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Wednesday, 22nd SeptemberWith over 70 years design experience, Elegance is one of London’s best-kept style secrets. This chic boutique, just off Bond Street, is hosting a special fashion show for us featuring their latest Autumn/Winter collection. Enjoy a welcoming glass of champagne before the show and the chance to win Elegance accessories in the raffle. Expert styling advice is on hand, plus a discount voucher to redeem against purchases and a gift bag to take home.
Members £10. Guests £15. Reception at 1.45pm. The show finishes by 3pm.
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Monday, 27th September
Leonee Ormond, Professor Emerita of Victorian Studies at King’s College, has kindly agreed to host our visit to the historic and perfectly-preserved home of Linley Sambourne, famous illustrator and Punch cartoonist. The house, on Stafford Terrace, has an interior which captures the high aesthetic taste of the period and owes its survival to his daughter, Mrs Messel, and his granddaughter, Anne Countess of Rosse. Both ladies recognised its rarity. Leonee has published the first biography of Linley Sambourne, natural humourist and bon viveur to mark the centenary of his death in August 2010.
We are invited to a talk at 4pm, with a glass of wine, followed by a tour starting at 4.45pm. Members £15. Guests £22. Tour ends at 6.30pm.
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Tuesday, 28th September
From 1856, when Orvis started in Vermont as a fly rod manufacturer, to the present day when this multinational company’s products range from men and women’s clothing to dog beds and adventure holidays, quality has always been a hallmark of the brand. Enjoy an early opening in Dover Street for private shopping with substantial discounts, a presentation on the Autumn collection and, as a special treat, noted chef and author, Katie Dashwood, will be in store serving a delicious selection of canapés whilst you browse and also signing copies of her latest book.
Raffle for £50 voucher to be drawn in store after history presentation. Members £10. Guests £15. Starting with refreshments at 9.30am. Gift bags to take home.
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Monday, 11th October
A special insider’s introduction to the iconic bookstore, Foyles of Charing Cross Road. Voted UK Bookseller of the Year, Foyles is famous as much for its literary events as its extraordinary stock of printed material and is still owned by the Foyle family. Julia Kingsford, Head of Marketing, will tell us about the history of Foyles and take us on a tour of this flagship store.
Members £10. Guests £15. Refreshments in the café on site at 9.30am. Talk/tour starts 10am.
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Thursday, 18th November
Hosted by Lord Archer (The Collector), Chris Beetles (The Owner) and Michael Foreman (Book Illustrator and Artist), we are invited to this large, informal gallery in the heart of London’s art dealing district, St James. The Beetles Gallery is an established watercolour specialist, but world-famous for its illustrators, cartoonists and photographers, where prices start at £100. Our visit marks the start of the annual Illustrators’ Exhibition featuring over 800 paintings spanning 200 years in this entertaining field of collecting.
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Enjoy a glass of seasonal fizz and delicious canapés whilst viewing the exhibition at a leisurely pace. Meet old friends and take home a new picture or one of the selection of signed books, a perfect Christmas present to yourself!
Members £10. Guests £15. Reception starts at 6pm.
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Monday, 22nd November
Clare Gittings, lecturer and curator, presents a fascinating discourse on Woman Travellers in the National Portrait Gallery’s Lecture Theatre. The talk will range across three centuries of intrepid adventurers and will introduce both pictures that celebrate them and mementos that the ladies brought back or created on their travels. Also included in this visit, is a magnificent exhibition of portraits entitled: Thomas Lawrence, Regency Power and Brilliance, showing the work of Sir Thomas Lawrence, fashionable society painter and former President of The Royal Academy. Enjoy a light breakfast beforehand in the Portrait Restaurant which has spectacular views over Trafalgar Square.
Members £32. Guests £40. Breakfast at 10am, visit to Lawrence exhibition, then our Women Travellers lecture at 11.30am. Clare will take anyone who would like to see more of the Lawrence exhibition back to the gallery after her talk.
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Monday, 29th November
Gather to celebrate the Christmas season at the clubhouse with a delicious 3-course dinner especially created for us by award-winning chef, Mark Thompson. A selection of wines has been carefully chosen to accompany each dish by Silvio Giraldin, world-renowned Maitre d’ from Le Gavroche and representative of Just Great Wines. Mr Giraldin will share his extensive knowledge of fine dining and introduce each wine and course.
Table gifts and wine included. Members £70. Guests. £80.
Champagne Reception starts at 7pm.
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