Activity Highlights in December 2022
Whether it's traditional Christmas events or unusual encounters with history and the arts, there's something for everyone in December! Get Out and Explore Thursday, 8 December Visit the Charlottenburg Christmas Market with us, sample the remarkable culinary offerings, shop for special gifts, and enjoy the spectacular background of one of the most delightful Christmas markets in Berlin. Tuesday, 13 December Meet with opera stage director Jose Cortes, who has directed productions in all of Berlin’s opera houses. In a relaxed venue at a member’s home, learn something of what it is like to direct operas, from the initial planning of
Activity Highlights in November 2022
From the meaning of life to crafts and games to waterside hikes -- there's something for everyone in November! Get Out and Explore Our events this month include inner as well as outer exploration! Friday, 11 November A one-day workshop, "Meaning of Life", with Dr. Bhausaheb Biradar, co-founder and director of the new Institute for Advanced Study in the Meaning of Life and Existence LLC, Eureka, California. Tuesday, 15 November A visit to the Villa Oppenheim, the former summer house of the Oppenheim family, which now houses the Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. In the special exhibitions we can see how a German
Activity highlights in October 2022
From Greenland to aboriginal Australia, from museum visits to craft groups and language and walking groups, there's something for everyone in October! Tuesday, 4 October Visit to the Samurai Museum, one of the largest collections of authentic samurai artefacts outside Japan. More than a thousand objects reveal the extraordinary artistry of traditional Japanese craftsmanship, while multimedia installations bring the distant era to life. Wednesday, 5 October Visit to Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, an exhibit at the Humboldt Forum. This exhibition presents the Australian aboriginal saga of the Seven Sisters through dance, sculptures, paintings, ceramics, film, and song. Friday, 7
Activity Highlights in September 2022
The weather is cooling down, and our Club activities are heating up again! Join us for your choice of Berlin tours, foreign-language conversation groups, walking groups, restaurant meals together, book groups, a craft group … See old and new friends, and enjoy your city! Get Out and Explore Tuesday, 6 September and Thursday, 8 September Two opportunities to tour the East Side Gallery—the longest surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall, covered with the work of artists who were invited in 1990 to share their reactions to the fall of the Wall. One of the original artists will be our guide!
Activity Highlights in August 2022
Ah, August! Time for holidays at the seaside, or in the mountains, or somewhere more exotic! So it's a somewhat quiet time for us at the Club--but if you're still in Berlin, join us for language groups, walking groups, book groups, and other events. Get Out and Explore Friday, 19 August A visit to Sacrow Church, an Italianate church sitting dreamily at the water's edge, like a ship moored at a quiet point in the river Havel. Eat, Drink, and Enjoy Wednesday, 17 August An early-evening meal, with old friends and new, at Let's Go Sylt. Fish specialties and plenty
Activity Highlights in July 2022
Get Out and Explore Tuesday, 19 July Get a glimpse of daily life in an eighteenth-century Berlin home with a visit to the Knoblauchhaus Museum Friday, 22 July See thousands of flowers, a passenger boat turned into a cocktail bar, a Slavic village, and much more at the State Garden Show in Beelitz Thursday, 28 July Summer in Berlin means fine days on the water--join us for the famous Seven-Lake Cruise staring at Wannsee. Eat, Drink, and Enjoy Thursday, 14 July Have a lunch break on a Greek island in the middle of Berlin, at the family-owned restaurant Samos. Thursday,
Activity Highlights in June 2022
Get Out and Explore Tuesday, 14 June A tour of one of the oldest and most attractive garden cities in Berlin. Freie Scholle is a cooperative founded in 1895 and designed by noted architects such as Gustav Lilienthal and Bruno Taut. Friday, 17 June A summer afternoon on Peacock Island (Pfaueninsel). See a picturesque summer castle and royal “pleasure dairy” in Gothic-ruin style (exteriors only), gardens with fine specimen trees, roses, peacocks, and perhaps a glimpse of the water buffalo that help tend the grounds. Saturday, 18 June Enjoy the rose garden in Bürgerpark Pankow, visit the music pavilion,
Activity Highlights in May 2022
It’s a beautiful spring—don’t let it pass by without joining us for explorations and enjoyments in the month of May! Get Out and Explore Tuesday, 10 May Why does Switzerland have the only foreign embassy in Berlin that is located in the area reserved for the German government? Learn this and much more on a visit to the Swiss Embassy. Friday, 13 May A guided tour of the Neuer Garten, Potsdam, in a lovely setting between two lakes. The garden is home to the Marble Palace, the Orangerie, and Schloss Cecilienhof, where the Potsdam Conference took place to plan the
Activity Highlights in April 2022
Your BIWC offers you so many ways to enjoy the spring! (Be sure to check current Corona regulations before attending an event.) Get Out and Explore Monday 11 April Visit that unmistakable landmark, the Berlin TV Tower. We’ve all seen it from outside and below, but have we all been inside? Monday, 25 April A tour of the Parliament of Trees, a striking garden installation by anti-war artist Ben Wagin, near the Reichstag along the former strip of the Berlin Wall. Wednesday, 27 April Take a walk around Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s buildings in city centre—so formative for the look and
Activity Highlights in March 2022
FORTHCOMING ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS Corona regulations: 2G (vaccinated and boostered) and wearing a mask EXPLORING BERLIN Tuesday 8 March 20.00 A visit to the roof terrace and dome of the Reichstag building. Saturday 19 March 14.00 A guided tour of the impressive collection of stoneware and porcelain objects at the Ceramics Museum in the oldest town house in Charlottenburg Friday 25 March 14.30 A tour of the Haus Rupenhorn, an example of Modernist architecture embodying the ideals of ‘Neues Bauen’ (New Building), on the border of Charlottenburg and Spandau. GARDEN & NATURE Monday 21 March 10.30am An introduction to Chinese flower