It's winter time and why not enjoy a dutch tradition: Schaatsen! Join me for fun on the ice! Let's meet inside at the ice arena. Beginners and kids also welcome. I'm always open for drinks or dinner afterwards. Hope to see you there. Brigitte
These are uncertain times for the European Union. Last week Paul Krugman wrote an article in the New York Times about the problems facing the Union and the euro, and the possible scenarios that could unfold. A few days later The Economist argued that Greece and possibly Ireland and Portugal should restructure their debts, the first rich-country sovereign defaults since 1948:
"This mess leads to a depressing conclusion: Europe’s bail-out strategy, designed to calm financial markets and place a firewall between the euro zone’s periphery and its centre, is failing. Investors are becoming more, not less, nervous, and the crisis is spreading. Plan A, based on postponing the restructuring of Europe’s struggling countries, was worth trying: it has bought some time. But it is no longer working. Restructuring now is more clearly affordable than it was last year. It is also surely cheaper for everybody than it will be in a few years’ time. Hence the need for Plan B."
It's winter and that means Brouwer's cafe still has Stoofvlees (Belgian stew meat and fries) on the menu! For the non-stoofvlees eaters, there's a full menu, including vegetarian meals.....and of course 64 Beers on draft, over 300 Bottles and over 60 Scotches!
See you there at 6.30...they don't take reservations...
With their orchards, produce gardens, flower gardens, and crops, Dutch colonists sought to bring a little of the Old World to their New World home. Firth Fabend describes the gardens of New Netherland -- the Dutch colony that would later become New York. The colonists drew inspiration for their gardens from those in Europe, including the royal palaces of Honselaarsdijk and Het Loo in the Netherlands, as well as the beautiful bouquets that were delivered each week to the royal family from the royal gardens. Fabend illustrates the talk with colorful slides that set the scene,...
Firth Fabend presents a brief overview of the Dutch people who settled in the Hudson Valley in the 17th and 18th centuries. She illustrates her talk with eighty slides, screened in forty pairs for purposes of comparison. Fabend asks, who were these Dutch people who replanted themselves in the Hudson Valley when it was a wolf-infested wilderness? Why did they come to America? What did they do when they got here? And why is their cultural influence still felt in the area today? She examines the importance of the fur trade, the importation of slavery, the patroon system of...
Food historian Peter G. Rose explores the foodways brought to America by the Dutch more than three centuries ago, and the way these foodways were adapted to new circumstances. Slides of 17th century Dutch art works depicting various foodstuffs are part of this lecture.
This a family friendly event organized around the traditional Dutch game of Sjoelen (Dutch Shuffleboard). 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prizes will be awarded.
Cover: $5 per person (12 & under free) + bring a snack, prefer Dutch or Indo
We are asking all attendees to bring a snack to share with others. We will provide finger foods like Loempias, Pangsit & Lemper & various condiments. For drinks we will provide coffee, tea, hot chocolate & water. You may bring your own (non-alcoholic) beverage if you wish.