BOOK SALE at SCC

Next Saturday, September 10th, the Ladies Guild will be holding a book sale at Santiago Community Church (SCC) from 10 to 12. Come along to buy some great second hand books in English at fantastic prices and know that you are helping to raise funds for the church activities and charities.

The Drama of the River Plate

At the end of October, the British Commonwealth Society is organising a presentation of the stage play “The Drama of the River Plate”. This examines the reasons why Captain Hans Langsdorff (perceived as something of a hero) of the German Navy scuttled his pocket battleship the Graf Spee outside Montevideo in December 1939 and later took his own life. It will be performed by actors from Montevideo.

The proposed dates for these performances are as follows: - Tuesday 25th October at The Grange School (19.30 hrs.) in Santiago - Friday 28th October at The Mackay School in Viña del Mar.

For more information contact: BCS Office:(09) 9107-7166 or e-mail: britishcomsoc@gmail.com

IPWA AUGUST MONTHLY MEETING

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Topic: Santiago Style: Finding your vibe in Chile

Speaker: Gary Mallon, Designer and Image Consultant

Gary Mallon has always had a passion for style, not fashion and a burning desire to delve into the world of entrepreneurialism. This led to the founding of an A & G Ltd in late 2010 with his first project being the creation of www.trajealamedida.cl. Traje a la medida is a full service image consultancy firm offering wardrobe makeovers and analysis, custom made clothing and mobile tailoring for the time constrained or stylishly challenged businessperson. Gary Mallon is a qualified teacher by trade who has spent the last ten years living outside of the UK, plying his trade in Dubai and Venezuela but who is currently happily settled in Santiago.

MEETING DETAILS:

LOCATION: The August meeting will be held at Akarana Restaurant (Calle Reyes Lavalle 3310, near Metro station El Golf)

19:30 Networking & sign-in begin

20:00 Meeting begins

2011 Membership fees: $47.000 pesos full-year; $29.000 pesos half-year (through August 2011)

Non-member fee per meeting: $7.000

Please confirm your attendance via email to rsvp@ipwasantiago.org by Monday, August 29 at 6 pm, so we can be sure to have enough space and refreshments for everyone.

Caledonian Ball

On Saturday Sept 3 the Scottish Society of Santiago is having their annual Caledonian Ball from 8pm at the Prince of Wales Country Club.

For more info please contact:

Joanna Mackenzie at twicemac@hotmail.com

Scottish Country Dancing
Dance practices continue at the Prince of Wales Country Club on Wednesdays at 7:30 – 9:00pm. We meet in El Altillo, above the gym, then adjourn to the bar afterwards. Beginning in July we’ll concentrate on learning the dances for the Caledonian Ball in September. Everyone is welcome!

CEILIDH
Saturday, June 18th
Sala Uno
Prince of Wales Country Club
8pm
$2000 pesos at the door

Do join us for this traditional Scottish evening of poetry, singing and dancing, where everyone is welcome to participate. We hope there’ll be some piping and Highland dancing but certainly there’ll be reels, jigs, folk singing and plenty of song sheets, so all can join in. Please bring a plate of finger food. Wine, soft drinks and napkins will be provided. If you wish beer or pisco sour, you can buy it from the Club. Wear some tartan, if you fancy, but do come.
For further information, please contact:
Joanna Mackenzie at twicemac@hotmail.com 220-5696

BALLET, CONCERTS, OPERA
Have a look at the following website for listings of ballets, concerts and operas offered throughout the year.
http://www.municipal.cl/
http://balletdesantiago.com/index1.html

If you want to know what is happening in your local area, one or more of these websites may help.
In Vitacura: http://www.vitacura.cl/
In Providencia: http://www.providencia.cl/
In Las Condes: http://www.lascondes.cl/
In La Reina: http://www.lareina.cl/
In Lo Barnechea: http://www.lobarnechea.cl/

Activities of Interest for Tourists and Santiaguians

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