The 79th Edelweiss was a great success due to the hard work of our members and supporters. The sounds of non-stop german-american dance music along with performances with over 100 schuhplattlers of all ages filled the air with enjoyment and made fond everlasting memories for all!

This years GERMAN-AMERICAN STEUBEN DAY PARADE marked its 50th anniversary. Once again Marie and Jerry lead the Schlierachtaler in full force as we danced our way up Fifth Avenue! Joining us were thousands of German-Americans from across NYC metro area, plus visitors from Texas, New England and other areas across the USA, and from 50 groups from Germany. In celebration of those many contributions of immigrants from German speaking countries who helped form and preserve our American way of life. This year’s historic parade was lead by the famed German born Henry Kissinger. Afterwards, the Schlierachtaler joined revelers in the historic center of Yorkville (86th and 2nd ave) and continued the celebration with our fellow New Yorkers and guest! The attached pictures were taken by our new friend at WWW.FAMIOUSANKLES.COM -- "H" has allowed us to exhibit "the largest pictural of this event" throughout the wide world web! I highly recommend you to visit his www.FamousAnkles.com (search Steuben Parade)and read his commentary on experiencing this parade from the eyes of a New Yorker! Afterwards, we continued our celebration into the "historic center of German Yorkville" On the Upper East Side we celebrated with our fellow New Yorkers and visitors -- and rumor had it that Michael Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker were in the area celebrating Ferris Bueller 21th aniversary. All I can say (or sing) now is "DANKE SCHOEN!"

OKTOBERFEST. . . . the first Kick-off of 2007 Oktoberfest season began with a grand success at the Je Jolly Onion Inn's first Oktoberfest! Lots of German, American, and Polka music was on the menu -- and featured The Jimmy Sturr Band and The Austrian Boys with loads of Schuhplattler dancing, German food, vendors and much more......The beer fest took place under the Big Tent with enough imported Oktoberfest Hofbrau Beer for all! There was no better way to start of the 2007 Oktoberfest season..... Ein Prosit!!!

May brings flowers and a wonderful evening for all at the Irish-American Cultural Center Hall in Mineola NY.... and naturally turned into a total Bavarian setting for the Schlierachtaler's annual fstive May Dance. So ein tag.....so wundershoen als heute!

Now, Burgermeister Meisterburger was a very grouchy man. The day that he tripped on a toy and hurt his leg he outlawed toys in Franklin Square Long Island. The children of the Schlierachtaler were very sad. What would life be like with no toys? Along came Mr. Pelz-Nickl, whom they renamed Kris Kringle (because the meaning of KRISTKINDL is Christ Child), who began dropping off toys to the children of the Schlierachtaler -- this infuriated the Burgenmeister and he made Kris "Public Enemy #1." Talk about grouchy? Yes, it's a wonderful story with a great ending and one which doesn't have to end. Perhaps that why we should always give more than we receive.

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"Life is Beautiful" and the NYPD Steuben Assoc's "Oktoberfest is Wunderbar!" -- In muenchen steht ein hofbrauhaus -- eins, zwei, g'suffa da lauft so manches fabchen aus -- eins, zwei, g'suffa da hat so manche braver mann -- eins, zwei, g'suffa gezeigt was er so vertragen kann schon fruh am morgen fing er an und spat am abend kam er heraus so schon ist's im hofbrauhaus. We appreciate the Photo contribution from NY's Finest Joseph Conway.

A bright new face led the Steuben Parade up Fifth Avenue .... Carol Alt, the Super Model, Actress, and successful businesswoman along with the Schlierachtaler brought back the Magic in New York! We appreciate the Parade photo contributions of our friend Rob Weiss.

Christmas in July! We couldn't wait until our 78th Edelweiss Ball (on 12-02-2006) to celebrate and dance -- so we teamed up with the P.V.V. and put on a great show at the German-American Beer Festival (a.k.a. "The Volksfest") at Plattdeutsche Park. By this point of the year, many of those who attended either had flip-flop tan marks on their feet, a collection of festival bands around their wrist, sun-bleached hairs on their heads, or enough of that summer-long imprisonment in their air-con homes and were ready to salvage the summer weekend with loads of fun, games, German "Bier und Musik", and dancing! All this was possible and the 90+ degree temperature could not stop the action!

The teenagers of the Schlierachtaler and Edelweiss Passaic carried the FIFA "Fair Play" flag onto the turf at Giant Stadium. Afterwards, the game began and the Red Bulls beat the German Bundesliga champions 4-2 in front of 5,173 at Giants Stadium. The results may have been a suprise, but the fact that Bayern Munich had 10 players away and training with their respective World Cup national teams made the game a evenly matched friendly game. following the game the fun continued as the smell of bratwurst and sounds of german music and song coming from the Young German-American's tailgate helped ease any disapointments with the outcome of the game!

May brings flowers.... and naturally the Schlierachtaler's festive annual May Dance. So ein tag.....so wundershoen als heute!

Radi...radi....Ruckie Zuckie ....... Karnival and Fasching Season is here. Who are the real Pirates in Franklin Square? ?

The famed “Night in Vienna Ball” is totally magical... The Romance is next to impossible to replicate anywhere else! The Ball starts with the entry of the Host and then straight into a lively trip through the beautiful Viennese Woods onto the Kaiserwaltzer, Spanish Waltz, Polka and Two-Step and Russian Ballet and then followed by La Tempete, a Watlz, Polka Mazurka, Schottische and onto the Viennese Waltz to Blue Danube. The feast set for an Emperor is endless along with its Viennese table of delights. Afterwards, all are tossed into an impromptu gallop to the rousing Radetzsky March before the ball closed with the Emperor Waltz.... Endless memories of Vienna take over the heart and soul as everyone lives stronger and stays young forever.....

Schlierachtaler schuhplattler's arose at the crack-of-dawn to welcome, celebrate, and dance German-American Friendship week into New York City's Good Day New York Morning Show. Fox 5 Jodi Applegate and Chris Gailus joined in on the action!