10am - 5pm, 27-Sep-2008 to 18-Jan-2009

Casula  Powerhouse
1 Casula Road, Casula

he sixteen collages produced by award-winning Jeannie Baker, for her wordless picture book Belonging follow the story of a young girl named Tracy, who, with her friends, turns her derelict street into a place of beauty. Belonging documents the ability of the individual to reclaim places, as the urban cityscape is transformed into a place of wonder that celebrates the unique natural Australian environment.

Complimenting Belonging is a range of public programs for schools. Meet Jeannie Baker, joing a guided tour of paritcipate in collage or gardening workshops. Please email for more information.

Tel: 9824 1121
Email: reception@casulapowerhouse.com

n/a, 27-Nov-2008 to 30-Jan-2009
Australia Wide

Have you written a short story? Why not enter it in the Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize 2009. 

Story must be between 1000 - 3000 words.

First Prize
$10,000
Second Prize
$5,000 - Commended - 2 prizes each at $2,500

Closing date 30 January 2009

Tel: 5552 8093
Email: c.keys@griffith.edu.au
View the website for more details

n/a, 27-Nov-2008 to 30-Jan-2009
Australia Wide

Do you like to write poetry? Then the Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize 2009 might be for you!
Submit up to 200 line poem or suite of poems.

First Prize
$10,000
Second Prize
$5,000 - Commended - 2 prizes each at $2,500

Closing date 30 January 2009

Tel: (07) 5552 8093
Email: c.keys@griffith.edu.au
View the website for more details

see above, 30-Jan-2009 to 14-Feb-2009

RICHARD TOGNETTI Artistic Director and Lead Violin
DAWN UPSHAW Soprano
CHRISTOPHER MOORE Viola
MOZART Sinfonia Concertante, K.364
Songs by BARTÓK, GOLIJOV, DOWLAND, SCHUBERT and SCHUMANN
MOZART Symphony No.29
“Upshaw’s performances are the stuff of legend.”  LOS ANGELES TIMES, 2007
Soprano Dawn Upshaw has established an international reputation as her generation’s pre-eminent performer of the most exciting vocal music from the Baroque to today. Recently awarded the MacArthur Foundation’s ‘Genius Grant’ and the winner of four Grammy Awards, Upshaw is without doubt “one of the most consequential performers of our time” (LA Times). Upshaw will perform repertoire that demonstrates the warmth, range, intelligence and dramatic flair for which she is renowned.
Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante is a conversation between friends, in this case, Richard Tognetti and Christopher Moore. It features virtuosic interplay of violin and viola in the majestic first movement, a tragic aria in the second and ends with a rousing dance.
The eighteen-year-old Mozart truly came of age as a symphonist with his 29th symphony, combining vigour (with its hunting horns), grace (in the elegant dignity of its minuet) and intimacy. The famous opening movement was featured in the film Amadeus, along with the Sinfonia Concertante.

Tel: 1800 444 444
Email: boxoffice@aco.com.au
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Evening, 04-Feb-2009

Shangri-La Hotel
Sydney

UK Master of Wine Jancis Robinson hosts a Wine Gala in Sydney for the launch of Room to Read in Australia

On 4 February 2009, Jancis Robinson OBE, Master of Wine and award-winning author and TV presenter, is to host a prestigious wine gala in Sydney to launch Room to Read, an international charity founded on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children. The highlight of the evening will be the opportunity to hear John Wood, the founder of Room to Read, a former globe-trotting business executive who walked away from a very successful career with Microsoft to apply business principles to international philanthropy.

Combining an exclusive gourmet experience with philanthropy, the Room to Read Sydney Wine Gala promises to provide a memorable start to 2009 and a profoundly important reminder of the importance of education to the world’s underprivileged communities. Tickets will be available for sale from early November.

Tel: 0413 530 642
Email: orchardfamily@hotmail.com
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n/a, 20-Feb-2009 to 22-Feb-2009
Jasper Hotel, Melbourne

Hundreds of romance readers will come out of the closet with a bang at the inaugural Australian Romance Readers Convention. This groundbreaking event will be held at the beautiful Jasper Hotel in Melbourne, Australia from 20 to 22 February 2009. Registrations are now open and places are filling fast.

International best-selling authors Stephanie Laurens, MaryJanice Davidson, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Susan Donovan are among the many well-known authors who will be attending the exciting events that are planned for the convention. These include a gala dinner, author book signings, plenary sessions with keynote speakers, multi-author panels and trade displays. The program gives ample opportunities for readers to rub shoulders with both authors and fellow readers. There are a number of ways that readers will be able to participate, these include full delegate, single day delegate or book-signing attendee. More details are available on the web site.

For enquiries regarding this event and also interview opportunities with our authors please use the contact details below.

Contacts
Margaret Mason
Chair – ARRA Inc
ARRC09 Organising Committee
arra.inc@gmail.com
0405 145 632    
Susan Kelly
Media Liaison
ARRC09 Organising Committee
arrc.media@gmail.com
0415 963 176

Tel: 0405 145 632
Email: ARRC09@gmail.com
View the website for more details

n/a, 18-May-2009 to 24-May-2009

Sydney

The full program of events and participants will be announced on Saturday 28 March 2009 in the Sydney Morning Herald Spectrum and on the SWF website. Tickets will also go on sale from this date.

Tel: (02) 9252 7729
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