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Discover And Be Discovered At 22nd Raindance Film Festival
From World Cinema to British film, documentaries and shorts, Raindance Film Festival returns to London to showcase the best in Independent film
Raindance Film Festival, the UK’s largest independent Film Festival, will be showcasing the very best in new independent cinema for its 22nd year at Vue Piccadilly London, from the 24th September – 5th October 2014.
The Festival is committed to discovering and promoting bold new talent who create innovative and boundary pushing films, allowing audiences to discover an alternative experience to their usual trip to the cinema.
The line-up of films on offer spans across genres, ranging from rom-coms to black comedies, psychological thrillers and sci-fi, to documentaries and music and art focused films – really delivering something for everyone.
Raindance filmgoers are also likely to be among the first to view cult classics of the future – with previous Raindance-premiered hits including the Blair Witch Project, Memento, Ghost World and Love Exposure.
The quality of films across all categories is reflected in the fact that one short film screened at Raindance will be crowned ‘Film of the Festival’, and will be awarded an Academy Award Short List position.
New to this year, Raindance has scoured the regions to discover the industry’s best up and coming filmmaking talent. The chosen six new creative’s work will be screened in the shorts category, giving cinemagoers the chance to view fresh filmmaking from across the UK.
Anyone wishing to attend the festival can buy a Raindance Festival Pass, which will give access to every film screened at the festival, or simply pick up tickets on a film by film basis.
Raindance is committed to making film accessible to all, so the organisers endeavour to keep prices as reasonable as possible, with many screening tickets available for less than £10.
The full festival programme and access to tickets for the 2014 festival will be available on raindancefestival.org at the start of September.
Westfield’s Launch ‘We Are LDN Summer’ Campaign
To celebrate the launch of Westfield’s ‘We Are LDN Summer’ campaign, running 16 July – 31 August, visitors to Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City will be treated to six weeks of London’s best in class of dance, music, art, food, children and fashion themed activity. 
Each themed week will showcase the capital’s finest free dance workshops, musical performances, art exhibitions, culinary demonstrations, children’s activities and style sessions along with competitions and offers from Westfield’s dining, entertainment and leisure retailers. Whether you’re out for a spot of shopping, enjoying a delicious meal or soaking up the sun, Westfield has all your summer bases covered.
MUSIC WEEK (21 – 27 JULY)
West & East London Talent, Various Stages, Daily
The very best of London musicians, choirs, writers and performers will be showcasing their talents across a variety of stages at Westfield London and Stratford City. The Mayor of London’s annual busking competition will also be taking place during this week so get front row to see the capital’s next big star!
DANCE WEEK (28 JULY – 3 AUGUST)
English National Ballet, 30 July at Westfield London, 31 July Westfield Stratford City 11-4pm
Children can experience the love of dance firsthand with this exciting workshop hosted led by the English National Ballet, featuring the enchanting tales of Coppélia, Swan Lake and Nutcracker.
Big Dance, Westfield London, Mon 28 July, Fri 1 Aug, Sun 3 Aug, 11-5pm
High energy performances and have-a-go workshops from Big Dance at Westfield including street, Brazilian, Jazz and swing.
IMD Legion, Westfield Stratford City, 3 August, 12pm
Check out East London dance crew, IMD Legion as they show off the talent that made them famous on Got To Dance, Nickelodeon, Ashley Banjo’s Street Crew and CBBC Fridays.
ART WEEK (4 – 10 AUGUST)
East vs. West Art, Westfield London, Daily
Curated in associating with Jack Jones of The London Collection, the exhibition brings together a selection of established and emerging artists to promote the cultural richness and diversity that West London has to offer. This exciting collection will feature a mix of contemporary painting, photography and sculpture.
Kids Arts, 6 August Westfield London, 7 August Westfield Stratford City, 11-4pm
Wednesday 6 August is a dedicated kid’s art’s day. Kids are invited to come down grab a painting easel, a beret and a paint brush and hone their skills.
Live Graffiti, Westfield Stratford City, Throughout the day
Check out the week long interactive live graffiti artwork supplied by Graffiti Life. Become part of the daily mural or get your own graffiti name tag giveaway!
FOOD WEEK (11 – 17 AUGUST)
Cooking Demos, Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Daily, See website for details
Enjoy free, daily masterclasses with L’atelier des Chef, the leaders in fun, energetic culinary classes.
Kids Cooking Day, Westfield London 13 August, Westfield Stratford City, 14 August, 11-4pm
Kids are invited to try and be the next Jamie Oliver at Kids Cooking Day. Kids can try their hand at making finger sandwiches and pies.
Foodie Festival, Westfield London, 16 – 17 August
Top off a week of gastronomy at Westfield London with a weekend foodie festival. Located in the al-fresco surroundings of The Southern Terrace, retailers and guest vendors will be sharing their tasty treats to shoppers.
KIDS WEEK (18 – 24 AUGUST)
Dinosaur Train, Westfield London: 19 August, 11am, 12noon, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm,
Westfield Stratford City 20 August, 11am, 12noon, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm
Beloved Nick Jnr programme, Dinosaur Train, is coming exclusively to Westfield! A UK first, Buddy the tyrannosaurus rex and his adopted pteranodon family will be entertaining their fans. Free wristbands collected from 9am.
My London Girl Lessons, Westfield London, Daily, 12 – 5pm
During kids week, retailer My London Girl will be holding free in-store arts and crafts such as dolly hair braiding, friendship bracelet making and decorating trinket boxes.
Kids Arts & Crafts, Westfield Stratford City, Chestnut Plaza, Daily, 11-5pm
East London themed kids workshops and activities organised by Iced Gems Events, including games, making and decorating bags, jewellery, ceramic plates, clothes, giveaways, competitions, and face paint. Fun for all ages every day!
The Kick Off, Westfield Stratford City, Outside Café Football, 21 August
Think you could do better than US goalie, Tim Howard and the 16 goals he saved? Try your penalty shootout skills with Café Football.
FASHION WEEK (25-31AUGUST)
Style Sessions, Daily, Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City (see website for schedule)
For the forward-thinking fashionista or those after some styling advice, Westfield London will be hosting open style sessions from Westfield’s retailers and team of personal stylists.
PLUS, SAVE THE DATE FOR…
ABBEY CLANCY AT SCHOLL EXPRESS PEDI BEACH
Westfield London, The Atrium, 18 July, 11am
As the official ‘feet’ of Scholl, Abbey Clancy will make her exclusive, star appearance to open the glorious indoor beach on the morning of Friday 18 July
SCHOLL EXPRESS PEDI BEACH
Westfield London, The Atrium, 18 – 19 July, 10am – 7pm; 20 July 12pm – 6pm
The Scholl Express Pedi Beach is set to be the perfect pit-stop for your pre-holiday speedy summer pedicure. Let the Scholl pedicure team tend to your tired soles with a free express pedicure using the Scholl Velvet Smooth range to give you soft, beautiful feet in an instant.
ALEXA CHUNG BOOK SIGNING
Westfield London, The Atrium, 12 August, 12.30pm. Signing for 1.5hours
Fashion’s It girl, Alexa Chung, will be make an appearance to sign her aptly entitled book, It. A collect of writing, doodles and photographs, It has been a huge success with Alexa’s army of fashion and style followers.
BIG HOUSE
Big House, Westfield Stratford City Daily, 11-6pm, Sunday 12-6pm
Daredevil visitors to the Big House can hang from the window ledges by their fingertips with not a care in the world. Well, it will look like you can! The Big House is nothing but an optical illusion. Give it a go and share on social media to trick you friends!
Don’t forget to have your picture taken with the great big WEST and EAST letters to pledge your allegiance to #WestLDN or #EastLDN on social media.
Tanqueray No Ten Launches Citrus Garden Pop Up at Vista’s Rooftop Bar
Event:
Tanqueray No. TEN launches Citrus Garden Pop Up at Vista rooftop bar
Date:
16th July throughout the summer
Time:
12pm to Midnight
Where:
Vista (rooftop bar at The Trafalgar)
Price:
Free
Website:
http://www.thetrafalgar.com/vista-homepage
Launched yesterday, Tanqueray No. TEN has transformed the rooftop back bar at Vista (The Trafalgar) into an exquisite Citrus Garden, creating an oasis of tranquillity among the chaos of the capital.
The Vista bar and its iconic British skyline acts as the perfect setting for this exclusive Citrus Garden. On entering, a citrus archway adorns the secret entrance and through an assortment of botanical grapefruit, lemon and orange trees, the Tanqueray No. TEN garden awaits.
The Pop Up is in celebration of the new bottle design and has taken inspiration from the whole handpicked citrus fruits and botanicals of Tanqueray No. TEN. Intimate cocktail masterclass sessions hosted by Tanqueray brand ambassador, Tim Homewood, will be held in the Citrus Garden every Wednesday evening inviting guests to delve into the rich history of gin, learn about the distinct flavours of Tanqueray No. TEN and the art to creating gin-infused cocktails.
Guests will be greeted and welcomed with one of the ‘Perfect TEN’ cocktails whilst enjoying the Citrus Garden. The masterclass will begin with learning about the history of the British spirit alongside a gin tasting, allowing guests to explore the fascinating array of botanical notes iconic to Tanqueray No. TEN. After this, Tim will demonstrate how to create one of the ‘Perfect TEN’ serves before guiding the class to recreate and enjoy one of their very own TEN bespoke gin-infused cocktails. Guests will be invited to stay and relax on the boutique rooftop to experience the new ‘Perfect TEN’ menu.
Masterclasses cost £15 per person inclusive of 2x ‘Perfect TEN’ cocktails. For more information visit www.thetrafalgar.com/vista-homepage
Tanqueray No. TEN – Perfect TEN cocktails
In celebration of Tanqueray No. TEN and the new bottle launch, World Class finalists have created the following TEN serves all available at Vista and select bars.
1. Nathan O’Neill’s Through the Looking Glass available at Milk & Honey and Dandelyan
2. Nathan O’Neill’s Tiny TEN Collins available at Milk & Honey and Dandelyan
3. Ladislav Piljar’s Finest TEN made upon request at Bam Bou
4. Gareth Evans L’Amuse Goose available at City Social
5. Gareth Evans Madam Camomile available at City Social
6. Tim Homewood’s Perfect T10 Martini available at Aqua Shard, Blind Pig, American Bar, Bar American, Callooh Callay, POLO, The Connaught, Balthazar
7. Monica Berg’s TEN Pollen available at Pollen Street Social
8. Tim Homewood’s Tiny TEN Martini available at Vista only
9. Tim Homewood’s What a lovely Waugh available at Vista only
10. Tim Homewood’s Old Tom Fizz available at Vista only
Groundbreaking Festival For Girls To Be Headlined By Jessie J
Girls are the most powerful force for change on the planet
London will host Girl Effect Live, an event bringing together some of the UK’s best and brightest talent, to celebrate the potential of girls, to stop poverty before it starts
Jessie J will headline Girl Effect Live, an all-day festival taking place in London on Sunday 20th July, which promises a day of celebration, creation and conversation about the power of girls to break the cycle of global poverty. It will bring together some of the UK’s best and brightest talent to spotlight girls as the most powerful force for change on the planet.
Girl Effect Live will take place in venues in and around London’s Brick Lane two days before the world’s first ever Girl Summit, hosted by the UK government and UNICEF. It will comprise a series of exciting and inspiring happenings during the day, and a gig in the evening to celebrate, incite and educate young people in the UK about the aspirations and opportunities of girls living in poverty.
The daytime schedule at the Vibe Bar kicks off at 13:00 and will feature a range of creative activities including spoken word performances from exciting talent including Dizraeli and James Massiah; comedy from female comedians: Mae Martin and Ava Vidal; SLAMbassadors UK workshops hosted by the champions of UK youth slam Megan Beech, Ollie O’Neil and Tiana Oldroyd; a live graffiti wall and exclusive Girl Effect nail art by Wah Nails – the acclaimed London-based nail salon. Visitors will also be able to purchase a limited edition ‘Girl Effect’ necklace by Tatty Devine.
Truman Brewery’s Dray Walk gallery will also play exclusive host to the ‘Girls Reframed’ exhibition: featuring exclusive pieces from renowned artists such as Jimmy C, Hattie Stewart, Magnus Voll Mathiassen, and Michela Picchi.
At Loading Bay there will be a girls-only immersive experience that brings to life the realities faced by girls living in poverty with artistic consultancy provided by Punchdrunk Enrichment.
As night falls the day’s festivities will culminate in what promises to be electrifying performances from Jessie J, supported by Sasha Keable plus special guests at Village Underground, celebrating the potential of girls around the world and the achievements of the day.
Jessie J comments: “Living in the UK, we’re fortunate that we have the opportunity to strive for and fulfil our full potential, but this isn’t the case for many girls living in poverty. I am involved in Girl Effect Live, because I want to take a stand with other girls in the UK to inspire, recognise and celebrate the amazing potential of girls everywhere.”
Girls will be invited to lend their voices in support of girls in poverty, by going to a video booth or speaking to the roving camera crew. Their voices will be edited into a film that will be taken to the Girl Summit where they will contribute to the efforts to end FGM and early, forced and child marriage within a generation.
The Girl Effect Live: Day event is completely free but capacity is limited at some events, so pre-booking is recommended. Tickets to the Girl Effect Live: Night event are priced at £10 and will be issued via an online ballot. Lucky ticketholders will also receive a limited edition ‘Girl Effect’ necklace from Tatty Devine.
For more information on how to register for the day event and the ballot for the evening music performance visit:www.girleffectlive.com.
To share your voice and help make a noise on social media about the event, the UK public are also invited to join in conversations on social media using #GirlEffectLive and via Girl Effect on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. There will also be coverage of Girl Effect Live throughout the day on SBTV.
Busan BBQ Summer Pop-Up at Old Bengal Bar
This August, AmeriKorean street food van, Busan BBQ, will pop-up at Old Bengal Bar for a series of summer BBQ evenings.
Popping up every Monday and Tuesday evening through August in Old Bengal Bar’s courtyard, Busan BBQ will be serving a selection of dishes from their American-meets-Korean menu. Served from their bright red Busan tent, the menu will include Busan’s staple Busan Burger with 28 day-aged rare breed British beef burger covered in Bulgogi soy marinade and topped with mustard-pickled onions, Sweet and spicy pork belly bun with gochujang sauce and mooli slaw and Korean style oven baked chicken wings with sticky garlic soy marinade. Busan have also teamed up with head chef Barry Macmillan to create a bespoke Old Bengal Prawn Po Boy sub-sandwich; cooked on the Big Green Egg and fusing Busan’s Asian flavours with New Street Grill’s traditional British ingredients, this dish will be available to enjoy Monday through Saturday at Old Bengal Bar in August.
Additionally, Old Bengal Bar’s manager, Milos Popovic, and his team have created a range of Korean-inspired cocktails to go alongside especially for the pop-up, which will be available throughout the month.
Located in the City’s oldest surviving warehouse built by the East India Trading Company, Old Bengal Bar’s heritage nods to Asia. Exploring the East further this August, Old Bengal Bar’s Busan BBQ AmeriKorean pop-up is sure to be a sweet and spicy street-food experience, perfect for post-work barbeque bites and al fresco summer dinners alike.
Busan BBQ will be at Old Bengal Bar on Monday 4th, Tuesday 5th, Monday 11th, Tuesday 12th, Monday 18th, Tuesday 19th and Tuesday 25th August.
Soho Literary Festival Returns September 2014
Soho Literary Festival 2014
Stephen Fry, Michel Roux and Antonia Fraser headline at the Soho Theatre
Wednesday 24th September – Sunday 28th September
•An end-of-summer, long weekend of literary delights hosted in the Soho Theatre on Dean Street, in the capital’s liveliest district
•Stephen Fry to star in an exclusive event on PG Wodehouse on Friday 26th September.
•Interactive events such as the literary quiz with teams led by Rachel Johnson and Giles Coren, and a masterclass on matching wine with food led by Tom Parker-Bowles and Rowley Leigh.
•The 2014 line-up also includes Antonia Fraser, Michel Roux, Stephen Frears and Russell Norman
•Presented by The Oldie magazine and supported by Waitrose Cellar and Arts Council England
Soho Literary Festival, sponsored by Waitrose Cellar and supported by Arts Council England, marks its fourth anniversary on the London literary calendar in September 2014. With 36 unique events all taking place under one roof, the iconic Soho Theatre on Dean Street, the festival is set to take the capital by storm.
Visitors are invited to spend the weekend getting up-close and personal with their literary heroes, in the theatre’s three auditoria or mingling in the bar where regular signings will take place. The events and speakers have been carefully curated to inform and excite festival-goers with a programme encompassing art, music, food, comedy and plenty of author shenanigans.
Highlights include headline act Stephen Fry on the profound effects Wodehouse had on his life; panorama journalist Tom Bower delving behind the public facade of Richard Branson; Michel Roux and Russell Normanon the art of good service in restaurants; pre-eminent rock journalist Mark Ellen opening the festival to discuss forty years of life in the ludicrous music business; Britain’s most successful potter Emma Bridgewater in conversation with her illustrator husband Matthew Rice; and historian Peter Snow on the unknown tale of when Britain burned down the White House.
Further headline acts and returning favourites include an informative and humorous lesson on how to spot a psychopath led by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, an in-depth Q&A with the Oscar-winning director Stephen Frears, and the sell-out one-stop literary smorgasbord hosted by Craig Brown & Friends.
Confirmed Soho Literary Festival Speakers:
Stephen Fry, Michel Roux, Antonia Fraser, Brian Sewell, Simon Baron-Cohen, Virginia Ironside, Russell Norman, Tom Parker-Bowles, John Julius Norwich, Christian Wolmar Simon Jenkins, Loyd Grossman, Craig Brown, Peter Snow, Rachel Johnson, Mark Ellen, Giles Coren, Kerry Daynes, Harry Mount, Valerie Grove, Chris Yates, Ferdinand Mount, Marcus Berkmann, Antony Beevor, Stephen Frears, Rowan Pelling, Kate Harrison, Rosie Boycott, Imogen Edwards-Jones, Bill Knott, David Kynaston, Paul Burston, Jeremy Lewis, Lizzie Enfield, Emma Bridgewater, Rowley Leigh, Tom Bower, Tom Ward, Will Hodgkinson, Geordie Greig, Simon Garfield, Dan Cruickshank, Sam Leith, John Sutherland, David Hepworth, Jerry Brotton, Roger Bannister, James Le Fanu, Chris Mullin, Andrew Billen, James Pembroke, Sarah Boseley, Dave Runciman, Tim Bryars, Dr Tom Stuttaford, Jonathan Meades, Mikey Cuddihy, Tom Harper, Owen Jones, Oliver Kamm, Michael White, Dan Kieran, Nigel McCrery,, Matthew Rice, Jerry White, Irma Kurz, Katherine Whitehorn, Shaun Usher, Mark Lawson, Assem Malhotra, Abbie Ross, Mikey Silverman, Dick Traverne, Merryn Somerset-Webb, Martyn Vander Weyer.
Live Music In The Oscar Wilde Bar at Hotel Café Royal
Commencing in July, guests in Hotel Café Royal’s exquisite Oscar Wilde Bar can enjoy live music from singer Jessica Sweetman every Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 7pm. Sweetman has played alongside musicians such as Jools Holland, and at events including Benicassim festival in Spain. She will be featured on BBC Radio London at her first session at Hotel Café Royal. The breathtaking Oscar Wilde Bar (formerly the iconic Grill Room) has been stunningly restored to its authentic Louis XVI detailing. The room oozes grandeur and sophistication, offering the perfect place to enjoy the selection of creative cocktails and live music. http://www.hotelcaferoyal.com/