Hotfoots it to Mayfair - Mayfair Times

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what’s on events
what’s on film
The Story of London
Various venues across London, runs until
October 10.
The Mayor’s festival celebrating London’s
history, with the theme of innovation and
the city’s future. Organisations and
venues taking part include the Linnean
Society of London and the Geological
Society (both Burlington House, Piccadilly,
W1), the Royal Institution (Albemarle
Street, W1), the Institute of Contemporary
Arts (The Mall, SW1) and Regent Street’s
Apple Store.
www.london.gov.uk/priorities/artculture/storyoflondon
TUESDAY 5
Trustees of Jaisalmer in Jeopardy
Bonham’s, New Bond Street, W1. 6.30pm
champagne reception, 7.15pm talk and
Q&A, tickets £45.
Talk by Indian MP and former UN Deputy
Secretary General Dr Shashi Tharoor,
introduced by artist MF Husain, followed
by private view of Indian and Islamic sale
lots, to raise money for the charity.
Info: 020 7352 4336.
www.jaisalmer-in-jeopardy.org
THURSDAY 7
The Annual Video Games Lecture
Princess Anne Theatre, BAFTA, 195
Piccadilly, W1. 6.30pm, tickets £7.50,
free to BAFTA members.
This year’s Annual Video Games Lecture,
in association with GAME, will be given by
Media Molecule, the studio behind the
BAFTA-winning LittleBigPlanet series.
Info: 020 7734 0022.
www.bafta.org
SUNDAY 10
Nigeria @ 50 in Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square, WC2. 12pm-6pm.
Event commemorating Nigeria’s Golden
Jubilee, marking 50 years of
independence, with dancing, food and
drink, music, comedy and poetry.
www.tijanient.com
18th Raindance Film Festival
Apollo Piccadilly Circus, 19 Lower
Regent Street, SW1 and The May Fair
hotel, Stratton Street, W1. Runs until
October 10. See the Raindance website
for more details.
Independent film festival showcasing 77
features and more than 130 shorts,
including documentary, British, Japanese
and North American strands. There will
also be Q&As, live events and 99 Minute
Film Schools. Festival award-winners will
WEDNESDAY 13
Charbonnel et Walker and Miller
Harris Chocolates and Fragrance
Evening
Charbonnel et Walker, One The Royal
Arcade, 28 Old Bond Street, W1. 6.30pm
champagne reception, presentation 7pm.
An evening pairing English chocolates,
truffles and fragrances for a unique
sensory experience, in celebration of
Chocolate Week (October 11-17).
Info: 020 7491 0939.
chocolate-week.co.uk
www.charbonnel.co.uk
SATURDAY 16
Carving Masterclass
Claridge’s, Brook Street, W1. 11.30am,
£157.50 per person (including welcome
coffee and lunch).
Learn to carve meat, fish and poultry with
a Claridge’s carving expert.
Info: 020 7409 6307.
dining@claridges.co.uk
www.claridges.co.uk
THURSDAY 21
Neutrino – Is the Sun Still Shining?
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21
Albemarle Street, W1. 7pm-8.30pm,
tickets £8, £6, £4 Ri members.
Professor Frank Close OBE talks about
neutrinos and the story of Nobel Prize
be announced at 5pm on October 10 at
the Apollo Piccadilly Circus, before the
closing film, Son of Babylon, Iraq’s
choice to represent the country at the
Oscars. The festival started on
September 29, but there are still plenty
of screenings and events left to catch.
Info: 0871 220 6000 (Apollo Cinema),
0207 287 3833 (Raindance).
www.raindance.co.uk
www.themayfairhotel.co.uk/film
www.apollocinemas.com
MARK ROMANEK’S
NEVER LET ME GO
SATURDAY 9
Amazing Africa
Trafalgar Square, WC2. 11am-7.30pm.
A celebration of African culture, with music and
dance, “Taste of Africa” food court and arts and
crafts stalls.
www.amazingafrica.co.uk
winner Ray Davis.
Info: 020 7409 2992.
www.rigb.org
FRIDAY 22
The 19th Century Photographic
Collections of the Royal Society
The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton Terrace,
SW1. 1pm-2pm, free.
Joanna Hopkins, Royal Society Centre for
History of Science, explores the Royal
Society’s collection of photographic
portraits of key scientists.
Info: 020 7451 2500.
royalsociety.org
SUNDAY 31
Diwali on the Square
Trafalgar Square, WC2. 2pm-7pm.
Celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, with
music and dance performances and Aarti
(songs of praise).
Info: 07712 177 703.
www.diwaliinlondon.com
SATURDAY 24
Nanny McPhee Double Bill
The May Fair, Stratton Street, W1.
Lunch from 12 noon, film starting
1.30pm, £25 including a two-course
lunch, one child under 12 eats for free
per paying adult. See both Nanny
McPhee (2005) and its sequel, Nanny
McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), at
the family film club.
Info: 020 7915 3892.
www.themayfairhotel.co.uk/film
WEDNESDAY 13
54th BFI London Film Festival
Venues including the BFI Southbank, the Curzon
Mayfair and the ICA Cinema. Runs until October
28. See the festival website for more details.
Opening with Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go
and closing with Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, this
year’s festival is screening 197 features and
112 shorts. Highlights include Darren
Aronofsky’s Black Swan, Mike Leigh’s Another
Year, Palme d’Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who
Can Recall His Past Lives, Xavier Beauvois’s Of
Gods and Men and East is East sequel West is
West. Events such as screen talks,
masterclasses and panels are also on offer.
Info: 020 7928 3232 (booking).
www.bfi.org.uk/lff/
what’s on music
THURSDAY 7
Hendrix and Me
Handel House Museum, 25 Brook
Street, W1. 6.30-7.30pm and
repeated at 8-9pm, tickets £9, £5
students.
A combination of Hendrix covers
and music inspired by him as well
as original compositions. With
Adrian Osuwu and Candythief.
Info: 020 7495 1685, 020 7399
1953 (booking).
www.handelhouse.org
FRIDAY 8
Captain Red Eye and the
Hoods
The Pigalle Club, 215 Piccadilly,
W1. Doors 6.30pm, on stage 9pm,
£45 dinner and show, £10 show
standing.
Nine-piece swing band drawing
inspiration from the golden era of
Hollywood cinema.
Info: 0800 988 5470
(reservations), 0871 230 0010
(See Tickets).
www.vpmg.net/pigalle
SATURDAY 9
PP Arnold & Digby
Fairweather’s Half Dozen
The Pigalle Club, 215 Piccadilly,
W1. 6.30pm for dinner, show 9pm,
£55 dinner and show, £20 show
only.
PP Arnold joins Digby Fairweather
and his Half Dozen to perform her
favourite songs, ranging from soul
and jazz/funk to R&B and ballads.
Info: 0800 988 5470.
www.vpmg.net/pigalle
www.seetickets.com
WEDNESDAY 13
John Williams
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street,
W1. 7.30pm, £30, £25, £20, £15.
Renowned guitarist John Williams
performs at the venue where he
made his professional debut in
1958.
Info: 020 7935 2141.
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
SATURDAY 16
Nonsuch Singers: Immortal
Bach – in unusual company
St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly,
W1. 7.30pm, £15, £12
concessions.
The Nonsuch Singers perform a
programme including Bach, Schütz,
Pärt and Lukaszewski.
Info: 020 7381 0441.
www.st-james-piccadilly.org
www.nonsuchsingers.com
FRIDAY 22
Voskresenije
St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly,
W1. 7.30pm, £15, £13.
Chamber choir of eight soloists
from St Petersberg, with pianist
Gillian Spragg, performing songs
by Balakirev, plus a capella sacred
Russian music.
Info: 020 7381 0441.
www.st-james-piccadilly.org
EVENTS: Lucy Brown
lucy.brown@pubbiz.com