Upcoming events

• March Dine-Out

  • Start
    March 18, 2010
  •  
    07:30 PM
  • Location
    Le Chou de Bruxelles

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  Dine-Out at Le Chou de Bruxelles

   

  Come join us on Thursday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. for another real Bruxellois dinner. Le Chou de Bruxelles is located in Ixelles, not far from Avenue Louise. Their specialty is mussels prepared in about 30 different ways – every one delicious. Le Chou’s atmosphere is cozy, with decorations and souvenirs that recall past Belgian glories, from Jacques Brel to Manneken Pis.

   

  The price for the dine-out is €35 for ACB members and €45 for non-members. The choice of dishes can be made at the restaurant itself. Beverages including water are at your discretion.

  Reservations are due by noon on Tuesday, March 16 by email to info@americanclubbrussels.org, online at www.americanclubbrussels.org, or by telephone to 02.219.58.08. Payment to ACB at 427-9195881-44 will confirm your reservation. Be sure to mention “dine-out” in the communications section of the virement. Note that cancellations are possible until close of business on Wednesday, March 17. Participants cancelling after this time, as well as no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event.

   

  
  

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  Apéritif offered by the restaurant

   

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  Starters

  Duo of croquettes (shrimp and cheese)

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  Beef carpaccio

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  Smoked salmon

   

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  Main dishes

  Mussels and frites

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  Duck breast with a Kriek sauce

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  Sea bass filets with endives

   

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  Dessert

  Speculoos ice cream

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  Chocolate mousse

   

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  Coffee with digestif offered by the restaurant

   

   

  Le Chou de Bruxelles

  Rue de Florence 26

  1050 Brussels

  02.537.69.95

   

   

   

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• After the Meltdown

  • Start
    March 23, 2010
  •  
    07:00 PM
  • Location
    KBC, 1080 Brussels

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  After the Meltdown

  Lecture on the Global Economic Crisis

   

  The ACB, together with the Fulbright Alumni Association in Belgium, is pleased to invite you to a special lecture on the financial crisis by Dr. Marc De Vos, a professor of law at Ghent University and general director of the Itinera Institute (www.itinerainstitute.org), a non-partisan policy think tank in Brussels. Professor De Vos will present his new book, After the Meltdown: The Future of Capitalism and Globalization in the Age of the Twin Crises. He will share with us his views on the long-term consequences of the subprime crisis and the global recession and will present an agenda for better markets and smarter governments. Time will be reserved for Q & A after the presentation.

   

  The event will be held on Tuesday, March 23^rd at 7 pm in the James Ensor Room of the KBC, Havenlaan 16 Avenue du Port, 1080 Brussels. The lecture and Q & A session will be followed by a reception. Parking is available at the bank: entrance on rue Ulensstraat.

   

  Cost: € 5 for members and non-members. Reservations are due by noon on Friday, March 19^th. Registration online via the ACB website, email (info@americanclubbrussels.org) or by telephone (02.219.58.08). Payment to ACB  at 427-9195881-44 will confirm your registration.  Be sure to mention “After the Meltdown” in the communications section of the bank transfer form. Note that cancelations are possible until close of business on Friday, March 19^th. Members cancelling after this time, as well as no-shows, will be charged the full cost of the event.

   

  We look forward to seeing you at what promises to be an extremely interesting event.

   

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• Final Friday March

  • Start
    March 26, 2010
  •  
    06:30 PM - 09:00 PM
  • Location
    Renaissance Hotel

  Final Friday Cocktails
  
  6:30 to 9:00 PM
  
  Renaissance Brussels Hotel
  ground floor - behind the restaurant
  19, Rue du Parnasse
  1050 Bruxelles
  Tel. 02-505.29.29
  (walking distance from Place du Luxembourg)
   
  Cash bar open to all – newcomers to Belgium and prospective ACB members are especially welcome. Complimentary zakuskis will be offererd. No reservation is necessary. Bring a guest – or two!
   

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• Images of Mexico and Frida Kahlo Exhibitions

  • Start
    March 27, 2010
  •  
    09:45 AM
  • Location
    Bozar - Brussels
  • Spaces left
    11

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  Images of Mexico and

  Frida Kahlo Exhibitions

   

  This year, Mexico celebrates 200 years of independence and the centennial of its Revolution. To mark the two occasions, Bozar Centre for Fine Arts presents a three-month-long ¡México! Festival consisting of concerts, theatrical performances, film, dance, poetry, workshops, and no less than six exhibitions.

  The ACB will visit two of these exhibitions: “Frida Kahlo y su Mundo” (“Frida Kahlo and Her World”) and “Imágenes del Méxicano” (“Images of Mexico”).
  
  

  Frida Kahlo Y Su Mundo

  The world’s largest Kahlo collection is traveling to Belgium for the first time. Nineteen paintings, six drawings, and an etching, all from Mexico City’s Museo Dolores Olmedo, bear witness to Kahlo’s brilliant contribution to the symbolist and surrealist movements.

   

  Among some of the artist’s most powerful works on display are “El Camión” (“The Bus”), “Autorretrato con changuito” (“Self-portrait with Small Monkey”), “La columna rota” (“The Broken Column”), “Hospital Henry Ford”, and “Viva la vida” (“Long Live Life”). A selection of (projected) letters, photographs, and documents from the archives of the Olmedo Museum provides further information on Kahlo’s life, work, and family.

   

  A guidebook helps visitors to understand the works.

   

  Imágenes Del MExicano

  The centerpiece of Bozar’s Mexico Festival is the exhibition Imágenes del Méxicano, presenting a series of 150 portraits which illustrate Mexico’s historical and cultural development.

   

  The exhibit starts with the pre-Columbian period and ends with contemporary images of Mexico through the eyes of Mexican and foreign artists. Portraits of unknown and famous Mexicans, images of ethnic minorities, and satirical works illustrate the heritage and aspirations of an ever-changing nation. Included in the show are paintings by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo; films by Sergei Eisenstein; and photographs by Tina Modotti.

   

  EVENT DETAILS

  Date:

  Saturday, March 27

   

  Time:

  Meet 9:45 a.m. in the lobby of the Bozar for a 10:00 a.m. visit to the Frida Kahlo exhibit. Note, these are timed tickets, with entrance to the exhibit for a specific time only.

  At 11:00 a.m., an English-language guided tour of Imágenes del Méxicano, ending at approximately 12:30 p.m.

   

  Place:

  Bozar Centre for Fine Arts

  Rue Ravenstein 23

  1000 Brussels

   

  Cost:

  Includes tickets to the Frida Kahlo exhibit, and tickets and a guided tour of Imágenes del Méxicano

  - Members: €22

  - Non-Members: €27

   

  This event is strictly limited to 15 participants, so reserve your places early.

   

  Reservations

  Reservations are due by noon on Thursday, March 25 online at www.americanclubbrussels.org, by email (info@americanclubbrussels.org), or by telephone (02.219.58.08). Payment to ACB at 427-9195881-44 will confirm your reservation. Be sure to mention “Images of Mexico” in the communications section of the virement. Note that cancellations are possible until close of business on Thursday, March 25. Participants cancelling after this time, as well as no-shows, will be charged the full cost of the event.

   

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