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Tara Williams, Marketing & Communications Consultant
twilliams@lacs.lu
262-424-5204

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Food Takes the Spotlight at This Year’s Luxembourg Fest

BELGIUM, WISCONSIN, July 23, 2024. If there was a theme for the 38^th annual Luxembourg Fest, food would be it. So what types of food are Luxembourgish and what unique culinary delights can our guests expect to experience?

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9:

Our fest weekend kicks off with a Cultural Forum entitled, “Luxembourg Culinary Traditions.” Check-in starts Friday, August 9 at 9:30 am with the forum beginning at 10 am at the Ozaukee Nonprofit Center in Grafton.

Presented by Guy Thewes, director of the Lëtzebuerg City Museum and Villa Vauban, this cultural forum explores the important role food plays in shaping collective identities and how Luxembourg food traditions regarding dishes such as Kachkéis, Kuddelfleck, Kniddelen, Gromperekichelcher, Träipen or the famous Judd mat Gaardebounen got their start.  The conference also looks at eating habits of Luxembourgers from the Middle Ages through today.

The cultural forum is a ticketed event. Registration is $30 for LACS members and $35 for non-members and includes refreshments and conference materials.

Reservations are due here before July 30: https://www.lacs.lu/events/forum-2024/

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10:

Everyone knows the best part of going to a festival is the food and we have lots of authentic Luxembourg foods to try on Fest Grounds (Belgium Community Park-106 Beech Street- FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL) from 11 am- 4 pm Saturday, August 10.

• Marc Weydert and Nicky Krieger-Loos will be flying in from Luxembourg to prepare Kniddelen (a Luxembourg dumpling) and a Luxembourg dessert.
• Guests can also try Mettwurst, a Luxembourg sausage specially prepared by Bernie’s meats in Port Washington, and Mustreipen, an immigrant version of the Luxembourg dish treipen, a traditional blood sausage.
• Kyotes Bar & Grill’s food truck will be making mustreipen puffs and Judd Mat Gaardebounen (smoked pork collar with broad beans)
• Those brave enough can even participate in the World’s Largest Treipen Eating Contest. (FREE ENTRY).  The contest is at 1 pm Saturday, August 10^thand includes both an adult and juniors division.
• Even though you will be at Luxembourg Fest, it is held in Belgium, Wisconsin, so you can also look forward to the Lion’s Club’s Belgium waffles, served with a generous helping of strawberries and ice cream.
• Saturday night, August 10^this the highlight of Fest weekend- “Luxembourg Under the Stars” (ticketed event- $200 per seat fundraiser with proceeds going to LACS).  This highly anticipated event takes place under the charming tent at the Grand Duke Henri Square in Belgium, just across from the LACS. This event will mark the first collaboration between a chef from Luxembourg (restauranteur Tom Hickey, along with his sister, Adrienne Douglas) and a local restaurant.  Hickey will be collaborating with Rebecca Berkshire, head chef for Lowland’s group and serving a meticulously crafted menu that showcases the finest Luxembourgish products paired with beers, wines, and ciders freshly imported from Ansay International in Port Washington.
• Hickey’s Luxembourgish brewery, Twisted Cat, will be making its US Debut during Fest. Ansay International will be importing and featuring its Dry Hopped IPA, Pale Ale, and Espresso Stout.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11:

• Mustreipen returns to the post-mass menu, served with apple sauce. Fried potatoes and traditional American fare will also be available.
  Luxembourg Fest Mass begins at 10 am on Luxembourg Fest grounds. Following mass is Luxembourg Fest pageantries crowning Karen & Joe Jasper the Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg Fest and honoring the Jacoby family. Lunch is available for purchase afterwards with magician Glen Gerard performing at 11:30 am. FREE admission.

For More Details About Luxembourg Fest:

OUR ONLINE MEDIA KIT (INCLUDING PHOTOS):

https://www.lacs.lu/media-room/

OUR LUXEMBOURG FEST GAZETTE:

https://www.lacs.lu/luxembourg-fest-week/luxembourg-fest-gazette/

LUXEMBOURG FEST WEBSITE: http://www.lacs.lu/luxembourg-fest-week/

LUXEMBOURG FEST FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/423855666869148

Please contact Tara Williams with any press requests.

**The Luxembourg American Cultural Society’s mission is to preserve the roots of our heritage and nurture the leaves of ongoing relationships between Luxembourg and America.**.

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Luxembourg Under the Stars Brings Magical Evening to Luxembourg Fest

BELGIUM, WISCONSIN, June 7, 2024. While the 38^th annual Luxembourg Fest of America boasts many exciting highlights, one of the most eagerly anticipated is “Luxembourg Under the Stars,” taking place Saturday night, August 10^th, 2024.

This al fresco event attracts the who’s who of Luxembourgers and Luxembourg-Americans from around the globe to gather under the tent at Belgium’s Duke Henri Village Square (100 Peter Thein Avenue in Belgium, Wisconsin) for an evening of incredible Luxembourg-inspired dishes, imported beverages, and live music, benefitting the Luxembourg American Cultural Society.

This year’s menu is being curated by Luxembourg restaurant mogul Tom Hickey, in partnership with Mequon’s Lowlands Private Events & Catering. The meal will be thoughtfully created using the crème de la crème of Luxembourgish products paired with Luxembourg beer, wine, and cider, imported by Port Washington’s Ansay International.

All guests receive entrance at 5 pm for the Luxembourg Tasting Experience and live music by Tonic Roots Trio, followed by dinner at 6:30. Guests also receive a custom-created wooden ornament of the Gëlle Fra (Luxembourg statue).  Reservations are now available for a $200 donation to the LACS at www.lacs.lu.

Partner Tom Hickey has been a driving force behind the creation of six restaurants in Luxembourg, including Urban Bar, which has been one of Luxembourg City’s most frequented restaurants for more than 20 years, Bazaar, Mamacita, Amore, Paname, and La Familia.  Additionally, he and his wife, Alison Adams, started Twisted Cat Brewery just before COVID struck. Despite the challenges of launching a brand in the middle of the pandemic, it found success throughout Luxembourg as well as other local European countries. Twisted Cat will be introduced to the United States at this year’s Luxembourg Fest by Ansay International and featured at Luxembourg Under the Stars.

Luxembourg Under the Stars is part of the overall Luxembourg Fest, which provides an authentic Luxembourg cultural experience in and around Belgium, Wisconsin August 9-11, 2024.

Friday, August 9^th, at 9:30 am, the LACS hosts its annual Cultural Forum, “Luxembourg Culinary Traditions,” featuring Guy Thewes, director of Lëtzebuerg City Museum and Villa Vauban at Ozaukee Nonprofit Center.

Saturday, August 10, the traditional Hämmelsmarsch (sheep march) commences at 11 am with a parade marching west down Belgium’s Main Street to festival grounds at Community Park.  There, guests will be immersed in Luxembourgish activities including folk dancing, dining on Luxembourg street food, watching or participating in the World’s Largest Treipen-Eating Contest, shopping the Kënschtler Eck (artist corner), and sipping the finest in Luxembourgish beers, wines and ciders as live music plays by band, The Other Side.  A complimentary Kid’s Zone will entertain the children.

Sunday is the traditional Luxembourg Fest Mass, which begins on Fest grounds at 10 am.  Followed by Mass will be the Luxembourg Fest pageantry, where Karen and Joe Jasper will be crowned the Duke and Duchess of Fest and the Jacoby family will be acknowledged as this year’s Honored Family.  Lunch is available for purchase afterwards.  Magician and comedian Glen Gerard provides entertainment starting at 11:30 am.

From Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11, the LACS Museum, Gift Shop and Research Center will be open with waived admission fees from 10 am until 3 pm. Luxembourg’s Marc Klein will provide complimentary genealogy assistance in the research center on a first-come, first-served basis on Saturday, August 10.

For more details and ticketing information, visit our website: www.lacs.lu. 

Please contact Tara Williams with any press requests.

**The Luxembourg American Cultural Society’s mission is to preserve the roots of our heritage and nurture the leaves of ongoing relationships between Luxembourg and America.**.

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Director of Lëtzebuerg City Museum to Lead “Luxembourg Culinary Traditions” Cultural Forum Luxembourg Fest Weekend

BELGIUM, WISCONSIN, June 18, 2024. The Luxembourg American Cultural Society’s tradition of hosting a Cultural Forum during Luxembourg Fest continues this summer with “Luxembourg Culinary Traditions” taking place Friday, August 9^th at the Ozaukee Nonprofit Center in Grafton, Wisconsin. This year’s theme centers around the concept of food playing an important role in shaping cultural identities, and is presented by Guy Thewes, the director of Lëtzebuerg City Museum and Villa Vauban, an art museum in Luxembourg City.

Doors open at 9:30 am for the forum, which features two sessions starting at 10 am: “Kuddelfleck, Gromperekichelcher a Judd mat Gaardebounen- the Invention of Luxembourg Culinary Traditions,” and “The Eating Habits of Luxembourgers in the Past.” A question-and-answer session will also take place before the forum wraps at noon.

Tickets cost $30 for LACS members and $35 for non-members, which includes light refreshments and educational materials, and can be purchased at: https://www.lacs.lu/luxembourg-fest-week/cultural-forum/

Thewes, who will be flying in from Luxembourg for this event, is a published author in the field of urban, social and military history. He completed his doctorate at the University of Luxembourg, was appointed historian by the City of Luxembourg in 1993 and curator at the city’s History Museum before being named director of the Lëtzebuerg City Museum and Villa Vauban in 2018.

The Cultural Forum is part of the overall Luxembourg Fest, which provides an authentic Luxembourg cultural experience in and around Belgium, Wisconsin August 9-11, 2024.

Saturday, August 10, the traditional Hammelsmarsch (sheep march) commences at 11 am with a parade marching west down Belgium’s Main Street to festival grounds at Community Park.  There, guests will be immersed in Luxembourgish activities including folk dancing, dining on Luxembourg street food, watching or participating in the World’s Largest Treipen-Eating Contest, and sipping the finest in Luxembourgish beers, wines and ciders as live music plays by band, The Other Side.  A complimentary Kid’s Zone will once again entertain the children.

Saturday night at 5 pm is “Luxembourg Under the Stars,” an al fresco culinary experience that takes place under the tent in the Grand Duke Henri Square just outside the grounds of the Luxembourg American Cultural Society, where guests are treated to the Luxembourg Tasting Experience and a dinner curated by Luxembourg restaurant mogul, Tom Hickey and the Lowlands Group, paired with Luxembourg beer, wine and hard ciders imported by Port Washington’s Ansay International.

Sunday is the Luxembourg Fest Mass, which begins on Fest grounds at 10 am.  Followed by Mass will be the Luxembourg Fest pageantry, where Karen and Joe Jasper will be crowned the Duke and Duchess of Fest and the Jacoby family will be honored.  Lunch is available for purchase after the pageantry.  Magician and comedian Glen Gerard provides entertainment starting at 11:30 am.

From Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11, the LACS Museum, Gift Shop and Research Center will be open with waived admission fees from 10 am until 3 pm.  Luxembourg’s Marc Klein will provide complimentary genealogy assistance in the research center on Saturday, August 10^th on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more details and ticketing information, visit our website: www.lacs.lu. 

Please contact Tara Williams with any press requests.

**The Luxembourg American Cultural Society’s mission is to preserve the roots of our heritage and nurture the leaves of ongoing relationships between Luxembourg and America.**.

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