Events and Activities Calendar
Fall | 2012
When a man
is tired of
London, he
is tired of
life!
Samuel Johnson
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Important
Deadlines
Please note that we
cannot accept
requests or
submissions after
5 PM on Friday
September 28th
Dear AIU London Students,
A very warm welcome from the
Cultural Activities Department here at AIU
London! This is the calendar of events for
the upcoming term. Inside you will see
plenty of exciting activities for you to
enjoy, including visits to the theatre,
sporting events, walking tours, day trips
and even weekend trips around Britain.
Each term we work hard to
prepare a series of events designed to
give you an understanding of British and
European culture by visiting many
wonderful places and attending special
events around the city. This is a unique
opportunity to be a part of one of the
greatest and most culturally diverse cities
in the world.
A sign-up sheet is attached with
this information. You can also find this on
the student portal and also enclosed with
the new student orientation packet. The
forms are also available from the SAP
office on the 3rd floor of the main building
110 Marylebone High Street.
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Rules and Regulations
Tickets may be paid for by cash,
cheques drawn from a British bank,
sterling Travellers Cheques or credit
cards except Discover. All tickets
must be paid for immediately as
space cannot and will not be held
without payment.
Sign up forms submitted after 5PM on
Friday September 28th will not be
accepted. After this date and time the
University has a “NO REFUND”
policy on tickets purchased.
The University is unable to refund
money if a student is late for an event
or misses the event for any reason.
Please ensure that you know at what
time events are taking place and
their location.
In the event a student cannot attend
an event, the Cultural Activities Team
will attempt to help the student to sell
their ticket to another interested
student. This is usually done by the
sending of an email to all students
notifying them of the tickets that have
become available for sale and giving
the contact details of the person
selling.
Events which take place outside of
London will usually sell out before
the end of the sign up period. Due to
restrictions placed on the University
by its travel agents, it is not always
possible to obtain additional spaces.
Therefore, students who are
interested in excursions such as the
day trips to Stonehenge & Bath,
Canterbury & Dover as well as the
Weekend Trip to Wales, should
apply as soon as possible, following
their arrival in London.
The University reserves the right to
refuse entry to a University
sponsored activity to any person
whose behavior is inappropriate.
This includes the drinking of alcohol
on buses hired by the University.
This infringes British traffic laws and
the bus driver reserves the right to
ask for the removal of anyone from
the vehicle who does not comply
with this requirement.
Event dates and prices quoted with
this booklet are given to help
students plan their time and budget
their finances but the price remains
subject to change. Every effort has
been made to quote accurate prices;
however arrangements for a number
of proposed activities are currently
being finalized. In these instances,
prices have been quoted as
approximate and are subject to
change.
Important information to
know and remember:
2. The number of events listed has
limited availability and will be sold
on a first-come first-served basis.
1.
3. You will be notified when tickets
Any sign up forms submitted
after 5PM Friday September 28th will
not be taken. From 5PM onward the
booking conditions and refund policy
described in this booklet will begin.
for your events are available for
collection. You will collect tickets in
room 310 in the main building of AIU
110 Marylebone High Street, London
W1U 4RY.
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September
calendar here
September
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
2012
Wednesday
Thursday
{29/09/12} Monumental London
Walking Tour: Meet in
Reception of Bloomfield Court
OR
Meet at St. Paul’s (exit 2) near
the Café Nero
This FREE walking tour will give
you a little background into the
capital city. You’ll see a variety
of sights and get to experience
London at its best.
See you there!!
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Housing Check
In
30
28
New Student
Orientation
29
Monumental
London Walking
Tour
FREE
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{04/10/12} ReFreshers Party
Student Council will be hosting a
start of term party at an exclusive
London club. Make sure to get
your ticket during ReFreshers
week.
September
calendar here
{13/10/12} Day Trip to
Stonehenge and Bath
Enjoy a day trip to one of the great
mysteries of the world as well as a
fine example of Georgian
architecture.
{20-21/11/12} Weekend Trip to
Wales
Explore a part of Great Britain
known for its beautiful green hills
and countryside.
October
Sunday
Monday
Classes Start
2012
Tuesday
1
7
8
14
15
Wednesday
2
3
9
10
Theatre Outing
The Mousetrap
16
Thursday
ReFreshers
Party
{26/10/12} Halloween Boat
Cruise
This AIU London tradition is a fun
evening out. Y ou’ll g et to enjoy
the scenery of the River Thames at
night surrounded by all your
mates. Be sure to get your ticket
early.
Friday
4
5
11
12
18
19
Hidden Pubs
of London Tour
17
Saturday
Theatre Outing
The Phantom
of the Opera
21
22
23
28
29
30
Weekend Trip
to Wales
24
31
Theatre Outing
The Woman in
Black
6
Day Trip to
Stonehenge
and Bath
13
20
Weekend Trip
to Wales
London Eye
25
Halloween
Boat Cruise
26
27
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September
calendar here
November
Sunday
Monday
2012
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
4
5
11
12
Saturday
Rock & Roll
London Walk
2
6
7
8
9
13
14
15
16
22
23
29
30
Theatre Outing:
Wicked
3
10
London Street
Art and Graffiti
Walk
17
Theatre Outing:
Les Miserables
18
19
20
21
25
26
27
28
Thanksgiving
Lunch
Day Trip:
Canterbury
and Dover
24
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September
calendar here
December
Sunday
Monday
2012
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
Ice Skating at
Somerset
House
7
8
End of Term.
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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{29/09/12} Monumental London Tour
As part of your orientation to London, you are invited to
experience many of the city’s magical sights and sounds.
This tour takes in all the iconic sites that London the place
that we love; From the Tower of London and Tower Bridge
to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. We also stop at
Borough
Market,
Southwark’s
succulent
street
food
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Meeting Point Info:
Bloomfield Court
Time: 8:45 AM
OR
St Paul’s Tube Station
(exit 2) by Café Nero
Time: 9:30 AM
market, which served as inspiration for Harry Potter and
Bridget Jones! This tour is a snap happy photo frenzy with
stories of executions, the royals, city life and a few hidden
Price: FREE
surprises in between.
{09/10/12} Theatre Outing: The Mousetrap
Theatre Info: St.
Martin’s Theatre, West
End
The Mousetrap opened in the West end of London in 1952,
and has been running continuously since then. It has the
Time 7:30 PM curtain
longest initial run of any play in history, with over 24,500
Ticket Collection:
Room 315 MHS
performances so far and is also known for its twist ending,
which at the end of every performance the audience is
asked not to reveal! The play is based on a short story
written by Agatha Christie as a murder mystery.
Price: £27 per person
{11/10/12} Hidden Pubs of London
quintessential London. To gnarled, brooding back alleys,
Meeting Point: Bond
Street Station Gilbert
Street Exit
secluded courtyards and tortuous zig zagas. Our course is
Time: 7:30 PM
Welcome
to
cheek
by
jowl,
higgledy-piggedly,
set by the best old pubs in town –old pubs that are, as
every English pub should be, a solace and delight…and all
the more special for being hidden away down this or that
dark alley, like precious gems in rumpled velvet. Roman
Taverns and Shakespearean ale-houses and Dickensian
coach inns…of feasting and win and song…of the souls of
poets dead and gone…the very zeitgeist of London.
Price: FREE (drinks & food not included)
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{13/10/12} Day Trip to Stonehenge & Bath
all part of the story of Stonehenge, a 5,000 year old World
Meeting Point:
Embankment Tube
Station, Riverside Exit
Heritage site. Your guide will separate fact from fiction,
Time: 8:00 AM
Stone circles, magic mysticism, the legend of King Arthur
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myth from reality as you gaze upon these mysterious
stones. You will then travel on to Bath, a beautiful golden
hued city that will take your breath away.
Drink the
healing waters, visit the Roman Baths and enjoy stories of
Jane Austen and Georgian high society.
Theatre Info: Her
Majesty’s Theater,
Haymarket
Price: £54 per person
{17/10/12} Theatre Outing: The Phantom
of The Opera
Combining Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best songs with some
Time: 7:30 PM curtain
of the most lavish sets, costumes and special effects, The
Ticket Collection:
Room 315 MHS
Phantom of The Opera, is one musical that you simply
don’t want to miss. This haunting musical traces the tragic
love story of a young composer shames by his physical
appearance into a shadowy existence beneath the majestic
Price: £36 per person
Paris Opera House who falls in love with a beautiful opera
singer. This award winning musical has woven its spell
over audiences in London for over 25 years!
{20-21/10/12} Weekend Trip: Wales
and sheep! Try some Welsh Cakes, learn a new language
Meeting Point:
Embankment Tube
Station, Riverside Exit
and find out what it means to be the Prince of Wales. We
Time: 7:40 AM
The land of the Red Dragon—full of green hills, countryside
visit Caelereon Roman Amphitheater, Caerphilly Castle
and Big Pit Mining Museum for an underground tour with
flashlight and helmet. The final stop will be Tintern Abbey,
a romantic ruin that inspired William Wordsworth. This is
an absolutely gorgeous trip, not to be missed.
Price: £125 per person
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{25/10/12} London Eye
Welcome to London with a flight on London’s very own 450
foot high (150 metre) London Eye for spectacular views of
Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament, and all of
London as you soar above London’s skyline. Once we land
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Meeting Point: Please
see your ticket for
further information
about this activity
Ticket Collection:
Room 315 MHS
enjoy some time with friends and an opportunity to make
some new ones as you explore London’s Southbank, which
is a cultural experience by its self. Southbank offers music,
theater, films, shopping and dining; not to mention
fabulous views of the city.
Theatre Info: Fortune
Theatre in Covent
Garden
Price: £19 per person
{31/10/12} Theatre Outing: The Woman in
Black
The play that has been billed as “the most terrifying live
Time: 8 PM curtain
theater experience in the world”, The Woman in Black
Ticket Collection:
Room 315 MHS
combines the power and intensity of live theater with a
cinematic experience. It gives audiences an evening of
unremitting drama as they are transported into a terrifying
and ghostly world. Now celebrating 23 years in the West
Price: £30 per person
End with of 7 million people having lived to tell the tale of
one of the most exciting, gripping and successful theater
events ever staged; it’s a perfect way to celebrate
Halloween in London
{02/11/12} Rock and Roll London Walk
Since the Swinging 60’s London has been synonymous with
Meeting Point: Main
Reception at AIU
youth culture. From the time of The Beatles, The Rolling
Time: 7:30 PM
Stones, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, Britain has been at
the forefront of the rock and pop music and the beating
heart of London’s music scene has always been SoHo. So
take a walking tour of the last 40 years, from the days of
Carnaby Street right up to today and the city’s famous club
culture. We’ll see the place where the Rolling Stones first
met and where The Beatles “Hey Jude” was recorded.
Price: FREE
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{06/11/12} Theatre Outing: Wicked
In this prequel to The Wizard of Oz, Wicked tells the
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Theatre Info:
incredible and untold story of the Witches of Oz. In an
Apollo Theatre;
Victoria
unlikely but profound friendship between two girls and
Time: 7:30 PM Curtain
how one came to be called ‘good’ and the other ‘wicked’.
Ticket Collection:
Room 315 MHS
Join Elphaba and Glinda in a story of friendship, love, and
good and evil with spellbinding costumes and visual
effects that deft belief (and gravity!)
Price: £36 per person
Meeting Point:
Liverpool Street
Station, Bishopsgate
Exit (starbucks)
Time: 2:00 PM
{10/11/12} London Street Art and Graffiti
Walk
On this walk we will see work by Banksy, quite possibly
the most famous living street artist in the world, as well as
street art by Ben Eine. We’ll get up close and personal
with the dynamic east London street art scene and witness
the incredible transformation of Spitalfields and Shoreditch
from a once seedy and deprived area into one of the most
Price: FREE
vibrant and fashionable districts in London.
{13/11/12} Theatre Outing: Les Miserables
audience through an epic tale of passion and destruction,
Theatre Info: Queen
Theatre Shaftsbury
Avenue
against the backdrop of a nation in the grip of revolution.
Time: 7:30 PM Curtain
Seen by more than 60 million people worldwide in 42
Ticket Collection:
Room 315 MHS
This international award-winning musical sweeps its
countries and in 21 languages, this spectacular adaptation
of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece set in revolutionary France
continues to thrill audiences night after night. The world’s
longest running musical is not to be missed.
Price: £36 per person
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{24/11/12} Day Trip to Canterbury and
Dover Castle
Dover Castle is one the greatest and most famous
European fortresses, its position as a frontier defense
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Meeting Point:
Embankment Tube
Station, Riverside Exit
Time: 8:00 AM
ensuring it an important place in British history. Situated
above the White Cliffs of Dover this magnificent castle has
guarded the shores from invasion for 20 centuries. The
castle offers the opportunity to explore the darkly
atmospheric Secret Wartime Tunnels now with a vivid
Price: £65 per person
recreation of the Dunkirk evacuation, complete with
dramatic projections of swooping spitfires
{05/12/12} Ice Skating at Somerset House
Meeting Point: Please
see your ticket for
further information
about this activity
Come and take a turn around London’s most loved Ice
Skating rink. Each December the courtyard of the majestic
Somerset House is transformed into a winter dreamland.
Ticket Collection:
Room 315 MHS
Whilst you are there you can enjoy winter treats and take
in the beautiful scenery as well. The rink is a glamorous
and elite experience, so don’t miss your chance to be a
part of it.
Price: £12 per person
Museums:
Other useful
links:
Victoria and Albert
www.vam.ac.uk
Design Museum
www.designmuseum.org
Fashion and Textile Museum
Here are a few links for
www.ftmlondon.org
other activities you might
Museum of London
enjoy while you are here in
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
London.
Museum of Natural History
www.nhm.ac.uk
British Museum
www.britishmuseum.org
Other:
London Calling
www.londoncalling.com
Visit London
www.visitlondon.com
Time Out
www.timeout.com/london
London Pass
www.londonpass.com
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Activities
sign-up
sheet
PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION AND THEN INDICATE THE
ACTIVITIES YOU WISH TO JOIN ON THIS
SHEET:
YOUR NAME:________________________________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________
TELEPHONE: (IF KNOWN)___________________________________________
TERM OF REGISTRATION: __________________________________________
YOUR ACCOMODATION LOCATION (PLEASE CHECK BOX) Bloomfield Court ( ) Other ( )
29/09/12 Monumental London Tour FREE { }
02/11/12 Rock and Roll London Walk FREE { }
09/10/12 Theatre Outing Mousetrap £37 { }
06/11/12 Theatre: Wicked £36 { }
11/10/12 Hidden Pubs of London FREE { }
10/11/12 London Street Art and Graffiti Walk
FREE { }
13/10/12 Day Trip: Stonehenge and Bath £54 { }
17/10/12 Theatre: Phantom of the Opera £36 { }
13/11/12 Theatre: Les Miserables £36 { }
20-21/10/12 Weekend in Wales £125 { }
24/11/12 Day Trip: Canterbury & Dover Castle
£65 { }
25/10/12 London Eye £19 { }
05/12/12 Ice Skating at Somerset House £12 { }
31/10/12 Theatre: The Woman in Black £30 { }
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Activities payment form
Please use block capitals to print the required information below:
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maximum amount of £_______ (please write in the amount) for Cultural Activities for the Spring 2012 Term.
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