Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
A feel-good piece about brittle bones, broken hearts and the unswerving love of mothers!
Country Arts WA and Act-Belong-Commit present Gym and Tonic locally presented by Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council at
Hopetoun Everett Golf Club
Monday May 25
Monday May 25
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| image by James Penlidis |
An uplifting story set in a women’s gym class where a group of strangers gradually reveal themselves as they bump and grind through a set of hilariously inappropriate routines. Exploring the themes of love, loss, loneliness and family, Roz plays all eight characters in this warm and moving tale.
First runner up for the Artrage Theatre Award at the 2014 Perth Fringe, Gym and Tonic enjoyed a sold out season at the 2013 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
"Hammond is a sparkling performer who holds our attention and gains our
sympathy as her stories unfold." David Zampatti, The West Australian
"If the likes of Calendar Girls, Steel Magnolias and Jam & Jerusalem give you the sudden urge to call up the girls for a slumber party (even if you are well into your sixties), Gym & Tonic is like a bear-hug from your best friend." Perth Culture
2014 Perth Fringe Festival, First Runner Up - Artrage Theatre Award
"A touching and superbly performed piece of theatre that explores themes of love, loss, family and loneliness" Timeout
"You will definitely leave this show feeling elated and reflective" Herald Sun
"The show is a dazzling display of her skills as a sketch-comedy writer-performer – familiar to anyone who’s seen her in multiple incarnations on the small screen (most recently in Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell’). However, it’s also much more than that." Crikey
"If the likes of Calendar Girls, Steel Magnolias and Jam & Jerusalem give you the sudden urge to call up the girls for a slumber party (even if you are well into your sixties), Gym & Tonic is like a bear-hug from your best friend." Perth Culture
"Hammond is a sparkling performer who holds our attention and gains our sympathy as her stories unfold." David Zampatti, The West Australian
*Tickets $25 adult, $20 concession on sale now at Hopetoun and Ravensthorpe CRCs. Ravensthorpe CRC can take over the phone bookings with credit cards on 9838 1340.
Doors and bar open 5:30pm with meals available for purchase from Steel and Streets Woodfired Treats.
Show starts 7:30pm. Please note that meals and drinks cannot be served during the 50 minute performance.
Free bus departs Ravensthorpe CRC car park at 6pm, collect from Wavecrest car park along the way.
* Recommended Audience 18+. Minimal swearing. Adult themes (death, loss, loneliness).
Monday, April 20, 2015
Term One of Dance Finished in Style!
The Hopetoun Dance Group has successfully
completed its first term of dance classes and it finished in style! On Thursday
April 2, 2015 all dancers aged four years and up put on a performance for
families and friends to showcase what they had learnt throughout the term. More
than 45 children participate in Jazz Ballet and Hip Hop classes offered after
school. All the dancers looked fabulous in their costumes, thank you to Astrid
and Russell from Hopetoun IGA Community Chest Fund who kindly donated $200 to
enable us to buy costumes. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank
our sponsors: The Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council, First Quantum Minerals,
Hopetoun Primary School, School of Bop and Little Barrens Early Learning
Centre. Bringing dance to this community wouldn’t be possible without the
support of these businesses so we thank you very much.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council PD Weekend
A sense of belonging
and community cohesion through the arts and culture as an integral part of
everyday life in our region.
On the
weekend of March 14/15, a group of 6 RRAC committee members took themselves off
to Albany in the hope of finding peace and quiet to revaluate and reassess
their vision.
We stayed at
the centrally located Mary Thompson House, part of the Vancouver Arts
Centre. Arriving Friday night amid the
chaos of the VAC’s first No Lights, No Lycra event proved somewhat challenging
to find parking and unload, but with a bit of car shuffling we were soon all
sorted and sitting down to dinner and a meeting.
After a late
first night (we get excited when discussing future plans and possibilities) we
began early the next morning with a Strategic Planning Session with the
excellent facilitator Liz Jack from the Denmark Chamber of Commerce. It was tough going; Liz was not easy on us
and had high expectations…but her experience in business planning and the arts
sector was a huge opportunity for us to gain a clear picture about who we are
as an organisation and where we are going.
Among some
of the main points that came out of the session was that RRAC has an excellent
opportunity to be leaders in the role of alleviating or addressing social
issues within the arts, that we desire greater inclusivity across all profiles
of our community, that we want to strengthen current partnerships with other
groups, businesses and organisations and that we need to do more meaningful
community consultation in developing our programs.
After an
exhausting but productive day we decided to reward ourselves with a nice dinner
out, and took along Amber Perryman (past RRAC
committee member and now manages the VAC) to catch up on all the Albany
news.
The next
morning, after another late night out, cocktails and intermittent smoke alarms
going off in the night (picture mature women in PJ’s running around at 3am to
try and work out which alarm was the culprit and accusing each other of secret
cigarette smoking in the hall) it was a more subdued group- some more subdued
than others- that tackled a session on Social Media skills and reviewing a
bunch of policy drafts.
It was, all
in all, an extremely productive and fun filled weekend; now comes the hard part
in applying all those decisions and producing those outcomes!
Find us on
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Raveaboutarts
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| Friday Night's Meeting |
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| Saturday's Strategic Planning with Liz Jack. |
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| A pity there was no time to admire the view from the deck. |
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| ...and Liz pulls out the big guns; hundreds of sticky notes to capture our thoughts! |
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| We still managed to make some new friends on the way home! |
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| Some of us really bonded! |
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
RAVENSTHORPE’S 2015 WEARABLE ART PROJECT
A VERY SPECIAL PROJECT
IS COMING SOON AND YOU CAN BE PART OF IT!
The Ravensthorpe
District Art Group invites you to create a Wearable Art piece inspired by our
natural environment.
This is the perfect
opportunity for textile artists, craftspeople, students and anyone with a love
of textile art and creativity to show what they can do!
The creations will be
displayed at the Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show Gala Dinner on 19 September 2015, on Manikins or
modeled in the Gala Parade.
What is
Wearable Art?
The wearable art movement made a statement in
both the fashion and art industries in the mid-1900s and despite being hard to
define; wearable art is still very popular today. The term can be applied to
anything that can be worn including jewellery, clothing, bags, and hats. It is
a very creative field which expresses the wearer's personality and values
around colour, design, spontaneity, politics, culture and sense of joy.
Wearable Art might reflect cultural heritage,
a commitment to sustainability, functionality, personal narratives, a wish to
build community and change lives or it may simply be a piece of artful whimsy
aimed at bringing some light hearted fun to the day. As a result most of the
pieces, whether they are jewellery, fabric, felt or leather work will usually
be unique pieces worn by the wearer as a focal point rather than as an
accessory.
Wearable art can be wild and experimental or
simple. It often represents the artists wish to push past their own technical
and aesthetic boundaries in the materials and techniques they use to create
something different that is still beautiful and wearable.
So get your thinking
caps on now! Outfits can be any interpretation of the theme (Our Natural
Environment) as long as they are primarily (more than 50%) textile material,
and group entries are accepted as well.
Examples of Wearable
Art are readily available on the web if you are looking for inspiration. Entries can be a full costume or article of
clothing or decorative piece such as shoulder pads or a cape.
To assist with this
project the Ravensthorpe District Art Group has received support from the Ravensthorpe
Regional Arts Council to run some workshops during the year covering techniques
that may be of use.
The first workshop
“Fun with Felt” will be held over the weekend of 9 and 10 of May. Albany
Felter, Lynley Campbell, will show how to make and embellish felt and
participants will create their own bodice piece or cuffs. Numbers for this workshop are limited so
please contact Jen Chambers on 0429 381018 if you are interested.
Entry forms for the
2015 Wearable Art Exhibition will be available soon at local outlets and more
information will be in the next paper.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
B2M Rock Ravey!
Musicians from northern
Australia had 60 or so locals movin’ and shakin’ in their seats and on the
dance floor at the Ravensthorpe Town Hall on Wednesday night, when the band B2M
visited town as part of their national album-launch tour.
The six young musicians from
the Tiwi Islands off Darwin were here as part of the ‘Shows On The Go’ program,
in an appearance jointly funded by Country Arts WA and the Ravensthorpe
Regional Arts Council. The event was also financially supported by the Ravensthorpe
Shire Council and a raffle from the Paddy’s Market Day earlier in the year
which greatly reduced the ticket prices for punters.
In a short program of rhythm
and blues influenced by rap, rock and roll and hip-hop, the music carried
messages for young people throughout Australia relating to the dangers of
involvement with drugs, alcohol and violence, messages implicit in the
Government initiative Act-Belong-Commit.
This message was further
enhanced the next day as the band chose to forgo a deserved sleep in to run a
music workshop at Ravensthorpe District High School with the secondary
students. All the students enjoyed this
opportunity to meet the band; who wouldn’t?
Apart from the infectious
music, patrons were treated to a meal of delicious Asian food prepared by
Hopetoun personality Ayu Egerton, an initiative that was well patronised and
much appreciated.
Thanks must go to those who
regularly and generously support the Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council and to
the Council for its endeavours to provide the community with such
opportunities.
Organisers appreciate the
efforts of those who assisted in the event and those who stayed behind after the
show to help with the clean-up.
We hope that you enjoy these photos from the night!
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
B2M Hit Ravensthorpe!
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To see some of the band visit
Fresh from recording their new album Home, B2M will treat audiences around regional Western Australia to their high energy music during their album launch tour in February and March 2015. B2M were nominated Band of the Year at the prestigious 2012 Deadly Awards ad have also launched a ground-breaking cyber safety clip, Strong Choices, which addresses the problems of inappropriate use of digital media.
B2M are from the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory and their name is taken from the two Tiwi Islands, Bathurst and Melville. The band sings in both English and Tiwi language, promoting positive attitudes through their upbeat tunes. The six-piece R&B group will get Ravensthorpe audiences dancing at the Ravensthorpe Town Hall on Wednesday 4th March during their tour to 11 regional venues from Broome to Esperance.
"B2M...wow, the music, the joy, the talent- it was contagious. It would have been a standing ovation that demanded an encore- but everyone was already on their feet dancing! We couldn't get enough of them," said Phaedra Watts, Artistic Director of the Nannup Music Festival.
"what an opportunity for WA regional communities to see B2M play live. Not only are these men respected role models in their community, but each member is a well -known identity in Australia's Northern territory. The message they share through their music, encourages young people to make positive choices and changes in their lives." says Jessica Machin, Chief Executive Officer of Country Arts WA.
The tour is presented by Country Arts WA and sponsored by Healthway promoting the Mentally Healthy WA campaign message, Act-Belong-Commit, as part of the 2015 Shows on the Go program.
Healthway Executive Director, David Malone said: "The Act-Belong-Commit message encourages people of all ages to take action to protect and promote their own mental well being. Healthways' partnership with Country Arts WA for Shows on the Go touring programs is an ideal way for us to get this important message out to many communities throughout regional Western Australia."
"When people come together to enjoy these performances this helps to generate a sense of belonging which is a vital part of positive mental health. By joining family, friends and neighbours for the B2M band performance, people in these communities will be showing that they know how to Act-Belong-Commit."
Internationally travelled B2M have hit the stage in East Timor and China. In the band's short history they have already achieved what takes some bands years to achieve. For more information visit www.countryartswa.asn.au/touring/shows-on-the-go
Ravensthorpe Performance Details
Ravensthorpe
Town Hall
Wednesday 4
March 2015, 7pm
Bookings:
Ravensthorpe Community Resource Centre on 9838 1340 or at the Hopetoun Community Resource Centre.
Bus Available from Hopetoun, $5 per adult, children (0-15yrs) FREE. Please book bus on ticket purchase.
Asian style meals available to purchase on the night, $15 adult, $5 children plus individual additional foods e.g. spring rolls for separate sale.
Soft Drinks available to purchase on the night.
No bar, strictly no BYO...this is an alcohol free event.
Inquiries to RRAC Coordinator Mel on 0427 381 530.
Locally
presented by Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council
Ticket prices have been heavily reduced due to fundraising by the RRAC and sponsorship from the Ravensthorpe Shire's Youth Focus Network.
To see some of the band visit
This tour is made possible by the following
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