Alpen Schuhplattler und Trachten Verein D' Pittsburgher

Ready for fun and Gemütlichkeit?  Here are our upcoming September performances:

• Friday, September 15, Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest in Canonsburg, PA @ 9:00 pm
• Saturday, September 16, Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh Oktoberfest @ 2:00 pm & 3:15 pm
• Sunday, September 17, Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest in Canonsburg, PA @ 12:30 pm
• Saturday, September 23, Oakdale Borough Oktoberfest @ 6:00 pm
• Sunday, September 24, Mt. Pleasant Glass Festival @ 1:00 pm

Are you ready for Oktoberfest?  We are!

Come to the Teutonia Männerchor’s Public Oktoberfest on September 8th, 9th, and 10th.  The Alpen Schuhplattlers are dancing in the Fest Tent at 8PM on Friday, Sept. 8th and 3PM and 8PM on Saturday, Sept. 9th.

Don’t forget to stop by our food booth for delicious potato pancakes!

Teutonia Männerchor
857 Phineas St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Summer is still here, but that hasn’t stopped the Alpen Schuhplattlers from getting ready for Oktoberfest season.  We are dancing up a storm this month!  Here’s our public performance schedule:

• German Alliance Luncheon, August 26, 12:00 pm at Teutonia Männerchor
• World Kaleidoscope, August 27, 2:00 pm at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Main (Oakland), 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. We’re performing in the Quiet Reading Room on the first floor.
• Erie German Heritage Festival, September 2-3 at St. Nick’s Grove, 5131 Old French Rd., Erie, PA 16509. Performance times: Sat. 1:30pm & 4:00pm; Sun. 1:00pm & 3:30pm. This fun festival features German beer, vendors, food, kid’s activities, and music … plus the Schuhplattlers! Make it a day trip and join us under the fest tent.

(Photo courtesy of Stephen Hargreaves)

Join the Alpen Schuhplattlers for an evening of dancing and music as we celebrate our 53rd anniversary!  The festivities feature dance performances by the Alpen Schuhplattlers and music by the Youngstown Saxon Brass Band.  Our famous gift and 50/50 raffles will be back!

Saturday, April 22, 2017
8:00 PM – Midnight
Teutonia Männerchor
857 Phineas Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Tickets are just $12 adults/$6 kids 12 and under.  Dinner is available in the Ratskellar for a separate charge.

Interested?  Contact Marina at 412-491-0577 or marina@ruggiero.net.

The Alpen Schuhplattlers will appear at the Harmony Museum’s annual Weihnachtsmarkt (traditional German Christmas Market) on November 12th and 13th. Watch us perform traditional German folk dances in the fest tent, then stay the rest of the day to listen to German bands, enjoy delicious German food and drink, and do some holiday shopping!

• Saturday, 11/12: 12:00 – 12:30 pm and 4:30 – 5:00 pm
• Sunday 11/13: 3:00 – 4:00 pm

Harmony Museum
218 Mercer St.
Harmony, Pa 16037

Oktoberfest at the Teutonia Männerchor is open to the public this weekend and the Alpen Schuhplattlers are ready to celebrate! We’re dancing on Friday 10/7/16 and Saturday 10/8/16 at 8:00 PM in the Fest Tent.

Daily admission is just $10.  Be sure to stop by our food booth for a pretzel!

On Saturday 10/8/16 at 11:00 AM, we’ll be marching in the Columbus Day Parade on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield (Pittsburgh’s “Little Italy”). We represent Germany in this celebration of Pittsburgh’s ethnic heritage!

The Schuhplattlers are dancing at the Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest in Canonsburg on Friday 9/16 at 9PM and Sunday 9/18 at 12:30 PM.  Both shows are at the German Stage on  East Pike Street.

On Saturday 9/17, we’re dancing at the Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh at 2PM and 3:15 PM.  Hoist a stein of Munich’s best with us!