Retail Road and Return to the Roundhouse

I am thrilled to announce that my laptop is home safe and sound! After spending just over a week at Selfridges department store she's back in action. No, I did not run into Jeremy Piven but nonetheless, Selfridges is a fun place to visit. If you watch the television series Mr. Selfridge (ITV-UK, PBS-US), you may understand my reference to Mr. Piven. Piven stars as the store's founder Harry Gordon Selfridge in this docudrama that depicts the founding of the store in 1909 when a businessman from Chicago moved London and revolutionized the world of retail. Selfridges carries a huge assortment of high end goods and has several departments and vendors for everything a shopper could need. This includes the vendor Compu B, a certified Apple retailer and repair service who took excellent care of my most vital tool for modern day life.

Selfridges is on Oxford Street in London. Oxford Street is a shopaholics dream. It must be one of the busiest streets in London with tons of locals and tourists engaging in retail therapy. Nearly every major UK department store can be found on Oxford Street and of course, a large array of speciality shops. It being November, the strip was all gussied up for the Christmas season with thousands of lights twinkling bright. I took a couple of photos but if you get the chance to experience Oxford Street in person, check it out. But, make sure you rest up before you go because the intense energy, high volume atmosphere requires some stamina.

The group projects continue at school. Tuesday took our class to the Roundhouse, a performing arts venue and creative center. The producing course presented pitches of potential themes and programs for a festival that is scheduled for June. A shout out now to my classmates: the pitches were very well done! Go team CP! The Roundhouse staff chose one of the programs pitched from our presentations and will work in conjunction with our course to develop and produce the festival. If you are near London, come on over to the festival in June. As more details come in, I will keep you posted on the particulars.

In the coming week, we have more group project work to do with Friday being a major thirty minute presentation for one in particular. There is also some individual work coming up this week with our first solo pitch on the horizon. If all goes well, I may even try to catch a show. So, full steam ahead my friends!

Oh and just a suggestion, theatre tickets and season subscriptions make excellent Holiday gifts. Look into what your local theatres offer and stuff some stockings!

Until next week...
Take care.
-m

Selfridges Department Store - Oxford Street, London

Oxford Street shopping district dressed for Christmas