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Stone Grill

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P: 4722 5141

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Lakeside Restaurant

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P: 4729 3222

A: Sydney International Regatta Centre, Gate A, Old Castlereagh Rd, Penrith Lakes

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Outback Steakhouse

Modern Australian

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Silver Spur

Steak Restaurant

P: 4732 1700

A: 123 Mulgoa Rd Penrith

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Hanks Seafood

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A: Panthers Complex123 Mulgoa Rd, Penrith

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Hooters

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P: 4733 5428

A: 261 Mulgoa Rd, Penrith

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A: Panthers Complex 123 Mulgoa Rd, Penrith

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I’m thinking I’d have my own little family choir

to sing to...

to get them ready for the world. My role at the school is to hopefully reinforce that they can achieve their dreams.”

Music may have been Mauboy’s fi rst passion, but she has also made the transition to acting in recent years, with starring roles in ‘Bran Nue Dae’ and ‘The Sapphires’.

With no professional dramatic experience behind her, Mauboy still managed to receive warm critical reception, and has expressed an interest in further acting roles in the future.

“It was a bit scary to begin with but I was lucky to have amazing directors and mentors around to support me. Both roles were amazing and I felt comfortable with both characters, which made it easier,” she said.

After an impressive 2013, fans can expect

to see and hear more of Mauboy throughout the new year, as she continues to promote her album ‘Beautiful’ and also tackles new projects.

The 23-year-old, whose most recent song ‘Pop a Bottle’ has been a hit, says that she hopes to be making music well into the future.

“On a personal level, I’m thinking I’d have my own little family ‘choir’ to sing to,” she said.

F rom humble beginnings in the Northern Territory to top of the ARIA charts, Jessica Mauboy’s journey is the inspirational proof that talent and hard

work can pay off.The singer fi rst came into the limelight as

a fresh-faced teenager on ‘Australian Idol’ in 2006, and despite fi nishing as runner-up, she has since become one of the country’s most successful performers.

While many reality TV alumni quickly fade into irrelevance, Mauboy’s talent and catchy RnB sound have made her enduringly popular, with her third studio album ‘Beautiful’ reaching number three on the ARIA Albums Chart.

The album impressed fans and critics, with single ‘To The End of the Earth’ earning Mauboy an ARIA Award for Best Female Artist. But the creative process wasn’t as breezy or effortless as it would seem.

“Writing this album was at times a diffi cult process – I’d just come off a long time away with The Sapphires and was really missing home and my family and friends,” Mauboy said.

“There’s a lot of emotions in the songs on this album, it’s probably my most personal album to date.”

To accompany the release of ‘Beautiful’, Mauboy has embarked on her fi rst Australian national headline tour ‘To The End of the Earth’ and is set to perform at the Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers on Friday, January 17.

“It’s going to be a show that takes the audience on a music journey… [there] will be lots of fun, lots of dancing, lots of old hits, some new ones, a Sapphires moment and of course a few surprises,” Mauboy said.

The songstress is Australia’s most

prominent female RnB singer right now, but growing up she was exposed to a wide range of music by her family, which helped form her style and skills.

“I was always singing at home and everywhere I could… I used to watch my mum’s ABBA DVDs and listen to all of mum and dad’s albums and copy them,” she said.

Of all of the ex-Australian Idol singers, Mauboy has arguably gone on to have the most prominent profi le on the international stage, having worked with artists including Jay Sean, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris and Pitbull.

Despite recording and performing in America, which most local singers can only dream of, Mauboy has not been caught up in the fantasy of Hollywood and insists that there is just as much musical talent at home.

“I have been blessed to have worked with some great people in the US but I have also had the opportunity to work with some amazing people here in Oz. We have so many talented artists, writers and producers in this country – I have worked with many over the years and they continue to blow me away. The only real difference is there is a bigger pool in the US,” she said.

She has also never forgotten her roots in the Northern Territory, working with a local school and providing inspiration for young Indigenous people.

“I try to use my position to inspire young kids in a positive way. I am the ambassador for the Yipirinya School in Alice Springs, which is one of the only independent schools in Australia to offer both the NT and indigenous curriculum,” she said.

“I really value the work the school does to give these kids the best possible education

Jessica Mauboy will bring her ‘To The End of the Earth’ tour to the Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers on Friday, January 17 at 8pm. Tickets are $79. For bookings or more information, visit www.penrith.panthers.com.au.

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A major new cabaret and theatre concept is about to hit Sydney, with ‘The James Ramble Show’ to premiere on January 31 at the Slide

Lounge in Darlinghurst.The show is a revised version of the hit

‘Muftee Show’, which played for two years at the Stables Theatre and in New York between 2003 and 2005. The show now returns with a new name and a new host.

10 years ago, ‘The Muftee Show’ was the hit talking point among theatre and cabaret circles. Hosted by Hayden Tee, the show was a tonight show style pastiche, featuring guests being interviewed, singing their songs and entering into the spontaneous fun and games of a great theatrical evening.

During the course of the two years when the show played as a late show at the Stables Theatre every Friday and Saturday night, every major theatre and cabaret star became guest stars on the show and in 2004 the show moved to New York very briefl y with

guests that included Stephen Schwartz, John Bucchino, John Tartaglia and Julie Wilson.

It has taken another eight years to fi nd another great team who could bring this wonderful concept back to life and it now seems we have found them in the multi-talented actor/singer/comic in James Wright, fresh from the leading role in three hit plays this year; and exciting new composer/pianist Jye Bryant from Penrith.

Featuring interviews and duets with guests from all areas of the entertainment spectrum, under a new name ‘The Muftee Show’ now returns as ‘The Jambles Ramble Show’.

Each month James, Jye and a host of special guests will present two hours of unique and extraordinary entertainment, full of songs, madness and great sophisticated humour.

Now the show also comes to its perfect home – the Slide Lounge where this unique concept can fi nally come to life.

The January 31 premiere is the beginning

of a regular show that will follow the original into the cabaret history books – full of satire, fun and utterly jambling rambling madness!

Guests for the opening on January 31

include Paul Capsis, Phil Scott and Michael Cormack.

For details and bookings, visit www.slide.com.au/james-ramble.

SLIDE MAKES CABARET HISTORY

E very Australian will undoubtedly have nostalgic memories of summer holidays, and now a timely exhibition at Penrith Regional Gallery explores this

theme.‘Holiday + Memory’ is an artistic

examination of the annual holiday experience of mid-twentieth century Australia, which will be familiar to many local residents.

The exhibition is on display at the Penrith Regional Gallery in Emu Plains, with free entry available daily until Sunday, February 23.

The main gallery at the venue is home to the visual art exhibition, while the historic Lewers House has been transformed into a post-WWII summer holiday house fi lled with furniture and memorabilia.

A community slide show, with more than 200 holiday photographs submitted from locals, will be shown in Ancher House.

Australian holidays are explored through the works of 29 talented visual artists, with a variety of mediums being used including

photography, painting, moving image and installation.

Artworks include iconic beach images from Max Dupain, Anne Zahalka and Narelle Autio, nostalgic homes and landscapes by Chris O’Doherty (aka Reg Mombassa) and Noel McKenna and vibrant contemporary works by Mini Graff, Joanna Lamb and Anna Carey.

Typical holiday imagery is invoked, with artworks incorporating classic elements such as dark nights, caravans, winding roads, ice cream and romantic sunsets representing the long, hot Australian summer.

Although ‘Holiday + Memory’ represents Australian holiday experiences of the 20th century in a mostly positive, celebratory way, it also provokes thought about the process of memory and how humans fi lter experiences.

“Collectively, these artworks communicate our belonging to place and its stories with affection, nostalgia, wit and razor sharp observation,” Gallery Director Lee-Anne Hall

said.“And in so doing, we are never too far from

the feeling and sense of the summer holiday – languid days, cool water on the body, cicadas singing, campground barbeques, the riotous colour of the harbour and the brilliant white

heat of the beach at noon.” ‘Holiday + Memory’ is on exhibition at the

Penrith Regional Gallery in Emu Plains every day from 9am to 5pm until Sunday, February 23. Entry is free. For more information, visit www.penrithregionalgallery.org.

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S hakespeare’s works may have been written four centuries ago, but they are still as revered and as infl uential as ever, proven by the return of the

annual Leura Shakespeare Festival.The festival, which is now in its fourth year,

will be held at Leura’s beautiful Everglades Garden Theatre and feature productions from theatre company Sport for Jove every weekend from Saturday, January 11 until Sunday, January 26.

While the festival celebrates the life and work of English playwright William Shakespeare, this year audiences will get to enjoy two different plays.

Director Adam Cook brings Shakespeare’s classic comedy ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ to the festival, with the play’s witty and playful banter perfectly delivered by actors Tim Walter, Matilda Ridgway, Vanessa Downing and Julian Garner.

It will be staged alongside a new version of Edmond Rostand’s ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’,

a French masterpiece that has been adapted and directed by Damien Ryan and will star Yalin Ozucelik, Scott Sheridan, Lizzie Schebesta and John Turnbull.

‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ is rarely performed in Sydney, and tells the story of beautiful Roxane and the man who admires her but fears rejection because of his appearance.

The Leura Shakespeare Festival has teamed up with offi cial accommodation sponsor the Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains, who will be hosting events and attractions for festival goers throughout January.

The stunning resort has created a Shakespeare wonderland for locals, Shakespeare lovers and hotel guests, with the Fairmont Loves Shakespeare Festival Bar promising to be a hub of artistic activity as the productions’ cast and crew relax for post-show drinks and mingle with audience members.

Special ‘All the World’s A Stage’ Shakespeare masterclasses will be held at

the resort on Saturday, January 18, open for adults and children. With guidance from Sport for Jove’s theatre educators, participants in the masterclasses will discover their acting potential by conquering Shakespeare’s poetry and stepping into the roles of his best characters.

The Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains will be celebrating its 25th birthday in 2014, and offers stunning views over the Jamison

Valley as well as renovated guestrooms, two restaurants, two swimming pools, a fully-equipped gymnasium and a day spa treatment room.

The Leura Shakespeare Festival will be held from Saturday, January 11 until Sunday, January 26. For more information visit www.sportforjove.com.au. For information about the Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains, visit www.fairmontresort.com.au.

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L ocal theatre group the Acting Factory will bring another classic fairytale to life on stage when they perform their own unique version of ‘Snow White’.

The production company will bring ‘Snow White and Those Short Guys’ to audiences in western Sydney with shows at Mamre House from Friday, January 10 until Sunday, January 26.

They fi rst produced ‘Snow White and Those Short Guys’ in Emu Plains in 2010, and now they are reviving the show to entertain families in a beautiful outdoor performance on the grounds of the historic Mamre House.

Snow White and its story of a beautiful princess mistreated by her evil Queen stepmother is one of the most beloved and memorable fairytales, having been adapted numerous times for stage, fi lm and television.

The original was written by the Brothers Grimm in the 19th century, and has been adapted by script writer Roslyn Hicks for the Acting Factory’s production ‘Snow White and

Those Short Guys’.While the show is a clever, modern version

of ‘Snow White’, the script still retains all the evocative and timeless elements from the fairytale such as the magic mirror, the poison apple and the heart-wrenching, life-saving kiss at the end.

But despite paying homage to the Grimm Brothers’ famous original, ‘Snow White and Those Short Guys’ also makes exciting adjustments and breaks some of the old tale’s stereotypes in a way that is unexpected and entertaining.

The Acting Factory was formed in 2001, and has staged 18 major productions as well as smaller shows, bringing a variety of fun and thought-provoking theatre to Penrith audiences.

With great performances from local actors and an engaging script, ‘Snow White and Those Short Guys’ is the perfect theatre event to enjoy on a sunny day at Mamre House this January.

‘Snow White and Those Short Guys’ will be performed by the Acting Factory at Mamre House from Friday, January 10 until Sunday, January 26. Tickets are $12 or if

you have a group of six or more, tickets are $10. Kids under two years receive free entry. For bookings or information, visit www.actingfactory.com.

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HOLIDAY AND MEMORY EXHIBITION

Friday, January 10Penrith Regional GalleryFree entry

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10

Mesa GrooveVenue: Rooty Hill RSLFree entry, 8.30pm9625 5500Friday Live EntertainmentVenue: Wallacia PanthersFree entry, 7.30pm4773 8417 KaraokeVenue: Wallacia PanthersFree entry, 8pm4773 9090Titanium 22Venue: St Marys Rugby League ClubFree entry, 9pm9677 7777BacklashVenue: Penrith Gaels ClubFree entry, 8pm4722 8180The Remixes DuoVenue: Kingswood Sports ClubFree entry, 7.30pm4737 4600Holiday + Memory ExhibitionVenue: Penrith Regional GalleryFree entry, 9am to 5pm4735 1100Flashback FridaysVenue: Penrith RSLFree entry, 9pm4728 5200

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11

Out of SalemVenue: Rooty Hill RSLFree entry, 8.30pm9625 5500Rock n RollVenue: St Marys Band ClubFree entry, 8.30pm9623 1211TriviaVenue: St Marys Band ClubFree entry, 3pm9623 1211Live EntertainmentVenue: Club PacewayFree entry, 6.30pm4721 2375 Get RockedVenue: St Marys Rugby League ClubFree entry, 9pm9677 7777Soul DeepVenue: Blacktown Workers ClubFree entry, 8.30pm9830 0600Jalapeno DeluxeVenue: Blacktown Workers ClubFree entry, 8pm9830 0600Live EntertainmentVenue: Penrith PacewayFree entry, 6.30pm4721 2375BlackwaterVenue: Penrith Gaels ClubFree entry, 8pm

4722 8180Take Two DuoVenue: Kingswood Sports ClubFree entry, 8.30pm4737 4600Cyrano de BergeracVenue: Everglades Garden, Leura$35.10, 6.30pm9439 5683TCs After DarkVenue: Penrith PanthersFree entry, 10pm4720 5555

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12

Sunday KaraokeVenue: St Marys Band ClubFree entry, 6pm9623 1211 Live MusicVenue: St Marys RSLFree entry, 4pm9623 6555The Listening RoomVenue: Penrith PanthersFree entry, 12pm4720 5555Tim ShawVenue: Fitzroy HotelFree entry, 1pm4577 3396Cyrano de BergeracVenue: Everglades Garden, Leura$35.10, 1.30pm9439 5683

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F resh from a successful season in New York, the fabulous family show Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo will be bringing its magic to Penrith.

The interactive performance will be staged at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday, January 22 and Thursday, January 23.

Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo has already wowed audiences in America with an acclaimed season at the New Victory Theatre in New York. The show uses beautiful, large scale dinosaur puppets to stimulate children’s imaginations about pre-historic life and connect young people to the real science behind paleontology.

Nine awesome dinosaurs that once roamed freely around the southern hemisphere will grace the stage, with puppets ranging from cute baby dinos to fear-inspiring, teeth gnashing giants that were once at the top of the food chain.

Children of all ages will be able to enjoy

the magnifi cent beauty of Erth’s performance, and can choose to watch the display from a safe distance or get up close to pet, feed and interact with the stars of the show.

Some of the dinosaurs that will be featured include: the Australovenator, who was the king of the Australian meat-eating dinosaurs; the Meganuera, a Devonian dragonfl y that was the largest insect in history; the Leallynasaura, a polar dinosaur who could see in the dark; and the Titanosaur, an amphibious herbivore who had a long thin neck and whip-like tail.

With plenty of audience interaction, fascinating science facts and entertaining performances, Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo has been praised by critics and loved by families in Australia and abroad.

The Sydney Morning Herald published a positive review, writing that the show offered “technical brilliance, cultural insight and enchantment all in one go”.

Their views were echoed by The New York Times, which wrote that: “Erth’s Dinosaur

Zoo delivers solid science as well as an extraordinary spectacle”.

Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo will be held at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre

on Wednesday, January 22 and Thursday, January 23 at 10am and noon. Tickets are $18-$22. For bookings or more information, call 4723 7600 or visit www.jspac.com.au.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 17

Jessica MauboyVenue: Penrith Panthers$79, 8pm4720 5555When Aussies Ruled BritanniaVenue: Joan Sutherland Centre$75, 7pm4723 7600Rowan Atkinson Tribute ShowVenue: Rooty Hill RSL$18 members/$25 visitors, 8pm9625 5500The KamisVenue: Rooty Hill RSLFree entry, 8.30pm9625 5500Friday Live EntertainmentVenue: Wallacia PanthersFree entry, 7.30pm4773 8417 KaraokeVenue: Wallacia PanthersFree entry, 8pm4773 9090Endless Summer Beach PartyVenue: St Marys Rugby League ClubFree entry, 9pm9677 7777Live EntertainmentVenue: Tattersalls HotelFree entry, 8.30pm4732 6373Skyz the Limit

Venue: Penrith Gaels ClubFree entry, 8pm4722 8180Time Machine DuoVenue: Kingswood Sports ClubFree entry, 7.30pm4737 4600

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18

Jukebox Saturday NightVenue: Rooty Hill RSLFree for members/$8 visitors, 8pm9625 5500Rock n RollVenue: St Marys Band ClubFree entry, 8.30pm9623 1211Urban StoneVenue: Rooty Hill RSLFree entry, 8.30pm9625 5500TriviaVenue: St Marys Band ClubFree entry, 3pm9623 1211Mesa GrooveVenue: St Marys Rugby League ClubFree entry, 9pm9677 7777A Pommie Night OutVenue: Blacktown Workers Club$7.50 members/$10.50 visitors, 8pm9830 0600Live EntertainmentVenue: Club Paceway

Free entry, 6.30pm4721 2375Chris Drummond DuoVenue: Blacktown Workers ClubFree entry, 8.30pm9830 0600M SevenVenue: Blacktown Workers ClubFree entry, 8pm9830 0600Live EntertainmentVenue: Penrith PacewayFree entry, 6.30pm4721 2375Live EntertainmentVenue: Tattersalls HotelFree entry, 8.30pm4732 6373Sweet VibrationsVenue: Penrith Gaels ClubFree entry, 8pm4722 8180The Great Escape DuoVenue: Kingswood Sports ClubFree entry, 8.30pm4737 4600

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19

Sunday KaraokeVenue: St Marys Band ClubFree entry, 6pm9623 1211 Live MusicVenue: St Marys RSLFree entry, 4pm, 9623 6555

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B ack in the 1980’s a South Australia Clare Valley Riesling made by the legendary late Mick Knappstein under a Bin 5 label for the Stanley Wine

Company was selling a more than 50,000 cases a year it was just so good.

And today we’re confi dent enough to say that a successor to Bin 5 made by Tim Adams who worked under Mick in the 1970’s could well be heading for the same success.

Tim, who with wife Pam Goldsack subsequently bought many of the assets of the Stanley Wine Company, has even named it Mr Mick Riesling, with the 2013 his third vintage. “Mick saw Bin 5 as ‘the people’s white’. It was soft, generously fl avoured, carried just a touch of sweetness and was almost dangerously approachable,” Tim says.

Tim added that he feels confi dent Mick Knappstein would have been pleased with the Mr Mick Riesling that now carries his name. The 2013 is a mouth-fi lling drop with predominantly citrus fl avours – lemon curd,

lime and orange blossom – and ideally suited to seafoods. Or, at $15, simply a good drop to have in the fridge during our hotter summer months.

One to note: Tim Adams also has another very approachable drop for summer-time enjoyment in his self-named Tim Adams label 2013 Pinot Gris – his 10th release of this variety that just gets better and better with every vintage.

Tim confesses that it’s been “quite a steep learning curve” fi nding just the right balance of fruit, acid and sweetness – especially the latter – for his Pinot Gris, while at the same time confi dent he’s not made a better drop than the just-released 2013.

“A touch of sweetness on the front palate is essential to our Pinot Gris style, and we think we’ve got it nicely balanced in this wine that has predominantly pear fl avours with touches of lychees and white peaches as well,” he said.

Pay $23 and you’ll fi nd it a nice match with hot-and-sour tom yum soup and spicy dishes.

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A unique dining experience right in the Penrith CBD, Stonegrill has some of the best cuts of meat you will ever taste, plus don’t leave without trying

the delicious sticky date pudding. Bookings are defi nitely required, especially on weekends as Stonegrill is very popular. This is an interactive dining experience that is great for group parties or work events. Make sure you ask about the three course set menu, which is not only excellent value, but will give you the opportunity to try the best that Stone Grill has to offer.

80 Henry Street, Penrith. Phone 4722 5141.

L ooking for that perfect place for a romantic dinner, but don’t want to travel all the way into the city? Why not try the steak and ribs specialists, Osso

at Panthers. Osso is a beautiful restaurant with delicious, high quality food which is as asthetically appealing as it is scrumptious – and you’ll be hard pressed to fi nd better ribs in Penrith than those on offer here. With an amazing wine list, brilliant food from starters all the way through to dessert and exceptional service, a night at Osso is a truly memorable occasion.

Panthers complex, Mulgoa Road, Penrith. Phone 4720 5588.

I t’s the newest, hottest dining talking point in Penrith – and yes, it’s inside an RSL club! The Star Buffet at Penrith RSL has emerged as a sensational place to eat with

great food, even better prices and a fantastic atmosphere. If you think you know club buffets back to front, you’ve seen nothing until you’ve seen the great work that the team at Star Buffet do. Come with an empty stomach, because there’s so much food to eat, you won’t know where to fi t it all in! Get there for lunch or dinner and make sure you get there early as the restaurant fi lls up quickly.

Penrith RSL, Castlereagh Road, Penrith. Phone 4728 5200.

E stablished since 1984, the Happy Inn is the most well known Chinese restaurant in Penrith. Seating up to 120 people including a private function

room (no hire charge), the restuarant offers excellent Chinese cuisine, specialising in seafood and catering for all functions. Open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, there is even a discount on take-away and home delivery (limited area). Happy Inn is considered Penrith’s number one Chinese restaurant, and is a favourite for business people across the area. Call today to make a booking or order a delicious meal!

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1. Inside2. Coolly3. That female4. Plough animals5. Turns aside6. Looked angrily7. Male deer8. Small hotel9. Legends10. Urban haze12. Repeatedly14. Downy duck16. Snag19. Synthetic fabric22. Anxiously23. Surpass in auction25. Sports grounds26. Puzzle29. Zits32. Soaked35. Market researcher37. Business books review38. Happy40. Soothe (fears)41. Finely chops42. Tent openings43. Begone44. Ease off47. Completely consumed

(5,2)51. Rot (of leather)52. Stupor53. Petrol rating54. Guillotine58. Take place after59. And not61. Early Peruvians63. Chicks’ homes

64. Burial garment65. Steel joist66. Advantage68. Speak publicly71. Everything included (2,3)72. Exclude74. String toy (2-2)76. Armed fl eet

78. Sturdy plank80. Negative vote83. Cloth remnant

Solution to last issue’s mind benders

H appy 2014 everyone and welcome to a brand new year of Chatter on the Box. There’s been a fair bit happening over the summer break so let’s get into it…

I’m going to start off the year blasting the ABC for their horrendous coverage of the Sydney New Year’s Eve Fireworks. To my knowledge it was the fi rst time the public broadcaster aired the event and it very well should be their last. The coverage, which was hosted by Lawrence Mooney, Stephanie Brantz and a bunch of talentless ABC Kids personalities was an absolute disaster from start to fi nish. It was tasteless, humourless, boring, longwinded and downright ridiculous.

I can’t quite understand how the broadcast landed in their hands in the fi rst place but I vote anyone – SBS, TVSN – anyone but the ABC cover the next one.

Sad news came through last week with the death of James Avery, best known for his roles in the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ and as Shredder in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’. The 68-year-old who played Uncle Phil in the early 90’s US sitcom died following complications after heart surgery. RIP.

Former Channel Ten newsman Hamish MacDonald has landed a pretty sweet gig as International Affairs Correspondent with ABC America. MacDonald is a huge talent and will be based in London covering all the goings-on in the UK and abroad.

The Golden Globes are back for another year and will screen live on FOX8 this Monday, January 13 at 12pm. Comedic superstars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return as hosts for the event. If you can’t catch the live broadcast, FOX8 will replay it at 8.30pm.

The 13th season of ‘American Idol’ kicks off on ELEVEN next Thursday, January 16 at 7.30pm. The 2014 edition sees the return of Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban with addition of crooner Harry Connick Jr as judge.

Channel Seven has announced comedy-drama ‘Winners and Losers’ will be back for another season. Seven’s Head of Drama, Julie McGauran said: “Winners and Losers is a show everyone loves working on. The

contemporary vibe allows for great storytelling against a backdrop everyone can relate to. There’s so much in store for our favourite girls as we follow them through triumph, tragedy and everything in between”.

Readers of this column know how much I enjoy my magic shows, and luckily for me there are plenty more in sight. Channel Seven recently announced two new British magic shows ‘The Happenings’ and ‘Tricked’ as well as a new season of ‘Dynamo: Magician

Impossible’. ‘The Happenings’ stars BAFTA-nominated magicians Barry and Stuart, as they attempt to make the unbelievable believable. Quietly slipping into four unsuspecting towns in the UK and US, through magic, illusion and sleight of hand the pair create events so strange for the residents, no one would usually believe them. In ‘Tricked’, mischievous magician Ben Hanlin goes undercover using sleight of hand, mental powers and misdirection to pull epic magical pranks on members of the public and celebrities.

CHATTER ONTHE BOXwith Nathan Taylor

Relax 13

G en YQ is a group for young entrepreneurs, working professionals and business intenders aged between 18 and 35-years of age.

Just before the holidays, the group held its Christmas Party at Panthers to celebrate another fantastic year of networking.

Gen YQ gives members contacts, information and confi dence in the form of informal networking; it’s a group where young business people can meet and discuss experiences and ideas.

Members hear stories of successful business owners, which offer great lessons from people who have built businesses from nothing to become leaders.

Young business people like to do everything at a fast pace, wanting things to happen immediately so they value networking with people with the same mindset. Networking with peers is also a great way to build your confi dence and number of contacts.

For more information logon to www.genyq.com.au.

Photos: Bec Higgins, PhotoCreativity

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