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As the Darkness Falls on the Castle of Dracula, Beware of the Horrors Awaiting You...
Prince Vlad III Dracula the Impaler, Countess Carmilla Karnstein, Count Orlok Nosferatu and Countess Elizabeth Báthory
Cordially invite you to the 5th Annual BLOODLUST BALL
On Saturday 30th of October 2010 at the Dracula's main residence - Hampton Court House.
The scariest and most glamorous ball in Europe, BloodLust Ball V takes place on the Eve of Halloween.
DRESS CODE: Transylvanian Horror, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, monsters, witches and warlocks
WEBSITE: www.bloodlustball.com
PROGRAMME:
8PM Complimentary Welcome drinks and canapés reception accompanied by classical performance by a string quartet Carmilla.
8.30PM – 11PM Dinner. Canapes, bowl food and finger food.
8.30PM Hippie Farm
9PM Carmilla - Live Music from the vampire movie by Paul Wiffen
9.45PM Cherry Greene - Vampires
10PM DJ Kat
10.15PM Jane Cho – Elektra Thriller
10.30PM Countess Elizabeth Báthory's Blood Bath. Not advised for the light hearted!
10.45PM Trail - A Satanist Rock Band
11PM- 2AM BBQ in the magnificent gardens. Hippy Farm
12AM DJ Talent
1AM DJ StaRRocker
3AM Carriages
LOCATION:
The hosts are delighted to invite you back to the birth place of BloodLust Ball. Hampton Court House was built at 1757 by the request of 2nd Earl of Halifax for his mistress, Countess Zaleska- Dracula. The grand mansion has a lake and a secret grotto. Set in 7 acres of magical 18th Century gardens, HCH is a hidden secret and a dark gem.
Hampton Court House
Hampton Court Rd
East Molesey
KT8 9BS Surrey
TICKETS:
Tickets Include a cocktail reception from 8pm- 9pm. Canapés, bowl food and finger food Dinner and Grill served until 2AM. Entertainment all night.
If you are not The Button Club member yet but want to benefit from members discount, please fill in a membership application form on the home page. The membership is complimentary.
£95 - £105 gradually
£120 for Non Members
£1300 for VIP Tables for up to 10 guests with a complimentary bottle of champagne and a spirit of your choice with mixers.
Please e-mail kaja@thebuttonclub.com if you would like to book a table.
VIDEOS:
To see the videos of previous balls, please go to squa.re/index.php?squareurl=thebuttonclub , bit.ly/bh4km and bit.ly/IpHou
HOSTS:
Prince Vlad III Dracula the Impaler and Prince of Wallachia - (1431 – 1476)
Best known for his resistance against the Ottoman Empire and for the cruel punishments he imposed on his enemies. Prince Vlad took sadistic pleasure in torturing and killing by impalement, executing over 100,000 people. Dracula is a vampire. His thirst for blood is endless! Beware!
Countess Carmilla Karnstein
Carmilla is a vampire who preys on young women, hoping to satiate her thirst and create eternal lovers for herself. "You are mine, you shall be mine, and you and I are one forever!”
Count Orlok Nosferatu
A vampire from the Carpathian Mountains in Wisborg, Germany. He lives in a vast castle high in the mountains, no one who has been there has ever come back. Orlok resembles something between a rat and a spider. He sleeps in soil infected with the Black Death and brings plague and disease with him. He is followed everywhere by rats.
Countess Elizabeth Báthory (1560 –1614)
A Hungarian countess. She is the most prolific serial killer in history and is remembered as the "Blood Countess". Countess tortured and killed over 600 girls and young women. She would fill a bathtub with the blood of her virgin female victims, then soak in it to retain her youth. She remains bricked in to the wall in her castle. Blood Countess still haunts after darkness falls, her thirst for blood is insatiable. Virgins- beware!
TRANSPORT:
There are trains from Waterloo to Hampton Court every 14 minutes and 44 minutes past the hour. The journey time is 30min.
Take a BloodLust Bus! An old fashioned London Red Double Decker BloodLust Bus will leave Sloane Square at 7.15PM, Fulham Broadway at 7.30 and then via Hammersmith to Hampton Court House. The bus will take you back to London at 2.30AM. Tickets £8 per journey, please buy in advance online. Please buy 2 tickets for a return journey. Please use your email only once for different ticket types.
SLOANE SQUARE STATION 7.15PM
Fulham Broadway, FULHAM TOWN HALL, SW6 1ET ( just opposite the station ) 7.40PM
ARAGON HOUSE, 247 New Kings road, Parsons Green, SW6 4XG 7.45PM
You can also drive down in your private car and park it in the car park of Hampton Court Palace, which is the drop off point for all guests.
CONTACT:
For more information, please contact:
Kaja Wunder
The Button Club
+44 (0) 700 340 1310
kaja@thebuttonclub.com
Celebrity and VIP Contact
Caroline Monk
07946844319
caroline.monk@gmail.com
PRESS & MEDIA:
Richard Austin Rees PR & Fashion Management
07766570305
richardaustinrees@live.co.uk
CHARITY:
The Variety Club
The Variety Club is dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people who need our help. We do this by raising funds for specialist minibuses, wheelchairs, sports equipment, hospital wards, and all sorts of other practical solutions that enable individuals, projects and organisations across the UK to give a wider range of opportunities to the children in their care.
www.varietyclub.org.uk
SPONSORS:
Amika hails as London’s most glamorous and infamous members club, having launched to tremendous fanfare in 2007. Amika caters to an elite clientele, maintaining the true essence of luxury while pioneering a spectacular and much revered clubbing experience. Amika is a bedrock of elegance and sophistication, creating the ultimate nightlife adventure for frequenting members and patrons. Amika is the club partner at BloodLust Ball.
www.amikalondon.com
Vodka O is a 40% vol. silky smooth premium quality vodka free from chemical impurities. Four times distilled using whey, pure Australian water and charcoal filtering help remove impurities to produce an ultra clean pure spirit with the finest taste. Vodka O was the winner of a gold medal at the 2010 Vodka Masters.
Tequila Blu is a 38% vol. seductively smooth, exceptional sipping quality tequila from Jalisco, Mexico. Distilled from blue agave plants, which are grown for up to 10 years, Tequila Blu acquires its distinctly rich and smoky taste from the charred oak barrels it is aged in for upto 6 months. Tequila Blu was the winner of a Double Gold medal at the 2010 San Francisco World Spirits Compeition and a Double Gold medal at the 2010 World Spirits Awards.
Kinkylux White Rum is a 37.5% vol. light bodied white rum made from the finest Caribbean sugar cane from Trinidad and Tobago. Aged in oak barrels for over two years, it has a smooth mellow and refreshing taste. Kinkylux White Rum is perfect straight or in a variety of cocktails and is the winner of a gold medal at the 2010 World Spirits Awards.
Viru Beer
MENU:
Canapés:
Shots of Bloody Mary
Beetroot cured gravadlax with Asian slaw
Sussex blue cheese with port jelly, pickled walnut and sour dough toast
Foie gras parfait with cep dust on brioche
Kashmiri prawn kebabs with ginger and coriander
Lamb koftas with fiery tomato fondue
Seared beef skewers with chunky chips and béarnaise sauce
Beer battered cod with crème fraiche tartare and mushy peas
Bowl Food:
Thai red seafood curry with sticky rice
Free range chicken breast with beetroot and pancetta risotto
Rocket salad with shaved pear, blue cheese and pomegranate
Dessert Canapés
Shots of cranberry jelly and lemon posset
Bloody mess (red fruits and red sauce with crushed meringue and cream)
Decadent chocolate torte
Halloween Barbeque Menu:
(11.00pm - 02.00am)
Hog roast with apple sauce and barbeque sauce
Spit roast lamb with pomegranate and mint sauce and chimmichurri sauce
Haunch of venison roasted pink with spiced cranberry
Selection of Cowdray Estate sausages
Vietnamese caramel chicken skewers
(vegetarian sausages, burgers and skewers available)
PERFORMERS:
Carmilla
Vampire film based on Sheridan Le Fanu’s seminal vampire novella, shooting in Italy in the next year. The music by Paul Wiffen, the writer, producer and director of Carmilla, performed by himself and Simone Kaye who is playing Carmilla in the film.
Paul has agreed for this music to be performed at the Bloodlust Ball. We will also be screening scenes from the conceptual trailer for the film and other material he has shot, including scenes filmed at Hampton Court House itself. Paul will also play the piano on the night, something which he did recently for Quentin Tarrantino in Venice and for Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, George Clooney and many others at other recent film festivals.
Trail
Halloween 2010 will see the launch of London indie rock act Trail's third single "Killing Sun". Themselves having been long time guests at the Bloodlust Ball, Trail are delighted to now be launching their vamp-themed new single and preparing a set of ghoulish party classics that's sure to raise Hell on the dance floor.
Formed in 2007 Trail were soon judged one of London's hottest new acts at a performance in Hyde Park's Wireless festival. Trail then went on to win a Capital FM 95.8 competition and raise £20,000 towards their album. In 2009 they flew to Los Angeles to record their debut with acclaimed producer Matt Wallace (Faith No More / Maroon 5). Trail's blend of "Mid-Atlantic" Indie Rock has moved crowds the world over including the prestigious Viper Room in Los Angeles as well as Greenwich's O2 Indigo arena.
www.myspace.com/trailmusic
www.trailmusic.co.uk
Hippie Farm
There was a young hippie, there was a young farmer. One grew crops, one grew marijuana. The farmer cashed in and sold all his land and turned to the hippie and said "let's form a band!" Three months later the pair are scared. Bloodlust is upon them and they're still unprepared!
Hippie Farm: A musicial cocktail that can only be described as sounding like Southern Comfort, Crushed Ice, Lemonade and a zest of leather flower.
"Astounding! The best garden act of 2010" West Horndon Chronicle
Jane Cho - Elektra
Jane Cho is a classically trained violinist. Her classical performances have taken her to some of the world's most famous venues including solo performances at Sydney's Opera House and Olympic Stadium, and at special events around the world
attended by corporate and sporting audiences, politicians and royalty. Most recently, Jane has been exciting audiences across the globe as an electric violinist. She has appeared in support for West End star Michael Crawford, recording artists Alex Lloyd, pop sensations Marcia Hines, Guy Sebastian and Mika. Besides her ongoing performances as a soloist, this year marks the launch of Jane's hair-raising new show Elektra. A unique and exhilarating show featuring avant-garde costumes and fully choreographed dance sequences to enthral the audience at BloodLust Ball.
www.janechomusic.com/
DJ Talent
DJ Talent is a part time DJ most widely known for his appearance as a semi-finalist on third series of the ITV1 television show Britain's Got Talent. Talent is noted for the excessive amount of bling that he wears, which includes several gold chains and rings (one infused with a blue stone), and a full set of gold teeth costing £7000 in total. He first drew press attention in 2006 after being a repeated victim of armed muggings. Prior to his appearance on Britain's Got Talent, he has appeared on TV programmes The Jeremy Kyle Show, The Friday Night Project where he performed a rap for guest host Kanye West, as well as appearing on "Best Guest Week" on the Scott Mills Show for Radio 1 and many others.
www.djtalentrecordings.com
Cherry Greene
Cherry Greene is a brand new indie/rock artist from Camden. Cherry (23) is from a music and performance-based family. With the help of her producers Mike Horner (Prodigy, Shakira, Bloc Party) and Alex Von Soos (All Saints, Seal, Atomic Kitten), Cherry’s debut album is out now. Think “Blondie meets The Killers” and “A UK Gwen Stefani". Cherry will perform songs inspired by vampires at BloodLust Ball.
www.myspace.com/cherrygreene
CATERING
Our catering partner for BloodLust Ball is Jacaranda.
Tucked away in the heart of the Sussex country side, neighbouring the home of British polo at Cowdray Park, is a catering company synonymous with first class event catering and seamless event management. Jacaranda Event Catering only known to those who require elegant parties and inspirational corporate events, whose reputation has grown by word of mouth not only for its superb food, which exceeds expectations but also for its style and constant high quality of service. The friendly, but professional approach of the event team matched with the passion and experience of their chefs, makes working with Jacaranda a pure delight and ensures a successful event every time!
www.jacarandacatering.com
Trademark
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