Upcoming events

Switch to Calendar View

• Italian Conversation

  • Start
    27 Aug 2024
  •  
  • End
    18 Nov 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    14 sessions
  • Location
    See Description

  Italian Conversation 
  

  This group is for anyone interested in listening, speaking and improving Italian language. All skill levels are welcome, but beginner participants need to know basic grammar and speak and understand simple sentences.

  What: It’s a time to gather with other women to practice Italian and discuss various topics while having fun and without stress. We usually decide the theme of the discussion together.

  When:   November 18, 2 - 4 pm, no meeting in December.

  Where: In a coffeeshop, library, restaurant, or hosted by the group leader or one of the group members. The location will be announced in the "Weekly Update" email, on Friday of the week before the meeting.

  RSVP to Group Leader: Federica (Fedy) Abate

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Travel Forum

  • Start
    30 Sep 2024
  •  
  • End
    03 Dec 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    9 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

  What: Norway – Land of Fjords, Mountains, and Beautiful People
  

  When your best friend is Norwegian, you quickly come to appreciate the qualities that set these hardy people apart.  They are strong but modest, resilient and resourceful, concerned about the people in their communities and committed to preserving the environment.  They reflect the landscape of their country – soaring mountains, deep calm fjords, rugged ground more suited for sheep than crops.  A land that is beautiful but challenging.

  When: Friday, October 31st, 10 AM-12 Noon

  Where- On Zoom, from the comfort of your home

  Register in advance for the meeting with Tishina Subrahmanyam 

  
  

  What: Ecuador And The Galapagos Islands- 
  We hope you will join us on this 'trip of a lifetime'!

  When: Wednesday, December 3rd, 10 AM-12 Noon

  Where- On Zoom, from the comfort of your home

  Register in advance for the meeting with Tishina Subrahmanyam 

  Tishina Subrahmanyam (Travel Forum Group Leader)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• English Conversation

  • Start
    06 Jan 2025
  •  
  • End
    15 Dec 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    24 sessions
  • Location
    See Description

  Please let us know if you are attending. Please invite others, and children welcomed (No child care available). This is a very social group with various topics of conversation with the second monthly meeting focusing on current events. Discussions are lively. 

  
  

  What: English Conversation Group 

  When: 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M.  

  Where: Carmel Clay Public Library at 425 E. Main St. Carmel, 46032

  Contact Group Leader Gloria Kellogg

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Basic French Conversation

  • Start
    06 Jan 2025
  •  
  • End
    15 Dec 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    22 sessions
  • Location
    see description

  Please contact the group leader if you are interested. We would love to have you join us. No worries is your French is very "rusty". We "offically" go from 1:30-3:00 but you are welcome to arrive as early as 1:00 for additional conversation time.

  What: Practice Speaking French 

  Focus is on French for basic social conversations and for traveling.

  When:  First and third Monday of each month, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. *You are welcome to arrive as early as 1:00 pm for additional conversation time.

  Where: Home of Kathleen Lattimer,  However, Monday, November 3 we will meet at 1:00pm at the home of member Thuy Schelkopf 

  Group Leader: Kathleen Lattimer

  Show details
• IWI at the Movies!

  • Start
    08 Jan 2025
  • End
    11 Jan 2026
  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Keystone Art Cinema, 8702 Keystone Crossing, Indianapolis

  After a brief hiatus, IWI at the Movies! leaders Elisa Deer & Geertje Hill designed a new schedule that will allow for more participation and fellowship.  They try to pick movies with an international influence, thoughtful topics, or maybe something just plain fun!. To this end, they will be gathering on the second Friday of the month, with an occasional Sunday matinee, you can email them to be included in their distribution list. 

  
  What: IWI at the Movies Group
  When: Second Friday of each month in the early afternoon  and some Sundays

      Friday November 13 

                December – no movie

      Sunday January 11 (looking ahead)

  Where: Landmark Keystone Arts at the Fashion Mall

  
  RSVP to Elisa Deer or Geertje Hill  RSVP is not required but it would be nice to know how many to expect.

  Group Leaders: Elisa Deer, Geertje Hill

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Cooking Demonstration

  • Start
    09 Jan 2025
  •  
  • End
    04 Dec 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    See Description

  The Cooking Demonstration Group meets monthly to help prepare, cook, and enjoy a variety of incredibly delicious cuisines and great conversation!!  Members take turns "demonstrating" their native or favorite dishes in their homes. 

  November 2025

  What:  Serbian Cuisine  - Hosted by Viska Rasajki Sasic

  When: Thursday November 6th  from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

  Where: Viska's Residence

  December 2025 

  What:  Holidays Potluck hosted by Thuy Schelkopf 

  When: Thursday December 4th ,  from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

  Where: Thuy's Residence 

  More details will be emailed closer to the events. If you wish for more information about the Cooking Demonstration group or to be added to the e-mail contact list, please contact 

  Group Co-Leaders Thúy Schelkopf and Rachel Lynn 

  
  

  Show details
• Exploring Religion & Mysticism

  • Start
    09 Jan 2025
  •  
  • End
    12 Dec 2025
  • Schedule
    9 sessions
  • Location
    St. Luke's United Methodist Church or Zoom

  Please join us in November for a beautiful and timely presentation by a Hindu practitioner, teacher and mystic Indu Vasudevan. Until her recent move this past March to Wisconsin, Indu had been an active member of the Hindu Temple of Central Indiana and led a tour there for our group several years ago. Her first teachers were her noble and pious parents, especially her father. 

  Indu will speak on a wonderful book entitled the Bhagavad Gita, which she writes "has the place in Hindu culture that the Sermon on the Mount has in Christianity; it is the central statement of how to live righteously and lovingly in a world filled with ambiguities. Framed as a conversation between an incarnation of God and a prince facing a moment of moral crisis, the Gita reveals how to say 'yes' to life's experiences and evolve purposefully toward the goal of human life.

  Please note that this talk will be given via Zoom only, so we will not meet at St. Luke's. Those of you who reply will receive a link, allowing you to enjoy the presentation from the comfort of your own computer. The link will not be from St. Luke's United Methodist Church.

  If your name is not on the Exploring Religion & Mysticism Interest Group list, please make sure to include your email address, so that you can receive the Zoom link.

  What: "The Bhagavad Gita: Lessons for Living" by Indu Vasudevan

  When: Thursday, November 13th, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

  Where: ONLY ON ZOOM. 

  RSVP:  Mary Ann Fadae 

  In December we will meet for our annual holiday brunch at my home for conversation and to enjoy some holiday foods. The only point of business will be to ask for suggestions for next year's topics, so please think about some or a speaker or a place of worship to visit.

  PLEASE NOTE that we will be meeting on Friday, the 12th, as the IWI Board meets the 2nd Thursday morning only in December.

   

  What: Holiday Brunch at the home of Mary Ann Fadae.

  When: Friday, December 12th, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

  RSVP: to Mary Ann Fadae 

  Group Leaders: Mary Ann Fadae and Jan Tiebert
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Line Dancing Group

  • Start
    13 Jan 2025
  •  
  • End
    08 Dec 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    22 sessions
  • Location
    Please see description

  Line Dancing Group

  Join Our Line Dancing Interest Group!

  What is Line Dancing?

  Line dancing is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps where people dance in one or more lines or rows, all facing the same direction and executing the steps at the same time. It's a great way to enjoy music, get some exercise, and socialize with others.

  Why Join Our Line Dancing Group?

  Fun and Fitness: Line dancing is a fantastic way to stay active and healthy while having a blast.

  All Levels Welcome: Our group is open to everyone, regardless of experience.

  Socialize and Make Friends: Meet new people and build friendships in a fun and relaxed environment.

  When: The second and fourth Monday of the month at 3 p.m.

  Where:  Primelife Enrichment
  

  Contact Becky Henn with any questions.  We cannot wait to see you there and start dancing together!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Discover Art

  • Start
    14 Jan 2025
  •  
  • End
    09 Dec 2025
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    See description information

  November
  

   

  The holidays are coming and so we’re returning to Indiana Artisan in Carmel for an artist demonstration and a look at their merchandise for gifts.  Ros Demaree will tell us about some of their new and featured artists.  Then she has arranged a demonstration and conversation with art quilter Janet Bradtk.  (https://www.bradtkestudios.com/art-quilts)  Janet creates beautiful works of art with fabric.

  Let me know if you would also like to join us at Goodness Gracious, a charming little restaurant right next door to Indiana Artisan. (https://ilovegoodnessgracious.com/)

  What:  Art Quilt Demonstration & Lunch, if you choose

  When:  Tuesday, Nov 4,  1 pm demonstration, 11:30 lunch

  Where:  Indiana Artisan, 22 N. Rangeline Road, Carmel, IN 46032

                  Goodness Gracious, 24 North Rangeline Road, Carmel, IN 46032

  RSVP:  Bonnie Pribush 

  December

  Do you know who Banksy is?  I don’t; few people do.  But I know that he is creative, thoughtful, funny, and very knowledgeable about art.  In fact, one art historian says “Banksy saved art history.”  Banksy has strong beliefs about the role of art as well as many current political issues.  In 2010, Time magazine selected him as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.  His works sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars.  He currently has a piece at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum.  Whether you like his work or think he’s a menace, he will give you something to talk about.  So join us for a conversation. 

  Note: Since this was a last minute substitution, Bonnie will do an introduction to Banksy and his work, but most of the time will be in conversation!  No homework is required, but if you want a little background here’s an article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-story-behind-banksy-4310304/

  What:   A Conversation about the Art of Banksy

  When:  Tuesday, November 9,  1 pm for the conversation; noon for lunch

  Where:  Eiteljorg Museum, 500 W. Washington St., Indianapolis

                  Café for lunch; Education room for the conversation

  RSVP:  Bonnie Pribush

  Group Leader: Bonnie Pribush

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Great Books Discussion

  • Start
    21 Jan 2025
  •  
  • End
    16 Dec 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    See Description

  This group meets to talk about books of contemporary interest. Our members bring widely different backgrounds and varied perspectives to the discussions, and we come away with a deepened understanding of the issues. Our discussions are always spirited and interesting. We usually meet on the third Tuesday of the month.

  /////

  What: Discussion of “The Berry Pickers” by Amanda Peters

  Discussion leader TBD

  When: Tuesday October 21, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

  Where: Monica Caidedo’s home

  RSVP: Monica Caicedo 

  /////

  What: Discussion of “Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting” by Clare Pooley

  Discussion leader Alya Fattah

  When: Tuesday Nov 18, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

  Where: Carmel Library Meeting Room B

  RSVP: Debbie Paulin kdpaulin

  ////

  What: Discussion of “My Friends” by Fredrik Backman

  Discussion leader Bonnie Pribush

  When: Tuesday December 16, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

  Where: Debbie Paulin’s home

  RSVP: Debbie Paulin

  Group leaders: Sally Endo, Debbie Paulin,

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Discover Ethnic Restaurants

  • Start
    22 Jan 2025
  •  
  • End
    24 Nov 2025
  • Schedule
    11 sessions
  • Location
    Please see description information

  The Discover Ethnic Restaurants Lunch NOW meets MONTHLY!!  to try diverse types of foods around Indianapolis surrounding areas PLUS incredible connections and great conversation!!  We will try to meet in different areas so not the same people are driving far/close. 

  October

  What:  Discover Ethnic Restaurants Lunch

  When: Wednesday, Oct 22nd, 2025 at 12:00pm

  Where:  La Mansion Restaurant, RSVP before 10/17

  
  

  November
  

  What:  Discover Ethnic Restaurants Lunch

  When: MONDAY, November 24, 2025 at 12:00pm (MONDAY this month - one time only due to Thanksgiving)

  Where:  TBD  

  
  

  No meeting in December due to Holidays

  
  

  More details will be emailed closer to the events. If you wish for more information about the Discover Ethnic Restaurants lunch group or to be added to the e-mail contact list, please contact Rachel Orr

  Leader: Rachel Orr

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Spanish Conversation

  • Start
    24 Jan 2025
  •  
  • End
    12 Dec 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    See Event Description

  Welcome to our Spanish conversation group!

  Each month, this group selects a new topic to encourage engaging and thoughtful conversations. As we communicate exclusively in Spanish, a reasonable level of fluency is recommended.

  What:  Spanish Conversation

  When:  Friday, October 31 - December 12 at 10:00AM – 12:00M 

  Where: Carmel Public Library

  RSVP to: Claudia Zimmerman 
  

  
  

  Show details
• Knitting and Crochet Group

  • Start
    04 Feb 2025
  •  
  • End
    09 Dec 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Please see description

  Knitting and Crochet Group 
  

  What: We gather not just to make things, but to connect—with each other and with the deeper benefits these crafts offer. Whether you're here to learn, to teach, or just to enjoy a few peaceful hours with others who understand the beauty of yarn and thread—you belong. 
  

  When: December 9, 2025, 10 - 11:30 am

  Where: This is to be determined.  Please watch the weekly emails or check with the group leaders.

  
  

  Group Leaders: Xiaoling Xuei and Simin Baygani

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• French Language Improvement

  • Start
    24 Mar 2025
  •  
  • End
    15 Dec 2025
  • Schedule
    16 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

  What:  Our vibrant group is the perfect place to practice and improve your French skills in a friendly and supportive environment. Our sessions are filled with lively discussions based on selected readings from French magazines, books, and articles. We explore a variety of topics—from travel and history to current affairs, French culture, notable Francophone figures, and even the art of French cuisine. These engaging themes not only broaden your horizons but also help you sharpen your comprehension, grammar, and spoken French. We meet virtually on Zoom on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 11:45 AM, making it easy to join from anywhere. Interested in joining? Contact group co-leaders Jeannine Peerless or Tishina Subrahmanyam for more details. 
  
  

  When: Monday, October 27th at 11:45 am

      Monday, November 10th at 11:45 am
  

              Monday, November 24th at 11:45 am

              Monday, December 8th at 11:45 am

              Monday, December 15th at 11:45 am (Change due to Holidays)

  Where: On Zoom

  Group leaders: Jeannine Peerless - Tishina Subrahmanyam

  Where: On Zoom

  RSVP to   Tishina Subrahmanyam

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Writing Group

  • Start
    27 Mar 2025
  •  
  • End
    11 Dec 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Please see description

  This group offers an encouraging and supportive environment.  Members write and share in all genres. All skill levels are welcome.  

  What: Writing Group

  When: Thursday, October 30th.

              November 13 and December 11, change due to Holidays

  Where: SullivanMunce Cultural Center

  225 West Hawthorne Street, Zionsville, 46077

  Time: Noon to 2:00 pm  

  RSVP: Interest Group Leader: Rosaleen Crowley 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Euchre group

  • Start
    14 Apr 2025
  •  
  • End
    08 Dec 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    16 sessions
  • Location
    Please see description

  Euchre is a fun card game. All players welcomed, even novice.  We have two groups: Daytime and Evening

  
  

  What: Daytime Euchre Group 

  When: 2nd Mondays: October 13th, November 10th and December 8th from 12:45 -2:45 P.M. 

  Where: 

  Carmel Clay Public Library at 425 E. Main Street Carmel, 46032.  We will meet in the foyer in the first floor near the Cafe. 

  RSVP: Contact Group Leader Gloria Kellogg

  
  

  What: Evening Euchre Group 

  When: Monday: October 27, November 24th at 7 P.M. (we gather at 6:45 P.M.) NOTE: We will not play in December due to the holidays. 

  Where: TBD (we need hostesses)                                                                   

   RSVP: Contact Group Leader Gloria Kellogg

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Explore

  • Start
    29 Apr 2025
  •  
  • End
    19 Nov 2025
  • Schedule
    7 sessions
  • Location
    See description information

  Explore!

  What: Decorate the IWI Holiday Tree
  

  When:  Wednesday, November 19th, 10:30 am

  Where: Global Village Welcome Center, 4233 Lafayette Rd, Indianapolis, 46254

  RSVP:  Just show up and help!!

  Come help us decorate our annual Holiday Tree at the Global Village Welcome Center(GVWC).  The GVWC invites local groups to decorate individual trees to reflect their heritage, ethnicity, or interests. This is our 6th year participating, and every year our tree is different. Afterwards, we hope to have lunch at a nearby restaurant.

  Approximately 60 decorated trees will be on display from November 29 through January 10 for anybody to visit (free). This is a great place to bring families and friends —- not only to see the wonderfully decorated trees, but also to check out the countries represented.  You might want to check out their Holiday Bazaar on December 13 th from 12 – 4 pm, and their holiday concert from 4-6 pm

  We would like to add a few pictures on our tree that show IWI gals doing fun activities. We hope that Interest Group Leaders can email me (Jeanne) one or two pictures and we will try to laminate them so we can hang them on our tree. We have lots of ornaments and ribbons, but if you have an ornament from your country you would like to add, come join us on Nov 19th, give it to Candice or Jeanne in advance, or visit the display and add your ornament.  

  Explore Leaders: Jeanne Lugo - Candice Kavanaugh

  
  

  Show details
• Traditions & Treasures

  • Start
    05 Aug 2025
  •  
  • End
    05 Dec 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    4 sessions

  Join "Traditions & Treasures," a monthly gathering where members share personal stories, traditions, crafts, and cultural treasures from their heritage. Through show-and-tell and interactive presentations, we celebrate diversity, spark curiosity, and deepen appreciation for our international community. 

  November meeting

  In this event of the series, Thuy Schelkopf will share with you her perspective of what it was like growing up as the daughter of a 3-star general, in South Vietnam, during a time when North and South Vietnam were in a civil war, when the family would be split apart soon afterwards, and how the family embraced early life lessons to overcome refugee status and prosper.

  What: “Glory and Suffering of the Vietnamese General” by Thuy Schelkopf

  When: Friday, November 7th, from 10am-noon

  Where: Motoko Kataoka’s home

  RSVP: Space is limited, so please confirm your attendance by RSVP to Motoko 

  Please remove your shoes at the entrance. You’re welcome to bring indoor slippers if you’d like.

  You are welcome to bring refreshments to share, though it is entirely optional.

   

  December meeting

  Please join Amy Castañares as she shares her Norwegian heritage with you. Her grandfather was full Norwegian, so they continue to celebrate their Norwegian ancestry with her large extended family. You will learn about the culture, arts, food and lifestyle of the Norwegians. She will also discuss what it was like for them to immigrate to North Dakota from Norway.

  Let’s incorporate the holiday season and enjoy a pot luck pitch in. Please bring a savory dish to share with 18 people. Amy can accommodate 17 members in her home for a presentation, sit down meal and Lefse demonstration. She will make Norwegian desserts and will have a hands-on cooking demonstration on how to make “Lefse”.

  Since this group has gained popularity and the two recent meetings have had a wait list, priority will be given to members that have/will host. Amy will send out a list of attendees to confirm you are on the list.

  What: “Norwegian presentation, pot luck pitch in and hands on lefse making demonstration” by Amy Castañares

  When: Friday, December 5th at 1:00 PM

  Where: Amy Castañares’s home

  RSVP: Amy Castanares, before November 14th 
  

  
  

  Show details
• German Conversation

  • Start
    10 Sep 2025
  •  
  • End
    31 Dec 2025
  • Schedule
    20 sessions
  • Location
    See Description

  If you are a German speaker or would like to practice and improve your German conversational skills, please join us.  Our group meets weekly at 10 am on Wednesdays. 

  What:  German Conversation

  When: 10 am   Every Wednesday

  If you are interested in attending, please contact Nora Moreira
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• International Foodies Evening Dinner Group

  • Start
    13 Sep 2025
  • End
    06 Dec 2025
  • Schedule
    2 sessions

  This dining group is unique to IWI for it involves an evening meal at a host's home where spouses and partners of members may also attend. The group is ideally suited for those who find new cuisines, intriguing conversations and bringing a homemade part of the meal to a host's home, exciting. Dinners are on a set schedule typically Saturday evening, and have a theme designated by the volunteer host. The cost of the meal is divided between the members of the group attending. This group can only continue to function by having many gracious volunteers. 

  
  

  December 2025 
  

  What : Hearty Holidays' Gourmet Supper

  When : Saturday December 6th, 2025  

  Where : To be announced later who will be the Volunteer Host(s) 

   

  If you would like to participate in this group, please contact 

  Group Leader : Thuy Schelkopf 

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• IWI Girls Night

  • Start
    28 Oct 2025
  •  
  • End
    02 Dec 2025
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    TBD

  This group is for anyone busy during the daytime and interested in gatherings held in the evening.
  

  What: It’s a time to gather with other women to enjoy excellent food and some fun together in total harmony and relaxation.

  When: October 28 & December 2nd (due to Holidays) from 6:30 P.M. on.

  Where: In restaurants, venues or possibly at a group leader or member’s home. The location will be announced through the Girls Night’s email list and in the Weekly Update the week before the meeting.

  Group Leaders: Vicki Douar,  Federica Abate  PLEASE RSVP to Federica (Fedy) if you are interested and if you would like to join our email list for up-to-date information.

  
  

  Show details
• The IWI November Luncheon & Bazaar

  • When
    20 Nov 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Bridgewater Club, 3535 E 161st, Carmel, IN 46033
  • Spaces left
    48

  Register

  
  

   IWI Holiday Luncheon 
  Wear your finest holiday attire and celebrate with us!

  Schedule
  • 10:30 am – Bazaar opens (shop ‘til you drop!)
  • 11:30 am–12:30 pm – Lunch
  • 12:30–1:30 pm – Holiday presentation
  • 1:30–2:00 pm – Extra shopping & booth tear-down

   Register by November 9^th – No refunds after this date.

  SHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP!

  Explore a wide variety of categories—from paintings, homemade candles, and photography to Mary Kay, art, pottery and much more. 

  

  For any dietary restrictions such as gluten-free or nut-free, please send us an email with your request in advance.
  

  
  

  Show details