Opening ceremony
07/05/12
Monday at 18 p.m.
Place:
Palais des Nations, Door 40
Art
and Crafts Exhibition will be held
from
Monday 7th May until Thursday 24th May included.
Opening ceremony will take place on Monday 7th May at 18:00.
- this is your personal invitation for the UNWG exhibition at the UN giving you the right to invite a second person. The invitation stays valid until Thursday 24 May inclusive. Please print this document and bring it along when visiting the exhibition together with an identity paper. The list of the UNWG members will be handed to the UN Security.C
ontact: Manila PAKTIAN, Marie-Claire De Stickere Cuylits, Anny TarnayCoffee Morning
08/05/12
Tuesday 9:30 - 11:30
Place: ILO
Our May Morning Coffee will be hosted by the
United States Mission in Geneva with a presentation about
American artists and about art in Geneva. The presentation will be
introduced by Mrs. Alicia Griffiths, spouse of the first secretary and
Deputy Permanent of the U.S Mission in
Geneva.
Cost: 3 CHF for members, 5 CHF for their guests
Contact: Bernadette THONNART (Hospitality), Hannelore ZEDI (Welcoming), Carmen FALAIZE
The April Coffee Morning was hosted by the Association of African Ambassadors Spouses- Geneva and their president Mrs Senait Mengistu GEBRESELASSIE with a touch of African culture.
Cine Club
08/05/12
Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Place: the Villa
VITUS film by Fredi Murer (Berlinade 2006)
Vitus, a vedy gifted young boy, is the pride of his parents who are dreaming of making out of him a great pianist. He dreams to be like any other little boy. His pranks are unusual and funny. Yet it is only after a courageous big jump that he takes his life in his own hands, with the complicity of his grandfather-
we would all like to hug Bruno Ganz in this casting while the young one is Theo Gheorghiu.
Contact:
Rozmi TZANOS-PAHLISCHMonthly Meeting
15/05/12
Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Place: the Villa
DEPIST : Cervix Cancer: Quickly detected, better treated
Isabelle Royannez-Drevard & Cécile Guillot study nurses from HUG (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève) will be pleased to present the clinical study DEPIST, as well as the innovative alternatives for cervix cancer screening and they will answer to questions you may have. You have the opportunity to freely test a new way of screening. Cervix cancer can be avoided thanks to screening.
Contact: Coni VERASTEGUI
Book Club
25/05/12
Friday at 2 p.m.
Place: the Villa
Okei by Mitsugu Saotome
The story is set in Japan in the mountainous town of Aizu, in the second half of the 19th century, during a turbulent internal bloody period of Japanese history. Okei, is a teenage-peasant cooper's daughter, who despite very strict set rules and the Samurai complex code of honour, falls passionately in love with a young Samurai. With class distinctions rigorously enforced, can love between a Samurai and a commoner be tolerated in this feudal society and would a young girl's tender feelings hold any weight in a town on the brink of war? A historical, romanticised tale of a far-gone era.
You can read all about the books we have previously reviewed and discussed in our monthly meetings of The Book Club of The UNWG, as well as see the list of books we will be reading and discussing in the coming months, at the website: http://www.1stbookreview.com
Contact: Chouhrette BUNZL
Cooking
25/05/12
Friday at 2 p.m.
Place: the Villa
In May 2012 Mrs Blanca Mazal will present specialities from her country, South America.
Cost: 3 CHF
Contact: Ilona et Veronique MERCZ
In April we tasted delicious Korean dishes, prepared by Mrs Kim Yi Ammy.
Visits and Culture
29/05/12
Tuesday at 8 a.m.
Place: Cornavin Station at the CFF ticket counters
Leysin, the garden of healing plants.
The garden, situated at an altitude of 1260 m , includes one of the most important collections of gentians and also of healing plants which are laid out in sections according to their healing properties. Several hundred healing or toxic plants are presented in a natural setting and aim to increase the awareness of the general public as to their characteristics and the fact that their appearance is not the only criterion : of two similar plants, the one can cure and the other can kill.
Professor Kurt Hostettmann, specialist in herbal medicine and of international fame, will reveal to us the characteristics of every plant.
Cost : CHF 33 (CHF 25 a day pass, for a group of more than 10 persons and CHF 8 the guided tour)
Lunch : at "La Fromagerie", a typical local restaurant. Dish of the day : CHF 20, or menu à la carte, CHF 25
Inscriptions : May coffee morning
Contact:
Cam Hang TRAN