x-posted from my journal

My friend cyka:



Is doing something amazing.

If you don't already know Cyka and/or don't know about her fantastic project, please have a read and consider making a contribution.

http://cykauchuujin.pledgepage.org/donate.php

Note to mods - I know this isn't strictly a domorethings thing, but it seemed appropriate...

Hi

You may remember that a friend of mine, a qualified and very good massage therapist, comes to my place in Clapham Junction regularly and offers one-hour massages (with oils for 45 quid, and without for 40 quid). These are fabulous, and worth every penny. We have vacancies for next weekend (16th and 17th August), when the next of these weekends will take place.

Further details are available on my LJ. If you are interested, please comment on the post there, with your email address so I can send you directions.

Cheers

H

Anyone fancy doing this? Either the full or the half http://www.londoninlinemarathon.com/

Sunday 31st August :)

The Freestyle Sessions constantly push and challenge your riding with progressive and creative features built by a full time park team. Original and varied park layouts contain everything from beginner Rookie lines on the SNO!academy slide box’s, to technical and gnarly lines (depending what mood we are in!) with street style down rails, 30ft flat rails, and “connect-a-rail” style metal for various kinked combinations.

Park Strife event with freestyle park on the 1st Saturday of each month 7-11pm

2 hour Freestyle session pass: £25 adults
4 hour Freestyle session pass: £35 adults

http://www.xscape.co.uk/ Milton Keynes

Amusing Star Wars Snowboarding Vid - http://www.vimeo.com/941386

Apologies for Cross-posting...
Hey guys, I know lots of you are mad run long distances for... various reasons. I've got some charity places in this upcoming event. See details below! It'd be awesome if you'd like to get involved. Cheers, Alex

The Royal Parks Half Marathon – Sunday 12th October 2008



Are you ready to take up the challenge of running the Royal Parks Half Marathon whilst fundraising for a great cause?

Public places have now sold out for this exciting new event but there’s good news: places are still available if you run whilst supporting our charity, Get Connected, which would combine getting fit for the challenge with the great incentive of raising funds for a cause that is close to your heart.

( Further Details )

Royal Parks Half Marathon Website
Get Connected Helpline Website

So are you excited by the idea of roller derby, but gutted you can't play because you're a bloke? Want to PLAY rather than ref?

Never fear!

Ballistic Whistle, one of LRG's beloved referees is setting up a mens' league in London.

If you are interested, drop him an email: ballisticwhistle[at]londonrollergirls[dot]com

Ability to skate not required, we can teach you!

(Roller Derby is played on Quads, not inlines, due to the nature of the sport. If you're an inline skater, you'd need to sort out some quads to play)

http://www.londonrollergirls.com

This Saturday, 19th July, Tottenham Green Leisure Centre (Near Seven Sisters station)

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£8 in advance, £10 on the door, includes entrance to afterparty so you can buy your favourite rollergirl a drink!

( flyer behind the cut )

It's the last EVER match between teams PINK and BLACK before the teams are disbanded to make way for 3 brand new teams. So far, PINK have won one game, BLACK have won one game. This is the final grudge match, best of three, who will be victorious?

If you've never seen Roller Derby before, this is a great opportunity to see the London Roller Girls take each other on!

There will also be cakes, and you can bring your own booze.

We will also have recruitment information, so for anyone thinking they'd like to be a rollergirl, or a roller-ref, come down and meet us!

Advance purchase is recommended.

Buy your tickets online now!

Facebook groups:

~ Maschinenfest 2008 - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19764689012&ref=mf
~ Snowbombing 2009 - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=28749301334&ref=mf
~ Skating - Summer of 2008 - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16422034661

Where you`ll find all the latest info regarding these events

This is our last show before we vanish up to Edinburgh so we've made it pretty damn special.

This month will feature:
STEWART LEE [Fist of Fun, TMWRNJ, Jerry Springer the Opera, 41st Best Stand Up Ever according to Channel 4]
STEPHEN CARLIN [Supported Stewart Lee on his "90's Comedian" tour]
MARK ALLEN [writer for Patent Pending and The Fourth Room, claims to have gigged as far away as Narnia]
and this month's MC
MICHAEL LEGGE ["often copied, never matched" - Time Out]

The bar downstairs opens at 6 with some mighty tasty cocktails on offer with the upstairs bar will opening from 8 and show will start at 8.30.

Entry is £7/5 [NUS/DSS/secret password to be found at myspace.com/clockworkcomedy]

That's all folks, hope to see you on the 1st!

( Flyer under the cut )

Apologies for the x-posting for those that see this eleventyhundred times...

LONDON ROLLERGIRLS' SUMMER FUNDRAISER

As recommended by Time Out!!

( flyer! )

London Rollergirls – the toughest, fastest and best roller derby team in Britain – are throwing a party on 28 JUNE at hip Dalston venue BARDENS BOUDOIR to raise funds for their upcoming season.¹

There will be brownies, cookies and vegan cupcakes galore as the rollergirls throw one of their fabled bake sales, while garage blues-punks Lupin Crook, acoustic folk types Squirrel Skin Slippers and a very special guest rock out on stage. You can snag tickets for the players' next bout or show your support for the league by snapping up a London Rollergirls t-shirt, and our best rollergirl DJs will be spinning everything from The Gossip and Dolly Parton to Bon Jovi 'til after 2am. There's also going to be fun games and awesome prizes to be won at a charity raffle, with proceeds going to Pride London.

London Rollergirls Fundraiser
Saturday 28 June 2008, 8pm til late, £5 before 9.30pm, £6 after
Bardens Boudoir, 38-44 Stoke Newington High Street, London, N167 7XJ

http://www.londonrollergirls.com

[1] - there won't be a season if we don't make enough money...please come and buy a cake or two!

p.s. you are also advised to attend SH5 at The Others, Manor Road, Stoke Newington in order to celebrate freedom day. There will be a celebratory march led by a Daughter of the Perpetual Revolution between the two venues leaving Bardens at 11.45pm for those requiring directional assistance.

If you fancy a lazy Sunday afternoon/evening with live music, drinking, dancing, films and a real live manatee^*, come down to this:

( Click here to find out the initials of your future husband )

It's FREE!!!

http://www.myspace.com/wearetheteeth
http://www.myspace.com/gentlemystics
http://www.myspace.com/ruthiephoenix
http://www.myspace.com/thestillhouseorchestra
http://www.myspace.com/matttibbey
http://www.myspace.com/monstermashgallery


* I am lying about the manatee.

Loads of events happening in and around London

http://www.hideandseekfest.co.uk/programme

Looks fabulous!

Yep, the Burn Soo Bright indie disco extravaganza is back again! This month's theme is names - think Geno, Ruby, Sally Cinnamon and just about every song by Supergrass! Of course we'll still be playing our usual mix of classic Britpop and modern indie greats, and our guest DJ, the Unmixed Master, will be bringing a hint of the 80s to proceedings.

As always, we're at the Royal George, which is just down the road from the Astoria on Goslett Yard. It all kicks off at 8pm and goes on until 1am, and it's completely free to get in all night!

Have a look at our lovely website for all the information you need!

Hello folks.

Just a quick one to let you know that unfortunately Matt Crosby can no longer make it tonight so we've done a bit of switching around and now the fantastic Steve Hall has been added to the bill. So come along tonight and see "the pretty one from We Are Klang" doing some excellent stand up without the other two.

Don't forget we also have Wil Hodgson, Andrew O'Neill and two fantastic new acts - John Dorney & George Ryegold. And it's in a pub! With booze! Vaguely near a really good chip shop! What more could you want?

x

his month we have another selection of absolutely fabulous acts for you to come along and enjoy.

Wil Hodgson [Perrier Best Newcomer Award Winner 2004]
Andrew O'Neill [Troy Club, Ripper Walks]
John Dorney [occasional Balladeer at Mark Watson's 24 hour shows and almost scarily funny in his own right]
George Ryegold [Amused Moose Laugh Off Quarter Finalist and complete wrong'un]
and Matt Crosby [Pappy's Fun Club] as this month's M/C

Normal entry prices: £7 or £5 concessions and the password for cheap entry can be found at http://www.myspace.com/clockworkcomedy

Upstairs at Clockwork Bar, 96-98 Pentonville Road, N1. The venue is open from 6 with the show starting at 8.30 prompt (please take your seats from 8pm).

( Flyer under the cut )

Hello lovely folk of London.

Next Tuesday, 6th of May, there will be another Clockwork Comedy. This month features the following mighty fine acts:

Jon Richardson (6music with Russell Howard, Chortle Best Newcomer 2008)
Dan Antopolski (Hyperdrive, Comedy Cuts)
Adrian Poynton ("Astounding moments of genius…stunning" - The Guardian)
and MC Robin Ince (Book Club/Latitude Festival, Radio4's Personality Test, BBC7's Serious About Comedy)

Entry is £7 or £5 concessions (and there's a secret password for cheap entry at http://www.myspace.com/clockworkcomedy). Clockwork is at 96-98 Pentonville Road in Islington, and the nearest tube station is Angel (or Kings Cross with a wee bit of a walk).

If you can come along, it'd be lovely to have you there. Flyer under the cut for anyone who's interested!

( flyer here )

I don't know about you, but we're full of the joys of spring, so for this month's Burn Soo Bright night we thought what better way to celebrate our good mood than with a night packed full of colour. 

Each month we have a different  theme - and this month we'll be playing songs to do with just about every colour you can think of! We're including black and white (this is a nightclub, after all, not a science club!) and all the colours of the rainbow - so expect to hear from The White Stripes, The Bluetones and Ocean Colour Scene for starters! And we'll be playing our usual mix of Britpop, '90s, indie and a few '80s and more modern greats.

As usual, we're at the Royal George, handily located just off Charing Cross Road, from 8pm-1am, and it's completely free to get in!

Have a look at www.burnsoobright.co.uk/may08 for all the info - and as usual, we'd love to hear from you if you have a particular colourful song you'd like us to play.

WHAT NOW FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY?

Wednesday 23 April 2008, 6.30-8.30pm

Now that we have won significant equality through legislation - including Civil Partnerships and the Goods and Services Act - how are LGBT groups and businesses coping?

- Is there still a need for ghetto groups like the GBA?
- Is there still a need to campaign?
- How is our assimilation going?

The GBA is hosting a debate for all the major LGBT organisations to see where we need to go next.

NEW VENUE:
City Inn - Westminster
30 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4DD
Cityinn.com

Cash bar. Free admission. Bring your business cards.

The meeting is open to everyone - colleagues, clients, friends - especially prospective new members!

There will be no tickets issued, your name(s) will be on our guest list.

RSVP:
hello@gba.org.uk?subject=GBA_what_now

I'm trying to put on a one night only exhibition/arts event as a closing party to this:

PROJECT³

do any of you know any great, FREE venues/spaces for hire in London? They would need to have at least one large, white wall for a projection...

Thanks!
(and check out the project!!)

Hello, community! This one is for fans of the brilliant Terry Pratchett, who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers this year.

You may already have heard of the fan scheme, Match It For Pratchett, which aims to match Terry's donation of £50,000 ($1,000 000) to the UK Alzheimer's Research Trust.

I've been thinking about doing something suitably silly to raise money something in the spirit of the man and his works.

Would any of you be interested in a sponsored Witches vs Wizards (or other assorted Discworld characters) read-athon in Leicester Square¹, with tea, and maybe cake?

The idea being, we'd all dress up as Discworld characters, pick a Pratchett book, and read the whole thing sat in Leicester Square. We could collect sponsorship beforehand, and perhaps have collection buckets on the day too. I'm thinking late spring/early summer.

I'm trying to gauge interest, and if enough people seem up for it, I'll set the official ball rolling down the hill of fund-raising...

EDIT - I've contacted his publicist and the charity in question to see how to go about this in the right way.

If favourable replies come back, then we're on our way.

Keep your eyes on this community for more news.

[1] or some other suitably public space