By Barbara Albury
WHAT a great chance to sing your heart out in a classic musical about the Mississippi, love and plenty of trouble, all set in the Deep South of America. Join the chorus of Showboat. No audition required, just come along to the first rehearsal on Tuesday 23 July at 7.30pm, Old Teachers’ College. The concert will be on 17 and 18 August. Directed by musical whiz Bruce Menzies.
Can I Fix It?
THIS is one for the manually challenged but good for our environment. Three workshops to demonstrate and practise some basic skills for low cost, sustainable home improvements. Called Tools and Screws and Nails and Stuff, the workshops are all about hammering, nailing and getting that hanging curtain rail back up. Saturday 20 and 27 July and 3 August. Call expert Barbara Finch to register (necessary): 6772 4667 or icandoit@slaati.org. And it’s free.
Be Creative
EASIER said than done. Guru Patrick McIntyre from the Sydney Theatre Company will hopefully ease the pain and take us through our creative paces. Tuesday 23 July at 6pm with refreshments beforehand. TAS Hoskins Centre. Book with Elizabeth Egan 6771 1177. $35 but free for students. Show your pass or look young.
THE MOVING IMAGE
ACCLAIMED mezzo soprano Elizabeth Campbell will join local actors Judith and Christopher Ross-Smith in a concert featuring the works of Judith Wright in verse and music. A well known performer on the national opera circuit, Campbell has recorded many of the settings of Wright’s poetry with pianist Ian Munro. They will be evoked through compositions by Australian composers, including the premiere of Colin Bright’s Ubu for didgeridoo and small ensemble. On Saturday 27 July at 7.30pm, Lazenby Hall, UNE. $50/ conc. $30. Includes champagne and canapés. Book: www.operainthepaddock.com.au or 6724 8561
Freedom Ride Drama
A THEATRE in education performance by Kinetic Energy Theatre Company about the famous Freedom Ride of the 1960s promoting civil rights for Aboriginal people. Ten student volunteers are also needed to perform with the theatre group. Limited places available so RSVP to Darin Gorry, Student Services Manager, Oorala Aboriginal Centre, UNE 6773 3034. The event is on the 31 July at 1pm, Lazenby Hall.
International Film Festival
ARMIDALE’S International Film Festival is celebrating its 10th birthday with 13 new films on the weekend of the 2-4 August. Popular Festival passes are now on sale at the Belgrave Cinema. They sell out fast.
Seasons Quilt
A LOVELY quilt showing our four seasons is on display in the foyer of the Armidale Dumaresq Council. Beryl Rodgers from Quilters and Patchworkers New England created the overall concept and members of the group then interpreted each of the seasons in their own individual way. Soothing greens and greys, sparkling blues and pinks tempered with rich oranges and mellow ochres create a story of flowers, shrubs, fruits, wrens, bees, caterpillars, ladybugs, butterflies, vegetables, seeds, eggs, rabbits, roos, a watering can and even an elf – using only material, needle and thread.
