The Weekly Times - TWT - 13th June 2018

4 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 13 June, 2018
WIN! with TWT!
From the New World Concert
Two TWT readers can win double passes to The Beecroft Orchestra’s next
concert on Sunday July 1 in St Albans Anglican Church, Pembroke Street,
Epping at 2.30pm.
The Orchestra presents a
concert featuring Antonin
Dvorak’s renowned Symphony
No 9 - “From the
New World”- as its main
feature.
Concert also includes
Book 1 of Aaron Copland’s
Old American Songs and
a piece by Benjamin Dean
Taylor called Mile-High City.
Soloist for the concert is
Sydney tenor Blake Parham
(pictured).
Blake has studied extensively
in Australia and overseas
and now enjoys a busy
professional life.
Conductor for the concert
is the orchestra’s musical
director Joanna Drimatis.
Tickets $25; concession
$15 at door or online http://
www.thebeecroftorchestra.
net.au/
The Beecroft Orchestra
is an amateur orchestra
which aims to provide the
opportunity for local amateur
musicians of all ages
and backgrounds to come
together to play classical
orchestral music and deliver
well-priced concerts to
the local community.
New players are always
welcome, especially string
players.
For more information visit
http://www.thebeecroftorchestra.net.au/
or contact president Lisa
Pont 0421 932941.
TO WIN go to our website
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click on the WIN with TWT
tab and fill out the entry
form; or write your name,
address and phone number
on the back of an envelope
and send to TWT Beecroft
Orchestra, PO Box 123,
Ryde 1680. Entries close
9am Monday June 25 and
winners published June 27.
Hunters Hill
Music Concert
Three TWT readers can
win double passes to Hunters
Hill Music’s next concert
on Sunday June 24 featuring
accomplished pianist Tonya
Lemoh in Hunters Hill Town
Hall, Alexandra Street, Hunters
Hill at 2.30pm.
Concert pianist Tonya performs
internationally and is
known for her focus on unusual
and exotic repertoire,
as well as the great works of
the Romantic period.
She made her name on the
international scene with her
ground- breaking recording
for Chandos label of solo
piano works by the late Ro-
mantic composer Joseph
Marx and has performed as
soloist with orchestras in
Denmark and Bulgaria.
Tonya has also performed
in recitals as chamber musician
and soloist in music
festivals and concert halls in
Scandinavia, Germany, England,
Finland, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Syria, Australia and
the United States.
Tickets $40 adults, $10
students and children under
12 FREE.
More information athttp://
www.huntershill.fmca.org.
au or phone Lynn Trainor
9817 6803 or Geoffrey Chard
9816-4078.
TO WIN go to our website
- weeklytimes.com.au - and
click on the WIN with TWT
tab and fill out the entry
form; or write your name,
address and phone number
on the back of an envelope
and send to TWT Hunters
Hill Music, PO Box 123,
Ryde 1680. Entries close
9am Monday June 18 and
winners published June 20.
Marais Project
Bass Affair
Three TWT readers have
won double passes to The
Marais Project’s A Bass
Affair concert this Sunday
June 17 at Sydney Conservatorium
of Music, Macquarie
Street, Sydney at 3pm.
Winners are: Gillian Dockrill,
Huntleys Cove; Sabrina
Chang, East Ryde and Alf
Pennisi of Five Dock.
Ryde musician Jenny
Eriksson and her group
The Marais Project will be
joined by guest artist Tim
Blomfield, one of Australia’s
finest bass violinists.
The Sunday afternoon
program features music
that shows off Tim and Jenny’s
rare instruments: the
bass violin and the viola da
gamba, also known as the
bass viol.
Long term Marais Project
members soprano Belinda
Montgomery and lutenist
Tommie Andersson will
also appear in what will
be a delightful and varied
program of baroque music
from France.
Tickets $38; concession
$22 and children $15. Enquiries
Philip Pogson 0412
459 156 or email: philippogson@theleadingpartnership.com.au
Dresden play
Two TWT readers have
won double passes to a
performance of the bAKE-
HOUSE Theatre Company’s
new play Dresden at Kings
Cross Theatre, Level 2 Kings
Cross Hotel, 244-248 William
Street Kings Cross.
Winners are: Brian Sullivan,
Eastwood and Jian Sun
of Eastwood.
Readers can attend a performance
on either Friday
June 15, Saturday June 16
or Sunday June 17.
Dresden plays from June
15 to June 30 and stars Yalin
Ozucelik as Adolf; Jeremy
Waters as Richard and Renee
Lim as Cosima Wagner,
Myall Creek Massacre
commemorated
THE only massacre during the Frontier Wars
across Australia where white men were arrested,
charged with murder and hung for their crimes will
be commemorated at this year’s Gai-mariagal Festival.
Myall Creek is symbolic in that it was the first and
only massacre of Aboriginal people where the perpetrators
were convicted of a crime.
Accompanied by film clips, Graeme and Sallie
Cordiner will speak about the significance of Myall
Creek and their own involvement on Saturday June
23 in Ryde Library, Wallumetta Room from 11am
to 12.30pm. Gold coin contribution. This is part of
the InFocus series of talks. Refreshments provided.
Bookings essential: Cityofryde.eventbrite.com.au or
9952-8352.
the woman who connected
them through time with Ben
Wood, Dorje Swallow and
Tom Campbell.
Tuesday to Saturday performances
@ 7.30pm and
Sunday @ 5pm. Tickets $38;
concession $32 and previews
$25. |Bookings: www.
kingsxtheatre.com
Lane Cove
Music Concert
Lane Cove Music will hold
their next concert on Tuesday
June 26 in Lane Cove-
Mowbray Anglican Church, 19
Rosenthal Avenue, Lane Cove
(behind Post Office) at 8pm.
Featured are the Petit Four
Gliss Trio with Lisa Osmialowski
(flute);
Ella Brinch (viola) and Azumi
Lehmann (harp) performing
music by Ibert, Faur,, Debussy,
Bizet, Puccini and Satie.
Tickets $25 at door, children
admitted FREE. Enquiries 9428
4287 or 9427 4651.
Computer Pals
for Seniors
Computer Pals for Seniors
West Ryde have organised a
FREE introduction to computers
session on Monday June
18 in St Columb’s Church hall,
corner Dickson & Bellevue avenues,
West Ryde at 10.30am.
Small classes (up to five students)
with computers available
for each member or bring along
your own device.
You’ll receive lots of attention
from very knowledgeable
tutors in the one hour classes
including Beginners, Beginners
refresh, Internet, IPad, IPhone,
Android, Organising photos/
data/emails and Computer Security
& Windows 10.
Term 3 commences July 23
until September 21. Fees $45
per nine week term plus $25
when joining for first time.
All welcome, bring your devices
and enjoy a FREE morning
tea.
Enquiries Margaret 9874
2645 or Warren 0417 221 603.
Teachers required
for English classes
Volunteer teachers and helpers
are needed for English
classes at Eastwood Uniting
Church, corner Lakeside & Hillview
roads, Eastwood - close
to railway station.
The classes are for newcomers
to the community who need
assistance with understanding
and speaking English and to offer
them a welcoming place to
meet others.
Greatest need is for classes
held on Monday mornings from
9.30am to 11am. They have
large numbers of students of
varying levels of English competence
with several classes,
each led by a team of teachers
and helpers. Classes are also
held on Tuesday evenings, 7.30
to 9pm. For further details contact
Marion Gledhill 9874 2088
or 0423 355 759.
Wildflower Walks
Spring is the season we normally
associate with new life
and colour in the natural world,
but wildflowers in the Field of
Mars Reserve are usually at
their spectacular best in July.
Ryde Hunters Hill Flora & Fauna
Preservation Society have
organised Wildflower walks on
Saturday July 14. Meet at the
Visitor Centre in the Reserve.
Walks depart hourly with first
walk beginning 11am and last
walk leaving 2pm.
Barbecue lunch provided
Welcome cake for
new patron Laura
NEWLY elected Brush Park Women’s Bowling
Club patron Laura Oakman pictured with
President Emma Leermakers cutting the welcome
cake. Laura, who has a long history of lawn
bowling, travels all the way from Waitara to Brush
Park Bowling Club each Tuesday.
with donations welcome to
cover costs.
Prior registration is essential
as numbers are limited to 12 for
each walk.
Children aged 5-12 are welcome
but must be accompanied
by an adult.
Bring water, closed shoes
and a hat. Further information
and registration: rhhffps@gmail.
com or leave a message for Alfred
on 9879 6067.
Epping
goes Vivid
St Alban’s Anglican Church
Epping is lighting up for Vivid.
It may not be the Opera
House but the crowds won’t
stop you from seeing this suburban
light show.
The changing colours in
the tower and front of the Epping
landmark are attracting
passers-by who slow down
to be stunned by the vibrancy
of the stain glassed windows.
The lights go on at 6pm for the
first commuter rush and continue
until 10pm for late night
walkers. A gift to the community
from St Alban’s Anglican
Church, installed and digitally
programmed by Tony Moffatt,
the lights will burn until this Saturday
June 16. Inquiries Ross
Nicholson 0407 916 603.
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 June 18 at
ANZ Bank hosted by ANZ
Bank Manager Jason Xu
from 6.15pm for 6.30pm.
Enquiries president Vic
Tagg 0412 369 510 or secretary
Steve Colquhoun
9874-0221.
GLADESVILLE: Meet
third Tuesday each
month. Next meeting
June 19. 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 July
4. Enquiries Secretary
Alex Elliott 0438 774 323
or Vice President Paul
Harcombe 0438 089 900.
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.
Shop 81, 1-55 West Pde, West Ryde
(Next to Bus Exchange Taxi Stand,
Entrance to Train Station)
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SKIP Sue Hardacre and Chris Stock took out the 2018 Gwen Carpenter
Shield at Gladesville Women’s Bowling Club. The dynamic duo are pictured
receiving their trophy from Gladesville WBC president Lyn Macdonald
after defeating Joy Bennett andFaye Bosward. The Gwen Carpenter
Shield honours Club Patron and
SUNDAY JUNE 17
2pm - 4pm
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-Australia's Oldest Complete Settlers' Cottage
813-815 Victoria Road Ryde
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