EVENTS & SEMINARS


Check out our website for a complete listing of upcoming events & seminars. www.focus-info.org


CULTURAL LONDON


Bowling Night Tuesday, 12th March, 19.00 – till late.


All Star Lanes, Brick Lane, 95 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL


Free for members and a guest Whether you are a serious bowler, have never picked up a bowling before or are somewhere in between, join us for an evening of great fun and socializing in one of the best bowling venues in London! After drinks and canapés served on arrival, slip on your bowling shoes and enjoy playing for as long as you want!


Preview of BADA Fine Art, Design & Antique Fair


Tuesday, 19th March, 18.00 – 21.00. Duke of York Square, King’s Road London SW3 4LY Free for members only


Join us for a unique opportunity to preview the spring highlight for the fine art, design and antiques community. BADA Fair, held in a superb location, showcases beautiful objects of outstanding quality from 100 of the UK’s finest dealers. FOCUS has a limited number of invitations available on a first come first served basis.


BADA Fair: a private guided tour on art from the 1840s


Thursday, 21st March, 18.30 – 19.30. Duke of York Square King’s Road London SW3 4LY Free for members only


Vanessa Curry of Fine Art Source, specialist art advisor, will take us on a 50-minute tour of BADA Fair 2019. You will learn about the new aesthetic born in the 1840s as a reaction to the industrial revolution and about the evolution of Modernism as well as the influence of the Machine Age on furniture and visual art and the evolution of Art Deco/Bauhaus sleek. Vanessa was awarded Outstanding in Field by SPEARS 500 and recently appointed as an Arts Advisor to the Denise Coates Foundation working on arts philanthropy. This is a great event for art lovers. Spaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.


NOTE: When the address is not specified, the events are held at the FOCUS Office, 13 Prince of Wales Terrace, London W8 5PG


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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT


Find your voice! Discover your potential Thursday, 7th March, 10.30 – 12.00. Free for members, £25 for non-members


We often do not consider how much our voice ‘says’ about us and how important it can be when we want to connect with others. Join Laura Hanna and Peta Cornish, founders of The Pitch Process and expert in voice training to learn how to feel more comfortable with your voice whether at work or in everyday life and especially in times of transition.


Identify your purpose and passion while living abroad


Wednesday, 13th March, 10.30 – 12.30. Free for members, £25 for non-members Finding your real purpose and passion is often challenging and it can be even more so when you move abroad. Join Sue Belton, leading Executive & Life Coach, for an interactive workshop to discover what’s really important to you and how to pursue it. You will go away with a life mission statement, your top three passions, and an action plan towards living a full and fulfilling life here in London.


Members’ Time. Mindfulness and breathing techniques


Tuesday, 26th March, 10.30 – 12.00. Free for members only Join a new member-led FOCUS initiative: Members’ Time. Learn from a like-minded expatriate and have the chance to chat and share your experiences. Each event will feature a different topic and will be led by a different FOCUS member. Come and discuss a subject relevant to expat life and make new friends. We launch this new initiative with a talk on mindfulness and breathing techniques led by Grazia Piras, FOCUS member since May 2018. Grazia is an expat, mum, chair of the City Parent Carer Forum in the City of London, natural resources management consultant and experienced yoga teacher who leads yoga workshops across Europe and USA.


A journey into decision-making


Wednesday, 3th April, 10.30 – 12.30. Free for members, £25 for non-members


Life in general but especially as an expat means lots and lots of decisions; some are major and some maybe minor but still important to us. Join Giorgia Prestento, behavioural scientist and director at Choice and Design, to learn about the science behind decision-making, how the brain processes information and what this means for us. In this interactive session Giorgia will talk about the importance of the intuitive and rational parts of the brain and will share tips on how to take control of our decision-making process.


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