Month: November 2010

Helena Christensen gets snapped up by Baileys® to give Northern Ireland Facebook fans a chance to attend a VIP party in NYC

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Local Facebook fans have the chance to attend picture perfect party in NYC hosted by Helena Christensen and Baileys®!

Gemma Garrett with friends Kaz Lynas, and Jeane Simpson celebrating the announcement that Baileys® has teamed up with one of the worlds greatest and original supermodels, Helena Christensen, to launch its new ‘let’s do this again’ campaign

Baileys® have announced it has teamed up with one of the worlds greatest and original supermodels, Helena Christensen to launch its new ‘let’s do this again’ campaign. One lucky winner in Northern Ireland will receive an exclusive invitation to a VIP party in New York co-hosted by Helena Christensen and Baileys® as part of the global ‘let’s do this again’ competition on Facebook.

Helena Christensen has both shot and appears in a never-seen before collection of photographs for the campaign, which show a day in her life, hanging out with her close friends at her upstate New York home. The campaign, aims to encourage close friends to share quality moments together more often, and will inspire people to capture and share their own unique moments enjoying Baileys® with close friends for a chance to win this fantastic prize. The winner will receive an exclusive invitation to a VIP party co-hosted by Helena and Baileys® at one of her favourite hang outs in NYC for themselves and a friend.  People from Northern Ireland can upload their photos now on the Baileys® Facebook page www.facebook.com/Baileys to be in with a chance to win from now until the 16th December.

On the latest Baileys® campaign Helena Christensen says: “My most memorable moments are often when I’m with friends because everyone is completely at ease, which makes the atmosphere relaxed and enjoyable. Capturing these special moments on camera is very important to me, because those are the ones that stay with you forever, so to be able to look back at them for the rest of ones life is something to be grateful for and look forward to.”

She continues: “Looking at the images also reminds you of how much great friends mean to you and how important it is to get them all together as often as possible. This is what the new Baileys® campaign holds at its very heart, encouraging close friends to enjoy time together more often and I’m thrilled that Baileys® joined me and my friends at home in New York for the day.”

Jennifer Kiernan, Baileys® Brand manager said: “We’re thrilled to have Helena Christensen on board for the Baileys® ‘Let’s do this again’ campaign and very excited about being able to give a lucky person from Northern Ireland the chance to attend a VIP party in NYC co-hosted by Baileys® and Helena. Northern Irish people love getting together and we like capturing those moments on camera so we can continue sharing them. We’re looking forward to seeing some of those moments where friends have come together to do something they enjoy again uploaded onto the Facebook page over the coming weeks!”

On Baileys® Helena says:

“I love Baileys®, it’s simply delicious and perfect to enjoy with friends. It’s definitely a drink that, once someone has suggested it, everyone wants a glass.”’

To be in with chance of winning this fantastic prize, visit the Baileys® Facebook page for details:  http://www.facebook.com/Baileys

The competition will run until the 16th December 2010.

Over 18’s only. Terms and conditions apply.

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Celebrating Serendipity

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AMERICAN-BORN photographer Kelly Morris is celebrating a decade of capturing unique photographic images of life in Northern Ireland, with her new exhibition Serendipity.

The exhibition opens at Molly’s Yard, Botanic Avenue, Belfast, Sunday 7 November, 5-9pm (entry free) and runs until Thursday18th, when it begins a week-long run at St Malachy’s Old Boys, Antrim Road, Belfast (entry free).

Celebration is an apt term for Morris’s photography. In a world flooded with digital and manipulated images, the axis of Morris’s work is the fleeting, meaningful moment between subject and witness. Focusing mainly on people, and frequently on relationships, Morris has an uncanny eye for emotional dynamics. They are captured instants of unself-conscious communication which are, by turns funny, engaging and, often, moving – without ever veering into the sentimental or voyeuristic.

‘I think a lot of photographers use their cameras as a barrier between themselves and their subjects,’ explains Morris, who has lived in Northern Ireland for 13 years. ‘But I think of the shutter as a blink of my eye. There’s a relationship between me and the moment I am photographing.’

Morris works primarily in black and white, which, she says, offers a more immediate and nuanced effect, without the distraction and clutter of colour. She also prefers to use film, which she regards as more tactile than digital. The results are an oddly timeless salute to the larger human truths evident in smaller human moments.

This makes for a collection which is a positive and emotionally satisfying experience, reflecting a point of view steeped in empathy and the spontaneous.

Serendipity promises to be a retrospective with its lens firmly set on the future.

Pretty Child Backfire cue up G Session headline

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Pretty Child Backfire

Following the success of their new self-made single All The Things Said In The Twilight, Pretty Child Backfire will headline the G Sessions this Saturday night celebrating its local launch.

The young Draperstown four piece have built a strong reputation since they started their career a few years ago and with early slots at Glasgowbury and some of the most exciting local gigs around including last year’s IMRO Showcase Tour, PCB have hit the mainstream.

With their new single, PCB have established themselves with gusto, riding on the back of success after being picked as one of NI’s young contenders, making their way on to Oh Yeah’s compilation album as ones to watch.

Honing their craft at gigs up and down the country they’ve found a sound that’s instantly recognisable and catchy and also one that tends to surprise and enchant even more so.

At the helm of the ship, Mark McAllister steers his comrades on the good ship indie and throughout their short career thus far, the young group have built up a strong storage of songs that’ll steer them well over waters still and calm.

Returning to the Glasgowbury G Sessions will be very much a homecoming for PCB, most of who have experienced and developed from the group’s early workshops, and headlining the coveted local showcase will cap an already impressive career that looks set to continue in its success.

Punk outfits The Q will and Gascan Ruckus will complete the November G Session bill, both returning to the showcase amid a degree of hype.

The Q will debut their new line-up, now made up as a four piece, following the departure of guitarist Tom. Themselves preparing to hit the road again with plans for a new single, this week’s gig will give the Derry band a chance to debut some new material while reminding locals of their prowess.

Armagh’s Gascan Ruckus complete a bill of youthful endeavour, themselves riding the crest of a wave of late.

Delivering a high energy brand of punk rock, the Ruckus have proved how exciting they are with slots at the likes of this year’s Glasgowbury Music Festival and will no doubt endeavour to cover every last inch of the stage as they take you on a whirlwind tour of what rock music means to four boys from Middletown in Armagh. Pssst: it means a lot.

The November G Session takes place at the Cellar Bar this Saturday (November 6th) with doors from 9pm. Admission is £5.
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