NAWA Budapest

Brewery Tour and Beer Tasting
2023-02-03 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Budapest)
We are planning a brewery tour with beer tasting. The cost is 9,000 Huf per person and this will include a 1 hour tour and a taste of 4 freshly made brews. Your significant other half is very welcome!

For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Book Club
2023-02-06 12:00 - 14:00
We will meet to discuss Martha Hall Kelley’s Lost Roses.

Several years ago the club read her first novel, which was an adaptation of a WWII era true story about a New York Socialite who helped a group of Ravensbruck survivors from Poland. Kelley has taken this idea and moved it back to WWI with Lost Roses, in which she follows another true story involving women refugees from the Russian Revolution. (If you love this one also she wrote a third set in the US Civil War era). In the grey wintry days of Budapest we will be reading about St Petersburg, Paris and New York in the early 20th C – we should be inspired and transported – and perhaps also grateful for our own relatively peaceful lives in a world where many people still do not have our good fortune.For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

El Greco Exhibition
2023-02-09 10:30 - 13:00
Before the exhibition finishes on February 19, we will take the opportunity to go to the Art Gallery. The exhibition seeks to present an all-embracing overview about the oeuvre of El Greco (1541–1614), one of the foremost masters in the history of European art, while allowing an insight into the full complexity of forms he applied and his astounding stylistic development.For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

General Meeting
2023-02-14 10:00 - 12:00
Join us for our Valentine’s Day General Meeting. See “Meetings”For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Lunch Bunch
2023-02-14 12:00 - 14:00
Join us for lunch after the January General Meeting. Hope to see you there!For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Movie Club
2023-02-22 14:00 - 17:00
For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Book Club
2023-02-27 12:00 - 14:00
We will meet to discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

The NYT headline of its book review was “Beneath its Pink Cover, ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Offers a Story about Power”.For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Chocolate Fundraiser
2023-02-28 05:30 - 06:30
Join us for a February Fundraiser for the two senior homes we support

Let’s unmask one of Budapest’s artisans. The Venetian Mask Maker will be bringing his amazing, hand-crafted masks for us to see and he’ll be sharing his story and passion with us.

Donations will be gladly accepted which will go toward buying fresh fruit for the senior homes. Unfortunately, they get very little fruit in their diets. Let’s help them and brighten their days!

So come join us for this interesting early evening event and help the community we support!

For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Vaszary Rediscovered at The National Gallery Followed by Coffee & Chat
2023-03-02 10:00 - 13:00
János Vaszary (1867-1939) is one of the most popular and versatile Hungarian painters, having used in his creations a variety of styles, from secessionism to impressionism, expressionism and art deco. The Hungarian National Gallery is exhibiting a collection of 70 Vaszary works, out of which 24 are recently discovered, fully restored and never before seen by the public. Join us in discovering (or rediscovering) the amazing art of János Vaszary at the Hungarian National Gallery.

Aside from enjoying beautiful aquarelle masterpieces, there is now an opportunity for us to do some good before we head up to the National Gallery: A donation drive for women in need, primarily for homeless women is from February 21 to March 8 in Budapest, and we thought we could help.

If you’d like to be part of it and donate some goods, please join us.

For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Women's Day Concert
2023-03-08 19:00 - 21:00
Women Composers in the Shadow of Men

Let’s get together to attend one of our member’s piano concert. She will perform works exclusively by women composers. Afterwards, if participants are free we could go out for dinner.

For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Kiscelli Museum - Cultural Keeping of Dog History in the Capital
2023-03-10 10:15 - 13:00
It is well known that the relationship between man and dog goes back to ancient times. The conquering Hungarians brought the Puli with them, and the medieval Hungarian aristocracy hunted with the Vizsla. Today, we find all over Budapest many dog parks designed specifically for the pampered pooch. The Kiscelli Museum has an exhibition on the cultural history of dog keeping in the capital. Join us!For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Coffee & Chat
2023-03-16 13:30 - 15:00
Join us at the iconic Daubner Cukrászda for great company, lively discussion, and delicious desserts.Everyone is welcome!For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Green Walk - St. Patrick's Day
2023-03-17 10:00 - 12:00
We will go on a hunt for some of the newer mini-statues in Buda. Let’s wear something green for St. Patty’s Day! For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

General Meeting
2023-03-21 10:00 - 12:00
Hello wonderful women of NAWA!

The month of March is usually dedicated to all things “woman.” For our general meeting this month as we celebrate all our members and “unmask” three women who will share their incredible adventures and talk about the journey/learning curve they have taken. Our “guests” will be three of our current members.For more details see “Meetings,” refer to the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Adopt-A-Granny at McDonald's
2023-03-23 10:30 - 13:00
On this day, we will bring together our elderly friends from the senior homes we support and their adoptive grandchildren from the orphanage for a fun morning of games and Easter crafts, followed by a McDonald’s lunch. Join us for this fun and heartwarming event and help us make it memorable!For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Book Club
2023-03-27 12:00 - 14:00
The book club will discuss Three Women in a Mirror by Eric Emmanuel-Schmitt. Published in 2013, the book interweaves the stories of women and their place in the societies of Bruges during the Crusades, Vienna when Freud’s popularity is rising, and modern-day Hollywood. Each woman works towards self-realization and rejects conforming to the expectations of her time.For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Exhibition and talk with Brazil's Ambassador
2023-03-28 10:30 - 13:00
To conclude the events for Women’s month, Brazil’s ambassador to Hungary has kindly invited us to the exhibition Social Entrepreneurship: Local Identity and Knowledge. It showcases twelve social projects which associate women’s empowerment, handicrafts, sustainable development, and environmental protection. The Ambassador will give us a short talk on the exhibit and answer questions we might have about the diplomatic career or themes of our interest. For this event, you are welcome to bring a guest. Afterward, we will have lunch in a nearby location. For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Movie Club
2023-03-29 13:00 - 20:00
Movie choices will be sent to movie club members this week and the winner will be announced via email and posted on Facebook. Join us!For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Body and Soul
2023-04-04 10:00 - 13:00
We will be visiting the Cave Church. This cave is part of the network of caves within Gellért Hill. It is also known as Saint Ivan’s Cave, named after the hermit monk who lived there and used the natural thermal water of the muddy lake next to the cave to heal the sick.For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Coffee & Chat
2023-04-06 11:00 - 13:00
Join us as we tour the newly reconstructed Lovardo Riding Hall at Buda Castle. Afterward, we will have coffee and refreshments at the nearby Stables cafe. The original Stables of the Royal Palace were built at the outer area of the western walls of the Castle, the neo-baroque building designed by Alajos Hauszmann was completed in 1900. The riding hall suffered several shots during a siege in the Second World War, and the stables were demolished in the communist era.Everyone is welcome!For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Walk with Edina
2023-04-13 10:00 - 13:00
Edina will share her vast knowledge about the new Ethnographic Museum in City Park. She will take us on a discovery tour and give us some interesting background information you won’t read anywhere else!For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Friday Movie
2023-04-14 13:00 - 17:00
Join us for a movie and a coffee discussion.For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

General Meeting
2023-04-18 10:00 - 12:00
Unmask: Hungarian Getaways!

Spring is here, and we are looking forward to the warmer weather. What better time to start planning the summer holidays. Often we think of foreign destinations and forget the many fun and unique places to visit within the Hungarian borders.For this month’s meeting, our guest speaker will offer ideas and suggestions for short or long-weekend getaways within Hungary.Join us at the Varosliget Cafe for our last meeting this year and discover what there is to experience outside the confines of Budapest.** As a gentle reminder, please note that the doors will close promptly at 10:00 am so that we may start the meeting on time. It is also important we don’t disturb our guest speakers who kindly take the time and make an effort to present especially for us. Looking forward to seeing you! **See “Meetings” for more information.

NAWA Movie Awards
2023-04-20 12:00 - 14:00
This year again, the NAWA Movie Club will select and announce the NAWA Movie Awards from the movies watched during the 2022-2023 NAWA year.Join us to share the fun of the NAWA Movie Awards announcement of the winners – best movie, best actor, best actress… This will also be a good opportunity to share your own thoughts about the movies you watched this year.For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Book Club
2023-04-24 12:00 - 14:00
We will be discussing The Wind-up Bird Chronicles, by Haruki Murakami. This is one of Murakami’s most beloved novels and was listed by The Telegraph as one of the 10 best Asian novels of all time.

“In a Tokyo suburb, a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife’s missing cat – and then for his wife as well – in a netherworld beneath the city’s placid surface. As these searches intersect, he encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists.

Gripping, prophetic, and suffused with comedy and menace, this is an astonishingly imaginative detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets from Japan’s forgotten campaign in Manchuria during World War IIFor more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Semlohegyi Cave followed by Coffee & Chat
2023-04-27 11:30 - 13:00
We will tour the Semló Mountain Cave in Buda. It promises to be quite exquisite. It is an illuminated cave system known for its crystalline mineral deposits. We will go to coffee and chat afterwards.For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Zoo Charity Outing
2023-05-03 09:30 - 13:00
We will take the children from the orphanage to the zoo for a fun time watching their favorite animals and lunch, ice cream and other snacks. We hope you’ll join us. For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Morning Tea
2023-05-09 10:30 - 12:00
You are cordially invited to the NAWA end-of-year morning tea. We will be served coffee/tea/lemonade and the cake of your choice.Current members only.For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Coronation & Chat
2023-05-11 10:00 - 12:00
One of our members has kindly offered to host a Coronation breakfast to celebrate the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. We will have a “guided” potluck with some typical foods you would find at a coronation. The morning promises to be a lot of fun with trivia and games. Wear your best tiara!For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com

Lunch Bunch
2023-05-23 12:00 - 14:00
We will have lunch bunch at a restaurant/diner that serves traditional European food using Hungarian produce.For more details see the NAWA members Announcements or contact nawamembership@gmail.com
