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Morning reflections at the Hobart docks. Kelvin Ball

Mersey River. Hayley Clarke, @tassiehayley

Blue-tongue lizard at the Salmon Ponds. Joy Allison

Aurora australis, Burnie. Shirley Sturzaker

Lagoons Beach. Christine Smits Ghost fungus, Latrobe. Lindsay Parker

EXPLORING PUNISHMENT

Visitors to the iconic Port Arthur Historic Site will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a brand new experience in the haunting and eerie Separate Prison. Brought to life by the Turin Production Partnership, A Punishing Experiment is a limited run of performances exploring the idea of isolation and silence as punishment and reform.

Opening in 1849, the Separate Prison was a new institution designed to deal with the worst class of criminal at Port Arthur. The aim was to subdue the prisoners by imposing the strictest of treatment and rules. The most important rule being silence. No footsteps were to be heard – guards and prisoners had to wear felt overshoes. Prisoners were not allowed to talk or would suffer further isolating punishment in the Dumb Cell. Prisoners’ names were also

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The Separate Prison at the Port Arthur Historic Site. no longer valid and they were only known as a number.

As today’s audiences enter the Separate Prison, they are transported back to 1854. They will experience how the experiment of a separate and isolated prison functioned through the eyes of different characters: Irish, the convict narrator; the Warden; the Overseer; Denny the Defiant; the Doctor; the Constable; and the other prisoners. A Punishing Experiment will run Friday and Saturday evenings from 6pm to 7.30pm from 13 March through to 13 April, with extra performances on Easter Sunday and Monday. Spaces are limited and bookings can be made online at portarthur.org.au or by ringing 1800 659 101. portarthur.org.au

A MUSICAL EVENING

RACT Symphony under the Stars Saturday 22 February at 7pm City Park, Launceston

There’s nothing quite like hearing the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO) from the comfort of your own picnic rug. RACT Symphony under the Stars offers the best in free, family-friendly entertainment. A concert and picnic rolled into one, RACT Symphony under the Stars is the perfect opportunity to relax with family and friends on a balmy summer’s evening in the splendour of Launceston’s City Park. It’s the one time of the year when you get to kick back and be serenaded by a live symphony orchestra in the great outdoors.

In addition to the full TSO, this year’s concert features brilliant young Australian violinist, Grace Clifford, performing a dazzling array of music, including the rollicking finale to Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto,

Sit back and enjoy the TSO this summer. Sarasate’s blistering Carmen Fantasy and sentimental favourites by Fritz Kreisler. Other crowd-pleasing numbers include excerpts from Swan Lake and Johann Strauss’ On the Beautiful Blue Danube. The evening’s maestro is Johannes Fritzsch, TSO Principal Guest Conductor, and compere for the night is radio personality Ryk Goddard.

While RACT Symphony under the Stars is a free concert, tickets are required and will be scanned on entry. There is a maximum of six tickets per person. They will be available from Monday 3 February and can be obtained at tso.com.au or by phoning 1800 001 190.

RACT

SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY, 7PM CITY PARK, LAUNCESTON

Tickets Available Monday 3 February

Bring a picnic and enjoy the TSO at this free, family-friendly concert.

Ryk Goddard compere

Entry by ticket (FREE) available from Monday 3 February 2020. Maximum six tickets per person. Limited number of tickets available so book early to avoid disappointment!

tso.com.au • 1800 001 190

What’s on?

Your guide to some of the hottest shows and events around Tassie.

International jazz singer, Wallace. CLARENCE JAZZ FESTIVAL 16-23 February 2020 Hobart’s Eastern Shore This year’s Clarence Jazz Festival line-up brings a fresh, new focus on diversity and jazz that pushes the boundaries. The festival will open with Swinging Sunday at Kangaroo Bay with Tasmania’s best big bands. From 17-20 February, the festival will offer the free Twilight Series – a collection of open-air concerts with local jazz acts in Sandford, Geilston Bay, Lindisfarne and Richmond. The Clarence Jazz Festival Big Weekend held at Rosny Farm from 21-23 February will host a variety of local, national and international jazz acts, including premium ticketed concerts at the Jazz Lounge in Rosny Barn headlined by future soul singer, Wallace (NZ/ UK). Other acts include Lachlan Mitchell and Uncomfortable Science, and Sky Voltage assisted through Multicultural Arts Victoria. clarenceartsandevents.net/clarence-jazz-festival

JEWELLERY, GEM & MINERAL FAIR 21-22 March 2020, 9am-4pm East Devonport Primary School The Devonport Lapidary Club is hosting the annual Jewellery, Gem & Mineral Fair. The fair will feature more than 90 trade tables stocked with stunning items of jewellery, precious gems, crystals, fossils and mineral displays from Tasmania, mainland Australia and overseas. There will also be activities for the kids, gem sieving, panning for gold and gems, as well as delicious homemade treats. devonportlapidary.com

CRADLE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL 3-5 April 2020 Cradle Mountain Watch the best adventure films from across Tasmania and around the world, and immerse yourself in a program full of outdoor wellness activities including yoga, cold-water therapy and canoeing. Cradle Mountain Hotel will host the One Year in Tasmania Adventure Film competition and Mountainfilm on Tour screenings, and is offering festival-goers a special accommodation discount for the weekend. cradlemountainfilmfest.com

Journeys readers can go into the draw to win a Cradle Mountain Film Festival package valued at $1200. To enter, visit cradlemountainfilmfest. com/ractprize2020. ABOVE: One of the large yurts festivalgoers will find at the Cradle Mountain Film Festival.

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