VALPARAISO | Valparaiso University's Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center will begin hosting its weekly coffee hours next week to provide German-speaking people the opportunity to sharpen their language skills or speak in their native tongue.

The first Kaffeestunde coffee hour will be held Sept. 3, with additional fall semester coffee hours to be held Sept. 10, 17 and 24; Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29; Nov. 5, 12 and 19; and Dec. 3 and 10. Spring semester Kaffeestunde are scheduled Jan. 14, 21 and 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25; March 18 and 25; and April 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

All Kaffeestunde coffee hours are Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the German House at the corner of Mound Street and Linwood Avenue. Refreshments will be served and people of all German-speaking ability levels are invited to attend. The Kaffeestunde are free and open to the public.

More information about Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center and about German programs at Valparaiso is available online at valpo.edu/germanhouse.

--For The Times