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Pregnancy in Belgium evening

Submitted by Brussels Childb... on Wed, 09/20/2023 - 15:47

This 2.5 hours online class is an excellent starting point for parents-to-be that helps to understand the specifics of PREGNANCY and BIRTH in Belgium.Topics include hospitals, healthcare provider, resources, administration and much more. The class is informal, interactive and fun. Participants receive a follow-up booklet packed with helpful information. EVERYONE welcome! Past participants say: “I found it incredibly useful. It cleared up a lot of confusion, gave me ideas on what to do now – speak to Mutuelle and hospital tours.

Brussels Belly Laughs: English-speaking stand-up comedy showcase

Submitted by sidesplittersbr... on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 22:10

After a successful debut 2023 season, Side Splitters Comedy Club is delighted to present Brussels Belly Laughs, an English-speaking stand-up comedy showcase in the heart of Ixelles.

Taking place at La Plume Persée (51 rue Sans Souci, 1050 Ixelles), we’ve concocted a line-up of the best comedy the English-speaking scene has to offer.

TICKET PRICES:

  • 12 euros online (including service fees)
  • 15 euros at the door

LINE-UP:

Car Free Sunday success: are more to come?

Brussels celebrated another successful Car Free Sunday over the weekend, and the city’s mobility minister is calling for more such days. Elke Van den Brandt (Groen) said car-free days are important for people in the Belgian capital and that feelings around the occasion need to change. “We need to...

Air Belgium ceases passenger activity

Air Belgium has announced that it will be ceasing passenger operations, describing them as “chronically unprofitable” due in particular to competition on the market. For customers who have already purchased a ticket with the airline, flights scheduled before 3 October will be operated and return...

Protest against sex education in school draws anti-LGBTQ+, anti-secular crowds

A demonstration was held at Place de l'Albertine in central Brussels on Sunday by people opposed to mandatory sex education in schools. “Our children are ours and we will raise them according to our principles and values,” the protests’ organisers wrote on Facebook. Participants were protesting a...

Flagey asylum seekers' camp dismantled after violence

Asylum seekers and activists set up a new tent camp on Place Flagey over the weekend in order to send a signal to asylum and migration secretary Nicole de Moor that the policy needs to be addressed urgently. De Moor (CD&V) announced that she would no longer provide accommodation for single male...

Belgium's rents on the rise, especially for studios

Living in Belgium is getting more expensive. That is the message of recent figures published by the Federation of Francophone Estate Agents (Federia) and its Flemish equivalent, the Confederatie van Immobiliënberoepen. In 2023, rents are 2.5% to 3.5% higher than in 2022, with Brussels attracting...

Flanders gives green light to airport tram

Brussels' airport tram is one step closer to fruition, following Flanders environment minister Zuhal Demir’s thumbs-up to the project. The permit to build the tramline running from the Nato roundabout to the Flemish border had already been granted by the Brussels region. Now, construction for the...

Bernstein Latin Choruses

Submitted by bachwerk on Sat, 09/16/2023 - 19:55

An adaptation of the story of the trial and execution of Joan of Arc was the inspiration for Leonard Bernstein’s Latin Choruses. The music harks back in tone to Medieval roots in this evocative work for choir and solo countertenor. Conductor, Ivan Yohan, has paired the work with an extraordinary piece for choir and timpani by contemporary American composer, Daniel Elder. Three Themes of Life and Love concludes with the promise that the “heart’s question is finally answered”.

Uccle unveils plans for new outdoor swimming pool

Brussels remains one of the only European capitals or major and smaller towns without an outdoor pool, while Berlin for example has at least 10. The organisation Pool is Cool has come to the rescue with Flow – a small public canal-side pool in Anderlecht – and increasingly popular since it opened...

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