Wisconsin-Based Organization Celebrates Luxembourg Culture

WDCB’s Gary Zidek talks to the executive director of the Luxembourg American Cultural Society Patricia Lutz about the organization’s mission, Chicago’s large Luxembourg community and an upcoming virtual jazz concert.

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WDCB's Gary Zidek talks to Luxembourg American Cultural Society executive director Patricia Lutz.

Chicago’s Luxembourg community doesn’t get a lot of attention, but the city has a significant connection to the small European country. There are estimates that around 200,000 Chicagoans can trace their heritage to Luxembourg, which is remarkable when you consider the country’s entire population is only 600,000. Tens of thousands of Luxembourgers are estimated to have immigrated to the United States between the mid-19th and early 20th centuries. The home office for the Luxembourg American Cultural Society sits about 120 miles north of Chicago in Belgium Wisconsin.

The LACS is hosting a virtual jazz brunch on Thursday January 31 (11 am CST), the Luxembourg-based Michel Meis 4tet will be performing. The concert will be available to watch on lacs.lu and on the LACS’s YouTube channel.