read!
Are you interested in reading American literature? Then join our literature discussion series! This time we are going to discuss „The Stone Diaries“ by Carol Shields.
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Montag
06.07.
19.00 Uhr
Making Democracy Work Again
Intense polarization, campaigns driven by millions of dollars, Russian interventions, and repeated subversions of the popular vote through the Electoral College suggest that American democracy might be „broken.“ Prof. Joyce Mushaben’s talk addresses the nature of the demographic shift and its potential impact on campaign themes, grassroots mobilization, voter turn-out and the prospects for electoral reform in conjunction with the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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Montag
06.07.
19.00 Uhr
Youth Club
Do you want to experience American culture, practice your English, enjoy fun activities, and meet new friends with similar interests? Then join our Youth Club!
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Montag
06.07.
20.00 Uhr
DARK MONDAY: THE NEATWITS
NEAT’s own improv theatre group, THE NEATWITS, will entertain its Stuttgart audience with a special English language improv evening.
More
Freitag
10.07.
17.15 Uhr
Empire Study Group
Join us in a monthly exploration of the United States’ global interests and burdens. Each session focuses on a different article or topic and our lively discussions always lead to interesting new insights.
More
Freitag
10.07.
9.30 Uhr
Quilting Bee: The Baltimore Beauties
We are an international, multilingual hand-sewing quilting, knitting and crocheting group. Join us for one of our sessions!
More
Montag
13.07.
18.00 Uhr
Transatlantic ArtConneXion
We want to connect with Americans and Germans active in the art scene through this transatlantic art group.
More
Montag
13.07.
19.30 Uhr
Stammtisch TRANSATLANTIK
Join English-speaking people from all over the world who meet once a month for enjoyable conversation at Weltcafé Stuttgart.
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Dienstag
14.07.
18.00 - 22.00 Uhr
Sommerfestival der Kulturen 2020
Sechs Tage lang wird beim größten interkulturellen Fest im süddeutschen Raum in Stuttgart getanzt, gefeiert und geschlemmt. Stars der internationalen Weltmusikszene begeistern mit mitreißenden Konzerten. Für kulinarische Köstlichkeiten aus aller Welt und ein reiches Kulturprogramm ist auch gesorgt.
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Donnerstag
16.07.
10.30 Uhr
Let’s Read!
Are you interested in reading American literature? Then join our literature discussion series! This time we are going to discuss „Florida“ by Lauren Groff.
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Samstag
18.07.
10.00 Uhr
Writers in Stuttgart
We are writers! Every month we get together to read what we‘ve written and to share our writing experiences and ideas with one another.
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