Announcing 2013 Membership Renewal Discounts!

NEW! For all 2012 members wishing to renew their membership for 2013, the IWC Stuttgart will be offering the following discounts:

Regular Annual fee: €40

Discounted fee: €35 for returning members who choose one of the following payment options:

1. Members who sign up for Lastschrift (automatic withdrawal) from a German bank account. If you have already signed up for this service, you will receive the discount automatically.

2. Members who transfer 2013 dues prior to the end of 2012 (must be received in our bank account on or before December 31st).

If you are interested in taking part in this promotion, please use the form below to contact our Treasurer, Tonya Busch, to get started.

This discount is not valid for new memberships in 2013.

September Partner Organization Events

Each month we let you know about events being planned by our partner organizations that we are aware of.

Here’s what’s happening in September.

Children’s Museum at the State Museum of Württemberg
Charity Evening
Tuesday, September 18th at 19:00
Junges Schloss in the Altes Schloss, Schillerplatz 6, 70173 Stuttgart
For more information, see this blog post.

The Children’s English Library
Open on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in September after the summer break
Full schedule

Kulturcafe Merlin
Sept. 20th at 19:30 City of Stuttgart seminar: “The Defiant Toddler” (in German)
Full schedule

St. Catherine’s English Church
Sept. 5th at 19:00 “Sunset Viewing Picnic”
Full schedule

Forum der Kulturen
No events scheduled in September
Full Website

Partner organizations are other area groups that also serve the international community in Stuttgart and who have agreed to promote IWCS events to their membership. This listing is for information purposes only and opinions expressed at partner organization events do not necessarily reflect those of the IWCS Steering Committee.

If you are a local group serving the international community who would like to work together with us on cross-promotion, please contact us using the form below.

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Third Annual IWCS Bowling Tournament

Strike! Get your bowling shoes ready! For the third year running, the IWCS Bowling Tournament is back for another round of laughter and gutter balls.

Before bowling, we will hold our monthly evening get together at the Arena. They offer tasty Swabian dishes, burgers, pizza and salads. Dinner is planned from 19:00 to 20:30.

After dinner, all interested members and prospective members are welcome to participate the bowling tournament. Your shoe rental and one game of bowling will be paid for by the club. As we did last year, we will have teams of 4 to 5 members each. The winning team and the individual high scorer will take home “gold medals” and the 2012 Trophy, respectively.

THIRD ANNUAL IWCS BOWLING TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, October 16th starting at 20:30 (dinner beforehand at 19:00)
Location: Bowling Arena, Am Sportpark 9, 70469 Stuttgart-Feuerbach
Nearest Station: Sportpark Feuerbach (U-Bahn)
Prospective members welcome

To RSVP for the bowling portion of the evening, please fill in the contact form below and organizer Ryoco Ichihashi will make sure to reserve enough lanes.

Please RSVP for the dinner portion of the evening using the email link in the newsletter or on Facebook.

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Canstatter Volksfest 2012

The IWCS is excited to announce that we have once again reserved a table for 20 in the Sonja Merz Wasenzelt! This event is for members only and is partially sponsored by the IWCS.

The Canstatter Volksfest is the second-largest beer festival in the world after Munich’s Oktoberfest and will be taking place for the 167th time this year. For more information about the Volksfest in English, please visit their website.

Places in our tent can be reserved on a first paid, first served basis. Tickets are only 5€ per member and include a 10€ gift certificate towards food and drink as well as your reservation. Dirndls are highly recommended, but not mandatory.

To reserve your spot, please fill out the RSVP form below and you will be put on this event’s pending payment list and sent an email with our bank information.

Hurry! There are only a few spots left!!

Event: IWCS Outing to the Cannstatter Volksfest
Date: Thursday, October 11th starting at 17:00*
Hosts: Laura Lenz and Irena Wilke
Location: Cannstatter Wasen, Bad Cannstatt
Nearest Stations: Bad Cannstatt (S-Bahn), Cannstatter Wasen (U-Bahn)
Your RSVP must be accompanied by transfer of fee due for your reservation to be confirmed!

*We need a minimum of 4 people to be at the table no later than 16:00 to hold it. If you can make it that early, please let us know in your RSVP!

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Partner Event – Charity Evening at the Junges Schloss Kindermuseum

The Junges Schloss at the Museum of Baden Württemberg cordially invites all IWCS members and their friends and family to a Charity Evening.

CHARITY ABEND
Dienstag, 18. September 2012, 19 Uhr
Junges Schloss. Das Kindermuseum in Stuttgart
Altes Schloss, Schillerplatz 6, 70173 Stuttgart
Anmeldung bis zum 12. September erbeten (s. unten)
Am 15. Oktober 2010 öffnete das Junge Schloss im Landesmuseum Württemberg seine Tore. Mit großen Erwartungen ging die erste Ausstellung „Geheimnisvolle Wunderkammer. Schatzsuche im Jungen Schloss“ an den Start. Diese wurden nicht nur erfüllt, sondern weit übertroffen: 95.000 große und kleine Besucherinnen und Besucher haben die Startausstellung gesehen. 1.353 Gruppenführungen und Veranstaltungen fanden statt und über 454 Kindergeburtstage wurden während der Laufzeit der “Geheimnisvollen Wunderkammer” gefeiert. Im Frühjahr 2012 wählten die “European Museums Academy“ und „Hands On! International“ das Junge Schloss unter die besten 13 Kindermuseen weltweit.
Damit das Landesmuseum Württemberg auch künftig den Kindern, Schulklassen und Kindergärten unserer Region ein facettenreiches Vermittlungsangebot bieten kann, benötigen wir zusätzliche Freundinnen und Freunde, die sich für die kulturelle Bildung der Kinder in unserer Region einsetzen. Ab dem 15. September startet die neue Mitmachausstellung „Tapfer, pfiffig, einfach stark! Die Kelten im Jungen Schloss“
Der Charity-Abend bietet die Gelegenheit, als einer der ersten Besucher die neue Ausstellung im Kindermuseum zu besichtigen. Mitglieder des Kinderbeirats, die an der Entstehung der Ausstellung beteiligt waren, werden an diesem Abend anwesend sein und Einblicke in die Präsentation vermitteln. Interessierten bieten wir zum Ausklang des Abends optional auch an, den Ausstellungsteil „Kostbarkeiten der Kunst“ der Großen Landesausstellung „Die Welt der Kelten“ zu besichtigen.
Für die musikalische Untermalung des Abends und kulinarische Genüsse ist gesorgt.
Gerne kann im Vorfeld der Veranstaltung für das Kindermuseum gespendet werden. Die Spenden fließen direkt in die Ausstellung „Tapfer, pfiffig, einfach stark! Die Kelten im Jungen Schloss“ sowie in unsere zukünftigen Vermittlungsangebote.
Das Spendenkonto für das Junge Schloss lautet:
Landesmuseum Württemberg
Konto-Nr. 600 015 35
BBk Stuttgart
BLZ 600 000 00
Bitte im Betreff das Stichwort „Regenbogen“ angeben. Jede/r Spender/in erhält eine steuerabzugsfähige Zuwendungsbescheinigung und im Rahmen unserer aktuellen Spendenaktion „Ein Schüsselchen voll Glück“ zudem als kleines Dankeschön eine keltische Münze, ein so genanntes Regenbogenschüsselchen. Es wurde von einem Original unserer keltischen Sammlung abgeformt.
Weitere Informationen unter:
http://www.junges-schloss.de/
http://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/freunde-und-foerderer/kindermuseum/

Anmeldung bis zum 12. September erbeten :

Landesmuseum Württemberg
Sabine Werner
Altes Schloss
Schillerplatz 6, 70173 Stuttgart
sabine.werner@landesmuseum-stuttgart.de
(0711) 89 535 160

Coming up in September – Brainstorming Session with the Frauenhaus

Friday, September 21st at 10:00
Location: Cafe Scholz
Marktplatz 12, 70173 Stuttgart-Mitte
Nearest stations: Rathaus, Stadtmitte
RSVP: See below

All members interested in doing charity work with Frauen helfen Frauen are welcome to join us for a joint brainstorming session in September to discuss ideas for regular activities with our designated charity, Frauen helfen Frauen (the Frauenhaus is the battered women’s shelter that we support as a club).

One of our main club objectives for this year is to form a closer and more personal bond with FHF and their families through joint activities. To this end, we are holding a meeting with our two main contacts from FHF to brainstorm and plan fun activities for their and our families to enjoy throughout the year. This is another good opportunity to “give back” and as always, your input is much appreciated. Of course, any and all ideas you may have are very welcome. They can be as simple as an annual trip to Wilhelma …

We are looking forward to hearing your many ideas and creating a calendar of activities for us all to enjoy!

Please RSVP using this Doodle link if you are interested in joining.

October Event – Whiskey Tasting

EVENT DATE: Saturday, October 27th
TIME: Starting at 4pm
LOCATION: BestWhiskey Shop
Rotenwaldstrasse 41, 70197 Stuttgart
Nearest Station: 10 minute walk from S-Bahn Schwabstrasse
COST: 39 euros per person, paid in advance
OPEN TO ALL IWCS MEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES OR PARTNERS
RSVP using the form below (hosted by member Christy Miller)

Join us for an evening of Whiskey Tasting! Maybe you’re a whiskey connoisseur or perhaps you’re just interested in trying new things. Either way, this is the event for you!!

The proprietor of BestWhiskey, Mr. Peter Sondheim, will guide us through a private tour of Scottish Whiskey at his shop in downtown Stuttgart. The evening will include a tasting of 7 kinds of whiskey (up to 29 years old), plus a cold buffet and water.

The tasting will last until approximately 6:30pm . There is a maximum capacity of 25 people for this event, so get your paid reservation in soon!

For anyone interested, following the tasting we will have dinner at a nearby restaurant. Details to follow. To reserve your spot and make your payment, please use the contact form below.

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Fireworks shows in Stuttgart

Copyright (c) <a href='http://www.123rf.com'>123RF Stock Photos</a>Happy Fourth of July to those of you in the club and the community who are from the U.S.!

Today during our tour of Stuttgart, some of the Americans in the group were discussing where they could see fireworks this year and we came up with the following list to share.

Of course most of these events are not happening as part of any U.S. Independence Day festivities, people in the Stuttgart area just like a good fireworks show and everyone is invited to attend. If you know of any more firework shows happening this summer, please use the form at the end of this post to tell us about it!

July 4th – Patch Barracks fireworks show, Stuttgart-Vaihingen

July 14th – Lekker Lichterfest, Stuttgart-Killesberg

July 24th – Schlossfestspiele Open Air Concert and Fireworks, Ludwigsburg

August 17-19 – Flammende Stern Internationales Feuerwerksfestival, Ostfildern

Do you know of any more?

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New Monthly Focus Group for Members – Beginning German Conversation

image courtesy of www.123rtf.omA common struggle many of our members share is trying to learn German. We’ve held several well-attended events already this year that have focused on basic German language skills. Starting this month, a dedicated group of members have decided to take this idea further and formalize it into our very first German Conversation focus group!

The group plans to meet 1-2 time monthly, depending on interest. All levels will be welcome with the more fluent speakers helping the beginners. Patient native speakers of German are especially welcome to join in when possible!

Meeting places will vary – homes, coffee shop, parks, etc. Bring your creative ideas on how to best learn and improve.

If you have any questions or suggestions about the group, please use the form below to send a message to the group contact, Jill Velasquez.

If you know you are ready to join in, please see the newsletter for the most current meeting information.

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Members-Only Event: The Healthy Expatriate!

Join member Jamie Mueller on Wednesday, August 29th to learn about the benefits of juicing and natural juice therapy.

Natural Juice Therapy (NJT) has been around in one form or another for many centuries. It has been used by some of the world’s most renowned leaders in nutritional therapy for use in the prevention and treatment of disease.

NJT uses the unique blend of healing properties found within the natural juices of fruits and vegetables to aid the body to optimum health. Freshly extracted fruit and vegetable juices furnish the body with the perfect balance of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, carbohydrates, ant-oxidants and enzymes. Most of us are overfed and undernourished, as our bodies are still craving essential vitamins and minerals even after we have finished our meal.

Jamie is currently completing her studies to be a certified NJ Therapist and is excited to share her experiences with you and answer your questions about juicing and health.  We will have the chance to sample a variety of freshly extracted juices, vegetable and fruit, as well as learn about the healing benefits of specific juices and supplements, like wheatgrass and spirulina.

Special members-only event:
The Healthy-Expatriate! Nutrition and Leading a Juicy Lifestyle
Wednesday, August 29th starting at 19:00
Location: KPMG Building at Theodor-Heuss-Str. 5, 70174 Stuttgart
Nearest Station: Hauptbahnhof

An RSVP is absolutely required because we will need to approve our list of visitors with KPMG in advance.
Please send your RSVP request to Laura Lenz no later than Tuesday the 28th of July using the form below.

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