New York – Sep 23 2007
Intimate Sunday Night Jazz Session @ Aix – lets just hang out at their terrace and listen to some beautiful music.
No Cover.
Thursday, September 27, 2007 in New York at 6:30 pm – 12:00 pm
AIX
Broadway/88th Street, NY NY
New York – Oct 07 2007
/in Event, New York/by Kaisa KokkonenMediterranean Circle presents
Join us for an intimate dinner with a small group at this new authentic Mediterranean Turkish Grill on Upper West Side. They don’t even their liquor license yet but one of the best liquor stores is located right next to the restaurant. You are welcome to bring your own wines or other alcoholic beverages.
What does that mean..well, think about the cost. This is one of EuroCircle founder’s favorite venues – and she likes great wines! Usually you pay at least $7-9 per glass. If you are alone buy a GREAT 1/2 bottle of wine next door at $15…or not so great $7. The wine store has a great collection of any wines. If you are alone 1 entree ot just two appetizers will fill you up! Their bread is great. Everything is fresh, no frozen pita etc
PAYMENTS: cash or credit card. Everyone will receive a separate check
Their menu is extensive including well over 100 choices – it covers almost anything possible known in Turkish cuisine. Incidentally Turkish cuisine is considered by food anthropology to be one of the 3 best cuisine’s in the world.
RESERVATION is a MUST: sign up online so we can reserve enough seats and make sure you CANCEL by 3 pm on Sunday if your plans change. Email newyork@eurocircle.com. It is not “cool” to keep empty seats reserved! Or call 212-721-6190 by 5:30 pm. Restaurant tel@ is 212-724-4700
Menu Samples for instance:
Octopus Salad (ahtapot salatasi) $9.50
Shepherd’s Salad (coban salatasi) $7.00 or $11.00
Falafel $6.00
Findik lahmacun $6.00
Sigara Borek $5.50
Mixed appetizers $12.00 0r $19.50
Entrees:
Alexander Kebab (Iskender Kebab) $16.00
Homemade manti $14.00
Fantastic seafood – Turkey is a huge seafood country
Shrimp casserole $15.00
Grilled Salmon $17.00
Special – they have lahmacun and pides
Lahmacun’s and Pides $10 – $13.50
Seven’s Special Pide $13.00
Desserts:
Baklava $4.00
Almond pudding $4.50
New York – Oct 18 2007
/in Event, New York/by Kaisa KokkonenNO COVER. Online RSVP appreciated but not required.
Mediterranean Circle presents
7 pm to 8 pm: Light complimentary appetizers will be served such as hummus, naan, tzatziki etc
Dinner Menu available with great Middle-Eastern/Moroccan fare. View Katra’s Menu here! Make dinner reservations directly with Katra!
DJ Palamuth and DJ Tossun will provide the Middle-Eastern, Moroccan flavored tunes for dancing upstairs, you can schmooze downstairs as you wish.
About Katra:
Katra’s, contemporary design is accentuated by traditional Middle Eastern/Moroccan decor. The interior incorporates one of a kind listing fixtures and furnishings all imported from Morocco. Starting with the oversized hand-crafted vases to the striking lighting to the wall mounted rugs assembled by Berber artisans in the Atlas Mountains. The seating consists of authentic “Matias” fabric on hand carved wooden platforms accented with hand woven pillows. The intimacy is augmented by the semi private booths divided by impressive Moroccan star wood screens.
New York – Nov 01 2007
/in Event, New York/by Kaisa KokkonenCarnegie Comps & Drinks at Russian Tea Room
New York – Nov 01
November 01 2007
New York – May 03 2007
/in Event, New York/by Kaisa KokkonenNO RSVP is required due to our server maintenance, (rsvps are greatly appreciated though). You can also email to newyork@eurocircle.com your names & country of origins (for NON-MEMBERS only). Membership is free. Everyone is welcome tonight!
DRESS CODE: Chic but relaxed recommended
About Nordic Night:
7:00 pm doors open
7 pm to 10 pm Finland Center sells Raffle tickets
(check their table for information on all countries/raffleprices)
7:30/8 pm Fashion show (depends how the models get there)
7 pm to midnight DJs Palamuth and Tossun play lots of dfferent kind of music from Nordic tunes (Abba, Roxette etc) to today’s international dance music while we play multiple DVDs on the screen from Nordic countries (mute of course)
at midnight another DJ takes over!
RAFFLE PRIZES ($5 per ticket + all donations to Finland Center, 501C charity)include:
A fall/spring weekend at Lapland Lake resort (in the Adirondacks
$50 gift certificate from Aspasia Books
A set of 3 CD’s of Finnish music
Kalevala Koru (designer jewelry from Finland)
Lumene cosmetics
2 medium size Aalto bowls
1 set of Marimekko housewares
EXEL poles for Nordic Walking (sauvakavely in Finnish)
WHAT & WHY: dancing, mingling, meeting people (soem call it “networking”) from allover the world but especially from Nordic countries tonight and learning positive “tidbits” about the 5 Nordic countries in a casual & fun athmosphere. You do NOT have to be European to attend but we hope you walk away feeling you know something about 5 NORDIC COUNTRIES and appreciate them after the night. View more pictures from ARENA !
Skål! Or KIPPIS in Finnish! Let’s bring our glasses together for all things Nordic. Bring all your friends and rock out to some well-known Nordic tunes like Abba but most of the evening to great international dance music..selected by our two European DJs Palamuth and Tossun (a.k.a Jack & Murat)
In association with
Scandinavia House, www.Scandinaviahouse.org
Danish-American Chamber of Commerce
American Scandinavian Society, Lisa Halpern
Finland Center, www.finlandcenter.org, Eva Kelly
Finlandia Foundation Metropolitan Chapter, Petra Tabry
Finnish & American Women’s Network (FAWN, www.fawnet.org
Finnish American Chamber of Commerce New York, www.facc-ny.com
Young Associates of FACC, www.facc-ny.com, Tuula Vartiainen
Young Associates, Norway, Ole Johan Gillebo
Young Professionals, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce
Agneta Eckemyr, Agneta Eckemyr Design, Sweden
PHOTOGRAPHY: Portugal, Jorge Silva from www.cornerstonepic.com
This event is the perfect warm-up (after Vappu or “vappen” on May 1) for many upcoming Nordic events i.e:
May 6, River Cruise on the Hudson with the American Scandinavian Society
17th of May in New York in conjunction with the Norwegian Constitution Day
If you are curious to read what is stereotyped as “Finnish” or “Swedish”, login and go to our forums. Especially if you a Nordic person you may get a kick out of it! AND, we think you all should really check out how to
www.GoScandinavia.com!
Mini-Fashion show early during the evening by AGNETA ECKEMYR, her designs are sold @ Alskling Boutique, 228 Columbus Ave. (West 70th-71st. Agneta is Swedish, actress/former model/designer and will be present herself so you will have a chance to talk to her in person and ask questions.
Learn about the incredible Nordic Nights in Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Finland
Dancing
PRODUCT SPPONSORS:
FINLANDIA CHEESE, www.FinlandiaCheese.com! You have the pleasure to sample Oltermanni and Black label Swiss Cheeses from Finlandia!
SPECIAL OFFER FOR AUTHENTIC NORDIC MEAL:
Bring EuroCircle (this May 3rd event) email with you to one of the 3 Smorgaschef locations in Manhattan and you will get a FREE DESSERT. Reservation is REQUIRED and as usual this offer can NOT be combined with any other offers!
http://www.smorgaschef.com/!
FAZER chocolates – the “best kept secret” for chocolate lovers in the world!
LUMENE – the leader of Nordic beauty and hygiene, www.lumene.com! British Vogue’s choice 2007: Lumene Vitamin+ Radiant C-Energy Age-Defying Intensive Care is the Finnish cult beauty product. Only Russia, Australia, Korea, Japan, China, India and the USA made it into British Vogue’s article on Global Beauty in March 2007.
COMPLIMENTARY LUMENE PRODUCTS for ladies (retail value total $35-40)
You must be 21 years of age or older.
MUSIC
Pop and Rock
Did you know that relative to the size of its population, Sweden ranks third in the world after the US and the UK as a music-exporting nation.
From ABBA to Neneh Cherry to the Cardigans to the Hives, Swedish pop artists have a long history of international success and continue to seduce audiences around the world. Some Swedes making recent pop headlines include Dungen, The Knife, The Sounds, The Ark, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Sahara Hotnights, The Concretes, Robyn, Jens Lekman, José Gonzalez, Love Is All, Vapnet, El Perro del Mar, Teddybears, Marit Bergman, I’m From Barcelona and Loney, Dear.
Norway had Aha…Iceland has Bjork, Denmark…hmm, we don’t know, Finland (Lordi won EuroVision song contest) doesn’t really do too well in this area. Her success is more with today’s great opera singers like Karita Mattila and conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Literature
Sweden: The Nobel Prize in Literature, playwright August Strindberg, and children’s author Astrid Lindgren have all contributed to a vibrant literary legacy in Sweden, one which continues to grow and evolve
Finland: Mika Waltari – Sinuhe
Norway: The dramatist Henrik Wergeland was the most influential author of the 19th century while the later works of Henrik Ibsen were to earn Norway an influential place in Western European literature. In the 20th century notable Norwegian writers include the two Nobel Prize winning authors Knut Hamsun and Sigrid Undset.
Denmark: Danish literature is the subset of Scandinavian literature composed in Denmark or by Danish people. Its history stretches from the Middle Ages into modern times and includes authors such as Saxo Grammaticus, Søren Kierkegaard, Hans Christian Andersen and Karen Blixen.
Iceland: In the early twentieth century, many writers started to write in Danish, among them even some really noteworthy, like Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889-1975), one of the best-known and most translated Icelandic authors, considered a master in characterisation. However, the best-known Icelandic author is Halldór Laxness (1902-98), winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955, author of several articles, essays, poems, short stories and novels, like the best known Expressionist works Independent People, Salka Valka and Iceland’s Bell.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR AUTHENTIC NORDIC MEAL:
Bring EuroCircle (this May 3rd event) email with you to one of the 3 SMORGASCHEF CHEF locations in Manhattan and you will get a FREE DESSERT.
Reservation is REQUIRED and as usual this offer can NOT be combined with any other offers!
http://www.smorgaschef.com OR if you are not a dessert person there is a chance for the FIRST TIME customers only to enjoy a FREE bottle of wine, check out their site for that offer!
New York – Feb 15 2007
/in Event, New York/by christopheLatin Party: Livin’ La Vida Loca is co-hosted by:
Brazil, Vanessa Menezes Raposo do Amaral, www.sambanessa.com
France, Michel Besse-de-Dressais, Consulate General of France
France, Didier Felix-Edouard
Nicaragua, Lenin Gross
Peru, Jeanny Carpio, Sociedad Latina
Portugal, Jorge Silva, Photographer at www.cornerstonepic.com
Spain, Monica Jorba Cartoixa
Spain, Joan Salavedra, the Catalan Institute of America, www.friendsofcatalonia.com/
Venezuela, Veronika Brundula Sodja
Upon your departure make sure you pick up some beautiful PENHALIGON’s fragrance samples for the ladies or cologne for the gentlemen!
Let’s celebrate the time of the AQUARIUS – Cupid’s Second Chance With YOU….! Especially as Princess Luna celebrates her birthday tonight – and we have so many other of you celebrating at the same time. So let’s DANCE!~
Complimentary hors d’ouvres for one hour 8 pm to 9 pm
REGISTRATION:
NO DOOR FEE if you sign up online (all members + their guests) by Feb 15, 4 pm.
NON MEMBERS RSVPS by email to newyork@eurocircle.com (full names + country of origin please). You can also sign up as a member (that is free) and then sign up for the event OR ask a memver to sign you up as a guest
Two DJs Palamuth & Tossun will take care of the dance Music
Dance performance:
By Reina Igarashi and her friends Leah, Sandra and Gene (probably around 8:30 pm)
The SEXIEST MAN will be rewarded. The judges will be Monica, Veronica …
The first meaning is to denote dances originated in Latin America. Typically these are Cha cha, Rumba, Samba, Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia, Bolero. Some dance instructors also include Tango and Argentine Tango in this list, although these differ from the rest in their style
Aquarians basically possess strong and attractive personalities. They fall into two principle types: one shy, sensitive, gentle and patient; the other exuberant, lively and exhibitionist, sometimes hiding the considerable depths of their character under a cloak of frivolity. Both types are strong willed and forceful in their different ways and have strong convictions, though as they seek truth above all things, they are usually honest enough to change their opinions, however firmly held, if evidence comes to light which persuades them that they have been mistaken. They have a breadth of vision that brings diverse factors into a whole, and can see both sides of an argument without shilly-shallying as to which side to take. Consequently they are unprejudiced and tolerant of other points of view. This is because they can see the validity of the argument, even if they do not accept it themselves. They obey the Quaker exhortation to “Be open to truth, from whatever source it comes,” and are prepared to learn from everyone.
Both types are humane, frank, serious minded, genial, refined, sometimes ethereal, and idealistic, though this last quality is tempered with a sensible practicality. They are quick, active and persevering without being self-assertive, and express themselves with reason, moderation and sometimes, a dry humor.
They are nearly always intelligent, concise, clear and logical. Many are strongly imaginative and psychically intuitive, so that the Age of Aquarius, which is about to begin, is much anticipated by psychic circles as an age in which mankind will experience a great spiritual awakening. The Aquarian philosophical and spiritual bent may be dangerous in that it can drive the subjects into an ivory-tower existence where they meditate on abstractions that bear little relevance to life. On the other hand it can help the many who have scientific leanings to combine these with the Aquarian yearning for the universal recognition of the brotherhood of man, and to embark on scientific research to fulfill their philanthropic ideals of benefiting mankind. When some cause or work of this nature inspires them, they are capable of such devotion to it that they may drive themselves to the point of exhaustion and even risk injuring their health.
Both types need to retire from the world at times and to become temporary loners. They appreciate opportunities for meditation or, if they are religious, of retreats. Even in company they are fiercely independent, refusing to follow the crowd. They dislike interference by others, however helpfully intended, and will accept it only on their own terms. Normally they have good taste in drama, music and art, and are also gifted in the arts, especially
New York – Mar 17 2002
/in Event, New York/by Kaisa KokkonenOpera – Carmen & Backstage tour
We shall have a guided backstage tour before the opera and the watch the opera together.
Some of the singers will join us afterwards.
New York – Sep 27 2007
/in Event, New York/by Kaisa KokkonenSign up by 4 pm on Thursday, Sept 27. Otherwise $10 at the door before 8:00 pm. AFTER 8 pm no guest list required, no door fee from anyone. BECOME A MEMBER – It’s free and then sign up!
Please join us for this fun night and MEET some of our lovely models from Sept 13 Nordic Lounge fashion show cohosting this evening:
Kirsi, Pia (Finland) and Katrin, Matilda, Linn & Sofia (Sweden), Martina (Slovakia), Olga (Estonia), Stella (Uzbekistan), Nelson, Morten – and waiting for some more responses
Photographer: Andre Kopinski
Simple complimentary appetizers, courtesy of Azza, from 7 pm to 8 pm.
From 6:30 to 8 pm we have asked Murat to play (DJ Tossun) romantic tunes, lower soundlevel and schmoozing music. Have to be able to talk, right?? After 8 pm the dancing starts…
Entertainment provided by Flying Kilim Entertainment!
Drink Specials until 8:00 pm
London Casa $7 (14): Tanqueray gin, blackberry liquor, lemon mint, simple syrup Sour mix.
Marokita $7 (14): Cuervo gold, Cointreau, Anisette, orange blossom honey, Sour mix, orange juice, orange flower water
Kabil-I $7 (14): Kettle one, Bacardi light, Midori, muddled lime,Fresh mint
BEERS $4 (7)
GLASS of WINE $6 (10)
Lounge menu available for dinner and let us assure, they have GREAT food
AZZA LOUNGE MENU FOR DINNER:
Marinated olives and spiced almonds $5 and $8
Hummus with pita bread $6 and $9
Falafel with harissa aioli $7 and $10
Grilled merguez with mustard and
red pepper dip $8 and $11
Savory cigars, goat cheese and spinach $7 and $10
Baby carrot salad with mango $7 and $10
Cucumber salad with cinnamon and watercress $7 and $10
Chicken briouats with almonds and sweet onion $7 and $10
Crispy calamari with chermoula dip $7 and $10
Eggplant fritters with spiced yogurt $9 and $12
Baby octopus with lemon and mint $11 and $14
Grilled Lamb Sliders, Cucumber and Tomato $11and $14
French Fries with citrus mayonnaise $7 and $10
Vegetarian cheese Panini $11 and $14
Azza Panini $11 and $14
Azza Lounge :: CONCEPT
Imagine a lounge that feels like a palace. Imagine a lounge that captivates the senses and creates a true sense of comfort.
From the moment someone enters AZZA, they will be transported to an exotic destination. The atmosphere is enchanting and welcoming while remaining a hip oasis in which to disappear from the city. The lounge is a recreation of a North Africa-meets-Europe venue, serving sophisticated cocktails, an extensive wine list and shared platters encouraging patrons to experience the restaurant’s mezze menu. The music reflects the journey of the AZZA experience, covering all styles, from world beats to “happy” house, to the latest commercial hits.
New York – Sept 27
Thursday, September 27, 2007 in New York at 6:30 pm – 12:00 pm
Location: Azza
Address: 137 East 55th Street New York NY
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New York – Apr 30 2006
/in Event, New York/by Kaisa Kokkonen$50 (3 course meal + 2 glasses of wine or soft drink) – tax and tip included
Live Jazz – a French trio playing.
Please be sure to sign up by 3 pm on Sunday – and cancel by 3 pm if you can not attend.
New York – Apr 27 2006
/in Event, New York/by Kaisa KokkonenOnline RSVP is closed as of 3.05 pm today, no more names will be added.
70s/80s entertainment provided by
Flying Kilim Entertainment DJs Palamuth, DJ Tossun and DJ BoFo.
Complimentary appetizers served between 7 pm and 8 pm
GUEST LIST – no door fee from registered members or guests. Otherwise $20 at the door so do register!
Members, please login and register for the event
Non-members please send an email to newyork@eurocircle.com with your name/country of origin (names for all your guests, me + 3 guests is not acceptable). NO DOOR FEE for registered guests.
This event is co-hosted by
Albania, Mimoza Cakrani, Musician (The Bank of New York
Belarus, Alexander Touboulets, President of the UN Russian Book Club
Estonia, Kristi Roosmaa, Singer
Estonia, Krista Tassa, The Estonian American Chamber of Commerce & Industry, President
Finland, Anu Arponen, Anu Arponen Design & DanceCircle
Finland, Johan Rinne, Enskilda Securities
France, Michel Besse, Consulate General of France, Adjoint Consul
France, Ataf Nabli, MERRILL LYNCH Global Private Client
Germany, Amy Sander, German Language MeetUp Group, German Language StammTisch, Expat German MeetUp Grup
Greece, Alexander Glibbery, Merrill Lynch
Greece, Aliki Levi, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Hungary, Istvan Flesch, .www.CraftsmanWine.com!
Unkarilainen mimmi poistettu koska mustasukkainen miesystava halusi hanen nimensa pois (AT)
Italy, Massimo Toschi, one of the 6 Best Profile candidates
Anna Maria Sorrentino, www.ShopWineandDine.com, Italy (Sicily and Agrigento Blues & Wine Soul Festival July 8-19 EuroCircle trip)
Italy, Shariar G. Rahimi, Ambassador, Permanent Observer Mission to the UN
Lebanon/Jordan, LAK, name edited/company name changed due to fraudulent claims
Lithuania, Valentine Valuca, Prudential
Norway, Young Associates
Russia, Olga Lutsenko, Council for trade and economic cooperation
Romanian Business Professional Association, RBPA, Sandra Petrisor
Slovakia, www.slovakinfo.com, Oto Racek and Brano Novak
Turkey, Arda Sayiner, Executive Director of FTAA
www.biz2gether.net Ozgur Madak, Turkey
www.sinem.net, Turkey, Sinem Varoglu (Turkish Hour TV show host, Singer)
Turkey, Tuba Icen – Turkish Trade Attache
Ukraine, Victoria Vinokur, Prudential Douglas Elliman
Back to the 70s and when disco started!! 1975 was the year when disco really took off, with hit songs like The Hustle and Donna Summers Love To Love You Baby reaching the mainstream. Disco’s popularity peaked in the so-called Disco era of 1977 – 1980, driven in part by the 1977 classic film Saturday Night Fever and the unforgettable John Travolta in his white suit. Dalida, Boney M, Abba, Baccara, Spagna, Martinelli, Novecento, Alla Pugachova (most famous Russian singer),Valery Leontiev…those were the times.
Elements of disco music appear on records from the early 1970s such as the 1971 theme from the film Shaft by Isaac Hayes (Jones and Kantonen, 1999). In general it can be said that first disco songs were released in 1973, however many consider Manu Dibango’s 1972 Soul Makossa the first disco record (Jones and Kantonen, 1999). Initially, most disco songs catered to a nightclub/dancing audience only, rather than general audiences such as radio listeners, but there are many aspects proving opposite tendencies as well; popular radio-hits were being played in discotheques, as long as they had an easy to follow rhythmic base-pattern close to 120 BPM (beats per minute). Most 70′s Disco genre songs had a distinctive four/four bass beat.
Disco also gave rise to an increased popularity of line dancing and other partly pre-choreographed dances; many line dances can be seen in films such as Saturday Night Fever, which also features the Hustle.
In 1975, the pop star Dalida was the first to make disco music in France with her song Jattendrai which was a big hit there as well as in Canada and Japan in 1976. Many other European artists also recorded disco music; in Germany, Frank Farian formed a disco band by the name Boney M around 1975. They had a string of number one hits in a few European countries which continued into the early 1980s, with songs such as Daddy Cool, Brown Girl in the Ring and By the Rivers of Babylon.
Location: Au Bar
Address: 41 East 58th Street (Park & Madison) New York NY
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