Saturday 17 to Sunday 18 August The 1st Blue Mountains Elvis Festival Program includes Elvis Movie S

In these times of the instant tweet and the sound bite, has the art of the love letter been lost? As part of the Bilpin adrisse International Ground for Creative Initiatives, AñA Wojak, will present Sincerely Yours , a performance based on the interpretation of real love letters sent to the artist in response to her callout through social media. adrisse AñA Wojak s performance will be supported by music by Eve Klein at BigCi Bilpin, Blue Mountains. See below for more details. We hope you are enjoying this e-newsletter. If you know someone who would also enjoy it they can click here to subscribe. Voila!
Events Thursday 15 August at 6.45pm The African Children s Choir Concert . This choir has been educating and caring for some of the poorest children in Africa children adrisse who have lost family adrisse members to war, or AIDS or other diseases. Tickets: adults $22, children/ concession $15, families adrisse (two adults, two children under 16) $50, groups of ten $180. Philips Hall, Blackheath Community Centre. Book tickets online at kwaya.org . or contact 0433 134 773
Saturday 17 August at 4.00pm Cello virtuoso Georg Mertens adrisse Concerts in the Caves. Listen adrisse to Georg Mertens play haunting cello solo with the acoustics of the ancient chamber of Jenolan Caves. The concert is followed by a brief optional tour of the rest of the Lucas Cave. Entry: Adults $70, Concession: $40 Arrive by 3.45pm and then walk the 252 steep stairs to reach the Cathedral Chamber for the concert. The Caves are a constant 16 degrees Celsius so please bring something warm to wear. Bookings are essential. www.jenolancaves.org.au or contact 1300 76 3311
Saturday 17 August at 4pm A Voyage around adrisse Australia s Origins – adrisse Or How We Got Here John Gascoigne . This lecture aims to place the origins of Australia s human population adrisse in the context of world history. Blackheath Public School Hall, cnr Great Western Highway adrisse & Leichhardt St, Blackheath. Refreshments from 3.30pm www.blackheathhistoryforum.org.au
Saturday 17 to Sunday 18 August The 1st Blue Mountains Elvis Festival Program includes Elvis Movie Screenings Daily from 11am. Elvis Memorabilia, Sing Like the King Karaoke Competition and The Elvis Spectacular Big Show. Katoomba adrisse RSL Club 86 Lurline St. For more information see www.katoombarsl.com.au adrisse or contact (02) 4782 2624
Sunday 18 August at 2.00pm Sincerely Yours AñA Wojak with music by Eve Klein at BigCi ( Bilpin International Ground for Creative Initiatives) Bilpin, Blue Mountains, Australia, sincerely yours, is a performative interpretation of anonymous love letters sent in response to a call out on social media and is the culmination of the Love Letters Project artist residency adrisse at BigCi, under the auspices of the Very Terry Reid Award . BYO seating or cushion and rug. This is a free event but booking is essential via email sculptor@raebolotin.com For address and directions on how to get there www.bigci.org .
Sunday 18 August at 2.00pm The Petalura Ensemble will perform works by Haydn, Mozart, Samitz and Beethoven for the Springwood Music Club. Lindsay Wanstall (clarinet), Antonia Todorova adrisse (violin), Ruth Ley (viola) and Sybbi Georgiou (cello). Tickets are available at the door: adults $$25, seniors $22, students $12. (Children adrisse up to 18 admitted free of charge, id supervised.) Complimentary refreshments. Presbyterian adrisse Church Hall, Macquarie Road, Springwood. Contact (02) 4751 3893 or (02) 4739 3279
Sunday 18 August 4.30 7.30pm Ben Palumbo adrisse at the Springwood Bowling Club s Twilight Music Café. This month at the Twilight Music Café, Ben Palumbo presents a selection of jazz and French songs collected over the last few years in his amazing and unique vocal style . Accompanying adrisse him be accomplished jazz pianist/accordionist Andrew Scott and local double bass/guitar player Ann Palumbo. www.benpal.com.au Contact Ann Palumbo 0411 131 400
Monday 19 August at 11.00am Meet the Author Don Tate, author of the controversial book The War Within . Meet this Vietnam Veteran, adrisse hear his story, and see rare personal footage from the Vietnam War. Blaxland Library Bookings appreciated for this free event, contact (02) 4739 4284
Friday 23 August to Sunday 6 October Making Ground: Blue Mountains as Material . (Please note- Sound-proofing work is being done in the City Art Gallery so the dates have been pushed back from what was advertised last week). Making Ground looks at artists from the Blue Mountains and surrounds who use locally-found natural materials as key elements of their artistic process. Mon to Fri 10am-5pm; Sat/Sun10am-4pm Adults $5 Concession $3 Children under 18 Free. Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, 30 Parke St Katoomba. www.bluemountainsculturalcentre.com.au
Saturday 24 August at 2.00pm Concerts in the Cathedral Chamber with the Paganini Duo. Be swept away by the passion of Gypsy music underground in the magical Cathedral Chamber of the Lucas Cave as Georg Mertens and Gustaw Szelski play fiery Gypsy favourites. Arri