June 2009 Adult Bowling

Join us for an evening of bowling! The fun will begin at 9:00 PM on Friday, June 5th at the Jardin de l'Orangerie in the Oragerie park. The cost will be between 8 and 14 Euro depending on how many games you want to play. Please RSVP to Emily.

May 2009 Daytime Book Club

Are you interested in joining a daytime book club? Join us on Thursday, May 14th at 10am at Café Le Saint Michel to discuss The Professor and the Madman. We will also be choosing books so bring a few to recommend as well as your calendar for future dates. Please bring money to buy your own coffee and croissants. Le Saint Michel is located between the République and Gallia tram stops. Contact Kathleen to RSVP or for more information.

May 2009 Coffee Morning

Join us on Tuesday, May 19th for a tour of the new Médiathèque André Malraux. We will be meeting at 9:30 in the café on the main floor. This event is free so please bring additional money if you would like a coffee before we begin. The tour will start at 10:00. There will be a time afterwards to sign up for a library card for 25!. Please bring a standard passport size photo and recent utility bill to qualify. We welcome all, including those with small children and non-AIA members. The Médiathèque is located on the river in front of Rivetoile and CineCite. If you are interested in joining us please RSVP to Kathleen no later than Friday, May 15th.

May 2009 Annual Evening with the US Consul General

Please join us on Wednesday, May 20th. We are pleased to invite all AIA members to an evening with our U.S. Consul General, Mr. Vincent Carver. Mr. Carver has also invited the Chief of American Citizen Services in Paris, Mr. David Brizee. Each will provide an overview of their roles & responsibilities and then they will open up the discussion for questions & comments from the audience. This is a high security event and passports will be required for admission. In addition, for security reasons RSVPs are required for this event to Robyn no later than Monday, May 11th.

May 2009 Annual General Assembly Meeting

All AIA members are cordially invited to the Annual General Assembly meeting:
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
19h00 – 21h00
Association des Residents de l’Esplanade (L’ARES)
Centre socio-culturel de l’Esplanade
10 rue d’Ankara, 67000 Strasbourg
We hope to see many members at the meeting. Please RSVP to Julia by Tuesday, May 5th.

May 2009 Europa Park

Come join us for a fun-filled day at Europa Park on Sunday May 17th.
The park has rides and games for ALL ages from the very smallest adventurer to the dare devil adult. It is located just 40 mintues from Strasbourg in Rust Germany and we will caravan and carpool to get to the park. If you are interested in joining us for this high flying excitment packed day please contact Allison BODINE before the 7th of May!
For more information about the park check out their website in English at:
http://www.europapark.de/lang-en/c51/default.html

May 2009 Ramstein Air Base Tour

American Military Base Visit, Ramstein, Germany May 8.
As May 8 is a bank holiday in France, Americans in Alsace will be coordinating a trip to the American military base in Ramstein, Germany. We will be carpooling to the base, so don’t worry if you don’t have a car. Please be sure to read the important information below and to sign up, please contact Katie by April 23rd.
An access list with all passport information will be required. (You will be contacted for this information after you sign up.) There will not be an opportunity to make purchases on the base. We will be escorted while on base and therefore must all stay together as a group for the duration of the visit. More information will be sent to members who sign up. This event is NOT recommended for young children. As the base is quite large, AIA will hire a bus to transport us around inside the base. We will leave our cars at the entrance and board the bus to pass through the entrance gates. The bus will enter the gates at 10.30. You will need to leave Strasbourg by 8.00 am at the latest to arrive at the base on time. You must be on the bus when it enters the base at 10.30, or you will not be permitted to enter the base.

April 2009 Ganzau Farm Outing

Fun on the Farm !

If you are going to be around during the April break, join the AIA playgroup for a morning of fun at the Ganzau Farm (an educational farm located
in the Neuof/Stockfeld area) on Tuesday, April 28th from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. Kids of all ages will enjoy visiting the barns, petting the animals and
learning about how a farm works.The price of the visit (conducted in French) is 3 euros per child and 2 euros per adult and includes a snack. If you’d like to join us, please RSVP by April 17th to Lori . Please also indicate if you need or can offer a ride.

Ferme éducative de la Ganzau
207 rue de la Ganzau
67100 Strasbourg
03 88 39 55 01

Directions from Strasbourg:
By car (15 to 20 minutes depending on traffic):
Take the A35 highway to exit number 5 (Illkirch- Nord)
Continue on Route Alfred Kastler (D468) to Route de Neuof
Take Route de Neuof to Rue du Pont Schuhansen
Turn right on Rue du Pont de Schuhansen and cross bridge
Take a right onto Rue de la Ganzau. The farm will be on your left after the Moulin Becker

By bus (a 30 to 45 minute bus ride):
Take CTS bus number 40 to the Neuof Ganzau stop
The farm is just a few minutes from there by foot.
To obtain a detailed itinerary, consult the CTS website.