A Conversation with John “Sleepy” Moran of Gent Glas Exploring Ghent No Update by Guest author - 11 June, 201830 July, 2022 John “Sleepy” Moran is an American artist living in Gent. He runs Gent Glas, which is self-described as “a unique glass studio, gallery, shop, and café located in the heart of Ghent, Belgium.” His artists’ website, Back Door Art, says that “John Moran is a politically and socially engaged hot glass
Help For Expats in Ghent – Meet the Glocals: First Event Kicks Off Events No Update by Guest author - 29 March, 201830 July, 2022 Meet the Glocals is a series of expat events in Ghent where more established expats and experts provide help for expats in Ghent. Organised by Community Gent, several rounds of the events will take place this year. Read on to learn all about them. TheSquare.Gent caught up with the new head
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Modern Tabletop Gaming in Gent Sports by Guest author - 6 February, 201829 July, 2021 We all know that the city of Gent is a hotspot for everything trendy. Geeky and out of the ordinary initiatives tend to do well in our beloved city. The same is true for tabletop gaming. And no, we're not talking about Monopoly, Clue, or Risk. We're talking about modern
Flemish Expressions to Fit in Like a Local Exploring Ghent No Update by Guest author - 1 December, 201730 July, 2022 When my boss sent an email to say that a couple of people were sat in our weekly meeting 'for bacon and beans', I started to think he might really need a holiday. Turns out that it made perfect sense to him, and the other native Dutch speakers in the
Cosplay and FACTS – a great way to make friends Events No Update Seasonal by Guest author - 20 October, 201730 July, 2022 This weekend you might bump into Hogwarts students, Dr Who companions and anime characters trekking from Gent-Sint-Pieters towards the Flanders Expo. If you are wondering where they are going and what they are doing, read on. FACTS, the largest Belgian comic con, happens twice a year, in October and April
Ghent Language Exchange – An Interview with its Founder Exploring Ghent No Update by Guest author - 14 October, 201730 July, 2022 Editors' note: Wim left the taalcafe in early 2018. Shortly after the event was renamed to Taalcafé Mundial. Ghent language exchange Taalcafé Macharius is a great way to help yourself learn Dutch, or just make new friends when you first move to Ghent. TheSquare.Gent met up with Wim Vande Casteele,
All the information in one place: the annual expat event Events No Update by Guest author - 8 October, 201730 July, 2022 The annual event for Ghent expats by Community Gent called “Living And Working in Gent” took place the 5th of October at the amazing Ghelamco Arena in Ghent. This informative event brings together Ghent expats and organizations supporting expats to feel more at home in Ghent. Expats are defined as
Enjoying Gentse Feesten 2017 with Kids Events No Update by Guest author - 1 July, 201730 July, 2022 When I first heard about Gentse Feesten, it was described to me as a mega-festival with partying and drinking alcohol until the early morning hours, every night, for 10 days. While it sounded fun for the (much younger than me) Gentenaar who was describing it, I found it hard to
Expat Families in Ghent Welcomed With New Year Drink Events No Update by Guest author - 4 February, 201721 October, 2021 Community Gent organised a New Year's reception to welcome expat families in Ghent on Saturday the 28th January 2017 at the STAM - Ghent City Museum. The new logo of TheSquare.Gent was revealed and a tombola was organised at the event. Here is a collection of pictures from the event captured
Zondag Vosdag Events No Update by Guest author - 2 December, 201615 December, 2020 Copyright: KNACK The 2nd annual festival called Zondag Vosdag was held last Sunday on the 28th of November. It paid tribute to Luc De Vos, the prolific writer and lead singer of the Belgian group Gorky/Gorki. 600
