Protected: May 2025: Brezel Workshop and Bakery Tour (+1 event)
February 2025 – Mother’s Corner Update
Things have been changing a lot recently for parents of small children here in Germany, and that is also true for our Mother’s Corner program – here is an update:
When we founded the IWC Stuttgart in 2005, our Mother’s Corner playgroup was one of our most popular programs. It seemed like everyone who joined had babies and toddlers! However, over time more and more women in Germany went back to work earlier, and participation dwindled and then finally disappeared during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Once we could meet again freely, we tried to revive the group. But as it turns out, it’s hard to sell a playgroup with no members. So after trying for two years, our Mother’s Corner group will be changing with the times.
Instead of weekly meet ups, the group will return to one public-facing event each month to welcome newcomers. The rest of the month it will be a virtual community, just like our other interest groups such as crafting or book club. Members with children are welcome to chat about parenting or any other topic in the Mother’s Corner Facebook group. And Meredith will continue to welcome new mums who write in to our email address.
We are truly thankful for the playgroup lasting as long as it did and are grateful to everyone who led the group, hosting us in your homes, or came to Ekiz to do crafts with us.
Who knows? Maybe there will be an IWC Stuttgart baby boom again someday!
March 2025: English-Language Tour of the Permanent Collection at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (+1 event)
For IWCS members +1 guest - 30 spaces available
Tuesday, March 18th at 10:30 (meet in the lobby at 10:15)
Location: Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 30-32, 70173 Stuttgart-Mitte
Nearest stations: Hauptbahnhof, Staatsgalerie
Hosted by: Serap Y
Pre-payment deadline: Friday, March 14th
In this 90-minute tour, our English-language guide will take us through the renowned permanent collection at the the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (city art museum).
Their collection includes paintings, sculptures and graphic art from the Middle Ages to the present, including many masterpieces and internationally-renowned modern art. Special highlights include pieces from Oskar Schlemmer, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.
About the location
Located in the sandstone building with the water fountain across from the Opera House, the museum is barrier-free for wheelchairs and strollers.
For security reasons, the exhibition rooms can only be visited after leaving jackets and bags at the cloakroom or in the lockers. Personal items (of value) may still be taken into the exhibitions in transparent bags, such as mobile phones, wallets or emergency medication. These transparent bags are available free of charge at the information desk.
Photography and filming without a flash is allowed for private use.
This is a +1 event, which means:
- Any IWCS member plus one guest are welcome to attend.
- Your +1 can be a partner, spouse, older child, or friend.
- You and your guest each pay the member cost listed below.
To reserve your spot, please RSVP in the private Facebook event. If you are not on Facebook, please contact Serap at the activities email address found in the newsletter.
To complete your reservation, please transfer a prepayment of €5 per person to hold your spot.* A portion of your pre-payment will benefit Frauen helfen Frauen. Twenty five (25) spaces are available for this event.
*Each person in attendance will also need to pay their own entrance fee on the day of the event, which is €10 for regular entrance or €8 reduced. If we are a group of more than 10 people, everyone pays the discounted entrance fee of €8 per person.
To confirm your reservation, please transfer the €5 per person to the IWCS bank account no later than Friday, March 14th. If you have any extenuating circumstances that keep you from getting the funds to us by that date, please speak directly with the hosts so we don’t assume you are no longer interested.
Prepayments are non-refundable after the payment deadline. Members who have to cancel at the last minute are welcome to find another member or guest to send in their place.
March 2025: Members Only Karaoke Party
For IWCS members only - 18 spaces available
Thursday, March 27th from 19:00 until 23:00
Location: Stereo Karaoke Bar, Wollinstraße 4, 70439 Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen
Nearest station: Porscheplatz (S)
Hosted by: Kim J
Pre-payment deadline: March 20th
We had so much fun last year at the Stereo Karaoke Bar in Zuffenhausen that we’ve decided to do it again!
We’ve reserved a private room for four hours where we can take turns singing along to our favorite hits in English, German, Chinese, Japanese, or Korean using the karaoke machine. Songs in other languages will be available through YouTube.
Don’t feel like performing or hate your singing voice? Don’t worry! There are four microphones we can use and background singers and group songs are always welcome. There’s also plenty of room to just dance around and enjoy the music.
About the location
The bar is located just up the street from the Porsche Museum and that is also the nearest train station (less than 10 minute walk). Parking is limited at the bar itself so carpool or take public transport if you can!
There is a €30 euro per hour drink minimum for the whole group (which works out to around €7 per person over the entire evening) and although the bar doesn’t serve food, we can bring our own snacks. Please bring something to share, if you are so inclined!
Their drinks menu and pricing can be found here. Please note that payment by EC card requires a minimum €10 purchase, so don’t forget to bring some cash to take care of your bill at the end of the night. Smoking is only allowed on their outside patio.
Reserve your spot now!
The cost of this event is €15 per person, paid in advance. A portion of your pre-payment will benefit Frauen helfen Frauen. Eighteen (18) spaces are available for this event.
To reserve your spot, please RSVP in the private Facebook event. If you are not on Facebook, please contact Kim at the activities email address found in the newsletter.
To confirm your reservation, please transfer the €15 per person to the IWCS bank account no later than Thursday, March 20th. If you have any extenuating circumstances that keep you from getting the funds to us by that date, please speak directly with the hosts so we don’t assume you are no longer interested.
Prepayments are non-refundable after the payment deadline. Members who have to cancel at the last minute are welcome to find another member or guest to send in their place.
Protected: 2025 Annual General Meeting in Review
DECEMBER 2024: ANNUAL HOLIDAY DINNER & GIFT EXCHANGE
For members only
Wednesday, December 11th starting at 18:30
Location: Kursaal, Königsplatz 1, 70373 Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
Hosted by the IWCS Steering Committee
Our beloved Holiday Dinner and Gift Exchange is happening again this December!
This is our most important event of the year after our annual general meeting and we’d love to see as many of you there as possible! Join us in enjoying excellent food and good fun during the magical German advent time.
LOCATION
This year’s dinner will be held at the Kursaal in Bad Cannstatt. This beautiful location has the same owner as the Nesenbach in Stuttgart-Mitte and the Augustiner Biergarten (where we had our monthly dinner earlier this year).
We will start our evening with a complimentary glass of Sekt at 18:30, followed by a three-course meal. You can find all the details about the menu further on in this post and will be asked for your choices when you RSVP.
🎁 GIFT EXCHANGE
After dinner, all members are invited to take part in our optional gift exchange, which is loads of fun every year. If you would like to participate, please bring a wrapped gift worth €15 (no gag or re-gifts please). Choose something that you yourself would be happy to receive because with this exchange, that could very well happen! You do not have to participate in the gift exchange to attend the dinner.
👗 DRESS CODE
Dress up if you wish!! We are calling the dress code for the evening “Holiday Fabulousness” which means anything festive will work.
🎄 FHF GIVING TREE
And as always, we are also organizing the Frauen helfen Frauen Virtual Giving Tree again this year and you are welcome to bring along your wrapped gift for the shelter to give Kim at this dinner. All the details can be found in the separate Giving Tree Facebook event.
💶 PRICING
This is a members-only event and the IWCS club-sponsored price per person of €40 (for fish or beef), €35 (for chicken) or €30 (for vegetarian pasta) includes your food, a welcome glass of sparkling wine (or something non-alcoholic), and table water.
PLEASE NOTE that any drinks ordered in addition to the provided table water and welcome beverage must be paid for by you on the night of the event.
🍗 THE MENU
And now onto the food! This is what the restaurant has arranged for us:
Appetizer: your choice of pumpkin soup or a mixed salad (greens, potatoes salad, cucumber, kraut and carrots)
Main dishes – choose one:
1️⃣ Fish – Filet of salmon and monkfish (Seeteufel) with spinach, mashed potatoes and two sauces (€40)
2️⃣ Beef – Zwiebelrostbraten with Trollinger sauce and roasted potatoes (€40)
3️⃣ Chicken – Chicken curry in a fruity/spicy sauce with veggies and basmati rice (€35)
4️⃣ Vegetarian – Homemade pumpkin gnocchi with mushrooms (€30)
The included dessert is a warm chocolate cake with fruit and vanilla ice cream.
✉️ HOW TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT
First please RSVP in the private Facebook event in the members group. If you are not on Facebook, please send an email to Emily at the address listed in the newsletter.
To complete your reservation, we need your prepayment and choice of main. Please transfer the amount for your dinner choice to our bank account before December 4th.
**Please put your main dish choice in the notes section of your bank transfer**
Looking forward to celebrating the end of another wonderful year together ✨
November 2024: Fundraiser for Frauen helfen Frauen – Pole Dancing 101
For IWCS members only
Saturday, November 23rd at 11:00 (doors open at 10:30)
Location: Aerial Loft, Solitudestraße 48, 71638 Ludwigsburg
Nearest station: Ludwigsburg Bahnhof (S)
Hosted by: Kim
Pole dancing has gone mainstream and our very own charity coordinator, Kim Jezek, takes classes in this fun sport that mixes gymnastics and dancing.
Check out the trend for yourself and join Kim for a 90-minute introduction at her instructor’s studio in Ludwigsburg in November!
Jeaney will start with a brief safety introduction and talk about what kind of poles they have at the studio. She will also ask about if there are any injuries that she should be aware of so we can all exercise safely.
After that, we will warm up and move on to basics such as walks and spins (no inverted tricks, we promise!). Then she will teach us a short choreography that will include some of the basic spins that we’ve learnt, followed by a cool down.
What to know about this event
- Wear short shorts, sports bra, and a tank top, if possible
- Bring a yoga mat and/or knee pads, if you have them
- Bring a water bottle and a small towel.
How to RSVP
The IWC Stuttgart is subsidizing this event so members pay only €25 each. All proceeds will benefit Frauen helfen Frauen! Fourteen (14) spots are available for this event.
To reserve your spot, please RSVP in the private Facebook event. Then to confirm your reservation, please transfer your prepayment of €25 per member to the IWCS bank account no later than Thursday, November 14th.
If you are not on Facebook, please contact Kim directly using the email address in the newsletter to RSVP.
If you have any extenuating circumstances that keep you from getting the funds to us by that date, please speak directly with the host so we don’t assume you are no longer interested.
Prepayments are non-refundable after the payment deadline. Members who have to cancel at the last minute are welcome to find another member or guest to send in their place. or the prepayment will be added to our 2024 FHF donation collection.
July 2024: English-Language Tour of the Sparda “Kubus” Prize Exhibit at Kunstmuseum Stuttgart (+1 event)
For IWCS members +1 guest - 25 spaces available
Thursday, July 18th at 11:00
Location: Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Kleiner Schloßplatz 1, 70173 Stuttgart-Mitte
Nearest stations: Hauptbahnhof, Schlossplatz
Hosted by: Serap Yalin
Pre-payment deadline: Friday, July 12th
In this 90-minute tour, our English-language guide will take us through a multi-floor exhibit of three Baden-Württemberg artists. Each artist is nominated for the 2024 Sparda “Kubus” prize for outstanding achievement in the visual arts. Their installations focus on themes of social criticism and ecological issues.
At the end of the exhibition in September, a jury will award one artist the main prize of €20,000! We will also get to vote for a public-choice award.
About the location
You can’t miss this museum on Schlossplatz with the beautiful glass cube. If you haven’t been inside before, it’s a real treat.
The Kunstmuseum Stuttgart is accessible to visitors with limited mobility. Manual and electric wheelchairs, walkers, and other medically prescribed walking aids suitable for indoor use may be used. Upon request, the museum will provide a manual wheelchair free of charge for the duration of your visit.
Babies in carriers can be brought along at no charge, but strollers must be left in the foyer.
This is a +1 event, which means:
- Any IWCS member plus one guest are welcome to attend.
- Your +1 can be a partner, spouse, older child, or friend.
- You and your guest each pay the member cost listed below.
The cost of this event is €10 per person, paid in advance. A portion of your pre-payment will benefit Frauen helfen Frauen. Twenty five (25) spaces are available for this event.
To reserve your spot, please RSVP in the private Facebook event. If you are not on Facebook, please contact Serap at the activities email address found in the newsletter.
To confirm your reservation, please transfer the €10 per person to the IWCS bank account no later than Friday, July 12th. If you have any extenuating circumstances that keep you from getting the funds to us by that date, please speak directly with the hosts so we don’t assume you are no longer interested.
Prepayments are non-refundable after the payment deadline. Members who have to cancel at the last minute are welcome to find another member or guest to send in their place.
June 2024: Bingo Fundraiser for Frauen helfen Frauen
For IWCS members +1 guest
Thursday, June 20th at 18:30
Location: Kirstin's home in Stuttgart-Ost
Nearest station: Payerstrasse (uphill walk) or Geroksruhe (downhill walk)
Hosted by: Kim & Kirstin
We had so much fun at our bingo fundraiser last summer that we decided to do it again!
This time our fun and games will be hosted by member Kirstin Hoff at her beautiful home in Stuttgart-Ost. She has room for a maximum of 20 people.
Please note that there are a few steps at her entrance, both up and down. The hill she lives on is steep, so it may be a challenge for those who need assistance.
What’s included?
Your prepayment of €20 gets you:
- A bingo card (hopefully a lucky one!)
- Six rounds with prizes
- Margaritas with chips & salsa provided by our restaurant sponsor, Enchilada Stuttgart
- A fun evening with our members and their friends
- And most importantly, that good feeling you get when helping others!
Please bring some extra cash along for our donation box and don’t forget to ask your guest to do the same. All proceeds will benefit Frauen helfen Frauen.
Also, please bring a side dish to share!
How to reserve your bingo card
Any IWCS member is welcome to attend and bring one guest if desired (partner, spouse, or friend 18+). The cost of this event is €20 per person, paid in advance.
To reserve your spot, please RSVP in the private Facebook event. If you are not on Facebook, please contact Kim via the email address found in the newsletter.
To confirm your reservation, please transfer your pre-payment(s) to the IWCS bank account no later than Tuesday, June 18th. If you have any extenuating circumstances that keep you from getting the funds to us by that date, please speak directly with the host so we don’t assume you are no longer interested.
Prepayments are non-refundable after the payment deadline. Members who have to cancel at the last minute are welcome to find another member or guest to send in their place or the prepayment will be added to our 2024 FHF donation collection.
June 2024: English-Language Tour of Stuttgart’s City Hall Tower and Belfry (+1 event)
For IWC Stuttgart Members +1 guest
Friday, June 21st at 10:00 (meet at 9:45)
Meeting place: Stuttgart Rathaus, Ground Floor Foyer, Marktplatz 1, 70173 Stuttgart-Mitte
Nearest S/U Station: Rathaus, Stadtmitte
Hosted by: Renate J.
Pre-payment deadline: Wednesday, June 19th
Join us in June as we climb the tower of the Stuttgart City Hall (Rathaus) together!
The tower at the Stuttgart city hall (Rathaus) goes up high: visitors must climb a total of 172 steps up a narrow spiral staircase before being treated to a unique panorama of the city from the viewing platform at 61 meters.
A Rathaus employee will provide information about the tower and then we will also visit the bell tower. Pianist and bell player Ekaterina Porizko will tell us all about the bells and play melodies by well‐known composers for us.
As always, there is a possibility of lunch at local café/restaurant after our one-hour tour.
About the location
The 30 free‐hanging bells in the town hall tower were all cast by the Stuttgart bell foundry, Kurtz. The bells range from a whopping 950 kilograms to just six kilograms. Each bell is decorated with the Stuttgart coat of arms.
This event requires the ability to climb stairs and any strollers will need to be left in the foyer. As long as children can climb the stairs, there are no age restrictions and young babies in a carrier can attend for free and will not be counted in the total number of visitors.
This is a +1 event, which means:
- Any IWCS member plus one guest are welcome to attend.
- Your +1 can be a partner, spouse, child, or friend.
- You and your guest each pay the member cost listed below.
The cost of this event is €10 per person, paid in advance. This tour is being sponsored by the IWCS and your pre-payment will benefit Frauen helfen Frauen. Fifteen (15) spaces are available for this event.
To reserve your spot, please RSVP in the private Facebook event. If you are not on Facebook, please contact Angela at the activities email address found in the newsletter.
To confirm your reservation, please transfer the €10 per person to the IWCS bank account no later than Wednesday, June 19th. If you have any extenuating circumstances that keep you from getting the funds to us by that date, please speak directly with the hosts so we don’t assume you are no longer interested.
Prepayments are non-refundable after the payment deadline. Members who have to cancel at the last minute are welcome to find another member or guest to send in their place.
