Only the Black Forest Inn could turn a 50th Anniversary party into a 3 day extravaganza of beer, brats, music, games and a neighborhood parade.
For their 50th you have to come down on one of the 3 days of fun. Each day has unique activities, some meant for adults only (beer from Summit), but lots revolving around family entertainment.
In looking over their great pictures from the past 50 years, the biggest thing that stood out for me was the people in them. This is a family restaurant with long ties to their neighborhood and community.
For their 50th Anniversary, they couldn’t find a better way to celebrate, then to bring together everyone to help them.
So make sure to get there to help them celebrate!
50th Anniversary Party!
The Black Forest Inn is celebrating 50 years! Erich Christ first opened the doors on May 15, 1965 and still owns and operates the business with his wife Joanne Christ. This May, fifty years later, we will open our doors to the community for a big party! We hope everyone will join us May 15-17 for music, beer, movies and games in our restaurant, parking lot, and banquet space to celebrate 50 years of German food and life in this neighborhood. The party, music and movies will be free and open to the public.
The festivities will kick off with the magical, medieval sounds of the alphorn group, the Matterhorn Trio. We plan to toast the past, present, and future with a special beer from Summit (we were their very first Minneapolis customers!) and some special menu items that we’ve collaborated on with our neighbors on Eat Street and friends from the past. Our celebration of gratitude for 50 fabulous years continues Friday night with music from Patty and the Buttons in the parking lot and movies in our banquet space.
Saturday will be filled with games, music, performances, music, beer, bratwurst and a neighborhood parade. Join us for wandering accordionists in the restaurant and local bands including Spider John Koerner and the Southside Aces in the parking lot happening throughout the day. Festivities are scheduled from 11 am to 10 pm so stop by anytime and something will be going on!
Sunday is family day – movies for kids, games for kids, performances by and for kids. We’ll have fun music including a ukulele sing along followed by the Café Accordion Orchestra in the parking lot.
There’s even a hour for the dogs! The festivities wrap up by 8 pm. So come on down and help us ring in the next 50 years.
Friday, May 15, 2015
6:00 – 7:30 pm Live music!The Matterhorn Trio play the alphorns outside
7:30 – 9:30 pm Live music! Jim ten Bensel on horns and Skeets Langley on accordion in the restaurant
7:00 pm “Stroszeck”, a movie by Werner Herzog – showing in the banquet space
8:00 – 10:30 pm Live music! Patty and the Buttons perform in the parking lot
8:45 pm “Even Dwarfs Started Small”, a movie by Werner Herzog – in the banquet space
Saturday, May 16, 2015
11:00 am Kegs & Eggs! Paulaner is helping us celebrate with breakfast beers! Join us Saturday morning for Scotch eggs and Weisswurst for sale to complete your German breakfast experience.
11:00am Live music! Accompanying Kegs & Eggs will be Dale Dahmen and the Beats
1:00 pm Roaming Fashion Showby B. Resale in the restaurant and parking lot
1:00 – 3:00 pm Live music! Mark Stillman on accordion in the restaurant
3:00 – 4:30 pm Live music! Doug Collins and the Receptionists perform in the parking lot
4:30 – 6:00 pm Live music! Brad Senne performs in the parking lot
5:00 pm “Woyzeck”, a movie by Werner Herzog – showing in the banquet space
6:15 – 7:15 pm Live music! Spider John Koerner performs in the parking lot
6:30 – 9:00 pm Live music! Dreamland Faces, an accordion and saw duo, performs in the restaurant
7:00 – 10:00 pm Twin Cities Paranormal Society ghost tours, on the hour each hour (7:00, 8;00, 9:00). Small groups of people will get behind the scenes to investigate the unseen history of the business and building.
7:30 pm “Aguirre, the Wrath of God”, a movie by Werner Herzog – showing in the banquet space
7:30 – 10:30 pm Live music! Southside Aces perform in the parking lot
9:15 pm “My Best Fiend”, a movie by Werner Herzog – showing in the banquet space
Sunday, May 17, 2015
12:00 – 2:00 pm Live music!Mark Stillman on accordion in the restaurant
1:00 pm Roaming Fashion Showby B. Resale in the restaurant and parking lot
1:00 – 3:00 pm Live music! Ukulele Sing Along in the parking lot
1:00 – 2:00 pm Family Matinee! 1 Hour – cartoons and short films showing in the banquet space
2:00 pm “The Boy with Green Hair”, a movie by Joseph Losey – showing in the banquet space
3:00 – 5:00 pm Live music! Café Accordion Orchestra performs in the parking lot
5:00 – 7:30 pm Live music!Andy McCormick on accordion in the restaurant
5:00 – 6:30 pm Live music!Lifting a Finger performs in the parking lot
7:00 pm “Lessons of Darkness”, a movie by Werner Herzog – showing in the banquet space
8:00 pm “Little Dieter Needs to Fly”, a movie by Werner Herzog – showing in the banquet space
Black Forest Inn
1 East 26th Street
Minneapolis MN 55404
Phone: 612-872-0812
