IWC ST. PETERSBURG NOVEMBER WEEK 3 THE IWC ST. PETERSBURG BULLETIN May, 2014 Week 23 Featuring! Information for IWC activities on page 2 New information concerning Andrey Silchenko hair salon on page 3 Winter Bazaar on page 3 Rare books Tour on page 6 New tour: Valenki Factory on page 6 The State Russian Museum Benois Wing Tour on page 7 Voronstov Palace Tour on page 7 IWC ST. PETERSBURG MAY – WEEK 23 IN THIS WEEK’S BULLETIN SUMMARY Pages IWC INFORMATION 2–7 CHARITY NEWS 8 ANGLETERRE CINEMA LOUNGE MOVIE SCHEDULE 9 UPCOMING EVENTS CLASSIFIEDS 10 – 14 15 – 18 1 IWC ST. PETERSBURG MAY – WEEK 23 IWC INFORMATION IWC ACTIVITIES KEY DATES Dear All, Please find below the holiday dates for all the IWC activities. Have a lovely summer and see you all in the new season! English Conversation: 16th June - 01st September 2014 SHAPE UP & PILATES: To be advised Ballet: To be advised Baby and Toddler Group: Will continue throughout the summer holidays Let’s Go Eat Lunch: 09th June 2014 – To be advised Evening Book Club: 09th June 2014 – To be advised Russian Conversation: End of June - 15th August 2014 The Singing Catherina’s: Wednesday 11th June – End of August 2014 Photography Group: 06th June – End of August 2014 French Speaking Lunch: 16th June 2014 2 IWC ST. PETERSBURG MAY – WEEK 23 NEW!!!! ANDREY SILCHENKO HAIRDRESSER DISCOUNT Dear All, We regret to inform you that the IWC discount with hair salon, Andre Silchenko, located in Stockmann has now been discontinued. Alternatively, fellow IWC member Enrico Schiavone kindly offers a special discount of 15% with the IWC member’s badge. Enrico can be found at ZanimaiMesto, located at 2, Voznesensky Prospect. To make an appointment, please refer to Enrico’s business card in the classified section. With kind regards, The Executive Committee. 3 IWC ST. PETERSBURG MAY – WEEK 23 NEW!!!!! MALAYSIAN COOKING CLASS Discover the flavours of Malaysia. Asiah will show you how to cook: 1. Fish with kaffir lime leaves and lemon grass 2. Prawns sambal 3. Eggplant with turmeric 4. Steamed rice 5. For dessert banana fritters with tea/coffee Please join us for fun, good food and good company! There is place for 10 participants. When: Tuesday, 10th June at 11:00am Cost: The cost of the ingredients will be shared amongst the participants. Fun is for free. If you are interested in attending, please email [email protected] by Saturday, 07th June 2014 4 IWC ST. PETERSBURG MAY – WEEK 23 THE FIRST SIGN’S OF SUMMER This week’s pictures are from the Summer Garden along Moika. A stunning day, good company and our very own model made for a great morning!!! 5 IWC ST. PETERSBURG MAY – WEEK 23 PUBLISHING HOUSE “RARE BOOK OF ST.PETERSBURG” TOUR Tuesday, 10 June 2014 – 12:00pm Millionnaya 32 (www.rarebook-spb.ru) “Rare Book of St. Petersburg” publishing house was found in 1991 by a group of adherent book-lovers. Every book which has been published since 1991 is nothing but an art piece. All books are printed manually on a 19th century printing press, or hand-written on hand-made paper and they are made in very limited number. Sometimes the number of copies amounts up to 10 exemplars. The variety of art works to be published covers wide range from the Bible and the Upanishads to modern classic. Among materials which are used to produce such kinds of unique objects are precious sorts of wood, vellum, silver and gold, rare natural colors, precious stones, exquisite fabrics and porcelain. Cost: Donation of 300 rub per person Number of participants: 10 persons maximum Duration: 1 hour If you are interested in attending the Tour, reply to [email protected] by Thursday, 5 June 2014. NEW!!!! VALENKI BOOTS FACTORY TOUR Tuesday 17th June 2014 – 09:00am Valenki are a traditional style of Russian boots made of wool felt. They keep feet insulated from snow and cold and are said to have healing properties associated with the way the boots naturally warm and massage the feet. Special galoshes that fit over valenki allow them to be used even in wet weather and in cities – the waterproof rubber creates necessary traction and prevents moisture from soaking into the wool felt. The first valenki to be developed were expensive, and so only the wealthy – tsars and the nobility – could afford to own them. However, the wearing of valenki trickled down to the lower classes, who might have shared a pair of valenki among family members or purchased them in lieu of more expensive footwear for the winter. The Tour includes visit to the factory and their shop where we can buy boots, wool socks, vests and other woolen items. Participants: min. 10 – max. 30 persons Duration: 4 hours apprx. (depending on the traffic) Cost: from 10-18 persons 800 rub/person. 19-30 persons 680 rub/person. The price includes transportation with a minibus. If you are interested in attending the tour, reply to [email protected] by Wednesday, 11 June 2014. 6 IWC ST. PETERSBURG MAY – WEEK 23 THE STATE RUSSIAN MUSEUM BENOIS WING TOUR Thursday, 19th June 2014 – 1:00pm The project of the Benois Wing was created in 1910 – 1912 by the architects Leontiy Benois and Sergey Ovsyannikov. The original building was designed for exhibitions of different artistic communities and unions. The foundation of the Benois Wing took place on June 27, 1914. The First World War interrupted the process of building and Benois Wing was completed only in 1919. The Benois Wing was handed over to the State Russian Museum in the early 1930’s. Since that time the halls for the permanent and temporary exhibitions of Russian art of the late 19th – early 21st centuries are have been placed there. In the post-war time Rossi’s buildings were connected with Benois Wing by a special link building. Duration: 1.5 hours approx. Cost: 7.000 rub for a group of 25 persons, plus entrance ticket 350 rub per person. If you are interested in attending the Tour, please reply to [email protected] by Wednesday 11th June 2014. VORONTSOV PALACE TOUR (Palace of Chancellor Vorontsov) Tuesday, 24 June 2014 – 12:00pm (Sadovaya ulitsa) The Vorontsov Palace is a Baroque palace compound which occupies a large parcel of land. The palace of 50 rooms was built at enormous expense by F.Rastrelli for Count Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov, Empress Elizabeth’s chancellor and maternal relative. The palace took 8 years to build, starting in 1749. In 1798-1800 a Catholic chapel is added to serve exiled French aristocrats who resided in St.Petersburg at the turn of the 19th century. Since 1810 the Vorontsov Palace has housed a succession of exclusive military schools, including the famous Page Corps (1810-1918) and the Suvorov Military School (from 1955). Cost: 400 rub per person Number of participants: 30 persons maximum Duration: 1 hour If you are interested in attending the tour, reply to [email protected] by Sunday, 15 June 2014. 7 IWC ST. PETERSBURG MAY – WEEK 23 CHARITY COMMITTEE NEWS 8 IWC ST. PETERSBURG MAY – WEEK 23 ANGLETERRE CINEMA LOUNGE Schedule 06th June – 14th June 2014 FRIDAY, 6 JUNE 12:00 Frank 13:50 Wrong Cops 15:30 Je te survivrai 17:15 A promise 19:00 Chef 21:10 Frank 23:00 Grace of Monaco SATURDAY, 7 JUNE 15:00 Grace of Monaco 17:00 Chef 19:10 Cadences obstinées 21:00 Frank 22:45 A Promise SUNDAY, 8 JUNE 11:30 Grace of Monaco 13:30 Chef 16:00 Proline Film Studio Retrospective: The Role; Q&A: Леонид Мозговой 18:30 Cadences obstinées 20:15 A Promise 22:00 Frank SATURDAY, 14 JUNE 16:00 Proline Film Studio Retrospective: The Missing For more details about movie screenings/ticket bookings, please refer to the Angleterre’s webpage: http://www.angleterrecinema.ru/en 9 IWC ST. PETERSBURG MAY – WEEK 23 UPCOMING EVENTS PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 07th 12th June 2014 – Russia Day November 2014 – Day of Concord & Reconciliation 12th December 2014 – Constitution Day of Russia 06TH JUNE 2014 PUSHKIN’S BIRTHDAY Born in 1799 Pushkin’s still holds Russia in his sway. Children still learn his poems at school, foreign students finally feel like they know Russian when they are able to read his stories and poetry. Pushkin was both a romantic and a revolutionary. He is most famous for his poem Eugene Onegin (Евгений Онегин) and The Captain’s Daughter. Steeped in the spirit of romanticism Pushkin fought 29 duels before being slain in the prime of his writing career when he was only 37. Honour Russia’s bard by visiting his museum or going to a literary reading – but learn from his death and steer clear of dueling! 09TH JUNE 2014 PETER THE GREAT’S BIRTHDAY Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich 9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725) ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother. In numerous successful wars he expanded the Tsardom into a huge empire that became a major European power. He led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist and medieval social and political system with a modern, scientific, Europe-oriented, and rationalist system. The formal Imperial title of Peter the Great was quite long. 25TH JULY 2014 NAVY DAY St. Petersburg was founded as a port city and 25 July is the day when the city celebrates its thousands of naval officers. Typically the celebrations take place along the Neva near the Winter Palace and Admiralty where a whole flotilla of warships decked in flags will be on display and the shipscrews will be out partying and meeting with friends and family. The historic naval base of Kronshtadt in the north of the city will also have special parades and chances to look around the warships. As usual and in spite of the obvious lack of darkness at this time of year there will no doubt be a fireworks display! Expect plenty of10 rowdiness. IWC ST. PETERSBURG 02ND – 08TH JUNE 2014 30TH JUNE – 06TH JULY MAY – WEEK 23 JUVENTUS SOCCER SCHOOL RUSSIA STARTS IN ST. PETERSBURG Dear All, IWC member, Lolita Ebril, has kindly sent some information about a soccer/football training camp in June. First sport camp in the framework of Juventus Soccer Schools Russia starts in St. Petersburg! The best coaches from Academia Juventus will work with children in Russia!! When: First camp - 2 - 8 June Second camp - 30 June- 6 July 10:00am – 6:00pm daily Where: Stadium of Children. Youth Sport School №2 Vasilieostovsky Children Ages: 8 – 14 years To apply please refer to the website: http://www.jufootball.ru/docs/ 20TH JUNE 2014 7:00PM – 10:00PM SUMMER BOAT TRIP Dear Ladies & Gentlemen, IWC member Valentina Ubushaeva has once again arranged a summer boat trip on Friday evening, 20th June from 7:00pm – 10:00pm. A beautiful boat is ready to take you for a lovely trip along the Neva and canals around the amazing city of St Petersburg. This is a perfect opportunity to take many great photos and make your friends and family back home green with envy of your adoptive home. Good music, fine food and drinks will be waiting for us on board. Cost per ticket: 3000 rubles. Maximum Persons: 36 Please contact Valetina at [email protected] reserve your tickets now! 11 IWC ST. PETERSBURG 28TH MAY – 07TH JULY 2014 MAY – WEEK 23 THE 22ND STARS OF THE WHITE NIGHTS FESTIVAL The popular Stars of the White Nights Festival, at the famed Mariinsky Theater, is a cultural highlight that runs throughout the summer. Now in its 22nd year, the playbill includes a number of operas, ballets and symphonies, giving locals and tourists their Russian culture fix. For More Information: www.mariinsky.ru 10TH - 11TH JUNE 2014 7:00PM RIVERDANCE June 10 and 11 October will be held in the Concert Hall anniversary tour show RIVERDANCE! This new tour is the most amazing Irish dance show in the world and will be held in honor of the 20th anniversary of the team! Where: Grand Concert Hall Oktyabrsky Tickets: 2,000– 6,000 Rubles. To Purchase Tickets: https://spb.kassir.ru 27th – 28TH JUNE 2014 6:00PM Nearest Metro: Ploshchad Vosstaniya TALLINN STAR WEEKEND. RED CARPET DAY Once again Tallinn open its gates and welcoming heart that a second time to take the guests and participants of the "glamorous" music festival in Europe. Highlighting artists Andrea Bochelli, the Offspring, Leningrad Band, LORDI and more. Where: Tallinna Lauluväljak / Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, Narva mnt 95, Tallinn Tickets: 3,000– 10,000 Rubles. To Purchase Tickets: https://spb.kassir.ru 12 IWC ST. PETERSBURG 13TH SEPTEMBER 2014 7PM MAY – WEEK 23 IL DIVO Group IL DIVO, whose albums have repeatedly multiplatinum, perform in St. Petersburg as part of a world tour in support of the first "Broadway" album A MUSICAL AFFAIR. Where: Ice Palace Tickets: 1800 – 10,000 Rubles. 09TH NOVEMBER 2014 7:00PM ELTON JOHN! Sir Elton John will perform on 09th November in St. Petersburg’s Ice Palace, as part of his tour ‘Follow Yellow Brick Road’. This tour is timed to coincide with the reissue of his cult album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’, recorded back in 1973. It was after this CD Elton John became the way the whole world knows. Where: Ice Palace Tickets: 1800 – 15,000 Rubles. 19TH NOVEMBER 2014 8:00PM Nearest Metro: Prospect Bolsheviks To Purchase Tickets: https://spb.kassir.ru Nearest Metro: Prospect Bolsheviks To Purchase Tickets: https://spb.kassir.ru THE ROXETTE’S Swedish duo Roxette was on top of the charts with the release of the song «The Look» in early 1989. It's only been two years since, when Roxette completed its latest sensational tour in which the band managed to visit 46 countries and 6 continents. This year, its large-scale tour begins precisely with Russia. Where: Ice Palace Tickets: 1000 – 4,500 Rubles. Nearest Metro: Prospect Bolsheviks To Purchase Tickets: https://spb.kassir.ru 13 IWC ST. PETERSBURG MAY – WEEK 23 NEW!!!! THE INTERNATIONAL PRE-SCHOOL OF ST. PETERSBURG (located at 55, Ulitsa Chaykovskogo) NOW ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS FOR SEPTEMBER!!! We provide a home-like environment for a small group, with a maximum of 12 students. We have two fantastic fluent English-speaking teachers who have many years of experience working with the children of diplomats and expatriates living in St. Petersburg. School hours are Monday through Friday from 9AM-3PM. We are located in the centre of St. Petersburg on Ulitsa Chaykovskogo, very close to the Chernyshevskaya metro station. Classifieds The International Pre-School of St. Petersburg is a parent-run cooperative school committed to providing safe, affordable, high quality English-speaking child care for children ages 2½ to 5. We provide a stimulating early-care experience which promotes each child's social/emotional, physical and cognitive development. Our goal is to support children's desire to be life-long learners. Monthly tuition for 2014 is set at 22,500R, with a one-time enrolment fee of 25,000R. If you have questions about our program or would like to tour our facility and observe our teachers in action, please contact us at [email protected] or call Tania Shevchenko (+7 921 966 2724). 14 MAY – WEEK 23 Classifieds IWC ST. PETERSBURG 15 MAY – WEEK 23 Classifieds IWC ST. PETERSBURG 16 To view all of the discounts offered with your IWC badge please check out our website under the ‘Members Only’ tab.
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