NEAR AND FAR | Community
Genuine Chicago Style Pizza
Homemade Italian
Sandwiches & Dinners
LIFE & HOME 37
22600 CEENTTRAALL AAVEENUEE
Thanks for
supporting
us for the
last 40 years!
convening areas and place for
events. For example, to kick off the
Year of German-American
Friendship, four-time break-dance
world champions from Berlin, The
Flying Steps, held a special performance
at one of the nation's most
iconic landmarks: the Lincoln
Memorial. The "b-boy" crew combined
break-dancing with the music
of Johann Sebastian Bach for a oneof
a-kind performance in the
nation's capital.
Restaurants and food trucks.
Food may be the way to win over
someone's heart, but it's also a way
to understand another culture.
Learning about traditional dishes
and customs surrounding such an
essential aspect of daily life can give
you a strong sense of the values and
a literal flavor for an unfamiliar
lifestyle. The explosion of food
trucks, many of which offer traditional
foods from countries around
the world, provide opportunities to
sample food you may never have
had access to before. Some food
trucks are even designed to do just
that - such as the Wiesn in a Box
truck that is part of the Wunderbar
Together campaign, which is a
Bauhaus-themed pretzel and
Hofbräu beer cart that sets up a
mobile Oktoberfest-inspired beer
garden in cities across the country.
Performance arts and film.
Artistic expression can be found
among virtually every community.
From theater and dance to art
gallery shows and musical concerts,
there's essentially no shortage of
ways to connect communities
through the arts. Attending shows or
watching films that emphasize cultural
education and celebrate diverse
perspectives can help open your mind
and teach you about new subjects or
cultures. Film festivals are a way to
experience new types of movies and
directors, such as the annual German
Currents Film Festival that has
become a fixture on the cultural calendar
in Los Angeles and is known
for screening films from Germany,
ranging from art-house films to
blockbusters and children's matinees
to late-night movies. ∞