AGENDA MARCH & APRIL 2023

8 March

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

International Women’s Day commemorates the first women’s strike in the textile and garment industry on 8 March 1908 in New York City. Women took to the streets demanding an 8-hour working day, better working conditions and the right to vote.

9 March

BODY & FAITH: Simon Keizer and Hanneke van Laarhoven, with moderator Henry de Vries

@ VU Amsterdam – www.vu.nl

Through 2 June

ABN AMRO ART COLLECTION

@ ABN AMRO – art-heritageabnamro.nl

The ABN AMRO art collection is among the Netherlands’ oldest and largest corporate collections. Born out of a combination of idealistic and practical considerations, the collection has grown steadily since the 1970s and now numbers more than 5,500 artworks.

9 March

LIVE MUSIC NIGHT IN THE MANHATTAN BAR

@ Crowne Plaza www.crownplaza.com

Step inside the Manhattan Lounge Bar and soak up the spirit of a genuine cocktail bar. Sip stellar signature cocktails mixed by our bartenders while enjoying the live music. For more info, email anais.sheshekli@ihg.com.

The ART SCIENCE dialogues explore how artists and scientists may inspire each other and open the way for crossdisciplinary innovation. The dialogues are in English and free and open to the public. No advance registration needed.

14 March

FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT

@ De Thomas – www.dethomas.nl

De Thomas hosts free lunchtime concerts every fortnight. Always classical music, always a different musician or ensemble. This time featuring the Artvark Saxophone Quartet, made up of Pedro Correia da Silva on saxophone and Luís Abreu de Lima on piano.

21-23 March AMSTERDAM DRONE WEEK

@ RAI Amsterdam – www.rai.nl

ADW is the global platform for sharing knowledge, potential innovations and vital regulations. It brings together all the key players – big and small, commercial and non-commercial, representing a range of industries, knowledge institutions and governmental bodies – to co-create and work together.

14-15 March

Independent Hotel Show Amsterdam

@ RAI Amsterdam – www.rai.nl

The Independent Hotel Show Amsterdam is the premier industry event wholly devoted to luxury and boutique hoteliers. We strive to deliver a guest experience that goes above and beyond the typical trade show. Whether you’re looking for inspiration from our sublime designers, innovation from leading technology suppliers or simply to discover something new for your hotel, you’re sure to find the perfect solutions!

2 April

I TRE CANETTI

@ Botanische Tuin Zuidas www.dichtbij.online

Enjoy a 20th-century classical French music recital by a trio consisting of clarinet, oboe and bassoon.

21 March - MEMBERS MEETING VALLEY OPEN HOUSE

@Valley – www.hellozuidas.com

Eager to take a peek inside Valley? This is your chance! Hello Zuidas is hosting an ‘open house’ members meeting, with an expedition past all this acclaimed building’s phenomenal features. You’ve seen the outside. Now we introduce you to what’s inside: from anchor tenants to the coolest restaurants. For more info, email servicepoint@hellozuidas.com.

5 April

BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR

@ Circl – www.circl.nl

The Circl pavilion is a building that brings sustainable and circular design to life. During this hour-long guided tour, you’ll hear about the practical side of circular construction, the stories behind the repurposed materials and how the Circl restaurant operates. The tour is in Dutch. Time: 12-1 pm. Register on the Circl website.

Through 9 April

EXHIBITION: SOIL WORKS

– WHEN ROCKS WEATHER

@ Glazen Huis – zone2source.net

In a growing installation utilizing her own body, Elena Khurtova explores our capacity to engage in a reciprocal relationship with the ground beneath our feet. The exhibition visualizes the process, whereby displaced soil is transformed into monolithic industrial ‘lego blocks’ and gradually degrades.

5 April

POLICY-WRITING WITH IMPACT

@ Taalcentrum-VU www.taalcentrum-vu.nl

Policy is how you get things done. It’s how you solve problems and enact ideas. But how do you actually get your policy up and running? How do you turn your ideas and advice into reality? Learn how, in this workshop about policy-writing with impact.

13 April

BODY & POLLUTION: Sissel Marie Tonn, Heather Leslie & Juan Garcia Vallejo, with moderator Henry de Vries and literary introduction by Nadia de Vries

@ VU Amsterdam – www.vu.nl

The ART SCIENCE dialogues explore how artists and scientists can inspire each other and open the way for cross-disciplinary innovation. The dialogues are in English and free and open to the public. No advance registration needed.

15 April

SONGKRAN FESTIVAL

@ Happy happy joy joy – www.happyhappyjoyjoy.asia

Come celebrate Thai New Year, aka the Water Festival. Join our big Waterfight on George Gershwinplein and enjoy delicious Asian street food for dinner afterwards.

16 April

PURE MARKT

@ Amsterdamse Bos www.amsterdamsebos.nl

Pure Markt is all about pure products, sold by producers themselves. They can tell you everything about the ingredients, origins and production proces. There’s also a great range of one-of-a-kind non-food items. The market is free to visit.

21-23 April

Paroba Scouting

@ Amsterdamse Bos – www.amsterdamsebos.nl

The Paroba Regional Scouting Championships (RSW) are back! Organized by the scouting association for the Amsterdam-Amstelland region, the annual competition will take place on the Land van Bosse terrain in Amsterdamse Bos. More info: paroba.nl.

27 April KING’S DAY

@ Zuidas Family www.zuidasfamily.com

Come play outside and join the fun, with face-painting, cake-on-a-rope and loads more games to play on George Gershwinplein.

See you there?

27 April

ORANJEBLOESEM

@ Olympic Stadium www.oranjebloesem.com

In the mood for drinks and dancing? Oranjebloesem is the country’s biggest King’s Day party. With multiple stages and both home-grown DJs and international artists, the festival is the place to be for alternative dance music with a Dutch touch.

Bi-weekly on Friday, 3pm

ZUIDAS TODAY TALK SHOW

@ Online – recorded at CIRCL - www.zuidastodaytalkshow.com

LIVE every other Friday at 2-3pm, the Zuidas Today Talk Show is a weekly discussion platform for the local business and residential community. Host Ruth Jansen talks with interesting, inspiring, high-profile guests in the CIRCL studio in Zuidas. The show is a joint initiative of Zuidas Today and ABN AMRO & CIRCL. Want to be part of the live show audience? Send an email to: info@zuidastoday.com.

March through april

EXPAT CINEMA

MEET-UP

@ Rialto VU – rialtofilm.nl/ expat-cinema-meetup

22 March & 5 April

BUSINESS ENGLISH WORKSHOP

@Taalcentrum-VU

Every Thursday, 9am-5pm

ZUIDAS WEEKLY MARKET

@ Gershwinplein www.zuidasmarkt.nl

Every Thursday is market day in Zuidas, when a range of stalls come to Gershwinplein to sell their fresh wares. This is a long-held dream of Zuidas residents come true!

See you at the Zuidas Market next Thursday?

Twice a month Rialto VU organises expat meet-ups. Watch recent foreign language films with English subtitles, get together for drinks, networking, discussing and meeting new people afterwards. So join us every other Sunday and Wednesday evening for cinema from all corners of the world with a common denominator: English subtitles. Check our website for our upcoming events!

English fluency is crucial in international business. Would you like to communicate more effectively with your Englishspeaking clients? Taalcentrum-VU’s language experts are here to help! Our Business English workshop will boost your fluency in no time. The workshop covers two full days, from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Register now at: www.taalcentrum-vu.nl/zakelijk-engels