Thursday, January 28, 2010

February onwards

Chers Amis,

Please find herein a diary and below this more information about each event, where the is a link you can book through those and have more information, where there isn’t more information is to come soon, feel free to contact me directly to find out:

Friday 5th February, Circa-Club www.circa-club.com at the St Stephen’s Club

Thursday 11th February, Fashion show by Lewis-Duncan Weedon at the Embassy Club http://lewisduncanweedon.blogspot.com

Monday 22nd February, Fundraising for the Rotary Club to End POLIO now www.endpolio.co.uk

Sunday 7th March 2010, Aminta & Fillide Concert by Ensemble Serse http://serse.eventbrite.com

Monday 8th March. 147th Anniversary of the Arts Club www.theartsclub.co.uk


Annabel's 'Black Tie Gala Dinner' 11th March 2010 ' A Family Affair for Haiti '.
For more info email 'francois_eudes@btinternet.com.

Saturday 13th March, Belgian flavoured tour of London http://belgiantour.eventbrite.com

Wednesday 17th March, St Patrick’s Day to be announced soon

Wednesday 24th March, The Queen’s Gallery http://victoriaandalbert.eventbrite.com

Saturday 27th March, An unusual side of the City Walk with the Worshipful Company of Marketors

Thursday 1st to Saturday 10th April, Peter Fisher at the London Film Museum

Wednesday 28th April. Lunch Talk on Erik Dhont at the St Stephen’s Club www.anglo-belgiansoc.com

Wednesday 5th May, Morning visit of The Garrick Club http://garrick.eventbrite.com

Thursday 6th May, Morning visit of The Garrick Club http://garrick.eventbrite.com

Monday 10th May, The Dorchester - Ball finalising

Saturday 15th May, Fashion Show in Monte Carlo to be confirmed

Friday 18th to 20th June – Visit to Brussels – Magritte and Cercle Gaulois

Friday 25th to Sunday 27th June – President Ralph’s house party.

Friday 9th July, The Amber Ball at the Savoy, http://amberball.eventbrite.com

Saturday 17th July, Visit and Lunch at Longleat in a luxury coach http://longleat.eventbrite.com

Tuesday 27th July, Lord Mayor’s Banquet at the Mansion House with the Worshipful Company of Marketors

Wednesday 18th August, Late afternoon visit of Clarence House http://clarencehouse.eventbrite.com

Tuesday 19th October, Bowden Dinner at the Guildhall with the Worshipful Company of Marketors

Wednesday 1st September, Private evening visit of Buckingham Palace http://buckinghampalace.eventbrite.com

Sunday 12th September, Chelmorton Fell Race

October TBA, World Sky race, Greenwich

Friday 12th November, the Landmark, Maltese Charity Ball

Every

4th Thursday: The Eccentric Club Convivial Drink http://eccentricdrink.eventbrite.com

1st Tuesday: The Anglo-Belgian Club www.ra-bc.com

2nd Tuesday:The Cercle Francais at the Arts Club www.theartsclub.co.uk

1st Friday :Circa Club www.circa-club.com

2nd Friday : Eccentric Club Dinner http://eccentricdinner.eventbrite.com

Link of interest:

The Caviar and Champagne Club http://caviarclub.blogspot.com

Also I am now able to introduce you to either or both insurance or financial services.

Soon to come: an esoteric party, curious? You should be!

For those of you who prefer to pay by cheque, please make them payable to Jean-Francois Dor and send them to 87A Church Hill, London E17 3BD, do not then register on line thus saving you and I the fees. The prices indicated below are per person and include VAT, please let me know if you require a VAT invoice, otherwise a general invoice will be raised for the whole of the event. Where indicated, please make cheques to those entities. Do book early as price indicated below include a reduction.

I urge you to support on the 22nd February Rotary Club of London in our www.endpolio.co.uk challenge! There will be a grand reception in Marlborough House and the High Commissioners of Pakistan and Afghanistan and the Ambassador of Nigeria have already accepted to attend and we are waiting to hear from the High Commissioner of India. The Secretary General of the Commonwealth will attend and say a few words. £ 48 to Rotary Club of London. Formal invitation cards will be sent

In March there is something exceptional to attend on a Sunday 7th at the Grosvenor Chapel in South Audley Street in Mayfair, Calvin Wells-counter tenor or male soprano- and Charlotte Stephenson –mezzo-soprano with the Ensemble Serse will be Aminta & Fillide by G.F. Handel. At 4:30pm there will be a pre-concert talk followed by the performance at 5pm and conclude at 6:15 with a champagne reception, what a …PTO … nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon J…. Do come and send your cheques for £ 40 made to Ensemble Serse either to me or to Calvin Wells at 20 Havelock Road, London N17 9DR, please do so in advance so that catering can be organised. http://serse.eventbrite.com This is part of the London Handel Festival.

On the 8th, the Arts Club celebrates its 147th anniversary and plans are already starting for a rather grand party in 2013 for is 150th , do ask me if you would like details on membership, I cherish this Club as my second home. www.theartsclub.co.uk

Jean-Paul Guillaume and I are doing a Belgian flavoured tour of London on Saturday 13th March and we can promise you lots of surprises (did you know that a Lord Mayor of London was Belgian?) and excitement followed by ‘Moules Frites’ on board the RS Hispaniola! Book on line http://belgiantour.eventbrite.com £ 40 all inclusive, morning coffee, lunch and wine or beer or soft drink.

In May we shall have two fantastic morning visits of the very exclusive Garrick Club http://garrick.eventbrite.com followed by coffee and biscuits £ 30

A fundraising party at Annabel’s on the 11th May with Dame Vivienne Westwood

In June, from the 18th to 20th June a visit to Brussels with a gala dinner at the exclusive Cercle Gaulois followed by a visit to the Magritte museum and other festivities in private and other venues.

A private late afternoon view of Clarence House with a room not usually seen by the public on Wednesday 18th August at 16:30 hrs http://clarencehouse.eventbrite.com £45 include a guided tour, a copy of the official guidebook and a glass of Champagne.

A guided Private Evening Tour of the State Rooms, Buckingham Palace on the 1st September at 17:00hrs http://buckinghampalace.eventbrite.com £ 75 includes a copy of the official guide book and a glass of champagne.

In October, the World Sky Race will start at Greenwich with HRH The Duke of York

In November keep the date of the 12th for a Maltese Charity Ball at the Landmark Hotel.

If you are curious about the Eccentric Club you can look on line on www.eccentricclub.co.uk and you are welcome to at our convivial open drink party, once a month http://eccentricdrink.eventbrite.com. Dinner are reserved to members and their guests only and happen every second Friday of the month.

Should you be interested to join the Caviar and Champagne Club, please do let me know. Annual membership applies but you can acquire the best caviar from different corners of the world at a considerable discount over retail price, there is also a full range of foie gras and fresh truffles and champagne. http://caviarclub.blogspot.com . I am now able to introduce you to either or both insurance or financial services. Bear this in mind in case you need to find out someday.

Soon to come: “an esoteric party”, curious? You should be!

I very much look forward to seeing you again soon

Yours ever,

Jean-François Dor

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

January onwards

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Esteemed Clients,

Happy New Year to each and everyone and I form best wishes for Health, Peace, Prosperity and Happiness for 2010 and beyond.

2010 will see a very exciting program and please see a quick (or not so quick) overview of it hereunder.

Next Wednesday on the 13th will see the second EU-UK Societies Concert at the Royal College of Music and please ask me or Mr Patrick Bresnan if you would like tickets or just turn up.

In February just before the London Fashion Week, Lewis-Duncan Weedon will show his newest creation in a very exclusive central London location. Just in case this is confirmed soon, please keep the date of the 10th in your diary. All enquiries please let me know and see some of his creation here: http://lewisduncanweedon.blogspot.com/2010/01/lewis-duncan-weedon-atelier.html

HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh will attend a dinner of the Eccentric Club
http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Royaldiary/Locationsandtimes.aspx

Also in February please support the Rotary Club of London in our www.endpolio.co.uk challenge! There will be a grand reception in Marlborough House on the 22nd Februrary right in the middle of the London Fashion Week.

In March the Arts Club will celebrates its 147th anniversary and plans are starting for a rather grand party in 2013 for is 150th , do ask me if you would like details on membership, I cherish this Club as my second home. www.theartsclub.co.uk

Jean-Paul Guillaume and I are doing a Belgian flavoured tour of London on Saturday 13th March and details are yet to be finalised but we can promise you lots of surprises and excitement followed by ‘Moules Frites’ on board the RS Hispaniola! http://belgiantour.eventbrite.com

A Private evening talk and View followed by wine at the Queen’s Gallery of Victoria and Albert - Art & Love on the 24th March at 18:00 hrs
http://victoriaandalbert.eventbrite.com

In May we shall have two fantastic visits of the very exclusive Garrick Club http://garrick.eventbrite.com and a gala dinner at the Dorchester on the 10th May (keep the date), details to come in February. From the 13th to the 16th is the Grand Prix in Monaco and I am finalising for a client a Fashion Show that might happen on the Olympic swimming pool by the port.

In June, there might be an award ceremony for the airline industry, details to come and be finalised in February, do contact me if you are interested in sponsorship keep the date of the 11th . From the 18th to 20th June a visit to Brussels with a gala dinner at the exclusive Cercle Gaulois followed by a visit to the Magritte museum and other festivities .

A private late afternoon view of Clarence House with a room not usually seen by the public on Wednesday 18th August at 16:30 hrs http://clarencehouse.eventbrite.com


A guided Private Evening Tour of the State Rooms, Buckingham Palace on the 1st September at 17:00hrs http://buckinghampalace.eventbrite.com

In October, the World Sky Race will start at Greenwich with HRH The Duke of York

In November keep the date of the 12th for a Maltese Charity Ball at the Landmark Hotel.

Do not forget that if you wish to find out more about the Eccentric Club you can look on line on www.eccentricclub.co.uk you are welcome to come at our drink party, once a month, to find out who comes http://eccentricdrink.eventbrite.com. Dinner are reserved to members and their guests only and happen every second Friday of the month.

Should you be interested to join the Caviar Club, please do let me know. Annual membership applies but you can acquire the best caviar from different corners of the world at a considerable discount over retail price, there is also a full range of foie gras and fresh truffles and champagne. http://caviarclub.blogspot.com

For Belgians and friends of Belgium, there is a lot of events planned for this year to include a trip to Brussels in June, a drink at the Stock Exchange and our monthly drink party, please let me know your interest. please look at http://anglo-belgiansoc.com and http://www.ra-bc.com

For the LGBT group there are more events happening and again please let me know your interest. http://www.gba.org.uk/ http://circa-club.com

I very much look forward to seeing you again soon

Yours ever,

Jean-François.

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