83 result(s) for seniors
Xpat Report: NAWA Budapest Bingo & Easter Eggs Event
- 28 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bingo! Yes, that was the feeling. The NAWA invited me to one of their monthly bingo sessions, but it was bingo with a twist. They have come up with a novel idea called ‘adopt a granny’. This is where the children of Miklos School came together with the seniors to play bingo. But first there was the small matter of egg decoration, just in time for Easter. The children came from broken, difficult ...
NAWA Budapest News: Building On Our Charity Tradition And Reaching Out….
- 15 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- community & culture
By The North American Women’s Association (NAWA) of Budapest: Traditionally, NAWA’s November general meeting focuses on its signature charity programs - bingo with the seniors, Adopt-a-Granny and Mikulas- and on preparing the Mikulas (St Nicholas’ Day) gift bags that are distributed to the elderly of two senior homes, and to the children in an orphanage in Budapest. This year, the tradition ...
Invitation: Sweet Days, Budapest, 20 - 23 September
- 20 Sep 2012 12:55 PM
- food & drink
"In the Mayan records the year 2012 is the last one to be mentioned. This has led people to draw the conclusion that this year will see the end of the world. While we respect the opinion held by many people, instead we are happy that these Mayas discovered cocoa nearly 3,000 years ago and the manufacturing of chocolate. At the beginning only highly ranked priests, monarchs and generals could ...
Now Showing: 30th Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition, National Museum Budapest
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"A unique series of exhibitions in Hungary. The Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition has come to its jubilee 30th anniversary. By no coincidence this is the single exhibition in Hungary that has reached this special anniversary.
The Margaret Island Budapest Water Tower Reopens
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
On May 2nd 2012 the famous landmark reopens to the public with the first Hungarian visual exhibition. The more than a 101-year-old Margaret Island Water Tower is an industrial monument of Budapest, which is situated on Margaret Island, one of the most beautiful islands of the Danube, which runs through whole Europe and flows between Buda and Pest.
Photography Speaker Series in English Continues At House Of Photography In Budapest
- 13 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Following the success of the Photography Free University series, the Hungarian House of Photography launches an English speaking lecture series in 2012 to all those interested in photography. The first semester of the series features experts on various fields of photography with topics ranging from discussions on past and present Hungarian, as well as international photography, historical and ...
NAWA Budapest Connect Grannies, Grandads, & Orphans
- 6 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Several times each year, Xpats from the North American Women's Association bring together children (ages 9 to 16) from a Hungarian orphanage and seniors from a local retirement home. This program was created to offer “adoptive” grandparents and their grandchildren something that simple donations would not – love and attention. These events are held in a setting where seniors and orphans can ...
Spread Holiday Cheer with NAWA Budapest
- 11 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"Come join in the fun November 19th when the North American Women’s Association gets together to pack up goodies to give to the orphans and seniors it supports on St. Nick’s Day. That’s not all… listen to the music of folk singer Lidia Szulka and young violinists, and start your holiday shopping!
'Salvaged Treasures Of Art', Hungarian National Museum, Shown Until 15 August
- 22 Jul 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Since 1996, senior students have been able to present their thesis works in a museum setting. This year, the title „Salvaged Treasures of Art” refers to the work of 19 seniors, under whose hands paintings, sculptures, furniture and other objects from glass and pottery have been reborn.
Xpat Report: NAWA Budapest Bingo & Easter Eggs Event
- 28 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bingo! Yes, that was the feeling. The NAWA invited me to one of their monthly bingo sessions, but it was bingo with a twist. They have come up with a novel idea called ‘adopt a granny’. This is where the children of Miklos School came together with the seniors to play bingo. But first there was the small matter of egg decoration, just in time for Easter. The children came from broken, difficult ...
NAWA Budapest News: Building On Our Charity Tradition And Reaching Out….
- 15 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- community & culture
By The North American Women’s Association (NAWA) of Budapest: Traditionally, NAWA’s November general meeting focuses on its signature charity programs - bingo with the seniors, Adopt-a-Granny and Mikulas- and on preparing the Mikulas (St Nicholas’ Day) gift bags that are distributed to the elderly of two senior homes, and to the children in an orphanage in Budapest. This year, the tradition ...
Invitation: Sweet Days, Budapest, 20 - 23 September
- 20 Sep 2012 12:55 PM
- food & drink
"In the Mayan records the year 2012 is the last one to be mentioned. This has led people to draw the conclusion that this year will see the end of the world. While we respect the opinion held by many people, instead we are happy that these Mayas discovered cocoa nearly 3,000 years ago and the manufacturing of chocolate. At the beginning only highly ranked priests, monarchs and generals could ...
Now Showing: 30th Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition, National Museum Budapest
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"A unique series of exhibitions in Hungary. The Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition has come to its jubilee 30th anniversary. By no coincidence this is the single exhibition in Hungary that has reached this special anniversary.
The Margaret Island Budapest Water Tower Reopens
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
On May 2nd 2012 the famous landmark reopens to the public with the first Hungarian visual exhibition. The more than a 101-year-old Margaret Island Water Tower is an industrial monument of Budapest, which is situated on Margaret Island, one of the most beautiful islands of the Danube, which runs through whole Europe and flows between Buda and Pest.
Photography Speaker Series in English Continues At House Of Photography In Budapest
- 13 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Following the success of the Photography Free University series, the Hungarian House of Photography launches an English speaking lecture series in 2012 to all those interested in photography. The first semester of the series features experts on various fields of photography with topics ranging from discussions on past and present Hungarian, as well as international photography, historical and ...
NAWA Budapest Connect Grannies, Grandads, & Orphans
- 6 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Several times each year, Xpats from the North American Women's Association bring together children (ages 9 to 16) from a Hungarian orphanage and seniors from a local retirement home. This program was created to offer “adoptive” grandparents and their grandchildren something that simple donations would not – love and attention. These events are held in a setting where seniors and orphans can ...
Spread Holiday Cheer with NAWA Budapest
- 11 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"Come join in the fun November 19th when the North American Women’s Association gets together to pack up goodies to give to the orphans and seniors it supports on St. Nick’s Day. That’s not all… listen to the music of folk singer Lidia Szulka and young violinists, and start your holiday shopping!
'Salvaged Treasures Of Art', Hungarian National Museum, Shown Until 15 August
- 22 Jul 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Since 1996, senior students have been able to present their thesis works in a museum setting. This year, the title „Salvaged Treasures of Art” refers to the work of 19 seniors, under whose hands paintings, sculptures, furniture and other objects from glass and pottery have been reborn.