4 Tingira Cres, Kiama t: 4232 4990 littleblowholecafe@gmail.com www.littleblowholecafe.com June/July 2014
Beachside Bugle Brought to you monthly by Cathy and her team at your local cafe
Chrissie’s book reaches the shelves For those of you who have been with the Café since our early days, you’ll remember the wonderful Chrissie Paice who worked here mid-week a few years ago. Her infectious laughter and wit made her a great favourite with our regulars and an engaging person to share a kitchen with. But her real work was always her writing, firstly poetry and then books. In 2009 the poem she wrote about the death of another Café colleague, Kath Effield, won her Australia’s most prestigious poetry prize. And then found success with The Great Rock Whale. In a real labour of love, for the past three years she has been working full-time on a novel that had its genesis twenty years ago.
Details: You are invited to the launch of Chrissie’s book by William Verity on Friday 13 June, Kiama Library, 7 for 7.30pm.
According to her publisher, Allen & Unwin, “The Word Ghost is a funny, moving story about what it means to find love, lose love and discover who you are when you live in a village with no street lights and a decidedly dark side.”
RSVP for catering purposes by 11 June to 4233 1133
As they say in the classics, now available at all good bookshops!
Winter trading hours It was getting a bit too dark down at the Harbour at 6pm, so the Kiama Farmers’ Market has brought things forward an hour, and is now operating from 2-5pm over winter. If you haven’t made it down there yet, make sure you do soon. There is such a good community atmosphere and an ever increasing variety of fruit and vegetables and quality prepared food on hand. The Café has a stall down there as often as we can fit it in, depending on our catering commitments. Our cakes and take-home meals have attracted a strong following. Details: Every Wednesday, Kiama Harbour, 2-5pm www.facebook.com/kiamafarmersmarket
As an extra service, you can now log on to our wifi while you are visiting the café. Just ask us for the day’s password, and respect our hospitality.
Following the runaway success of last year’s Gatsby Night, the Kiama Jazz & Blues Club is now intent on transporting you to New Orleans for its iconic Carnival. The masked dinner dance is the Club’s major fundraiser for the March Jazz & Blues Festival - funds that are sorely needed to keep this event going given the lack of government funding. There are three bands playing, including Café favourite Dr Don’s Double Dose, and it is byo supper and drinks. Go on, book a table now! It’s your chance to dress up and dance the night away.
Go the Socceroos! What better place to watch the Socceroos play their hearts out for the World Cup in Brazil than at the Jamberoo Pub, the sentimental home of Australian soccer. Johnny Warren’s family has organised a real Rio atmosphere - think drums, dancers and food!
Details: Saturday 26 July, 7pm The Pavilion Kiama. Tickets $40 pp or $35 for Jazz Club members seated at tables of 8.
See the whales from another angle
The first round matches which will be played live on a big screen at the Pub are: - Fri 13 June: v Chile 8am - Weds 18 June: v The Netherlands 2am (!) - Mon 23 June: v Spain 2am. Other times will be scheduled as the competiton continues. It’s much more fun to barrack in a group than risk falling asleep on the couch at home, so why not make your way out there to enjoy the action.
It’s great to see that Kiama now has whale watching tours. I’ve spoken to a couple of people who’ve been out already, and they had a great time. The cruises set out three times each Saturday and Sunday. Great footage on WIN News: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWRXG5UqEXk It is experiences like this, stand-up paddle boarding, surf schools, the Kiama Coast Walk and the burgeoning food industry that will help Kiama keep attracting visitors. Details: Tickets from the Vistors’ Centre
Opportunity to support your local wine industry Over the three days of the June Long Weekend, you can enjoy a program featuring fine wine and fabulous food at the 2014 Shoalhaven Winter Wine Festival. Eleven cellar doors will host various events from wine and cheese tastings, dinners, vineyard tours, winery talks, themed lunches, produce and market stalls, and live music in the vineyards. Purchase a festival glass for $8 at the first winery you visit and enjoy wine and cheese tastings at wineries from Gerringong in the North to Bawley Point in the South and West to Kangaroo Valley. Details: Visit www.shoalhavenwinefestival.com.au for full details, or get a program from the Visitors’ Centre. Or simply drop into your favourite winery between 10 and 5.
Life with Slim
New winter menu After the long weekend we are switching over to our new Winter Menu to keep a seasonal focus.
Award-winning songwriter and musician, Joy McKean wrote many of her husband’s Slim Dusty’s most famous songs and won the first Golden Guitar ever awarded at Tamworth for her song ‘Lights on the Hill’. From country halls to showgrounds, cities to the most remote communities, Joy and Slim performed and won the hearts everywhere. Join Joy for a free author’s talk where she will explore her life full of music and memories that will inspire and entertain. Details: Saturday 14 June, 2.30pm Kiama Library Auditorium
Lunch will include winter warmers such as soups and pastas, and there is porridge and Moroccan Baked Eggs for breakfast. Come along and savour the season.
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Need a venue?
The recent success of the Instagram Muster, and the AGM dinner for the Kiama Alpine Club, highlights the Café as an ideal venue for intimate gatherings of up to 40 people. We’ve hosted birthday parties, Christmas parties, afternoon teas, club AGMs, baby showers and more. When we provide food for the occasion, there is no room hire fee. If you need a larger venue, we are able to do the catering for you at the Pavilion once you book a room there. Contact Cathy to discuss your options.
Noticeboard Beauty at The Salon on Tingira Bianca is thrilled by the response to her setting up her beauty and wellness centre at The Salon. With 20 years’ experience she has owned and managed many day spas and salons, so she knows how to provide a professional service. By offering everything from waxing to spray tanning and special event make-up, The Salon is now your one stop shop for any big occasion. To make a booking, call 4232 3918.
Celebrating the Red Cross Centenary
2014 is the Centenary of the Red Cross, and our local branches have organised a number of fundraisers to commemorate the occasion. The next on the agenda is Kiama Red Cross’ Centenary Fun Run, featuring either a 9km run from Minnamurra or a 5km run from Bombo all ending up with a free BBQ at Kiama Surf Beach. Money raised from registrations and donations will go towards the work of the Red Cross worldwide. The first 100 registrations receive free travel from Kiama to Bombo or Minnamurra via the train. Otherwise make your own way to the start points. The organisers suggest parking your car at Kiama Station, take the train to your starting point and having your car ready to take you home after the BBQ. Details: Sunday 8 June, 9am start. $20 adult; $10 child; $50 family inc free BBQ at Finish. Register through Kiama Tourism or on the day. 9km Starting Point: James Oates Reserve, Minnamurra 5km Starting Point: North Bombo car park Finish: Surf Beach, Kiama
SAVE THE DATE The local Red Cross’ major 100 year commemorative event will be a Dinner Dance at the Pavilion on Sat 16 Aug. Put it in your diaries now.
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