What we’re about
Meetup Bern follows the guidelines of Meetup.com ... "we believe that real-life community is really, really important. When people come together, they create new possibilities for each other. Ideas spread, networks form, movements start. At its simplest, life is just better when you have people to enjoy it with.
Meetup exists to help people grow into the people they want to be and live happy and fulfilling lives by finding the communities that will help them thrive."
Meetup Bern is an inclusive group where organizers create events that all members are welcome to attend. Some groups may have a size limit and in certain instances, such as hiking groups, a specific fitness level may be required to make the event a safe and enjoyable event.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Film: "Beginners"Cinema REX Bern, Bern
For details see: https://rexbern.ch/filme/beginners
Meeting time allows us 15 minutes before the film starts to meet up - please be on time so we can get seats together. In English with German subtitles.
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Beginners is a 2010 American romantic comedy drama film starring Ewan McGregor, Christoper Plummer, Mélanie Laurent and Goran Visnjic. It was written and directed by Mike Mills. Based on the coming out of Mills' father at the age 75, five years before his death, it tells the story of a man reflecting on the life and death of his father, while trying to forge a new romantic relationship with a woman dealing with father-issues of her own.After its premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, the Los Angeles Times heralded Beginners as a "heady, heartfelt film" with a cast who have "a strong sense of responsibility to their real-world counterparts". Christopher Plummer won many accolades, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Awards:
Beginners won the Gotham Award for Best Feature. For his performance, Christopher Plummer won many accolades, including at:- The National Board of Review Awards
- The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- The Online Film Critics Society Awards
- The Denver Film Critics Society Awards
- The Satellite Awards
- The Golden Globe Awards
- The Screen Actors Guild Awards
- The British Academy Film Awards
- The Academy Awards where Plummer won for Best Supporting Actor.
- The Independent Spirit Awards where Plummer won Best Supporting Male and the film was nominated for Best Feature, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
The soundtrack featured selections of contemporary classical, folk and jazz numbers, from artists such as Hoagy Carmichael, Gene Austin, Jelly Roll Morton, Mamie Smith and Josephine Baker.
- English Speaking Club - Social EveningEnglish Speaking Club of Bern, Bern
We are unique in Bern, being an English Speaking bar and social club.
Facilities of the Club include:
- Drinks bar with fair prices
- Free games, including billiard table, darts and table tennis
- Baby Grand Piano and violin, which competent musicians are welcome to play
- English book library – take, return and add collection
- Members can rent the club for functions and parties
- Great place for networking and socialising with a wide range of people
Find out more about the English Speaking Club of Bern here: http://englishclub.ch/
