Dallas Goethe Center

Fun evening last night - The Treff at La Madeleine in Richardson is a recurring event scheduled every first Friday of each month for Fellow Germans and German speakers to gather, laugh and communicate in German!

Bis zum nächsten Mal!

What a great performance!

The Dallas Goethe Center 2025 “Liederkranz Award” winner, Bryan Aguilar, opened our Annual Meeting this afternoon.

Southern Methodist University (SMU) is giving students the opportunity to experience world cinema with the 11th anniversary of the International Film Festival organized by the Department of World Languages and Literatures.

SMU is once again screening a German film, “Willkommen bei den Hartmanns” (2016), directed by Simon Verhoeven. The film is scheduled for March 3rd at 7:00 PM. A brilliant comedy that takes you on a rollercoaster. This film tells the story of an affluent German family, where each member has issues of their own. The arrival of a refugee turns their world upside down. The film received the German Film Award for Highest grossing Film of the Year in 2016 and received praise for its willingness to address Germany's ambivalent views on refugees, albeit through a humorous lens.

A reception will be held at 6 PM before the film screening.

Please check on the screening schedule here:
https://www.smu.edu/dedman/academics/departments/world-languages/about/events/filmfestival

Join Goethe-Institut Houston and the Dallas Goethe Center at Southern Methodist University (SMU) for On the Road: Readings with Young German Writers.

Organized by the Goethe-Institut, in cooperation with the German Literature Institute in Leipzig and local partners throughout the USA, ON THE ROAD presents two up-and-coming young German writers, Louise Kenn and Mücahit Türk for a month‑long literary journey across the United States.

As they venture the country, stopping along the way to gain impressions of daily life in America, they will share their insights on writing, culture, and the art of storytelling through a series of public readings, lively discussions, and thoughtful conversations with local audiences. As part of their cross‑country travels, Kenn and Türk will visit the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, where they will share their texts and stories in a reading that offers a distinctive cross‑cultural glimpse into contemporary German literature.

Date and Time:
Sunday, March 29 at 4:30 pm

Location:
Frances Anne Moody Hall at Southern Methodist University
Room 125
6404 Airline Road
Dallas, TX 75205

Please register here:

Readings and Discussion: On the Road: Readings with Young German Writers in Dallas, TX - Goethe-Institut USA Sun, 03/29/2026 – Two German writers on a roadtrip through the U.S.

Liebe Deutschlernende and those who would like to learn German!

New German classes start Saturday, January 17th. We offer in-person courses and online courses via Zoom.

Location:
Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 12411 Templeton Trail, Farmers Branch, TX 75234

All levels, no prior knowledge needed.

Please check here for more information: https://dallasgoethecenter.org/learn/group-lessons/

Join us at the upcoming Annual Advent Service, led by Marvin Döbler, Militärpfarrer, in German language.

Each year, this church service is arranged by the Johanniterorden and the Dallas Goethe Center with participation of the Dallas Frohsinn Singing Society. It is being hosted at Christ Lutheran Church on 3001 Lovers Lane, Dallas, on Saturday, December 13 at 4:00pm. It offers English and German speakers the unique experience of a traditional church service in German language with traditional Advent songs.

The service will be followed by a reception with German cookies, cake and Stollen!

The zoom link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89030406446?pwd=aObuKcF5b5gxX0DsVupLhmatM67KB6.1 will also be posted at the German Texan Heritage Society website: https://www.germantexans.org/programs

Join our Children and Teenager German Classes starting Saturday, August 23rd!

Does your child want to learn a new language? Our fun and interactive German classes for kids and teens are the perfect way to start!

Location:
Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 12411 Templeton Trail, Farmers Branch, TX 75234

All levels, no prior knowledge needed.

Please check here for more information and registration: https://dallasgoethecenter.org/product/fall-2025-children-and-teenager-german-language-classes/