A small, friendly group of Centrepoint members successfully relaunched the classic monthly Icebreaker Lunch event this week. Teufelhof – one of Basel's more refined restaurants – delighted us with very cheerful service, outstanding food quality and a sophisticated atmosphere.

Our diverse and engaging conversation was, however, what made the experience so enjoyable. As community shoves social media aside and puts raw face-to-face sharing back where it once was – centre stage – we find ourselves fizzing with desire for more new faces.

The next opportunity to enjoy 'more': third Tuesday in May (find details in the May issue of Horizon). Thank you Tony for organising this event.

Tomorrow's coffee morning from 10:30 - 12:30 will be 'light': it will be staffed by your fellow members instead of the regular crew, who are all busy with the members' meeting (AGM) preparations in the evening.

Dear Centrepoint Members:

Please remember to RSVP to the AGM if you can attend! Further details are on page 5 of your March Horizon or see the event details here:

http://www.centrepoint.ch/events/event_details.asp?id=304465

Thank you for your continued support and Centrepoint's Voluntary Governing Board hope to see you soon.

Kind regards,

AGM Organizers

AGM2013{at}centrepoint.ch

Dear Readers:

The entire magazine of The Basel Journal, including the archive of all previous issues, is now available online for 25 Swiss Francs a year. So you can read our magazine at your lunch break at work, in the lounge at any airport or on your sofa at home.

This newest issue which is now online brings us closer to our mission of bridging the gap between German speaking and English speaking people living in Basel. Anyone who is interested in taking a peek at The Basel Journal and reading articles about the Basel region in English and German can sign up for the online issue for free in February and March.

This is a unique opportunity! Simply send us an email with the subject "online access" to the following address: verlag@thebaseljournal.ch, and we will send you your personal login information. Then you will be able to read the current issue, as well as look through our archive online.

Have you already subscribed to The Basel Journal ? No worries, you will have received your login information with this issue, and this will remain active until your subscription runs out.

From issue 2 in 2013, everyone who is interested in The Basel Journal can buy an online-only subscription for only 25 Swiss Francs a year.

 Let me note that The Basel Journal is NOT the same thing as Basel Family Magazine. The Basel Journal offers in-depth reporting about people of interest, historical people and places in the greater Basel area, and life in general in Basel. Our journalists are very excited to help you learn more about the city you live in, written side by side in German and English.

www.thebaseljournal.ch

The intermediate/advanced German "Plaudern" group will not meet on Thursday, February 7th, 10 - 11 am.

Thanks for your understanding.

Story Time with Ms. Jeanne

        
Saturday, February 1

Centrepoint at Lohnhof 8, Basel

10:30 a.m.

and continues every 1^st and 3^rd Saturdays of the month.

BaselConnectsPeople
 
We are excited to remind you of our upcoming BaselConnectsPeople event at a brand new location.
 
Hosted this month by the Gymnasium (High School) located across from the Basel Cathedral on historic Münsterplatz, our popular buddy/Götti/mentor event will be held on two dates in January.
 
We are looking for participation from locals and expats:
 
Locals (long-term residents, Swiss or other nationalities), are you interested in helping expats settle in the Basel area by becoming a buddy or Götti? This is your chance to share your knowledge and enthusiasm about life here with newcomers.
 
Expats, are you interested in learning more about the Basel area through its richest resource, its people? Join us and meet long-term residents who will help you make the most of your time in Basel. 
 
Please RSVP by selecting the "Sign Up Now" button/link below and completing the registration form by January 15.

For more information on this and other BaselConnect events, please visit our calendar page at this link.

We appreciate your support of BaselConnect and ask that you forward this email to anyone you know who might also be interested.

With best regards, 




 Kathy Hartmann-Campbell, Chair, BaselConnect Association

No matter how hard you've been working to finish the final touches on your mounds of paperwork or documentation, clearing off your desk, or baking pies, by now you all are keenly aware it is holiday season - Christmas and the New Year is fast approaching.

Here's to one last "hurrah" attempt of bring the site up-to-date: this is a sweep up of the recent updates to get ready 2013 and other random notes that came in on the bulletin board at the centre earlier this week. 

• The centre will re-open on January 3, 2013. There will be an evening apero on that day. Kindly RSVP to membership{at}centrepoint.ch
• The "Plaudern" German group on Thursday mornings 10 am will start again on January 10, 2013. Please sign in to check details on other conversation groups. 
• The first Programmes meeting of 2013 will be open to all interested Centrepoint members, January 10, from 6 - 8 pm. Please see the new form if you would like to submit an idea or email programmes to add an agenda item. 
• The Schedules (PDFs) page has been updated.
• The Upcoming Events page has been updated.
• The Board page has been updated.
• The Voluntary Coordinators page has been updated.
• The Statutes are now available online to signed in members.
• The Volunteer Opportunities pages have been updated.
• The annual New Year's Party will be held in the Foyer at Lohnhof on January 25, 2013. Kindly RSVP to Frances via nyp2013{at}centrepoint.ch

That's it! Thank you all for your commitment and continued support of Centrepoint. We couldn't do it without your smiles, gratitude and love. 

Happy Holidays / Frohe Festtage / Joyeuses Fêtes / Buone Feste

The Deutsch Plaudern - Intermediate/Advanced conversation group will not take place on Thursday, November 22, 2012.  The instructor is ill.

Keep studying & hopefully see you next week!

Better late than never: just wanted to let you all know that there's a TGIF event tonight, organized by Dirk. We're meeting at 18:30, at the bar of Noohn's on Henrich-Petri Strasse. 

http://noohn.ch/en/contact/

The "closest" tram stop is Tram 2 - Kirschgarten, but it is just as easy to walk to from Bankverein or Aeschenplatz as well. 

Hope to see some of you there!

all the best, have a great weekend!

Tania