Annual Appeal Donations – Giving Tuesday 2024
This Holiday Season, we are thankful for all of our members and the Luxembourg American Community. On this Giving Tuesday, please consider making a donation toward our Annual Appeal Fund.
On August 9, 2024, the LACS Center turned 15 years old! The beautiful new center opened to great fanfare, which included a visit from H.R.H. the Grand Duke Henri. We are still a very young organization with so many opportunities for growth and recognition. Our membership continues to increase each year and our connections to new opportunities with the country of Luxembourg advances every day. The future is very bright for the LACS.
However, our buildings, gardens, and grounds are starting to need the usual repairs and updates, such as repairs to our roof. Internally, we had to replace our fire alert system and technology updates are continuous. While we have been putting away funds for these items, the cost of goods and services keeps going up. We hope you can support our efforts and make a big impact with your 2024 Annual Appeal Gift.
As a thank you, all Annual Appeal Donors are recognized in our Spring/Winter Gazette. We also welcome gifts in memory or in celebration of someone special. Thank you for supporting the Luxembourg American Cultural Society. We are proud to be the only museum and research center committed to preserving the Luxembourg American experience.
Let’s Talk Luxembourg – Last Virtual Program of 2024
Presented by Paul Thill and Claire Sertznig of Luxembourg’s Wine Institute.
Luxembourg Under the Stars Brings Magical Evening to Luxembourg Fest
While the 38th 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 10th, 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.
Fall Cooking Class
Celebrate the beginning of fall by cooking some seasonal recipes with Nicky Krieger.
Nicky will be making the classic Luxembourgish soup Bouneschlupp, and she will give a demonstration of the popular street food gromperekichelcher. Cook along with Nicky or watch and enjoy!
This event has passed. Members have access to the full recipe and recording in the Members’ Portal.
Bouneschlupp ingredients for 4-6 people
- 1.5 lbs green string beans, ends and strings removed, cut into 3/4 inch (2 cm) pieces
- 1 cup bacon strips
- Mettwurscht or a sausage such as kielbasa (optional)
- 2 onions, cubed
- 1 leek, finely cut
- 1 celery stick, cubed
- 2 carrots, cubed (optional)
- 3-4 potatoes, cubed
- 1 vegetable or chicken bouillon cube
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 bay leaf
- salt and pepper
- summer savory, if you can find it, or thyme
Gromperekichelcher ingredients for 4-6 people
*The primary focus of the cooking class will be on the Bouneschlupp; however, Nicky will also demonstrate how to make gromperekichelcher since it pairs well with the Bouneschlupp. Nicky recommends you have all of these ingredients prepared ahead of time if you would like to join her in making gromperekichelcher.
- 2-3lbs potatoes, grated
- 1 onion, diced
- a few stems fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp salt
- vegetable or canola oil for frying
- **also, have a clean kitchen towel or cheesecloth on hand
About Nicky:
Nicky Krieger-Loos is from Dudelange/Luxembourg. In 1987, as a member of the La Ronde Bettembourg folk dancing group, she visited for the first time communities in the Midwest settled by Luxembourg immigrants in the 19th century. Over the years has stayed in touch with numerous descendants of these immigrants. With her husband Carlo and their children Claire, Louis and Lucie, they have moved around the world and lived in the USA, Austria, Russia, China, and currently in Brasilia. This way she has discovered many new food styles, recipes and attended cooking classes in many different places. An optician by training, she now pursues her hobbies cooking, baking crazy birthday cakes, quilting, and upcycling all kinds of fabrics from worn-out jeans to her children’s old clothes. She also teaches cooking classes with traditional dishes as well as folk dances with Luxembourg descendants in their communities in Brazil.
Luxembourg American Cultural Society Celebrating New Beginnings with Debut of Renovated Center, and Immigrant Business Exhibit this Weekend
This weekend, the Luxembourg American Cultural Society celebrates new beginnings. After closing for renovations in early January, the center will reopen this Saturday, March 7th. Also making its debut is a new temporary exhibit: “The Business they Built: Local Luxembourg American Business.”
Consul Stan Myck Interview on WUWM’s “Lake Effect”
CLICK HERE for an interview of Stan Myck, Consular from the Luxembourg Embassy in Washington, D.C. In November, 2019, Consul Myck traveled as an envoy from the Embassy to speak in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the legendary WWII Battle which…
Luxembourg American Cultural Society Adds Second Director Position
BELGIUM, WISCONSIN, NOVEMBER 26, 2019. The Luxembourg American Cultural Society is pleased to announce the addition of Patricia Lutz to its staff as its new Executive Director.
Luxembourg Diplomat Visits LACS and Wisconsin Sites
Consul Stan Myck from the Luxembourg Embassy in Washington, DC, visited Eastern Wisconsin and spoke at a private function for LACS members at the Luxembourg American Cultural Society in Belgium, Wisconsin on Tuesday, November 12th.
Cultural Conference 2020
“Votes For Women: 100 Years of Women’s Voting Rights in Luxembourg and the United States”
When: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT
Fri, Aug 7, 2020 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM CDT
Cost: $5 Technology Fee
To Register: Click Here
The LACS Cultural Conference has gone virtual this year! We are celebrating the centenary of suffrage movements in both Luxembourg and the United States. Universal suffrage was adopted into law in Luxembourg in 1919, and women’s suffrage was ratified into law in the United States in 1920. Our expert speakers and their topics show how individuals worked together to create movements and built upon each other’s accomplishments. Join us as we dig deeper into the history of these suffrage movements and show the similarities and differences of events happening at the same time on different continents. There is a $5 registration fee for this conference to help offset technology costs. Everyone who registers will receive a free recording of the conference to watch at any time! Class size is limited- register today!
Conference Schedule:
Thursday 6 August 2020 (Central Standard Time)
12:00 PM Welcome – LACS Curator Serena Stuettgen
12:15 PM A Question of Equality: The Introduction of Women’s Suffrage in Luxembourg – Dr. Renée Wagener
1:15 PM Break (15 minutes)
1:30 PM ‘Forward’ Women in Wisconsin – Dr. Genevieve McBride
2:30 PM Break (15 minutes)
2:45 PM The Role of Immigrants in the Suffrage Movement – Lizzie Hjelle
3:30 PM Conclusion of Day One – LACS Curator Serena Stuettgen
Friday 7 August 2020 (Central Standard Time)
12:00 PM Welcome – LACS Curator Serena Stuettgen
12:15 PM Grand Duchess Marie Adelheid, the Crisis of Monarchy, and the Introduction of Women’s Suffrage in Luxembourg after World War I – Dr. Renée Wagener
1:00 PM Break
1:15 PM Lucy Stone: The Forgotten Suffragist – Katie Woods
2:00 PM Break
2:15 PM More than the ‘Hostess with the Mostess’: Perle Mesta as Political Influencer and Diplomat– Megan Woods
3:00 PM Conclusion of Day Two – LACS Curator Serena Stuettgen