July / August 2009 Issue Page 1

In Association with
Rendezvous – London

Hi Everybody,
Here is Page 1 of the July / August issue of the Ice & Fire eMag –
Time to spend some ‘time’ in the open air – from a picnic whilst watching polo, to Sunday afternoon dancing on the River Thames or watching one of a wide range of films in the historic environment of Somerset House.
London has so much variety to offer.
We hope you find an event to enjoy.

My best wishes,
Sandra

NB – For details on how to feature your event please contact me at –
sandra@icefiremarketing.com

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Ice & Fire eMagazine Edition #10 – July / August 2009 Page 1

TOPICS in this issue*

Sport – Polo at Ham (The London Club), nr Richmond, Surrey
Dancing – Ceroc Dancing on the HMS President, the River Thames, EC4
Cinema – Open-Air Films at Somerset House, London WC2
Art – Missoni Exhibition + Italian Art at Estorick, N1
Joke Corner – Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs with a sense of humour !!
Music Festival – Macmillan taking over Brick Lane with fifteen bands –
London E1
Jazz + more – Guerillasound at Favela Chic, EC2
Jazz – Boisdale of Belgravia presents Judy Carmichael, SW1 ++
Champagne Cognac Tasting - Boisdale of Bishopsgate, EC2
More Jazz – At the Earl’s Court Festival – Pete Downes & Martyn Baker,
St Mary The Boltons, SW10 - 11.07.09.
Diary Notes – A reminder – not to forget –
- Lunchtime Concerts, Cadogan Hall, SW1
http://www.cadoganhall.com/index.php
- Clay Pigeon Shoot + Golf at Donnington Grove
Country Club, Newbury *Special Offer*
http://www.donnington-grove.com/
- Recycled Sculpture at Wetland Centre, Barnes
http://www.wwt.org.uk/centre/119/london_wetland_centre.html

*Please note events are by topic not date order unless otherwise given

Feel like a picnic with a difference ??
Spend a lazy afternoon watching polo - when your only 'compulsory' activity is the occasional ‘divot stamp’
visit -

HAM Polo Club
(The London Polo Club)

Ham Polo Club, only eight miles from Hyde Park Corner, is proud to be the last surviving London polo club out of the 12 or so that existed in the London metropolitan area earlier this century. The club is also one of the oldest in the UK, having been founded in 1926, and proud of our traditions of being a friendly, family polo club. Should you wish to come down to see the action, the polo season runs from the beginning of May to the end of September.
There are matches every Sunday throughout the summer starting at around 2pm

July 2009
Tue/Sat 7th /11th TBC Godbold Intra-Club Challenge (-2 to 2 Goals)
Sun 12th 2:00pm Godbold Intra-Club Challenge Tournament Finals
Sun 19th 10:30am Ghana Airways Trophy (*Gold Cup Final at Cowdray)
Fri 24th 7:30pm HPC Summer Ball
Sat 25th 2:00pm Rhode Island International / Quatros Amigos Cup
Sun 26th Cartier International Day at Guards Polo Club. (No polo at HPC)

For further fixture details go to - http://www.hampoloclub.com/fixture-list.html

Our apologies but the clubhouse is open to members only – however if you want the polo experience we welcome you – do bring a picnic and join us. Cost for cars is £10.00 (occupants free) or £2.00 for pedestrians.
Enquiries for social membership (currently £150 per annum for singles and £225 per annum for families + £100 joining fee) or for further details, please contact us on: 44 (0)20 8334 0000
Ham Polo Club, Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7AH
tel: 020 8334 0000
http://www.hampoloclub.com/

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On to a little more activity – Ceroc dancing with -

CEROC LONDON - THE BOAT


Come and enjoy the fun on a Sunday afternoon.....
Sunday, 19th July 2009
2.00pm - 6.00pm
Alfresco Dancing
Licensed Bar

The HMS President is a historic vessel that has been refurbished to offer all the ingredients required for a fantastic afternoons dancing.
The class and freestyle are held in the main Ball Room. Dancing al fresco in the sunshine is on the aft quarter deck just off the Gun Room bar.


Refreshments are served below deck in the Ward Room and there is a fully licensed bar.
Entrance - £10 with a Ceroc Membership Card (and includes Tea & Cake!)
£2 Lifetime Ceroc Membership Card

What a great way to spend Sunday afternoon.

The HMS President is moored right in the heart of the City of London, on the Victoria Embankment.Alongside the ship are the Inns of Court, on the opposite bank are the OXO Tower, The National Theatre, The Tate Modern, The London Eye, and the re-created Globe Theatre.

For further information go to –

http://www.ceroclondon.com/venues?&venue=667

http://www.ceroclondon.com/home

Embankment - HMS President London (East Central)
The Boat
HMS President
Victoria Embankment
River Thames
London
EC4Y 0HJ
Please arrive early as this event is very popular - this will help to avoid any disappointment if the boat becomes full.

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London's most beautiful open-air cinema is back for 2009 –
Film4 Summer Screen
returns to the glorious Edmond J Safra Fountain Court at Somerset House

Somerset House

Somerset House is a spectacular neo-classical building in the heart of London, sitting between the Strand and the River Thames. During summer months 55 fountains dance in the courtyard, and in winter you can skate on London's favourite ice rink. Somerset House also hosts open-air concerts and films, contemporary art and design exhibitions, family workshops and free guided tours of spaces usually hidden to visitors.
From 30 July - 8 August 2009 - This is a cornerstone of the city's cinematic calendar, the ten-day series takes in everything from recent blockbusters to cult classics, joyful musicals to chilling thrillers - all delivered on a state-of-the-art screening set-up with full surround sound.But it's not just about the movies. Arrive early for a courtyard picnic (there'll be DJs) or attend one of the companion events in Behind the Screen. All this before the sun dips down, the stars come out and the projector starts rolling on the outdoor film event of the summer.

UK Premiere of Pedro Almodóvar's
Broken Embraces (15)
Thu 30 July 2009

Alien / Poltergeist (18)
Fri 31 July 2009
Alien / Poltergeist Double Bill

West Side Story (PG)
Sat 1 Aug 2009
West Side Story

Slumdog Millionaire (15)
Sun 2 Aug 2009
Slumdog Millionaire

The Shawshank Redemption (15)
Mon 3 Aug 2009
The Shawshank Redemption

Wings of Desire (15)
Tue 4 Aug 2009
Wings of Desire

Don't Look Now (18)
Wed 5 Aug 2009
Don't Look Now

Strangers on a Train (PG)
Thu 6 Aug 2009
Strangers on a Train

Cool Hand Luke / Road House (18)
Fri 7 Aug 2009
Cool Hand Luke / Road House Double Bill

Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG)
Sat 8 Aug 2009
Raiders of the Lost Ark

For more information go to – info@somersethouse.org.uk

Somerset House Trust - Strand London WC2R 1LA
tel: +44 (0)20 7845 4600
Registered Charity No.1063640

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Estorick

with its wonderful collection of Modern Italian Art

Eric Estorick (1913-93) was an American sociologist and writer who began to collect works of art when he came to live in England after the Second World War. Born in Brooklyn, Estorick studied at New York University during the early 1930s. It was there that he discovered The Gallery of Living Art in Washington Square College, a remarkable collection containing masterpieces by Picasso, Léger, Miró and Matisse which was to inspire him to become a collector himself.
Around 1956 Estorick became a full-time art dealer and acted as a representative for a number of Hollywood clients in the London auction rooms, including Lauren Bacall, Burt Lancaster and Billy Wilder. In 1960 he founded the Grosvenor Gallery in London.
Six months prior to his death Estorick set up the Eric and Salome Estorick Foundation, to which he donated all his Italian works. A Georgian house at 39a Canonbury Square, Islington, was purchased in 1994 and refurbished with a substantial grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to house the collection, art library, café and shop.

Now Estorick is pleased to present

The Missonis' designs were inspired both by the natural environment and by their own collection of art from Europe's Modernist era including the work of Tancredi, Sonia Delaunay, Giacomo Balla and Gino Severini, whose dynamic images of dancers reveal close parallels with the geometric patterns of Missoni fabrics. This is clearly illustrated in their designs for the catwalk - the exhibition includes over twenty outfits spanning the first forty years of their fashion output - and their 'extra-curricular' creative activities such as Ottavio's works of collage and patchwork, examples of which are also on view.

Gallery talks:

Saturday afternoons at 15.00Informal talks on aspects of the exhibition last approximately 40 minutes and are free with an admission ticket purchased on the day.The Missonis: Creative ConnectivitySaturday 11 July 2009Caroline Cox, Professor of Cultural History, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts LondonMarnie Fogg, fashion writer, author of the best-selling Boutique: A Sixties Cultural Phenomenon
Children's Art DayFantastic FashionsSunday 12 July 2009, 14.00-16.00 Design your own high fashion outfit based on Missoni patterns or Balla's Futurist clothing in a dropin workshop. Free for children aged 4-11 accompanied by an adult. Materials provided.Heritage Modern: Documenting Missoni Decorative Arts in High DefinitionSaturday 18 July 2009Maggie Norden, Director of Creative Media, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts LondonAdmission£5.00, Concessions £3.50Free to school children and students with valid NUS ID card.Admission to café and shop free
AddressEstorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 39a Canonbury Square, London N1 2AN
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7704 9522 Fax: +44 (0)20 7704 9531email: http://estorickcollection.com/home.php
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Joke Corner - if this is genuine then it is a priceless piece of letter writing – however irrespective of the situation it really made me smile !!!
HMRC with a sense of humour – for a change !!

”This is a real reply from the Inland Revenue. The Guardian newspaper had to ask for special permission to print it”

Dear Mr Addison,

I am writing to you to express our thanks for your more than prompt reply to our latest communication, and also to answer some of the points you raise. I will address them, as ever, in order. Firstly, I must take issue with your description of our last as a "begging letter". It might perhaps more properly be referred to as a "tax demand". This is how we at the Inland Revenue have always, for reasons of accuracy, traditionally referred to such documents. Secondly, your frustration at our adding to the "endless stream of crapulent whining and panhandling vomited daily through the letterbox on to the doormat" has been noted. However, whilst I have naturally not seen the other letters to which you refer I would cautiously suggest that their being from "pauper councils, Lombardy pirate banking houses and pissant gas-mongerers" might indicate that your decision to "file them next to the toilet in case of emergencies" is at best a little ill-advised. In common with my own organisation, it is unlikely that the senders of these letters do see you as a "lackwit bumpkin" or, come to that, a "sodding charity". More likely they see you as a citizen of Great Britain, with a responsibility to contribute to the upkeep of the nation as a whole.Which brings me to my next point. whilst there may be some spirit of truth in your assertion that the taxes you pay "go to shore up the canker-blighted, toppling folly that is the Public Services", a moment's rudimentary calculation ought to disabuse you of the notion that the government in any way expects you to "stump up for the whole damned party" yourself. The estimates you provide for the Chancellor's disbursement of the funds levied by taxation, whilst colourful, are, in fairness, a little off the mark. Less than you seem to imagine is spent on "junkets for Bunterish lickspittles" and "dancing whores" whilst far more than you have accounted for is allocated to, for example, "that box-ticking façade of a university system."

A couple of technical points arising from direct queries 1. The reason we don't simply write "Muggins" on the envelope has to do with the vagaries of the postal system; 2. You can rest assured that "sucking the very marrow of those with nothing else to give" has never been considered as a practice because even if the Personal allowance didn't render it irrelevant, the sheer medical logistics involved would make it financially unviable.I trust this has helped. In the meantime, whilst I would not in any way wish to influence your decision one way or the other, I ought to point out that even if you did choose to "give the whole foul jamboree up and go and live in India" you would still owe us the money. Please send it to us by Friday.

Yours sincerely,
H J Lee
Customer Relations

I hope you smiled as much as I did !!

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Music and yet more music takes to the streets of London with –
Macmillan's Brick Lane Takeover
Macmillan Music Festival

Raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support

Thursday 13 August 2009, 12 midday-12 midnight
On 13 August 2009 Macmillan Cancer Support will be taking over Brick Lane in East London and the surrounding area for our first ever large scale music event - Macmillan's Brick Lane Takeover.


The Chapman Family www.myspace.com/thechapmanfamily

A host of well-known names and up and coming stars will be playing at this amazing charity festival. At Macmillan's Brick Lane Takeover you will get the chance to listen to some of the best bands around, while raising vital funds for the two million people living with cancer in the UK.



Rogueswww.myspace.com/rogues
We've chosen the rich, colourful and culturally vibrant Brick Lane for our first ever event, taking in 93 Feet East, Vibe Bar, Café 1001 on the lane, as well as a number of venues around Shoreditch, including Cargo, Macbeth and the Old Blue Last. The Brick Lane Takeover will also include free shows and fun events around Spitalfields Market.



Frank Turnerwww.myspace.com/frankturner

FULL LINE-UP OF BANDS
Frank Turner
The Chapman Family
Rogues
Telegraphs
Eight Legs
Sam Isaac
Outcry Collective
Jersey Budd
Bright Light Bright Light
Citadels
Danny and the Champions of the World
The Attika State
The Roads
The RGB’s
The King Hats
VENUES
93 ft East
Café 1001
Cargo
Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
The Macbeth
The Old Blue Last
Spitalfields Market
Vibe Bar

TICKETS £20.00

Tickets will be exchangeable for a wristband on the day which will give you access to all the venues.
All money raised will go towards helping people affected by cancer. Find out more about how Macmillan helps people living with cancer.
To Buy tickets and for further information go to –
http://www.bricklanetakeover.com/tickets/

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Now to the jazz section and a real mix of talent – first off –



return to Favela Chic



Guerillasound play a mix of jazz with rock, funk and whatever else they can deconstruct and then rebuild in the classic context of piano, double bass and drums. This makes every performance eclectic, as inspiration takes them from contemporary rock tunes to fragile acoustic ballads, from hard swinging bebop to biting funk backbeats

Guerillasound
http://www.guerillasound.co.uk/
play Favela Chic
Tuesday 21st July 2009 - 7.30pm
Entrance is Free
Favela Chic, 91-93 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A3HZ
tel: 020 7613 4228 - http://www.favelachic.com/london/

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Jazz, Jazz and more Jazz
Boisdale of Belgravia
looks forward to -

JUDY CARMICHAEL RETURNS TO BOISDALE


3 -15 August · Boisdale of Belgravia “Astounding, flawless and captivating,” The New York Times One of the world’s greatest jazz pianists Judy was nicknamed “the stride” by Count Basie and has performed all over the world from the Carnegie Hall to the Guggenheim Museum in Venice. As well as TV, radio and film she has also performed private recitals for President Clinton, Rod Stewart, Robert Redford and Gianni Agnelli. In 1992 she was the first jazz musician to be sponsored by the US Government to tour China. As Judy is one of the very few jazz pianists to be honoured as a Steinway Artist we will be bringing a Steinway grand piano into Boisdale for her residency. She will be joined on stage, amongst others, by the outstanding Australian guitarist David Blenkhorn. In addition to all the old classics from the likes of Fats Waller she will be playing songs from her new acclaimed album “Come and get it”, which will include her new composition “The Boisdale Blues".

Boisdale of Belgravia is situated in an elegant Regency town house, just north of Buckingham Palace Road and a short stroll from Victoria. Its bars, restaurants and private dining room are open on weekdays and Saturday evenings and offer a selection of menus to suit every budget.

CONTACT US
tel: 020 7730 6922mailto:info@boisdale.co.uk

FIND US
15 Eccleston StreetBelgraviaSW1W 9LX
For more information go to - http://www.boisdale.co.uk/belgravia/

PLUS a

Grande Champagne Cognac Tasting & Dinner
Wednesday 15 July - Boisdale of Bishopsgate
Hosted by Ranald Macdonald£45 Members; £65 Non Members
MENUFois gras parfait, toasted brioche, smoked golden raisins Hennessy Grande Champagne Cognac 1982 · English snails in parsley & garlic butter Hennessy Grande Champagne Cognac 1977 · Roast Gressingham duck breast with orange & fennel confit Hine Grande Champagne Cognac 1986 · Bitter chocolate mousse Delamain Grande Champagne Cognac 1982 · Strathdon blue rarebit Hennessy Grande Champagne Cognac 1979
Ranald Macdonald will host this vintage Cognac extravaganza. These are very special Cognacs arguably from the three greatest producers in the Cognac region. You may well wonder whether or not we do seriously believe that pairing food and Cognac is a good idea? Well, the answer is definitely not, but it will be amusing and could be interesting. We are convinced that this event will not spawn a new fashion in dinner parties. However the elegance, complexity and diversity of style of which Cognac is capable will be suitably impressed upon you during this dinner and probably more so than if we had either simply had a tasting or if indeed we had planned a traditional dinner with lashings of wine hoping to detect and celebrate the subtle nuances of the assembled Cognacs afterwards. For those of you who are unaware, the region authorised to produce cognac is divided up into six zones and broadly covers the department of Charente-Maritime, a large part of the department of Charente, a few areas in Deux-Sèvres and Dordogne. The six Cognac Appellations are - in order of decreasing appreciation and importance - Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, Fins Bois, Bon Bois and Bois Ordinaire. If you would like to attend this event please contact Pam on 020 7283 1763 or info@boisdale-city.co.uk. 7pm for 7.30pm.
For more information go to – http://www.boisdale.co.uk/bishopsgate/
Boisdale of Bishopsgate, Swedeland Court, 202 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4NR

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Finally – guess what we end with some more JAZZ !
as part of the

20th June – 19th July
http://www.eccf.org.uk/Home.html
PETE DOWNES AND MARTYN BARKER IN CONCERT
11th July, 8pmSt Mary The Boltons Church, London SW10 9TB
After their recent huge success at Marlborough Jazz Festival, Pete Downes and Martyn Barker are back at Earl’s Court to give yet another breath-taking performance. Pete on acoustic guitar and Martyn on hang drum will perform their new work: a suite of pieces inspired by the music of Bach, together with music from their CD Elements. Pete and Martyn’s acoustic music is hard to pigeonhole. Described as ‘atmospheric’ and ‘mystical’ it draws on contemporary, classical,jazz and world influences. According to Pete and Martyn the acoustics and atmosphere at St Mary The Boltons is not just an ideal space to perform, explore and improvise their music, but also provide a good place for people to absorb the music and chill out.
They will be joined by the school choir from The Study, Wimbledon, who will perform two pieces.
Are you wondering what a hang drum is? Then come and find out!
Tickets: The event is free, but tickets are limited to 200. Children and young people are welcome.
To reserve your place contact: St Mary’s Parish Office, The Boltons, London SW10 9TB020 7835 1440info@stmarytheboltons.org.ukwww.stmarytheboltons.org.uk

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