December 2012 Events Update

Happy Holidays to you all! As the first snow of the season drops here today, here is the latest update on things going on between now and the new year.... 

ICS Members Lunch - Friday 14th December at Rosen Restaurant in the Renaissance Hotel, Malmo. Contact Valerie  for details

Swedish Speakers Lunch - Tuesday 4th December at Atmosfar Restaurant Restaurant at 12.30pm. Contact Corinna for details
  
German Speakers Lunch - Thursday 6th December at Novel Malmo Restaurant at 12.30pm. Contact Jill for details.

French Speakers Dinner - Thursday 13th December at La Grappa Lilla at 18.30pm. Contact Marie for details

English Language Theatre..
The International Theatre Malmo have two performances on 4th December in Malmo and 11th December in Lund. Click on the link for details.  

Photographic Competition... 
Thank you for all the photos that were sent in. Here are all the entries that we received. 

We would like to have more entries for you to choose from for our calenders, so we plan to extend the competition through 2013, our anniversary year and invite you to keep on sending photos in until 30 September 2013. We will put together entries from both years for you to vote for and produce the most popular into a very special calender. 

November 2012 Events

Food, Drink and Talk...

ICS Members lunch.. 16th November at Jonas P. Contact Marie. German Speakers lunch.. Monday 12th November at Radhuskallaren, Malmo. Contact Jill for details. French Speakers Dinner - 15th November at Bastard Mäster  18.30 meetup. Contact Marie for details ICS Members Christmas Party - Saturday 1st December...Would any of you  host this as a "pot luck" party? (i.e. guests bring food to share) Contact Valerie.(see seperate e-mail) Plus.. "Weeknight Dinner Out"  -Monday 10th December at Radhuskallaren at 19.30 . Contact Andrea for details."Weeknight Dinner Out" happens once a month and gives you the chance to meet up and enjoy dinner at a restaurant in Lund or Malmö on a weeknight, combining good food with good company.10th Anniversary Party in 2013....Thank you to all of you who confirmed that they will be able to come to our anniversary event. It is not too late to let Valerie know if you will be able to come.

"Weeknight Dinner Out"  -Monday 10th December at Radhuskallaren at 19.30 . Contact Andrea for details.

"Weeknight Dinner Out" happens once a month and gives you the chance to meet up and enjoy dinner at a restaurant in Lund or Malmö on a weeknight, combining good food with good company.

10th Anniversary Party in 2013.... Thank you to all of you who confirmed that they will be able to come to our anniversary event. It is not too late to let Valery know if you will be able to come.

English Language Theatre in Copenhagen...

Hot on the heals of last months theatrical events, this month sees the Harold Pinter play, "Old Times" presented by the "That Theatre Company". 




Malmo Events in November...

Julinvigning - Christmas lights and late night shopping - 24th November

Lots of Christmas Markets round and about.....more info to follow...........

Photographic Competition...  

In celebration of our 10th year in 2013, we are hoping to produce an ICS calender using photos taken by ICS members. We will need 13 photos in all to make the calender. Sale proceeds will go to a charity supported by ICS. There are two rules for the competion, firstly the photographer must be an ICS member and secondly photos must be in/of Skåne.  

Time is short. Please email your photos (JPEG format) to ICS by 30th November. All entries will be posted on the next blog and you will be able to vote for which ones to include in the calender.       

October 2012 Events and News

The Autumn season brings forward lots of things to do. Take a look and pick what takes your fancy.

Food, Drink and Talk...

ICS Members lunch.. 22nd October at Plokke-Pinn. 12.00 for 12.30. Contact Cath for details.
German Speakers lunch.. 15th October at Hipp. 12.30 meetup. Contact Jill for details.
French Speakers Dinner - 4th October at Lemongrass Restaurant. 18.30 meetup. Contact Marie for details
Weeknight Dinners Out at Plockepinn Bar and Restaurang. 19.45 meeting. Contact Andrea for details.  RSVP three days before please! Please note:this event is not an ICS event but we circulate details on Andrea's behalf.
Christmas Dinner Party  - 10th December at Radhuskallaren ..19.30 meetup for Julbord. Please note:this event is not an ICS event but we circulate details on Andrea's behalf. Contact Andrea for details.



Theatre & Arts

If the theatre is of interest there is much to see here and the other side of the bridge in Copenhagen. ICS member Vanessa gave us the heads up to this show in Copenhagen at the Copenhagen Theatre Circle .... Follow the link for details of dates, times and prices. Closer to home The International Theatre of Malmo offers a varied list of events and the opportunity to get involved if you are interested. Children who want to get involved can go to the Scandinavian International Theatre School who have classes in Malmö for those aged 6 - 16 years.   

Christmas Cabaret...
If you are looking for a Christmas cabaret check out the The LondonToast Theatre in Copenhagen who offer events for individuals and corporate customers.
Backstage tours...
The Royal Danish Theatre offer guided tours backstage in Danish and English.  Malmo Opera also offer tours on Sundays in Swedish.


ART AUCTION...
Ciara is co-ordinating the annual art auction in aid of the Breast Cancer Foundation. 

Ciara is clearly a busy person and has responded to requests from many and has started to host arts and craft classes for children. Follow the links from her website here www.ciarawharton.com.

Beauty & Make - up
Hilary's Colour, makeup and styling courses start at the Medborgarskolan i Malmö:

If you have shown interest in doing your colours,makeup and styling tips the course below is for you.

Three steps to Beauty (in English) - 995Kr

3 evenings - Monday eve in November - 5th,12th,19th

Each evening we cover a different topic

To book, or for more info in English - www.medborgarskolan.se

Click Malmö, kropp och själ.

Or you can book through me : 046-253970

If you have any other questions or the dates don't work for you,or you are only interested in one of the sessions - please contact me.Tel:046-253970

We need 6 people to start this course

ICS Member Interview...

The series of interviews with ICS members continues with Valerie Andersson. Valerie is one of the founding members of ICS, and the guardian of our email service. 

Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in Skåne ? I was born and brought up in Sheffield, England and have lived in Skåne for the past 13 years plus a two year stint here in the early seventies. In between I've lived in Denmark, Hong Kong and Greece.

What do you like most about living here? The space, nature and traffic as well as the ease of getting round a city and enjoying it. The relative "accountability" of how life funtions. (My husband adds... "me".)

What three things or places to visit would you advise someone who has just arrived to do ? Wander round the centre of Malmö and get to know it, take a trip out to Ystad and Österlen for a change of countryside and lifestyle and visit "Lyons Loppis" (second hand barn, open alternate Saturday mornings at Räng Sand) for some great bargains.

Has Malmo changed in recent years ? ( I had heard that in the 1970s you had to catch the bus to Lund to find some night life???haha!) Enormously!! So much more to experience these days and lots more street life.

What is your favourite food, and can you find it in the area? I love Chinese and Vietnamese food and it's not so easy to find here.There's otherwise lots of good food here now, thankfully!!

Bits & Bobs !

New Member Dawn is looking to buy second hand bicycles. If you have any that you want to get rid of contact Dawn here.
Leena is looking for a tennis partner for her son.

FINAL CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL. The deadline for renewal is 30 September. Please check your email for payment instructions if you still need to renew.