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■ Melbourne Observer columnist Mike McColl Jones was invested with his Order of Australia honour at Government House, Melbourne, on Friday.

State Governor Linda Dessau performed the ceremony. Entertainer Patti Newton was also recognised for her professional and community work.

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● Aleksei Hillis , Devon La Salle, Felicity Gordon, Neil Anderson, Lindsay Kremler, John Tilbrook and Michael Jewell with guest presenter Lachlan Denholm, (Billy in Billy Elliott the Musical) at a previous National Playwright Conference.

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■ Playhouse Players Inc. have announced a season of the three finalist One Act Plays by playwrights competing in the 16th year of the National Playwright Competition for One Act Plays.

The event will take place on November 24 and 25 at Malvern Theatre, where the cash awards will be announced at the end of the final performance.

There is limited opportunity for new Australian one act plays to be performed, and this competition has attracted entries from Australia and worldwide over the past 16 years, giving some 60 playwrights the opportunity to see their works performed.

This year’s plays include Greensborough’s Michael Olsen’s play Skin, which recounts where a widower has a captive audience, telling the District Nurse tales of life during WWII, but is he telling lies?.

The Arrangementby Greg Roberts of Lakes Entrance has its comedic moments as son James is determined to help his widowed father David move forward by introducing him to his girlfriend’s mother, but there are unexpected consequences.

The third finalist, The Scrunch Test by Werribee playwright Alaine Beek tells of the challenges facing the McPherson family in making Christmas Day the ‘best ever’. However there are surprises for all.

Event details: Friday, November 24 at 7.30pm and Saturday, November 25 at 3pm and 7.30pm Venue: Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., East Malvern All one price ticket bookings can be made at www.trybooking.com/SJHB or www.playhouse players.org.au - Graeme McCoubrie

Nearly 100 charges

■ Dozens of charges were laid on Monday as Taskforce Afectar continues to target organised hoon meets across Melbourne’s north west.

Police arrested and charged two men as part of their ongoing investigation.

A 28-year-old St Albans man was charged with 30 offences, including conduct endangering life and conduct endangering persons.

A 19-year-old Delahey man was charged with 66 offences, including conduct endangering life and conduct endangering persons. One car was seized.

They were due to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday evening.

Acting Superintendent John Kearney said police had zero tolerance for people placing their own lives and the lives of others at risk through hoon driving: “Hoon driving is perilous and completely unacceptable,” he said. ● Kelley Young ■ The one-woman show Collaborator by bringing the audience along for the journey.

Yussef El Guindi is being presented by the “I identified with her character on a few Butterfly Club from November 22-26. levels, especially her strong identity, and how Collaborator tells of the loneliness in inti- things can happen in our lives that can chalmacy and consent. Cass, a perturbed actor in lenge and make you question everything. a search for truth, welcomes the audience into “I hope this show will leave the audience her psyche as she rationalises her thirst for examining their own boundaries and percepattention with her personal boundaries. tions of the truth.”

Through intimate, intertwining stories about Left Bauer Productions points out the timeher experiences with men, the audience gets liness of this production in view of the recent to know Cass and feel, as she does, the pres- Hollywood film-making scandal, that this is a ence of the unnamed collaborator who made world where women are speaking out not just all this possible. about the Hollywood scene, but the AustraLeft Bauer Productions has a history of lian scene and the entertainment industry as a taking on projects that both push creative whole - no matter where they are. boundaries and challenge the social conThe aim of this production is to keep the science. conversation going and #StopTheSilence.

With a track record that includes successes Production Season: November 22 - Nosuch as Masterclass and Harvey Milk The vember 26 at 7pm Opera In Concert, and more recently Trash Duration: Approx. 60 mins Goes Down The River about homelessness in Venue: The Butterfly Club, Carson Place Melbourne, Left Bauer welcomes the timely off Little Collins, Melbourne CBD. conversation that Collaborator will enable.

Tickets: $32 General $28 Concession Kelley Young, who will be playing Cass Tickets: https://thebutterflyclub.com/show/ has this to say about the piece: “I am excited collaborator about delving into the character of ‘Cass’ and - Cheryl Threadgold

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Melbourne Arts with Peter Kemp ... Page 10 News: Chess by Old Scotch ............. Page 11 West Hollywood: Gavin Wood .......... Page 12 ABC Reunion Pictures ..................... Page 17 Photo magic of Lindsay Cumming .. Page 19 Whatever Happened ........................ Page 20 John O’Keefe’s OK Column ............. Page 20 Classic Books, start ....................... Page 21 Sulky Snippets with Len Baker ........ Page 40 Movies, DVDs with Aaron and Jim ... Page 44 Local Theatre Shows, Auditions ..... Page 49 Local Theatre Country Music Top 10 Lists Movies, DVDs

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Families feud

■ Three men suffered broken ankles and one was left with critical head injuries after a brawl between two feuding Geelong families, reports the Geelong Advertiser.

Hunt for hoon

■ Colac Secondary College, local cricketers and Colac Police are calling for information to help identify a reckless hoon who caused significant damage to the college oval on the weekend, reports the Colac Herald.

Cash for health

■ North-East Health, Alpine Healthand North-East General Practice Service are among the services receiving grants of more than $80,000 to invest in pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation clinics and improve quality of chronic illness care, reports the Border Mail.

Border watch

■ The Limestone Coast now has a bolstered security presence after 15 people from across the region completed comprehensive guard training, reports the Border Watch newspaper in the Mount Gambier region.

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Saturday Art Club With a focus on traditional and contemporary approaches to art-making, this monthly workshop is led by practicing artists and art education specialists, all materials supplied. Saturday October 28 at 1pm - 4pm Suitable for ages 5 - 12. BYO ipad if you have one.

Garden Talk. Sunday's Roses Join Heide head gardener Dugald Noyes for a tour of the historic gardens at Heide highlighting the roses planted by Sunday Reed. Dugald will also discuss the distinguishing features of old and modern roses and how you can identify species in your own garden. Free BYO sunscreen and water. Thursday, November 9 at 11am.

Tai Chi at Heide (new program) Join senior instructor Bruce Ellis in the picturesque surrounds of the Heide sculpture park for an hour of Tai Chi followed by a cup of Chinese tea in the Rose Walk Pavilion. Tai Chi is recreational fitness system of flowing movements designed to exercise and develop the body and mind in unison. Thursday, November 9 at 9.30am For all ages, please wear comfortable clothes.

The Snow Queen

■ Wodonga will host the premiere of The Snow Queen, a new commission by Victorian Opera based on Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale, composed by local resident Gordon Kerry.

It is a community production, with a choir of 20 local children aged 5 - 14 rehearsing ahead of their part in The Snow Queen. Tuesday nights are a mix of school uniforms, Tutus and multicoloured ribbons scatter through the auditorium of a local performing arts centre as they begin their warm up under the watchful eye of local repetiteur Bohdan Krowicky.

On Wednesday nights the adult choir rehearses. Over 35 members have joined, travelling from local communities and surrounding towns including Beechworth, Culcairn, Wangaratta and Yackandandah.

The choir began rehearsals on September 12 and rehearse weekly in the evenings, taking a break for school holidays.

Director Elizabeth Hill says: " Working with the community choirs has, and will always be, one of the highlights of creating an opera. Seeing them bring the various characters to life and grow with confidence every time hey conquer a scene is so inspiring."

The Community Choir will be on stage at the Cube Wodonga on November 3 and 4.

with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21-April 20) Lucky Colour: White Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.15.25.29.33.

Not a very good period for taking chances, leave speculations until a later date. You might not have the right answers now, so do not advice others in important matters.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.5.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.15.29.34.40.

A very good period in your career matters and progress in business can be expected. Plenty of energy and interest in new ideas and a more harmonious relationship with loved ones.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Silver Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 1.3.5.8.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.24.40.9.44.

You could be ready for some changes in your relationships. Not the right time to push your favourite issues, gentle persuasion will work out a lot better and will leave you a chance to negotiate.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: White Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 2.3.6.5.

Lotto Numbers: 2.13.5.45.40.33.

You could be guessing very right during this period and time to reap what you have sown earlier on. Try to keep away from quarrelling people and compromise will be better than defeat.

Blender Artist Market

■ Returning for the sixth season, the Blender Artist Markets will be relaunching the new docklands destination this November.

With omore than 50 stall holders, a new food truck park and live music every Friday night the markets are part of a huge new Arts Precinct opening on the middle of 'The District', Docklands.

After moving studios at the start of the year from the CBD to Docklands, Blender Studios are excited to announce the Blender Artists Markets will be returning for another year, bigger and better than ever before in the new location.

The markets will feature some of the best locally made goods, expect everything from artisan crafts, fair-trade products, delicious handmade foodie treats, Melbourne -made fashion and everything in between.

Over the past five summers the Blenders Artists Market have welcomed more than 175,000 guests and Blender have high expectations with this re-launch.

The Blender Studios (on Level One above the markets) will also be hosting a full openstudio every market night, offering an exciting glimpse of this usually hidden world to the general public.

With over 30 artist spaces spread across a wandering labyrinth of colour and creativity, a studio visit is a must.

The Market opens on November 17 from 5pm to 9pm and runs every Friday night through summer.

Venue: The District, 440 Docklands Dr., Docklands.

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Del Kathryn Barton

■ Del Kathryn Barton: The Highway is a Disco. Two-time Archibald prize-winner Del Kathryn Barton is being celebrated in the largest exhibition of her work to date at the NGV Australia.

Del Kathryn Barton: The Highway is a Disco will feature 150 new and recent works byBarton, including her famed kaleidoscopic portraits.

There is a never-before-seen large-scale sculpture in homage to her mother and Barton's short film Red, starring Australian actress and AcademyAward-winner Cate Blanchett.

The show is deeply personal for Barton with the debut of her new sculpture, at the foot of love, which has been created in response to her mother's terminal illness.

Completed in 2017 and comprised of printed silk and Huon pine, the sculpture is reflective of Barton's recurring themes of motherhood and nature.

Featuring a wooden conch shell and an enormous silk 'handkerchief', the work os symbolic of Barton's grief for her mother.

Comprised of five panels and over 10 metres in length, sing blood-wings sing is Barton's newest and largest painting to date.

The painting features a female-focussed reimagining of the 1963 Peter, Paul and Mary coming-of-age song, Puff the Magic Dragon.

Barton often listens to the folk tune whilst working in her studio as a symbolic reminder to maintain her childlike curiosity through her artistic practice.

Barton's interpretation of the song and its meaning is depicted by four breasted, rainbowcoloured dragons.

In her signature style, she blurs human mythological and animal representations in art, encouraging her audience to see how imagination and desire can test traditional forms.

The exhibition opens on November 17, and runs until March 12. National Gallery of Victoria, 180 St. Kilda Rd, Melbourne.

Geelong Gallery 2017 Archibald Prize.

The Archibald Prize was first awarded in 1921, the Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Prize, Australia's favourite art award, and one of the most prestigious.

It is a who’s who of Australian culture, with subjects often including politicians, celebrities, sp0rting heroes, authors and artists.

Since its inception, the Archibald Prize often stirring up controversy and always challenging the way we see ourselves and our society.

The Archibald Prize is on exhibition from Saturday October 28 to Sunday November 5.

Geelong Gallery, 55 Little Malop St,Geelong.

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LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.24.40.39.36.

Lots of social contacts and a busy period for entertaining is indicated. Good news from a distance and financial benefits coming your way. Keep your head clear for some interesting new ideas.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Peach Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 9.8.4.2.

Lotto Numbers: 8.15.24.42.40.22.

Some important decisions to be made concerning your future security, including your career prospects. Some very good opportunities coming your way very soon.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: White Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 8.6.4.2.

Lotto Numbers:8.12.40.25.29.19.

A much better mood is prevailing and friends could surprise you in a happy way. Now is the time in which you should be able to gain most of the things that have been on your mind.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 9.6.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.15.29.34.36.

Very irritating aspects operating and your patience is put to the test. Try to take it all in good humour and it will become less frustrating. Some good luck through a partner.

SAGITTARIUS: (November23- December20) Lucky Colour: Fawn Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.25.5.22.

Not the time to trust anyone with your secrets, they could use them against you at a later date. Business will not mix with pleasure or family matters even during this period, keep them separate.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Pink Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 2.6.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 2.13.25.24.40.33.

People seem to be expecting more from you and your time will be very much taken by the demands of others.

If planning to travel, you must be rather ruthless in your demands to get what you want.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Dark Blue Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 5.6.3.2.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.23.36.39.30.

You might not be in agreement with loved ones about an important issue. Do not let it get too big to handle. There are more demands on your time and your ability.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Mauve Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 5.6.1.9.

Lotto Numbers: 5.19.26.34.37.35.

This is a period for practical considerations when making plans and getting your ideas through. Good will and assistance from higher up should make things much easier to handle.

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Melbourne Arts Russian National Ballet

■ The story of Romeo and Juliet was one of Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and is one of his most frequently performed.

The story has not only inspired ballet's greatest choreographers it has also been the basis for a number of popular musicals and theatre works.

The seamless chorography by Evgeny Amosov, the romantic pas de deux, taut fight scenes and the festival street dancers will leave you awe-inspired and bring audiences into an antiquity tradition of the tragic romance story.

Season: Sunday November 5 at Latrobe Performing Arts Centre, Grey St. Traralgon.

- Peter Kemp

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On Knowing and Not Knowing

■ At the age of 90, Helen Maudsley is one of Melbourne's most senior artists with an artistic practice spanning seven decades.

The National Gallery of Victoria will display 30 recent paintings and drawings by Maudsley in the solo exhibition On Knowing and Not Knowing.

Maudsley's images use a distinctive visual language that is characterised by abstract shapes and symbols.

These cylinders, circles and cubes offer clues for the viewer to decipher and interpret, and patterns, such as fragments of buildings or landscapes, begin to emerge from the repeated shapes.

Maudsley's work inspires contemplation and embraces ambiguity. Referring to her work as 'visual essays', she encourages the viewer to bring their own interpretation to the work.

On Knowing and Not Knowing: Helen Maudsley is one of five solo exhibitions by leading Australian artists for NGV 2017-18 summer program, including Del Kathryn Barton, Mel O'Callaghan, Louise Paramor and Gareth Sansom.

The exhibition will be on display at the Ian Potter Centre NGVAustralia at Federation Square, Melbourne from November 17 - March 12. Entry is free. - Peter Kemp

Nolan at newsagent

■ This recreates a ground-breaking exhibition that a young Sidney Nolan held in the window of a newsagency in Heidelberg.

An exhibition of Sidney Nolan's new paintings was held in the window of Sheffield's newsagency in suburban Heidelberg in July 1942. It was the idea of Nolan's benefactors, John and Sunday Reed, to take art to the people rather than an exclusive audience in an art gallery. Though the prices were low nothing sold and many of the works subsequently languished into obscurity. This exhibition re-creates this remarkable but littleknown venture, bringing together the surviving paintings which have been identified through photographs of the display at the time.

November 18-May 20.

Heide Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd, Bulleen - Peter Kemp

● Ian Frost, Owen Clarke, Emily McKenzie, Nic Russ, Candice Sweetman, Robbie Medica and Zak Brown in Chess the Musical.

■ Don’t miss Chess the Musical being presented by the Old Scotch Music and Drama Club (OSMaD) at the well-appointed Geoffrey McComas Theatre until October 28.

This production has all the ingredients for a first-rate, quality theatre experience, with the narrative giving a new perspective to the chequerboard game as it becomes a metaphor for a power struggle in international politics, deceit, ambition and love.

The music is composed by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (from ABBA), with lyrics by Tim Rice.

Director Alan Burrows has devised an artistically splendid interpretation, and uses non-intrusive projected images to cleverly convey locations and atmosphere.

The onstage orchestra conducted by musical director Martine Wengrow superbly renders the show’s compelling music with its varying genres and moods.

Dianne Crough’s innovative and versatile choreography, perfectly synchronised with musical nuance, is performed by the talented cast with precision and style. ● Nic Russ (Arbiter) with Karen Levey, Aesthetics are further enhanced by Katrina Hayley Wooten and Rachel Beard in Stanley’s vibrant costume design, the minimal Chess the Musical. but effective set created by David Dare, and Photo: John Shelbourn Tom Willis’s lighting design.

Particular mention should be made of the The terrific cast presents polished, most en- wonderfully powerful vocals and chemistry joyable all-round performances, and particular shared by Emily McKenzie and Owen Clarke in mention should be made of the beautiful vocal their roles. harmonies .

Director Alan Burrows writes of his cast in The principal performers deliver strong, con- the theatre program: “All are true professionals vincing portrayals of their characters. These in- in their approach and all can be truly proud of clude Emily McKenzie (Florence Vassy, second what they have achieved.” to Freddie, but crosses borders to become Hear! Hear! This production could hold its Anatoly’s lover), Owen Clarke (Russian chess own in any performance arena. Congratulations champion Anatoly Sergievsky), Candice to all concerned.

Sweetman (Anatoly’s wife Svetlana), Robbie Performance season: Until October 28 at Medica (American chess champion Freddie 7.45pm Trumper), Nic Russ (the entertaining Arbiter), Venue: Geoffrey McComas Theatre, James Zac Brown (manipulative Russian second and Forbes Academy, Scotch College Campus, 1 agent Alexander Molokov), and Ian Frost (me- Morrison St., Hawthorn. dia manager/secret agent Walter de Courcey).

Bookings: www.osmad.com.au - Review by Cheryl Threadgold

Melbourne Observations

with Matt Bissett-Johnson

Originally published on October 2016

Showbiz Briefs ■ The Australian Music Vault, a new free exhibition space dedicated to sharing the story of Australian contemporary music and exploring its future, will open to the public at Arts Centre Melbourne on Tuesday, December 19.

■ Osher Günsberg, known through Australian Idol, and now hosting The Bachelor and The Bachelorette series, is having a memoir published through Harper Collins.

■ Colin Cook is the guest speaker at the invitation-only Australian Marquee Entertainment Luncheon Club today (Wed.) at the Marquee, Trak Centre, Toorak. The group is convened by Melbourne entertainment industry identity Jeff Joseph.

What’s On Poppy Seed Festival

● Keagan Vaskess.

Photo: Jules Tahan ■ Included in the forthcoming 2017 Poppy Seed Theatre Festival is Alexithymia, presented by Citizen Theatre andA_tistic from November 8-19 at the Meat Market, Stables, North Melbourne.

Citizen Theatre and A_tistic have joined forces to create this new theatrical work, which aims to simulate an autistic experience of the world for audiences.

Alexithymia is a condition that noticeably affects 85 per cent of people diagnosed on the autism spectrum and is defined as an inability to name or describe emotions.

Developed and presented by a neuro-diverse cast and creative team, Alexithymia is a speculative fiction, featuring an interdependent and delicate mix of sensory stimuli, sound design and stylised performances.

Alexithymia is presented as three short works – Social_function.exe is about an autistic woman who invents an artificial intelligence implant to navigate a job interview; The Curious Case of You is a game show that puts audiences’ emotional intelligence to the test; and Nirvana Syndrome follows a woman who has no desire for anything and is consequently defined by other people's expectations.

A_tistic artistic director and Alexithymia playwright, Tom Middleditch is diagnosed on the autism spectrum – he says alexithymia can be best thought of as the distance one is from what they feel.

“Alexithymia is structured to encourage autistic thinking. Each piece explores a theme borne from the condition, alexithymia, but the full experience only emerges once the audience starts to recognise the patterns between the short works. “:You often hear people say we are all on the autism spectrum and by experiencing this play, audiences will not only learn about autistic thought processes, but also learn how it feels and how they may have experienced these feelings themselves,” said Middleditch.

This year’s Poppy Seed Theatre Festival (November 7-December 9) presents new Australian works that include a choose your own circus adventure; an intelligent and quirky lesbian musical; a female’s perspective of the world from autistic experiences and a politically savvy fantastical retelling of a children’s fable.

Poppy Seed Theatre Festival co-director, Philip Hayden, explains that the works in the third festival created by over 35 theatre makers are bold, fresh and aching to be seen.

“As part of a highly competitive process, an artistic panel comprising some of Melbourne’s leading theatre artists review and curate the most outstanding viable works for the festival program.”

“Poppy Seed is growing in recognition, supporting and developing more independent artists and are excited to be increasing our footprint across Melbourne,” said Hayden.

Season: November 8-19. Preview: Wed. Nov. 8. Opening: Thu., Nov. 9. Times: 8pm Tue – Sun and 4pm Sat., Nov. 18. Duration: 90 minutes Venue: Meat Market, Stables. Cnr Courtney and Wreckyn Sts, North Melbourne Tickets: $22 – $35 Bookings: poppyseed.net.au - Cheryl Threadgold

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30 years of travel in WeHo ■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.

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Award for Corniche Group ■ Well known as a leader in travel and tourism management and marketing, Anastasia Mann is the founder, Chairman and CEO of renowned West Hollywood, California-based Corniche Travel Inc. Founded in 1987, the company is well known and recognised for providing exclusive travel management, tourism and hotel marketing consultation, and meeting and event planning services as well as entertainment production and personal management services.

Over the years, Anastasia has worked with a wide range of high profile clients and celebrated personalities in entertainment and politics.

Her company has worked with the Los Angeles Dodgers for more than 19 years and currently represents many prestigious and diversified corporations and organisations including Perrerdine University, Children's Hospital LosAngeles, Herbalife and International Creative Management, just to name a few.

Rock’s Hall of Fame ■ The list of 2018 nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was released last week, with Radiohead and Rage Against the Machine getting their first nominations for the honour in their first year of eligibility.

Kate Bush, Nina Simone, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Dire Straits and Moody Blues were also nominated for the first time.

Repeat nominees include Depeche Mode, LL Cool J, MC5, the Zombies, the Meters, the Cars, Link Wray, Bon Jovi, Rufus with Chaka Khan, and J. Geils Band, while the previously nominated Nine Inch Nails, the Smiths, and Bad Brains, among others, were absent from the list this time around.

Voting has begun on the Rock Hall's website, fans will have to wait until December to find out who the 2018 inductees are. ★

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Shocking, crushing ■ “It's shocking, crushing news,” says Wilburys fellow member, Bob Dylan about Tom Petty's death: "It's shocking, crushing news. I thought the world of Tom," Bob Dylan said last week, responding to news that his fellow rock icon and one-time bandmate had passed away at 66 years old.

"He was a great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I'll never forget him."

Dylan and Petty collaborated multiple times during the 1980s: Petty and The Heartbreakers toured with Dylan in 1986; Petty backed and produced Dylan on the 1986 song Band of the Hand, the theme song for a film of the same name; and, perhaps most famously, Petty and Dylan were two members of rock super group The Traveling Wilburys, alongside George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne.

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10 mil. saw Russian ad ■ Approximately 10 million people in the US saw Facebook ads purchased by Russian buyers to influence the 2016 election, Facebook said last week.

Facebook recently handed Congress 3000 ads, which it says were purchased by Russians to sow division in the US before and immediately after the presidential election.

Of those 3000 ads, 44 percent were viewed before the election and 56 percent after the election, Facebook said.

99 percent of the ads were purchased for $1,000 or less.

American Idol re-boot ■ Lionel Richie has finalised a deal to join American Idol as a judge.

The move to secure Richie rounds out the revived singing competition's on-camera talent roster for its upcoming first season on ABC, with Richie joining fellow judges Luke Bryan and Katy Perry as well host Ryan Seacrest.

It also puts "Idol" back on schedule.

With shooting on live auditions slated to begin, ABC and producer Fremantle Media faced the possibility of having to delay the start of production if the judges' table had not been set.

● Cher says she was duped in a share deal

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■ Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has hired a team of highpowered lawyers ahead of "bombshell" stories that have dropped in the New York Times and New Yorker.

The stories are centered on sexual harassment allegations from women who spoke to reporters on the record.

The 65-year-old Miramax Films and Weinstein Company co-founder hired attorneys David Boies, Lisa Bloom and Charles Harder to rebut the claims. ★ ■ Dolly Parton always has one, well two, things to rely on.

"When all else fails, do a boob joke," Parton told Fox News with a laugh.

It's a mantra the country legend, known for her ample assets, lives by.

The 71-year-old said she was forced to fall back on a "boob joke" at the 2017 Emmy Awards on September 18. ★ ■ Jimmy Kimmel, who grew up in Las Vegas, delivered one of the most emotionally searing monologues in his show's 14year history as he honoured those killed and injured in Sunday night's shooting, and challenged President Trump and Congress to act against gun violence.

Just as he did in his attacks on the Republican health care bills this year, Kimmel used plain, pointed language while acting as a social conscience as he called out politicians, the National Rifle Association and complacent citizens. ★ ■ Julia Roberts is well aware of her reputation as being less-than-sweet during her peak as America's sweetheart.

"I was my priority, a selfish little brat running around making films," Roberts, 49, told Harper's Bazaar UK. Roberts was previously rumoured to be so difficult to work with that she earned the nickname ‘Tinkerhell’ due to her behaviour on the set of 1991's Hook, in which Premiere magazine described her demeanour as "sometimes sombre, sometimes at the near edge of hysteria." ★ ■ Kirstie Alley suggested Americans’ "mass usage of psychiatric drugs" is a "common denominator in shooters. " The avowed Scientologist's tweets came in response to the horrific shooting in Las Vegas which left more than 50 people killed and more than 500 hospitalised. ★ ■ Hugh Hefner has been buried next to Marilyn Monroe, the Hollywood star whose radiant looks helped launch his publishing career.

The Playboy founder, who died from natural causes at age 91, purchased the crypt next to Monroe's at L.A. cemetery Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park for $75,000 in 1992. ★ ■ Cher filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that Los Angeles billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong and others duped her into selling her shares in a promising drug company at a fraction of the stock's value.

In January 2016, Cher sold her shares in a Florida-based biopharmaceutical company, Altor, at $1.50 each for a total of $450,000 which the suit described as "an unreasonably below-market price." She sold her shares back to the company. ★ ■ Panic - Las Vegas Witness: “It Was Just Mass, Mass Blood Everywhere” Witnesses described scenes of horror as tens of thousands of people fled the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas as a gunman opened fire from 32 stories above the show, with music fans dropping to the ground after being hit and strangers rushing to the aid of those wounded.

"We were all dancing, we were having a good time, and all of a sudden I heard all of these shots," said Candace LaRosa, of Huntington Beach, California.

At first, she thought the sounds were coming from a fireworks show.

"It was just mass, mass blood everywhere," she said.

Festival worker Heather Kerr said the emergency became clear when the stage went dark, and she ran to cover in a concert trailer.

Kerr said people were helping victims at the scene, making makeshift tourniquets from belts to stem out-of-control bleeding. Others said a man with a truck knocked down a fence penning in the crowd in order to get everyone out.

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Closure of ABC Studios at Ripponlea Photos: Malcolm Threadgold

● Ivan Gaal and Julie Peters

● Ken Simpson-Bull and Michael Bramley with the Emitron Camera in Studio 32.

● Joel and Alain Antoine who met at Channel 2

● Cam Edgerton and Anne McLeod

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Photos from the past: Lindsay G. Cumming

● Early model Ford in paddock near Alexandra.

● Group of horses pulling carts or jinkers

● Rubicon River

● Group of men wearing medals, and three women. circa 1910-1920

● Construction works at Sugarloaf Dam, Eildon. circa 1915-1935

● Taggerty sports, 193.

● Group of men, women and children. circa 1910-1915

● Train district, Alexandra. circa 1910-1940

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■ Myke Dyer was a radio announcer and television producer who worked in Melbourne and is probably well remembered by our readers.

Michael David Dyer was born on October 2, 1932 in London. He was the son of Carleton Leroy Dyer and his wife Dorothy who were both from Canada.

In 1940 Michael accompanied his mother, sister and brother to Ontario where he attended Lakefield Naval Boarding Collegeand Oakville High School. During that time he developed a strong Canadian accent.

Myke studied radio and television in Toronto during the early 1950s. He worked in various jobs before coming to Australia in 1954 on his father's advice.

Myke came to Melbourne and was employed by radio station 3DB. He produced the variety show The Happy Gang and worked with people such as Bill Collins, Dick Cranbourne and Shirlene Clancy.

On January 7, 1956, at the Memorial Church in East Malvern, Myke married Judith Tilton.

They had two children during their marriage, Jo Anne and Peter.

Myke had a keen interest in jazz music and began broadcasting a popular late night radio show on 3DB which was titled Sound Study.

In later years he also did the show on 3XY and 3AK. Thanks to Mike McColl Jones I was given reel to reel tapes of many of these shows.

I have been working through the tapes and it

Whatever Happened To ...

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By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM is amazing how many famous jazz stars were interviewed by Myke for his program. He managed to interview Bob Crosby, Mel Torme, Dave Brubeck, Jerri Adams, George Shearing and Earl Grant.

Myke joined GTV Channel 9 and worked in television. He produced the Logie award-winning show, It Could Be You, hosted by Tommy Hanlon Jnr. Myke also did a radio show with Tommy Hanlon Jnr on 3AK titled The Tom and Myke Show.

He compered jazz concerts and lectured on the history of jazz at such diverse establishments as the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Pentridge Prison.

● Myke Dyer Myke was also a panelist on Bert Newton's New Faces television talent quest show on GTV9.

He became publicity manager for Channel Nine and served in that capacity for two years prior to leaving and forming his own television production house.

On January 7, 1978, just two days before he was due to take up a new appointment with Armstrong Audio Video Pty Ltd, Myke went swimming in the surf at Mullaway Beach, New South Wales.

He was tragically swept out to sea by a strong rip and drowned at the age of 46. It was a huge shock to his family, friends and fans.

In later years his son Peter continued in his father's footsteps and was a presenter on the ABC radio program, Jazz Up Late.

Judy Dyer attended the radio Survivors luncheon in 2016 but sadly passed away earlier this year. She was Graham Kennedy's first private secretary and was also a talented ceramic jewellery designer.

She designed cuff-links for all members of the ‘Merkin Club’ which was a regular luncheon club each Friday at James Smythe's Toorak Hotel.

Mike Walsh was President, Mike McColl Jones was the secretary and members included Jim Murphy, Gordon French, James Smythe, Bill Beams, Bob Cribb, John Mc Lachlan and many other television people.

- Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on radio: The Time Tunnel - on Remember When - Sundays at 9.10pm on 3AW That's Entertainment - 96.5FM Sundays at 12 Noon 96.5FM is streaming on the internet.

‘Ripped’ at Owl and Cat Theatre, Richmond ■ The Owl and Cat Theatre in Richmond presents Ripped by Rachel Bublitz from October 25 – 28.

Directed by Thomas Ian Doyle, Ripped tells of a sexual encounter leaving Lucy confused and concerned that she may have been a victim of rape.

As she tries to piece together what brought her to this situation, the play moves back and forth through time and space, unravelling the events and interactions between Lucy and the two young men she is torn between.

Music production is by Benjamin Brooker, and the cast includes Shannon Berry, Rhys Hamlyn, James Burgess.

Performance Season: October 25 – 28 Venue: Owl and Cat Theatre, Swan St, Richmond (opposite Richmond station) Bookings: www.owlandcat. com.au

the Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin Airport. Unlike other theatre companies that perform full length established works LOTS’ forte is in the researching and presenting stories of little known pioneers of Australian aviation.

Seated in a hanger of early day “relics of the sky” a well-rehearsed cast under Director Maggie Morrison and Producer Jim Williams relived the foresight, determination and death of several Legends Of The Skies.

Airwoman of style, Lores Bonney known as the first lady of Australian aviation flew solo in a DH-60G Moth With Cheryl from Australia to England in 1933 and Threadgold from Australia to South Africa in 1937.While being awarded an OAM ties through commercialism the danc- in 1991, Lores Bonney largely fell into ers are transported into a trance-like obscurity prior to her death in 1994. state of ecstasy.

The rise of the importance of the With half of the cast donning black Commonwealth Aircraft Factory was clothing the performance progresses well documented allowing the audito an orgiastic stage with use of ropes, ence to join in singing a ditty, “it all trussing and slapping suggesting happened at Fisherman’s Bend”.

BDSM and blurring of the lines beActors Jim Williams, Alison tween power of the dressed or un- Knight and David Dodd recalled the dressed. story of Sir Lawrence Wackett de■ In Seven Pleasures, Danish choThroughout the performance the scribed as the “father of the Austrareographer Mette Ingvartsen’s inven- dancers move on and off stage height- lian aircraft industry”, an entrepretive contemporary dance performance ening the audience’s participation. neur, pilot, designer and CAC Manexplores societal perceptions of nuThe final act further engages the ager. dity, body politics and sexual practice. audience with movements accompaYoung Bianca Stamp and Luca She prescribes the piece through nied by a build-up of primal grunts, Petersen impressed with their duet as the seven pleasures - Vibrational, Vis- groan and screeches of pleasure and did the rest of the young ensemble cous, Tactile, Visual, Contractual, pain increasing in volume until the cast throughout the stories, particularly in Ecstatic and Collective. faces the audience across the stage. Sugar Bird Lady, Robin Miller who We are seated to the tribal drumWe are left to question our voyeur- flew outback Australia in the1960s ming by Australian-born percussion- ism and their privacy in a vulnerable with Sabin vaccine to remote comist, Will Guthrie. state. munities and in James “Jimmy” As the drumming intensity and volMette’s choreography places enor- Darcy, an injured stockman while ume increases, the 12 dancers planted mous physical and emotional demands mustering horses in remote WA far in the audience, slowly undress. on the dancers and their performance north Ruby Downs Station in 1917.

We’re then transfixed for 20 pin- is commendable and amply compleHis death inspired John Flynn to dropping minutes watching the per- mented by Minna Tiikkainen’s light- establish the Royal Doctor Flying Serformers’ naked entwined, writhing, ing and music and soundtrack by Pe- vice. This story being well narrated by viscous mass of bodies move across ter Lenaerts.

Juliet Charles and Lana Sojanovic. the stage under and over furniture.

Seven Pleasures was performed at Alison Knight dedicated her poem Dancers, in continual contact with the Playhouse, Arts Centre Mel- to the life of James Knight, who in his each other’s bodies, act out an erotic bourne as part of the Melbourne Fes- CAC Wackett trainer VH- BEC was display of pleasures. tival. lost in the desert in outback South A similar time is devoted to an in- Review by Sherryn Danaher Australia in 1962, with the plane betense vibrational phase requiring pering located three years later. petual shaking and gyrating of every Paul Ditchburn musician, Ray body part while experimenting with Higgins and Peter Funke didgeridoos, the sensations of touching one another, supported the Australian themes scattered living room furniture and throughout this entertaining and en■ Theatre specialists LOTS once lightening performance. licking and tasting a yucca plant.

Addressing questions of again presented a series of fascinat- Review by sexualisation of everyday commodi- ing tales of Legends Of The Skies at Graeme McCoubrie

Theatre

Seven Pleasures

Legends of the Skies

OK. With John O’Keefe

● Sir Bob Geldof

Busy Bob

■ Sir Bob Gelldorf made a flying visit to the Gold Coast in the week before last. First he addressed the Association of Financial Advisors on the Gold Coast.

Then he was off to Perth to perform a duet withAlice Cooper.

Then back to London with a swag full of frequent flyer points.

Ins and Outs

■ Channel 31 has been given an extension of life on free to air until June 2018 , if not longer ■ Tongues are wagging for the one night stand of Gene Simmons, doing a solo singing gig at Margaret Court Arena, February 3.

■ The Irwin family are back on cable TV with the return of Terri, Bindi and Robert in a new series on Discovery Channel of their Animal Planet.

Final chapter for Book Club

■ ABC 'S The Book Club finishe December 19 after 15 years on telly.

Host of The Book Club, Jennifer Byrne, will call it quits at same time.

TV pay packets

■ Extra to the salary Channel 10 has to stump up for Lisa Wilkinson, there is the extra six figure sum that .Lisa's management has engineered for Lisa to flog a brand of vitamins.

Commercials are already appearing on most frre-to-air channels including the Nine Network which Lisa no longer calls home.

Rocking good show

■ OK was ortunate to catch Scott Cameron at Crown Palms in his tribute show to the late and great Buddy Holly.

Scott, the boy from the Gold Coast, is perfectly cast as Buddy and the show has captivated audiences worldwide with great energy and great memories.

Scott tells the story how he suffered a suffered a serious heart attack last time he visited Australia. With a twinkle in his eye he burst out singing one of Buddy's chart toppers, Heartbeat.

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

“Yes.” I hunched Tom, and whispers: “You going, right here in the daybreak? THAT warn’t the plan.”

“No, it warn’t; but it’s the plan NOW.” So, drat him, we went along, but I didn’t like it much. When we got in we couldn’t hardly see anything, it was so dark; but Jim was there, sure enough, and could see us; and he sings out: “Why, HUCK! En good LAN’! ain’ dat Misto Tom?” I just knowed how it would be; I just expected it.

I didn’t know nothing to do; and if I had I couldn’t a done it, because that nigger busted in and says: “Why, de gracious sakes! do he know you genlmen?”

We could see pretty well now. Tom he looked at the nigger, steady and kind of wondering, and says: “Does WHO know us?”

“Why, dis-yer runaway nigger.”

“I don’t reckon he does; but what put that into your head?”

“What PUT it dar? Didn’ he jis’ dis minute sing out like he knowed you?”

Tom says, in a puzzled-up kind of way: “Well, that’s mighty curious. WHO sung out?

WHEN did he sing out? WHAT did he sing out?”

And turns to me, perfectly ca’m, and says, “Did YOU hear anybody sing out?”

Of course there warn’t nothing to be said but the one thing; so I says: “No; I ain’t heard nobody say nothing.”

Then he turns to Jim, and looks him over like he never see him before, and says: “Did you sing out?”

“No, sah,” says Jim; “I hain’t said nothing, sah.”

“Not a word?”

“No, sah, I hain’t said a word.”

“Did you ever see us before?”

“No, sah; not as I knows on.”

So Tom turns to the nigger, which was looking wild and distressed, and says, kind of severe: “What do you reckon’s the matter with you, anyway? What made you think somebody sung out?”

“Oh, it’s de dad-blame’ witches, sah, en I wisht I was dead, I do. Dey’s awluz at it, sah, en dey do mos’ kill me, dey sk’yers me so. Please to don’t tell nobody ’bout it sah, er ole Mars Silas he’ll scole me; ’kase he say dey AIN’T no witches. I jis’ wish to goodness he was heah now — DEN what would he say! I jis’ bet he couldn’ fine no way to git aroun’ it DIS time. But it’s awluz jis’ so; people dat’s SOT, stays sot; dey won’t look into noth’n’en fine it out f’r deyselves, en when YOU fine it out en tell um ’bout it, dey doan’ b’lieve you.”

Tom give him a dime, and said we wouldn’t tell nobody; and told him to buy some more thread to tie up his wool with; and then looks at Jim, and says: “I wonder if Uncle Silas is going to hang this nigger. If I was to catch a nigger that was ungrateful enough to run away, I wouldn’t give him up, I’d hang him.” And whilst the nigger stepped to the door to look at the dime and bite it to see if it was good, he whispers to Jim and says: “Don’t ever let on to know us. And if you hear any digging going on nights, it’s us; we’re going to set you free.”

Jim only had time to grab us by the hand and squeeze it; then the nigger come back, and we said we’d come again some time if the nigger wanted us to; and he said he would, more particular if it was dark, because the witches went for him mostly in the dark, and it was good to have folks around then.

Chapter XXXV. IT would be most an hour yet till breakfast, so we left and struck down into the woods; because Tom said we got to have SOME light to see how to dig by, and a lantern makes too much, and might get us into trouble; what we must have was a lot of them rotten chunks that’s called fox-fire, and just makes a soft kind of a glow when you lay them in a dark place. We fetched an armful and hid it in the weeds, and set down to rest, and Tom says, kind of dissatisfied: “Blame it, this whole thing is just as easy and awkward as it can be. And so it makes it so rotten difficult to get up a difficult plan. There

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a nigger, and wouldn’t understand the reasons for it, and how it’s the custom in Europe; so we’ll let it go. But there’s one thing — he can have a rope ladder; we can tear up our sheets and make him a rope ladder easy enough. And we can send it to him in a pie; it’s mostly done that way. And I’ve et worse pies.”

“Why, Tom Sawyer, how you talk,” I says; “Jim ain’t got no use for a rope ladder.”

“He HAS got use for it. How YOU talk, you better say; you don’t know nothing about it. He’s GOT to have a rope ladder; they all do.”

“What in the nation can he DO with it?”

“DO with it? He can hide it in his bed, can’t he?” That’s what they all do; and HE’S got to, too. Huck, you don’t ever seem to want to do anything that’s regular; you want to be starting something fresh all the time. S’pose he DON’T do nothing with it? ain’t it there in his bed, for a clew, after he’s gone? and don’t you reckon they’ll want clews? Of course they will. And you wouldn’t leave them any? That would be a PRETTY howdy-do, WOULDN’T it! I never heard of such a thing.”

“Well,” I says, “if it’s in the regulations, and he’s got to have it, all right, let him have it; because I don’t wish to go back on no regulations; but there’s one thing, Tom Sawyer — if we go to tearing up our sheets to make Jim a rope ladder, we’re going to get into trouble with Aunt Sally, just as sure as you’re born. Now, the way I look at it, a hickry-bark ladder don’t cost nothing, and don’t waste nothing, and is just as good to load up a pie with, and hide in a straw tick, as any rag ladder you can start; and as for Jim, he ain’t had no experience, and so he don’t care what kind of a —” “Oh, shucks, Huck Finn, if I was as ignorant as you I’d keep still — that’s what I’D do. Who ever heard of a state prisoner escaping by a hickry-bark ladder? Why, it’s perfectly ridiculous.”

“Well, all right, Tom, fix it your own way; but if you’ll take my advice, you’ll let me borrow a sheet off of the clothesline.”

He said that would do. And that gave him another idea, and he says: “Borrow a shirt, too.”

“What do we want of a shirt, Tom?” “Want it for Jim to keep a journal on.”

“Journal your granny — JIM can’t write.”

“S’pose he CAN’T write — he can make marks on the shirt, can’t he, if we make him a pen out Mark Twain of an old pewter spoon or a piece of an old iron ain’t no watchman to be drugged — now there of them heroes? Who ever heard of getting a barrel-hoop?”

OUGHT to be a watchman. There ain’t even a prisoner loose in such an old-maidy way as that? “Why, Tom, we can pull a feather out of a goose dog to give a sleeping-mixture to. And there’s No; the way all the best authorities does is to and make him a better one; and quicker, too.”

Jim chained by one leg, with a ten-foot chain, to saw the bed-leg in two, and leave it just so, and “PRISONERS don’t have geese running around the leg of his bed: why, all you got to do is to lift swallow the sawdust, so it can’t be found, and the donjon-keep to pull pens out of, you muggins. up the bedstead and slip off the chain. And Uncle put some dirt and grease around the sawed place They ALWAYS make their pens out of the hardSilas he trusts everybody; sends the key to the so the very keenest seneskal can’t see no sign est, toughest, troublesomest piece of old brass punkin-headed nigger, and don’t send nobody of it’s being sawed, and thinks the bed-leg is candlestick or something like that they can get to watch the nigger. Jim could a got out of that perfectly sound. Then, the night you’re ready, their hands on; and it takes them weeks and window-hole before this, only there wouldn’t fetch the leg a kick, down she goes; slip off your weeks and months and months to file it out, too, be no use trying to travel with a ten-foot chain chain, and there you are. Nothing to do but hitch because they’ve got to do it by rubbing it on the on his leg. Why, drat it, Huck, it’s the stupidest your rope ladder to the battlements, shin down wall. THEY wouldn’t use a goose-quill if they arrangement I ever see. You got to invent ALL it, break your leg in the moat — because a rope had it. It ain’t regular.” the difficulties. Well, we can’t help it; we got to ladder is nineteen foot too short, you know — “Well, then, what’ll we make him the ink out do the best we can with the materials we’ve and there’s your horses and your trusty vassles, of?” got. Anyhow, there’s one thing — there’s more and they scoop you up and fling you across a “Many makes it out of iron-rust and tears; but honor in getting him out through a lot of difficul- saddle, and away you go to your native that’s the common sort and women; the best ties and dangers, where there warn’t one of Langudoc, or Navarre, or wherever it is. It’s authorities uses their own blood. Jim can do that; them furnished to you by the people who it was gaudy, Huck. I wish there was a moat to this and when he wants to send any little common their duty to furnish them, and you had to con- cabin. If we get time, the night of the escape, ordinary mysterious message to let the world trive them all out of your own head. Now look we’ll dig one.” know where he’s captivated, he can write it on at just that one thing of the lantern. When you I says: “What do we want of a moat when we’re the bottom of a tin plate with a fork and throw it come down to the cold facts, we simply got to going to snake him out from under the cabin?” out of the window. The Iron Mask always done LET ON that a lantern’s resky. Why, we could But he never heard me. He had forgot me and that, and it’s a blame’ good way, too.” work with a torchlight procession if we wanted everything else. He had his chin in his hand, “Jim ain’t got no tin plates. They feed him in a to, I believe. Now, whilst I think of it, we got to thinking. Pretty soon he sighs and shakes his pan.” hunt up something to make a saw out of the first head; then sighs again, and says: “That ain’t nothing; we can get him some.” chance we get.”

“No, it wouldn’t do — there ain’t necessity “Can’t nobody READ his plates.”

“What do we want of a saw?” enough for it.”

“That ain’t got anything to DO with it, Huck “What do we WANT of a saw? Hain’t we got “For what?” I says.

Finn. All HE’S got to do is to write on the plate to saw the leg of Jim’s bed off, so as to get the “Why, to saw Jim’s leg off,” he says. and throw it out. You don’t HAVE to be able to chain loose?”

“Good land!” I says; “why, there ain’t NO ne- read it. Why, half the time you can’t read any“Why, you just said a body could lift up the cessity for it. And what would you want to saw thing a prisoner writes on a tin plate, or anybedstead and slip the chain off.” his leg off for, anyway?” where else.”

“Well, if that ain’t just like you, Huck Finn. You “Well, some of the best authorities has done it. “Well, then, what’s the sense in wasting the CAN get up the infant-schooliest ways of going They couldn’t get the chain off, so they just cut plates?” at a thing. Why, hain’t you ever read any books their hand off and shoved. And a leg would be “Why, blame it all, it ain’t the PRISONER’S at all? — Baron Trenck, nor Casanova, nor better still. But we got to let that go. There ain’t plates.”

Benvenuto Chelleeny, nor Henri IV., nor none necessity enough in this case; and, besides, Jim’s Continued on Page 22

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Observer Classic Books From Page 21 “But it’s SOMEBODY’S plates, ain’t it?”

“Well, spos’n it is? What does the PRISONER care whose —” He broke off there, because we heard the breakfast-horn blowing. So we cleared out for the house.

Along during the morning I borrowed a sheet and a white shirt off of the clothes-line; and I found an old sack and put them in it, and we went down and got the fox-fire, and put that in too. I called it borrowing, because that was what pap always called it; but Tom said it warn’t borrowing, it was stealing. He said we was representing prisoners; and prisoners don’t care how they get a thing so they get it, and nobody don’t blame them for it, either. It ain’t no crime in a prisoner to steal the thing he needs to get away with, Tom said; it’s his right; and so, as long as we was representing a prisoner, we had a perfect right to steal anything on this place we had the least use for to get ourselves out of prison with. He said if we warn’t prisoners it would be a very different thing, and nobody but a mean, ornery person would steal when he warn’t a prisoner. So we allowed we would steal everything there was that come handy. And yet he made a mighty fuss, one day, after that, when I stole a watermelon out of the nigger-patch and eat it; and he made me go and give the niggers a dime without telling them what it was for. Tom said that what he meant was, we could steal anything we NEEDED. Well, I says, I needed the watermelon. But he said I didn’t need it to get out of prison with; there’s where the difference was. He said if I’d a wanted it to hide a knife in, and smuggle it to Jim to kill the seneskal with, it would a been all right. So I let it go at that, though I couldn’t see no advantage in my representing a prisoner if I got to set down and chaw over a lot of gold-leaf distinctions like that every time I see a chance to hog a watermelon.

Well, as I was saying, we waited that morning till everybody was settled down to business, and nobody in sight around the yard; then Tom he carried the sack into the lean-to whilst I stood off a piece to keep watch. By and by he come out, and we went and set down on the woodpile to talk. He says: “Everything’s all right now except tools; and that’s easy fixed.”

“Tools?” I says.

“Yes.” “Tools for what?”

“Why, to dig with. We ain’t a-going to GNAW him out, are we?”

“Ain’t them old crippled picks and things in there good enough to dig a nigger out with?” I says.

He turns on me, looking pitying enough to make a body cry, and says: “Huck Finn, did you EVER hear of a prisoner having picks and shovels, and all the modern conveniences in his wardrobe to dig himself out with? Now I want to ask you — if you got any reasonableness in you at all — what kind of a show would THAT give him to be a hero? Why, they might as well lend him the key and done with it. Picks and shovels — why, they wouldn’t furnish ’em to a king.”

“Well, then,” I says, “if we don’t want the picks and shovels, what do we want?”

“A couple of case-knives.”

“To dig the foundations out from under that cabin with?”

“Yes.” “Confound it, it’s foolish, Tom.” “It don’t make no difference how foolish it is, it’s the RIGHT way — and it’s the regular way.

And there ain’t no OTHER way, that ever I heard of, and I’ve read all the books that gives any information about these things. They always dig out with a case-knife — and not through dirt, mind you; generly it’s through solid rock. And it takes them weeks and weeks and weeks, and for ever and ever. Why, look at one of them prisoners in the bottom dungeon of the Castle Deef, in the harbor of Marseilles, that dug himself out that way; how long was HE at it, you reckon?”

“I don’t know.”

“Well, guess.”

“I don’t know. A month and a half.”

“THIRTY-SEVEN YEAR— and he come out in China. THAT’S the kind. I wish the bottom of THIS fortress was solid rock.”

“JIM don’t know nobody in China.”

“What’s THAT got to do with it? Neither did that other fellow. But you’re always a-wandering off on a side issue. Why can’t you stick to the main point?”

“All right — I don’t care where he comes out, so he COMES out; and Jim don’t, either, I reckon. But there’s one thing, anyway — Jim’s too old to be dug out with a case-knife. He won’t last.”

“Yes he will LAST, too. You don’t reckon it’s going to take thirty-seven years to dig out through a DIRT foundation, do you?”

“How long will it take, Tom?” “Well, we can’t resk being as long as we ought to, because it mayn’t take very long for Uncle Silas to hear from down there by New Orleans.

He’ll hear Jim ain’t from there. Then his next move will be to advertise Jim, or something like that. So we can’t resk being as long digging him out as we ought to. By rights I reckon we ought to be a couple of years; but we can’t. Things being so uncertain, what I recommend is this: that we really dig right in, as quick as we can; and after that, we can LET ON, to ourselves, that we was at it thirty-seven years. Then we can snatch him out and rush him away the first time there’s an alarm. Yes, I reckon that ’ll be the best way.”

“Now, there’s SENSE in that,” I says. “Letting on don’t cost nothing; letting on ain’t no trouble; and if it’s any object, I don’t mind letting on we was at it a hundred and fifty year. It wouldn’t strain me none, after I got my hand in. So I’ll mosey along now, and smouch a couple of caseknives.”

“Smouch three,” he says; “we want one to make a saw out of.”

“Tom, if it ain’t unregular and irreligious to sejest it,” I says, “there’s an old rusty saw-blade around yonder sticking under the weather-boarding behind the smoke-house.”

He looked kind of weary and discouraged-like, and says: “It ain’t no use to try to learn you nothing, Huck.

Run along and smouch the knives — three of them.” So I done it.

Chapter XXXVI. AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work. We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log. Tom said we was right behind Jim’s bed now, and we’d dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn’t nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim’s counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you’d have to raise it up and look under to see the hole. So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn’t see we’d done anything hardly. At last I says: “This ain’t no thirty-seven year job; this is a thirty-eight year job, Tom Sawyer.”

He never said nothing. But he sighed, and pretty soon he stopped digging, and then for a good little while I knowed that he was thinking. Then he says: “It ain’t no use, Huck, it ain’t a-going to work. If we was prisoners it would, because then we’d have as many years as we wanted, and no hurry; and we wouldn’t get but a few minutes to dig, every day, while they was changing watches, and so our hands wouldn’t get blistered, and we could keep it up right along, year in and year out, and do it right, and the way it ought to be done. But WE can’t fool along; we got to rush; we ain’t got no time to spare. If we was to put in another night this way we’d have to knock off for a week to let our hands get well — couldn’t touch a case-knife with them sooner.”

“Well, then, what we going to do, Tom?” “I’ll tell you. It ain’t right, and it ain’t moral, and I wouldn’t like it to get out; but there ain’t only just the one way: we got to dig him out with the picks, and LET ON it’s case-knives.”

“NOW you’re TALKING!” I says; “your head gets leveler and leveler all the time, Tom Sawyer,” I says. “Picks is the thing, moral or no moral; and as for me, I don’t care shucks for the morality of it, nohow. When I start in to steal a nigger, or a watermelon, or a Sunday-school book, I ain’t no ways particular how it’s done so it’s done. What I want is my nigger; or what I want is my watermelon; or what I want is my Sunday-school book; and if a pick’s the handiest thing, that’s the thing I’m a-going to dig that nigger or that watermelon or that Sunday-school book out with; and I don’t give a dead rat what the authorities thinks about it nuther.”

“Well,” he says, “there’s excuse for picks and letting-on in a case like this; if it warn’t so, I wouldn’t approve of it, nor I wouldn’t stand by

and see the rules broke — because right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better. It might answer for YOU to dig Jim out with a pick, WITHOUT any letting on, because you don’t know no better; but it wouldn’t for me, because I do know better.

Gimme a case-knife.”

He had his own by him, but I handed him mine.

He flung it down, and says: “Gimme a CASE-KNIFE.” I didn’t know just what to do — but then I thought.

I scratched around amongst the old tools, and got a pickaxe and give it to him, and he took it and went to work, and never said a word.

He was always just that particular. Full of principle.

So then I got a shovel, and then we picked and shoveled, turn about, and made the fur fly. We stuck to it about a half an hour, which was as long as we could stand up; but we had a good deal of a hole to show for it. When I got up stairs I looked out at the window and see Tom doing his level best with the lightning-rod, but he couldn’t come it, his hands was so sore. At last he says: “It ain’t no use, it can’t be done. What you reckon I better do? Can’t you think of no way?”

“Yes,” I says, “but I reckon it ain’t regular. Come up the stairs, and let on it’s a lightning-rod.”

So he done it.

Next day Tom stole a pewter spoon and a brass candlestick in the house, for to make some pens for Jim out of, and six tallow candles; and I hung around the nigger cabins and laid for a chance, and stole three tin plates. Tom says it wasn’t enough; but I said nobody wouldn’t ever see the plates that Jim throwed out, because they’d fall in the dog-fennel and jimpson weeds under the window-hole — then we could tote them back and he could use them over again. So Tom was satisfied. Then he says: “Now, the thing to study out is, how to get the things to Jim.” “Take them in through the hole,” I says, “when we get it done.”

He only just looked scornful, and said something about nobody ever heard of such an idiotic idea, and then he went to studying. By and by he said he had ciphered out two or three ways, but there warn’t no need to decide on any of them yet. Said we’d got to post Jim first.

That night we went down the lightning-rod a little after ten, and took one of the candles along, and listened under the window-hole, and heard Jim snoring; so we pitched it in, and it didn’t wake him. Then we whirled in with the pick and shovel, and in about two hours and a half the job was done. We crept in under Jim’s bed and into the cabin, and pawed around and found the candle and lit it, and stood over Jim awhile, and found him looking hearty and healthy, and then we woke him up gentle and gradual. He was so glad to see us he most cried; and called us honey, and all the pet names he could think of; and was for having us hunt up a cold-chisel to cut the chain off of his leg with right away, and clearing out without losing any time. But Tom he showed him how unregular it would be, and set down and told him all about our plans, and how we could alter them in a minute any time there was an alarm; and not to be the least afraid, because we would see he got away, SURE. So Jim he said it was all right, and we set there and talked over old times awhile, and then Tom asked a lot of questions, and when Jim told him Uncle Silas come in every day or two to pray with him, and Aunt Sally come in to see if he was comfortable and had plenty to eat, and both of them was kind as they could be, Tom says: “NOW I know how to fix it. We’ll send you some things by them.”

I said, “Don’t do nothing of the kind; it’s one of the most jackass ideas I ever struck;” but he never paid no attention to me; went right on. It was his way when he’d got his plans set.

So he told Jim how we’d have to smuggle in the rope-ladder pie and other large things by Nat, the nigger that fed him, and he must be on the lookout, and not be surprised, and not let Nat see him open them; and we would put small things in uncle’s coat-pockets and he must steal them out; and we would tie things to aunt’s apron-strings or put them in her apron-pocket, if we got a chance; and told him what they would be and what they was for. And told him how to keep a journal on the shirt with his blood, and all that. He told him everything. Jim he couldn’t see no sense in the most of it, but he allowed we was white folks and knowed better than him; so

he was satisfied, and said he would do it all just as Tom said.

Jim had plenty corn-cob pipes and tobacco; so we had a right down good sociable time; then we crawled out through the hole, and so home to bed, with hands that looked like they’d been chawed. Tom was in high spirits. He said it was the best fun he ever had in his life, and the most intellectural; and said if he only could see his way to it we would keep it up all the rest of our lives and leave Jim to our children to get out; for he believed Jim would come to like it better and better the more he got used to it. He said that in that way it could be strung out to as much as eighty year, and would be the best time on record. And he said it would make us all celebrated that had a hand in it.

In the morning we went out to the woodpile and chopped up the brass candlestick into handy sizes, and Tom put them and the pewter spoon in his pocket. Then we went to the nigger cabins, and while I got Nat’s notice off, Tom shoved a piece of candlestick into the middle of a cornpone that was in Jim’s pan, and we went along with Nat to see how it would work, and it just worked noble; when Jim bit into it it most mashed all his teeth out; and there warn’t ever anything could a worked better. Tom said so himself. Jim he never let on but what it was only just a piece of rock or something like that that’s always getting into bread, you know; but after that he never bit into nothing but what he jabbed his fork into it in three or four places first.

And whilst we was a-standing there in the dimmish light, here comes a couple of the hounds bulging in from under Jim’s bed; and they kept on piling in till there was eleven of them, and there warn’t hardly room in there to get your breath. By jings, we forgot to fasten that lean-to door! The nigger Nat he only just hollered “Witches” once, and keeled over on to the floor amongst the dogs, and begun to groan like he was dying. Tom jerked the door open and flung out a slab of Jim’s meat, and the dogs went for it, and in two seconds he was out himself and back again and shut the door, and I knowed he’d fixed the other door too. Then he went to work on the nigger, coaxing him and petting him, and asking him if he’d been imagining he saw something again. He raised up, and blinked his eyes around, and says: “Mars Sid, you’ll say I’s a fool, but if I didn’t b’lieve I see most a million dogs, er devils, er some’n, I wisht I may die right heah in dese tracks. I did, mos’ sholy. Mars Sid, I FELT um — I FELT um, sah; dey was all over me. Dad fetch it, I jis’ wisht I could git my han’s on one er dem witches jis’ wunst — on’y jis’ wunst — it’s all I’d ast. But mos’ly I wisht dey’d lemme ’lone, I does.”

Tom says: “Well, I tell you what I think. What makes them come here just at this runaway nigger’s breakfast-time? It’s because they’re hungry; that’s the reason. You make them a witch pie; that’s the thing for YOU to do.”

“But my lan’, Mars Sid, how’s I gwyne to make ’m a witch pie? I doan’ know how to make it. I hain’t ever hearn er sich a thing b’fo’.”

“Well, then, I’ll have to make it myself.”

“Will you do it, honey? — will you? I’ll wusshup de groun’ und’ yo’ foot, I will!”

“All right, I’ll do it, seeing it’s you, and you’ve been good to us and showed us the runaway nigger. But you got to be mighty careful. When we come around, you turn your back; and then whatever we’ve put in the pan, don’t you let on you see it at all. And don’t you look when Jim unloads the pan — something might happen, I don’t know what. And above all, don’t you HANDLE the witch-things.”

“HANNEL ’m, Mars Sid? What IS you a-talkin’ ’bout? I wouldn’ lay de weight er my finger on um, not f’r ten hund’d thous’n billion dollars, I wouldn’t.”

Chapter XXXVII. THAT was all fixed. So then we went away and went to the rubbage-pile in the back yard, where they keep the old boots, and rags, and pieces of bottles, and wore-out tin things, and all such truck, and scratched around and found an old tin washpan, and stopped up the holes as well as we could, to bake the pie in, and took it down cellar and stole it full of flour and started for breakfast, and found a couple of shingle-nails that Tom said would be handy for a prisoner to scrabble his name and sorrows on the dungeon walls with, and dropped one of them in Aunt Sally’s apron-pocket which was hanging on a chair. To Be Continued Next Issue

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Messini takes Swan Hill Pacing Cup By a head ■ Free legged (no hopples) 7Y0 Elsu-Rhythm Maker mare Feel The Rhythm was successful at her home track Warragul on Monday, taking the WWR Wood Shaving Vicbred Platinum Country Series D for C0 class over 1790 metres in a rate of 1-57.5.

Trained by Trafalgar's Chris Hunter, Feel The Rhythm with son Glenn in the sulky led throughout from the pole to register a head decision over the fast finishing Dancingwithsierra which trailed. Artiflash was 10.2 metres back in third place after a cosy one/one passage.

Too strong ■ Bannockburn duo Geoff Webster (trainer) and Emmett Brosnan (driver) snared a double at Geelong - Art Major-Tiz Herself colt Majestic Cruiser taking the DNR Logistics 3Y0 Pace over 2100 metres and 5Y0 Lombo Pocket watch-Lady Mukuka Lombo gelding Time Keepa Lombo the John Miles Pace for C2 & C3 class over 2100 metres. Mount Gambier owned Majestic Cruiser was crossed from the pole to settle four back the markers before easing the race in the open at the bell, proving too strong in a rate of 1-52 to defeat Admiral (three wide last lap) by 4.1 metres and Justice Served which led.

Time Keepa Lombo led throughout from gate two, blitzing his rivals by 10.5 metres over Tough Call from last and Maka Killin.

The mile rate 1-57.2.

Ever reliable ■ Phil Chircop's week got better after ever reliable 4Y0 The Warp Drive-Montesian gelding Armchair Drive greeted the judge in the Yabby Dam Racing Trotters Mobile for T0 class over 2100 metres at Geelong.

With regular reinsman Gavin Lang in the sulky, Armchair Drive from an awkward inside second line draw settled three back the markers as Tenden led from gate two. Bottled up for most of the race, Armchair Drive was extricated into the clear along the back straight on the final occasion as the well backed The Male Model put plenty of pressure on the leader.

Eased three wide on the final bend, Armchair Drive ran home best to score by 5.1 metres in advance of The Male Model and Valsue (one/one) in a track record rate of 200.3.

Short priced ■ Kiwi brothers Tim and Anthony Butt snared the Cougar Bourbon Pace for C0 class over 2150 metres at Bendigo with 4Y0 Rocknroll Heaven-Lullabelle Midfrew gelding Letsgotothehop in a rate of 1-56.6.

A short priced favourite Letsgotothehop led throughout from the pole and despite copping pressure through the middle stages, kicked clear on turning to easily account for Idealistic Fella which trailed by 11.8 metres, with Dynamite Rose third. Tim has recently announced he is crossing the Tasman to set up stables at Menangle (NSW), while still maintaining a small stable in Christchurch with Jonny Cox in charge.

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■ Much travelled Kiwi bred entire Messini chalked up his 24th victory and first since the Ouyen Cup back on March 17, when victorious in last Saturday’s $30,000 (Group 3) 3SH Swan Hill Pacing Cup for M0 or better class over 2790 metres.

The race drew a quality field to contest the event, with the interesting runner being Thereal Usain Bolt first up in Oz for astute Avenel mentor David Aiken.

With plenty of action on from the outset as Lucky Lombo (gate 2), Egodan (5), John Of Ark (11) and Our Jerico (9) all taking turns to lead, the race developed into a terrific spectacle.

Kerryn Manning took the opportunity to send Ideal Success forward mid-race after quickly easing off inside the second line to park outside her stablemate as Thereal Usain Bolt moved three wide from three back in the moving line entering the back straight on the final occasion being followed up by Messini (one/three) and Milly Perez from last.

Striding past Our Jerico approaching the final bend, Ideal Success went for home, with both Thereal Usain Bolt and Messini giving chase.

Still in front as the winning post came into view, Ideal Success was claimed by Messini in the shadows of the post to score by 1.3 metres, with Thereal Usain Bolt running out of puff to finish third 14.6 metres away, 2.1 metres in advance of the roughie Resurgent Spirit.

A 8Y0 son of Art Major and Mesmerizing trained at Bolinda by Brent Lilley and driven by Anthony Butt for the long time owners group of John Wilkinson, Gary Dowling and Rob Owen and others who have joined the partnership, Messini returned a mile rate of 1-58.1 (last half 56.1 – quarter 27 even).

Lilley earlier in the night snared the first two races on the program – the #TrotsSW $10,000 Community Group Giveaway Pace for C0 class over 1750 metres with 4Y0 gelding Loveisamyth (Josh Duggan) and the Mixx FM Trotters Handicap for T0 or better class with fully USA bred 7Y0 stallion Kyvalley Vice (Chris Alford).

Restained run

■ Popular Barham trainer Ruth Arthur was in the winners stall at Shepparton on Tuesday following the victory of 6Y0 Union Guy-Millenium Outbreak mare Acropolis Lass in the Shepparton BMW Pace for C1 class over 2190 metres.

Driven by Goulburn Valley based Kevin Weidenbah, Acropolis Lass showd plenty of speed from gate four to head off polemarker Tiza Nightmare as the start was effected, before being restrained to take a trail on the well supported Catch Me If You Can. Making full use of the sprint lane, Acropolus Lass finshed too well for the pacemaker to prevail by 4 metres at Supertab odds of $53.90, with Joelissa (three back the makers) following the winner home to be third 4.4 metres back. The mile rate two minutes even.

Slick beginning

■ Bunbartha father and son - John and Matt Newberry snared the 2190 metre Central Tyre Service Trotters Handicap for T0 or better class at Shepparton with honest 10Y0 Earl-Shine On Alisha gelding Just Call Me Earl and in doing so, chalked up his 18th victory in 186 race appearances.

Coming from a 30 metre handicap, Just Call Me Earl possied four back in the moving line as last start Shepparton winner Tenno Sho after a slick beginning from 20 metres assumed control.

Easing wide on turning, Just Call Me earl finished full of running to gain the day by 2.3 metres from Starlight Storm who was always handy in a rate of 2-05.5.

Iron mare Its Not Dark Yet flashed home late from mid-field on the markers to be third a nose away in a blanket finish.

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with Len Baker Navajo gelding Im The Boss was a giant winner of the Neatline Homes Pace for C2 class over 2190 metres at Shepparton for David Aiken and Scandinavian stable assistant Kima Frenning.

Showing plenty of gate speed from outside the front line, Im The Boss backed as if there was no settling in early fixed odds markets could not head off the speedy Tennaya through the early stages, but was able to cross and lead approaching the bell.

Tackled strongly by Flight Officer which moved to race parked for the last lap approaching the final bend, the pair turned together, with Im The Boss pulling out plenty to prevail by 9.2 metres in 1-57.0.

In-form gelding Modern Lebron was 4.7 metres away in third place after racing three wide for the final circuit.

Lickety split

■ Bacchus Marsh trainer Phil Chircop combined with neighbour Jodi Quinlan to land the Ramada Plaza Hotel West Hollywood Vicbred Platinum Series D (2nd heat) for C0 class over 1790 metres at Warragul on Monday October 16 with 4Y0 Bettors Delight-The System Ace mare Delightful System.

In what was a terrific performance, Delightful System bred and raced by brother Charlie led from gate two, but was challenged strongly by first starter Goodtime Melody (gate three), with the pair going lickety split for the first part of the race.

Defying all challengers, Delightful System scored by 3.3 metres in a mile rate of 1-56.7 over Bright Shadow which raced outside her for the final circuit, with Redand Blue Fella (three back the markers - one/pne last lap) 4.7 metres away in third place.

Brilliant effort

■ Pearcedale's Simone Walker's 7Y0 EarlTracys Dream gelding Ghent was a surprise victor of the Yarragon Mens Shed Trotters Handicap for T0 or better class over 2210 metres at Warragul.

Beginning brilliantly from 20 metres to lead, Ghent was rated a treat, reaching the post 1.4 metres in advance of the favourite Express Yourself which trailed for the last lapin a rate of 205.2. 50 metre equal backmarker Omy Son (one/ two) was third 1.8 metres back.

18-year-old wins

■ Wednesday racing was at Geelong and eighteen year old Tasmanian Jack Laugher was victorious aboard the Dean King (Bacchus Marsh) trained 7Y0 gelding Mikoney Courage in the 1609 metre Bill Teesdale Pace for C0 class. Starting solo on the second line, Mikoney Courage enjoyed a sweet passage trailing the poleline pacemaker and favourite Keayang Shekitout, before making full advantage of the sprint lane to gain the day by a half head over the leader in 1-57.4.

Chrissy Divinal was third 4.2 metres back after racing exposed. Mikoney Courage has proved to be a bargain buy, costing only $500 at a dispersal sale.

■ Sir Briggin, Nonno Stride, Validated, Stagger Lee, Getthenet, Showgun Thomas, Admiral, Witzend, The Male Model.

Pink Or Purple ■ The highlight of Thursday's Bendigo fixture was the victory of 5Y0 Rock N Roll Heaven-Fluorescent Lombo mare Pink Or Purple in the 2150 metre DNR Logistics Trotters Mobile for T0 & T1 class.

Raced by Bendigo's Leigh Graham and trained at Sutton Grange by uncle Graeme Dalton, Pink Or Purple driven by ChrisAlford led throughout from gate four, running her rivals ragged to score brilliantly by an 18 metre margin from a game Endsinaperty which raced exposed. Shezasundon was third 6.8 metres away after a mif-field trip. The mile rate 1-59.7.

Raced in open ■ Youthful Terang reinsman Jason Lee enjoyed a "night of nights" at Tabcorp Park Melton on Friday driving half the program.

Stablemates Keayang Kallisto and Keayang Steamer trained by mother Marg won their respective races, along with Bad Billy for Camperdown's Gary Lawlor and Garston Girl for Great Western mentor Peter Manning. Six year old American Ideal-Sayaka mare Keayang Kallisto led throughout ito capture the $M0 to M3 classAllied Express Blossom Lady over 2240 metres, defeating the hot favourite Carlas Pixel which raced outside her in 1-56.9. Keayang Steamer a 9Y0 Riverboat King- Alimar Star gelding who was successful in the 2016 Horsham Cup returned to his best to land the M2 to M4 Harrison Motoring Group Pace over 1720 metres after racing in the open to defeat the favourite Majordan which led in a brilliant 1-52.9. Bad Billy (Badlands Hanover-Total Credits) led throughout in the C6 or better Alan Mance Motors Pace over 2240 metres to score from Be Good Juddy in 1-57.1, while Garston Girl (Lawman Pocket Fantasy) did almost the same in the Melton Home & Timber Trotters Mobile for T1 & T2 class over the same distance in 1-59.2.

Struth ■ It was some 84 years ago in 1933 that America’s Boeing Aircraft Company launched a revolutionary new passenger plane it called the Boeing 247, an extraordinary machine of all-metal construction rather than the traditional canvas stretched over wood, twin-engined compared with regular single-engined, and landing gear that could be wound back into the aircraft’s body to give it greater speed in flight.

And, struth, it would be able to fly between New York and LosAngeles in just twenty-hours with seven stops along the way, saving over seven hours on-then flying times.

So revolutionary was it, in fact, that a Boeing executive proudly proclaimed to the press after its first flight: “And it did so carrying ten passengers – there will never be a bigger plane built.”

We wonder what that exec would say if confronted today by a gargantuan Airbus A380 of someone like EmiratesAirlines that can carry 500 or more passengers for up to 15,000 kilometres – or Auckland to Abu Dhabi – in just over 17-hours… and non-stop?

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VIC. MUSICAL THEATRE FUTURE ASSURED Your Diva Needs You

● Stephen Valeri ■ Stephen Valeri presents Your Diva Needs You from October 26-29 at The MC Showroom in Prahran.

Your Diva Needs You is part cabaret, part game show and part regional Victorian singing eisteddfod, where audience sing-a-longs are not only encouraged but mandatory.

Just as the marriage survey was getting him down, out and proud cabaret up and comer Stephen Valeri did the one thing he knew would put a pep back in his step: he hit play on his Sony Discman full of the pop divas who made him the screaming 'mo he is today.

Whether it's Whitney, Tina (Arena and Turner), Celine or Miss Gloria Estefan - Stephen will put his own camp twist on these performers' songs.

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Roberto Devereux

● Jacob Komesaroff (Tom) in CLOC Musical Theatre’s A Chorus Line. Photo: Ben Fon ■ CLOC Musical Theatre’s production of A Chorus Line can be enjoyed at St Kilda’s National Theatre until Saturday (Oct. 28).

This ‘backstage’ musical tells of 17 performers undergoing a selective audition process - dancing, singing and sharing their life stories, desperately hopeful of employment in a Broadway chorus line.

Director Richard Perdriau suggests in the theatre program that the show portrays the life of one Broadway gypsy ‘as a mosaic through 17 perspectives’.

Perdriau and his creative team have remained faithful to the musical’s 1970s genesis regarding hairstyles and costuming, but have added their own artistic touch of extra ensemble dance segments.

While creative innovation is admirable, I believe adding theatricality to this iconic show risks detracting from the characters’ storytelling.

It also positions the audience to be watching the show, rather than feeling immersed in a naturalistic onstage situation, sharing the characters’ audition process.

Choreographer David Harford’s routines are slick and visually interesting, the tap routine minus tap shoes works well, the ballet sequences are beautiful and the final number is spectacular.

Musical director Daniel Heskett’s orchestra renders the familiar tunes in fine form and the show’s visuals are enhanced by Victoria Horne’s era authentic costume design, wigs and makeup by David Wisken, and Jason Lord’s lighting design.

The talented, hard-working principal performers and ensemble are all terrific in their roles, led by Shaun Kingma as the show’s powerful director, Zach. Kingma skilfully unmasks Zach’s commanding persona to reveal sensitivity with Paul, and an inner fragility during his scene with former lover Cassie, convincingly portrayed by Melanie Ott. With limited space, it is not possible to individually mention all performers, and singling out just a few is unfair when the show is so evenly cast.

Congratulations to everyone involved with this show. The future of musical theatre in Victoria is well-assured with the wonderful talent we are currently seeing on the non-professional theatre stage.

Performance Season: Until October 28 Venue: National Theatre, St Kilda.

Bookings: www.cloc.org.au - Review by Cheryl Threadgold

● Helena Dix as Elizabeth I in Melbourne Opera’s Roberto Devereux.

■ Melbourne Opera presents the Australian premiere of Gaetano Donizetti’s dramatic and tragic masterpiece Roberto Devereux on November 11, 14, 16 and 18 at the Athenaeum Theatre and November 25 at Monash University’s Robert Blackwood Hall.

Following Melbourne Opera’s productions of Maria Stuarda (Mary Stuart) in 2015 and Anna Bolena (Anne Boleyn) in 2016, the company is finishing its 2017 season with the final instalment of Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy, Roberto Devereux.

The work follows the twilight years of the reign of Elizabeth I, the first and last unmarried woman to sit on the throne of England, sparking a sexual revolution in the way the court was run.

Directed by Suzanne Chaundy, this production will mark the completion of her three-year study on Donizetti’s trilogy of dramatic masterpieces.

Chaundy sees Roberto Devereux as a close study of how public life effects and dominates the emotional life of powerful people.

“This opera opens the floodgates for the devastating forces of jealousy and pride to take their toll. It is about the ‘end of days’ for our chief protagonists. Passion, will and power collide when personalities are too closely matched,” says Suzanne.

Elizabeth I is regarded as one of the greatest ever roles written for a highly accomplished diva as the role has huge dramatic and vocal challenges.

The dramatic final scene sees the ageing Queen, having ordered the execution of Roberto (the man she loves), confront her mortality.

Melbourne Opera has secured Australian soprano Helena Dix to perform Elizabeth I in between engagements at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

Melbourne Opera Director Greg Hocking will be joined

by Raymond Lawrence to share the conducting of the cast, chorus and orchestra.

Melbourne Opera receives no government funding and is Victoria’s busiest opera company.

Performance Seasons: November 11, 14, 16 and 18 at The Athenaeum Theatre, Collins Street, Melbourne. November 25 at Monash University’s Robert Blackwood Hall Bookings: Ticketek - Cheryl Threadgold

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■ Frankie Stevens and Derek Redfern will return to the New Atrium on November 10 for a repeat performance of their classic hits extravaganza.

The two have been busy this year working on their new show with audiences embracing the duo with much excitement.

So much that it's prompted the Atrium management to book them again. Bookings for dinner and show: 5981 8123.Go

Collegians release ■ Melbourne band Collegians continue on their musical journey with the upcoming release of their second single.

Black Mass is the latest work from the boys. It follows on from their chart success of their debut release Vaccine that enjoyed national airplay earlier this year.

More info: www.collegiansmusic.com

Dogapalooza ■ Melbourne's dog friendly music festival Dogapalooza will be held at Burnley Park, Richmond, on Sunday, November 12.

A host of artists - including Deborah Conway, Abbie Cardwell, Evangeline and Triple J's Lanks - amongst others will entertain dog lovers from 11 am onwards.

All proceeds go to Oscars Law Melbourne and other animal rescue groups. More info: www.facebook.com/ DogapaloozaMelbourne - Rob Foenander ■ Croc Media Melbourne is seeking to appoint a Broadcast Distribution Manager.

Pot-Pourri 30th anniversary ■ Pot-Pourri is regarded as one of Australia's leading feature acts, they customise their shows to include hits from favourite Broadway shows and musical theatre.

There is no typical Pot-Pourri show. Their program is individually and specifically designed according to the client brief, atmosphere, event and venue details.

They have performed and received standing ovations at diverse events over 30 years in over 49 countries for Prime Ministers, Presidents, CEOs and other dignitaries.

Pot-Pourri is Tania de Jong (soprano), Rebecca Bode (soprano), Jon Bode (tenor), Jonathon Morton (baritone) with pianist Anthony Barnhill.

They have received standing ovations for a diverse range of clients, as well as performances at concerts and festivals around Australia and internationally including Opera in he Vineyards, Broadway Under the Stars, their first performance at the beautiful Melbourne Recital Centre and performances in China, Singapore, Japan, Italy, USA, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

They were selected as one of the companies to represent Australia internationally for the Reaching the World program of the Sydney Olympic Games and were invited to perform at the World Expo 2000 in Hannover as a result of a standing ovation at the Australia Germany Association Conference Gala Dinner in Brisbane.

Now celebrating their 30th Anniversary at home in Melbourne at the Assembly Hall, Scots Church, 156 Collins St, Melbourne on Tuesday, December 5.

- Peter Kemp

Epic re-hang ■ The National Gallery of Victoria has embarked on one of its most ambitious gallery rehangs, canvassing every wall and corner of the 19th century gallery with more than 140 works of European and Australian painting and sculpture.

Presented in a 360-degree salon-style hang, with works covering all four walls from floor to ceiling, the 19th century gallery includes both European sculpture and painting as well as the new addition of early 20th century Australian works, including those byArthur Streeton and David Davies.

The densely-layered style of the hang, known as salon hang, reflects the way paintings were typically shown publicly from the 17th until the early 20th centuries, most notably the Paris Salon, founded in 1667, and at the Royal Academy, London, in 1788. this method was replicated in many public galleries around the world, including the NGV when it opened in 1861.

"We are delighted to reopen this gallery in

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Wednesday Thursday October 25 October 26

■ Cartoon voice artist Nancy Cartwright is 58 (1959). She provides the voice of Bart Simpson; she originally auditioned for Lisa.

Actress Marion Ross (Happy Days) was born in 1928.

US singer Katy Perry (Katheryn Hudson) was born in California in 1984 (33).

■ ABC TV movie presenter John Hinde was born in 1913. He died aged 83 in 2006.

Actor Jackie Coogan was born in Los Angeles in 1914. He died aged 64 in 1984.

He was ‘The Kid’ with Charlie Chaplin.

Australian singer Ray Burgess was born in Clayton in 1951 (66)

the new refreshed display, featuring more than 50 additional works. The public are often in awe of the grandeur of these predominately 19th century masterpieces and we are pleased to be able to contextualise Australian paintings within this rich display of works,” said Tony Ellwood, Director NGV. Among the many highlights of the display is August Friedrich Albrecht Schenck's highly emotional Anguish, 1878, which depicts an ewe protecting a dying lamb from a murder of crows and is regularly voted by visitors as one of the most popular artworks in the NGV collection.

Famously inspiring Lewis Carroll to create the character of the White Rabbit for his children's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Edwin Landseer's Shakespeare inspired painting, Scene From A Midsummer Night's Dream, Titania and Bottom, will also be on display.

Arthur Streeton was the first Australian born artist to show at the Royal Academy and became a regular contributor from 1891 to 1924.

The presentation of Streeton's work Corfe Castle in a salon-style hang offers visitors to the NGV the unique opportunity to see this work as it would have been displayed in London in 1910.

National of Victoria 180 St. Kilda Rd, Melbourne.

- Peter Kemp

Heide Museum The Fabric of Fantasy - Jenny Watson.

Jenny Watson is a leading Australian artist whose conceptual painting practice spans more than four decades.

Curated by MCA Curator Anna Davis, this survey exhibition features works from the 1970s to the present, including examples of Watson's early realistic paintings and drawings, and a number of key works on fabric.

Inspired by both punk and feminism, Watson's work uses distilled imagery and abbreviated text to create an intimate interior world.

She has travelled widely since the 1970s and employs textiles collected on her travels as the surface for many of her paintings, which also often include collaged materials such as images from magazines, horse's hair.

Ribbons, bows and sequins. Many of Watson's works feature self-portraits and alter egos, a cast of longhaired women, horses, ballerinas, rock guitarists and cats, who enact life's ongoing psycho dramas.

The relationship between text and image is central to her work, which frequently includes a small panel of hand painted texts that sits alongside a larger image, undercutting or changing its meaning. Exhibition Date: November 4 March 4. Heide Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd. Bulleen - Peter Kemp

We Are Lightning

● Joseph O’Farrell (JOF) and Sam Halmarack in We are Lightning!

Photo: Sam McGlip ■ Joseph O’Farrell (JOF) and Sam Halmarack will combine theatre with the fistpumping euphoria and power ballads of a stadium gig We are Lightning! – a darkly comical work that reflects on the importance of communal spaces where people can come together and express themselves.

The event will be presented from December 6-10 at Arts House in North Melbourne.

As the North Melbourne Town Hall is transformed into a music venue on the brink of closure, We are Lightning! will feature genre smashing and sonically moving sessions from a bunch of Melbourne locals including a teen garage band, a community choir and ageing rockers.

Joining JOF on drums and Halmarack on guitar, the musicians will make their mark to protest the demise of the venue and take audiences through an unexpected ceremony and heartfelt celebration of how music shapes the lives of the people that play it.

Local Melbourne musicians featured in We are Lightning! include a teen band formed from the Living Music program in North Melbourne and 50 singers from five community choirs.

Season: December 6 – 10 Times: 7pm Wed – Fri, 2pm and 7pm Sat and 5pm Sun Duration: 55 mins Address: Arts House, 521 Queensberry St, North Melbourne Tickets: $25 – $35 Information: artshouse.com.au or 9322 3713 - Cheryl Threadgold ■ SEN 1116 (Pacific Star Network) is on the hunt for a Content Producer - Video, Online and Social.

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■ Captain James Cook was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1728. He died aged 51 in 1779.

Comic actor John Cleese was born at W eston-Super-Mare, England, in 1939 (78).

Guitarist, singersong-writer Kevin Borich of the the La De Das. was born in New Zealand in 1948 (69).

■ Actress Julia Roberts was born in 1967 (50).

Australian boxing champion Les Darcy wsas born in 1895.

He died aged 21 in 1917.

Actress Joan Plowright was born in England in 1929 (86).

US musician Charlie Daniels was born in 1936 (81).

Sunday October 29

■ American actor Richard Dreyfuss is 70 (1947).

Actress Kate Jackson (who starred in Charlie’s Angels) was born in 1948 (69).

Actress Winona Ryder was born in Winona, Minnesota, in 1971. Simpsons voice artist Dan Castanella is 60.

Monday October 30

■ US actor and director Henry Winkler, most famous as ‘The Fonz’, was born in New York in 1945 (72).

Singer Doug Parkinson was born in Newcastle, NSW, in 1946 (71).

Actor Garry McDonald, best known as Norman Gunston, was born in 1948 (69).

Tuesday October 31

■ Australian snooker champion Eddie Charlton was born in Merewether, NSW, in 1929. He died aged 75 in 2004.

US TV newsreader Dan Rather was born in Texas in 1931 (86).

Actor Michael Landon (Little House On The Prairie) was born in 1937.

Thanks to GREG NEWMAN of Jocks Journal for assistance with birthday and anniversary dates.

Jocks Journal is Australia’s longest running radio industry publication.

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TV, Radio, Theatre

Abbotsford Convent

Eclectic mix of performance

Gallery 1.

A Study in Shearing and Stretching Sophie Neate A Study in Shearing and Stretching is a new series of works examining the way our bodies move and engage with forms that are designed to perform a physical interaction with the land.

Growing up on a remote property in central Victoria, Sophie Neate's work draws on agricultural equipment, farming systems and endless conversations about droughts, floods, weather, history, animals and food production.

This exhibition has developed from an ongoing inquiry, which looks at the physical and the emotional resonances of material, body and landscape.

Gallery 2 Rock, Paper, Scissors - Kirsten Perry Gallery 3.

Dear Darkness Hayley West What do we do with the remnants of someone's life that have been left behind?

Once the owners have died and objects are distributed amongst family members and friends, new custodians are appointed.

Objects can become significant keepsakes, at times being revered like a reliquary of histories past.

The ordinary can become exquisite, ensued with respect and benevolence on a mantle piece, or hidden to be forgotten, safely tucked away in a shed never to be seen again.

And what about discarded objects of the dead - the unloved and abandoned remnants of a life Dear Darkness is a culmination of parts once living, found vessels from the hand of the maker unknown, now reimagined as a receptacle to hold the remains of other unknowns.

Dear Darkness assigns new custodians to awakened vessels, breathing replacement memories into new entities.

Gallery 4.

Isabel Mallet, Aodhan Madden and Lauren Burrow.

A three-person exhibition with new works

by Isabel Mallet. Aodhan Madden and Lauren Burrow. The works will remain in process for the duration of the show.

Gallery 5 and 6.

MLF - Ruth O'Leary MLF examines the relationship between a mother, an artist, and her child. In this new body of work, O'Leary investigates her transgressive and enchanting experience of motherhood.

Gallery 5 and 6.

GRAPHEME Jane Burchell and Jennifer McCanley Works exhibited in Galleries 5 and 6 are part of a three-month mentorship program.

Material Exchange, facilitated by Meredith Turnbull and c3 projects.

Opening Wednesday, October 25, 6pm8pm and runs to November 19.

- Peter Kemp

Collingwood Gallery Crate Painting Artist Declan Hallinan An exhibition by Declan Hallinan which opened Friday October 13 and runs until October 26.

Collingwood Gallery 292 Smith St, Collingwood.

- Peter Kemp

Media Flashes

■ The newABC Regional Storyteller Scholarship is focused on developing the storytelling skills and experiences of regional Australians with disability.

■ Cassidy Knowlton has finished at Crikey, where she had been Editor. Cassidy had been with the publication since 2016.

● Hal Georger, Antoine Defoort, Arnaud Boulogn and Beatriz Setien in Germinal.

Photo: Alain Rico ■ Germinal almost defies description. It is an ” Antoine says. “I disagree,” says Arnaud. existential romp through time from the Big Bang “We’re,’ making progress,” Beatriz observes.

The discovery of an intercom brings with it onwards.

A comic take on one of the great philosophi- the ability to construct this deconstructed unical propositions: existence precedes essence. A verse by ordering up universe-building concepts light-hearted, humorous philosophical conver- via a call centre.

“Can I also interest you in a basic set of masation on human consciousness.

Created by Halory Goerger and Antoine jor discoveries. Such as principles of elemenDefoort, Germinal is an eclectic mix of perfor- tary mechanics? The wheel maybe?”

A ‘Law of Physics Starter Pack’ is ordered mance and installation.

In the blacked-out theatre, flickering lights along with an instruction manual and the four appear, four human forms materialise: Halory, principles of thermodynamics are thrown in for Antoine, Arnaud Boulogn and Beatriz Setien, good measure.

The stage is mined—literally. Vegetation beeach in charge of a control panel and ready to gins to sprout; a primordial swamp is revealed. begin to make meaning of the world.

In a surrealist moment, Halory explains to First, there is light followed by thought followed by language. Concepts are introduced and Arnaud that the swamp is a layer on a wall thus the world is classified into taxonomies depend- challenging his perception of reality.

This weird and wonderfully absurdist draing on the sound, or lack of sound, they make.

We move quickly from the tangible, floor, wall, matic concept finishes with a timeline pulling cable, mic, to the intangible, ambience, symbio- the whole shebang together as “a series of events regarding space and time”. sis, karmic vibrations.

- Review by Kathryn Keeble “Contradiction creates a dialectic process,

Requiem for Cambodia ■ As part of the Melbourne Festival, Hamer Hall was the venue for A Requiem for Cambodia: Bangsokol.

This beautifully crafted performance was the collaborative effort of Composer Him Sophy, Film Director Rithy Panh, Librettist Trent Walker, Music Director Andrew Cyr and Stage Director Gideon Obarzanek.

The Cambodian traditional musicians worked in harmony with a Western chamber orchestra and the music was magical.

Vocally the Cambodian Ensemble with delicate harmonies supported the two soloists – Chhorn Sam Ath and Him Savy.

The atrocities inflicted by the Khmer Rouge were exposed and used as part of the healing process.

Being survivors of the genocide in Cambodia, Him Sophy’s haunting music set the background for vocals and for the profound impact of the video footage put together by Rithy Panh, displayed on three large screens at the rear of the

● Cambodian Ensemble in Requiem For Cambodia.

Photo: Tey Tat Keng The film footage, including the upcoming generation of archival material, was con- children. A further element was fronting but poignant, showing the elegant movements of the devastation and torment dancer Chumvan ‘Belle’ that the Cambodian people Sodhachivy, showing the calm were subjected to and how they and peaceful nature of the have learned to cope in the Cambodian people. years since the genocide.

The theme of ‘life being The creative finale had the transient’ transcends all culChamber orchestra joining in tures. Bangsokol succeeds as the singing and dancing with all a celebration of memory, recthe Cambodian nationals, re- onciliation and peace. joicing the traditions which are - Review by being resurrected and taught to Lyn Hurst

Chamber Made

● Chamber Made at The Venny Photo: Daisy Noyes ■ 2017 marks the penultimate year of a seven-year participatory music and performing arts partnership between Chamber Made and The Venny, a communal backyard and drop-in centre for young people aged 5 to 16, some of whom are living in difficult circumstances, in Kensington and surrounding areas.

The Chamber Made and The Venny partnership has achieved significant outcomes for the young people involved, their families and local community including: inspiring participants to use music and performance as a platform for self-expression; providing opportunities for participants to be mentored by professional artists; and creating social inclusion by cultivating a sense of belonging and selfempowerment through a public outcome for the local community.

This year the public outcome of this partnership takes the form of a musical and drama performance called: Imagine a Place and will be presented on Friday, November 3 at 7pm at The Venny in Kensington.

Imagine a Place has been created by The Venny participants with guidance from professional music and theatre practitioners including Chamber Made artists: theatre maker Sarah Kriegler; composers and musicians Aviva Endean and Matthias Schack-Arnott; vocalist Deborah Kayser; musician Kofi Kunkpe; and supported by The Venny staff Danielle von derBorch and Abshiro Hussein.

In the months leading up to Imagine a Place, and in collaboration with architects from Giant Grass, The Venny participants co-designed and helped build a range of bamboo instruments, objects and outdoor installations.

Some of the installations will be a permanent feature at The Venny, providing a lasting legacy of the Chamber Made and The Venny partnership and highlighting the codesign and creative input of the young people involved.

An independent evaluator, Doctor RicciJane Adams reports that the Chamber Made and The Venny partnership “is an example of best practice in the delivery of a high quality arts project in a community context” that provides participants with a “satisfying and engaging artistic experience.”

The assessment report also identified that “The partnership offers the children of The Venny, including some of the most vulnerable members of the community, the hallmarks of a high quality community based arts partnership including artistic excellence, child-led art making, the genuine transfer of skills, enhanced community connection, positioning children as cultural leaders, increased social wellbeing and access to a safe and welcoming environment.”

Chamber Made CEO and Creative Director Tim Stitz says: “We’ve got to know these kids over a long period of time and have seen how important the relationships are to our artists, The Venny staff and above all, the young people. This project enables us to engage with our local community in a meaningful way at this very special and vital place.”

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs THE GODFATHER COLLECTION - 2017 45th ANNIVERSARY DVD & BLU-RAY BOX SET RELEASE: FILM: THE GODFATHER: Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller.

Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall.

Year: 1972.

Rating: MA15+.

Running Time: 175 Minutes.

Stars: ***** Verdict: After four decades in Hollywood the classic gangster genre reached blockbuster status with this epic saga of an aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty who transfers control of his empire to his reluctant son. Francis Ford Coppola created a tough, tense, violent and exciting experience, set a whole new benchmark and standard for all others of the genre to follow. Oscar winner for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Screenplay. A cinematic MASTERPIECE! FILM: THE GODFATHER - PART II: Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller.

Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall.

Year: 1974.

Rating: MA15+.

Running Time: 200 Minutes.

Stars: ***** Verdict: Francis Ford Coppola's continuing story of the Corleone crime dynasty equals if not surpasses its Oscar winning predecessor in every way, overflowing with outstanding period detail, screenplay, direction and performances, Al Pacino punches a whole right through the screen with a tension filled and brutally captivating performance. A cinematic tour-de-force, this powerful epic saga continues to enthral and influence to this day, and became the first sequel to win the Oscar for Best Picture.

FILM: THE GODFATHER - PART III: Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller.

Cast: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia, Talia Shire, Sophia Coppola.

Year: 1990.

Rating: MA15+.

Running Time: 162 Minutes.

Stars: **** Verdict: The concluding chapter in the epic Godfather saga has the aging mafia don Michael Corleone trying to legitimize his business dealings in the late '70s and seeks to vow for his sins while taking a young protégé under his wing, but things don't quite work out as planned. Due to the replacement of Winona Ryder (due to ill health) with Sofia Coppola, the noticeable absence of Robert Duvall and enormous studio pressure, this flawed, but no less gripping, final screen bow of the Corleone crime family is a powerful and fitting epic filled with moments that made its predecessors the classics they are. *All Godfather films for 2017 45th Anniversary release are also available individually.

FILM: THE BEGUILED: Genre: Drama.

Cast: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Angourie Rice.

Year: 2017.

Rating: M. Length: 93 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Verdict: At a decaying girls' school in Virginia during the American Civil War (Circa: 1864) headed by tight fisted yet velvet gloved head-mistress Martha Farnsworth, played by Nicole Kidman, almost all of the students, teachers and slaves have left, and only teacher Edwina Morrow, played by Kirsten Dunst, and a few of the students remain sheltered from the outside world, and Their almost idealic and surrealistic situation is disrupted when a badly wounded Union soldier, in the form of Colin Farrell, is stumbled upon and taken in, but before long the house is taken over with psychological, psycho-sexual tension, obsession, betrayal and tragedy.

Based on the novel of the same name (originally published as A Painted Devil) by Thomas P. Cullinan, and a reimagining of the 1971 classic directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood, writer-director Sofia Coppola has created a strikingly beautiful, multilayered, atmospheric and multi-textured Southern gothic tale.

Performances, cinematography, period detail and production design are all first rate, and like a slow burning fuse, this is very much an ambiguous, thought provoking, dark, tense, haunting, brooding and beguiling tale of survival well worth taking.

Just imagine "Picnic At Hanging Rock" meets "Misery" meets "Wait Until Dark" meets "The Twilight Zone."

- James Sherlock

Rourke’s Reviews: Halloween Special ■ It's that time of year, where kids go trick-or-treating, adults roll their eyes at having to hand out so much candy, and movie-goers are on the look-out for a decent horror movie.

The latest Saw entry, entitled Jigsaw, and directed by talented Aussie siblings Michael and Peter Spierig (Undead, Daybreakers, Predestination), doesn't open until November 2, so here are some other new All Hallows' Eve titles, along with some traditional favourites.

Happy Halloween everyone.

Little Evil (MA). 95 minutes. Now showing on Netflix.

After bursting onto the scene with the hilarious 2010 horror parody Tucker And Dale vs Evil, actor-turned-director Eli Craig has kept fans waiting, who have been eagerly anticipating what his next feature would be.

Seven years later we finally have that answer, and while not as good as that wonderful deconstruction of the hillbilly subgenre, Little Evil offers solid, frequently amusing entertainment.

The story centres on Gary (Adam Scott), who has just married the woman of his dreams, Samantha (Evangeline Lilly).

Feeling like the luckiest man in the world, Gary has just one small issue; he has had a tough time trying to connect with Samantha's five year-old son Lucas (Owen Atlas), who is less-than-enthused about the new union.

What Gary slowly comes to realise is that Lucas is in fact the Anti-Christ.

Writer/director Craig cleverly works off the mythology laid down in Richard Donner's 1976 blockbuster The Omen (Atlas is the spitting image of Damien), while also threading numerous references from other famous horror flicks, but never forgets to keep his characters likeable and relatively believable.

Those expecting outright hilarity will be disappointed, as this plays everything quite dryly, so it's a film that requires a little patience.

But for those who are prepared to give it a chance, will find themselves with a big smile on their face when the end credits begin to roll.

By the way, if you haven't seen Tucker And Dale vs Evil, please race out and do so, as you'll never look at Deliverance in the same way again.

RATING - ***½

Gerald’s Game (MA). 103 minutes. Now showing on Netflix.

Remember back in the 80s and early 90s when every second film was a Stephen King adaptation?

Well, we seem to be getting a second wave, with 11.22.63, The Mist TV series, The Dark Tower, and It having already been released, while Castle Rock will be coming soon to the small screen.

Amongst this onslaught is Gerald's Game, a slick, well-acted

● Gary (Adam Scott) gets the woman of his dreams, but with one small catch, in the clever and amusing Little Evil, now showing on Netflix. thriller that unfortunately outstays its welcome.

The film stars Carla Gugino (Snake Eyes, Sin City) and Bruce Greenwood (Thirteen Days, The Sweet Hereafter) as Jessie and Gerald Burlingame, whose 11year marriage is now on thin ice.

To try and re-ignite the passion that used to exist between them, the two agree to spend a weekend at a secluded lake house, and experiment sexually in the bedroom.

Not long after they arrive, everything goes terrifyingly wrong.

Screenwriters Mike Flanagan (who also directed) and Jeff Howard keep the dialogue sharp and absorbing for a while, but soon allow some sequences to go on too long, and accompanied with that unnecessary subplot, protract the material more than is needed.

There is also an artificial, almost stagey atmosphere to the scenario, and certain incidents are somewhat telegraphed.

Performances from Gugino and Greenwood are excellent, and keep things interesting even when the script starts to falter.

Flanagan, a talented film-maker who has come close to hitting a bullseye (Absentia, Hush), again achieves a near-miss, but his genuine care for character is a breath of fresh air in the horror genre, and it won't be long before he hits one out of the park.

Gerald's Game may not be perfect, but it is definitely a cut-above a number of new films playing at the moment (especially the abysmal, obnoxious The Babysitter), and is certainly worth your time.

RATING - *** The following all come highly recommended.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974); The Evil Dead (1983); Night Of The Living Dead (1968); Dawn Of The Dead (1978); Day Of The Dead (1985); The Haunting (1963); Psycho (1960); Psycho II (1983); The Thing (1982); An American Werewolf In London (1981); Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); The Fog (1980); Dressed To Kill (1980); Hellraiser (1987); Nightbreed(1990); A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984); The Descent (2005); Ring (1998); Ju-On : The Grudge (2003); One Missed Call (2003); Marebito (2004); Martyrs (2008); Inside (2007); High Tension (2003); Jacob's Ladder (1990).

- Aaron Rourke

Top 10 Lists

OCTOBER 22-28.

THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. BLADE RUNNER 2049.

2. THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US. 3. HAPPY DEATH DAY. 4. KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE. 5. THE EMOJI MOVIE. 6. CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE. 7. IT. 8. VICTORIA AND ABDUL. 9. THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE. 10. BATTLE OF THE SEXES. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: OCTOBER 19: BIG TIME, GEOSTORM, HOME AGAIN, JUNGLE, PATHS OF THE SOUL, SECRET SUPERSTAR, THE SNOWMAN, THE SON OF BIGFOOT. OCTOBER 26: AMERICAN PASTORAL, BRIGSBY BEAR, INGRID GOES WEST, SUBURBICON, THE MIDWIFE, THE UNTAMED, THOR: RAGNAROK. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. SPIDER-MAN - HOMECOMING [Action/ Fantasy/Drama/Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr].

2. TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT [Sci-Fi/Action/Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins].

3. MY COUSIN RACHEL [Drama/Mystery/ Romance/Rachel Weisz, Iain Glen, Sam Claflin].

4. DETOUR [Drama/Thriller/Tye Sheridan, Emory Cohen, Bel Powley].

5. IT COMES AT NIGHT [Horror/Mystery/Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott].

6. CHURCHILL [Biography/Drama/Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson].

7. HOUNDS OF LOVE [Crime/Drama/ Stephen Curry, Emma Booth, Ashleigh Cummings].

8. WONDER WOMAN [Action/Fantasy/Adventure/Gal Gadot, Chris Pine].

9. CHICKEN PEOPLE [Comedy/Drama/ Documentary].

Also: DESPICABLE ME 3, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Volume 2, THE MUMMY, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES, ALIEN COVENANT, VICEROY'S HOUSE, ALL EYEZ ON ME, JOHN WICK 2, FREE FIRE, THE PROMISE. NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON DVD THIS WEEK: THE BEGUILED [Drama/Thriller/Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning].

CAGE DIVE [Thriller/Horror/Josh Potthoff, Megan Hill, Joel Hogan].

UNA [Drama/Benedict Andrews].

THE PURGE [Horror/Thriller/Lena Headey, Ethan hawke].

THE PURGE: ANARCHY [Horror/Action/ Thriller/Zach Gilford, Frank Grillo].

THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR [Sci-Fi/Horror/ Action/Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell].

NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON BLU-RAY THIS WEEK: THE BEGUILED [Drama/Thriller/Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning].

CAGE DIVE [Thriller/Horror/Josh Potthoff, Megan Hill, Joel Hogan].

THE PURGE [Horror/Thriller/Lena Headey, Ethan hawke].

THE PURGE: ANARCHY [Horror/Action/ Thriller/Zach Gilford, Frank Grillo].

THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR [Sci-Fi/Horror/ Action/Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell].

Bram Stoker's DRACULA 4K + Blu-ray [Horror/Winona Ryder, Gary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins].

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS [1974/ Crime/Mystery/Sean Connery, Albert Finney].

DEATH ON THE NILE [Crime/Mystery/Peter Ustinov, Bette Davis].

EVIL UNDER THE SUN [Crime/Mystery/Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, James Mason].

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Local Theatre with Cheryl Threadgold and team Small Acts of Love

● Fiona Scarlett ■ Fiona Scarlett presented her one-woman show Small Acts of Love at The Butterfly Club last week, making an innovative entrance playing her ukulele.

The show is presented as a black comedy and recounts a variety of anti-love stories to emphasise Fiona’s firm belief that love can be dangerous, or at least, a nasty little emotion.

While Fiona’s audience may not have been convinced by her material about love, or been totally engaged during the 50-minute show, there could be no doubt in anyone’s mind that Fiona is a stylish, highly talented vocalist and actor.

Small Acts of Love is directed by Sarah Vickery, and there is creative use of props, an interesting wardrobe change and effective lighting.

However, it is incomprehensible that Fiona would be directed to sit on the edge of a low stage to chat to her audience, out of view of patrons sitting at floor level at the back of the theatre.

Another segment was presented towards the end with Fiona lying down on the floor of the low stage!

The downstairs theatre at The Butterfly Club is a delightfully intimate and atmospheric venue, but the audience, as an important team player in any production, needs to be able to see the performer at all times.

Martin Payne’s keyboard accompaniment throughout the show was first-class, and well-complemented Fiona’s terrific vocal work.

It would be great to see Fiona return to the Melbourne stage in another one-woman show using stronger material to showcase her impressive talents.

- Review by Cheryl Threadgold

THE GREAT PRETENDER ■ Countertenor Max Riebl presents The Great Pretender at The Butterfly Club from November 8-12.

The Great Pretender will reimagine and unite early pop with baroque, and Garland with Bach and Morissey, showcasing the countertenor voice of baroque musician Max Riebl .

Max has appeared throughout Australia, Europe and the UK with baroque ensembles such as the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, La Cetra Baroque Orchestra, the London Handel Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria as well as a number of symphony orchestras and contemporary ensembles.

He has performed in the Sydney Recital Centre, the Melbourne Recital Centre and Hamer Hall, the Forum, the Vienna Musikverein and the Royal Albert Hall. He studied baroque performance at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Gerd Turk, and received top prizes in the IFAC Australian Singing Competition, The London Handel Competition, Herald Sun Aria, the Chicago International Singer Competition and the Royal Philharmonic arias.

Performance Dates: November 8 – 12 at 5.30pm. Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne. Bookings: thebutterflyclub. com or call 9663 8107.

Shows and auditions SHOWS

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■ Encore Theatre: Cactus Flower (by Abe Burrows) Until October 28 at 9 - 15 Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Ewen Crockett. Bookings: 1300 730 099.

■ OSMaD: Chess the Musical Until October 28 at the Geoffrey McComas Theatre, James Forbes Academy, Scotch College Campus, 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn. Director: Alan Burrows: Musical Director: Martine Wengrow; Choreographer: Diane Crough. Further details and bookings: www.osmad.com.au ■ CLOC Musical Theatre: A Chorus Line Until October 28 at the National Theatre, St Kilda.

Director: Richard Perdriau; Musical Director: Daniel Heskett; Choreography: David Harford.

Bookings: www.cloc.org.au or 1300 362 547.

■ Cathouse Players: Shut Your Eyes and Think of England (by John Chapman and Anthony Marriott) Until October 29 at Kyneton Masonic Centre, 7 Yaldwyn St., Kyneton. Director: Bette Sartore. Bookings: 0490 485 850 ■ Malvern Theatre Company: Twentieth Century (by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur) Until October 29 at 29a Burke Rd., Malvern.

Director: Nicholas Opolski. Bookings: www.malverntheatre.com.au ■ Nova Music Theatre: Les Miserables October 28 - November 10 at The Whitehorse Centre,397 Whitehorse Rd., Nunawading. Director: Noel Browne; Musical Director: Phil Osborne; Choreographer: Wayne Robinson. www.novamusictheatre.com.au ■ Brighton Theatre Company: The Return November 9 - 25 at Brighton Theatre, Arts and Cultural Centre, Carpenter St., Brighton. Director: Deborah Fabbro. Bookings: 1300 752 126 www.brightontheatreco.com ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Leading Ladies (by Ken Ludwig) November 10 - 25 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale.

Director: Tim Long. Bookings: www.mordialloctheatre.com ■ Frankston Theatre Group: Caught in the Net November 17 - December 8 at the Mount Eliza Community Centre, Canadian Bay Rd., Mount Eliza. Director: Roy Thompson. Cabaret seating, BYO refreshments. Bookings: 1300 665 377.

■ Williamstown Musical Theatre Company: Rent November 10 - 25 at the Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr Electra and Melbourne Rds., Williamstown. Director: Stuart Dodge; Musical Director: Stacey-Louise Camilleri; Choreographer: Ashley Tynan. Bookings: www.wmtc.org.au

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Friday Magic (Inaugural Youth Production) December 14 - 17 at Brighton Theatre, Arts and Cultural Centre, Carpenter St., Brighton. Director: Pedro Ramos.

Tickets: $10. Bookings: 1300 752 120 or www.brightontheatreco.com ■ Playhouse Players Inc: National Playwright Competition 2017, November 24 - 25 at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Three finalist plays include: Skin (by Michael Olsen), The Arrangement (by Greg Roberts), The Scrunch Test (by Alaine Beek) Tickets: All $24. Bookings: www.trybooking.com/SJHB or www.playhouseplayers.org.au

AUDITIONS ■ The 1812 Theatre: Calendar Girls October 1, 2 at 7.30pm at The 1812 Theatre, 5 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: John Mills. Enquiries: 9758 3964.

■ Peridot Theatre: Rumors (by Neil Simon) October 22 at 7.00pm, October 23 at 7.30pm at the Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley.

Director: Eyawn Harry. Audition bookings: 0403 769 691.

■ The Basin Theatre Group: It's Never Too Late (by Ron Aldridge), October 23 at 7.00pm at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Christine Grant. Audition bookings: readrecdoll@gmail.com ■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre: The Elephant Man (by Bernard Pomerance) October 9, 11 at 7.00pm at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Chris Shaw.

Bookings: 0414 684 346.

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: All the King's Women (by Luigi Jannuzzi) October 29 at 2.30pm and October 31 at 7.30pm at the Guide Hall, Glebe Avenue, (off Charman Rd.), Cheltenham. Director:Barbara Crawford. Enquiries: 0414 881 844.

■ Eltham Little Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest November 4 and 5 at 2.00pm and November 10 at 7.30pm in the Rehearsal Room, Eltham Performing Arts Centre, Main Rd., Research. Director: Brad Buckingham Enquiries: 0421 054 138 ■ Beaumaris Theatre: Chicago November 11 - 14 at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Director: Debbie Keyt; Musical Director: Rhonda Vaughan; Choreographer: Camilla Klesman. Further details: www.beaumaristheatre.com.au

Sisters in Crime ■ Sisters in Crime present Sensational Seconds on Friday, October 27 at 8pm at The Rising Sun Hotel, cnr Raglan St and Eastern Rd, South Melbourne.

Authors Emma Viskic, Anna Snoekstra and J M Green discuss how to triumph over ‘second novel syndrome’ and much much more with Maggie Baron. To be followed by the AGM. And Fire Came Down (Bonnier Publishing) Emma Viskic’s second novel, again features Caleb Zelic, a deaf private detective.

When a young woman is killed after pleading for his help in sign language, Caleb is determined to find out who she was.And the trail leads straight to his hometown, Resurrection Bay. Little Secrets (Harlequin,

October) by Anna Snoekstra is a stand-alone thriller that started out as a short story for the Scarlet Stiletto Awards a few years ago, but it kept growing and growing until it was too long.

The story weaves together a small town reeling in the wake of the tragic death of a young boy in an arson attack, an aspiring journalist desperate for a story and little dolls full of secrets.

Too Easy (Scribe Publications) is J M Green’s second novel to feature Stella Hardy, a wisecracking social worker with a thirst for social justice, good laksa and alcohol. This time, she’s battling outlaw bikie gangs, corrupt cops and a powerful hunger for pani puri.

J M Green’s debut novel, Good Money, was shortlisted for a 2016 Ned Kelly Award,

Sisters in Crime’s Davitt Award for Best Debut Crime Book and the 2014 Victorian Premier’s LiteraryAward for an Unpublished Manuscript.

She divides her time between writing in her backyard studio and working as a librarian.

Maggie Baron is a former forensic scientist who worked in the area of trace evidence analysis. A passionate crime reader, she brings a strong analytical perspective to the craft of writing. She works in infrastructure and transport planning and in 2015 became Sisters in Crime’s inaugural President.

The brief AGM is open to all financial members. Nomination forms for positions of National Co-convenors will be accepted on the night of October 27.

BACKBONE ■ Events at the Melbourne Festival never disappoint and the ensemble Gravity and Other Myths performance of Backbone at the Arts Centre Playhouse certainly did not disappoint as it was exceptional.

The ensemble formed in Adelaide in 2009 have performed extensively in spaces throughout Australia before being sighted and booked for a tour of Scotland.

After ‘working our guts out on tour we returned and scored a top agent”.

Such a success was their overseas performance of A Simple Space, it has and is still touring the world.

In between, Backbone emerged as a project that is a culmination of all that has gone before, since their very first ensemble performance in 2009.

Ten acrobatic sensations without nets and harnesses, performed gravity defying acrobatic physical extremes that continually amazed.

Director Darcy Grant started the ensemble in a recumbent state on the bare stage floor and as they came to life they prepared the stage with poles, heavy rocks and their own costumes in a busy routine that had us thirsting for what was to come.

With buckets of sand spread across the stage by the troupe aiding feet adherence they then commenced their seemingly impossible mixture of acrobatic physical theatre.

Where does one start as with exacting and split second timing, the troupe somersaulted, flew through the air, lifted three high, fell from great heights, became human skipping ropes and more, all while quietly cueing each other.

Special mention must be made of Meike Lizotte who portraying an inverse marionette, on terrifyingly high diminishing poles, appeared to have been speared. It is quiet stunning.

Founding member Lachlan Binns also had us gasping as he performed while also being a mentor to many others in the troupe.

It all happened with a music background developed by Elliot Zoerner and Shenton Gregory while with many elements of capoeira with spontaneous applause, gasps and sighs of relief we were left in no doubt Gravity and Other Myths deserved their worldwide acclaim.

- Review by Graeme McCoubrie

EMERGENCY RELIEF ■ Arts House will transform into an Emergency Relief Centre on Saturday, November 11, bringing together artists, local communities and the emergency and health sectors to prepare for the imminent impacts of climate change.

From hurricanes to heatwaves, recent global events have shown the need for cities to continue to plan and prepare for extreme climate events. An urgent and critical global problem cities face is how to prepare for, adapt to and recover from such events, particularly in a way that is humane, dignified and equitable.

Home to Arts House, the North Melbourne Town Hall is one of 18 Emergency Relief Centres in the City of Melbourne that may be used during a climate related event such as a heatwave or flood.

As Melbourne’s hub of contemporary and experimental art, Arts House will bring together artists, emergency services, scientists, First Nations elders and community to collaborate and rehearse what a creative response to an extreme climate event could look like.

The Refuge artists – Asha BeeAbraham, Lorna Hannan, Emily Johnson, Vicki Couzens, Dave Jones, Jen Rae and Latai Taumoepeau – will each present a range of experiential and artistic interpretations that explore a particular element within the Emergency Relief Centre: sleep, communications, energy, food, wellbeing and community connectedness.

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Top-class Manikato Stakes

■ The classic Manikato Stakes to be run at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Eve this Friday has attracted a top class field of sprinters over the 1200 metre trip.

The Hayes-Dabernig trained Vega Magic, who is racing well, heads the market at just under each way odds.

The former Western Australian gelding, now six, has taken all before him since joining the Hayes-Dabernig team, and ran a cracking race in the rich Everest at Randwick.

To put it bluntly, David Hayes said after the Everest. "He should have won; the race was like a horror movie".

Adding that he felt he was a good thing beaten, he got on the wrong leg on the reverse way of going in Sydney, yet only got beaten three quarters of a length.

Since coming from Western Australia he was won three races with the second in the Everest for the Hayes-Dabernig Team.

Top sprinter, Redzel, added over $5 million to his already mounting kitty to the nearly two million already won for the Snowden team owners.

Vega Magic will be hard to beat around the tricky Moonee Valley course.

On the second line is the smart Sydney mare, In Her Time, who beat a good field of sprinters in the Sydney Stakes over the 1200 metre trip.

She has now won seven of her 16 starts, with three placings.

In her Time is prepared by Ben Smith at Newcastle and will give them something to chase in the Manikato.

In the Sydney Stakes she beat some good sprinters like Ball of Muscle, who ran third, Japonisme, Derryn, Washington Heights and Bonny O'Reilly.

The glamour grey, Chautauqua, is on the next line at the luxurious odds of nearly 8-1.

He ran a great fourth in the Everest, and his rider, Brenton Avdulla, came under fire from many quarters for going along the rails at the strong grey made his run.

His customary style is being hooked to the outside where he can get a good look at them.

He finished a good fourth in the Everest and a couple of strides past the post was nearly in front.

Tommy Berry, who usually rides Chautauqua in his Sydney races was unavailable as he is riding overseas, while his Melbourne rider, Dwayne Dunn, was also tied up at the Caulfield Guineas.

Dunn was committed to the Guineas favourite, Royal Symphony, who got into more trouble than the early settlers, and got more checks than a leading bank.

Of the others competing in the Manikato, we have the Sydney sprinter, Impending, from the powerful Godolphin team, but I feel the older horses will be too strong.

Malaguerra, with the Peter Gelagotis team at Moe is a good sprinter, not without a chance.

Then we have the Newmarket winner, Redkirk Warrior, from the Hayes-Dabernig team, who failed to flatter in the Everest, but it was pretty classy field, Hayes later said that he didn't handle the track in the Everest at Randwick.

We then have the good sprinting mare, Super Cash, but I think they will be a bit hot for her.

Viddora is racing well, but way out of its class her, and Spieth appears to have lost all form after a disappointing run in Melbourne and finishing last in the Everest.

Summing up, I feel that Vega Magic, being able to be up on the pace will be hard to beat.

In Her Time is good, but the tricky reverse way and the Moonee Valley track, could be against her.

Chautauqua, if he is on his game and patiently ridden, would come up home hard wide out and would be hard to beat.

● Vega Magic. Racing Photos

Ted Ryan

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Someone suggested they tie her to the stalls, thus giving the other runners a fair chance.

Look let's sum it up.

Winx has won the last two Cox Plates by streets and this could be the same again.

Her win in the Turnbull had to be seen to be believed, when she won by a conservative 6.5 lengths, looked like eight to me, but I am not the Judge.

The market has her currently at $ 1.20, in the old, five to one on.

Returning $120 for each spot put on.

Now that is better than bank interest.

On the second line, not that it matters, is the Darren Weir trained Gailo Chop, who won Caulfield Stakes in good style, but no Winx.

Gailo Chop is being quoted at around $17 , with the Epsom Winner, Happy Clapperand the Toorak Handicap winner, Tosen Stardom, at around $21.00.

Further down the market is Bonneval, Humidor, Kementari, second in the Caulfield Guineas, and the impressive Johannes Vermeer.

An interesting nomination is three year-old colt, Royal Symphony, who should have won the Caulfield Guineas and will most likely run with Kerrin McEvoy tipped to ride at the weight of 49.5 kilos.

There is not a runner in the Cox Plate that can compete with Winx on times over the last 600 metres in a race over 2000 metres.

Just get on, grab the $1.20, it is good value.

- Ted Ryan

Winx-Winx

■ "How in the hell" are they going to beat in the Cox Plate coming up this Saturday at Moonee Valley?

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Wine Column Top taste tannins ■ JOHN ROZENTALS returns from Mudgee thinking about full-bodied dry reds and urges readers to go with the flow of the tannins.

Tannin structure is critical to the way that a red wine tastes and responds to food, yet I doubt that most winelovers understand tannins.

Tannins come mostly from the skins of red grapes and aren't bitter, they're astringent. There is a big difference.

They have a high affinity for proteins and combine with them to form long-chain insoluble molecules.

That's why they dry the mouth. Saliva contains a lot of protein.

Red wine combines with these proteins and hence your mouth feels dry - and you can sometimes scrape red-coloured residue off your tongue with you teeth.

It's why protein-based fining agents, such as egg-white and skimmed milk, are sometimes used to remove tannins from red wines.

Foods such as red meat contain a lot of protein, so when you consume them with red wine, the wine's drying effect on the tongue is lessened.

That's one reason they go well together, and it's certainly why you should taste wine with appropriate food before buying it.

The tannin structure of grapes - and hence of the wines they make - depends much on environment, grape variety, growing conditions, timing of harvest, etc.

The extraction of that tannin, and its persistence in the wine, depends much on winemaking techniques.

Its the regionality that comes to the fore when Huntington Estate owner and winemaker Tim Stevens claims the area can produce some of the best red wines in Australia, and hence in the world.

"There is no doubt that our style of red wine is unique; we have high levels of highquality tannin and acid that can make the wines somewhat astringent when young.

“I make no apologies for this, as the structure makes the wines great for ageing and great with food … In time the fruit and tannins integrate to become sublime," he said.

"Our wines are old-style and don't suit tastes where body and complexity are not important.

“The style of Mudgee reds is not something we can change, even if, God forbid, we wanted to.

“This is because of our unique climate and soils, which are what they are.

"Time and again, I have seen Mudgee winemakers (myself included) try to tame these tannins by manipulating the vineyard conditions or playing too much with the wine in the cellar. Invariably, the wine becomes stripped or dull.

“Handled properly, Mudgee wines are full-bodied, have loads of super-fine tannins, good acid levels, with concentrated and complex flavours that last of the palate.

"The trick is to be guided by the vineyard and intervene as little as possible. Go with the tannins, not against them."

WINE REVIEWS Angullong 2017 Fossil Hill Orange-Region Rosato ($24): This wine recently went a treat with the nibblies we grazed on before a suitably long lunch in Angullong's vineyard near the locality of Panuara, on the southern slopes of Orange's main landmark, Mt Canobolas. It may be quite a frivolous pink in colour, but this wine has some substance to it. It's made from the Italian red variety sangiovese, completely dry and packed with quite a delicious, more-ish flavour.

Angullong 2016 Fossil Hill Orange-Region Sangiovese ($26): grapevines are propagated from cuttings and different source materials show variations that are known as clones. This medium-bodied dry red is made from the 'brunello' and 'piccolo' sangiovese clones, which produce smaller, more intensely flavoured berries than the 'grosso' clone, which is proving ideal for making the Angullong Rosato. I like this dry red a great deal and find it a good match for range of red meats, especially rare beef.

- John Rozentals

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