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Fabulous event in aid of the Acorn’s Children Hospital
DOUBLE BILL: The Celturian and Space Odic Samurai with Guests
A superb night of music, dance, Japanese ‘Tessen Fan’ and Japanese Sword display will take place at the Solihull Arts Theatre on Friday 24 September 2010 at 7.30 pm as part of the Solihull Festival.
The double bill of music includes the amazing acoustic guitarist ‘The Celturian’ and the new band ‘Space Odic Samurai’ who are launching their debut single and album.
Martin Lucas is enjoying success in the USA as well as the UK with his Celtic and Classical music. Martin’s latest classical piece entitled ‘Visions’ has gone straight into The International Association of Independent Recording Artists, (IAIRA) at number 19!
Guaranteed to provide a wonderful night of music and entertainment for all in support of the Acorns Children’s Hospice.
For more details please visit:
http://www.solihullfestivals.org.uk/home.asp
Venue: The Solihull Arts Complex Theatre, Homer Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 3RG
TO BOOK: To purchase tickets please call The Solihull Arts Complex Theatre on 0121 704 6962, email artscomplex@solihull.gov.uk www.solihull.gov.uk/artscomlex/
Start Time: 7.30 pm – 9.30 Ticket Price £ 8.00
We look forward to hopefully seeing you there!
How Soccer Relates to Business–Author Linda J Lord “The Pitch”–Virtual Book Tour Starting May 3, 2010
During the month of May, Linda will be interviewed on May 19th at The Business Women – Official Blog.
Linda will be discussing her recently published novel that reaches out to business owners, entrepreneurs, and working women who are looking for practical business strategies.
Her book “The Pitch” explains how soccer has very similar strategies that can be used to be successful in business.
This book provides sound business concepts in a fable format. This engaging story traces the journey of a single mother, whose business is floundering, from the brink of personal and professional disaster through the tumultuous learning curve of self-awareness to a place of success and self-acceptance.
One dollar from the sale of each book goes to the Hemophilia Society of Ontario, South Western Ontario Region.
Leave a comment, Linda will be available to answer questions.
Go to http://virtualbooktour-theyppublishing.blogspot.com/ website to follow Linda’s full tour schedule or visit her website http://www.lindajlord.com/.
There will be an Amazon contest at many of her virtual book tour stops. Visit participating sites to find out more about contests and giveaways!
How Soccer Relates to Business–Author Linda J Lord “The Pitch”–Virtual Book Tour May 2010
Join Author/Coach, Linda J. Lord on her Virtual Book Tour, Starting May 3, 2010
During the month of May, Linda will be traveling the hemisphere.
India * England * United Kingdom * Canada * New Zealand * USA
Linda will be discussing her recently published novel that reaches out to business owners, entrepreneurs, and working women who are looking for practical business strategies.
Her book “The Pitch” explains how soccer has very similar strategies that can be used to be successful in business.
This book provides sound business concepts in a fable format. This engaging story traces the journey of a single mother, whose business is floundering, from the brink of personal and professional disaster through the tumultuous learning curve of self-awareness to a place of success and self-acceptance.
One dollar from the sale of each book goes to the Hemophilia Society of Ontario, South Western Ontario Region.
Go to http://virtualbooktour-theyppublishing.blogspot.com/ website to follow Linda’s full tour schedule or visit her website http://www.lindajlord.com/.
There will be an Amazon contest at many of her virtual book tour stops. Visit participating sites to find out more about contests and giveaways!
Come and JOIN US on The Bridge for WOMEN!
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, site of over 5 million deaths and hundreds of thousands of rapes in a conflict spanning more than a decade, women are imagining peace. They say peace means being able to live and work freely. They see peace as walking to the fields without fear of rape. They envision a more prosperous future, harvesting from the fields the fruits of their own labor. Yet war wages on.
To honor the resilience of these and the millions of other women survivors of war around the world, we at Women for Women International are hosting a global campaign called Join me on the Bridge. On March 8, International Women’s Day, we’ll unite women and men on bridges all over the world – from San Francisco to Congo – calling for peace and development in an unprecedented show of global solidarity.
We want YOU to join us! Here’s how:
1) Attend an event! We’re hosting special festivities on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City and on the Millennium Bridge in London. If you don’t live in these areas, check out our list of bridge events being organized around the world by partner organizations and supporters like you.
2) Don’t see a bridge event near you? Bring the campaign to your community by organizing your own bridge event, large or small.
3) Sign our supporter pledge to demonstrate your commitment to an investment in women and your desire for peace and development worldwide.
4) Share this blog with your friends on Facebook and Twitter!
This is an unprecedented call to action and we truly hope you’ll join us as we stand alongside the women in Congo, echoing their voices so that the world may hear our collective call for peace.
Go to our website for more information http://www.womenforwomen.org/bridge/
My most hideous wedding experience
Once upon a time I attended a wedding in Denmark with a very dry & boring Danish ex-boyfriend.
The location was stunning, a castle complex deep in the Danish countryside, containing the accommodation, banqueting suite and chapel all on-site; however the day was stretched out for far too long, especially as no-one seemed to speak English apart from me!
I thought the obvious answer would be to knock back the champagne, however this backfired as the first reception started at 11.00am, we had drinks for an hour then through to the chapel for the ceremony. I suffered a dry mouth and blurred vision as I tried to comprehend the all Danish ceremony.
After the ceremony it was through to the courtyard to wait for the bride and groom to emerge from signing their lives away. More champagne was served here, then we were taken on a tour around the castle.
After the tour everyone went back to his or her suites to change for the second part of the day! What a palava, its stressful enough getting the Wedding guest look right once, but to have to style out 2 looks in 1 day nearly sent me over the edge!
Its now 4pm and time for pre-evening drinks! More drink and no food, no wonder the Danish are so slim and dull!
During these drinks I am informed by the delightful Jacob that it is customary for partners to sit apart and their new dinner dates are chosen at random.
WTF!!!! – I wanted to cry; Jacob was boring but he was a better option than a complete stranger who couldn’t even speak my language.
Anyway more champagne later I am fighting back tears as the emotion of drinking too much, and not eating enough was kicking in.
Jacob swanned off with an attractive brunette who was allocated to him and I stood like ‘Billy No Mates’ waiting for my surprise.
Then a large friendly-faced German man walked over to me, bowed his head, kissed my hand and led me to the table.
Fortunately he had fairly decent English so I was saved in one respect, but dismayed when I discovered I was sitting amongst several couples that had refused to give in to tradition and had stayed seated with their real partners.
That fact nearly sent me over the edge and I was cursing Jacob as he sat merrily chatting to his new date for the evening.
Bear in mind that I did not know one single person at this wedding apart from him, so my normally bouncy and sociable self was a little more subdued than usual.
Anyway, finally food arrived, all 25 courses of it; I guessed that was why they starved us all day long..
Far too many courses later I was suddenly overwhelmed by tiredness, too much alcohol, loads of food and emotional stress.
I excused myself, went to use the bathroom in my suite, and felt myself being magically drawn towards the bed, where I collapsed into a deep sleep.
I was woken by an angry Jacob, who had been alerted by my new fellow diners that I had been missing for about an hour!
I was then dragged back downstairs to continue the night as the day had started, rivers more champagne, polite chat, and I finally got my date back as dinner was over and we were re-united for the coffee and entertainment.
The moral of this story is; don’t go out with a Danish man!