Make the most of your Summer by joining our Tennis Group. The Intermediate/Advance Group will play on Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on clay courts at the Tennisklub Blau-Gold Steglitz. The Summer Intermediate/Advance Group starts on April 14, 2026 to September 15, 2026.
To join the group, please email Ferah at ferahlaue@gmail.com.
Location and Directions
Tennisklub Blau-Gold SteglitzLeonorenstraße 37-39, 12247 Berlin
There are plenty of parking possibilities at Ebenkobenerweg (free of charge), or Leonorenstraße 37, 12247 Berlin, open parking lots. Also very easy to come by the S-Bahn to Lanklitz. It takes five minutes to walk to the club.
REGISTER yourself for some great fun tennis with a fantastic group of women.
Cost
840€ for the whole summer season two hours each weeks. The 840€ will be shared between players. More players less costs .
Sign-up Now
We’re looking for players for all levels, especially for beginner and intermediate/advance groups. To sign-up for the season, please contact Ferah Laue at ferahlaue@gmail.com.
Make the most of your Summer by joining our Tennis Group. The Beginner Group will play on Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on clay courts at the Tennisklub Blau-Gold Steglitz. The Summer Beginner Group starts on April 16, 2026 to September 17, 2026.
Beginner and Intermediate/beginner have a trainer*.
*The trainer cost is not included. It is shared between players.
Make the most of your Summer by joining our Tennis Group. The Intermediate/Beginner Group will play on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on clay courts at the Tennisklub Blau-Gold Steglitz. The Summer Intermediate/Beginner Group starts on April 15, 2026 to September 16, 2026.
Join Women Who Gather for our bi-weekly roundtable conversation, where we meet online to share our plans and projects, our ideas and inspiration, to support democracy and human rights in the US. The Roundtable is a great time to share feedback and ask questions. Like our monthly Potlucks with a Difference, the bi-weekly Roundtable is a great way to learn more about our group .
The activity is organized by the AWC Communities group Women Who Gather — Democracy and Human Rights Advocacy. This group looks for ways to keep democracy alive in the US. What happens there is impacting our world, and we want agency to do something. We seek to inspire, take meaningful action, and support each other in this work.
Questions? Email Kathy at kathlyon@gmail.com.
Every 3rd Friday of the Month at 10:30am
You enjoy being out in the nature and you want to get those 10,000 steps in? Join our regular monthly group for a 6 km walk around the beautiful Schlachtensee of Zehlendorf.
Surrounded by the idyllic Grunewald, there are beautiful views of the water, with swans, ducks, cormorants and even a grey heron just to mention a few of the feathered residents.
Walk briskly, leisurely… at the pace you are most comfortable with. Engage in interesting conversation during and after the walk, with a snack/lunch at the Fischerhütte Biergarten (or some other place close-by of our choice).
Dogs are welcome!!
Restaurant FischerhütteFischerhüttenstraße 136, 14163 Berlin
With the public transit:15-minute walk from U3 Krumme Lanke, or a 12-minute walk from S1 Mexikoplatz.
Join our Whatsapp “Women on the Move” group for updates and information on other walks.
Questions: Please contact Lilie Hesse at liliehesse@yahoo.com.
Join us in Dahlem for a casual Saturday morning coffee or brunch at the Eierschale, a Dahlem institution. Our Dahlem/Lichterfelde neighborhood group has made a tradition of meeting here every third Saturday and we’d love to welcome members and guests from any neighborhood to join us.
Eierschale Dahlem
Podbielskiallee 50, 14195 Berlin
Getting there: The restaurant is located next to the U3 Podbielskiallee stop, with stops for the 101 and 110 buses also nearby.
Questions? Contact Nelly Heidbrink at naheidbrink@googlemail.com or 0177 244 8998.
This is a casual neighborhood tour to some little known places. Your tour guide, Sören Lucan, will practice his tour in (easy) German, and you can answer and practice in German or English.
Fotografiska Entrance Oranienburgerstr. 45, 10117 Berlin
Getting There: U6 to Oranienburger Tor, 4 minute walkM5 to Oranienburger Tor, 2 Minute Walk S-Bahns to Friedrichstr. , 12 minute walk
Questions? Contact Heather Halbach heatherlynnhalbach@gmail.com.
Headline: Meet Our New FAWCO Sister Club: AWC Lagos!
We are thrilled to announce our new FAWCO Sister Club pairing: AWC Lagos! Through the FAWCO Sister Club program, we are paired with one of FAWCO's 60 clubs worldwide every few months to connect, share experiences, and learn from our global community.
After a wonderful time getting to know the members of AWC Naples, we are excited to turn our sights toward Lagos. Please join us for our inaugural joint meeting to meet the members of AWC Lagos and learn about their vibrant club.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Questions? Contact Veronica at fawco.awcberlin@gmail.com.
We would love to welcome you to this beautiful Garden Restaurant to enjoy a breakfast or lunch of your choice and just enjoy the good company. Please register at the latest by May 17th, as we need to inform the restaurant of the number of participants.
Königlich GartenakademieAltensteinstraße 15a, 14195 Berlin
How to get there:Bus 101 or Bus X83
Questions? Contact Nisha Missigbrodt at nmissigbrodt@yahoo.com.
On Oct 25th, after just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar El Akkad put out a tweet: “One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” This tweet was viewed over 10 million times. One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This chronicles the deep fracture which has occurred for Black, brown, indigenous Americans, as well as the upcoming generation, many of whom had clung to a thread of faith in western ideals, in the idea that their countries, or the countries of their adoption, actually attempted to live up to the values they espouse. This book is a reckoning with what it means to live in the west, and what it means to live in a world run by a small group of countries—America, the UK, France and Germany. It will be The Fire Next Time for a generation that understands we’re undergoing a shift in the so-called ‘rules-based order,’ a generation that understands the west can no longer be trusted to police and guide the world, or its own cities and campuses. It draws on intimate details of Omar’s own story as an emigrant who grew up believing in the western project, who was catapulted into journalism by the rupture of 9/11. This book is his heartsick breakup letter with the west. It is a breakup we are watching all over the U.S., on college campuses, on city streets, and the consequences of this rupture will be felt by all of us. His book is for all the people who want something better than what the west has served up. This is the book for our time.
Please RSVP in advance with Wild Apricot so that we know you're planning to join the conversation. Wine and mineral water will be served. Please bring a snack to share..
Questions? Please contact Jacqueline, Carla and Hanna at waegemann_castillo@posteo.de.
Spring’s warmth and sunshine beckon! Come for a refreshing walk in the forest near the lake Grunewaldsee, as nature blooms and blossoms. After the walk, we’ll stop at the lakeside café for a quick snack. Families are welcome, so consider joining in with kids after school is dismissed. And if you’d like to bring your dog, this entire area is off-leash with plenty of space for pooches to frolic and play.
If there’s a downpour, we’ll postpone.
We will meet in front of Restaurant Chalet Suisse, just off Clayallee, on Im Jagen 5, 14195 Berlin - then we‘ll start the walk
Getting There:Buses X83, X10 or 115 to Königin-Luise-Str./Clayallee Walk or take bus from U3 Oskar-Helene-Heim,
Check the BVG App for more options to connect.
Plenty of parking available.
Questions? Contact Nelly Heidbrink or Lilie Hesse at naheidbrink@gmail.com or 0177 244 8998.
Come and join us at the Parkcafé, Ferbelliner Platz 8, 10707 Berlin in Charlottenburg, a cozy place with outside seating.
Parkcafé Ferbelliner Platz 8, 10707 Berlin in Charlottenburg
How to get there:120 m walk from U-Fehrbelliner Platz
Participants pay for their own drinks and food.
Questions? Contact Flora Ojanen at flora.aleanderstudio@gmail.com or 01603728007.
This is part of our “Berlin Museum Card” Outings.
We will meet at 10am (when the museum opens) by the entrance door and go in together. It's a popular exhibit so I'm starting a bit earlier to avoid crowds. The museum entry ticket is now 20 euro, free with museum card.
In cooperation with the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Neue Nationalgalerie presents the first major exhibition of this exceptional artist in Germany in over 50 years. With more than 150 sculptures, photographs, drawings, films, and rarely seen archival materials from the Centre Pompidou and other public and private international collections, the exhibition offers the most extensive survey of Brancusi’s multifaceted work to date. In addition to key works such as “The Kiss”, “Bird in Space”, “Sleeping Muse”, and “Endless Column”, the exhibition also features a partial reconstruction of Brancusi’s legendary studio—shown outside of Paris for the first time since its bequest to the French state in 1957.
With Ruin and Rush, the Neue Nationalgalerie highlights selected works from its Classical Modern collection that explore Berlin in the 1910s and 1920s. These decades – shaped by the First World War and the Weimar Republic – were marked by constant tension between extremes: excess and poverty, emancipation and extremism, all coexisting in a rapidly growing, cosmopolitan city. Featuring around 35 works in a variety of artistic styles, the exhibition brings to life the contradictions of Berlin’s past.
We could stay for lunch together either at the museum or walk together to Potsdamer Platz.
Neue NationalgaleriePotsdamer Straße 50, 10785 BerlinWheelchair Accessible
By public transport:U-Bahn and S-Bahn: Potsdamer PlatzBus: Potsdamer Brücke, Potsdamer Platz Bhf/Voßstraße, Philharmonie
Free with Museum Card, otherwise Day ticket 20 Euro
Free to under 18
Questions? Contact My-Linh at mylinh.awcberlin@gmail.com or +49 176 7069 7106.
GUIDED TOUR IN ENGLISH
Join me for this special tour of one of Berlin’s most important premiere cinemas and a listed modernist landmark in Mitte, former East Berlin – Kino International.
Kino International opened in 1963 as East Germany’s most prestigious state premiere cinema on KarlMarxAllee, showcasing the latest DEFA productions for party officials and invited guests. Designed by architect Josef Kaiser in a striking modernist style with a floating upper foyer, sculptural façade reliefs and a grand woodpanelled auditorium, it quickly became an icon of GDR modernism. On 9 November 1989, as the film Coming Out premiered here, the fall of the Berlin Wall turned the cinema into a backdrop of world history outside its doors. After reunification the building was granted heritage protection, and since the 1990s it has been operated by Yorck Kino Gruppe as one of Berlin’s leading arthouse and premiere venues. Today, Kino International combines carefully restored 1960s glamour with stateoftheart cinema technology and remains a popular Berlinale venue and landmark of Berlin’s cultural life.
More info here.
LOCATION
Mitte | Karl-Marx-Allee 33, 10178 Berlin
U5 Schillingstraße, S3, S5, S7, S9 Jannowitzbrücke + 9 mins walk or
check your connection or Bus, U, S, Tram: Alexanderplatz
COST
The Tour will last appx. 60-90 mins and costs 90€ divided among all participants. For example, if we have 20 people, it would be €6 or €7.
Join us for a two-hour walking tour of Kreuzberg– the “alternative” district with Architect Ulf Meyer.
Kreuzberg is Berlin’s most bohemian district – find out why it is referred to as the “61” neighbourhood. This walk takes us from Gleisdreieck-Park to Riehmers Hofgarten, Bergmannstrasse and Chamissoplatz to the market hall on Marheinekeplatz.
Cost: Tour is 240 Euro to be divided among registrants with a guaranteed maximum of 20 euro per person (with at least 8 registrants).
Location and Direction
Meeting point: Monumentenbrücke/ corner of Kreuzbergstrasse and Monumentenstrasse. There is a cafe called Ripieno there.
ABOUT OUR GUIDE:
When Ulf isn’t talking about architecture, he writes about it. Every day. At least almost. As an architectural journalist and critic he works for the FAZ, NZZ and db, among others, and has written numerous books. Ulf not only explains precisely and understandably, but also enjoys spending whole days and weeks with a group. For many years he has been leading our architecture trips to Japan, where he himself has lived and worked. In Berlin, Ulf lives in Kreuzberg where he appreciates the stringent urban structure by the city planner James Hobrecht.
Questions? Contact My-Linh Kunst president@awcberlin.org
Join us for German Conversation in person. It’s a great way to meet new people and catch up with old friends while practicing German in a relaxed, judgment-free environment. We always have a good time! Usually we are joined by AWC Berlin members who are native German speakers.
Please RSVP in advance with Wild Apricot (via the mobile app or the calendar on the members-only website) so that we know you're planning to join the conversation.
Please note: German Conversation is not a regular language class. It’s a get-together for AWC members to speak German. This group is for you whether you’ve studied German, are a native speaker, or just wish to practice. All are welcome.
We've reserved a table at Coffee Drink Your Monkey on Savignyplatz. S-Bahn 3, 5, 7, 9 stop at S Savignyplatz, about 150m from the café.
Questions? Contact Katrin at kkochoc@icloud.com.
Join us for Women Who Gather’s monthly Potluck with a Difference. We’re gathering to share, to listen, and to support one another over good food and drink. We’ll tank up with joy by being in community and taking simple (but meaningful) positive actions together.
During the evening, we’ll spend a few minutes together on a couple of simple actions (micro-projects), such as sending a thank-you email to a courageous person who is making a difference, messaging our elected representatives, or signing a petition. To keep things simple, everything from email addresses to suggested scripts will be provided. (There are always options for those who don’t hold a US passport.)
Please bring a dish or drink to share. There’s no need to channel your inner Julia Child (something as simple as a bag of chips or a bottle of your favorite drink is fine).
Syd's place in Schmargendorf. (The address will be in your registration confirmation email.)
How to get there:
Bus 186 to Sulzaer Str., 3 minutes walk
Bus X10 to Joseph-Joachim Platz, 11 minutes walk
Bus 110, 249 to Elsterplatz, 4 minutes walk
Bus M29 to Roseneck, 7 minutes Walk
Join us for our Monthly Coffee Morning, aka Kaffee Klatsch ("Coffee Chat") to connect with AWC members, catch up with old friends, and make new ones. Guests are always welcome, so be sure to invite a friend.
The restaurant opens early for us, so please come on in and disregard the opening hours listed on their door.
Please RSVP in advance with Wild Apricot (via the mobile app or the calendar on the members-only website).
ORJIN Restaurant Kurfürstendamm 71, 10709 Berlin
The café is located right at Adenauerplatz on the U7.
Questions? Contact Nelly Heidbrink at membership@awcberlin.org.
This event is open to partners and friends!
You're Invited to an Evening of Fun, Games & Fabulous Prizes!
Gather your friends and join us for a lively evening of quiz questions, light-hearted games, and great prizes—all in support of a meaningful cause.
Twelve teams of four will compete on a variety of Berlin, international and club topics and take part in fun mini-games. All proceeds (100%) will go to Donya, a local residence for girls aged 12–21 who are survivors of sexualized violence.
Team Registration Details:
Already have a team of 4? Register yourself and list your three teammates as your guests—even if they are AWC members.
Don't have a full team? No problem! Register yourself and include any teammates you already have as guests (again, even if they’re AWC members). We’ll match you with others to complete your team.
Let’s make it a night to remember—for a cause that truly matters.
Cost: 20 Euro per person, includes a welcome Prosecco. Payable by bank transfer to
Bank Account Information
Kreditinstitut (Bank Name):...........POSTBANK BERLIN Empfänger (Account Name):........ American Womens Club of Berlin IBAN:......................................... DE12 1001 0010 0762 211 107
Cancelled by date is June 1, 2026. Because this is a charity event and spaces are limited, after this date, if you have to cancel, we will ask that you find your own replacement or pay your 20 Euro as a donation to our charity.
Monte Mente restaurant in the old "Sony Center" Potsdamer Platz (formerly the Australian restaurant next to the former Cinemax). The underground parking under the Sony Center is available for 8 Euro flat fee.(or 6 euro with P-card).
Questions? Contact Kendra at philanthropy.awcberlin@gmail.com
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, and to meet the daughter they never got the chance to know. But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . . Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving story explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?
My June Brunch is on the 11th of June 2026 from 12-15 hours! Eierschale has a beautiful atmosphere in Dahlem. We can sit inside or outside provided it’s a sunny day! I am looking forward to greeting you all there. Places is limited so sign up soon, not to miss this wonderful “ Berliner Resturaunt”, with a lovely ambiance!
Please sign up at the latest by the 9th of June.
Eierschale DahlemPodbielskiallee 50, 14195 Berlin
Let’s take a 5.5km walk of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Babelsberg Palace Park, picturesquely located on the banks of the Havel River. It is a landscaped park with rich vistas that has the neo-gothic Karl Schinkel palace as its centerpiece.
Other architectural structures we will be seeing include the steam engine house which is a technological marvel of its time in powering the irrigation of the park’s extensive grounds as well as the Flatow tower, a 46m high lookout.
In addition, we hope to see the namesake roses in full bloom covering the iron latticework, the Rose Stairway that connects the shore path of the park with the Pleasure Ground, a lavish hilltop garden.
We could have lunch either at the Garage du Pont or in the café of Villa Schöningen.
Location & Directions
Meet at the Schloss Glienicke bus stop for the #316 bus from S-Bahnhof Wannsee (C37V+92, Berlin on Googlemap). Cars can be parked on the road (Königstraße).
Join our WhatsApp "Women on the Move" group for planning information and updates on other walks.
Questions? Contact Lilie at liliehesse@yahoo.com or 0174 165 7533.
Bötzow-Brewery and surrounding in Prenzlauer Berg
The Bötzow Brewery since its opening in 1885 runs a famous beer garden. The ensemble was listed in 1990. The restoration began with a masterplan in 2013 by David Chipperfield. The aim was to reintegrate the site into the city, blending work with leisure, and public with private spaces. Attention was given to features of Prussian industrial architecture. This approach made ecological– saving resources and reducing waste – but also economic sense.
meet at the corner of Saarbrücker Str./and Prenzlauer Allee, there are steps up to a beergarden, there.
Join us for our Monthly Members Meeting where you will hear club news, socialize with fellow members and enjoy a fascinating speaker.Bring a friend! If you know someone who is interested in our Club or this month’s speaker, invite her to join us, and add her to your registration in Wild Apricot.
Event Timeline
11:30 Arrival, Social Time, order drinks, and food if you are staying for lunch.
11:45 Meeting Begins
12:30pm Meeting ends
12:30pm Optional a la carte lunch served
About our Topic:
This month's topic is "Neither/Nor: Developing a BothAnd Mindset to Thrive in Ambiguity" facilitated by Marília Lobo and Sara Switzman from BothAnd Catalysts.
What if your contradictions are your greatest asset? Some challenges are problems to solve, and some are polarities to manage. Knowing the difference changes everything. In this meeting, we'll explore the concept of polarity management and how adopting a BothAnd mindset helps you navigate the tensions that don't resolve, only deepen.
Through practical strategies and interactive discussion, you'll learn to thrive in ambiguity by cultivating the ability to stay comfortable with multiple possibilities, transform complexity into opportunity, and turn anxiety into excitement.
You are welcome to bring guests who might want to become members of AWC Berlin. If you know friends who are navigating a transition, a big decision, or simply the quiet pull between who they are and who they're becoming — invite them to join us, and add your guests to your registration.
About BothAnd Catalysts:
BothAnd Catalysts is a boutique consultancy on a mission to help companies and knowledge professionals harness ambiguity as fuel for reinvention, resilience, and relevance — equipping leaders, teams, and individuals with the tools and mindset to manage complexity at work, in relationships, and in their own sense of self.
For more information: https://www.bothandcatalysts.com
Our Speakers:
Sara Swiztman (AWC member) and Marilia Lobo da Costa
W66, Leipziger Strasse 16, 10117 Berlin (Mitte)
Questions? Contact My-Linh at president.awcberlin@gmail.com.
One of the greatest challenges of our time is that as people become more polarized, more entrenched in their political identities and positions, and more isolated from other viewpoints, it becomes harder and harder to truly connect. Meanwhile so many of us are dealing with very deep emotions of grief, worry, and anger. How do we truly hear each other? How do we truly feel heard and seen?
We’re inviting you to an online gathering in which we will engage in the practice of listening. We will provide a safe space where we can devote time to truly hearing each other and being heard.
The conversation will be facilitated by Jade Keller, a certified Parent Coach who offers a combination of lived experience and professional training in navigating difficult times, calming an overstressed nervous system, and sustaining positive, constructive engagement in the face of ongoing threats to our freedoms and security.
Though Jade will lead the conversation, the core focus of the workshop will be on partner dialogues. Jade believes strongly that “the wisdom is in the room with us” and through conversation and community, we can uncover it, exchange ideas and offer mutual support to strengthen resilience.
The event will be held on Zoom - please bookmark your event confirmation which will have the Zoom link for you to join.
The activity is organized by the AWC group Women Who Gather — Democracy and Human Rights Advocacy. This group looks for ways to keep democracy alive in the US. What happens there is impacting our world, and we want agency to do something. We seek to inspire, take meaningful action, and support each other in this work.
Questions? Contact Jade Keller at jadekellercoaching@gmail.com.
Inspired by the French Revolution, Beethoven's "Eroica" broke the boundaries of the symphony: longer, grander, and more innovative than anything that had come before. It also displayed a militant spirit unlike anything audiences had ever experienced. Gustavo Dudamel combines Beethoven's Third with another revolutionary work: Gabriela Ortiz's *Revolución diamantina*. This work addresses the so-called "Glitter Revolution," the feminist protest against the ongoing violence against women in Mexico. The accompanying music, according to Dudamel, is "full of intuitive, primal rhythms and mysterious, soulful soundscapes.
We meet at 7:00 pm for drinks & snacks in the Foyer of the big hall.
PRICE RANGE: €49 - €156
Ticket: click here
Berlin PhilharmonieHerbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1, 10785 Berlin
How to get there:Bus 200 to Berliner Philharmonie U2, S1 and S26 to Potsdamer Platz
Questions? Contact Annamaria Thal at annamariathal25@gmail.com.
A beautiful, organic FARM in our big CITY! Yes, visiting the Domäne Dahlem is like going to the countryside for the afternoon, with its fresh air, open fields, grazing farm animals, fun play areas, and homegrown vegetables. We’re meeting there with our kids and hope that you can join us with yours. The Domäne is right on the U3 line, so whether you live nearby or across town, it’s easy to reach.
You’re welcome to bring the family!
– We are forming a new group for members with kids to meet for occasional weekend activities, so if you’d like to join us, please reach out!
We will meet near the fountain just after the entrance to Domäne Dahlem, Königin-Luise-Straße 49, 14195 Berlin
Getting There:Bus & BahnU-Bahn U3 (U-Bhf. Dahlem Dorf)Bus 110 (Station Domäne Dahlem)Bus M11 (Station U Dahlem-Dorf)Bus X83 (Station U Dahlem-Dorf)
Plenty of parking available and a good bike path in the general neighborhood.
Questions? Contact Kate Wegner kat.wegner@yahoo.de.
How many of us have been to Kladow, in the very southwest of Berlin? It is also the oldest section of Spandau.
We will end our walk at the ferry terminal, close to the village church. For those who are taking the public transit, the ferry to Wannsee is a good alternative.
About an hour into the walk, we will stop for lunch at the Onassis Greek restaurant.
Meet at the STAR gas station on Gatower Str. corner of Zur Haveldüne (G53J+V5 Berlin on Googlemap). Ample parking on the road.
With the public transit: Bus X34 and get off at the Haveldüne stop.
Join our WhatsApp “Women on the Move” group for planning information and updates on other walks.
Questions? Feel free to contact Christiana Simon on 0172 1065 060 or cpesimon@gmx.net.
Once upon a time, humans started telling stories. The end. Or, just the beginning? Whether they're fairy tales or fact-based, sci-fi or sentimental, stories are one of human beings' most potent superpowers. We trade tales to impart information, imagine new worlds, and to strengthen–or sometimes sever—connections to one another. In this discussion, Dina Honour will focus on the power of women’s stories, exploring how they’re used to form communities and facilitate change, from Feminist consciousness-raising groups to #MeToo, and the ways in which women’s stories can reshape the narrative. Can those new shapes help us imagine a more inclusive future? Is a happily ever after possible?
This is the second in our (Re)Imagining American Democracy series of talks and workshops.
Drinks and light snacks will be available for modest donation to an AWC charity.
Agenda
Doors open: 6:30 p.m. Presentation starts: 7:00 p.m.
Bio
Dina Honour is an American writer living in Berlin. She’s the author of three books, hundreds of essays, a shoebox full of birthday cards, and endless shopping lists. Her work idles at the intersection of Feminism, culture, relationships, and life outside the United States. If you meet her there, she’ll tell you a story. You can find out more about her and her work at DinaHonour.com, including information about her most recent book, This is a Love Song: Thoughts from the B Side of a Gen X Life, and her Substack, American Woman, where she writes weekly essays centered on women and Feminism.
CIEE U-LoungeGneisenaustraße 27, 10961 Berlin
The U-Lounge is located in the courtyard on the ground floor. Greeters will be on hand to guide you to the event space. The closest transit links are U7 at Gneisenaustraße and bus M19 at Mehringdamm.
Join us as we cook dinner for the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House Berlin (RMDH). The house provides housing for out-of- town parents of patients at the nearby Charité hospital. We go grocery shopping, cook and serve for sometimes up to 50 people. We look forward to seeing you there for this fun and worthwhile community service event.
Ronald McDonald HouseSeestrasse 28, 13353 Berlin
How to get there:U6 and Bus 120 to U-Seestrasse.
Questions? Contact Maria Brezinsky at maria.brezinsky@gmail.com.
A collection of rural areas (Boxhagen, Friedrichsberg, Stralau, Rummelsburg) until the industrial revolution got underway in the mid-nineteenth century, Friedrichshain didn’t officially come into being until the Greater Berlin Act of 1920.
This tour takes participants through almost two hundred years of history, drawing on academic research, urban planning history and personal interviews as well as literature, music, and film.
As well as profiling well-known local landmarks such as Berghain and Boxhagener Platz, we will stop off at alternative hotspot R.A.W Gelände and hidden housing estates—all while tracing the area’s distinctly rebellious past, from communist wrestlers to GDR punks.
Paul Sullivan is a writer and founder of Slow Travel Berlin. He has written several books about Berlin for Rough Guide, Fodors, Wallpaper and National Geographic, as well as articles about the city for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, Telegraph Travel, National Geographic UK, BBC Travel, Afar.com, and many more.
Cost: 15 Euro per person, bring cash on the day.
meet at the stone memorial on Hermann Stöhr Platz, right next to Ostbahnhof
Questions? Contact My-Linh Kunst president@awcberlin.org or 0176 7069 7106
A quest, a literary thriller and a love story, What We Can Know spans the past, present and future to ask profound questions about who we are and where we are going.
2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For generations, people speculate about its message, but no copy has yet been found. 2119: The lowlands of the UK have been submerged by rising seas. Those who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost.
Tom Metcalfe, a scholar at the University of the South Downs, part of Britain's remaining archipelagos, pores over the archives of the early twenty-first century, captivated by the freedoms and possibilities of human life at its zenith. When he stumbles across a clue that may lead to the great lost poem, revelations of entangled love and a brutal crime emerge, destroying his assumptions about a story he thought he knew intimately.
Fasanenstrasse – a section through Charlottenburg in the West
Fasanenstrasse is one of the most interesting streets in the west of the city, from the stock exchange to the synagogue, to the Literaturhaus and the TU – our route leads from north to south along the famous street and ends with a drink at the Hotel am Steinplatz, the most beautiful Art Nouveau hotel in Berlin.
Meeting Point: Volkswagen Bibliothek Fasanenstr. 88
Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company … though now his son, with whom Bo has had a rocky relationship, insists upon taking the dog away, claiming that Bo has grown too old to properly care for him. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotion, leading Bo to take stock of his life, his relationships, and the imperfect way he’s expressed his love over the years.
Little Wing is the powerful story of two families over three generations. In the 1960s, a pregnant 16-year-old is banished to one of the remotest parts of the UK. Years later, Nell and Dougie are both at critical moments in their lives when their paths cross. Between Camden, Colchester and the Outer Hebrides, the three story lines collide when secrets are uncovered and answers sought. Little Wing is a novel about resilience, forgiveness and the true meaning of family, about finding one's place in the world and discovering how we all belong somewhere and to someone.
At their traditional open-air concert at Berlin's Waldbühne, Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra welcome an old acquaintance and good friend: cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He was already involved in the orchestra's founding in Weimar in 1999 and has long been an honorary member. Together with the young musicians from Israel, Palestine, and many other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, he will perform Antonín Dvořák's elegiac Cello Concerto. Fittingly for the summer evening atmosphere, Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony, one of the most lyrical works in the orchestral repertoire, completes the program.
It’s summertime! So let’s meet around 4-5 pm, picnic, have some drinks, and just before 7pm we will go find our seats.
Performing:Daniel Barenboim, ConductorWest-Eastern Divan Orchestra Yo-Yo Ma, Violoncello
Price range: €15 - €85
Program:Antonín Dvořák Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester h-moll op. 104
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Symphonie Nr. 4 A-Dur op. 90 „Italienische“
Link to event & ticket purchase:Click here
Photo & copyright Pierre Boulez Saal website
Location and DirectionWaldbühne BerlinAm Glockenturm, 14053 Berlin
How to get there:S3 and S9 to Pichelsberg or Bus M49 to Scholzplatz, 10-minute walk
Japanese Center and Galerie Bastian by John Pawson along Clayallee with Truman-Plaza, Outpost, Allied-Forces-Museum, Brücke-Museum, and Sculpture by V.
Meeting point: Saargemünder Str. 2
In the snowy mountains of Vermont, Sonia is lonely. A college student and aspiring writer homesick for India, she turns to an older artist for inspiration and intimacy, a man who will cast a dark spell on the next many years of her life. In Brooklyn, Sunny is lonely, too. A struggling journalist originally from Delhi, he is both beguiled and perplexed by his American girlfriend and the country in which he plans to find his future. As Sonia and Sunny each becomes more and more alienated, they begin to question their understanding of happiness, human connection, and where they belong. Back in India, Sonia and Sunny's extended families cannot fathom how anyone could be lonely in this great, bustling world. They arrange a meeting between the two—a clumsy meddling that only drives Sonia and Sunny apart before they have a chance to fall in love. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their country, class, race, history, and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next.
The Dominican Republic’s famed Grand Paloma Resort is the paradise of dreams. Here, you can have it all, and the staff is always eager to please—that is, until they are pushed to the brink. Vida is a curandera, a local healer, who has been called to the resort to attend to a crisis. A young guest lies unconscious due to negligent resort childcare. Vida wants nothing to do with it, as she has her own unborn child to think about. Laura, a mid-level manager at the Grand Paloma Resort, is forced to call Vida for help. She’s made it this far through sheer hard work. Her brainchild, which pairs platinum guests with a resort employee to attend to their every need, has been wildly successful. She’s mere weeks away from a promotion that will blaze a path off the resort, to a life of freedom and opportunity. If only her little sister, Elena, could get with the program. Elena has tried her best to live up to her own ideals and her sister’s expectations; to escape the endless monotony of her life, she’s become increasingly dependent on pills and partying. As a babysitter at the resort, she’s at the mercy of guests who are only interested in having fun, cheating on each other, and getting a break from their screen-addicted kids. Now one of those kids is believed to be dead and it’s all her fault. At a local beachfront watering hole, Elena runs into the child’s father. High and clueless, he offers her an obscene amount of money to give him private time with two young local girls. Elena pockets the cash and prays she’s gotten the girls out of harm’s way—until they disappear. Over the course of seven days, The Grand Paloma Resort offers an unforgettable story of class, family, and community revolving around this cast of characters, that shows surviving paradise comes down to reckoning with long-held secrets and true acts of love.
"Please RSVP in advance with Wild Apricot so that we know you're planning to join the conversation. Wine and mineral water will be served. Please bring a snack to share."
Questions? Contact Jacqueline, Carla and Hanna at waegemann_castillo@posteo.de.
American Women's Club of Berlin is based in Berlin, Germany
