Gauverband Nordamerika

The Blautaler of Kansas City, Missouri, will be hosting the 2024 Mittelwest Bezirks-Heimatfest in 2024. All the info you need is in the flyer. The Bezirksfest is always a wonderful experience with lots of friends from all over the Gauverband. The Blautaler are sure to be excellent hosts.

GTEV Chiemgau Windsor, Ontario, is hosting a Heimatabend on Friday, Nov. 17, and would love to have you join them. It will be held at their Vereinsheim, Heimat Windsor, and the $25 (Canadian) admission includes music by Siasswasser Tanzlmusi from Edelweiss Detroit and a wonderful Brotzeit as well as performances by Chiemgau's dancers.

Thomas Karg of D’Wageggler in Haldenwang shared the tragic news that their Vorsitzende Miriam (Benda) Reiter and her unborn son passed away on September 21st.  There is a writeup on their website 

You have until December 31, 2023, to apply for the Paul Ulrich Sr. Scholarship! All the information--guidelines and application--is at this LINK.  The Scholarship Committee is looking forward to reading this year's applications.

Volksmusik is one of the important elements that we uphold in our motto "Sitt und Tracht der Alten wollen wir erhalten."  Without music, much of our Brauchtum would be lost--dialects, region-specific customs, references to ways of life and times, dance, and so much more. Alt-Washingtonia's Michael Leggett did an interview with Gaumusikwart Rick Michels and asked him great questions about his role as Musikwart, what "echte Volksmusik" means, how it relates to Gau-NA's goals, and how the Gauverband benefits from Rick's enthusiasm for music.