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Easter Egg Hunt in Brussels Parks

Hit the Parks on Sunday 31 March for a big Easter Egg Hunt in public parks around Brussels!

  Hot on the heels of the overwhelming success of Brusselicious, a massive Easter Egg Hunt will take place in association with 10 Brussels municipalities.

300 000 eggs, supplied by the Belgian chocolate brand Leonidas, are set to be hidden for the picking on 31 March at the following public places:

 

Anderlecht : Astrid Park at 15 : 00 (access via E. Rombaux Square)

Auderghem/Oudergem: Square du Sacré-Coeur/Heilig-Hart Square at 14 : 00

Brussels : Brussels Park at 13 : 30 – in collaboration with BEL RTL (access via Place des Palais/Paleizenplein)

Ixelles/Elsene : Viaduct Park at 14 : 30 (access via Rue du Viaductstraat, 133)

Evere : Clair-Vivre school at 10:30 – in collaboration with Peps Evere (access via Constant Permeke Avenue, 36)

Sint-Gilles : Pierre Paulus Park at 13 : 30 (access via Rue de Parme/Parmastraat, 69)

Sint-Josse-ten-Node : Liedekerke Park & Felix Delhaye Square at 14:00

Uccle/Ukkel : Wolvendael Park at 15 : 00 (access via Dieweg)

Watermael-Boitsfort/Watermaal-Bosvoorde : Tournay-Solvay Park at 15 : 00 (access via Chée. de La Hulpe/Terhulpsesteenweg)

Forest/Vorst : Forest Park (access via Rochefort Place) at 13 : 00

The event is free of charge. No registration required. Just turn up on the day!

Saint Patricks Day Drinking Guide in Brussels Belgium

 Be Irish for the day....your Annual Feast of Irish Sports, Culture, Food, Drink, Carnival Games and Craic (fun) to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day !!  Irish Sports in Parc Cinquantenaire, with lots of activities to keep the children occupied and highly amused all day long.  There is also a traditional Parade, assembling at 13.30, also within the Parc Cinquantenaire, which will terminate in the Sports Field.  Check out a list of festivities on facebook  Sunday March 17th.

Try out the Irish Pub in your neighborhood: 

Celtica    Kiekenmarkt 55, Brussels

De Valera's      at Place Flagey Brussels

Hairy Canary        12, Rue Archimede Brussels

O'Reillys Nua     Boulevard Anspach 79, Brussels

O'Reilly's Irish Pub   Beursplein 1 Place De La Bourse, Brussels

Fabian O'Farrell's    7 Place De Luxembourg, Brussels

James Joyce     Rue Archimede 34, Brussels

MacSweeney's     24 Rue Jean Stas, Brussels

Michael Collins   Rue De Bailli, Brussels

Old Oak    26 Rue Franklin, Brussels

Scruffy O'Neil     Ave. Toison D'Or, Brussels

The Bank    Rue Du Baili 79, Brussels

The Old Inn   76 Rue Washington, Brussels

The 29th Art Brussels - Contemporary Art Fair

Now in its 29th year, the Art Brussels art fair, which will run from Thursday 28 April to Sunday 1 May 2011 is already being heralded as a must-see event for all lovers of contemporary art. Art Brussels is a global player in the contemporary art field and manages, now more than ever, to maintain itself at the top of the major international art fairs. More than 400 galleries from 33 countries have submitted an application in the hope of being selected for the exhibition. The international selection committee selected 170 art galleries. Roughly one quarter of the galleries are Belgian, the remainder are from Europe and all over the world. They present a variety of works by young and established talent and guarantee an interesting mix of conceptual art, contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, video, installations and performances. The emphasis, as always, is on quality. Every year, Art Brussels gains in importance. This art fair is widely considered to be one of the major European contemporary art fairs and is gaining in importance every year. Thirty thousand professionals, collectors and art lovers are expected to travel to Brussels from across Europe and even beyond. Every year in April, Brussels is rightfully considered the European centre for contemporary art. The 1,500 artists represented at the fair includes young, emerging talent, but also established names show a selection of their best paintings, sculptures, photographs, video and other installations.

Art Brussels Thursday, 28 April – Sunday, 1 May 2011
Opening hours Preview Wed 27/04: 12 – 4 pm (by invitation only)
Vernissage Wed 27/04 4 pm – 10 pm (by invitation only)
Fair Thu 28/04 – Sun 01/05: 12 am till 7 pm
Venue Brussels Expo - Halls 1 & 3
Place de Belgique, 1 BE-1020 Brussels

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Spring STUDS Dinner at La Soeur du Patron

A nice spring STUDS dinner at La Soeur du Patron on Saturday night. A very eclectic restaurant, the food was good, and conversation wonderful as usual. Thanks to Henri for organising everything.

The British and Commonwealth Women's Club of Brussels Brocante

The British Women's Club is having their Spring Market Saturday April 2nd from 10:00- 13:00 with free entrance. Some of the things up for sale will be jewelry and accessories, toys and games, linens, kitchen goods and many things miscellaneous. There will also be a cake stall and refreshments. Rue au Bois 509, Woluwe St. Pierre, MAP BCWBC WEBSITE

April STUDS lunch at Café Restaurant de la Forêt

April's monthly lunch will be Wed. 6th at Café Restaurant de la Forêt at noon.

The Restaurant is a classic in Jesus-Eik where the staff has been the same for years. Maybe you'll get Phillipe and his famous moustache as your waiter. They also have a nice terrace, so hopefully the weather is good.

Café Restaurant de la Forêt

MAP-Brusselsesteenweg 650

3090 OVERIJSE(Jezus-Eik)

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