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Dubbo Artz Inc. PO Box 356 Dubbo NSW 2830 ABN: 26 873 857 048 www.dubboartz.org.au Secretary – Leonie Ward Phone or Fax: 6882 6852 Mobile: 0409 826 850 Email: [email protected] President – Di Clifford Phone: 6882 0498 Email: [email protected] Newsletter Thank you to all those who took the time to contribute to this edition Deadline for August-September Edition 18 July 2016 hopetoun- [email protected] Fax 6882 6852 Reproduction of material in this Newsletter is permitted provided the source is acknowledged Dubbo Artz Membership Entitlements: *Concession tickets to DRTCC shows *Concession subscriptions for DRTCC Season Subscription *Bi-monthly newsletters brimming with regional cultural events and news mailed or emailed directly to you Spread the Word! Being a member of Dubbo Artz allows you to go to performances at the Theatre for the Concession Ticket price Don’t forget to use your membership card to access this great offer! Support Dubbo Artz! Peak volunteer community organisation promoting culture and the arts in the region June - July 2016 Fresh Arts Inc. will be holding its first exhibition for 2016 at the DRTCC from June 2 - June 24. There is no official opening this year. Eleven Fresh Arts artists will be exhibiting still life work, a tribute to well-known Australian artist, Margaret Olley. The exhibition will be open to the public the same times as the Dubbo Eisteddfod program during June. All artworks are for sale, artist details displayed with the works. Dubbo Cultural Forum Tuesday 28 June Community Arts Centre - Western Plains Cultural Centre 5.45pm for 6.00pm Start Guest Speaker: Alicia Leggett – Orana Arts Alicia will be speaking on the role of Orana Arts within the Regional Community, so come along and find out how Orana Arts can help you and your cultural organisation The Dubbo Cultural Forum represents an opportunity for all volunteer community cultural organisations to express needs and ideas for cultural sustainability in the Dubbo Region. Dubbo Artz was appointed the facilitator of the Forum, by Dubbo City Council’s Community Services Director, David Dwyer, in 2013. The Dubbo Cultural Forum is supported by a wide range of volunteer Cultural/Arts organisations which are coming together three times a year, in a mutually respectful endeavour, to actively promote effective sustainability within the wider community. All interested people are welcome to attend art exhibition 2016 ‘After Margaret Olley’ Dubbo Regional Theatre & Convention Centre June 2 – June 24

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Dubbo Artz Inc.

PO Box 356 Dubbo NSW 2830

ABN: 26 873 857 048 www.dubboartz.org.au

Secretary – Leonie Ward

Phone or Fax: 6882 6852 Mobile: 0409 826 850

Email: [email protected]

President – Di Clifford Phone: 6882 0498 Email: [email protected]

Newsletter

Thank you to all

those who took

the time to

contribute to this

edition

Deadline for

August-September

Edition

18 July 2016

hopetoun-

[email protected]

Fax 6882 6852

Reproduction of

material in this

Newsletter is

permitted

provided the

source is

acknowledged

Dubbo Artz Membership Entitlements: *Concession

tickets to DRTCC shows *Concession

subscriptions for DRTCC Season

Subscription *Bi-monthly newsletters

brimming with regional cultural events and news

mailed or emailed directly

to you

Spread the Word! Being a member of

Dubbo Artz allows you to go to performances at the Theatre for the

Concession Ticket price – Don’t forget to use your membership

card to access this great offer! Support

Dubbo Artz!

Peak volunteer community organisation promoting culture and the arts in the region

June - July 2016

Fresh Arts Inc. will be holding its first exhibition for 2016 at the DRTCC from June 2 - June 24. There is no official opening this year. Eleven Fresh Arts artists will be exhibiting still life work, a tribute to well-known Australian artist, Margaret Olley. The exhibition will be open to the public the same times as the Dubbo Eisteddfod program during June. All artworks are for sale, artist details displayed with the works.

Dubbo Cultural Forum Tuesday 28 June

Community Arts Centre - Western Plains Cultural Centre 5.45pm for 6.00pm Start

Guest Speaker: Alicia Leggett – Orana Arts Alicia will be speaking on the role of Orana Arts within the Regional Community, so come along

and find out how Orana Arts can help you and your cultural organisation The Dubbo Cultural Forum represents an opportunity for all volunteer community cultural organisations to express needs and ideas for cultural sustainability in the Dubbo Region. Dubbo Artz was appointed the facilitator of the Forum, by Dubbo City Council’s Community Services Director, David Dwyer, in 2013. The Dubbo Cultural Forum is supported by a wide range of volunteer Cultural/Arts organisations which are coming together three times a year, in a mutually respectful endeavour, to actively promote effective sustainability within the wider community.

All interested people are welcome to attend

art exhibition 2016

‘After Margaret Olley’

Dubbo Regional Theatre & Convention Centre

June 2 – June 24

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DUBBO REGIONAL THEATRE & CONVENTION CENTRE

www.drtcc.com.au

Michael Jackson – The Legacy Tour, 5 June @ 8pm

Tuesday 21 June @ 8pm

Educating Rita – 17 July @ 2pm

Tuesday 19 July @ 8pm

New Resident’s Night @ DRTCC Dubbo Regional Theatre was proud to co-host the New Residents’ Night on Thursday 19 May. This get-together is an initiative of Western Plains Regional Council to make new residents feel welcome. Moving to a new City can be daunting and it’s a great way to meet others that are in the same situation in a social and friendly atmosphere.

New residents are also given the opportunity to meet with representatives of Dubbo’s various community service providers including Dubbo Regional Theatre and Dubbo Artz Inc and local businesses who are involved in the City Development Partnership Program. Businesses are encouraged to provide a ‘welcome gift’ comprising of an offer or discount that will form part of the ‘New Residents’ Kit’ distributed on the night. Guests make their way around the information booths, enjoy complimentary refreshments and partake in a few fun games to break the ice. Manager, Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre, Linda Christof explained to the newcomers the array of shows on offer at the Theatre, how to find out about the latest shows and the benefits of being a Season Subscriber. Linda then took about 25 people on a guided tour of the Theatre and backstage including dressing rooms and the much talked about ‘Green’ Room. Dubbo Regional Theatre’s ‘Welcome Gift’ included two complimentary tickets per resident for either We Three Kings of Orient (Concert), Educating Rita (Comedy Play) or Encoded (Aerial Dance). A number of residents took up the offer on the night, with others promising to discuss and ‘agree’ on the performance with their partner. Western Plains Regional Council is to be congratulated on such a great initiative. From the DRTCC Team

New residents to Dubbo

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G’Day Folkies of the District,

Dubbo Folk Club has been undergoing some changes recently,

President Jock has retired and Midnight Brydon was elected

unopposed.

We will still be gathering as usual on the 2nd Sunday at the

Western Star. As an experiment, there will be no charge to any

visitors who join us. The music will start at 2.30pm.

Since the last issue of the newsletter, we have finalised our Forty

Shades of Folk concert with the result that Headspace and Make

a Wish are both $300.00 better off. It is the wish of the new

President to encourage people starting out on their musical

adventure to come along and listen or perform in the session. In

his retiring address Jock Webb expressed his pride in the

progress made by those who performed at the concert. Jock has

been messing around with music for nigh on fifty years, but

some of those who performed that day had little experience just a

few years ago.

We hope to do this again in the future, but in the meantime

Dubbo Folk Club is returning to its core mission, Sharing Music

from the Heart. So on that 2nd Sunday, come along, sing or play

with us, or to us or just listen and enjoy a quiet drink.

Yours in music,

Jock Webb – 6889 2069

Jock with the Team from Headspace on 19 May.

Dubbo Artz Needs You!

Dubbo Artz asks you to consider becoming a financial member to support our organisation in the

promotion of art and culture in the Dubbo Area. As an autonomous, volunteer, self-funded

organisation, Dubbo Artz will cease to exist without members.

Information on Membership can be found on the front page of this newsletter and at:

www.dubboartz.org.au

Did You Know? Dubbo Artz played a significant role in the successful acquisition of a tiered theatre for Dubbo. In 2003 the Dubbo Artz Committee resolved to continue the community fight for a tiered theatre for the City of Dubbo. This battle had been started some 50 years earlier, when community members expressed the desire for a performing arts theatre for Dubbo. Various community fundraising events ensued over those years, with the funds raised being used by the Council for other cultural projects. One of these projects being the Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, which was also a very welcome attribute for Dubbo. Fresh from a name change in April 2003, from Dubbo Arts and Cultural Advisory Council (DACAC) to the much catchier “Dubbo Artz”; the new committee, led by President Leonie Ward and Secretary, June Wilson, stepped into the local political arena with growing member support and community backing to lobby for a tiered theatre in Dubbo.

Representatives from Dubbo City Council (DCC) advised the Committee to “prove the need for a theatre in Dubbo”. With this in mind, Dubbo Artz resolved to provide the community of Dubbo with professional, live theatre on a regular basis, to not only grow an audience base but to irrevocably “prove” to the DCC that the community of Dubbo was in fact, in need of a theatre. “Last Of the Red Hot Lovers”, shown at the Civic Centre on Saturday 9 August, 2003, starring Jackie Weaver and Max Gillies, to a remarkable audience of 420, highlighted the major shortcomings of the Dubbo Civic Centre in the areas of extremely poor acoustics and lines of sight. With this successful turn out of Dubbo people, the Dubbo Artz Committee was committed to the first step in the fight for a tiered theatre in Dubbo. An average of five to six professional performances were presented by Dubbo Artz per year from 2004 to the end of 2009, with the long awaited opening of the Dubbo Regional Theatre taking place in 2010, thus bringing to an end the entrepreneurial phase of Dubbo Artz. Notable performances presented during this time include: The Shoehorn Sonata, My Brilliant Divorce, Hotel Sorrento, Don Giovanni, The Schneedles, Shirley Valentine, Barmaids, The Club, Travelling North, Menopause the Musical; just to name a mere handful! Dubbo Artz also developed and broadened an interest in opera, within the Dubbo Community. Dubbo Artz was also committed to community based fundraising, specifically for the tiered theatre, with the initiative of the “Dubbo Artz Public Fund” on 1 July 2005, enabling donations to be tax deductible. In less than five years, in a period of drought and community financial hardship, a total of $150,000 was raised by the Dubbo Artz Committee and was donated to the Dubbo City Council on 11 March 2010, to purchase the 500 seats for the new theatre. This figure represents the largest donation to the project, beating grants from the State and Federal Governments. As part of the campaign for the acquisition of a tiered theatre, Dubbo Artz also made extensive representation to the Dubbo City Council, with letters, emails, personal contact, phone calls and speeches to Council meetings, as well as a vast number of individual submissions and a well-supported petition. Dubbo Artz views its’ fundraising and campaign efforts as a major success in the history of Dubbo Artz. The Dubbo Regional Community has now enjoyed many years of live performances at their very own theatre and when you next visit the venue, take the time to read the plaque with the list of donors who helped to make the dream possible. This plaque is situated next to the northern stairway in the foyer of the Dubbo Regional Theatre.

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The weekend of The Dubbo Show was particularly busy for REU members. They were committed to playing at two separate sites at The Showground on the Saturday afternoon, followed by a 40-minute performance for the Legacy Ladies' Lunch, at the Dubbo RSL Club, the following day. This proved to be quite a pleasure, for all REU players. Having mastered the well-loved Russian instrumental piece, Orchy Chornya, the next challenges will be 'Apache' and 'Baby Elephant Walk'. These items will mix well in the current repertoire of classic and modern numbers currently performed on ukulele. The percussion section is being augmented, and other instruments are adding interest and colour to several songs. This group can perhaps lay claim to being one of the most recent arrivals on the musical scene in Dubbo, via membership of the U3A Dubbo Chapter. Intensive practice is continuing in preparation for local performances on June 16 and 19, with Christmas in July a real possibility.

Red Earth Ukes contact is the musical director, Dennis Wilson on 0417 679 002.

Red Earth Ukes

Sing Australia

14th

Birthday

Variety Concert

Saturday 4 June – 2 to 4pm Wesley Community Hall

Church St Dubbo

Tickets at the door: $15 Adults $5 Children Includes afternoon tea

Performances by Sing Australia and other guests

For more information contact: Michelle Peak – 0428 680 775

Bob Lloyd - 0429 151 051

Sing Australia Dubbo Choir meets every Monday 7.30 - 9.30pm

Dubbo Bridge Club Hall – Bultje St Dubbo New Members very welcome

Come and give it a go

As It Is – From Di As we prepare for our next frosty winter we are reminded of change;

change of seasons, which can dictate changes in habitual activity.

Admiration is strong for the people we meet, who have made huge

changes in their lives, including possibly a 'tree change' from the

coast to a regional centre such as Dubbo.

It is always a pleasure for Dubbo Artz Committee personnel to meet

folk new to the district and assist, by way of our Newsletter, in

promoting some interesting cultural activities and providing contact

details. The Dubbo Artz website and Facebook page is used to

advantage by many.

During the most recent New Residents' Night it was an honour to

become acquainted with individuals and families from Gosford,

Taree, Rowena (near Walgett), Sydney, Indonesia, India, Israel and

Egypt. I observed many happy new folk, that evening. Some have

said that Dubbo "looks like it is alive."

Whenever any of us have relocated from one centre to another we

have faced challenges in establishing new personal contacts and

friendship groups through work, church and social groups, youth and

sports organisations and various cultural entities.

These days our fair city is well served by the media, with daily and

weekly print editions, commercial and ABC radio, and fairly

satisfactory coverage in local TV News programs. Transport by rail is

limited, but coach and air services are becoming more

comprehensive, as are the vital medical services needed to sustain our

growing population. Dubbo has traditionally promoted itself as a

friendly place, with Governmental and social media sites featuring

photographs of a city of smiling people. In speaking to many new

arrivals in recent times, it is notable that the response to questions

regarding personal experiences in settling into Dubbo vary widely.

"Hats off" to Chris Owens from the Uniting Church, leading a weekly

session of conversational English for migrants who need that extra

help, on a personal basis. Pre-Christmas culinary treats last December

were a real delight, I hear!!

Teagan and other staff at the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre are doing

a grand job in supporting people in need, every day of every week.

Midnite Cafe has had success in past years, and is re-grouping, right

now, to offer more enjoyable family friendly Saturday evenings in the

near future.

Whilst some newcomers state that it is easy to find their favourite

hobby groups, others have experienced disappointment in a less than

welcoming attitude, and the word 'clique' is heard, also.

Apparently some local cultural entities can appear to almost ignore

the questions and expressed needs of folk needing information,

guidance, and possibly reassurance. These are potentially the vital

folk who may help to further build and enrich our society in the next

decade or so. Our local writers, readers, artists, actors, dancers and

musicians have some fine talents and energies on offer. A smile and a

kind word can be all that is required, in some situations.

Who wants to be shown the door at a book club? Who needs to be

squeezed out of theatrical endeavours or a music group?

The more recent promotions of live music by most leading hotels in

town is certainly noteworthy. This seems to be now a constant; young

musicians feel supported and have a ready outlet for their talents; this

then becomes a big win for performers and their fans at regular 'muso'

nights.

Dubbo may well be nurturing the next musical success story, such as

the Rolling Stones, the Beatles or The Seekers.

Perhaps we can all decide to re-introduce the 'welcome to Dubbo'

image, personally, so that the reputation of friendliness is re-

established, and genuine smiles ignite our city.

This can be the biggest win for Dubbo that could ever be delivered.

Di Clifford - President

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Dubbo Art and Craft Society

Cottage Shop & Gallery 137 Cobra St Dubbo

Dubbo’s very own Independent Craft Cottage

Come in and browse a selection of Dubbo's finest arts. Including: Paintings, Silverwork, Embroidery, Woodwork, China Painting, Folk Art, Spinning, Weaving and knitting.

All works are locally made by society members

Open 10am to 4pm 'If the flags are out - there's art about'

Have you always planned to begin an art or a craft? Now is the time. We have lots of friendly members who

will be happy to get you started and share their skills and

knowledge with you.

Phone: 6881 6410

JUNE Sunday 5: World Environment Day Friday 10: Birds & Botany Trip - Coolbaggie Nature Reserve. 9am at Gipps Street. Bring morning tea and lunch, binoculars, chair, etc. RSVP: Janis 6887 2692. Tuesday 21: Social Meeting. Marc Irvin, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Goonoo Malleefowl Conservation Project Update Sunday 26: Field Trip - Tiger Bay and Warren Wetland Centre, Trip Leader: Tim Hosking 0438600837

JULY Friday 8: Birds & Botany Trip - A drive down Obley Road, stopping at Toongi. We saw 4 species of Finch last time at Toongi. Bring morning tea and lunch, chair, binoculars etc. 9am start at Gipps Street. RSVP Janis to confirm 6887 2692. Tuesday 19: Social Meeting. Speaker: Karen Hagan, Dubbo City Council, “Ngulagambilanha: to be returning home” Western Plains Cultural Centre collaboration with the Dept. of Education to support primary school teachers teaching Aboriginal visual arts Sunday 23: Field trip - ‘‘Wenoona” property, Old Dubbo Road. National Tree Day Wattle Grove Working Bee with Dubbo City Council

Contact: Tim Hosking 0408 600837

DUBBO FIELD NATURALIST AND CONSERVATION

SOCIETY Fostering interest, knowledge and

enjoyment in natural history and conservation since 1977

Membership is $30 per household per annum

Membership forms and further information can be accessed at www.dubbofieldnats.org.au

Our family history library is located in the Community Arts Centre, Cnr Wingewarra and Gipps Sts, Dubbo.

Events coming up soon: Share your Story: Local people telling stories from their family history, and how they discovered the information, followed by morning tea. Friday 17 June Lesley Abrahams, who is a very experienced and capable researcher and committee member 11am in the family history rooms, $3 towards refreshments For more information contact June Wilson 0417 690 495 Friday 15 July Speaker to be announced – keep an eye on our website and Facebook page. (If you have an interesting family story you’d be willing to tell in later months, please let us know)

For members only: Think Tank – a group approach to solving “brick wall”

problems in your family research. First Wednesday of each month 10.00 to 12.00 in family history rooms. Next meetings Wednesday June 1 and Wednesday July 6 For more information contact Jo Murphy 6884 0707

Legacy users group – a new event: This will be a small group

to share experience of using the Legacy software. Next meetings June 28 and July 26 - 1.30 to 3.30 in family history rooms. For more information, contact Jennifer Bruce on 6882 9050 These members-only activities are amongst the advantages of DDFHS membership. If they sound interesting to you, please consider joining us. See the website for details. We are an active group of people, involved in researching family history, sharing what we know, acquiring and maintaining a huge and growing collection of local, Australian and overseas records. We also have access to commercial genealogy websites which you can use in our rooms.

Come and visit us. The library is open on the following days, and is manned by volunteer librarians

who will assist you in your quest!

Tuesdays 1.00pm - 4.00pm Thursdays 2.00pm - 6.00pm

Fridays 10.00am – 1.00pm Saturdays 10.00am - 4.00pm

DUBBO & DISTRICT

FAMILY HISTORY

SOCIETY Providing resources and

information for people researching their family history.

www.dubbofamilyhistory.org.au

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Strong Women Strong Painting Strong Culture is an exhibition of Aboriginal women’s contemporary art from the Central and Western Deserts. Featuring the work of nearly 60 senior women artists, it includes exuberant paintings, batik, soft sculpture, carvings, etchings and tjanpi desert grass sculptures, all alive with stunning colour and energy. It reveals the success of women's art from some of Australia's most remote and disadvantaged communities, an achievement of major artistic and political significance.

Waste to Art is an annual exhibition showcasing the creative re-use of discarded recycled materials. Engaging with the community, Waste to Art attracts school children, artists and community members who explore recycling and conserving the environment in their works. The exhibition explores the creativity of our region as well as highlighting the importance of recycling to sustainable living.

Growing up in Adelaide, Chris Kunko would visit his Ukrainian grandparents every Sunday. Kunko’s father and grandparents were displaced by WW2 and came to Australia as refugees in 1949 and for Kunko visiting them was like a magical connection to another culture. Family Gold Pass is inspired by the contents of an old tin box recently given to the artist by his mother, filled with old photographs, immigration papers and Christmas cards and letters written in Ukrainian. Kunko uses this source material to create expressive oil paintings that investigate his family’s story of survival. Kunko’s paintings reflect his own exploration of identity and how displacement has affected generations of his family.

WORKSHOPS Looking to teach others about art?

The WPCC runs workshops throughout the year for both adults and children. If you're looking to teach others about the unique techniques that you use or looking for some art teaching experience, we would love to consider you when designing our workshop programs. For more information contact the Education Officer Karen Hagan by phoning 6801 4441 to propose what you could offer students.

EXHIBITIONS

Dubbo Bridge Club Meets to play Bridge: Wednesdays at 9-45 am.

Thursdays at 7-00 pm. Saturdays at 1-00 pm.

4th Monday of each month at 10-00 am.

Dubbo Bridge Club Hall Elston Park - Bultje St Dubbo

Contact: Jane North - 68825107

Presents

Flinders Quartet Friday 3 June – 7.30pm

The Flinders Quartet is one of Australia’s most loved chamber music ensembles. Their dynamic performances of the full spectrum of string quartet repertoire have delighted both audiences and critics, and the quartet is a highly respected force on the Australian chamber music scene. International engagements have taken them to the UK, Singapore, Finland, Sweden and Canada. The Flinders Quartet is in demand at festivals throughout Australia and their two CD releases on the ABC Classics label met with critical and popular acclaim. As teachers and mentors they regularly work with the Australian Youth Orchestra and its developmental programs for young chamber groups. This concert features an engaging mix of music by Beethoven, Britten and Greenbaum.

Adult $29 / Concession $25 / Family of 4 $58 / School student $7

Strings Masterclass with Flinders Quartet Saturday 4 June – 11am

Violin, viola and cello students, teachers and all music lovers are welcome to attend this masterclass. The members of the Flinders Quartet are experienced teachers and mentors who regularly work with students from the Australian Youth Orchestra. This is a wonderful opportunity for local string players to learn from these experts.

$7 entry for all participants and observers

Macquarie Conservatorium | Cnr of Darling & Bultje Sts PO Box 661 Dubbo NSW 2830

phone/fax: 02 6884 6686 | www.macqcon.org.au [email protected]

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The Sun Records All Stars

Mothers' Day was celebrated enthusiastically around many

venues in Dubbo, and now this active choir is taking

bookings and swinging into preparations for Christmas in

July gigs.

Another theme highlight of each year is a "Jazz and

Gospel" program presented each August, inspired by Dubbo

Jazz Club with a weekend of jazz in that month.

Any chorister interested in SATB a’cappella singing (with

mainly daytime performances) is urged to get in touch with

Di, on 6882 0498.

If you have never tried this style of singing, with parts

practised with piano guidance, and you would like to try out,

please give this some thought. There is a lot of fun to be had

in singing on a regular basis!!

Jan Condie

ADFAS Australia Decorative and

Fine Arts Society Dubbo and District

All Lectures are held on Monday evenings at 6.30pm at the Wesley Centre Church St Dubbo

Enquiries: Bruce Gray - 0419 200 795

Royal Ballet Prima Ballerina Assoluta Margot Fonteyn (1919– 91) was an iconic figure in British ballet. Particularly renowned for her performances in the classics, Fonteyn’s dancing was distinguished by its perfect line and exquisite lyricism and her musical ear. After a renowned partneship with Robert Helpman, her later partnership with Rudolf Nureyev towards the end of her career won them both worldwide fame.

The Dubbo Film Society is a not for profit film appreciation group which has been operating since 1989. The Society aims to bring quality films to an audience that has an interest in films outside the mainstream currently offered by commercially run cinema chains. Screenings are held at the Dubbo Regional Theatre in Darling Street Dubbo at various dates through the year. Further information on screenings and membership can be found on the website: www.dubbofilmsociety.com or Facebook: www.facebook.com/DubboFilmSociety

Conversational English Wesley Community Centre

Church St Dubbo

Every Thursday 2.30 to 3.30pm

English is your second language?

Need some practice with conversation?

Come along and join us, in a friendly supportive environment, to improve your English skills.

Further Information – Chris Owens 6884 0407

JUNE 20 Presented by Robin Haig

18 JULY Presented by Michael Howard

Two of the greatest, most skilled and most admired artists of modern times, each rooted in traditional values and yet both unremittingly radical in their work. Renoir once said of Degas, “Even if he had never picked up a paint brush in his life, Degas would still be the greatest artist of modern times.” Rodin, now considered the most important of 19th Century sculptors was considered a failure in his lifetime. At the centre of both artists work is the Human Body - In all its splendour, vulnerability and beauty.

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Central West Makers Place A place for people to make things

Now open in Dubbo. Makers Place is run by volunteers who follow the

principles of the Maker Movement. Our community

consists of like-minded people who are passionate about

innovating, creating and collaborating.

Our agenda is to build a culture of innovation and creativity,

whilst strengthening the local community by bringing people

together. We provide access to equipment, a safe

environment, and the knowledge that most Makers don't

have in their own kit.

Makers Place is for members to:

*Think *Make *Play *Teach *Learn

At Makers Place, members:

Prototype

Fix, Modify & Hack

Upcycle

Run Workshops

Host & Attend Events

Collaborate on Meaningful Projects

We meet each Friday from midday until 6.00pm at the Old

Fire Station on the corner of Wingewarra and Darling St’s

Dubbo. Other times will be negotiated as member numbers

grow.

Activities include such things as 3D printing, basic

electronics, robotics, silk screening and pottery.

Contact Adam Clark on 0431 038 866

David brings both clinical knowledge and personal experience to his workshops, which provide a gentle environment for participants from beginner to experienced, to re-examine and re-tell their stories through structured life writing. David Roland has a PhD in clinical psychology. His latest book, How I Rescued My Brain tells the story of his recovery from stroke and trauma.

Tickets $20. Online link via outbackwriters.weebly.com Enquiries: [email protected] 0414 268 037

Goats up the Argan Tree Jude Morrell & Milena Sallustio

A collection of photographs from their travels in Morocco

Dahab Café 197 Brisbane St Dubbo

8am – 5.30pm Daily Morocco is a land that fills your traveller’s world like a dream. It’s timeless and ageless. The air is rich with a palpable atmosphere that envelops you, keeping you fascinated and devoted like a lover. Everywhere looks like the most fabulous of imaginary film sets – including the real one at the Atlas Film Studios in Ouarzazate, by acreage the largest in the world, where you can imagine you are someone from another time waiting to be whisked away to your home in the desert. As we travel we see the most amazing things. It is a land of stones and every so often you see them in small piles like minarets one on top of the other out in the middle of nowhere. If you’re lucky, you'll also see goats standing on top of argan trees! We were lucky to see this, the most crazy of craziest things. This exhibition is a recollection of the dream that was our friend Morocco. Images 1 – 14 by Jude Morrell Images 15 – 28 by Milena Sallustio All photographs are for sale @ $180 each Unmounted and unframed Printed on archival Lucia 315gsm Rough Art Paper Each is an edition of 12 Please contact Jude on 0407 030 348 Or Milena on 0407 818 830

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