NEWS & EVENTS

4 September, 2010

26 August - 11 September ... Nowra Players present 'ARCADIA' by Tom Stoppard

8 pm at PLAYERS THEATRE, Bomaderry ... 26 Aug Seniors' preview; 28 Aug opening night; Wed 1 Sep - Fri 3 Sep; Sun 5 Sep @2 pm matinee; Wed 8 Sep - Sat 11 Sep - tickets $18 adults, $16 concession, $12 for school children ... bookings from - Nowra Visitors Information Centre, Pleasant Way, Nowra - phone 1300 662 808
26 August - 23 September
... exhibitions at Shoalhaven City Arts Centre,

launch Sat 28 August, 12-2 pm ... 'Home and Away' Sue Allison & John Saunders, Access gallery ... Arts in Miniature Canberra - Foyer gallery ... Works by Robert Duffield, Green gallery ... enquiries, phone 02 4422 0648
VIVACE ! ... the first ten years of the Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra - a history of achievement & joy

(click for order details of souvenir booklet for release in August 2010
3 September ... Bruce Mathiske, at Milton Theatre

- Tickets $27 Adults & $17 Kids, or at the door $32 Adults, $27 concession (Pensioners & Seniors) and $17 Kids - from Country Leather, Milton 4455 3056 and Malibu Music, Ulladulla 4455 5693
3 September
... AsiaLink Writing Residency

Opportunity for Australian writers (under 35) of various genres to live and work for an extended period in Asia. Grants of up to $12,000 available ... link for details
3 September
... “Food Inc”
[Rated PG] presented by Gerringong Pics and Flicks

Tickets go on sale at Gerringong Town Hall at 7.30pm with the film starting at 8.00pm ... link for IMDb details

After the film, Gerringong Pics and Flicks world famous Tea, Coffee and Cakes will be available, providing a great chance to discuss the film or anything else you like in a relaxed social atmosphere.
7 September
... 'DRIVING MISS DAISY'

2 pm & 8 pm at Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre - link for details
8 September
... 2010 Shoalhaven Year 12 - Indigenous Graduation Ceremony Dinner, presented by The Smith Family and Regional Development Australia (RDA) ... 6 pm at at the Bomaderry Bowling Club (Meroo Road, Bomaderry) ... Cost $20.00 per person

Ceremony & dinner with guest speakers, entertainment, presentation of student certificates ... details & tickets (to be bought by 27 August) - call Ella or Kathleen, phone 4423 3666
9 September
... painting demonstration, by Alan Frizzell - presented by Shoalhaven Art Society

AGM at 12 midday, followed by a light lunch ... painting demonstration to follow
Members $5 Non members $8 ... enquiries
44 641 476
10 September ... 'RIVER READING' with guest poet Mark Tredinnick

6 - 9 pm, at Shoalhaven City Arts Centre, Berry St ... Poetry in Nowra ! - includes open mic section
10 - 28 September ... The Sydney Fringe
- link for details
Sat 11 September
... The WHITLAMS, presented by PowerFM

8 pm at Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre - link for details
12 September ...
Evgeniy Uhanov,
piano - presented by Music Shoalhaven

2 pm, Nowra School of Arts, Berry St Nowra ... link for details
13
September
... Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize,

$2000 first prize for a single poem or suite of linked poems not longer than 80 lines, presented by Island magazine
Mon 13 September ... 'Long Table Lunch', at Bannisters, Mollymook

with Peter Fitzsimons - link for booking details
17 September ... Jon ENGLISH - The Rock Show

8 pm at Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre - link for details
18 September ... 10th Anniversary Concert,
by the Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra

from 3 pm at the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre - link for details
20 September
... 'STEAMING', by Nell Dunn

7:30 pm at Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre - link for details
23 September ... Shoalhaven ADFAS Talk - Ms Sarah Lenton Nadfas - 'Ninette to Nureyev'
This lecture describes the founding of the Royal Ballet at the Old Vic and Sadler’s Wells

7:30 pm, at Berry School of Arts, Alexandra Street, Berry ... enquiries, call Denis Lovelock - 02 4464 2918
24 September - 13 October ... at Shoalhaven City Arts Centre,

launch Fri 24 Sep, 5-7 pm ... 'Creative Moments - Wood, Wool, Clay' - annual exhibition by Shoalhaven Woodcraft Society, Shoalhaven Spinners & Weavers, and Shoalhaven Potters - All galleries ... enquiries, phone 02 4422 0648
24 September ... WOLLONGONG MUSIC COLLECTIVE TOUR
7 pm at Milton Theatre ... Wollongong Conservatorium of Music is presenting some of its leading staff performers in its September tour ... ensembles will include a piano trio (Scott Taggart – violin, Brad Baker – piano, John Benz – cello), a jazz trio led by Jeremy Rose, as well as soloists John Spence & Karen Cummings ... music covers a range of styles including jazz, classical repertoire, tango, and new Australian music composed by the performers.

• Tickets $22 from Country Leather, Milton 4455 3056 and Malibu Music, Ulladulla 4455 5693
1- 10 October ... Escape ArtFest 2010 ! - in Milton/Ulladulla area

link for details ... also via Facebook !
10 October ... Elen Rapoport, pianist, playing Chopin and Scriabin - presented by Bay & Basin Music

2 pm at St Georges Basin Community Centre, Meriton St
14 - 17 October ... 'MY FAIR LADY' - presented by Albatross Musical Theatre Company

7:30 pm at Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre - link for session & booking details
15 - 17 October ... MORUYA Jazz Festival,

featuring Waiting for Guinness, Milton-Ulladulla's Glorious Mudsingers, and Boogie-Woogie piano Queen Jan Preston !

link for details
15 October - 10 November ... at Shoalhaven City Arts Centre,

launch Sat 16 Oct, 12-2 pm ... Textile artist Robyn Almond - Foyer gallery ... 'Around the Lake' | Thea Bourne - Access gallery ... 'Come Walk in the Landscape' - with the Plein Air Girls - Green gallery ... enquiries, phone 02 4422 0648
15 October - 24 November ... at Shoalhaven City Arts Centre,

'Parallel Dreams' - Anna Glynn & Wu GuoWei - Main gallery ... enquiries, phone 02 4422 0648
Sat 16 October ... Meroogal Women's Arts Prize workshops - 'Quilts and their stories'

speakers : Mare Carter, author & Lisa Johnson, prev winner of Meroogal Women's Arts Prize ... at Meroogal 10 am - 1 pm talk ... optional workshop 1:30 - 4:30 pm ... bookings/enquiries : link or phone 02 8239 2211
Mon 18 October ... 'Long Table Lunch', at Bannisters, Mollymook

with Hugh Mackay - link for booking details
21 October ... Shoalhaven ADFAS Talk - Mr Andrew Davies MA Hons Oxon Nadfas - 'Old Father Thames: The River in Art'

7:30 pm, at Berry School of Arts, Alexandra Street, Berry ... enquiries, call Denis Lovelock - 02 4464 2918
21 October ... 'YOU and I ' - an evening with Petula Clark !

8 pm at Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre - link for details
22 - 24 October ... 2010 Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival

link for details
28/29/30 October ... The HUSKY SHOALHAVEN FILM Festival - at Lady Denman Centre

entry categories - feature length; short (8 min max); documentary; animation - submit on VHS or DVD formats

call 02 4443 7383 for info
29 October ... MENTAL AS ANYTHING - presented by Radio 2ST

8 pm at Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre - link for details
31 October
... Power of Three trio, led by John Martin - presented by Music Shoalhaven

2 pm, Berry School of Arts ... link for details
6 November ... TONI CHILDS in Concert !

8 pm at Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre - link for details
Sun/Mon 14-15 November ... Barbeque & Lunch, with Accommodation, at Bannisters, Mollymook

with Lyndey Milan - link for booking details
15 November ... 2010 Entry closing date: to the seventh annual Australian Book Review poetry prize – renamed the Peter Porter Poetry Prize, in memory of the late Australian poet – entries now open

... First prize: $4000 ... Shortlisted poems: $250
One of Australia’s most lucrative and respected awards for poetry, and guarantees winners wide exposure through publication in ABR. The guidelines and entry form are now available on the ABR website –
http://www.australianbookreview.com.au/
19 November ... KASEY CHAMBERS, in her "Little Bird" album tour

8 pm at Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, Nowra ... link for details
Mon 13 December
... 'Long Table Lunch', at Bannisters, Mollymook

with Richard Glover - link for booking details
31 January 2011 ... 'black & write' project,

presented by State Library of Queensland - two $10,000 indigenous writing fellowships ... link for guidelines & entry form

enquiries : phone - 07 38429484, email - indigenous.writing@slq.qld.gov.au