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.


  

5th March ICS Events Update

Announcement !  After the first few months , getting of the blog out  weekly then bi-weekly, from now on it is going to be produced monthly, at the beginning of the month. So... if you have events and news that you want included let me have it by the 30th March. 

Thank You !

I realise that when I last wrote I anticipated the arrival of Spring, and virtually the evening the blog went out... it started to snow!  Let's hope we have seen the end of that weather for this year, and no more weather predictions from me. At least as the daylight starts to increase, we all have more energy to get out and do more... So here is a "heads up" for things going on this month...

Musical Events in Malmo for March include... Malmo International String Festival on 24th March and at the other end of the scale, Uriah Heep are playing at Debaser on 7th March. Check out Malmotown.com for loads of information about things going on each month. 

The Book group looked at a couple of interesting reads last month, one factual - "Ways of Seeing" by Berger and one fiction - Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively. The next meeting is on 28th March, email Birgitta for details. 

If dance is your thing, the Bollywood Dance Group run by Leena at Ruriksgatan is every Thursday Morning at 10 and every Monday evening at 6 . Email Leena for more details  or phone 0761900987. This Thursday coming... the class is going to be videoed and I hope to be able to give you a clip in the next edition.    

Art classes start at Elaine Stolt's this week on Tuesday 6th & Thursday 8th. From 9.30am - 3.00pm including lunch. contact Elaine for details. 

Finally, if you want to sharpen up your image, you may have thought about joining one of Hilary's Colour Analysis Workshops ( the next is on 9th March this week!). I spoke to Hilary last week to find out more about her and how she came to be living here.... over to you Hilary....

Hilary in the Maldives last year..

How did you get into the "beauty" business?
"I started my career in England as an apprentice hairdresser and after 5 years training I had the opportunity to move to the U.S.A.to continue my training in the business of BEAUTY!! Makeup had always been my main interest,and I was fortunate to be able to train with one of the best makeup artists in New York at that time."

During the many years I lived in the U.S.A. I worked at Revlon,Estee Lauder,Cliniqe,Coty, learning different aspects of the business – marketing,product development and training.

Finally, in Los Angeles with Merle Norman cosmetics I learned much about colour;not only how to chose the right makeup shades, but how colour makes us feel!!

When did you move here, and what did you do when you arrived?

I moved to Sweden 25 years ago,Colour analysis was very popular so I decided to take an extra training in Los Angeles  as a colour and wardrobe stylist. After learning the language, I set up my own business. 

What about now... ? 

I have had my business running  now for 23 years and I conduct courses and workshops in colour,makeup and wardrobe planning all over Skåne in Swedish and English. Much of my work is with Medborgarskolan (eve and day courses for adults)I also go out to Businesses and organizations giving talks on “Looking good feeling great”on clutter clearing,and motivational talks on how we can see our life in the most positive way – wherever we may be!! I am very passionate about my work,and truly believe that “ when you look good you feel GREAT!”

Hilary Farnell

Color and Image concepts. Tel:046-253970     hillyanne@telia.com

www.color-inspiration.se (this home page is in Swedish –use Google Translate toolbar to translate to English)