For those looking for a new drinking establishment near to Notting Hill (hey, we've all got to get out of the area sometimes), why not head over to Traffic? Located in South Kensington in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Kensington, this new cocktail bar opens tomorrow evening, Friday 27th November 2009. Serving a wide variety of drinks, it's their signature cocktails that have caught my eye - Red, Amber and Green cocktails that are blends of Smirnoff vodka with assorted fruits.

Labels: Drinking

For those interested in a little classical music in the Kensington & Chelsea, tonight, Tuesday 17th November 2009, sees the second concert of the Kensington & Chelsea Music Society (KCMS) 2009/10 season. Young musicians Giovanni Guzzo (violin) and Luis Pares (piano) will perform pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, Gershwin and Ginastera at St Mary The Boltons (The Boltons, SW10 9TB). The concert starts at 7.30pm, tickets cost £15. Full details of the tonight's concert and the musicians can be found at http://www.kcmusic.org.uk/guzzo_pares.htm.

The Society's usual home is the wonderful Leighton House, on Holland Park Road, W14. Due to refurbishment work, this season's concerts will take place in two venues within the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, before returning to Leighton House for the 2010/11 season. (Leighton House is due to re-open on 3rd April 2010.)

The next KCMS concert will take place on 18th February 2010 at St George's Church on Aubrey Walk, W8. The Navarra String Quartet will perform Joseph Haydn's Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze ("The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross"), accompanied by a series of paintings by Jamie Baird, which have been inspired by the piece.

Full details of the KCMS can be found on the Kensington & Chelsea Music Society website.

Labels: Events, Music