Get Tickets To The Legendary Rooftop BBQ Event!

Happy May!  summer's just round the corner, so that means our 2012 BBQ Event is coming up soon!   It's a double celebration BBQ this year - We will be celebrating the Queens Diamond Jubilee & also our 200th Meetup :-)  Advance Tickets Only $18 Reserve Here!

Queen's Silver Jubilee Party Rooftop BBQ & 200th Meetup Celebration!    @ The Delancey 168 Delancey Street (btwn Attorney St & Clinton St.) From 1pm - Saturday, 2nd June Advance Tickets $18   -   RSVP Here!    We are hosting our infamous rooftop BBQ to celebrate The Diamond Jubilee!   We also have a fabulous milestone of 200 meetups to celebrate.   This event will be held RAIN OR SHINE as we have a retractable roof {proved VERY useful at past BBQ events!}   We have the rooftop exclusively from 1-5pm. Food served from 1.30pm.   Check out photos from  last year &  year before here. This is one of the BEST outdoor venues in NYC!         $18 Advance Ticket includes:   BBQ Burgers - meat & veggie (& portobello mushrooms for veggies) Proper British sausages (from Myers!) Potato salad, lettuce & tomato Tasty Walkers crisps Other British sweet treats And cake for afters! Raffle Everyone gets a raffle ticket included (more can be purchased on the day $5 for 5)      ** Please purchase your ticket upfront so we can ensure there is enough food. Tickets on the door will be $25 and not include raffle.   NOTE:  Advance tickets are only available up to 5pm Thursday May 30th   Please also indicate if you are veggie so we can bring enough for you.    Advance Tickets $18 - Reserve Your Ticket Now! RSVP Here!

BAB InBusiness  British Business for New York City  This month we are featuring "The University of Liverpool".    Are you interested in taking a professional course online or getting your MBA? All BAB members are now elligible to receive a 5% savingon the tuition costs of any programs offered.    The University of Liverpool, in partnership with its exclusive online learning partner Laureate Online Education, specializes in the delivery fully online postgraduate programs tailored to meet the needs of working professionals.    The online programs we offer originate in Liverpool's highly ranked Faculty of Medicine, School of Management, Department of Computer Science and Law School. Laureate, as the University of Liverpool's exclusive worldwide e-learning partner, makes the University's programmes available online, providing the e-learning environment and personal student support.    Lead Contact:  Matthew Reed, MBA, Business Development Manager, Global Products and Services, Laureate International Universities - Office-(410)843-6727, Business Cell-(443)253-3656, Email Matthew.Reed@waldenu.edu     For A 5% Tuition Discount & More information, Please Click Here

Contact Us... If you would like more information on how BAB can help promote your event or business, please feel free to contact us anytime at info@bigapplebrits.com. Regards, The Big Apple Brits Team http://www.bigapplebrits.com

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Join us for our 9th Brit meetup birthday and upcoming events....

Hey there....

Happy NYC Autumn!

Yes, the British Expat meetup group will be celebrating its 9th Anniversary, this year.

So, to celebrate we have a fantastic Birthday party arranged for THIS Wednesday, 5th October at Slatterys Midtown Pub (8 E. 36th St, btwn Madison & 5th) from 7pm.

We will supply the cake, balloons and will be holding a special birthday raffle.

$5 suggested donation includes cake, special birthday BAB shot and raffle tickets!

We have the party room upstairs booked for us, so come upstairs and look out for the union jack flag.

We look forward to celebrating with you all!

RSVP @ Meetup or Facebook
http://www.meetup.com/NYC-British-Expats/events/26322571/
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219850898070672

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3RD FRIDAYS
Friday, 21st Oct @ 6pm
Stone Creek Lounge
140 E. 27th (btwn 3rd & Lex.)

Come out for our regular monthly event for Happy Hour, great Brit tunes and more....

Big Apple Brits LLC is an official NYC fundraising representative for The Royal British Legion.

We will have remembrance day poppy's available for donations. Wear your poppy with pride. All proceeds go directly back to the charity.

RSVP To All Events Here!
http://www.meetup.com/NYC-British-Expats/
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REMEMBRANCE DAY FUNDRAISER
Wednesday, 2nd November @ 7pm
Downstairs @ Klimat
77 E. 7th (btwn 1st & 2nd)

Come out for a great night to raise funds for The Royal British Legion. All donations and proceeds from the raffle will be donated.

$5 entry includes drinks specials, nibbles, raffle tickets and live music for a great fundraising event. Poppy's will still be available for further donations.

Click here for last years photos!

All proceeds from this event go directly to the charity.

RSVP To All Events Here!
http://www.meetup.com/NYC-British-Expats/

We have many more great events coming up in 2011, see you soon!

Sincerely,

The Big Apple Brits Team
Big Apple Brits

Email: info@bigapplebrits.com
Web: http://www.bigapplebrits.com 

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THE Royal Wedding '11 Celebration Party in NY!

Join us for the Biggest Party of the Century, So Far!

On Friday 29th April from 5am, head over to trendy DUMBO and watch the Royal Wedding between Kate Middleton & Prince William on a massive screen at the archway under the Manhattan Bridge!

Big Apple Brits is partnering with the DUMBO Improvement District to create an amazing day of celebrations.  DumboNYC.org are providing the screen, a fantastic sound system and will broadcast the event Live and then repeat it in the afternoon.  100's of revelers are expected.  An exciting schedule of activities are currently being finalized and will be posted here late March.   The outdoor viewing & activities are completely FREE to attend.

Join us for our Big Apple Brits party at the DUMBO Lofts which will run all day and night!  This cool space is across from the archway right next to all the action.

Take Advantage of our Early Bird Special Pricing upto 1st April Reserve Now!

All Day VIP Pass (9am - 1am) Only $50 | Evening Pass (8pm - 1am)  Only $30

Tickets include AN "OPEN BAR" ALL DAY & NIGHT! serving Beers, Wine, Champagne, Kia Royales, Spirits, Pimms, Cider, Soft Drinks & much more.   Also 10 Raffle tickets are included and Canapes will be served during the evening event.

The BAB Party includes a re-run of the day's events, video clips from past royal events, Live Music, DJ's spinning tunes across the decades, Comedians, Theatre shows and much more.....

"Like" our  Facebook Fanpage - Follow us on Twitter

 

Watch the Royal Wedding Live New York City, NYC, USA, Brooklyn, Kate Middleton Prince William, 2011 Party Celebration Event

 

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Announcing the 1st Annual BritFest NYC: 4th - 10th June 2010

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact: Louise Gale

Email: louise@bigapplebrits.com

Phone: 201 388 2748

 

The First Annual BritFest NYC to be held June 4th- 10th 2010

Celebrate British Culture in New York City

 

There’s not a tea cup in sight, but the Brits in New York are set to take the big apple by storm this June, showcasing a series of social events across the city.  Hosted by Big Apple Brits, a vibrant expat community with thousands of British expats and British culture lovers, BritFest NYC features a unique blend of events - covering British club music, BBQ, live music, art & charity, theatre and football party, injecting a good dash of football fever in the run up to the World Cup 2010.

With so many great aspects of British culture to celebrate, BritFest NYC will be a fantastic part of the New York City social calendar in June – bringing British ex pats, culture lovers and the local community together.

BritFest NYC will start on Friday June 4th and finish with a World Cup Kick Off Party on Thursday June 10th, 2010. More information and tickets can be purchased at http://www.britfestnyc.com/

For more information please contact Louise Gale at Louise @bigapplebrits.com 

 

 http://www.britfestnyc.com/

 

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Timeout NY - Eastenders 25th Anniversary Bash with Big Apple Brits

EASTENDERS 25TH ANNIVERSARY BASH IN NEW YORK CITY BY TIMEOUT NY - PAGE 32 - ISSUE 750

Celebrate a quarter century of the British soap opera Eastenders at this all evening affair, featuring a talk by Albert Square & Me author Larry Jaffee (6pm), trivia (7:30pm), a screening of classic clips and karaoke. Line your stomach with "Ian Beale-style chips" covered in salt, vinegar and ketchup!

Regsitration at bigapplebrits.com scores a $5 discount. The Grisly Pear, 107 MacDougal St between Bleecker and W 3rd Sts (212-529-3808) 5pm - 2am; $15, advance $10

RSVP now http://www.bigapplebrits.com/eastenders

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About Big Apple Brits

Big Apple Brits - THE Premier Social Networking Community in New York City for British Expats, Anglophiles and lovers of Brit Culture.

Our primary goal at Big Apple Brits is to provide an established British Expatriate community and forum in NYC for new arrivals, weekend visitors & guests from the UK, as well as building upon great friendships and networking possibilities we offer in New York City and beyond!

In addition to British Expats, we also welcome Anglophiles & anyone interested in Brit culture. We specialize in specializing in online forums, blogs, business services and regular face to face events. Being Expats ourselves we understand some of the challenges with moving, working and in all cases making friends in a new city. Big Apple Brits assists new members to settle into life quickly with a great network of friends and helps with many questions that occur when relocating to a new country. Big Apple Brits is free to join and become an active member in our online community. Our regular events are extremely inexpensive and we usually only charge a small nominal fee for attendance.

In addition to the Big Apple Brits site, we also run the largest British Expat Group on Meetup.com with over 1200 members - Our Facebook community is in excess of 700 members - Our LinkedIn Groups have over 300 members and 1200 people follow us on Twitter. We pride ourselves on being the No. 1 British Expat community in New York City.

http://www.bigapplebrits.com

http://www.facebook.com/bigapplebrits

http://www.twitter.com/bigapplebrits

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Rachel Van DeVoordes Blog on Big Apple Brits

If you only download one album this week... I was on holiday in Florida last week, so I missed the much publicized international broadcast of Hope for Haiti Telethon. This concert, spearheaded by George Clooney and Wyclef Jean, shattered previous charity broadcasts raising a whopping 57 million dollars in one evening. The digital album of the performances debuted at number 1 on the Billboard charts. I really enjoyed this album- the song choices are poignant and truly capture the somber situation in Haiti. It’s refreshing to hear Beyonce strip down her song Halo, singing over just a single piano accompaniment. Taylor Swift covers one of my favorite songs by Better Than Ezra in her impressive rendition of Breathless (no wonder that girl won a Grammy!) The combination of Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock and Keith Urban works for Lean on Me, adding their southern rock flavor. Madonna’s voice is weak in the beginning of Like a Prayer, but the choir gives her the boost she needed to pull out the performance. The best performance on this album is the chilling version of Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah performed Justin Timberlake and up-and-coming singer/songwriter Matt Morris. It was surprising to see Bono step out of the limelight on Rihanna and Jay-Z’s Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour). I would have predicted that he would have performed an acoustic version of One, but opted for glorified backup singer instead. Wyclef ends the album on a much-needed upbeat track with Rivers of Babylon/Yele medley. Here are some other ways you can contribute to the relief efforts in Haiti by the simple act of downloading music: Simon Cowell is in the process of gathering top recording artists to record the single “Everybody Hurts”. Artists on board with the project include Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart, Mika, Michael Buble, Robbie Williams, Take That, Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle, and James Morrison. The single will be available for download on February 7th. Proceeds will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). Paste Magazine has compiled 250 (many previously unreleased) songs from artists such as Of Montreal, Ludacris, She and Him available for download for anyone who donates to Haiti through their website: http://www.pastemagazine.com/songsforhaitiMoney donated through the Paste website will be split between three charities – Doctors without Borders, Red Cross and Wyclef’s Yele Charity. If you donate $15 to Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders or Oxfam, Chicago rockers Wilco will reward their fans with free downloads of two live concerts for download off their website. http://www.wilcoworld.net/causes/index.php Linkin Park frontman Mike Shinoda has created the Download to Donate For Haiti project. Stars like Peter Gabriel, Hoobastank, Alanis Morisette, Enrique Iglesias , Slash, Dave Matthews Band and All-American Rejects have all contributed tracks to this website. http://www.musicforrelief.org Anyone interested in owning Muse’s drumkit? How about the Artic Monkeys’ Alex Turner’s Guitar? Still need VIP tickets to Glastonbury? Check out the Oxfam Ebay auction: http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Oxfam-Shop For the mere price of 5200 quid (at press time), I can even have Damon Albarn write me a song! Happy bidding! (If anyone needs a date to Glastonbury, I'm available by the way...) I really love it that so many celebrities have come together so quickly after this tragedy to raise these funds. Kudos to George Clooney MTV, and Wyclef Jean for creating a telecast to raise a staggering $57 million dollars. I’m sure we’ll be seeing many more charity performances and albums in the weeks to come. And we all know that Haiti will continue to need this aid for years to come.

Brian Fallon at Bowery Ballroom Posted: January 19, 2010 - 1 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ] Category: Music Brian Fallon and Dave Hause A few months ago, thanks to Pandora, I discovered the music of The Gaslight Anthem. Imagine Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty singing in a punk rock band, mixed with a litte blues and soul. The members of The Gaslight Anthem admit to being heavily influenced by Bruce and have even been joined onstage at Glastonbury by The Boss himself. Although their first albumSink or Swim was released in 2008 to decent critical acclaim, their sophomore release The '59 Sound has been much more commercially and critically successful. I prefer The '59 Sound and think it's one of the few albums you can listen to in full without wanting to skip a single track. Before going to this show, my friends shared stories about the massive moshpit and crowd surfing at last year's show. I was curious to see if frontman Brian Fallon could effectively perform these same songs and keep his fans' attention with just an acoustic guitar. During the sold out performance at The Bowery Ballroom on January 15th, I felt like I had gathered in Brian's basement (along with 500 of his closest friends) for some stories about songwriting and one massive sing-a-long. At times, the voices in the crowd almost overpowered Brian's voice. His setlist was half The Gaslight Anthem songs and half cover songs. Brian made sure to play all the fan favorites from The '59 Sound including Great Expectations, Old White Lincoln and Miles Davis and The Cool. My favorite moment of the evening occurred during Here's Looking At You Kid - a song which he describes all of his past loves. After the verse which describes Anna who lives on Seventh Avenue in Brooklyn, the crowd (presumably those from Brooklyn) erupted in screams. At that moment, Brian stopped singing the song and told us more details about Anna, saying that she still works at the Co-Op in the Slope. Then he just picked up where left off in the song. Between songs throughout the set, he sprinkled in funny stories about touring, songwriting and living in New Jersey. After what felt like only ten minutes (but had actually been ninety minutes), his support act Dave Hause joined him onstage for an encore made up entirely of cover songs. From a chilling performance of Tegan and Sara's Call It Off to Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire to a grittier interpretation of Kelly Clarkson's I Do Not Hook Up, Brian's versatility was amazing. To my surprise, a man armed with an acoustic guitar and witty charm can satisfy an audience of punk fans. Members of BAB meet Brian Fallon after the show Notable Upcoming Shows around New York: Vampire Weekend 1/19 Bowery Ballroom (Manhattan) Your Vegas 1/22 The Canal Room (Manhattan) We Are Scientists 1/23 Maxwell's (Hoboken) Britt Daniel (Spoon) 1/23 Sound Fix (Williamsburg) **FREE ACOUSTIC SHOW!** Rufus Wainwright 1/27 Rose Theatre at Lincoln Center (Manhattan) The Soundtrack of Our Lives 2/16 The Fillmore at Irving Plaza (Manhattan) Howie Day 2/25 City Winery (Manhattan) Cage The Elephant 3/2 Bowery Ballroom (Manhattan) Muse 3/5 Madison Square Garden (Manhattan) http://www.bigapplebrits.com Big Apple Brits NYC British Expats Community New York City USA - Rachel VanDeVoorde's blog

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Smitten by Britain blog on Big Apple Brits - My Journey to Britophilia

Smitten by Britain Blog on Big Apple Brits - The home of the Britophile!

My Journey to Britophilia   My interest in Great Britain began at the age of thirteen, when I discovered the Rolling Stones. I would spend hours in my room listening to their albums and staring at the cover of “High Tide and Green Grass”. There was something about that cover, whether it was the grey light from the English sky, the lads in their 60’s fashion and overgrown mop tops or all of it put together, I’m not sure,  I just know I wanted more.  So it wasn’t the Beatles, as you might have predicted, but the Stones who served as the catalyst for my learning all things British.  Soon I discovered British comedies and developed an appreciation for British humor, as well as an admiration for their use of language.  Like me, the British found humor in the ironies of life. “They get it, they really get it”, I thought.   As a teen, I loved rainy days because it reminded me of what I imagined Britain to be like.  I would sit in my window and pretend I was looking out over misty covered moors.  I’m sure this sounds as if I must have been a fan of Jane Austen novels, as many Anglophiles are, but that couldn’t have been farther from the truth. I was never a fan of fiction and I was more interested in British popular culture than the iconic works of Britain’s past; the images in my mind came from photos and television shows. Maybe this was all a form of escapism typical for most teenagers, I can‘t say for sure, but I do know that England was never very far from my mind and always found its way back to me.  And so it did, in 1988, when I received my orders from the United States military, assigning my first duty station as RAF Chicksands in Befordshire. Needless to say I was thrilled and full of anticipation for fulfilling a dream.  But those feelings were quickly replaced by culture shock on my first night in England.  I was no longer living in Britain in my head but experiencing it as it was, different from anywhere else I had been before.  Call it naïveté’ or youth or a bit of both, but this wasn’t what I expected. As I stared out of my bedroom window into complete darkness -the blackest darkness I had ever seen - I felt like I was on another planet. There were no streetlights, unlike the suburbs of America and I could only find four television stations and even fewer stations on the radio.  Was I dreaming? Did I fall asleep on the plane and wake up in the 1950’s?  That night I cried myself to sleep. Welcome to Britain.  It took nearly six months for me to really start enjoying life in England.  This was my first experience living on my own and I was surrounded by complete strangers and in a different country no less.  Of course the internet did not exist in those days, at least publicly, so my means of communicating with family back home was limited to phone calls and letters. The transition did get easier though once I met a Scottish man, whom I later married. With his help I made friends and learned to appreciate the uniqueness of British culture.  I won’t lie to you, I was extremely homesick and missed the conveniences of American life, but again, I chalk this up to being so young and inexperienced.  With the wisdom of years I can look back on this time now and admit that my complaints were very petty. Now I could care less about finding fast food in the middle of the night or if the nearest shopping mall is more than an hour away, those things aren’t important now.   What I did enjoy about Britain was the gorgeous scenery, the history, the sense of community that comes with nights in the pub (topped off with a kebab), good friends who believe “once a mate, always a mate”, their wonderful sense of humor and Indian food.  Now, twenty years on, my love of Britain has grown to an obsession and given birth to my blog, Smitten by Britain, which is my sounding board for all things British. I discuss the books I read, the films I watch, and the telly I consume- all Britain all the time.  I am a student of my passion and after years of driving my friends and family mad talking about it, I finally have an outlet to share what I’ve learned with others who love Britain the way I do.  And while I’m no longer married to the Scotsman, we do share a wonderful son who is moving to Glasgow next year.  I’m excited for him and in a way, feel as if life has come full circle.  How fitting that I, the consummate Britophile, should give birth to a Brit and soon become what I affectionately refer to as an MBE (Mother of a British Emigrant).  Now, if I could only convince the Home Office that this accomplishment deserves favored immigration status.       Smitten by Britain. For people who love Great Britain and all things British. British travel, Britophile, Great Britain, Britain, Anglophile, United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales. Big Apple Brits - British Expats, Anglophiles, Britophile's and lovers of Brit culture in New York City - The home of the Britophile! http://www.bigapplebrits.com

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