‘Annabelle’s Birthday’ by Neil Ayres






If you haven’t heard about it yet, Artists taking the lead is one of the largest commissioning funds launched in the UK - offering 12 commissions up to £500,000 each across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Games and change the cultural landscape of 2012 and beyond.
To tell physical stories
To find the universal in the truly personal
To entertain
To be relevant
To excel at what we do
To show the epic in the everyday
To say what needs to be said and dance the rest
Ladies and Gentlemen - there’s a new club in town. Not one, but five boutique hotels launch themselves as a home for the arts – their connection? The Concierge Club – a new hub for those in the cultural know, and their like-minded pals. Jamie McLaren takes a closer look.
SAVVY STUFF
A Hedonist’s guide to… LIFE
Edited by Fleur Britten
Available in all good bookshops from Tuesday, 23rd October 2007.
A Hedonist’s Guide to Life is a manual to all life’s pleasures, be they simple or guilty, the thrill of rebellion or the thrill of religion. The unifying principle is simply the very great importance of pleasure itself. So come on – smoke a cigar! Get off on altruism! Throw a fancy breast party!