Your options in Berlin on November 4th
This headline appeared in the New York Times on November 7, 1908. The paper had organized an election watch party (watching people read telegrams that is, of course) at Hotel Adlon. Around 200 American ex-pats partied the night away. When at 2 in the morning the victory of William Howard Taft was announced, a giant American flag was lowered and enthusiasm among the apparently heavily Republican crowd “rose to fever heat”. “Such scenes had never been witnessed in the memory of the oldest Berlin inhabitants,” the Times proclaimed.
While the Adlon for some reason won’t hold a gay party this election night, there are other options to have a gay good time on November 4:
Democrats Abroad Berlin
Public Multi-Media Viewing of Election Results
10.30 pm till Sunrise on the 5th
Advance tickets €3.50 Reservations: 0049 30 242 5969
Tickets €5 at the Door. All tickets include:
Obama button, DJ, Live Music, TV, etc. For Sale: Food and Sunrise Drinks, Raffle
Babylon Theater, Rosa Luxemburg Strasse 30, 10178 Berlin
U Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Republicans Abroad Berlin
“November Surprise Election Party”. “Watch live how the Republican ticket McCain/Palin comes from behind and leaves the ‘liberal elite media’ in Europe and the United States puzzled.”
Wahlkreis Café, Reinhardtstraße 37, 10117 Berlin
S+U Friedrichstraße
Note: RSVP to Jan Burdinski (jburdinski{ät}republicansabroad.de; 0049 170 440 3333)
John-F.-Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies.
Student-run election watch party, with film screenings and discussions.
Starts at 6 pm.
Free admittance
Lansstraße 7-9, 14195 Berlin
U Dahlem Dorf
Election Night Lounge of the U.S. Embassy and the German Marshall Fund
Starts at 11.45 pm
Hauptstadtrepräsentanz Deutsche Telekom AG, Französische Straße 33, 10117 Berlin
U Hausvogteiplatz
Note: By invitation only
Amerikahaus Berlin
with interviews and discussions
Starts at 6pm
Hardenbergstraße 22-24, 10623 Berlin
S+U Zoologischer Garten
Note: Appears to be sold out!
Got more places to be? Write a comment or email us at editors{ät}tapmag.net
3 Comments, Comment or Ping
Jessica
oh, in the article Berlin is called “the Kaiser’s capital”! how much has changed… haha
Oct 30th, 2008
Jessica
let us not miss out on the Republicans Abroad – yes, apparently there still are some in Germany and they will meet on Nov 4th at 10 pm to “Watch live how the Republican ticket McCain/Palin comes from behind and leaves the “liberal elite media” in Europe and the United States puzzled.”
Where at: Wahlkreis Café, Kneipe, Reinhardtstr. 37, 10117 Berlin
Rsvp: Jan Burdinski, RA Germany Programs Director
There are election night parties in other German cities too.
Getting excited….!
Oct 31st, 2008
Dirk
@Jessica
Updated, Danke
Oct 31st, 2008
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