Vita Magica July - December 2021

Dear Vita Magica friends, it's finally starting! I am very happy to see you all again soon at Vita Magica. As before, the events will take place on the last Tuesday of the month from 3:40 p.m. - about 5:10 p.m. ( exception December 2021 on December 14 ) in E 06. Unfortunately only 24 visitors are allowed in the hall at the moment. We are very happy and grateful that the great pianist Peter Beutler will provide the musical accompaniment as before. Please register in time. I will forward your registrations to the Academy for the Elderly in Heidelberg. --------------------- Checklist for your visit to the academy / course ---------------------- Bring your academy ID ---------------- Please wait at the entrance, our staff will take care of you ---------------- Recovered persons need the proof of the doctor ------------------------ Vaccinated the vaccination card ----------------------------- Otherwise you need a negative test result (not older than 24 hours);  Test station next door: Im Qube Hotel, Bergheimerstr. 74 ---------------- A mask is required for all walking routes in the building. please wear a medical or FFP2 mask ------------------ Our employees are tested regularly ------------------ -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------- Kind regards and see you soon! Wolfgang Hampel ----------------- Author of 'Satire is My Favorite Animal' (Satire ist mein Lieblingstier )----------- Founder of Vita Magica and Betty MacDonald fan club -------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vita Magica July - December 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 27, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norbert Giovannini reads from the book "Silent Helpers" "Silent Helpers" - people who unselfishly stood by the persecuted under National Socialism, protected them, provided for them, accommodated them. In individual biographies, we show examples of civil courage and moral action of prominent and unknown Heidelbergers who took risk and danger upon themselves.In a very current perspective, it is about the option to act, to be active and to help effectively. Marie Clauss, Hermann Maas, Heinrich Linse, Stefanie Pellisier and Frieda Müller - role models in silence. Norbert Giovannini (ed.), Ingrid Moraw, Reinhard Riese, Claudia Rink: Silent Helpers. A search for traces in Heidelberg 1933 - 1945. Kurpfälzischer Verlag Heidelberg, 364 pages, €24.80. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silent Helpers. A tour through Heidelberg's Weststadt 720 views Premiered Oct 29, 2020 Sabine Giovannini 13 subscribers Tour by Theresia Bauer and Norbert Giovannini to six stations from the book "Stille Helfer. A Search for Traces in Heidelberg 1933-1945". Edited by N. Giovannini, I. Moraw, R. Riese, C. Rink. Kupfäzischer Verlag, 2019. Many thanks to Jessica Phillips Rieske for permission to use her recording of "Trio Serenade in F minor" by Robert Kahn. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 31, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Magali Nieradka-Steiner reads from her book "Places of Happiness on the Côte d'Azur". Sitting on blue chairs by the sea, gazing at the white Alps in the hinterland while eating a red poppy seed ice cream. Nice, the most Italian city in France, offers a tricolor of happiness and is the ideal starting point to explore the Côte d'Azur and its hinterland. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 28, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy Birthday Vita Magica! We are celebrating the 6th Vita Magica anniversary. A very special Vita Magica - a firework of good humor with Wolfgang Hampel and many surprise guests. Visitors can win a nice prize. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 26, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Katja Linke reads from her book "Let's go Himalaya! -Where to go to Shangri-La, please?" Katja Linke wants to get out of her daily routine as a doctor for a few weeks. Together with her eleven-year-old daughter Julia, she is setting off on a trip to Tibet in the Himalayas. The highest mountain range on our planet is not considered the roof of the world for nothing: with its breathtaking peaks, it not only touches the sky, but also the souls of those who dare to go on this experience. "Let's go Himalaya! -Where to go Shangri-La?" is a very special mother-daughter story about courage and love, about culture clashes and moments of happiness, and about letting go and arriving against the impressive mountain backdrop of the Himalayas. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 30, 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In addition to five crime novels, Hannah Corvey has also published several short crime novels from which she reads. With "Kunstscheiß," "Uschi" and "Die Zahnfee," suspense and wit are guaranteed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 14, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wolfgang Hampel reads satirical Christmas stories - and poems - plus lots of surprise guests.