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• Chat, Craft & Cake

  • Start
    25 May 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    14 Dec 2021
  •  
    (UTC+01:00)
  • Schedule
    30 sessions
  • Location
    AWC Clubhouse
  • Spaces left
    13
  • Registered
    1 registrant

  
  

  

  Chat, Craft & Cake is now meeting at the clubhouse, but the in person group size is limited.  You must RSVP with Suzanne Dundas, at chatcraftcake@awcthehague.org, to reserve your spot.

  Let’s get creative! The AWC will be open to all crafters. If you’ve been looking for an open space large enough to lay out that king-size quilt, or need more table space to organize your photo albums or scrapbooks, or just need an excuse to stitch, pack up those supplies and bring them to the Clubhouse so you can chat with fellow AWC Members and visitors while you work. You might even be able to pick up some suggestions from a fresh pair of eyes. Each week a different Member will bring a cake - tried and true, or experimental.

  Questions? Contact Suzanne Dundas at chatcraftcake@awcthehague.org

  Meets every Tuesday except holidays. RSVP is required during coronavirus times.
  

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• Walkie Talkies

  • Start
    12 Jul 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    27 Dec 2021
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    (UTC+01:00)
  • Schedule
    25 sessions
  • Location
    AWC Clubhouse

  
  

  Whether you count your steps or just want to walk with friends, the Monday morning Walkie Talkies is a fun and healthy way to start the week.  The group meets in front of the AWC Clubhouse before heading out promptly at 9:30 a.m. to walk to various destinations in the area, usually racking up 10,000 steps along the way.  

  There is a WhatsApp group to keep up-to-date on where we might be walking that morning and who is attending.  So no RSVP is necessary, but please contact Emily van Eerten, walkietalkies@awcthehague.org, if you want to be added to the WhatsApp group or have any questions about WT!  

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• Wassenaar Coffee & Conversation

  • Start
    5 Aug 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    2 Dec 2021
  •  
    (UTC+01:00)
  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    TBD

  
  

  Do you live in Wassenaar and environs and long for the camaraderie of the AWC without driving to the Clubhouse?  Come join us for coffee (and other beverages) and conversation at a member's home in Wassenaar. 

  Please RSVP with Suzanne Dundas at chatcraftcake@awcthehague.org for this month's location.  The monthly meeting may also be held virtually due to coronavirus restrictions.

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• August Daytime Book Club

  • When
    26 Aug 2021
  •  
    10:00 - 12:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    comfort of your own home

  
  

  
  

  The AWC Book Clubs are open to all readers.  The Daytime Book Club meets on the fourth Thursday of every month (with a few exceptions) at the AWC clubhouse.  You may choose to drop in once or twice or attend every month.  Please join us!  One member of the Book Group shares a snack and leads the discussion and the AWC provides coffee.

  Thursday, August 26, 2021

  The Weekend by Charlotte Wood

  
  

  Thursday, September 23, 2021

  Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

  Recommended or referenced:

  Persepolis (graphic novel) by Marjane Satrapi

  A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

  Outline by Rachel Cusk

  Topeka School by Ben Lerner

  Writers and Lovers by Lily King

  Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconne

  The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East by Alan Watts

  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

  The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare

  The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

  Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

  The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto by Charles Blow

  
  

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• Summer Brunch at the Beach

  • When
    27 Aug 2021
  •  
    10:30 - 12:30 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    Strandpaviljoen De Staat, Strand Zuid 4, 2583ZZ, The Hague
  • Registered
    8 registrants

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  Join us for Brunch at the Beach to celebrate summer with AWC members at the Strandpaviljoen De Staat.  It is located away from the hustle and bustle of Scheveningen in the Westduinpark Natura, so it should be an enjoyable morning in a beautiful setting.  Please check out their website,  for the best directions to their location: https://www.strandpaviljoendestaat.nl/contact/

  An RSVP is kindly requested by Friday, August 20, so that the reservation can be confirmed with the restaurant.

  Food and Beverages are at your own expense.

  Questions? Contact Sarah Partridge at activities@awcthehague.org  

  
  

  
  

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• Social Tennis or Jeu de Boules

  • When
    28 Aug 2021
  •  
    16:00 - 20:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    Tennis Club Park Marlot, Waalsdorperlaan 4-B, 2244 BL Wassenaar
  • Registered
    14 registrants

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  Come join us for some Social Tennis, Jeu de Boules, and dinner afterwards.  Registration is required, so please login for Open Registration on your computer or access this event through the Wild Apricot App on your Smart Phone.

  Please meet at the Tennis Club at 4pm.  Play will start around 4:30pm and end at 6:30pm, followed by drinks and dinner on the terrace.  Please note that drinks and dinner from the menu are at your own expense.

  This event is open to all levels of play and spouses/partners/friends are welcome, too.  Games will consist of doubles play.  While tennis balls will be provided, please bring your own tennis racket.    

  For those who don’t wish to participate in the tennis, you can enjoy a game of Jeu de Boules (equipment provided).
  

  The event will be cancelled in the event of bad weather.

  Cancellation/Reservation Deadline:  Wed., August 25

  Min/Max # of Participants for Tennis:  6/18

  Min/Max # of Participants for Jeu de Boules:  4/10

  
  

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• Mah Jongg

  • Start
    7 Sep 2021
  •  
    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    14 Dec 2021
  •  
    (UTC+01:00)
  • Schedule
    15 sessions
  • Location
    AWC Clubhouse

  
  

  Mah Jongg is a popular tile based game of Chinese origin.   This exciting game is somewhat similar to the card game, Rummy.  We will play the international version with 144 tiles with no scoring.   Be prepared for a game of strategy and luck that will quickly become addictive!  We will begin with an introduction of the basic rules and hands.  All beginners and experienced players are welcome at any time:  once the group is established, beginners can join and learn from doing.  Please join us as this game is simply good fun.

  Please contact Jen van Ginhoven for more details,  jenvanginhoven@gmail.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Evening Book Club

  • When
    8 Sep 2021
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    19:30 - 21:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    TBD

  
  

  The Evening Book Group meets on the second Wednesday of each month with some exceptions during the year.

  Whether you come once or are available to join every month, stop by for a great book discussion along with a glass of wine and a nibble.

  Location: Private Home of Book Club Member (address provided upon registration), AWC Clubhouse, or Virtual Meeting.

  Interested? Want to know more, or get on our mailing list?
  Please contact Dena Haggerty at eveningbookclub@awcthehague.org or 06 5771 2263

  September:  Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

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• Fall 2021 AWC The Hague Morning Kick Off Meeting

  • When
    9 Sep 2021
  •  
    10:00 - 12:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    Clubhouse, Johan van Oldenbarneveltlaan 43, Den Haag

  
  

  New to the Netherlands? Not so new, but still want to meet friends? The American Women's Club of The Hague (all English-speaking women welcome) is hosting a Kick Off Meeting, so you can learn about our events, activities, and philanthropic efforts for the coming club year. There will be two sessions.  Please join us at our clubhouse on Thursday, September 9 for a coffee and mimosa morning or on Thursday, September 16 for an evening borrel.

  Come meet our members and find out how the American Women's Club of The Hague can be your home-away-from-home! 
  

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• Fall 2021 AWC The Hague Evening Kick Off Meeting

  • When
    16 Sep 2021
  •  
    17:30 - 19:30 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    AWC Clubhouse, Johan van Oldenbarneveltlaan 43, Den Haag

  

  New to the Netherlands? Not so new, but still want to meet friends? The American Women's Club of The Hague (all English-speaking women welcome) is hosting a Kick Off Meeting, so you can learn about our events, activities, and philanthropic efforts for the coming club year. There will be two sessions.  Please join us at our clubhouse on Thursday, September 9 for a coffee and mimosa morning or on Thursday, September 16 for an evening borrel.

  Come meet our members and find out how the American Women's Club of The Hague can be your home-away-from-home!

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• Walking Tour of Pilgrim's Leiden

  • When
    19 Sep 2021
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    13:30 - 15:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    Leiden American Pilgrim Museum, Beschuitsteeg 9, 2312 JT Leiden
  • Spaces left
    11
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  Four hundred years ago, the English Separatists called the Pilgrims set sail to America. It is the occasion to be reminded of their story as well as their contemporaries and learn about the world they lived in. This tour offers to discover the city of Leiden, where the Pilgrims arrived as refugees in 1609, and its unique environment: home of the first University of the country (1575), of a flourishing textile industry, of printing houses and of many foreign immigrants looking for religious freedom. In the seventeenth century, Leiden was one of the largest cities of the Low Countries. Much of the urban landscape today reflects the cultural, academic, and scientific riches of the city as well as the daily life in the "Golden Age". Wandering around with the curator of the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum, you will hear about the Pilgrims' journey, the monumental churches, the old and quaint houses, and the secrets of the city.  Because of Covid-19 restrictions it will not be possible to allow the group into the museum.  However everyone is welcome to book a visit online in advance at https://pilgrim-museum.sollidd.com/  Museum entrance fee is €6.50 and is not included in the walking tour price. 

  The tour will end at the Waag restaurant, Aalmarkt 21, where an afternoon drink and snacks can be enjoyed at your own expense.  

  
  

  Registration/Cancellation Deadline:  Sept. 10, 2021  

  Minimum/Maximum Participants:  10/15

  For further info contact Jane Choy at jechoy@me.com or 0654331764

  Please note that this event may be cancelled or modified due to changes in coronavirus restrictions.

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• Out to Lunch Bunch - September 2021

  • When
    22 Sep 2021
  •  
    12:00 - 14:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    Restaurant Augustus, Reinkenstraat 75, Den Haag
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  If you’re interested in exploring new restaurants in and around The Hague, join us once a month for lunch. A different restaurant is selected each month, and recommendations are always welcome.  Contact Greetje Engelsman at outolunchbunch@awcthehague.org

  NOTE: Location and date vary – Food and drink are at your own expense.  Deadline for registration is THREE days before the lunch.  RSVP Required. 

  Min/Max # of participants:  2/8 

  September's Restaurant choice is Augustus, situated in the Reinkenstraat, a little “Fred”, a street of good shops with old fashioned quality.   Since 1994, Augustus is proud of what they offer:  bread, pasta, salads, etc. Try the toastie with Gorgonzola and banana!  If it's a nice afternoon, we'll enjoy lunch in their garden terrace.

  Located at Reinkenstraat 75 (off Laan van Meerdervoort), Den Haag (tram 11 or tram 3, tramstop Conradkade or Laan van Meerdervoort).

  Due to the continuing uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation, Lunch Bunch outings may be cancelled.  All registered participants will be notified.
  

  
  

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• September Daytime Book Club

  • When
    23 Sep 2021
  •  
    10:00 - 12:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    comfort of your own home

  
  

  The AWC Book Clubs are open to all readers.  The Daytime Book Club meets on the fourth Thursday of every month (with a few exceptions) at the AWC clubhouse.  You may choose to drop in once or twice or attend every month.  Please join us!  One member of the Book Group shares a snack and leads the discussion and the AWC provides coffee.

  Please contact committee chair, Teresa Mahoney, awcthehague.bookclub@gmail.com if you'd like to join.

  Thursday, September 23, 2021

  Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

  
  

  Upcoming Dates:

  Thursday, October 28, 2021 

  Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

  
  

  Thursday, November 18, 2021 (early date due to Thanksgiving)

  Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

  
  

  Recommended or referenced: 

  The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen

  Persepolis (graphic novel) by Marjane Satrapi

  A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

  Outline by Rachel Cusk

  Topeka School by Ben Lerner

  Writers and Lovers by Lily King

  Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconne

  The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East by Alan Watts

  Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet by Chelsea Wald

  The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare

  The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

  Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

  The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto by Charles Blow

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Pickleball Fall 2021

  • Start
    23 Sep 2021
  •  
    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    16 Dec 2021
  •  
    (UTC+01:00)
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Sporthall Houtrust, Laan van Poot 22, The Hague

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  AWC members are now playing Pickleball on Thursday mornings at the Sporthal Houtrust except for the second Thursday of the month.  

  Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the USA and is exploding in popularity internationally. It combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis. It is played with a paddle and light ball on a badminton sized court.

  All skill levels are welcome and no previous playing experience is necessary. We invite anyone who is interested in trying Pickleball to join us on a Thursday at the courts for a trial session.  Please send an email to Sarah Partridge at activities@awcthehague.org if you're interested.  

  Minimum Number of Participants:  8

  Cancellation/Registration Deadline:  September 2, 2021

  
  

  
  

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• Newcomers Coffee Morning

  • When
    24 Sep 2021
  •  
    10:30 - 12:30 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    AWC Clubhouse
  • Registered
    3 registrants

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  Join Jo, the AWC Newcomers Chair, for an informal coffee morning at the AWC Clubhouse. Get to meet and chat with fellow AWC newcomers whilst munching on some traditional Dutch appeltaart and other home cooked goodies.

  
  

  This time will be a great opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have about living here in NL – from how to use public transport, where to buy a certain item, restaurant recommendations or how to navigate an invitation from your neighbor for a “borrel”! 

  
  

  For more information contact: newcomers@awcthehague.org

  
  

  
  

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• Special Walkie Talkies: City Pier Night Walk

  • When
    24 Sep 2021
  •  
    17:30 - 20:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    Malieveld
  • Registered
    7 registrants

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  Members of the Walkie Talkies group are signing up individually for the 12km walk that begins at 6 p.m.  If you're not a regular member of WT, but would like to join them for the City Pier Night Walk, please register directly at https://www.citypiernightwalk.nl/inschrijven/, then RSVP here or send an email to Melissa Rider at senioradvisor@awcthehague.org to be added to the AWC Walkie Talkies' list of participants.  A meeting point to walk together as a group will be coordinated closer to the date.

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• Welcome Back Social

  • When
    26 Sep 2021
  •  
    17:30 - 20:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    Tennispark Houtrust, Laan van Poot 38, 2566 EE Den Haag
  • Spaces left
    25
  • Registered
    5 registrants

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  We’ll be hosting a Sunday Evening Social to welcome both our new members and returning ones for the start of the new club year at the Tennispark Houtrust.   For just the price of drinks, we’ll be able to use their facilities of clubhouse and terrace for our borrel.  The AWC will cover the cost of your first two drinks of beer, wine, or soda, but additional drinks are at your own expense and must be purchased from the bar.  Hapjes will also be ordered from the bar, but we ask that you please bring an appetizer or dessert to share.  Paper plates and utensils will be provided.

  Space is limited to 30 participants and revisions may be necessary closer to the date due to changing coronavirus restrictions.

  Contact Melissa Rider at awcthehague.senioradvisor@gmail.com  with questions. 

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• Women in Business - Virtual Meeting via Google Meet

  • When
    27 Sep 2021
  •  
    19:00 - 20:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    comfort of your own home or office

  Are you a business owner? Are you thinking about starting a business? Come to our ongoing meetings for networking and discussion among AWC members about being a business owner in the Netherlands.  All are welcome, no matter what amount of experience you may have with owning a business.  This year we will alternate between evening and morning virtual meetings to accommodate more members' schedules.   

  Contact Mary Ellen Brennan, mebrennan625@gmail.com,  if you're interested in joining the group.

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• Dutch Food and Shopping Workshop

  • When
    1 Oct 2021
  •  
    10:30 - 12:30 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    AWC Clubhouse

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  Whether you are new to The Netherlands or an old-timer, there is always something to be learned about food and shopping in the Netherlands. It could be deciphering product labels or recipes, learning to use new cuts of meat or strange vegetables, finding suitable cleaning products or substitutes for your favorite ingredients.

  Join us for this all-you-need-to-know presentation given by long-term AWC member and expat, Carol Slootweg.  She will show lots of examples of local Dutch products and produce.  Your trips to teh supermarket will be a totally different and much improved experience after this workshop!

  If you have queries, feel free to email Jo at  newcomers@awcthehague.org

  RSVP is required.

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• AWC Pink Afternoon Tea

  • When
    7 Oct 2021
  •  
    14:30 - 16:30 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    Secret Garden Bakery Café, Kettingstraat 8, 2511, The Hague
  • Spaces left
    7
  • Registered
    8 registrants

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  In light of Breast Cancer Awareness month, you are invited to an AWC Pink Afternoon Tea where you can feel free to share your stories with friends while enjoying some yummy delights. Please WEAR SOMETHING PINK. 

  The cost per person includes a small donation to the KWF Dutch Cancer Society/ KWF Kankerbestrijding in addition to the Afternoon Tea Menu.  Enjoy a delightful selection of sandwiches, a variety of pastries and cakes along with tea and orange juice.

  If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions, please notify Sarah Partridge at activities@awcthehague.org  at least one week BEFORE the event.  She will need to confirm that your request can be accommodated by the restaurant.

  Min/Max:  6/15

  Registration/Cancellation Deadline:  Sept. 30

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• October General Meeting

  • When
    14 Oct 2021
  •  
    10:00 - 12:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    AWC Clubhouse

  
  

  Save the date!  More details to come soon regarding our guest speaker for this month's meeting.

  Social Time:  10-10:30 a.m.

  Meeting: 10:30 a.m. 

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• Conservation of Paintings - Tour of Studio Redivivus in The Hague

  • When
    15 Oct 2021
  •  
    11:00 - 12:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    Studio Redivivus, Wolga 16, 2491 BJ, The Hague
  • Spaces left
    15

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  Where Craftmanship and Science Join

  Have you ever wanted to see how artworks are preserved? Then please join AWC member, Gwendolyn P. Boevé-Jones, as she gives us a personalized guided tour of her painting’s conservation atelier Studio Redivivus.

  The studio specializes in the conservation and restoration of classic, modern and contemporary paintings. Gwendolyn P. Boevé-Jones graduated as a paintings conservator and art historian from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, after which she was awarded the Samuel Kress Conservation Fellowship at the Van Gogh Museum and Kroller-Muller Museum in the Netherlands, going on to work at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and eventually setting up her own studio and the founding of Redivivus in 2010.

  The studio undertakes treatments to conserve paintings by artists such as Jan van Goyen, Anthony van Dyck, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

  The conservators at Redivivus will show you how they undertake treatments and technical research on paintings. With cutting edge devices for the capturing of microscopic images, Infrared and X-ray imaging, the studio is able to document, conserve and restore artworks of historic and aesthetic importance from the past and the present. 

  * A second date will be offered if the number of participants exceeds the limit. 

  Website:www.redivivus.nl

  Min/Max:  5/15

  Registration Deadline:  October 1 (You may register after this date if space is still available.)

  Contact:  Jane Choy at jechoy@me.com

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Moonlight Bowling Night

  • When
    17 Oct 2021
  •  
    18:45 - 20:30 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    Bowling Scheveningen, Gevers Deynootweg 990-2, 2586 BZ The Hague
  • Spaces left
    20
  • Registered
    Be the first

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  Please join us for a guaranteed fun 'Moonlight Bowling Night’ at Scheveningen Bowling Centre.  Everyone is welcome to come along and teams will be made up on the night.

  Our meeting point will be in the reception area at 6:45pm so payments can be made individually before play.  Food, Beverage, and Bowling will be at your own expense.  Feel free to celebrate Oktoberfest with Bowling & Beers.

  The cost for 1 lane is €31.50.  In order to adhere to Covid-19 social distancing, we will try to minimize the number of players per lane.  The cost per person will depend on the number of attendees, but shouldn’t be more than €8 each for 1.5 hours of bowling.

  Lane reservations need to made a week in advance, so register now. 

  Cancellation/Registration Deadline:  Sunday, October 10, 2021

  Min/Max:  6/20  

  Parking at ‘Boulevard Strandweg 179,, (Uitrijkaart €5.50 for 3 hours parking)

  Questions?  Contact Sarah Partridge at activities@awcthehague.org

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• Women in Business - Virtual Meeting via Google Meet

  • When
    22 Oct 2021
  •  
    10:00 - 11:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    comfort of your own home or office

  Are you a business owner? Are you thinking about starting a business? Come to our ongoing meetings for networking and discussion among AWC members about being a business owner in the Netherlands.  All are welcome, no matter what amount of experience you may have with owning a business.  This year we will alternate between evening and morning virtual meetings to accommodate more members' schedules.   

  Contact Mary Ellen Brennan, mebrennan625@gmail.com,  if you're interested in joining the group.

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• Out to Lunch Bunch - October 2021

  • When
    25 Oct 2021
  •  
    11:30 - 13:30 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    De Dagvisser, Dr.Lelykade 26, Scheveningen Haven
  • Registered
    Be the first

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  If you’re interested in exploring new restaurants in and around The Hague, join us once a month for lunch. A different restaurant is selected each month, and recommendations are always welcome.  Contact Greetje Engelsman at outolunchbunch@awcthehague.org

  NOTE: Location and date vary – Food and drink are at your own expense.  Deadline for registration is THREE days before the lunch.  RSVP Required.  Due to the continuing uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation, Lunch Bunch outings may be cancelled.  Registered participants will be notified.

  Min/Max # of participants:  2/8 

  October's restaurant is De Dagvisser located in the Scheveningen Harbor.  The earlier start time is to accommodate anyone in the Walkie Talkies group who'd like to enjoy lunch after their morning walk around Scheveningen. 

  This Zeeland family business has existed since 1996 and they purchase their fish daily at the fish auction.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• October Daytime Book Club

  • When
    28 Oct 2021
  •  
    10:00 - 12:00 (UTC+02:00)
  • Location
    comfort of your own home

  
  

  The AWC Book Clubs are open to all readers.  The Daytime Book Club meets on the fourth Thursday of every month (with a few exceptions) at the AWC clubhouse.  You may choose to drop in once or twice or attend every month.  Please join us!  One member of the Book Group shares a snack and leads the discussion and the AWC provides coffee.

  Please contact committee chair, Teresa Mahoney, awcthehague.bookclub@gmail.com if you'd like to join.

  Thursday, October 28, 2021

  Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

  
  

  Upcoming Dates:

  
  

  Thursday, November 18, 2021 (early date due to Thanksgiving)

  Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

  
  

  Recommended or referenced: 

  The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen

  Persepolis (graphic novel) by Marjane Satrapi

  A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

  Outline by Rachel Cusk

  Topeka School by Ben Lerner

  Writers and Lovers by Lily King

  Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconne

  The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East by Alan Watts

  Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet by Chelsea Wald

  The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare

  The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

  Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

  The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto by Charles Blow

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Visit to National Monument Oranjehotel

  • When
    3 Nov 2021
  •  
    13:00 - 15:00 (UTC+01:00)
  • Location
    National Monument Oranjehotel
  • Spaces left
    15
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  The Oranjehotel was the nickname for the Scheveningen prison during the Second World War. Here, the Germans detained over 25,000 people for interrogation and prosecution. A diverse group from all corners of the Netherlands had broken German laws: mostly resistance fighters, but also Jews and Jehova’s Witnesses, as well as people who were detained due to an economic misdemeanour, like black market traders. Already during the war, the complex was called ‘Oranjehotel’. It was an ode to the resistance fighters who were locked up there.

  Among the prisoners in the Oranjehotel were well-known people like the ‘Soldaat van Oranje’ (‘Soldier of Orange’) Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, Rudolph Cleveringa, Titus Brandsma, George Maduro, Pim Boellaard, Henri Pieck, Heinz Polzer (Drs. P.) and Corrie ten Boom, but also countless others. Some were released; others were deported to other prisons or camps or executed on the nearby Waalsdorpervlakte. We tell their stories of fear, hope, faith and love for the fatherland here in the National Monument Oranjehotel. We show how vulnerable freedom really is, and which choices people make when injustice, repression and persecution control society. 

  **Please note that this will not be a Guided Tour, but registration is required.  The group will meet at 1 p.m. for an introduction and a short film presented by museum staff; then there will be free time to wander the museum via audio guide.  At 3 p.m. the group will gather for coffee and cake in the museum café and talk about what we have seen so far. Those interested in exploring the museum longer can continue to do so.

  More details:  https://www.oranjehotel.org/en/   

  Public Transportation:  Bus 23 towards Scheveningen Noord, busstop Duinkerksestraat (short walk back to the entrance of the Oranjehotel)

  Cost:  €4.50 for group presentation.  Entrance fee of €9.50 must be paid at the National Monument.  Museum Card is not accepted.

  Min/Max: 10/15 

  Registration/Cancellation Date:  Oct. 27 (may register after this date if space is available)

  Questions?  Contact Jane Choy at jechoy@me.com

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Annual General Meeting

  • When
    11 Nov 2021
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    10:00 - 12:00 (UTC+01:00)
  • Location
    AWC Clubhouse
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  This yearly meeting is an opportunity for members to get an update on club activities, plans and finances.  We will review and vote on the budget as well as appoint the 2 member audit committee for the 2021-22 club year.

  If you cannot attend in person, you can vote by mail by contacting our Parliamentarian, Georgia Regnault, at parliamentarian@awcthehague.org before the meeting.

  
  

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• November Daytime Book Club

  • When
    18 Nov 2021
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    10:00 - 12:00 (UTC+01:00)
  • Location
    comfort of your own home

  
  

  The AWC Book Clubs are open to all readers.  The Daytime Book Club meets on the fourth Thursday of every month (with a few exceptions) at the AWC clubhouse.  You may choose to drop in once or twice or attend every month.  Please join us!  One member of the Book Group shares a snack and leads the discussion and the AWC provides coffee.

  Please contact committee chair, Teresa Mahoney, awcthehague.bookclub@gmail.com if you'd like to join.

  
  

  Thursday, November 18, 2021 (early date due to Thanksgiving)

  Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

  
  

  Recommended or referenced: 

  The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen

  Persepolis (graphic novel) by Marjane Satrapi

  A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

  Outline by Rachel Cusk

  Topeka School by Ben Lerner

  Writers and Lovers by Lily King

  Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconne

  The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East by Alan Watts

  Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet by Chelsea Wald

  The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare

  The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

  Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

  The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto by Charles Blow

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• December 2021 General Meeting

  • When
    9 Dec 2021
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    10:00 - 14:00 (UTC+01:00)
  • Location
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  Don’t miss the December General Meeting with a guest speaker and holiday potluck luncheon following the meeting.   

  Drinks will be provided, just bring a dish to share.

  10 a.m.-Coffee and tea

  10:30 a.m.-Meeting and updates

  11 a.m.-Guest Speaker

  Noon-Lunch

  
  

  
  

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