The newly formed Vier Länder Gebiet (formerly known as the Great Lakes and Mountain Bezirk) would like to invite you to our 1. Gebietsfest hosted by G.T.E.V. D’Lustigen Isartaler and Alpen Schuhplattler u. T. V. D’Pittsburgher to be held November 18-19, 2016 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Seven Springs PA. Fest ticket prices are $70 for adults, $25 for children 6 to 12 and no charge for children under 6. We plan to have a Friday evening Welcome Heimatabend. Saturday will begin with an Einzelpreisplatteln Competition as well as an Einzelplatteln Exhibition for both Jugend and adults who are members of the Gebiet. Workshops will be held in the afternoon. There will also be a Trachten Flohmarkt. Dinner and Ehrentänze will follow in the evening. Entertainment both evenings will be provided by the band Mädel Jäger.
Reservations at Seven Springs can be made now by calling 866 437-1300 and mentioning “8BG8NY or Bezirksfest" to get the group rates which start at $109. Reservations can also be made online at www.7springs.com. Enter the code 8BG8NY to get our group rates. More information will be available on our websites www.isartalerpittsburgh.org/gebiet or www.alpenschuhplattler.org/gebiet, and on our Facebook page Vier Länder Gebiet. We can also be contacted at pabezirksfest@att.net.
In addition to our two Vereine our members include Almrausch Schuhplattler, Altoona PA, S.T.V. Bavaria, Cleveland OH, Bayern Verein Alpengrün, Rochester NY, G. T. E. V. Alpenrösl, St Catharines Ontario, Bavarian Sports Club Holzhackerbuam, Toledo OH, Toledo Holzhackerbuam Schuhplattler Gruppe, Toledo OH, S. T. V. Weiss Blau Bayern, Brampton Ontario, and S. G. T. V. Edelweiß, Buffalo NY. We hope you will join us!
Submitted by Cathy Leschke, D’Lustigen Isartaler Pittsburgh