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28 February 2015
A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of
people and places on the people and places on the people and places on the people and places on the
Upper South Coast of NSWUpper South Coast of NSWUpper South Coast of NSWUpper South Coast of NSW
Serving the communities of Kiama,
Gerringong, Jamberoo, Kiama Downs,
Minnamurra and Gerroa
Lighthouse
turns blue p3
747 to cause
traffic chaos p 3
Our milk is tops p3
Kiama Farmers’
Market tries out
rainy day venue p4
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The first two of nine poles which provide
Kiama CBD with a CCTV and wifi service
have been installed on Terralong St.
The multistage project is piggybacking
off the decision by Kiama Council to install
its own fibre optic cable network between
its various properties rather than renting it
from a provider.
It is likely that the cameras will be turned
on in March, after a Council meeting to
approve the necessary policies and proce-
dures to ensure privacy protection.
“It is important for people to know that
the camera views will not be actively moni-
tored by anyone, but will be available to
police for investigative purposes,” says
Nick Guggisberg, Manager of Community
and Cultural Development. “Even then, the
police will be following formal procedures
and leaving an audit trail of their viewing.”
Eventually a live feed will be provided to
Kiama Police Station, with web viewing
available at Local Area Command, but
people should not rely on it being monitor-
ed constantly.
It is expected that the wifi will be switch-
ed on around the end of March.
Once this project is completed and re-
viewed, plans will be developed to provide
the same service to Gerringong CBD, using
microwave technology to link back to the
Council’s network in Kiama.
Over 70 free concerts this Festival March switch-on for CCTV and wifi
The hard working volun-
teers of the Kiama Jazz &
Blues Club have done it
again - organised a great
Festival with over 70 gigs
on at thirty venues through-
out Kiama.
This Festival takes music
to the streets, literally.
On Saturday, artists will
be playing at 25 locations
around town, mostly in or
outside cafes.
On the Friday and Satur-
day nights, things move
inside at various venues in
town, such as clubs, pubs
and restaurants. There is no
cover charge at any of these
venues, so you can enjoy
the music as a bonus with
your food and drinks.
Sunday brings yet more
gigs around town, along
with a concert from 11-5pm
in Hindmarsh Park.
There are many great local
performers to enjoy, includ-
ing Joe Mungovan, Tommy
M & the Mastersounds,
Sound of KoKo and the
Nick Rheinberger Trio.
This year’s must-sees
from out of town include:
Peña Flamenca
This hot eight piece group
from Sydney has created
a unique fiesta with their
interpret-ation of Spanish
and Latin traditions. Peña
Flamenca draw from an
intensely diverse mix of
musicians from jazz to funk,
classical to Latin merging
to form a distinctive and
compelling sound. With a
bit of flamenco thrown in.
The Foreday Riders
The legendary Foreday
Riders have been mainstays
of Sydney’s music scene
since 1967 with their
Chicago-style blues and
an added dash of swing.
Along the way they have
become known as ‘the
University of the Blues’,
with a succession of blues
luminaries passing through
on their way to other bands.
Australia’s blues royalty.
Continued on p8
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On weekends
Live music at The Sebel,
Kiama Leagues Club,
The Mecure, Jamberoo
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Gerringong Cricket Club,
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Kiama Rugby 7s
Kiama Showground,
from 8.30 with finals
from 3pm
Kiama Produce Market
Kiama Harbour, 9-2
Talk on Kiama Uniting
Church
(see p 3)
Sun 1 March
Sydney Male Choir
Gerringong Music Club
$25 at the door.
Members no charge
6-8 March
Kiama Jazz & Blues
Festival (see page 1)
Fri 6 Mar
Gerringong Pics & Flicks
Pride (see right)
The Second Best
Marigold Hotel Charity
Screening
(see right)
Fundraiser for
Jamie’s Wish
The Pavilion Kiama
Sat 7 March
Talk on Indonesian
Textiles: Friends of
the Library event
(see right)
7-8 March
Kiama Arts Trail
Various locations
throughout Kiama
Sun 8 March
Arrival of the Boeing
747 at HARS
(see page 3)
Mon 9 March
Spirituality in the Pub
7.30 pm, Jamberoo Pub
(see right)
Sat 14 March
Songs That Won the
Wars, CWA Jamberoo
Concert, 2pm,
Jamberoo School of Arts.
$20 inc afternoon tea.
Tickets from Elders Real
Estate, 4236 0891
Gerringong Public
School Fete
10-3pm
Sun 15 March
Kiama Seaside Market
9-3pm, Black Beach
Sat 21 March
Gerringong Village
Market In and around
Gerringong Town Hall
Sat 28 March
Kiama Produce Market
Black Beach. New time
of 9-2pm.
Second Hand Saturday
Car Boot Sale
Black Beach, 8-noon
Irish folk legend
Nuala Kennedy
More in next edition
Sun 29 March
Jamberoo Village
Market 10-4,
Kevin Walsh Oval
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The committed members
of Gerringong's Children's
Medical Research Institute,
which has raised more than
$1.7 million for the cause
since 1959, are at it again.
They have arranged for a
special premiere screening
of much awaited sequel,
The Second Best Exotic
Marigold Hotel. This time Richard Gere is one of the
retirees. Where did the time go?
The ticket cost includes a supper of homemade slice and
sandwiches, with tea and coffee, in the half hour before
the movie so don't be late.
Enjoy watching an ensemble cast of wonderful actors
while supporting the scientists at CMRI and the children
they help.
Details: Fri 6 March, 6.30pm for 7pm start,
Greater Union, Shellharbour.
Tickets $20. Contact Belinda on
42340224; 042 134 9505; or [email protected]
Premiere screening helps childrens’ medical research
Based on a true story,
Pride depicts a group of
lesbian and gay activists
who raised money to
help families affected
by the British miners’
strike in 1984.
It stars the wonderful
Bill Nighy, and was a
great hit at last year’s
Cannes Festival.
Details: Fri 6 March, 8pm
(doors open 7.30)
Gerringong Town Hall
Tickets $10
Understanding Indonesian textile design and technique Howard Jones, retired
lecturer in art history and
head teacher of the School
of Art and Design at the
Illawarra Institute of
Technology and lecturer
in art history and painting
at Wollongong University,
is giving a talk for Friends
of the Library on the rich
diversity of traditional
weaving in Indonesia.
He will explore some
of the weaving techniques
and dyeing processes.
There will be a focus on
the unfolding story behind
a particular Sumba ritual
textile that Howard acquir-
ed back in 1979.
Find out what’s happening in the Congo The next Spirituality in
the Pub addresses the
topic of ‘Sipping from the
Cup of Fearless Voices -
Speaking up for Peace,
Equality and Justice in the
Democratic Republic of
Congo’.
The speaker is Lulu
Mitshabu, a refugee from
Zaire who arrived in
Australia in 1991. A skilled
and passionate communica-
tor, Lulu has worked for
Caritas Australia since
2000. Over this time,
she became the Africa
Programs coordinator
for the Africa and Latin
America team and worked
on programs in Rwanda,
Mozambique, Botswana,
Zambia and DRC where
the effects of war and
internal conflicts have been
devastating, particularly
on the lives of women and
children.
Details: Mon 9 March,
7.30pm, Jamberoo Pub
It’s just been confirmed
the 2015 Folk by the
Sea Festival will be
held on 4-6 Sept, in
and around the Kiama
Pavilion.
This intimate event,
featuring the sounds
of folk, world, roots,
Celtic, bluegrass and
gypsy music, has
become a popular event
in its first two years.
This year's event will again have ticketed
entry to enjoy international, national and
local artists at Kiama Showground on Fri-
day night and Saturday, and a free day of
local folk artists performing on the Sunday
in Hindmarsh Park and other locations
around Kiama.
The festival is the work of volunteers
from the Illawarra Folk Club Inc, who
present regular folk music concerts in
the region throughout the year, as well as
Illawarra Folk Festival, the state's biggest
folk festival, at Bulli each January.
More details in future issues.
Folk by the Sea on this September
Details: Sat 7 March,
2.30pm,
Family History Centre
under Kiama Library.
Members $5 and
non-members $8.
Includes afternoon tea.
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Children take the lead Eight year old Finlay Cassidy and nine year old Tabbitha
Marshall have been inspired to raise money for children
less fortunate than themselves.
With the help of their families, they are organising a
charity event, called Art 4 UNICEF, in mid-May.
They are asking for as many people as possible (both
adults and children) to create an artwork for them to sell at
this event, with all proceeds going to the UNICEF cause
(under the auspices of the organisation).
Their motto is ‘if you can make it we can sell it’, so your
donation could include a drawing, painting, sculpture,
jewellery or photograph.
The event will be held on the 16 May at the Gerringong
Uniting Church between 4-7pm, so put it in your diaries.
Details: If you are interested in donating one of
your creations, email [email protected] or
call Lyndal (Fin’s mum) 0412 301 880
U3A Monday Talks in March
Details: 2-4 pm, North Kiama Neighbourhood Centre
2 March Gardens of Italy
A renowned horticulturist Hazel King will
trace the history of Italian gardens from the
times of emperors Augustus and Hadrian.
16 March Actively Controlled Robotic Capsules
Note: no talk
on 9 March Professor Gursel Alici looks at the gastroin-
testinal tract and explains how it may be
monitored and improved for our wellbeing.
23 March A Tour of Bhutan in Words & Film
Michael Suckling talks about the Kingdom of
Bhutan in the Himalayas, east of Sikkim and
south of Tibet.
In the first of a series,
the Kiama & District
Historical Society has
organised an on-site talk on
the long history of the
Kiama Uniting Church.
The original church build-
ing is one of Kiama's oldest
and has a very interesting
history.
David Radford will speak
about the many facets of
this church that has been so
important in the social and
religious history of Kiama.
He is a member of both
the Kiama & District
Historical Society and
the Kiama Uniting Church,
and has long been interest-
ed in local history.
Saturday 28 Feb at 2.30pm
at the Uniting Church,
Manning Street
Discover the history of our local churches
It’s Gold for The Pines
Congratulations to Kel and Mahlah Grey on being winning
awarded a Gold Medal for The Pines Milk in the unhomog-
enised milk section at the Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy
Produce Show. Their score of 19/20 shows how much it
pleased the expert judges.
The Greys only started bottling and marketing their own
milk in 2013, in a three pronged strategy to ensure the
pioneer family farm would not only survive, but thrive.
They also value added by making gelato and renting out
the farmhouse to holidaymakers.
They pride themselves on pasteurising their milk at
the lowest temperature possible, for a longer time, allowing
it to retain more of the natural flavour and nutritional
benefits. A new pasteuriser from Italy, installed last year,
has made it possible for them to increase production to
cope with demand.
Their score, which was the highest in all of the milk
sections, put them in contention for being named Champion
Milk, but a further judging gave South Coast Dairy’s
Organic Lite Milk that honour. In total, the dairy coop from
Berry won four Golds and one Silver for their milk, and
a Silver for their cream.
Rotary turns 110 To mark the 110th Anniversary of Rotary, and celebrate its theme
for the year - Light Up Rotary - the Kiama Rotary Club arranged
for our lighthouse to be illuminated in their signature colour.
Wollongong Lighthouse was also lit, along with several other
events along the Illawarra.
Rotary, founded in Chicago, has 1.2 million members worldwide.
The Kiama Club was established in 1952 and currently has 44
members, most of whom attended a fundraising picnic to mark the
anniversary. That gathering, and a fundraising BBQ held at Blow-
hole Point on the Sunday, raised $1000 for Rotary’s End Polio
Now campaign, being waged along side the World Health Organi-
sation, the Bill Gates Foundation and UNICEF.
Photos: NEG Photography
One way flight for this 747 If all goes to plan, HARS Museum at Albion Park Airport will be welcoming the
Boeing 747-400, named the City of Canberra, to its ranks on Sunday 8th March.
The ten minute fight from Kingsford-Smith is expected to start at 7.30am, but may be
any time up until 10.30am.
Once it is on its way, major road disruptions will happen as roads to the south and
north of the airport (including the roundabout heading north) are closed to avoid motor-
ist distraction. With so much interest, and no additional parking being available on the
day, it could get messy.
Apart from its sheer size in such a small airport, the plane still holds an aviation
record - in 1989 it undertook the longest non-stop commercial flight, from London to
Sydney in 20 hours, 9 minutes and 5 seconds.
While the runway is long enough for a controlled landing, it definitely isn’t capable
of supporting it taking off, so HARS definitely has her for good.
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Woodcraft skills on display In these days of mass pro-
duction of almost every-
thing, people have even
more appreciation for the
‘old school’ way of doing
things. The Kiama Wood-
craft Group is helping to
keep these skills alive and
well in our area, sharing
expertise and encouraging
creativity.
The group has over 30
members, and its annual
Expo is a way of display-
ing the skills of its mem-
bers, as well as giving the
community, and prospec-
tive members, an insight
into the group itself.
There will be demonstra-
tions, displays and the
opportunity to purchase
some of the work.
Meetings are held on
the fourth Wednesday
of each month starting
at 7pm, at Kiama High
School (Design and Tech-
nology Block). Visitors
and new members always
welcome.
Details: 7-8 March,
Sat 9-5, Sun 9-4
Kiama Masonic Lodge Hall,
Collins St
Free entry
Kiama Harbour Combined Probus Club
and the Kiama Downs Ladies’ Probus
Club currently have a limited number
of vacancies for semi-retired or retired
persons.
The Combined Club meets monthly
for lunch and arranges many interest-
ing and varied social outings at other
times throughout the year. If you are
interested in joining them, please
contact Marilyn Jarrett on 4237 5180.
The Ladies’ Club is well established,
with some of the members having
been with it since its inception 24
years ago. The monthly meetings have
interesting guest speakers and deli-
cious morning teas. A walking group
and card playing group meet weekly,
and a craft group meet fortnightly.
Restaurant outings are regularly en-
joyed. If you are interested, contact
Lyndel Saunders on 4297 5882.
Help get a Mens’ Shed in Gerringong A Men’s Shed is currently being established in Gerrin-
gong. A committee has been elected and they are making
representation to both the Federal and State governments
for grants to enable the shed to get started.
The committee has visited other Men’s Sheds in the
Kiama and Shoalhaven areas to see how they are setup
and what is needed to establish one in Gerringong.
While recognising it will take some time to come to
fruition, the committee is determined to have it succeed
given the very real benefits that can flow for the wider
community.
Once the money has been approved by both sides of
government, application to the Council will take place and
the shed should start to take shape.
Anyone who is interested in participating is encouraged
to come along to the next meeting to have a cup of tea and
a chat and make some new friends.
Details: Meetings are held every fortnight in the Netball
Clubhouse at the rear of Cronin’s Oval. The next
meeting is on 10 March 2015
at 10am. For information
please phone Ian Woodlands
on 4234 0960
Farmers’ Market makes use of its rainy day option No sooner had the Kiama Farmers’ Market
rainy day option been arranged than it was
taken advantage of, with stallholders and
shoppers flocking to the Showground this
past rainy Wednesday.
The option was negotiated following the
first time the Market had to be cancelled due
to bad weather.
The Committee thanks Kiama Council for
helping to make this solution happen.
Missed a good film? Continuing a tradition, the good people at Pics and Flicks
are donating DVDs of their recent screenings to Kiama
Library.
They do this regularly, so you can find many of the
films they have selected for screening over the last ten or
so years available for you to borrow.
The latest donations are: Nebraska, Stories We Tell,
The Great Beauty, Still Life, Blancanieves, The Gilded
Cage and the Flickerfest 20th Anniversary DVD.
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Out & about At Kendall House Once more Heather and Peter O’Neill, owners of
historic Kendall House, played host to a splendid
High Tea for just over thirty people to raise money
for Same Skies, a refugee advocacy and asylum
support group. They are delighted that they raised
$1270 for this good cause.
Their daughter Laura has worked with refugees
for ten years, and is currently volunteering with
Same Skies in Java. The organisation’s aim is to
assist refugees and asylum seekers to live with
purpose by empowering them to organise and
support their own communities to make them
stronger and more self-reliant. Its experienced
professionals advise, facilitate and coach by provid-
ing educational, technical, financial and logistical
assistance. Ideally, Same Skies’ support is phased
out after self-sustaining changes in the community
are realized.
As refugees and asylum seekers (who face a five
year assessment process) are not allowed to work
in Indonesia and have no legal rights, the skills
of many of them go unutilised while they wait
for their new lives to begin. Concerningly, their
children are also not allowed to go to school.
To give them a sense of purpose, the community
served by its Java Refugee Help Centre has decided
to focus on children’s education first, followed by
women’s education, youth and adult skills-sharing
and men’s education.
If you wish to find out more or donate to this
cause, go to www.sameskies.org
The High Tea was a labour of love for
Heather, who made the extraordinary
range of wonderful food herself.
It was an occasion to bring out all
her best China and linen to suit the
occasion.
Guests were treated to a tour of the old
house, which originally sat on 500 acres.
The original house, known as Happy
Villa, was settled by the Rev. Thomas
Kendall in 1830. He was the grandfather
of the poet Henry Kendall.
Above: Chris Brosnan, Jane Hartgerink, Marg Dowell, Libby
Eggins at their table on the verandah of the gracious house
Maggie Moss, Kay Cope, Lee Watsford and Annette Levering
enjoying the welcoming drinks
Phyl Cowell, Wilma Glasson, Betty Dallimore and Debbie
Devenish
Wendy and Neil Reilly, with Ross Eggleton and Heather Williams
Graham and Megan Smillie, both well-known
yoga teachers in Kiama, and big sisters Ella
and Lucy welcomed their son and baby
brother Joshua Thomas Devine-Smillie into
the world on the 30th of January.
Apparently, he is just adorable.
Congratulations to them all.
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1. Plant associated with
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5. Someone who has pleas-
ant short term distractions
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8. Bones (8)
10. Latin for a cat (5,5)
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ment (6)
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19. To make angry (6)
22. Sea locked land (6)
24. Strange and different (6)
25. Shackles; steams fabric
(5)
26. American war from 1950
to 1953 (6)
29. Rush of blood to the
cheeks (5)
30. Female siblings (7)
32. Chemical group of fossil
fuels (e.g. petrol, base of
plastic) (11)
33. Sound ghosts make (3)
35. Pillow to keep needles in
(3,7)
37. In reference to the
pitch, quality and strength
of a musical note (4)
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4. Hindsight, afterthought
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5. Blemish, flaw, fault (6)
6. Yellow part of an egg (4)
7. Mum (6)
8. Coloured windows (7,5)
9. Midday (4)
11. Biggest source of Austra-
lian electricity (4)
12. Tool to join fabric
together (6,7)
15. Bath robe (8,4)
18. Greek equivalent of
Diana; hunting goddess (7)
20. Fortunate (5)
21. An alcoholic drink made
from yeast-fermented malt
flavoured with hops (4)
23. The interruption of a
settled and peaceful condi-
tion (11)
27. Looked at (4)
28. Agatha Christie novel
“Murder on the ______
Express” (6)
29. Shows off (6)
31. Object awarded as a
prize for a victory or success
(6)
33. Spherical object that is
played with (4)
34. Sand hill (4)
36. High temperature (3)
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Hello from Myanmar! It is absolutely gorgeous here.
We have been travelling around Myanmar for two
weeks, squeezing in the best this unique country
has to offer.
Every single place we’ve stayed has been com-
pletely different in scenery and atmosphere. From
bustling Inle Lake, the ancient temples of Bagan,
relaxing Ngwe Saung Beach, the majestic Golden
Rock, chaotic Yangon and our favourite Hpa-an.
Hpa-an hasn’t quite caught up with the tourist
trade yet, making the incredible beauty that
surrounds the town that much more special.
Many places we were exploring, we didn’t come
across a single other traveller.
A fabulous tour set up by our guesthouse saw us
walking through caves decorated with Buddhist
temples and shrines as well as a catching a tiny
boat under a mountain and through rice paddies.
The day ended amazingly as we watched the
sunset while hundreds of thousands of bats exited
their cave and flew across river.
The Burmese people were wonderful, as were
all of our guides. So often I was surprised by their
willingness to help us or show off their English.
It was an absolutely incredible whirlwind of a trip
and it will be interesting to come back in a few
years to see how tourism will inevitably change and
develop the country.
Eliza Wilcox, Gerringong
Seasonal recipe: Wholemeal shortcrust pastry
There are so many great
vegetables around at the
moment to make into a pie
or tart: zuchinni, leeks,
spinach, pumpkin and
tomatoes to name a few.
Here is a really great recipe
for a pastry crust that will
do those vegetables credit
(maybe even take the lime-
light).
It is simple to remember -
for the weight of wholemeal
plain flour you use, you
need half that weight in
butter (ie. 500g flour and
250g butter). 200g of flour should be enough for one tart
shell, but we advise making more and freezing the left over
until you need it.
Put the flour in a food processor with a pinch of salt.
Chop the butter into cubes and blend it with the flour until
it’s like breadcrumbs. Start blending again, and then slowly
dribble chilled water into the processor’s shute until the
pastry comes together in a ball. As a guide, this will be
around two tablespoons, maybe less.
Take out of the processor and flatten into a disc. Wrap in
cling wrap and put in fridge for at least half an hour.
Then roll out, fit into greased dish and bake blind (put
baking paper over the pastry and fill with weights such as
rice or uncooked beans) at 180C for 15 minutes before
removing weights and cooking until golden.
Add filling and complete the dish.
Note: if you don’t have a food processor, it is easy enough
to rub in the butter with your fingers and then slowly add
enough water to bring the pastry together.
This pastry was a perfect
base for Ottolenghi’s famous
Plenty Pie
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Clayton Doley’s Bayou Billabong
Clayton Doley is Australia's finest
Hammond organist and is quickly gaining
international recognition as one of the top
new players on the world stage. His fiery
bluesy virtuosity has earned him spots at
some of the world’s biggest festivals, in-
cluding the Montreal International Jazz
Festival, the Byron Bay Blues Festival, the
Toronto Jazz Festival and the Tremblant
International Blues Festival.
Milena Barrett & Rob Turner
Originally from the UK, Milena moved to
Australia and started playing with some of
our finest, including Mal Eastick (with
whom she went to Memphis to compete in
the 2014 International Blues Challenge).
Audiences and musicians alike are touched
by her strong, warm and honest conviction.
She is half of a brilliant English blues &
soul duo with Rob Turner - expect some
powerhouse blues.
Psycho Zydeco
The Psychos, as their fans
affectionately dub them,
have established themselves
as the country’s premier
roots act specialising in the
high-energy, uplifting style
of music known as zydeco.
The band’s earthy blend of
traditional Cajun, blues and
swamp music produces a
heady mix. Driving
washboard, drums, guitar,
saxophone, organ, piano and
the odd triangle combine with some amaz-
ing accordion playing, creating music that
makes you move.
Dr Don’s Double Dose
Returning again is one of the prior festi-
vals’ most popular group, featuring Don
Hopkins, piano and vocals, with Rob
Grosser, drums and percussion. Their music
draws from the rich vein of blues and jazz
of the 1920s and 30s through to the R&B,
soul and gospel sounds of the 1950s and
60s, with an emphasis on the New Orleans,
piano styles and songs.
Genevieve Chadwick
Imagine if Janis Joplin and John Lee
Hooker had a baby together; musically, this
singer would be the offspring of that union.
She’s been likened to the great Janis Joplin
and Australia’s answer to Melissa
Etheridge.
Details: 6-8 March, throughout Kiama.
Programs available at many places around
town or on-line at www.kiamajazz.com
Over 70 free concerts this Festival
Scots Presbyterian Church
Bookshop � Second-hand
Christian books
� Cards & gifts
Open Tuesday 10-12 Wednesday 1-3
Corner of Terralong &
Shoalhaven Streets, Kiama
Sidewalk Soiree
at the
Over the years, our off-Terralong venue
has become a bit hit at the
Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival
Come along this year
and enjoy the music of
Milena Barrett and Rob Turner
Saturday 7 March, 4-6pm
Book early to reserve a table, or just bring your own chairs
Delicious street food, coffees and beer/wine available
t 4232 4990 or [email protected]
Note: minimum number for a table is four