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Wurzburger Hofbrau Oktoberfest (German) was a hit with the bartenders, who likened the scent to that of a botanical garden. Farrelly warned, "I could drink an awful lot of this." --By Lisa McLaughlin
...winces at the thought of abandoning his circle of friends for the Sun Belt. Bender joins about seven or eight pals for a lunch date every month. And Friday afternoons there is bratwurst and "a lot of beers" with a dozen friends at a local German restaurant called the Hofbrau. Bender, a widower with two grown daughters, enjoys attending concerts and other cultural events at Bradley. Although he says he could probably make friends anywhere, he insists that he wouldn't want to trade in his Peoria crowd for even the mildest of winters. Says he: "With all the different...
Despite such American influences as kiddie rides and lemonade, the event maintained a distinctly German character. Throughout the day, the crowd was entertained by the tunes of the Hofbrau Boys Bavarian Band and the steps of the Edelweiss Tyrolian Dancers...
...Hofbrau Boys Bavarian Band, which played traditional German folk songs, encouraging the audience to sing along and dance. Other attractions were kiddie rides, street musicians and jugglers. There was even an authentic 1926 player piano which, upon the audience's request, played old favorites such as "Rhapsody in Blue" from piano rolls...
Chances are that if you hit Harvard Square Sunday afternoon you were lassoed into a juggling act, were engulfed with the Oompah-pah music of the Hofbrau Boys Bavarian Band, or were enticed by the mixed aromas of Mexican tacos, fried dough or Italian sausage that filled...