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December 2014
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“Nuts!” Night
In Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary
of the Battle of the Bulge
December 11, 2014
On December 16, 1944, the
Battle of the Bulge began on the Western Front of World War II, and lasted
until January 25, 1945, inflicting heavy casualties. During the Siege of
Bastogne, despite overwhelming odds, U.S. Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe
responded to a request to surrender the town with the one word answer,
“Nuts!” This marked the turning point of the Battle of the Bulge for the
American troops and on December 30, 1944, General McAuliffe was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross by General Patton for his actions at Bastogne.
On the occasion of the 70th
anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the American Club of Brussels invites
you to “Nuts!” Night to remember the courage and indomitable spirit of those
who sacrificed so much during the Battle of the Bulge. The event features a
commemoration ceremony honoring all those who served and made the ultimate
sacrifice in order to lay the groundwork for the peace, freedom and friendship
we now enjoy.
In the
spirit of reconciliation and friendship, the ceremony will include U.S.
Ambassador to Belgium Denise Campbell Bauer and representatives of all those
affected by the Battle of the Bulge – the Germans, the city of Bastogne, and
veterans – friends, allies and former foes who now all stand united as we
build on the lessons of the past and address the challenges of the future
together.
Event
Details
Date:Thursday,
December 11, 2014.
Time: Registration and
drinks at 7 p.m. Ceremony begins at 7:45 p.m., followed by a three-course
dinner including wine and water. Cash bar available after dinner. The SHAPE
International Band will provide period music throughout the evening.
Place: Brussels Marriott Hotel, Rue Auguste Orts 3-7, 1000
Brussels. Public parking is available in the area.
Google Maps
Dress: Black tie or dress
uniform preferred.
Price: €80. For active military personnel: the € equivalent of $80 (€62)
and a one-year free membership in the ACB (value: €140).
Sign up: Reservations should be made by
Monday, December 1 by email to info@americanclubbrussels.org, online
at www.americanclubbrussels.org, or by
telephone to the ACB Office Manager (0476/996.870). Payment to ACB at
BE55427919588144 (KREDBEBB) will confirm your reservation. Be sure to mention
“Nuts!” in the communications section of the virement. Cancellations
are possible until noon on Monday, December 1. Cancellations after this time,
as well as no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event.
Register now: "Nuts!" Night
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Dates to Remember
- November 28: Final Friday
- December 9: Estate Planning Seminar
- December 10: Book Club Meeting
- December 11: “Nuts!” Night
- December 16: Dine-Out
- December 20: Delvaux Visit
- January 10: Trip to Maasmechelen
- January 16: New Year Cocktail with the Mayor of
Brussels
- January 17: Music Exhibition
- January 30: Final Friday
- February 1: Super Bowl
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Final
Friday Cocktails
Friday, November 28
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Metropole
Hotel
(ground floor near the bar)
Place De Brouckère 31
1000 Brussels
The American Club of
Brussels is happy to welcome
our friends from ACAB (American Clubs and
Associations in Belgium)
And anyone else that would like to join us...
Cash bar
open to all.
Newcomers to Belgium and prospective ACB members are especially welcome.
No reservation is required. Bring a guest or two.
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Estate Planning in Belgium
December 9, 2014
Click here for full-size view.
Free entry. Register
at www.thebulletin.be/realestate.
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The Canadian Club of Belgium & The American Club of Brussels
welcome you to our Reading Group
on the second
Wednesday of the month, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
(CCB and ACB members only)
We are asking you to present us a book of
your choice (American or Canadian authors preferred) that you have read and
that you have really enjoyed. This gives all members who are passionate about
reading a chance to read and discuss different genres of literature.
If you have not read the book, if do not
have a book you wish to present, but you are able to come just at the last
minute, please join us anyway.
Here is our agenda for the coming months.
December 10 – presented by Laura Richard
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Three-Day
Road
by Joseph Boyden
This novel follows the story of two Native Canadian men who fight in
France and in Belgium in World War I. The author explores how their
friendship changes during the struggle, and how their spirituality guides
them through the conflict.
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The reading group will be hosted at Laura’s
place in 1030 Brussels, Place Dailly 5 – tel. 0478/920.965.
January 14 – presented by Geneviève Bergiers
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Gray
Mountain
by John Grisham
When Lehman Brothers collapsed,
Samantha Kofer lost her job, her security, her future. She is now an unpaid
intern in a legal aid clinic deep in small-town Appalachia. This is coal
country. Meth country. The law is different here. And standing up for the
truth means putting your life on the line.
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The reading group will be hosted at Cook
& Book, Place
du Temps Libre 1 (Woluwe Shopping Center), 1200 Woluwe-St-Lambert.
WiFi free of charge!
Contact: Geneviève Bergiers, tel. 02/660.57.65, genevieve@chiropractorbergiers.be
February 11 – your suggestions for a book still possible
More info about the
Clubs:
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A
Guided Visit to the Exhibition
Paul Delvaux Unveiled
Join
us on Saturday, December 20, for a guided visit of the marvelous exhibition, Paul
Delvaux Unveiled.
The Museum of Ixelles presents the carefree and
sensitive world of the famous Belgian master, Paul Delvaux. A non-conformist
and original exhibition, Paul Delvaux Unveiled revisits the work of
the artist by highlighting six omnipresent pictorial themes of femininity,
mystery, dreams, escapism, loneliness and theatricality.
Under close scrutiny from the keen eyes of
curators, art historians, art critics and collectors, the unique approach of
such themes reveals a richness, depth and poetic force in the work of Paul
Delvaux.
Please note that
this visit is limited to 15 people and is a Members Priority Event.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, December 20, 2014
Time: 2:45 p.m.
Place: Musée d’Ixelles, rue Jean Van Volsem 71, 1050 Brussels
Price: €15 for members, €25 for non-members.
Public Transportation: Bus 54: Fernand Cocq; Bus 71: Van Volsem;
Buses 38 & 60: Malibran; Bus 95: Blyckaerts; Trams 81 & 83: Flagey.
Sign up: Reservations are due by noon on Wednesday, December 17,
online at www.americanclubbrussels.org, by email (info@americanclubbrussels.org), or by telephone
to the ACB Office Manager (0476/996.870). Non-members will be accepted after
December 10 on a “space available” basis. Payment to ACB at BE55427919588144
(KREDBEBB) will confirm your reservation. Be sure to mention “Delvaux” in the
communications section of the virement. Cancellations are
possible until noon on Wednesday, December 17. Participants canceling after
this time, as well as no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event.
Register now: Paul Delvaux Unveiled
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Santa Claus at the Hard Rock Café
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A Unique Visit to
Maasmechelen
Village
Are you a shopaholic? Looking for outstanding items at discount prices? If
so, then do join us on Saturday, January 10, for a very special event at
Maasmechelen Village.
Discerning shoppers have discovered that this is the place to find leading
designer labels at exceptional prices. Maasmechelen Village is home to more
than 100 luxurious boutiques offering leading local and international brands
at reduced prices all year round. Shopping is a real pleasure here thanks to
the spacious 21st-century village-style setting that lends itself to a
relaxed and stress-free atmosphere.
Maasmechelen Village is one of the ACB’s most recent corporate members and is
offering an outstanding event for our members. Chauffeured transportation to
and from Maasmechelen Village will be provided. Upon arrival, we will be met
by a hostess who will accompany us to a private VIP lounge, where welcome
drinks, champagne and lunch will be waiting for us. We will receive a short
explanation about the January sales and a Boutique Directory. After a day of
shopping, the chauffeur will drive us back to Brussels at 5:30 p.m.
Please note that this visit is limited to 30 people and is a Members Priority
Event.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2015
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Renaissance Brussels Hotel, rue du Parnasse 19, 1050
Brussels
Price: free for members. €10 for non-members.
Public Transportation: Buses 12, 21, 22, 34, 38, 64, 80 and 95:
Luxembourg
Sign up: Reservations are due by noon on Friday, January 2,
online at www.americanclubbrussels.org, by email (info@americanclubbrussels.org), or by telephone
to the ACB Office Manager (0476/996.870). Non-members will be accepted after
December 15 on a “space available” basis. Payment to ACB at BE55427919588144
(KREDBEBB) will confirm your reservation. Be sure to mention “Maasmechelen”
in the communications section of the virement. Cancellations are
possible until noon on Friday, January 2. Participants canceling after this
time, as well as no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event.
Register now: Maasmechelen Village
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Final
Friday Cocktails
Friday, January 30
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Renaissance Brussels
Hotel
(ground floor near the bar)
Rue du Parnasse 19 – 1050 Brussels (Ixelles)
(walking distance from Place du Luxembourg)
Extend the glow of
holiday cheer and sharing with friends. Come to the American Club’s January
Final Friday on January 30. Ring in 2015 a second time with fellow club
members and guests from other organizations: ACAB (American
Clubs and Associations in Belgium).
And anyone else that would like to join us...
Cash bar open to all.
Newcomers to Belgium and prospective ACB members are especially welcome.
No reservation is required. Bring a guest or two.
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Super Bowl XLIX
Tailgate, Viewing and All Around Party
Super Bowl Sunday,
one of the quintessential non-holiday feasts, is something to be experienced
with friends! Join the American Club of Brussels as we enjoy the game,
commercials, half time show, food or any other reason that you watch this
game.
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7:00-9:00 p.m.
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Tailgating
games, food (if we can get a permit to bbq out on the street),
pre-game on TV
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9:00 p.m.
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Video
of past commercial favorites
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10:00 p.m.
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Football
simulation game on wii or x-box
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11:00 p.m.
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Introduction
of Brussels Tigers
(our local American football team)
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12:00 a.m.
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Last
chance for boxes
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Rest of night
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Coverage
of the game
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Event Details:
Date: Sunday, February 1, 2015
Time: 7 p.m. until the game is over...
Place: The Big Game, Rue Henri Maus 5, 1000 Brussels
Price: €10 for ACB members and Brussels Tigers; €15 for non-members
Sign up: Reservations are due by noon on
Friday, January 30, online at www.americanclubbrussels.org,
by email (info@americanclubbrussels.org),
or by telephone to the ACB Office Manager (0476/996.870). Payment to ACB at
BE55427919588144 (BIC/SWIFT: KREDBEBB) will confirm your reservation. Be sure
to mention “Superbowl” in the communications section of the virement.
Note that cancellations are possible until noon on Friday, January 30.
Participants canceling after this time, as well as no-shows, are charged the
full cost of the event.
Register now: Super Bowl XLIX
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This is What You Missed!
Halloween Party (with AmCham Belgium) –
October 31, 2014
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The American Club of Brussels is supported
by:
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The American Club
of Brussels
c/o Renaissance
Brussels Hotel
Rue du Parnasse 19
B-1050 Brussels
Tel. 0476/996.870
info@americanclubbrussels.org
www.americanclubbrussels.org
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The American Club
of Brussels is one of the
oldest American clubs in Europe, founded in 1921 to foster Belgian-American
relations. Although our members comprise more than twenty other
nationalities from all walks of life, the ACB retains its American flavor.
Some of us are long-time residents in Belgium. Many of us are newcomers. We
all enjoy ourselves and the club’s wide variety of social and cultural
activities.
The ACB is a great way to expand your
circle of friends and to discover more of the delights of Belgium. Try us.
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