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Upcoming ACB Events
See CLUB CALENDAR for full list of events.
24 Feb 2012 6:30 PM • Renaissance Brussels Hotel
29 Feb 2012 6:00 PM • Deloitte, 1831 Diegem
17 Mar 2012 7:00 PM • Conrad Hotel
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ACB News & Events
Read our latest newsletter: News & Events (February 2012)
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Out & About in Belgium
with Nancy Kapstein
February 2012 (pdf format)
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Community News and Non-ACB Events
- Canadian Pub Night / Soirée au Pub
Join members of the Canadian Club of Belgium on Friday, February 3, from 7:00 p.m. at Kitty O’Shea’s [Boulevard de Charlemagne 42, 1040 Brussels (Etterbeek)] for friendly conversation and a few beers (www.kittyosheas.com/kitty_brussels.asp). No reservation is required. This is an open event and everyone is welcome.
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Interested in Fine Arts and Architecture?
If your answer is yes, then BRIDFAS may be for you. The goal of the British Decorative and Fine Arts Society of Brussels (BRIDFAS) is to stimulate an understanding and enjoyment of the arts through illustrated lectures and visits to exhibitions. All talks are delivered in English by experts in their field.
The next lecture, The Drama behind the Taj Mahal, will be held at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8 at the Maison Communale, Avenue Paul Hymans 2, 1200 Brussels (Woluwe St.-Lambert). Welcome drinks will be offered starting at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.bridfas.org.
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- The Brussels Bookswappers Club
Every fourth Wednesday of the month, booklovers get together to swap books that are gathering dust on their shelves. Come along with any number of books you wish to exchange for other titles left at the club by its members. Fiction as well as non-fiction is welcome, and there is a special section for children’s books. You are encouraged to bring books in English as well as in other major languages.
A team of Meeters & Greeters will welcome you and explain how the system works. There is no membership fee. The venue is the brasserie Aux Enfants Terribles [Chaussée de la Hulpe 190, 1170 Brussels (Watermael-Boitsfort)], near the International School of Brussels. The next meeting is on Wednesday, February 22 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. If you wish to receive further information or to be put on the club’s mailing list, contact Karen at abkginfo@skynet.be.
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- The Brussels American Community Chorus
The Brussels American Community Chorus invites adults and children over 12 to sing. All nationalities are welcome. Men are especially needed. There is no audition, and no experience is required. Rehearsals are every Monday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Kraainem. The chorus sings to enjoy music and to support the community. It performs several times a year at American and Belgian events. For details, contact Lamdm@attglobal.net.
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A Walk on the Wild Side
Join other English-speakers for a guided tour of the Scheutbos, a 50-hectare nature reserve west of Brussels on Sunday morning, March 25, starting at 10:00 a.m. Two guides (one native English speaker and a French-accented one) will explain the methods by which the broad and often unexpected biodiversity of this wonderful reserve is encouraged and maintained. There is no charge, since the only goal of the Friends of the Scheutbos is to educate people in how to preserve nature. The tour is two kilometers long. Children and dogs (please bring pooper-scooper bags) are welcome. Boots or good walking shoes are advised, since parts of the trail can get quite muddy, and there will be some stops for explanations, so warm clothing is recommended.
We will meet at the end of Scheutbosstraat (the rue, not the avenue), which starts on Boulevard Mettewie just opposite the end of Boulevard Machtens, close to the #49 bus “Machtens” stop and the terminus of the #86 bus from De Brouckère. Parking is available at the meeting point. For more information, contact Jean Leveque at 0496/53.07.68.
Event Details
Date: Sunday, March 25
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: Scheutbos, Scheutbosstraat, 1080 Brussels (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek)
Price: Free
Sign up: No reservation is needed
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- Short Courses in English Literature
Kate Macdonald, Assistant Professor of English Literature at Ghent University, is offering a new series of short courses in English literature in central Brussels beginning in January. Each course will meet five times at two week intervals, and will involve lively discussions, structured thinking, writing (but only if you want to), an essay for grading, and feedback at the end of the course. Classes will be limited to 20 students.
Course 1: British Political Fiction from 1900-1950, includes works by Erskine Childers, Constance Maud, Rose Macaulay, George Orwell, and Nancy Mitford.
Course 2: American Women and Work, includes works by Louisa May Alcott, Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, and Barbara Kingsolver.
Details
Dates: Course 1 meets Tuesday, January 17, Tuesday, January 31, Tuesday, February 14, Tuesday, February 28, and Tuesday, March 13; Course 2 meets Tuesday, April 17, Tuesday, May 1, Tuesday, May 15, Tuesday, May 29, and Tuesday, June 5
Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Place: Swedish Church and Cultural Center, Avenue des Gaulois 35, 1040 Brussels (Etterbeek). Métro Merode (lines 1 & 5), trams 81 & 83, buses 22, 27, 61 & 80
Fee: €75 for each course
Sign up: email Kate at kate.brussels@yahoo.com
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News from the American Women's Club of Brussels
Upcoming Trips
The American Women’s Club of Brussels welcomes ACB members to join them on their guided visits this spring. For information on Discover Belgium walking tours, see AWCB_Guided_walks_and_trips.pdf.
For information on the Loire Valley tour scheduled for May 26-28, see AWCB_Loire_Valley_trip.pdf.
And for information on the guided visit to the south of England on June 15-17, see AWCB_South_England_trip.pdf.
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- AWCB Annual Breast Cancer Luncheon
This year’s breast cancer awareness fundraiser will take place on Thursday, February 16 from 11:00 a.m. at the AWCB clubhouse on Avenue des Erables 1, Rhode St.-Genèse. Tickets are €25 and include a three-course meal. The annual event is open to all. To reserve, call 02/358.47.53 or sign up at the reception desk. All proceeds will benefit the Jules Bordet Institute, the only independent hospital in Belgium totally dedicated to cancer.
Representatives from Think Pink, Pink Ribbon, and the Jules Bordet Institute will speak on the fight against breast cancer in Belgium, and an expert in brassieres will give some advice. A number of AWCB members will share their personal stories with us.
There will be two auctions – a silent auction and an auction during the event. The silent auction items will be on display and ready for bidding from February 14. A number system will be used to bid on items so no one will know who they are bidding against.
Email Melody at kathleen.kissoon@skynet.be or Petra at lumpfine26@yahoo.de if you have any questions.
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