By BARBARA ALBURY
Freeman House Painters
THE artists of Freeman House are showing their paintings in an exhibition titled Discovery Brings Recovery: Drugs, Family and Community. The exhibition opens this Saturday 8 June at 10am and runs until Friday 21 June at the Armidale Art Gallery, Beardy Mall near the Post Office.
Fiori Musicale Concert
Come and listen to Fiori Musicale present music on a celestial theme, featuring choral works by Peter Maddox and organ solos by Oliver Messiaen. Conductor is Graham Maddox, organist Warwick Dunham and the timpanist Morgan Broadbent. The performance starts at 6pm this Saturday 8 June at the Uniting Church Rusden St (opposite Civic Video). Tickets are avilable at the door for $15 and $5 (concession).
Big Business
Next Wednesday, 12 June, Progressive Cinema will screen The Corporation at the Armidale Club, 91 Beardy Street at 6.30pm (please note earlier starting time). Turntables Restaurant is open for meals from 6pm. The Corporation documents the disproportionate power of corporations and how they have decimated our human and physical environment as they extend control over human society. The film also shows how community movements offer hope. The Corporation was a winner at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. Free screening. All donations will go towards Green Left Weekly. Information: Steve Norris on 0408 797 629
Pelmet-Making
Pelmets at the top of windows are a terrific way to keep the house warm by preventing cold air from circulating behind curtains. Sustainable Living Armidale is running free pelmet-making workshops starting with a demonstration on Saturday 15 June from 1- 4pm.
The focus will be on making simple pelmets using cardboard, fabric or other inexpensive materials that are easy to handle and install. Subsequent meetings will be: Group One on Friday 21 June from 9.30 -11.30am and Group Two on Saturday 22 June from 1.30 – 3.30pm. Register with Debra Mill on 0468 379 370 or at icandoit@slaati.org
Launch of a Classic
Celebrate the launch of Lionel Gilbert’s classic work, Images of Armidale, on Friday 21 June at 5.30pm in the Town Hall. Mayor Jim Maher will do the honours and guests can toast the rebirth of this beautiful book with champagne. Only $19.95 with colour illustrations and line drawings. All proceeds go to the Cultural Precinct project.
The Art of Line
The Jacaranda Acquisitive Art Award features the renaissance of drawing as a significant art practice. View the magic of line at NERAM until 23 June.
Calling all Singers
Attention all singers. The Armidale Symphony Orchestra and ADMS are once again presenting their biennial concert. This year it is the Music of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein with special emphasis on their ground-breaking musical Showboat. Featuring local soloists Inge Southcott, Neil Horton, Kylie Constantine, Tracey James and Richard Kiehne, this concert is an unmissable event. Rehearsals begin on Tuesday 23 July at NECOM. No audition is required. Just bring your enthusiasm! Concerts are on Saturday 17 Aug at 7.30pm and Sunday 18 August at 3pm at Lazenby Hall UNE. Tickets at www.adms.org.au and Carr’s NewsXpress in the Mall.
Playhouse Upgrade
The Armidale Playhouse building has been out of action for some time but now ADMS and the Playhouse Trust are looking at designs that will put the Playhouse back in business as a performance venue. Thanks to architect Tony Deakin, a number of proposed designs are currently being considered. This is going to be a staged process as monies and members’ help will be sought.
Winter Warmer Raffle
Tickets for the raffle for The Friends of Armidale Dumaresq Library Winter Warmer Hamper are now on sale. The hamper has over 40 items. Purchase tickets from the library or at the Sunday markets in the Mall. Proceeds are for library resources and the raffle prize will be drawn on 4 August.
If you have Arts News items, please send to Barbara at email: bhalbury@bigpond.com or phone 0427 729 529.
