“Though February is short, it is filled with lots of love and sweet surprises”

With that in mind, we have a few more events to add to your busy schedules so come and join us, get together and share the love!

With so many events on offer, please take the time to read through carefully and respond to RSVPs promptly as anyone not on the guest lists will unfortunately be turned away.

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IWC MAIN EVENTS

March Coffee Morning

07.03.2023 at 10:00 | The Legacy of Petar Lubarda Museum | Iličićeva 1

IWC Members are invited to Spring Celebrations from around the world at The Legacy of Petar Lubarda Museum where we will be given a tour of Lubarda’s works and enjoy a small buffet and gift in honor of International Women’s Day.

The Legacy of Petar Lubarda was opened in a renovated villa in Dedinje where this influential painter lived. Lubarda bequeathed a considerable number of his paintings to Belgrade and is one of the most significant artists in this part of Europe, a painter whose opus marked and determined the artistic trends in the second half of the 20th century. In addition to Lubarda’s paintings, drawings and pieces of graphic arts, the exhibition in the Legacy also boasts his writing desk, easels and a part of his archive (letters, notes, sketches, personal documents and family photographs).

IMPORTANT

• Limited to 70 members only

CLICK HERE to RSVP before March 6th

Time: March 7th at 10:00am

Place: The Legacy of Petar Lubarda Museum, Iličićeva 1

Price: 500rsd cash only

Leipzig Get2Gether

05-07.05.2023 | Intercity Hotel | Leipzig

The Leipzig International Women’s Club welcomes members from their sister International Women’s Clubs from around the world to help them celebrate their 25th Anniversary with a weekend of culture, music and fun.

Program Includes:

• Stay at Intercity Hotel with breakfast buffet

• Welcome Reception

• Intimate small group dinners in member’s homes

• City bus tour

• Motette at St Thomas to hear the Thomaner, the famous boys choir

• 1950’s themed dinner and entertainment at the Ring Cafe

• IWC workshop sharing

Time: May 5-7th

Place: Intercity Hotel, Leipzig

Price: €‎140 for the weekend + flights + hotel (starting at €‎89 for a single or €‎109 for a double)

Contact: Zalina Stauch at stauchzalina@gmail.com 

IMPORTANT 

Sign-up by WEDNESDAY 15th MARCH

UPCOMING EVENTS: FEBRUARY

Art Exhibition

17.02.2023 at 10:30 | Prodajna Art Gallery | Kosančićev Venac 19

On February, Monday 17th at 10:30, we will meet up at the Prodajna Art Gallery to greet the artist Petar Đorđević, who will personally guide us through his newest exhibition called “Optimistically bright, sunny composition”. 

Ignoring all combinations with modern materials, digital technology, multimedia and turning to a completely classical approach such as oil painting on canvas, he makes a serious analysis of the present-time. Choosing one of the oldest subject matters in painting, the artist Petar Đorđević sets himself a serious task. 

He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 2012, Department of Painting, under his mentor professor Slobodan Roksandić. Đorđević defended his doctoral art project entitled “Possibilities of Visual Reading of the Spinal Column“ in 2019 at the same faculty. Currently he is a teacher at Plastic Anatomy at the FLU (Faculty of Fine Art) in Belgrade.

Time: February 17th at 10:30

Place: Prodajna Art Gallery, Kosančićev Venac 19

Contact: Sonia Punin at legal.rep@iwc.rs 

Painting Workshop

20.02.2023 at 10:00 to 12:00 | Art Centrala, Milovana Glišića 13

Participants will paint according to a reference image. The reference image will be chosen so that the participants can finish the painting in the planned period of 2 hours, which will be the duration of the workshop.  

Attendees will have the help of a teacher at all times and we do not finish the workshop until everyone has finished the painting.    

The price of the workshop is 2000 dinars per person (all material included - cardboard 25x35cm as well as acrylic paints and brushes) 

Participants 4 - 8 (Max)

Time: February 20th at 10:00 to 12:00

Place: Art Centrala, Milovana Glišića 13

Price: 2000 RSD exclusive to IWC members

Note: Limited to 8 Participants

Contact: Susana Carvalho at susanafcarvalho1977@gmail.com or via WhatsApp on 00351917317851

SWAG

20.02.2023 at 11:30 | Cafe 16 | Cetinjska 15A

The first SWAG meeting of 2023 will meet at Cafe 16 on Monday 20th February at 11:30am. The mission of Cafe 16 is reflected in the employment of the former users of the Center for Youth Integration’s Program aged 16, with training and practice for waiters and bartenders. Cafe 16 provides an opportunity for young people from vulnerable categories to leave the group of social assistance beneficiaries forever.

If you are interested in joining the group or simply wish to learn more about the group, please contact Katarina 

Time: February 20th at 11:30

Place: Cafe 16, Cetinjska 15A

Contact: Katarina at kattarina1@gmail.com 

Nadežda Petrović at National Museum

22.02.2023 at 12:00 | National Museum of Serbia | Trg Republike 1a

This exhibition is dedicated to Nadežda Petrović, one of Serbia’s greatest female painters. You can see her portrait on the 200 dinars banknote. “Nadežda Petrović. Modernity and the Nation” will mark 150 years since her birth and you will have a chance to see a collection of her work which belongs to the style of secessionism, symbolism, impressionism and post-impressionism.

Time: February 22nd at 12:00

Place: National Museum of Serbia, Trg Republike 1a

Contact: Marina at m_bryleva@mail.ru 

Walking Group

23.02.2023 at 09:30 to 12:00 | Ada Ciganlija | Meeting Point 100m before Lidl

This will be our first walk for the year 2023.  We will walk around Ada Ciganlija Lake, stopping for a cup of coffee in one of the cafes during our walk.  

For members who are new to the club or Belgrade, the walks are ideal for you as you will have plenty of time to get to know other members or other non-member ladies.  Our walks are usually very gentle with low-impact activity and it requires no special training or equipment.  Most of our walks are fun as we are walking and talking too.  

For this walk, if you have any 4-legged friends, children in prams or friends who are not members of IWC, please feel free to bring them along!  The paths are good at Ada Lake (ideal for prams).

Time: February 23rd at 09:30

Place: Ada Ciganliji, meeting point 100m before lidl (see map below)

Contact: Zalina Stauch at stauchzalina@gmail.com 

Opera - Turandot

23.02.2023 at 19:30 | Belgrade National Theatre | Republic Square

The next Opera on the agenda for the Opera lovers group is “Turandot”, by Giocomo Puccini. Described as his final opera (unfinished at his death) it is by far and away his most musically adventurous. It’s an opera that blends epic chorus passages with some brilliantly intimate moments. The opening is a powerful series of five chords, said musically to depict an executioner’s axe falling, and that hair-raising effect is spectacularly well maintained throughout.

Turandot also contains arguably the most famous tenor aria in all of opera, "Nessun Dorma". An instantly recognizable piece of music which you'll come to learn has lost its dark meaning by being repeatedly considered out of context. The conclusion stretches incredulity even by operatic standards, but as Puccini didn’t write it, he can’t be blamed!

Time: February 23rd at 19:30 (Cocktails at 18:30 at Credo Restaurant)

Place: National Theatre on Republic Square

Tickets: Buy at your own preference online or at the box office (+381 11 2620 946)

Contact: Sabine Keiser at sabskeis7@gmail.com

Lecture on Serbian Medieval Art and Life

01.03.2023 at 10:30 | National Museum of Serbia | Trg Republike 1a

During this cultural visit we can learn about the Medieval Serbian times throughout its art, life, and history. Our lecturers will be Dena Babajić and Jana Tošković, researchers at the National Museum of Serbia. After the lecture, we will have a coffee break followed by a visit to the Serbian Medieval and Byzantine Art Collection at the museum that contains artifacts from the period between the 7th and 16th centuries.

The Collection includes one of the most valuable cultural treasures from the Medieval period, the illuminated manuscript Miroslav Gospel (1186), which has been listed in the UNECSO’s Memory of the World Register since 2005. 

Please follow the entrance behind the monument to Prince Mihailo Obrenović, not the main entrance for the public.

IMPORTANT

• Limited to 30 IWC Members only, on a first come first served basis

• Sign-up by FRIDAY 24th FEBRUARY

Time: March 1st at 10:30

Place: National Museum of Serbia, Trg Republike 1a

Contact: Sonia Punin at legal.rep@iwc.rs

UPCOMING EVENTS: MARCH

Art Palace Madlena

03.03.2023 at 18:00 | Art Palace Madlena | Bulevar Kneza Aleksandra Karađorđevića 53

The Embassy of Georgia in close co-operation and partnership with “Art Palace Madlena” is organising a cultural event: “Georgia - an oasis of ancient European heritage.”

The cultural celebration will showcase national folk dance and national polyphonic singing by the National Ballet and Choir of Georgia, as well as an exhibition of unique traditional Georgian costumes and alphabet. 

IMPORTANT

• Limited to 70 members and their guests only

CLICK HERE to RSVP before February 28th

Time: March 3rd at 18:00

Place: Art Palace Madlena, Bulevar Kneza Aleksandra Karađorđevića 53

UPCOMING WALKS

02.03.2023 at 09:45-15:30 | Novi Sad & The Manual & co

We will take the train to Novi Sad from Belgrade. At Novi Sad train station, a bus will take us to the Serbian known brand of leather bags and accessories, The Manual & Co. The MANUAL Manufacturing Leather Company was established in 1985 in Novi Sad, Serbia and we have the honor to visit it and will be given a tour in English by the staff of the factory. We will be shown how bags are manually processed and leather is cut according to old craft techniques. This is one of the qualities of their brand, by using old tools and artisan knowledge as they create their bags, wallets and belts. After that we will walk in Novi Sad and have lunch before we head back to Belgrade by train. We estimate reaching Belgrade at 3:30pm. 

Time: March 2nd at 09:45 - 15:30

Place: Belgrade Train Station (opposite Hyde Park/close to Prima International School)

Price: 4500rsd - includes train tickets, bus transport in Novi Sad & lunch without alcohol

Contact: Zalina Stauch at stauchzalina@gmail.com 

IMPORTANT

• Guests welcome but unfortunately we cannot have 4-legged friends or prams on this walk

• Sign-up by MONDAY 27th FEBRUARY

If you do not provide the information by this date, you won't be able to join us on the train to Novi Sad.

09.03.23 at 9:45am | Palace of Serbia | Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 2

Much like outdoor walking, walking indoors (either up and down the hallway or in-place) can be beneficial for our body. This time we are walking inside the Palace of Serbia, which is located in New Belgrade. The building is used by the government of Serbia and currently houses several cabinet level ministries and agencies. After the visit, which takes approximately 1hr, we will head for lunch at Pomodoro Nuevo which is located opposite of the Palace of Serbia.

Date: March 9th

Time: 9:45am - 12:00pm

Meeting Place: Entrance of the Palace of Serbia. Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 2

Contact: Zalina Stauch at stauchzalina@gmail.com 

IMPORTANT 

• Provide full name and Passport/ID card No. 

• Guests welcome (also with passport/ID information) but unfortunately we cannot have 4-legged friends or prams on this walk

• Sign-up by MONDAY 6TH MARCH

If you do not provide the information by this date, you won't be able to enter and join us on the tour of the Palace of Serbia.

Opera - Aida

04.03.2023 at 19:30 | Belgrade National Theatre | Republic Square

Ongoing Activity: Book Club

14.03.2023 | 12:00 | Writer’s Club | Francuska 7

*Please note the change of date for the next meeting*

The members of the IWC Book Club meet on a regular basis to discuss the book chosen and exchange ideas and insights. All IWC members are welcome to join single meetings related to a particular book they find interesting as well. Please contact the coordinator Sabine Keiser at sabskeis7@gmail.com for more information on future books and meetings.

For the voracious readers, here is the book list for the future months: 

• “My Husband” by Rumena Buzarovska on March 14th

• “Add Cyanide to Taste” by Karmen Špiljak on March 28th

Time: March 14th at 12:00 

Place: Writer’s Club, Francuska 7

Contact: Sabine Keiser at sabskeis7@gmail.com 

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