Spring is here, and the pace of Club activities is picking up! Excursions in and around Berlin await us, interesting restaurant visits, book and film groups, walking groups—take your pick! GET OUT AND EXPLORE Tuesday, 9 April A tour of Lichterfelde West, one of Berlin’s oldest villa colonies, with its remarkably diverse mixture of architectural styles. We will visit one of Berlin’s most outstanding private art collections, in the Lichterfelde home of internationally renowned painter and graphic designer Achim Freyer. The collection includes works by Picasso, Matisse, Beuys, and Dali, in a ..read more

Although much of our attention this month is devoted to our Annual General Meeting on 21 March, the BIWC still offers many opportunities to meet friends and explore the resources of Berlin. GET OUT AND EXPLORE Tuesday, 5 March Evening Meet & Greet (open to non-members). Our speaker—rescheduled from January—is Dr. Farzana Soleimankehl, a mother, the wife of a German diplomat, a lawyer specializing in women’s rights, and author of the book Killing the Good Girl. Dr. Soleimankehl is from Afghanistan, was raised in Hamburg, and did her university studies in Germany. Today she works for women ..read more

What would brighten up your February? A brunch with a view over Berlin? A brisk Saturday hike through the city? A museum tour, or a chance to brush up a foreign language? The BIWC offers all this and much more. GET OUT AND EXPLORE Friday, 16 February A visit to the Hans Otto Theater, the futuristic-looking city theatre of Potsdam. We will get a tour and hear more about the history of the building and about the theatre productions. Sunday, 18 February A visit to the exhibition at the Georg Kolbe Museum: Lin May Saeed, “In Paradise the Snow Falls Slowly.” With a broad cultural-historical knowle ..read more

Do your New Year’s resolutions include keeping fit, seeing more of Berlin, reading more, or just enjoying the company of friends? Our activities can help with all of these resolutions! GET OUT AND EXPLORE Tuesday, 9 January Our Art & Architecture group visits the House on Lützowplatz and Its current exhibition, “The Bad Mother”. The Chairman of the Art Association of this museum will tell us about its interesting background, and the artistic director and curator of the current exhibition will introduce us to its concept—an artistic exploration of the expectations placed on motherhood—and ..read more

Lighten up the dark December days with visits to Christmas markets, museums, restaurants, an artist’s studio … And of course all our usual offerings of walking groups, book groups, language groups, and so on! GET OUT AND EXPLORE Friday, 1 December Margaret Hunter, one of the artists of the famous East Side Gallery, has just concluded a successful exhibition in London. She invites us to come along for a chat, a glass of wine and a view of her collection. Sunday, 3 December A visit to the Christmas Market in Spandau– artwork and tasty treats from all over the world in Berlin’s largest pedestria ..read more

It’s an international month! From an exuberant Mexican celebration to an afternoon of traditional Persian music, to opportunities to practice three languages, to sampling a variety of national cuisines … Experience the world with us! Get Out and Explore Friday, 3 November A visit to the traditional Mexican Altar of the Dead at the Humboldt Forum. The altar is decorated with flowers, candles, crafts, fruits, sweets, lemonade, liqueurs, cigarettes, gifts for the deceased. A colorful evening program is offered, with theater, dance, and live music performance. Thursday, 9 November A visit to Sch ..read more

Some marvelous outdoor activities are planned, so we hope for a “golden October”—but if the weather turns on us, there are always cafés and restaurants, book groups and film and craft groups, and … something for everyone! Get Out and Explore Thursday, 12 October We walk from Viktoria-Luise-Platz (Berlin’s first public square to have electric light!) to Wintefeldtplatz (Christopher Isherwood/ Cabaret territory), and finish with a visit to the studio of the late painter and graphic artist Jürgen Tenz. Friday, 20 October A walk in Babelsberg will show us villas with both architectural inter ..read more

It takes a lot of helping hands to provide interesting events and the necessary support services for over two hundred members–but we do have helping hands! In celebration of our numerous volunteers, we offer a special event to them every year. Here are a few of our thirty-plus volunteers enjoying a proper English afternoon tea–and a view of what they were enjoying–at the Teehaus im englischen Garten ..read more

Here we all are back in Berlin again, and there’s a lot going on in the Club! From a flea market visit to a palace visit, from language-learning groups to walking groups to an Oktoberfest celebration (yes, Oktoberfest starts in September), there’s something for everyone. Get Out and Explore Mauerpark art Sunday, 3 September Sunday afternoon at the Mauerpark: a flea market with food and drink stands, a karaoke stage, and colourful street art! Tuesday, 12 September  A tour of the Visitors’ Center of the German Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst), the German equivalent o ..read more

What better way to spend a summer afternoon than to sit outdoors and to relax with friends old and new? Especially at the BIWC summer party! We celebrate every summer, and every summer is a little different. In the past we have had a barbecue on the bank of the Spree, a garden party in a charming village with timbered houses, and buffets at members’ homes along the water, with a chance for a swim in the nearby lake. This year we enjoyed that grand German tradition, a Sunday lunch in a classic beer garden—in this case, at an inn that has been offering this amenity since the early nineteenth cen ..read more