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)

10th February ICS Events Update

Brrrrrrrrrrrrr... cold this week (and last week I hear you say).Beautiful blue skies and longer days mean that this winter is in retreat at last. Last week, 2nd February was "Candlemass Day" or "Groundhog Day" if you are from the US. When you are half way between winter and the start of spring. People believed that the weather on Candlemass Day predicted how the rest of the winter would go. Cold & bright means more winter to come while storms, wind and rain mean that Spring is on its way.  Or as an old German proverb puts it.. " The badger comes out of his lair on Candlemass Day, and if he finds snow, walks abroad. But if he sees the sun shining he goes back into his hole...."

Whatever, here are the events for February and the beginning of March......

German Speakers Lunch - Monday 13th Feb at HIP RSVP TODAY !!!!!!.
ICS Member Lunch - Friday 17th Feb at Årstiderna i kockska huset RSVP 15th.
Book Club - Wednesday 29th Feb at Cath's house
French Speakers Dinner - Thursday 1st March at Cafe le Fil du Rasoir
The Hunger Project Lunch to celebrate International Women's Day  at Pia's house- Thursday 8th March RSVP to Pia Limited places so book now. 
ICS Lunch in Lund - Monday 5th March at Mat & Destilat in Lund. RSVP 10th.   
Baby & Toddler Group meetings - many to mention. Check out the ICS calender for details Dutch Speakers get together - If you are interested in joining Eveline in a Dutch Speakers get together / lunch reply to us and they will be forwarded to her.

Ceramics Open Day at Trelleborg Saturday 11th Feb TOMORROW ! .....  There is an open day tomorrow (Saturday) between 11.00 and 13.00 at Algatan 17, Trelleborg where you can try out the materials and see the studio. Children are very welcome. See if you would like to try your hand at a new hobby with Anya.
Anyone interested in hosting a "Meet and Eat" dinner or Cooking class please contact Sara.
Piano Lessons recommended by Yvonne - John Reiss has a studio in Malmö city, or alternatively he can come to your home ( within the vicinity of Malmö city) to conduct the lesson. The rate is 200kr for 30 minutes (for either studio or home visit). If you are interested, please contact him directly: Johan Reiss, contact number : 0730-353258.
Bollywood Dance Classes, dates now confirmed: Every Thursday Morning at 10 and every Monday evening at 6pm. contact Leena at leena.bansal11@gmail.com or 0761900987.

The Art of Sewing.. Lessons start next week for children and adults. If you want to know when the next classes with run contact  Maria Entezarjou at mariaentezaejou@gmail.com

Finally....  "Interview with a member..."
The First of a series of interviews with an ICS member. This time we asked Rushina Ansari a few questions, and she was kind enough to answer them. If you would like to give your own answers to these questions mail us as before....    

How long have you lived here and where did you live before?

Our 5yrs in Sweden seem to have just flown. My daughter was born in Singapore and we came to Santa-land when she was 2 yr. old. The journey from Singapore to Sweden has been stimulating. The cultures have been a complete contrast and so have been the weather and the landscape. Life is about experiences and these diversities of nature and humanity are uplifting for our souls. We like to bloom with these contrasts rather than wither away.

What is your favourite thing to do / experience here? Education system in Sweden has been very encouraging. The variety of courses and the ease of applications were very tempting to my ongoing learning nature. I have undertaken an eclectic mix of courses at the Malmo University and now I am about to finish my master in Interaction Design, which is like a dream.

What one thing would you change here, if you could? I would love to clear the clouds away, from the skies above Malmo city and from the minds of the residents to unravel a bright and shiny smile .
Rushina Ansari  is Project Director of Ideas without Borders. rushina@iwob.se 
www.iwob.se An advertising agency without boundaries


If you have any event or news that you would like to be included in the next ICS Events & News please email to the ususal address. Deadline for content to be included in the next issue Thursday 1st March. 


　

13th January Events and News

 Welcome to New Members ….

Lina Blanking …    countries lived in: Norway and Spain

Katarina Mårtensson and her family ……countries lived in:  UK and USA

Stefan Follet & Elena Emelyanova  countries lived in: Belgium

Koy Kanokphan Herrig…… from Denmark 

Events update: Forget the diet and join members for lunch or dinner…..

ICS Members Lunch :

The board members take turns to organise these lunches and this month it's organised by  Åsa. It is at Brogatan, a lovely bistro style restaurant, near Triangeln.

Date:         Wednesday 18th January Time:         12.30
Place:        Restaurant Brogatan, 040 - 30 77 17, Brogatan 12, close to Triangeln, www.brogatan.com

Cost:          ca. 85 sek:

RSVP:    by noon on Tuesday the 17th, via email to Åsa Ovin,aasa.ovin@telia.com

French Speakers Dinner

Join us for dinner and practice your French. All levels wellcome!

Date:            Thursday January 26

Time:            19.00

Place:            La Couronne    www.lacouronne.se                        
Cost:             Prices on menu

RSVP:           Marie Janson  mariejansonlynx@hotmail.com                                                                               

Book Group:  Meets on 1^st February to discuss “the Art of Seeing”. Contact Birgit Bolata for details of where to go.

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If you have any news or events that you want to post on this blog email to: icofskane@gmail.com  

January Events Update & 2011 review

I cannot start this first blog for ICS without saying why it has been created. In one sentence: to let people in ICS know about things going on in the international club in Skåne.  Please comment and feedback if you have time and hopefully this little blog will grow.


Events for January confirmed by the event organiser are as follows.....


German Speakers Lunch - Monday 16th January starting at 12.20pm. Venue: Rådhuskällaren, Malmö
Contact Jill to confirm your attendance by email to : jill_hilford@yahoo.se or jill.hilford@gmail.com
ICS Members Lunch - Wednesday 18th January starting at 12.00pm. Venue to be confirmed to members by email.
Italian Speakers Dinner - Wednesday 18th January starting at 19.00pm. Venue:  Via Napoli 

RSVP by 17th to Sara Lindgren by email: saraplindgren@gmail.com

2011 Review- Looking Back at the things we did...

A year passes by very quickly and it would be a shame for this year to pass without a brief look back at the places we have been and the things we have done......

Looking for more interesting things to do with young children at an affordable price, the Fun House in Malmo became a regular meet up place for mother & toddlers on top of the regular meet ups in members homes.

You may be wondering...  the photo above is of a plate of sweets... any guesses how they are made?

This photo moves us onto all things food.....

Those with an eye for tasty food experienced some of the delights in Malmö. In no particular order, we were able to enjoy the flavour of fine dining at "dagens" (lunchtime) prices at the following places:  Sture , Malmö Opera Grill, Novel's, Atmosfar  and last but not least HIPP.  The serach goes on to find good food at affordable prices, and restaurants that can give us space. Please drop a comment below if you can recommend any for us to try in 2012.  A new event, "Weeknight Eat Out" started towards the end of the year, good for those members working regular 9 - 5 hours, an idea building on the "Mom's night out" broadened out to include all was inspired by Andrea.

                                             Photo of September's lunch at Novel's Restaurant . Birgit.
Sticking to the lunch theme, but this time for those with a love of language - Swedish, French and German speaker's lunches have combined good food and the chance to keep language skills up to date. The French group took their talents to Copenhagen in September, and also have the energy to meet up informally on a weekly basis at a cafe in Malmö. Thanks to Marie, Jill and Annette.

Book worms were busy last year, Swedish historical novels, travelogues, fact and fiction with titles like: The Emigrant by Vilhelm Moberg,  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Third Country Kids. All consumed with good quantities of cake and savoury produced by book club members whose taste extends beyond the library. Thanks to Birgit for keeping us in line and setting up a page for the group on facebook to help us keep pace with the reading list!

Fundraising  for other organisations, by ICS members should also be mentioned in this time of reflection.. An incredible art auction of work produced by the Malmö Basement Artists in aid of  Bröstcancerföreningen Malmöhus.  It took place at Kulturcentralen and will hopefully be a regular event. Also....  Hunger Project Members organised a number of fundrasing events including  mini golf, for children and adults, in September and an International Women's Day Celebration at Pia's house.

 

(flyer for MBA fundraising auction)

Italian and Indian Food were on offer to those who joined the Cookery Group this year, Thanks to Sara and Leena for organising / co-ordinating the event. let's hope there are more next year, and maybe more "Meet and Eat" events too. Tanya hosted one of these and very successful it was too. If you are thinking of hosting one, but are worried you don't have enough china etc, ICS have a stock of cutlery and china that you can use.
The "new kid on the block" this year was the Photo group who started to meet at the end of the year, out in the wilds of Hollviken and then taking a trip to the Copenhagen Library to see a new exhibition there. People have turned up with compact cameras and also the latest digital SLRs, pooling what they know and joining in a 365 day challenge.