Celebrate British Culture with Two Upcoming Events!
05/02/2008
Celebrate and Learn More about British Culture by Participating in One of the Events Listed Below!
'Discover Dogs' by Indulging in British Culture at Crufts Dog Show
Hawksmoor and Misty
Dr. Judith Carmel-Arthur's Dogs
On Wednesday, March 8th, through Sunday, March 9th, the world’s largest dog show, better known as Crufts, will be held in Birmingham. Around 23,000 dogs will be shown to an audience that reached over 153,000 people last year! There are various areas of interest to be visited and seen outside of the main dog competition. One area of particular interest and which tends to be the most popular among visitors is called Discover Dogs. Here, over 180 different breeds of dogs along with their owners are up close and personal for all to pet, learn from and enjoy.
What makes this dog show even more special is that one of our very own faculty members, Dr. Judith Carmel-Arthur, will be participating in Discover Dogs to show her two Maremma Sheep dogs.
If you are interested in attending this event, please see Jaclyn Hadjipieris in Student Affairs for further details.
Date: Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Student Ticket Price: £9.65
Departure from Richmond to the Event: 10:20am
To learn more: http://www.crufts.org.uk/
The Dr. Who Exhibition Comes to London!
David Tennant and Billie Piper
Dr. Who has been a long running hit show on TV here in Britain for years. Now you can join hundreds of fans for the biggest display of Dr. Who props, costumes, monsters, creatures, and other memorabilia which have been used to create the popular BBC series. Famous celebrities such as Kylie Minogue and Billie Piper have starred in the program making it known around the world. The exhibition will be located at the Museum Hall underneath Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Tickets must be booked in advance by date and time. Interested students are asked to please contact Jaclyn Hadjipieris in the Student Affairs Department to finalize the details of the trip. A tentative date of Sunday, March 23rd has been set.
Visit the following website for further exhibit details:
http://www.doctorwhoexhibitions.com/earls.html
Link to this page: http://www.richmond.ac.uk/n/428.aspx
