Alpen Schuhplattler und Trachten Verein D' Pittsburgher

Learning about Bavarian culture is as easy as A-B-C at our High School Event!

The Alpen Schuhplattlers wish everyone a joyous holiday season!   May St. Nicholas fill your shoes with treats!

Catch up with the Alpen Schuhplattlers at the annual WeihnachtsMarkt (German Christmas Market) in Harmony, PA on November 8 and 9, 2014.  Here’s our performance schedule:

Saturday, November 8: 12:00 – 12:30 PM and 4:15 – 4:45 PM

Sunday, November 9: 2:15 – 2:45 PM and  3:30 – 4:00 PM

Holiday shopping and German dancing – a great combo for a beautiful fall weekend!

Come to Scott Township’s Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 4th!  The Alpen Schuhplattlers are dancing at 1:00PM.

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.