Last day for registration. Good luck people.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Hooked, Hacked, Hijacked: Reclaim Your Brain from Addictive Living: Dr. Pam Peeke at TEDx
Dr. Pamela Peeke is an internationally renowned physician, scientist and expert in the fields of nutrition, metabolism, stress and fitness.
Your choice.... I wish I'd seen this before my bowl of sugar puffs this morning.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Stevie Wonder Carpool Karaoke
Just love Stevie Wonder.
About 30 years my friend, Nikki, and I were in a nightclub in London we were just about to leave, as it was full of Japanese tourists, when two black guys came in. One was really tall and one shorter with beads in his hair. As we walked up the stairs to the exit the tall black guy had followed us and asked us to have a drink with him. We said no thanks and that we were moving on. As we got outside he asked if his driver could drop us and before we knew it a Rolls Royce pulled up, before I could say no my friend got in the backseat, the tall black guy introduced himself and said the driver will drop you wherever you want to go and he left. Once in the car the driver asked if we were friends with Stevie and we said Stevie who? The driver then went on to tell us that the other guy with beads in his hair was Stevie Wonder and was staying at a hotel in Mayfair where he would play piano some nights for the hotel guests. Awesomeness. No, we didn't dash back to the nightclub but still a great memory.
What’s Your Location? Re-imagined Reality - Group Exhibition at CAP
Opening reception: Tuesday, 3/5/2016 – (7:00pm – 9:00pm)Exhibition dates: 4/5/2016 – 4/6/2016Location: Contemporary Art Platform / Main Exhibition Space
What’s Your Location?
Originally shown in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the acclaimed exhibition What’s your Location? Is coming to CAP, Kuwait. The latest works of 16 contemporary Kuwaiti and international artists will be exhibited showcasing their development of the themes that made this thought provoking exhibition so successful in Brazil.
What’s your Location? Explores what is more real, that which we see for the first time or what we know from experience? Is our memory of a subject more real than its description? What of the many representations of the world; can we take them as substitutes for a deferred reality or the condition of the world itself?
The works in the exhibition derive from artists living in different environments using various means to address their circumstances, and yet they continue to ask these same questions of us. How do we apprehend the world now that we can experience it more easily as representation than at first hand? Where does this leave us?
Participating artists: Amani AlThuwaini, Amira Ali Behbehni, Antonio Da Silva, Dana Aljouder, Farah Salem, Frederick Bell, Gayle Chong Kwan, Jassim Alnashmi, Judy-Ann Moule, Katia Salvany, Khaled Nazar, Mohamad Hafez, Muneera Alsharhan, Rommulo Vieira Conceição, Ruth Jones, Steven Scott.
To read more, click here.
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Context, Process and Practice: A one to one discussion about approaches to contemporary art.
Tutorial by the British artist Steven Scott
About the tutorial:Working with media and material combinations that include video and moving image, projection, light, photography, text and print, Steven often utilises such methods as mirroring, repetition, phasing and extended duration to approach a point where movement and stasis become less distinguishable and the image begins to loosen its relationship to its subject. An international contemporary artist, Steven Scott, currently studying for a PhD in the Royal College of Art, is coming to Kuwait to present a new project in association with CAP.
The tutorials will start from the 2nd of May with a presentation about the tutorials followed by one-on-one artist meetings of one-hour duration. The second meeting will be discussed with the artists and Steven, it will be the opportunity to discuss and bring proposals concerning
Finally, a group critique will be organized by the curators, Antonio Da Silva and Jassim Alnashmi, where all the artists will be gathering together to discuss the development of their work based on the tutorials provided. This critique will be sent to Steven in London.
The artists, who participate in the tutorials, will be invited to submit their final piece of artwork for a future exhibition.
· Only 10 participants will be selected.
· Participating artist should submit:
- Portfolio
- Biography
· Tutorials start: 2nd May - 5th May 2016
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What’s Your Location? Program
Talk by Judy-Ann Moule on Monday May 9th at 7pm
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Talk by Amira Ali Behbehani on Monday May 9th at 7:30pm
Talk by Antonio Da Silva and Jassim Alnashmi Wednesday May 11th at 7pm
The Absolutely Fabulous Movie Has Arrived Sweetie Darlings
Eddie and Pats are back. The teaser trailer for Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie has arrived. And it’s about bloody time because we were having withdrawals.
With more booze, more pills and more fashion, we can’t wait for the movie. All our favorite ladies will return, including Saffron and Bubble. They’ll also welcome cameos from Chris Colfer, Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Rebel Wilson and numerous others.
The teaser finds Edina and Patsy living the high life on the French Riviera with some handsome boys in tow (literally). But no doubt, drunken antics will ensue.
Cameos include supermodel Kate Moss, but the cast also sees Julia Sawalha return as Saffy, Jane Horrocks as Bubble and June Whitfield as Mother.
Abbey Clancy, Barry Humphries aka Dame Edna Everage, Ella Eyre, Foxes, Graham Norton, Gwendoline Christie, Jeremy Paxman, Jerry Hall, Dame Joan Collins, Ozwald Boateng, Pam Hogg, Perez Hilton, Tinie Tempah and Wanda Ventham also have some screen time.
As well as starring in the film, Saunders wrote the script, which was directed by Mandie Fletcher, produced by Jon Plowman and Damian Jones.
The film hits cinemas in the UK on July 1, 2016 with US and Australia release dates of July 22 and August 11, respectively.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Color Therapy Workshop
Whether we realize it or not, color affects us physically, emotionally and spiritually in our daily lives.
Color therapy uses the full spectrum of colors to help re-balance the body and activate all the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels.
The workshop includes: The history of color therapy, The effect of colors on our energies, Color meditation.
Color Therapy
Date: Saturday 30 April 2016
Time: 5 -7 pm
Location: Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyyah - Yarmouk
Price: 30 KWD
AWARE Schedule of Events May 2016
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Better Beach Event Vendor Opportunities
We are the Phenomenal Family
Which means (unique) in terms of the work we have decided to be different in the thrill of giving all kinds, as we discovered in our own way and contacting many of the Kuwaiti gracious personalities, that there are a lot of Kuwaiti families that are in need of our help.
So with kindness we're going to help them with the money we will going to earn from the event.
in this event were gonna have a lot of exciting activities, water sports such as wakeboarding, jetski, water slides and much more to offer!
This email is sent to ask if you would like to have a booth for this event which will be held in Khairan on May 6 approved on Friday from 8am-8pm.
So with kindness we're going to help them with the money we will going to earn from the event.
in this event were gonna have a lot of exciting activities, water sports such as wakeboarding, jetski, water slides and much more to offer!
This email is sent to ask if you would like to have a booth for this event which will be held in Khairan on May 6 approved on Friday from 8am-8pm.
note: 50% of the money we'll be raising of this exhibition are for the Kuwaiti families that are in need either its going to be cash money, house needs, etc.
Booth size: 3x3 = 75kd
Food truck= 120
For inquiries:
Jana alzanki: 66151501
Jouri alzanki: 69985272
Nouria alfadhl: 67089888
Instagram.com/phenomenalkuw
To book a booth:
Booth name:
Booth description:
Booth owner:
Booth size: 3x3 = 75kd
Food truck= 120
For inquiries:
Jana alzanki: 66151501
Jouri alzanki: 69985272
Nouria alfadhl: 67089888
Instagram.com/phenomenalkuw
To book a booth:
Booth name:
Booth description:
Booth owner:
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Queen Elizabeth II Hazes Crown Prince Abdullah
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is many things: corgi owner, eager participant in Olympic stunts, the UK's longest-reigning monarch.
And as this story from a former British ambassador to Saudi Arabia makes clear, she is also a stone-cold badass.
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles was given a private audience with the queen when he was appointed ambassador to Saudi Arabia in 2003. At the time, Abdullah was technically still the crown prince, though he'd been de facto ruler for several years. During their meeting, the queen gleefully recounted the story of Abdullah's first visit to Balmoral, her castle in Scotland. It all started innocently enough, with an offer to tour the estate:
After lunch, the Queen had asked her royal guest whether he would like a tour of the estate. Prompted by his foreign minister the urbane Prince Saud, an initially hesitant Abdullah had agreed. The royal Land Rovers were drawn up in front of the castle. As instructed, the Crown Prince climbed into the front seat of the front Land Rover, his interpreter in the seat behind.
But then, a surprising twist! The queen herself was Abdullah's driver:
To his surprise, the Queen climbed into the driving seat, turned the ignition and drove off. Women are not — yet — allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, and Abdullah was not used to being driven by a woman, let alone a queen.
And she wasn't just driving, she was DRIVING, leaving Abdullah a quivering wreck:
His nervousness only increased as the Queen, an Army driver in wartime, accelerated the Land Rover along the narrow Scottish estate roads, talking all the time. Through his interpreter, the Crown Prince implored the Queen to slow down and concentrate on the road ahead.
That's right: Queen Elizabeth basically spent an afternoon using her military-grade driving skills to haze the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.
In addition to raising Corgis, the queen is no stranger to driving, going back to World War II:
Princess Elizabeth, in 1945, standing by an Auxiliary Territorial Service first aid truck wearing an officer’s uniform. Photo by Keystone/Getty Images
Friday, April 22, 2016
Review: Madrid in April
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A fairy tale wedding in Madrid at the Casino de Madrid, fabulous fun with friends at Platea, tickets for the Real Madrid vs Villa Real match and a tour of the stadium. Lots of very enjoyable strolls, lunches and evenings with friends.
Madrid is one of my favorite cities - no secret there [previous trip]. A few hiccups with hotel booking I had hoped we were staying in Vinnci's The Mint but fortunately I found out, just in time and by accident, that the hotel's double room doesn't allow an extra bed for my 12-year-old princess. Frantically had to last minute re-book, maybe it was just as well as communication with The Mint was fraught and almost impossible but managed to cancel before incurring a penalty. We did go to check out their rooftop bar whilst there which I had fallen in love with from the online photos - it was closed. Kismet.
I booked us 6 nights at the 4* Maria Elena Palace, Calle Aduana 19, it came to a very reasonable KD 209 (breakfast not included but there is a Starbucks at the end of the road). The Maria Elena is undergoing some refurbishment but didn't bother us, staff were magnificent, get a quiet inside room as some on the street are noisy at weekends a friend told us, room was nice, really comfy bed, housekeeping superb, great location walking distance to Sol (Mercado San Miguel, Primark on Gran Via, Retiro Park), free good wifi but would have liked more English TV channels only found CNN but we weren't there to watch TV.
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Madrid is lively, artsy, vibrant, friendly and incredibly cool. The weather was a little rainy
in April but didn't stop us enjoying the sights, tastes and sounds of this gorgeous
underrated city.
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Primark on Gran Via. A huge beautiful store spread over 4 floors with mobile phone recharge spots (take your recharge cable) you will need to recharge your phone as we were there for hours and lost each other a few times.
Madrid City Tour was a perfect thing to do on a rainy day just hop on and pay but make sure you can sit by the window as they do steam up and are better opened as long as rain is not coming in sideways. I could not manage to get my family into the Prado, Reina Sofia or the Thyssen museums but I had done them last trip and so was not forcing the issue.
Mercado San Miguel is a lovely place for a casual lunch or supper, Platea at Plaza Colon is not to be missed especially on a Saturday night when they had a free show, which was truly amazing.
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Loads and loads of things to do in Madrid; fabulous museums, shopping, food, parks, a good walking city but there are bikes for rent too. We did miss out on BBike beer bar tandem cycle and although it's touted as the healthiest beer one has to wonder if it's not a traffic hazard. Toledo and Segovia are ancient beautiful cities and are only a short train ride from Madrid.
We love, love, love Madrid.
Monday, April 18, 2016
HELP NEEDED..
Dear Friends of Operation HOPE Kuwait,
Please forgive the long silence . . . but someone needs your help!
We received an appeal from Al Sidra to help get Crispen Rabiles home to the Philippines. He is 56 and a driver of a cement mixer truck at a construction company. He has been out of work for 2 years undergoing treatment for his colorectal cancer which has now spread to his liver. He is still independent but in tremendous pain and discomfort.
We purchased a ticket for Mr. Rabiles to return to the Philippines this Wednesday early morning on Cebu Airlines. Once he arrives in Manilla he will continue his journey homeward by boarding a bus and riding for another two hours.
This man has two children and a wife in the Philippines, and we are asking your support for his final days on this earth, and to help his family. Our goal is to raise KD 1,000 for this family, and we hope you and your friends will be led to contribute towards this appeal. All donations will be remitted to his family account on Saturday, April 30th, 2016. And all donors will be issued a receipt for your donation.
Kindly contact us on 9937-5613 should you wish for more information.
On behalf of the entire Operation HOPE Kuwait team, and the family of Crispen Rabiles, I thank you for your kind consideration.
Sincerely,
Sheryll Mairza
Founder
Operation Hope Kuwait
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