Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2025!
After a first and very successful 2024 our society has a vibrant calendar planned, including musical soirées, talks, visits and more. The highlight will undoubtedly be the Tripartite Gala Dinner as it is Oxford’s turn to arrange this venerable and festive event. Plans are already underway, and we look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible. Watch this space!
First in the New year are two events of our members. On January 14th, we have literary evening with James Leader (Wadham, 1983) will be discussing his new novel “Into Babel”. The book is currently #4 in the Ernster bestseller list and its first run has sold out within a month. It is a comedy about the European School and the EU institutions, and asks some hard questions about being English and becoming European. Fellow Oxonian and novelist Olivia Katrandjian will moderate. The aim is to have a lively discussion about some of the themes of the novel – it will be very informal and fun.
The event will take place at the Café des Capucins in the centre of town (near the Cinemathèque and the Place du Théâtre) from 7pm to 9 pm. To register please mail James.
Then, a day later, on January 15th, also at at 7pm you are invited to a charity concert in support of Nyamirama Primary School in Uganda. The concert features 19th century French and Spanish Music, for which a donation of €45 is proposed (including drinks and nibbles. The event takes place at the Niederanven Cultural Centre, 145 route de Treves, L-6940. The event is organised by our member Peter Carter and his wife. To register please mail Beverly.
Finally, we have been invited for a New year’s dinner event by the Oxford and Cambridge Society of the Rheinland, taking place on February 21st. Dr. Dennis Lehmkuhl (Oriel, Oxford, 2005), Department of Philosophy, University at Bonn, will be speaking on: “Einstein’s first visit to Oxford and how it convinced him that the universe is expanding.”