Come see Frau Novak or your German instructor to purchase your GAST Youth Member Card $5 gets you discounts and coupons for the entire school year and summer!

Check out the variety of events in the calendar, these events are open to all youth interested in the German language and culture of German-speaking countries.  Come join us for some great activities!

The 2012 Essay Contest Topic has been released!  Download the topic and cover sheet at the bottom of this screen!  Prizes are available for secondary and post-secondary levels.

1st Place   $150       2nd Place $100 3rd Place    $50

Congratulations BIXBY!!

The Results of the 2012 GAST Essay Contest:

1st Place Holly Harper Bixby
2nd Place Zach Gray  Bixby
3rd Place Sean Young Bixby
Honorable Mention  Kenner Wignall  Bixby.

The GAST Center is located at 1429 Terrace Drive, Tulsa (essentially the intersection of 15th and Lewis, NW corner, just behind Walgreen's)

German American Society of Tulsa’s Youth Program

Events Calendar 2012-2013

14 September

Oktoberfest Recruit Volunteers Night 7pm.  Volunteer for shifts at Oktoberfest (October 18-21) and then get a FREE dinner!

17 September

GAST Youth Laserquest Triplequest Night 5-10pm.  Meet at Laserquest near the intersection of 31st and Sheridan, email anovak@bixbyps.org by 14 September to rsvp.  Cost is $15 for 3 games.

18 September

German Teacher Dinner at Siegi’s Sausage Factory 6:30-8pm.  Teachers: bring your calendars and ideas for the essay contest!  I’m looking forward to meeting up with everyone! 

19 September

Savoring Sister Cities 7pm.  Check this event out if you get the chance!  A tasting of cuisine from all of Tulsa’s sister cities.  YUM!

24 September

Starworld Movie Night 6:30pm.  Come to see THOR auf Deutsch with English subtitles.  Open to the public!  Cost is $10 general admission or $5 for GAST Youth Members.  

GAST Youth Cards go on sale tonight! 

The 2012 GAST Essay Contest will also open tonight and essay topics and entry forms, as well as sign-ups for the upcoming folk-dancing class and volunteering for Oktoberfest will also be available. 

3 October

Volkstanz Class at GAST 6:30pm.  This event is FREE and open to all youth, young and old!  We’re meeting at GAST in the Weinkeller (downstairs) 15th & Lewis.  Bis dann!

7 October

German American Day festivities 3pm at the GAST Center.  FREE and open to the public!

17 October

Oktoberfest Field Trip 5:30/5:45-10pm.  Cost is $15 or $10 for GAST Youth Members and includes transportation, entrance to the festival, and $3 in festival money.  You are encouraged to bring additional cash for food/soda/merchandise purchases.  You MUST RSVP to anovak@bixbyps.org by 10-16-2012.  If you do not need transportation, you can meet our bus group at the festival entrance at River Parks West at 5:45pm.  This trip is limited to 30 participants.  RSVP is required!  Call 918.607.4708 for further questions!  

18-21 October

Oktoberfest Tulsa!  If you would like to volunteer for shifts, please contact Jennifer Kearns @ jennifer.kearns@dtag.com by 10-14-2012.  Volunteer work is sehr easy and includes free entrance to the festival as well as a free meal after your shift and not to mention the fabulous Gemütlichkeit of the festival!

29 October

GAST Movie Night 6-9pm in the Weinkeller at the GAST Center.  Come to see Tim Burton’s spooky Coraline auf Deutsch with English subtitles. Cost is $5 general admission or $2 for GAST members.  Cost includes dinner/drink. 

3 November

Oktoberfest Party and Schnitzel Dinner @ GAST 5:30-9pmCost is $10.00 for those who volunteered at Oktoberfest, non-volunteer students $20.00This event requires an RSVP to 918.744.6997 by 10-31-2012.

7 November

Volkstanz Class at GAST 6:30pm.  This event is FREE and open to all youth, young and old!  We’re meeting at GAST in the Weinkeller (downstairs) Bring a friend!  Bis dann!  

10 November

“German Danger Day”-- in honor of the notorious November 9.  Wanderung Hike Trip to Robbers Cave State Park with Dinner at Pete’s Place in Krebs 6am-10pm.  This event requires an RSVP to anovak@bixbyps.org.  Cost is $15 to GAST members, $20 to non-members.  We will depart at 6am, eat a hearty breakfast and bring a sack lunch for our Wanderung in the Oklahoma countryside at beautiful autumn-hued Robbers Cave State Park!  We will hike and explore and then eat dinner at Pete’s Place in Krebs “family style.”

12 November

Amish Dinner at the Miller Family Farm in Chouteau 5:45-9:30pm.  Cost is $15 to GAST youth members, $20 to non-members.  This is an all-you-can-eat Turkey dinner with all the fixin’s, tea and coffee service, and pies, several varieties!  Transportation is provided and will shuttle pickup at TCC SE campus near the entrance at 5:45pm (look for a Bixby school bus).  Dinner is served at 7.  It takes about an hour to get there and hour back to the Tulsa area.  Call 918.607.4708 for more information.  This event requires an rsvp to anovak@bixbyps.org by 11-8-2012. 

15-17 November

Kids’ World at Expo Square  We’re seeking youth and adult volunteers!  Shifts are 15th: 2:15-6:15pm; 16th: 2:15-5:15pm, 5-8pm; 17th: 8:30-11:45, 11:30-2:30pm, 2:15-5:15pm, 5-8pm Community service forms are available from the GAST youth director for your service.  Please contact anovak@bixbyps.org to volunteer or for more information.  Also check out the TGA website @: http://www.tulsaglobalalliance.org/KidsWorld.aspx   

18 November

Volkstrauertag to El Reno, Oklahoma 10am-7pm.  Learn more about this special day in German and Oklahoma history.  Visit the German POW camp that dates to WW2. This event is free, but please bring some lunch money for the road trip.  We will carpool and depart from the GAST Center at 10am.  Please email anovak@bixbyps.org for more information. 

26 November

GAST Movie Night 6-9pm in the Weinkeller at the GAST Center.  Get ready for the upcoming release of the Hobbit and come see Der Herr der Ringe: Die Gefährten auf Deutsch with English subtitles. Cost is $5 general admission or $2 for GAST members.  Cost includes dinner/drink.  

30 November-   2 December

Christkindlmarkt is here!  Check out more at: http://www.gastulsa.org/ This event runs 30th: 10am-7pm; 1st: 10am-5pm; 2nd: 12 noon-5pm.  We are seeking volunteers for this event, please contact anovak@bixbyps.org to volunteer! 

7 December

2012 GAST Essay Contest postmark entry deadline!  Post entries to: German American Society of Tulsa 1429 Terrace Drive Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104

9 December

Adventsfeiertag 3pm at GAST.  Come hear an Advent service in German from local Rev. Christian Tiews.  There will also be singing in German. 

10 December

GAST Movie Night 6-9pm in the Weinkeller at the GAST Center.  Get ready for the “end of the world” expected on 12-21-2012 and come see 2012 auf Deutsch with English subtitles. Cost is $5 general admission or $2 for GAST members.  Cost includes dinner/drink.  

 

 


Contact Information for GAST Activity Groups:

All GAST activity groups meet at the GAST Center 15th and Lewis...

Blaskappelle rehearsals are Mondays 7-9pm, contact Max Tankersley

GAST Choir ,,Sänger" rehearsals are Thursdays 7pm, contact Ziegfried Grimm

GAST Volkstanz Dancers rehearsals are Wednesdays 7-9pm, contact Carol Wright  (d.c.w@cox.net)

GAST contact with German language instructors:  Angela Novak (918.607.4708) or anovak@bixbyps.org

GAST office phone number: 918.744.6997

GAST Website address: www.gastulsa.org

 Events and dates may be added or changed.  We will keep you posted.  Also, please watch for our monthly issue of “Das Deutsche Echo” sent to schools and check out GAST’s Facebook.



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