Pittwater Life May 2022 Issue

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3, with guest speaker from
Lifeline organisation), followed
by lunch. Visitors welcome;
more info 0415 292 566.
smorgasbord of international
food on offer complemented
by music and kids’ activities.
More info and tickets on
Council’s website.
Narrabeen
Lagoon forum
The next Friends of Narrabeen
Lagoon Catchment forum will
be held from 7pm on Monday
May 30. Guest speaker
Professor Dennis Foley will
talk about the significant
Aboriginal Heritage of the
lagoon catchment. Prof Foley
was born and grew up on
the Northern Beaches; his
grandmother was a karadji
woman who was responsible
for caring for North Head
and he was given Aboriginal
training by his uncles. The
meeting will be held via
Zoom. Bookings essential; go
to narrabeenlagoon.org.au.
Food for celebration
Council’s ‘Taste of the
Beaches’ events ramp up this
month, with the Palm Beach
Wine Garden to be held in
Governor Phillip Park on
Saturday 30 April and Sunday
1 May. The exclusive cellar
door event will showcase a
range of wineries alongside
local food providers and
live entertainment. Unlike
last year, where there were
two sessions each day, this
year you’ll be able to sit
back, relax and soak up the
surrounds with your entry
valid for the whole event (no
pass-outs). Also, the popular
‘Food Truck Party’ is back
at Winnererremy Bay in
Mona Vale on Saturday 21
May, where there will be a
Stratford-Upon-
Avalon?
Pittwater local Paul
Kinninmonth and his troupe
of 14 players will bring an
incisive modern flavour, and
humour, to the poetry of
William Shakespeare with
performances of ‘Much Ado
About Nothing’ at the Avalon
Sailing Club on the weekend of
Saturday April 30 and Sunday
May 1. It’s being billed as: “Just
like Shakespeare – but with
mobile phones, Siri, a guitarist/
vocalist… and a bicycle.”
Bookings via trybooking.com
Stewart House
marks 90 years
Stewart House will celebrate
its 90th birthday this year
with a fundraising dinner at
Balmoral Bathers’ Pavilion
on Tuesday 7th June. For 90
years Stewart House has been
a home away from home for
some 150,000 children from
NSW and ACT Public Schools.
‘Stewart House Preventorium’
opened in 1931 with funds
donated by Sir Frederick and
Lady Stewart. Every year up to
1,600 children from across the
state come to Stewart House
for a 12-day, away-from-home
experience. All children attend
Stewart House free of charge;
the organisation relies on
donations to keep its doors
open. More info or to book for
the dinner go to stewarthouse.
org.au or call 9938 3100.
Showtime again for Barry
Former ABC Radio and TV presenter Barry Eaton has rebirthed
‘Showtime’ – the popular show he produced and
presented in the Sydney ABC radio studios – as a new podcast.
“In the middle of all the chaos and doom and gloom of the
past year I decided to revitalise the show, as there’s nothing
like it on radio these days,” said Avalon resident Barry.
“The theatres and cinemas are coming back to life and lots of
people will enjoy this kind of entertainment.”
Barry explained the new Showtime features much-loved
show tunes from original cast recordings from Broadway, the
West End and Australian stage productions.
These include shows currently playing internationally as well
as here in Australia, while film lovers are also catered for with
soundtracks from Hollywood and other international films.
“I’ve been collecting vinyl and CD cast recordings and
soundtracks for a very long time now – my parents took me to
‘Annie Get Your Gun’ starring Evie Hayes when I was about 10
years old, and I was hooked,” he said.
“I have a collection of film soundtracks that go from the
1930s, with stars as diverse as Fred Astaire, Ethel Merman and
Humphrey Bogart, musicals such as ‘Cabaret’, ‘Fiddler on the
Roof’, ‘High Society’ right through to ‘A Star is Born’ and all the
James Bond movie themes.”
Barry delights in researching and talking about the many
shows he includes each week and is planning to include
interviews soon.
Showtime is commercial-free and features music, news
and updates of stage and film productions playing in major
Australian cities; it premiered online at barryeatonshowtime.
com in early February and is now also available on Spotify,
Apple, Google, iHeart and more.
– Nigel Wall
*More info RadioOutThere@gmail.com
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