Sunday, March 30, 2008

April is coming

April is coming and the days are longer already! Spring is in the air and be in the spirit.

Have you thought about a massage? I had one on Saturday and still feel the effects now! If you are nice I will give you his number!

On Monday, the Rotary Club of London welcomes HE The Ambassador of Russia, in the evening, I am going to the Chopstick Club with Peter Whimster, co-founder with me of the China Britain Trade Association, (http://chinabusinessclub.blogpsot.com/) read about the latest on the Olympics. On Tuesday, ... I will tell you later. But do not miss this month:
Circa Club - Gay London Professionals and their friends- on the 4th
The Cercle Francophone on the 8th with Lilla Duva
The Life Drawing Class on the 17th
The China Business Club on the 30th
and please do ask me to organise your events!

If you need any promotion, PR, Marketing and Events, please let me know! My mobile number is unchanged 07831 782 200 and if I am not available please do leave a message, I will always call you back as soon as I can.

Yours ever,

Jean-Francois.

PS: Please accept my apologies if your emails have not been replied to, we had again a huge surge of junk-emails and have just deleted about 6,000 of them, although I have just 'fished' some out, I cannot guarantee that all emails I have deleted were all junk!

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Circa Life Class

The first Life Class was great and many people have thouroughly enjoyed meeting each other, drawing, talking and generally were quite studious while drawing. The first Life Drawing Class was a success and the next one in on the 17th April, please book early. You can book and pay on line on the website: http://jeanfrancoisdor.com under events if you experience problems, please do call Shelley on 0800 084 21 73 who will be able to take your booking and credit card details.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Events

You will be pleased to know that you can now on the event page of http://jeanfrancoisdor.com/ order and pay for the events by credit cards. We are now able to do so over the phone too: Please call me or Shelly on 0800 084 21 73, we are now able to accept credit card over the phone or by email, (no financial records are kept).

Saturday, March 08, 2008

March 2008

Dear Friends, Art Lovers, French Speakers and Chinese Enthusiasts,


Tuesday 11th March, at 7pm is the Cercle Francais at the Arts Club and Roberto Mangu, a larger than life character will present his pictures and talk about them in french. Although born in Paris in 1948, his family has deep Mediterannean roots. Roberto led an adventurous life due to his excessive and rebellious temperament, he hesitated once between becoming a sailor or a sculptor, he studied architecture at the Beaux Arts in Paris and practiced for a few years but his passion, and you will hear this in his voice, is also reproduced on canvasses, he travelled the world and painted monumental works. His CV is impressive and is available if you would like it forwarded.
Again, please call Anna on Monday morning to book if you are a member of the Arts Club, if you are not, please book via this link http://lecerclefrancais.eventbrite.com/

Prior to this I would have had a meeting of the Arts Club Charitable Trust and you will notice in the link above that there is a special donation button and feel free to donate if you so wish, here is another link for donation: http://acct.eventbrite.com/. This meeting will be to organise ‘The Mad Hatter Party’ on the 16th September 2008. Again held in the Arts Club, details of which and more about the Trust: http://artsclubcharitabletrust.blogspot.com/

On Monday 17th March, the very first Life Class will happen at the Arts Club, many artists have already signed up. You are welcome to register here: http://circalifeclass.eventbrite.com/
On Wednesday 26th March, just after our Easter Break, the Britain China Trade Association has the pleasure to welcome at his China Business Club Dr H. Wang who will speak about the Olympic Games in Beijing and all the peripherals involved in the Games, this will indeed be an insight for our games coming up only in four years from now in London. Please book for this on http://chinabusinessclub.eventbrite.com/
More information can be had on the Association here: http://chinabusinessclub.blogspot.com/

For something different, my friend Nick Ellis is producing his Korros ensemble in Cambridge Circus at the Spice of Life pub on the 6th April at 7:30 pm. This is free and for more information please look at www.myspace.com/thelittleproms.

I wish you all a fantastic time and very much look forward to seeing you again soon,

Best wishes,

Jean-François.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Freedom

Hope you are all OK, fast forwarding as usual and really look forward to seeing you again soon
Here are the pictures taken on the 18th February at the Guildhall with the Beadle and Chamberlain who gave me the freedom of the City, I am now the proud citizen and marketor of the City of London.

off course, Richard was there with me




The hand of fellowship



I was then the youngest freeman of the City for two hours!











Friday, January 04, 2008

Happy New Year and apologies

Dear All,

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2008.

It will teach me to send my best wishes by emails mid december! Since this time and as most replied, I have not been able to download the 16354 emails that are still downloading as I type this. As a result and as there was too many spams received before (to the tune of 600-1000 a day) the only emails that you will be able to contact is events@jeanfrancoisdor.com, or as indicated on my colleagues cards such as mai@jeanfrancoisdor.com and anita@jeanfrancoisdor.com and dmc, cuba, switzerland, charities, casting, info and entertainment all @jeanfrancoisdor.com.

As a result of all this, we have not been able to reply to your emails and looked at the various proposals sent. Please bear with us as we anticipate that all will be back in order by monday.

With renewed best wishes,

Yours ever,

Jean-Francois.

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Friday, November 16, 2007

Brussels 1:51


Quelle soiree, beaucoup de preparation mais le resultat en valait la peine:
What an evening, lot of preparation but the result was worthwhile




the link to the web is:

http://www.robertsphotostudio.co.uk/brussels151

See for yourself!
Best regards
Jean-Francois.

Friday, October 19, 2007

Rotary Club of London, Luncheon in the Presence of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburg


A great luncheon, pictures and comments speaks for themselves:

more pictures on www.robertsphotostudio.co.uk/rotaryclubforcuttysark

Jean-François, Many congratulations on such a well managed event today. Everything went very smoothly from our perspective (sorry we were a little late arriving).
The hospitality shown by you and your guests was superb and very much appreciated. Regards,


From the Royal Protection Officer

Jean-François,
Thank you – the picture are fine.
Well done on organising a good lunch; everything seems to work well.
Regards,
Richard

Major Richard Maundrell
Equerry-in-Waiting to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh



Dear Jean-Francois

Thank you so much for a truly memorable lunch today. Such nice company as well as being so close to HRH.

I really do appreciate you looking after me so well. You can now go home and have a large Gin and Tonic!

Kind regards

Tony

Tony Shepherd - Chief Executive
Safer London Foundation


Dear Jean-Francois,

Thanks again for a very successful event.

Best wishes,

Shmuel

Shmuel Ben-Tovim

Minister - Economic Affairs
Embassy of Israel


Hi Jean-Francois,

Thank you very much for the invitation to today's event at the Royal Thames Yacht Club.
Very enjoyable.

Please could you put me on your mailing list for future events.

Kind regards,

Patrick Couris

Hi Jean Francois, Thank you for the nice table. Excellent lunch and arrangments.you did a great job,but then you are a professional.
Regards Giovanni.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

America Cup and Louis Vuitton Cup

I meant to post this for ages, here I am not far from the Allenghi Team.

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

31st August

This came and went in a blink! several hundred bottles of Champagne and canapes later
and a weekend filled with family and friends. Please have a look at Robert's Pictures, they are very professional indeed. www.robertsphotostudio.co.uk/artsclub31082007

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

31st August 2007

On the 31st August 2007, I shall be celebrating 20 years in London!

Suppliers, Clients and Friends (and the formers are usually friends too!) will gather to celebrate 20 years of Jean-Francois in London and also to show off the Arts Club (my second home since 1993) and others who have very kindly offered their goods and services. These include Augustin de la Brosse for the Champagne (www.degustation.co.uk) , Peter Black - Guitarist ( http://www.myspace.com/peteblackguitar) , Chris Baxter for the Discotheque (www.sounddivision.com), The Arts Club for their hospitality (www.theartsclub.co.uk), Cathy the caricaturist , Skip for the fantasy boys (www.skipinformation.com) (they will not be the only models there either) and Rhidian Jones for the Badging( http://www.confmanager.co.uk) so that we can network too. If you would like to make a donation towards to cost you are welcome and all profits and proceeds from a silent auction will be donated to the Arts Club Charitable Trust, Registered Charity N◦: 1075950 ) www.artsclubcharitabletrust.blogspot.com of which I have had the honour to be asked to chair from the AGM in October. www.artsclubcharitabletrust.blogspot.com

Please feel free to come with your partner but do let me know that you are coming and who you are coming with by the 24th August.

I look forward to welcoming you on Friday 31st August at 7:00 pm!

Yours ever,

Jean-François.


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Thursday, July 19, 2007

0800 number: 0800 084 21 73

Dear all,

I am pleased to announced our new 0800 number

0800 084 21 73

This number will connect you directly to Shelley or one of her team at the reception and will be able to get any of us a direct message within minutes during office hours.

All our mobile numbers remain the same and mine is still 07831 782 200.

With all good wishes

I remain your humble servant,

Jean-Francois.

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Tom - Big Air

With regards to repatriation, I will put you in touch with someone who is involved in such,
With regards to the wine tasting, I do have some pretty exclusive tasting here and abroad, whether in the air, on a boat or on land, anywhere.
For the Bordeaux-Rotary trip, I will wait for your quote before proposing anything
Finally for the various packages on offer, I will forward to you any high profile event packages that we get through the group.
The Group includes in association : Ladies on Tour, Simply Elegant, Deborah Dwek Weddings, Exclusive France Holidays, MEB Music Management, Snap-Drape Europe, DRM-Destination & Resources Management (Based in Geneva), Savvy Club, Mayobee, Carte Blanche Plus, Bulgarian Doorsteps, Venue Find, Web Systems, Clarity Event Insurance, and we are further associated to Gullivers Travel Associates, Sigma AV, Nomadic Display, Abela Secretarial Services, BMS International (Based in Berlin), to name a few.
We organise events for various companies, societies, charities and associations from all way of life, from gay businesses to royalty throughout Europe, although through DRM, we have also an office in Montreal and have personal contact in New York, L.A. and Washington D.C.
Most events are based on Art, Food, Drink and most importantly on networking. The social element is very much predominant and am personally thriving in such environment, presenting people that I know will either make business or become friendly.
As said, I welcome a exchange of links between our two organisations.
I look forward to seeing you again soon
Best wishes,
Jean-François.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Whirlwind

Isn't life such a whirlwind? I so enjoy it! not enough time to update you all on what I am doing but busy organising various events for Circa (www.circa-club.com) and the Savvy Club (www.savvyclub.co.uk) This off course on top of the events for the Rotary, Anglo-Belgian Organisations, various galleries, clubs, charities and embassies. I thought that the Cercle Francois stepped up with the wonderful presentation by Lalique last month and we had this great tasting of chocolates by Galler this month. In June, David will talk about the Cote d'Azur which is appropriate as I will be leaving for the area just after the talk!

Forgotten! We went to Helsinki for the Eurovision! Last year we went as accredited journalist for a website in Greece that is now redundant but I was there as a translator, this was fun. This year we went by our own steam and Helsinki is a lovely city, albeit a bit small. Eurovision itself is becoming quite expensive with tickets costing €250 each for the final and we went to a few rehearsal and semi final too. Eurovision is a great way to get to know people from all over the world in a very short space of time. Yes there are quite a few nerds too but never dangerous, just funny. In our hotel, we were in the room next to Virka (the Ukrainian song) and breakfast was fun to watch both teams from Russia and Ukraine ignoring each other blatantly.

Must dash now I am going to Glyndebourne!

Monday, March 19, 2007

New venue in Brussels




By private appointment only, very exclusive and very central, for exclusive event or photoshoot. Price by application.

If no pictures come up please look at http://aolpictures.aol.co.uk/galleries/jeanfrancoisdor

Friday, March 16, 2007

March 2007

Must be mad, I don't seem to have a moment to myself or my friends! I have to organised more parties! Sorry I am not updating this as much as I should! Life is really hectic, but hey, I enjoy it! Join me, call me (07831 782 200) , email me (events@jeanfrancoisdor.com) Look forward to hearing from you. JF.