Month: September 2014

Enjoy the first weekend of autumn with the Alpen Schuhplattlers!  We’re performing at two festivals on Sunday, September 28, 2014.

• At 1:00 PM, we’re dancing at the Mt. Pleasant Glass and Ethnic Festival on the Washington Street stage.
• At 3:00 PM and 4:30 PM, we’re dancing at the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival’s Oktoberfest weekend.  Grab a turkey leg and channel your inner Henry VIII!

 

 

(Photo courtesy of the Greater Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival.)

Break out the lederhosen and dirndls!  Catch the Alpen Schuhplattlers at our upcoming performances:

• On Saturday, September 20th, we’re dancing at Hofbrahaus Pittsburgh’s Oktoberfest at 2:00 PM and 3:15 PM.
• On Sunday, September 21st, we’re dancing at the Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest in Canonsburg, PA at 12:30 PM.

See you there!

The Alpen Schuhplattlers are marching in the German Alliance parade on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. Marchers will parade down East Ohio Street through Pittsburgh’s historic Deutschtown neighborhood, starting at 11 AM. This year’s German-American honorees are Jim Falcioni — musician, impresario, dancer, producer, and long-time member of the Alpen Schuhplattlers! — and Dr. Peter Safar, the father of modern emergency medicine.