For those interested in a little classical music in the Kensington & Chelsea, tonight, Tuesday 17th November 2009, sees the second concert of the Kensington & Chelsea Music Society (KCMS) 2009/10 season. Young musicians Giovanni Guzzo (violin) and Luis Pares (piano) will perform pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, Gershwin and Ginastera at St Mary The Boltons (The Boltons, SW10 9TB). The concert starts at 7.30pm, tickets cost £15. Full details of the tonight's concert and the musicians can be found at http://www.kcmusic.org.uk/guzzo_pares.htm.

The Society's usual home is the wonderful Leighton House, on Holland Park Road, W14. Due to refurbishment work, this season's concerts will take place in two venues within the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, before returning to Leighton House for the 2010/11 season. (Leighton House is due to re-open on 3rd April 2010.)

The next KCMS concert will take place on 18th February 2010 at St George's Church on Aubrey Walk, W8. The Navarra String Quartet will perform Joseph Haydn's Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze ("The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross"), accompanied by a series of paintings by Jamie Baird, which have been inspired by the piece.

Full details of the KCMS can be found on the Kensington & Chelsea Music Society website.

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Mick Jones, guitarist with The Clash, is to put on display his own private collection of rock 'n' roll memorabilia at an exhibition in the Portobello Green complex in Notting Hill.

His collection is made up of a staggering 10,000 items, including Beatles mementoes and articles from Jones's days with The Clash - such as outfits that the band wore on stage. The exhibition will be set to a soundtrack specially created by Jones, featuring artists such as the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan.

And the man himself may even make an appearance as he is currently recording material in a studio next door.

The rock 'n' roll library will run from now until 25th August, and is open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 7pm. Admission is FREE!

Rock'n'Roll Public Library, 2 Acklam Road, Portobello Green, W10 5XL

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