Selected Events 2006

Library director Margitta Wünsche, Bautzen public library, and Consul for Public Affairs, Mark Wenig, U.S. Consulate General Leipzig

September 26, 2006
Sixty high school students from the local Schiller and Sorbs Gymnasium, along with Bautzen residents, attended the “finissage” of the paper show, “Louis Armstrong,” which had been on display at the Bautzen public library for the month of September. A three-person band from Philadelphia performed at the event, and afterwards Consul for Public Affairs Mark Wenig talked about Armstrong, as well as consular services, engaging the audience in a discussion on a variety of U.S.- related issues. Consul Wenig also officially presented U.S. books to the library. In the afternoon, Wenig lead a discussion with 40 students from high- and middle schools at Bautzen's youth center, the “Steinhaus.” The "American Day" wrapped up in the evening with a concert for youth at the Steinhaus. Earlier in the day, Wenig and his wife also toured the infamous “Bautzen 2” DDR prison.