The Weekly Times - TWT - May 2nd, 2018

2 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 2 May, 2018
WI N! with TWT!
The Y eomen of The G uard Musical
Three TWT readers can win double passes to an opening night performance
of Eastwood Uniting Church Musical Society’s production The Yeomen
of The Guard on Friday May 18 at 14 Lakeside Road Eastwood at 8pm.
The Yeomen of the
Guard, or The Merryman
and His Maid, is Gilbert
and Sullivan’s sparkling
comic opera set during the
reign of King Henry VIII.
Story takes place in the
Tower of London where
gentleman scientist, Colonel
Fairfax, is wrongly accused
of sorcery and sentenced
to death within the
hour.
Fairfax hatches a plan
to avoid letting his estate
fall into the hands of his
scheming cousin (also
his accuser) by secretly
marrying Elsie Maynard, a
strolling singer.
She agrees to be blindfolded
during the ceremony
and expects to be
a wealthy widow upon
Fairfax’s imminent demise,
free to marry her onoff
partner the ester ack
Point.
However, Fairfax miraculously
escapes his fate.
Chaos ensues and plots
unravel as Fairfax embarks
on a campaign to
win Elsie’s heart.
Celebrate in British style
on the opening weekend
with all adult and student
tickets only $18.
Scones with jam and
cream will be for sale at
interval during every performance
on the weekend
of The Royal Wedding of
Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle plus, present yourself
dressed royally on
opening night only to receive
a voucher for a FREE
Devonshire Tea and FREE
program!
Royal Dress will be
judged at the ticket counter
on opening night only–
use your imagination and
have fun.
Other performances Sat-
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Tickets $27 adults; $18
pensioners or $15 children
under 16.
Phone 8061 7195.
TO WIN go to our website
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TT ta and fill out the
entry form; or write your
name, address and phone
number on the back of an
envelope and send to TWT
Yeomen of the Guard, PO
Box 123, Ryde 1680. Entries
close 9am Monday
May 7 and winners published
May 9.
Comedy drama
film Tully
Ten TWT readers have
won double passes to the
American comedy drama
film Tully to e released in
cinemas nationally on May
10 courtesy of independent
film distriutors Studio
Canal.
Winners are: Miranda
Bond, Epping; Anthi
Gouliotis, Gladesville; Michael
Ung, Ryde; Liam
Christensen, Rydalmere;
Shayne Blake, Denistone;
al usso arsfield
Henry Peters, West Ryde;
Nathan McShane, Drummoyne;
Gareth Lorimer,
Concord West and Kath
Kimmins of Rhodes.
When Marlo (Academy
Award winner Charlize
Theron, Mad Max: Fury
Road) is gifted a night nanny
by her brother (Mark
Duplass, Safety Not Guaranteed)
she is hesitant to
the extravagance at first
but soon comes to form
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a unique bond with the
thoughtful, surprising and
sometimes challenging
young nanny named Tully
(Mackenzie Davis, Blade
Runner 2049).
Academy Award nominated
director Jason Reitman
(Up in the Air, Juno)
and Academy Award winning
screenwriter Diablo
Cody (Juno) reunite for
this brilliant and refreshingly
modern new comedy-drama.
She Stoops to
Conquer Play
Two TWT readers have
won double passes to
opening night performance
of Lane Cove
Theatre’s new production
She Stoops to Conquer
on Friday May 11 in The
Performance Space @ St
Aidan’s, 1 Christina Street,
Longueville at 7.30pm.
Winners are: Brian Sullivan,
Eastwood and Suzette
Guirguis of Ryde.
There are naughty laughs
aplenty when Lane Cove
Theatre Co presents this
classic bawdy romp by Sir
Oliver Goldsmith.
The production runs
Friday to Sundays from
May 11 to 26 at St Aidan’s
Performance Space
Longueville: Friday & Saturdays
7.30pm and Sunday
matinee 2pm.
Tickets $27 adults; $22
concession; $20 groups;
children 3-12yrs $17.
Info and bookings www.
lanecovetheatrecompany.
com or www.trybooking.
com/UJVL
Invitation to
the Dance
Talented pianist Paul
Weaver and duo pianist
Bruce Wilson present Invitation
to the Dance this
Sunday May 6 - an afternoon
of enjoyable piano
music in St Alban’s Anglican
Church hall, Pembroke
Street, Epping at 2.30pm.
Music by Bach & Chopin;
State of Origin
Charity Lunc heon
RUGBY league legends Mark ‘Spud’ Carroll and
Gary Freeman are special guests at this year’s annual
Adam Gardiner Fund State of Origin Charity
Sportsmen’s Luncheon on Friday June 8 at Ryde
Eastwood Leagues Club from 12 noon.
Former NSW Blues enforcer Carroll and ex-Kiwi Test
skipper Freeman will join media personality Darryl ‘The
Big Marn’ Brohman on an expert panel who’ll debate State
against State, mate against mate and relive Origin tales.
Tickets $120 include three course meal and beverages of
local beer, wine and soft drinks and are available at club
reception. Tables of ten available.
Early bird special of $100 per person if paid by May 15.
The Adam Gardiner Fund Inc supports research into Amyloidosis.
Additional funds raised will be directed to the Institute
for Immunology and Allergy Research at Westmead
Hospital.
Enquiries Trish Gardiner-Wilson 0408 355 553 or Ryde
Eastwood Leagues Club 9807 2444.
Bush Music
Folk Dance
BUSH Music Club will
hold its next Bush/Folk
Dance with J H Dance Band
this Saturday May 5 in Beecroft
Community Centre
from 7.30pm to 11.30pm.
Spot-prizes, supper provided,
walked-through and
‘called’ dancing plus fun
socialising. Little or no experience
is necessary; others
will assist.
Wear your casual clothing
and dancing shoes. Tickets
adults $19; concession
$17; $14 (BMC members)
or $39 family. Join BMC at
the door and save. Families,
singles, couples and
groups are most welcome.
Annual Heritage Ball
(themed ‘Convict to Landowner)
will be held on Saturday
May 19 in Ermington
Community Centre from
7pm to 12 noon. BMC organise
bush/folk/social
dance workshops on Mondays
in Pennant Hills Community
Centre lower hall
from 7.30p to 9.30pm.
First session is free, then $7
and includes light refreshments.
All dances for upcoming
events are taught
before-hand.
Concord Craft
Market bargains
With Mothers Day fast approaching
now is an ideal
time to visit Concord Craft
Market this Saturday May
5 at the Community Centre,
corner Wellbank & Bent
streets, Concord from 9am
to 1.30pm.
You’ll find unique gifts,
jewellery, handmade babies
and children’s wear, plants,
homemade cakes, biscuits,
Debussy & Weber; Brahms
& Strauss; waltzes and
tangos; gavotte and bourree,
polkas and more. Suggested
donation $15 with
proceeds to support the
ministry of Rough Edges
at St John’s Darlinghurst,
assisting people in need
around Kings Cross. Proceeds
from last Sunday’s
concert at Alan Walker Village
Carlingford to support
Eastwood Christian Community
Aid.
honey and jams, greeting
cards and more. FREE
morning tea with sales of
$10 or more from any stall.
New stallholders welcome.
Enquiries Josephine 9772
0034; 0413 590716 or
Adele 0422 9268567.
Presbyterian
Women Fashion
A parade of Stafford
Fashions will be held on
Thursday May 10 in the
Presbyterian Church Hall,
corner Victoria and Pittwater
Roads, Gladesville at
10.30am.
Preceded bymorning tea
at 10am.Bookings/enquiries
Pauline Taylor 9807
5199.
Macquarie Hospital
Market Day
Macquarie Hospital Patient
Fundraising Market Day will
be held on Thursday May 3
at Macquarie Hospital, entry
Wicks Road, North Ryde from
11am to 2pm.
Just in time for Mothers Day.
Stalls include novelty, plants,
jewellery, bric-a-brac with lots
of gifts for Mothers Day.
Therell be a rae and
gourmet barbecue. All welcome.
Enquiries Ann Fiorito
98875943 or 0411728452.
Your Chamber of
Commerce Meets
EPPING: Chamber
enquiries President
Tony Hackett 9869-
8900; 0418 413 226 or
secretary Betty Ockerlander
8876-5888.
EASTWOOD: Meet
second Monday each
month. Next meeting
May 14. Enquiries
president Vic Tagg
0412 369 510 or secretary
Steve Colquhoun
9874-0221.
GLADESVILLE: Meet
third Tuesday each
month. Next meeting
May 15. Enquiries secretary
Maria Zappia
o401 158 307 or email:
maria.zappia@mortgagechoice.com.au
WEST RYDE: Enquiries
President Nora
Etmekdjian 0417 699
955.
DRUMMOYNE: Meet
first Wednesday each
month. Next meeting
May 2. Enquiries Secretary
Alex Elliott 0438
774 323 or Vice President
Paul Harcombe
0438 089 900.
RIVERSIDE BUSI-
NESS CHAMBER:
Business After Hours
Monday May 7 hosted
by Arthritis & Osteoporosis
NSW, Level
1 Suite 1/15, 32 Delhi
Road, North Ryde
from 5.30pm to 7pm.
Enquiries Sabrina Ferguson
9952-8498.
Biggest Morning Tea
at St Ambrose School
Inner West local Fernanda Cicciari (pictured
right with sister Filomena) has hosted an
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea for the past
nine years in memory of her father who she lost
to bowel cancer in 2008.
This year, Fernanda is hosting her 10th annual
Biggest Morning Tea at St Ambrose Primary
School in Concord West on Friday May 25.
The Morning Tea will feature an exciting raffle,
delicious sweet treats, silent auctions and plenty
of activities to keep attendees entertained. She
hopes to raise $15,000 this year to help those
affected by cancer.
Salvation Army
Trivia Night
The Salvation Army Red
Shield Appeal Ryde & Hunters
Hill Zones have organised
a Trivia Night on Friday May
11 at Ryde Salvation Army
Unit, 5/112 Talavera Road
Macquarie Park.
Doors open at 7pm - trivia
starts at 7.30pm.
Bring a team or join a table.
Tickets $20 per head or $160
for table of eight. Finger food
provided, soft drinks by donation.
Enquiries 9887-1147
or email: redshieldryde@
gmail.com
Bab Sharkey &
Animal Mummies
Meet the creators of the hilarious
new children’s series
Bab Sharkey and the Animal
Mummies! at a book signing
this Friday May 4 at The Children’s
Bookshop, 6 Hannah
Street, Beecroft at 4.15pm.
Get to know Bab Sharkey,
Scaler, Prong, Cainus and the
evil undead sorceress The Unpharaoh
who shoots fireballs
from her nostrils! With readings,
music and the chance
to make your own Pharoah’s
beard, you are guaranteed to
go home wanting more mummies.
Enquiries 9481-8811.
Calling all Former
Scouts & Guides
Keep Alive the Spirit
of Scouting & Guiding with the
St George’s Guilds meeting at historic
“Addington” 813 Victoria Road Ryde
Sydney Guild meets Tuesdays:
Inquiries Doris Carrall 0425 223 628
John F Booth AM 9807 6666
Visitors welcome but RSVP for seating & catering.
SUNDAY MAY 20
2pm - 4pm
Special exhibitions of Scouting, Girl Guide
and Guild memorabilia on display
Open Days 3rd Sunday February-November
Admission FREE - Afternoon Teas served
Inquiries:
Doris Carrall 0425 223 628
Lyn Donald 0402 256 920
Ron Paton 0418 408 323
St George’s Guilds
in Australia
Hunters Hill
Toastmasters 20th
Anniversary Dinner
Happy Hunters Hill Toastmasters
will celebrate its 20th anniversary
with a special dinner on
Saturday May 26 at the Hunters
Hill Club, 12-20 Madeline Street,
Hunters Hill from 6.30pm to
9.30pm.
Catch up with old toastmasters
and new and partake in
a sumptuous two course
meal, hear some great speakers
and try your hand at table topics.
Tickets $60 per head. For
more information and payment
advice see
http://happyhuntershill.toastmastersclubs.org/20th_anniversary_dinner.html
RSVP to Daniel Tucker
0421 655 208 or email: secretary-8868@toastmastersclubs.
org
CWA Eastwood
Epping group
Eastwood-Epping branch
of Country Women’s Association
meet next Tuesday
May 8 in Eastwood Baptist
Church hall, First Avenue,
Eastwood from 9.45am. Visitors
and new members welcome.
Enquiries Jan 9871
2702.