3rd August 2012 |
This year your hosts very much wanted to take Salon to a summer festival, you know, one with camping and halloumi burgers. We had our tick list: we wanted a clever one run by doers, one not afraid of dressing up of a Saturday night and one that knew how to shake its tail-feather, baby.
So if I say . . . the grounds of a beautiful 16th century manor house, an outdoor swimming pool, and an all night dance-floor which, after several Smirnoff Ices is exactly like the terrace at Pacha. Yes, Salon is at Standon Calling, and we’re bringing back the best of our delighters.
Kicking off on Friday, we have world class illusionist/conman Philip Escoffey who will not only read your mind but tell you how he does it, Lucy Tesco who will be picking out musical highlights of the three day festival (hope she says Casio Kids, we heart them), and an interactive session on campfire cocktails in which you can learn how whisky hot toddies turns any tent in to a glamper puss experience.
On Saturday our own Juliet Russell will be telling all she told Will.i.am when coaching on The Voice UK in a pre-rockeoke voice coaching session. We have Robert Rowland Smith who will be doing a late, late, late Philosophy breakfast (you bring the croissants we’ll bring the life-changing knowledge), we have forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes who will help you find out just who is the highly functioning psycho in your life and how to deal with them, and a workshop with Mark Bolitho to make origami boats to race on the swimming pool. We mentioned the swimming pool, right?
On the Sunday join the sublime David Lindo on a bird-watching, wild-life walk around the grounds. At lunch join Professor Suzy Lishman as she presents her virtual autopsy, Natalie Haynes as she explains ancient civilisations in the most entertaining history lesson you’ve ever had, and learn how to dance MTV style with Move Your Frame dance guru Kayleigh Holbourne. We’ll be closing our Salon summer experience with a music appreciation session as renowned DJ Greg Wilson takes us through the roots of dance music.
Come and join us . . . there is more, much more to Standon Calling here, and much more on us here . . . but why not combine the two and see us both full throttle: Salon at Standon Calling.
The first two Saloners who book tickets qualify for Diccon’s breakfast sandwich.
