October 1st 2022 – IWC Newsletter

Summer has come and passed…

Rain, yellowing leaves and chilly evenings are all announcing the arrival of Autumn and the time for sweaters, hot drinks and gatherings indoors. Our 19th annual Charity Bazaar is fast approaching and the board as well as the activity coordinators are hard at work to offer you plenty of interestings things to do to combat the season change blues!

Attention!

The board has extended the deadline to pay the 7000 RSD membership fee for the year 2022/23 to October 5th, either by bank transfer or in cash at the upcoming Coffee Morning to the IWC treasurer, Verena Hartmann. The IWC treasurer has a sensitive and complicated task that with your help and support, we wish to make as smooth as possible. This will also make sure that members receive their badges and stickers on time, so they may enjoy the benefits of their membership as soon as possible.

We also have new members who are waiting for the membership list to be finalized, so the board may approve or delay their application. Therefore, we are introducing a late fee of 1000 RSD for current members who fail to pay their membership until the deadline. They will have until October 31st to pay the full amount (8000 RSD). On November 1st all non-paid memberships will be deactivated and stop receiving the newsletter. All who wish to join the club will have to go through the application process once again. We thank you for your understanding and support.

Below you will find a filled out sample of a bank transfer payment slip:

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, to be in the know about spontaneous events, learn about offers from our business partners and hear about IWC activities. If you have an idea for an event or if you’d like to lend a helping hand with Bazaar preparations, contact us any time! We always love to hear from our members.

IWC MAIN EVENTS

October Coffee Morning

05.10.2022 at 10:30 to 12:30 | Ioanna Regen Clinic | Rankeova 16

IWC members are guests of Dr. Ionna Regen for October Coffee Morning, who shall offer beauty tips and Greek hospitality to attendees in her clinic in Vracar.

Dr. Ioanna offers invasive and non-invasive cosmetic surgery solutions in her clinic. She will be answering questions in a group, offering private complimentary consultations and introductions to the services her clinic offers. Besides that she will showcase and introduce us to Greek music and Greek fashion as well as the art of making tzatziki. We will also have our popular lucky draw again!

IMPORTANT:

The event is RSVP only and limited to 60 IWC members, on a first come first served basis.
Members have a final chance to pay the membership fee (7000 RSD) in cash to Verena, the IWC treasurer.
We recommend carpooling/taxis/public transportation as finding parking is extremely difficult in Vracar.
The deadline for signing up is October 4th.

CLICK HERE to RSVP for the October 5th Coffee Morning.

Time: Wednesday 5th of October at 10:30

Place: Ionna Regen Clinic on Rankeova 16

Note: RSVP only - deadline October 4th - Limited to 60 guests

IWC Charity Bazaar

16.10.2022 at 10:30 | Hotel Hyatt Regency | Milentija Popovića 5

The IWC is holding its annual Charity Bazaar this year on Sunday, October 16th at Hotel Hyatt Regency. Visitors shall have the opportunity to purchase items unique to the countries of the 27 embassies that are participating and enjoy a variety of performances - dance, music and choir - offered by embassy sponsored performers, educational institutions and interest groups. The popular charity raffle will also take place, with a lot of exciting and luxurious prizes. The Minister of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy, Prof. Dr. Darija Kisić Tepavčević will attend the Bazaar as our guest of honor and Ivana Vučićević from Studio B will support us as the master of ceremonies.

The entrance tickets (300 RSD) and raffle tickets (250 RSD) are ready for purchase. All the proceeds from the sale of both entrance tickets and raffle tickets shall go to the IWC charity account and donated to vulnerable populations in Serbia, still suffering from the adverse effects of the pandemic.

You’d like to help? You can:

make a difference in a lot of lives by purchasing tickets for you, your family and friends
share and promote the Bazaar on your social media, at your place of work or among your social circles. (Promotional material is attached to this newsletter)
volunteer to help the Bazaar committee on the day of the Bazaar, 16th of October. We need around 20 volunteers to help with logistics, raffle, guiding visitors etc. Contact Christina Czettl at bazaar@iwc.rs to volunteer!

Time: October 16th, 10:30

Place: Hotel Hyatt Regency on Milentija Popovića 5

Note: Entrance ticket for 300 RSD and raffle ticket for 250 RSD

contact: bazaar@iwc.rs

UPCOMING EVENTS: OCTOBER

Unboxing the Finnish Baby Box

07.10.2022 10:30 to 12.30 | Residence of the ambassador of Finland | Šekspirova 9

The Finnish maternity package, the “Baby Box”, has for several decades been the only one of its kind worldwide. It is a state-provided, subjective benefit for any Finnish parent expecting or adopting a child, first introduced to Finnish mothers over 80 years ago. The box contains a wide range of essential and useful items, for example baby clothes and child care products. Altogether there are around 40 different items in the box, and over 35 000 boxes are handed out yearly.

The IWC members now have a unique opportunity to take part in unboxing a real Finnish baby box, and to learn more about the history and development of the box. Please join the event hosted by Mrs Pia Kaikonen and Mrs Sara Härmälä at the residence of the Ambassador of Finland and come see the box and all of its content yourself!

Time: October 7th, 10:30 to 12:30

Place: Residence of the ambassador of Finland on Šekspirova 9

Sign-Up: CLICK HERE to RSVP for the Unboxing of the Finnish Baby Box

Info: Limited to 40 ladies - RSVP only

Stefan Djokovic Couture: Opening Night at LAG Gallery

06.10.2022 at 20:00 | LAG Gallery at Galerija Shopping Center | Entrance 3 on Bulevar Vudro Vilson

LAG Gallery extends an invitation to IWC members to see the fall/winter collection by Stefan Djokovic who is a haute couture designer as well as a pianist and an opera singer. Stefan will mesmerize the audience by his several thousand hours of hard work that has gone into his fall/winter collection that includes draping or embroidery. This fascinating designer will also answer any questions about his collection, his inspiration and motivation.

Time: October 6th at 20:00

Place: LAG Gallery at Galerija Shopping Center, entrance 3

Note: RSVP only due to limited seats - Deadline October 4th

Contact: Zalina Stauch at stauchzalina@gmail.com

Holistic Approach: Gong Therapy

12.10.2022 at 10:30 to 12:30 | Ana Tomić's Studio | Savski Nasip 7, 1st floor

On Wednesday, Oct 12th we are going to meet Ana Tomic again (like we did in the last IWC season!). She is a Gong therapist who presents and opens up the world of tones, vibration and energy to us. Come and join us for a relaxing morning - maybe the best opportunity for you to find a few moments of peace before the Bazaar :-)

If you are interested, please contact Christina Czettl at christina.czettl@gmail.com. She will provide you with additional info.

Time: October 12th at 10:30 to 12:30

Place:Ana Tomić's Studio on Savski Nasip 7, 1st floor

Price: 15€

Contact: Christina Czettl at christina.czettl@gmail.com

October Event: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

19.10.2022 at 10:30 | White Palace (Beli Dvor) | Bulevar kneza Aleksandra Karađorđevića 96

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month worldwide. Every October, people all over the world show their support for everyone affected by breast cancer and increase awareness of this disease affecting millions of women. This year for the first time, IWC Belgrade in collaboration with Professor Dr Danica Grujcic, the support of our generous hostess HRH Princess Katherina as well as the support of Acibadem Bel Medic and Loreal will join the world in going pink!

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we invite members and friends to join us to support this annual campaign to educate and increase awareness about it in Belgrade.

Oncologists, Dr Zoran Tomašević from Acibadem Bel Medic and Dr Zorana Tomašević from University Clinical Center of Serbia will offer educational know-how on signs, symptoms, preventions and treatments. Prof Dr Danica Grujcic, Director of the Institute of Oncology and Radiology will grace our event as our guest of honor.

Wear pink and come join us to honor survivors, remember those lost to the disease, and to support the progress we are making together to defeat breast cancer!

Time: October 19th at 10:30

Place: White Palace (Beli Dvor) on Bulevar kneza Aleksandra Karađorđevića 96

Note: Limited to 100 participants - Guests are welcome but IWC members have priority

Contact: Zalina Stauch at stauchzalina@gmail.com - RSVP deadline noon October 17th

UPCOMING TRIP: NOVEMBER

Weekend Getaway to Zlatibor

04.11.2022 to 06.11.2022 | Hotel Zlatibor Mountain Resort and Spa | Zlatibor

Come join us for a weekend getaway to beautiful Zlatibor! We will depart on Friday 4th of November at noon, spend two nights in the 5 star Mountain Resort Hotel Zlatibor and return on Sunday evening (around 7 pm). The program shall include, depending on the weather and group interests: Yoga sessions in the hotel, a hike to Tornik (the highest peak on Zlatibor including a Gondola ride), town visit, visits to the caves Stopića and Potpećka as well as enjoying the wellness and spa facilities (the hotel contains a 4.000m2 spa area).

The price for a double room stay will be 268 EUR and for a single room stay 388 EUR and will include: Cost of transportation, breakfast and dinner, two training sessions a day with a licensed yoga instructor and a local guide on Zlatibor. Payment is to be made in Serbian Dinars.. We’ll need a minimum of 12 participants for the trip to take place.

Excluded from the price are the entry costs for the Gondola ride (1.200 RSD), Stopića cave (250 RSD), Potpećka cave (300 RSD) and personal expenses (lunch on Sunday, massage services, etc.)

Please sign-up as soon as possible by clicking on the link below and filling out the small questionnaire. You can ask any questions you may have by contacting the coordinator, Christina Czettl at: christina.czettl@gmail.com.

Time: November 4th to 6th

Stay: Hotel Zlatibor Mountain Resort and Spa 5*

Price: 268€ for a double room and 388€ for a single (half-boarding)

Note: Sign-up for the trip to Zlatibor by CLICKING HERE

ANNOUNCEMENT

NEW IWC GROUP: Social Work Activity Group

18.10.2022 at 10:00 to 12:00 | Café Zvuci Srca | Čuburska 12

Working together for good - that is the motto of the new Social Work Activity Group. The idea behind is to support needy people with small activities. Spending time with elderly people in their retirement home, baking cupcakes with children in orphanages or collecting used toys to donate to them… These are just some first thoughts. And we would love to develop new ideas and activities with you and put them into action. In this way we can bring a little light, joy and hope into the lives of those who are not as well off as we are.

If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Katarina at kattarina1@gmail.com and come to our first meeting!

Note: Café Zvuci Srca is an inclusion initiative and was one of the projects supported by the IWC in the 2018-2019 club year. You can find more about it here: https://www.iwc.rs/supported-by-the-iwc/childrens-hearth-cafboutique-sounds-of

Time: October 18th at 10:00 to 12:00

Place: Café Zvuci Srca on Čuburska 12

Contact: kattarina1@gmail.com

Opera lovers: Interested in an activity group?

Our member Sabine Keiser loves Opera and if there are like-minded ladies among our members, wishes to start a new activity group. If you also love Opera and wish to join her, please write her an email at: sabskeis7@gmail.com to express your interest!

Pilates Group: IWC sessions every Tuesday and Thursday

Tuesdays and Thursdays | LikePilates Studio | Boška Petrovića 3

An additional time slot is given to IWC ladies - instead of only Tuesdays we have pilates classes on Thursdays too. Interested ladies can meet up every Tuesday and Thursday or on only one of the days, depending on your availability, for a Pilates class with Nadja or Jelena from the LikePilates studio in Dedinje. The cost of each class is 5000 RSD, which is divided by the number of attendees on that day.

If you are interested in joining the pilates group contact the coordinator Zalina Stauch at stauchzalina@gmail.com.

Ongoing Activity: Walking Group

06.10.2022 at 09:30 to 12:30 | Savski Kej | Parking area on Omladinskih Brigada

The walking group is venturing to a new location. We will walk along the Sava, on the opposite side from the Splav ‘Kod Kuce’. We will meet up at the parking area Omladinskih Brigada, about 200m away from Kota 70.

Please write to the coordinator, Zalina at stauchzalina@gmail.com or on WhatsApp/viber at 069-2688-693 if you are interested in joining.

Time: Thursday, October 6th at 9:30 to 12:30

Meeting point: Savski Kej | Parking area on Omladinskih Brigada

Contact: Zalina at stauchzalina@gmail.com

Ongoing Activity: Book Club

01.11.2022 at 11:00 | SKC Bookstore | Kralja Milana 48

The members of the IWC Book Club meet on a regular basis every month 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.

The next meeting will take place on November 1st at 11:00 at SKC bookstore and the book to be discussed is “Catch the Rabbit” by Lana Bastašić. Her EU Prize-winning debut follows Sara, a Yugoslav-born woman’s stunning Alice in Wonderland-style journey through Bosnia following a phone call from her childhood best friend Lejla. What begins as a road trip becomes a journey through the past, as the two women set off to find Armin, Lejla's brother who disappeared towards the end of the Bosnian War.

As a bonus, on November 3rd, the group will have the chance to meet the author at Instituto Cervantes on Knez Mihailova street, courtesy of the Mexican Embassy!

Time: Tuesday, November 1st at 11:00 (Meet the Author on November 3rd)

Place: SKC Bookstore on Kralja Milana 48 (Meet the Author at Instituto Cervantes)

Contact: Sabine Keiser at sabskeis7@gmail.com

RECOMMENDATIONS

“Laila Tov” Concert by the Serbian-Jewish Choral Society

03.10.2022 at 20:00 | Terazije Theatre | Terazije 29

The Moritz Weiß Klezmer Trio bridges the gap between past and present, incorporating many musical forms and styles from other epochs, while always giving a respectful nod to the Jewish music tradition. The sophisticated pieces of Moritz Weiß Klezmer Trio are loaded with energy and artfully multi-layered with elements from various other genres, such as jazz and classical music.

Tickets for the Belgrade concert (400 RSD) are available online and at the ticket office at the theater.

Time: 3rd of October at 20:00

Place: Terazije Theatre on Terazije 29

Tickets office: 011 32 29 943

Anti-Colonial Museum

08.09.2022 to 31.12.2022 | Museum of African Art | Andre Nikolića 14

The concept of an Anticolonial Museum is based on the very history of the Museum of African Art, whose initiators, Veda Zagorac and Zdravko Pečar were active protagonists of the anticolonial struggle - referring here mostly to their engagement in the Algerian war for independence from the French colonial rule, that was ongoing between 1954. and 1962. year.

However, the exhibition is not just a historicization of Yugoslav anticolonialism, although it takes it as a starting point in its reflection. Relying on the MAA work over decades, as well as numerous theoretical and artistic interventions that problematised museums as such, the exhibition strives to trace a possible model of museum work that would rely on anticolonialism understood as an affective heritage of this place.

Time: 8th of September to 31st of December

Place: Museum of African Art | Andre Nikolića 14

Info: Exhibition: An Anti-Colonial Museum

dm Women’s Race: Ada Ciganlija

02.10.2022 at 09:00 to 13:00 | Ada Ciganlija | Next to the round bath (okruglo kupatilo)

The traditional dm Women’s Race on Ada Ciganlija, organized by the Belgrade Marathon under the slogan “I Can Do It!” is scheduled for Sunday, October 2, 2022, at 10 AM. Applications are officially open and available on the website of the Belgrade Marathon at www.bgdmarathon.org/dm-zenska-trka.aspx

A large number of female participants are expected to attend. On said date, they will either run or walk the circle around the lake - 7.7 km long - and proudly proclaim “I can do it!”. This sports event aims to promote physical activity, especially running and walking, as beneficial to the health of the female population as primary prevention, but also socializing, strengthening female solidarity through activism, support and motivation. Furthermore, this year’s race slogan tells women that, with a little willpower, they can surpass their own life records.

Time: 2nd of October at 09:00 (Race starts at 10:00)

Place: Ada Ciganlija | Next to the round bath (okruglo kupatilo)

Info/Sign up: www.bgdmarathon.org/dm-zenska-trka.aspx

PAST EVENTS

Event Galleries: 1st of September to 1st of October

The new IWC event calendar began with our Coffee Morning and slowly started to get livelier week by week. Click on each title to take a look at the photo galleries!

Charity Bazaar English Poster

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Charity Bazaar Serbian Poster