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28 February 2015

A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of

people and places on the people and places on the people and places on the people and places on the

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Serving the communities of Kiama,

Gerringong, Jamberoo, Kiama Downs,

Minnamurra and Gerroa

Lighthouse

turns blue p3

747 to cause

traffic chaos p 3

Our milk is tops p3

Kiama Farmers’

Market tries out

rainy day venue p4

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The first two of nine poles which provide

Kiama CBD with a CCTV and wifi service

have been installed on Terralong St.

The multistage project is piggybacking

off the decision by Kiama Council to install

its own fibre optic cable network between

its various properties rather than renting it

from a provider.

It is likely that the cameras will be turned

on in March, after a Council meeting to

approve the necessary policies and proce-

dures to ensure privacy protection.

“It is important for people to know that

the camera views will not be actively moni-

tored by anyone, but will be available to

police for investigative purposes,” says

Nick Guggisberg, Manager of Community

and Cultural Development. “Even then, the

police will be following formal procedures

and leaving an audit trail of their viewing.”

Eventually a live feed will be provided to

Kiama Police Station, with web viewing

available at Local Area Command, but

people should not rely on it being monitor-

ed constantly.

It is expected that the wifi will be switch-

ed on around the end of March.

Once this project is completed and re-

viewed, plans will be developed to provide

the same service to Gerringong CBD, using

microwave technology to link back to the

Council’s network in Kiama.

Over 70 free concerts this Festival March switch-on for CCTV and wifi

The hard working volun-

teers of the Kiama Jazz &

Blues Club have done it

again - organised a great

Festival with over 70 gigs

on at thirty venues through-

out Kiama.

This Festival takes music

to the streets, literally.

On Saturday, artists will

be playing at 25 locations

around town, mostly in or

outside cafes.

On the Friday and Satur-

day nights, things move

inside at various venues in

town, such as clubs, pubs

and restaurants. There is no

cover charge at any of these

venues, so you can enjoy

the music as a bonus with

your food and drinks.

Sunday brings yet more

gigs around town, along

with a concert from 11-5pm

in Hindmarsh Park.

There are many great local

performers to enjoy, includ-

ing Joe Mungovan, Tommy

M & the Mastersounds,

Sound of KoKo and the

Nick Rheinberger Trio.

This year’s must-sees

from out of town include:

Peña Flamenca

This hot eight piece group

from Sydney has created

a unique fiesta with their

interpret-ation of Spanish

and Latin traditions. Peña

Flamenca draw from an

intensely diverse mix of

musicians from jazz to funk,

classical to Latin merging

to form a distinctive and

compelling sound. With a

bit of flamenco thrown in.

The Foreday Riders

The legendary Foreday

Riders have been mainstays

of Sydney’s music scene

since 1967 with their

Chicago-style blues and

an added dash of swing.

Along the way they have

become known as ‘the

University of the Blues’,

with a succession of blues

luminaries passing through

on their way to other bands.

Australia’s blues royalty.

Continued on p8

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On weekends

Live music at The Sebel,

Kiama Leagues Club,

The Mecure, Jamberoo

Pub and other venues.

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Gerringong Cricket Club,

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Sat 28 Feb

Kiama Rugby 7s

Kiama Showground,

from 8.30 with finals

from 3pm

Kiama Produce Market

Kiama Harbour, 9-2

Talk on Kiama Uniting

Church

(see p 3)

Sun 1 March

Sydney Male Choir

Gerringong Music Club

$25 at the door.

Members no charge

6-8 March

Kiama Jazz & Blues

Festival (see page 1)

Fri 6 Mar

Gerringong Pics & Flicks

Pride (see right)

The Second Best

Marigold Hotel Charity

Screening

(see right)

Fundraiser for

Jamie’s Wish

The Pavilion Kiama

Sat 7 March

Talk on Indonesian

Textiles: Friends of

the Library event

(see right)

7-8 March

Kiama Arts Trail

Various locations

throughout Kiama

Sun 8 March

Arrival of the Boeing

747 at HARS

(see page 3)

Mon 9 March

Spirituality in the Pub

7.30 pm, Jamberoo Pub

(see right)

Sat 14 March

Songs That Won the

Wars, CWA Jamberoo

Concert, 2pm,

Jamberoo School of Arts.

$20 inc afternoon tea.

Tickets from Elders Real

Estate, 4236 0891

Gerringong Public

School Fete

10-3pm

Sun 15 March

Kiama Seaside Market

9-3pm, Black Beach

Sat 21 March

Gerringong Village

Market In and around

Gerringong Town Hall

Sat 28 March

Kiama Produce Market

Black Beach. New time

of 9-2pm.

Second Hand Saturday

Car Boot Sale

Black Beach, 8-noon

Irish folk legend

Nuala Kennedy

More in next edition

Sun 29 March

Jamberoo Village

Market 10-4,

Kevin Walsh Oval

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The committed members

of Gerringong's Children's

Medical Research Institute,

which has raised more than

$1.7 million for the cause

since 1959, are at it again.

They have arranged for a

special premiere screening

of much awaited sequel,

The Second Best Exotic

Marigold Hotel. This time Richard Gere is one of the

retirees. Where did the time go?

The ticket cost includes a supper of homemade slice and

sandwiches, with tea and coffee, in the half hour before

the movie so don't be late.

Enjoy watching an ensemble cast of wonderful actors

while supporting the scientists at CMRI and the children

they help.

Details: Fri 6 March, 6.30pm for 7pm start,

Greater Union, Shellharbour.

Tickets $20. Contact Belinda on

42340224; 042 134 9505; or belwall@bigpond.net.au

Premiere screening helps childrens’ medical research

Based on a true story,

Pride depicts a group of

lesbian and gay activists

who raised money to

help families affected

by the British miners’

strike in 1984.

It stars the wonderful

Bill Nighy, and was a

great hit at last year’s

Cannes Festival.

Details: Fri 6 March, 8pm

(doors open 7.30)

Gerringong Town Hall

Tickets $10

Understanding Indonesian textile design and technique Howard Jones, retired

lecturer in art history and

head teacher of the School

of Art and Design at the

Illawarra Institute of

Technology and lecturer

in art history and painting

at Wollongong University,

is giving a talk for Friends

of the Library on the rich

diversity of traditional

weaving in Indonesia.

He will explore some

of the weaving techniques

and dyeing processes.

There will be a focus on

the unfolding story behind

a particular Sumba ritual

textile that Howard acquir-

ed back in 1979.

Find out what’s happening in the Congo The next Spirituality in

the Pub addresses the

topic of ‘Sipping from the

Cup of Fearless Voices -

Speaking up for Peace,

Equality and Justice in the

Democratic Republic of

Congo’.

The speaker is Lulu

Mitshabu, a refugee from

Zaire who arrived in

Australia in 1991. A skilled

and passionate communica-

tor, Lulu has worked for

Caritas Australia since

2000. Over this time,

she became the Africa

Programs coordinator

for the Africa and Latin

America team and worked

on programs in Rwanda,

Mozambique, Botswana,

Zambia and DRC where

the effects of war and

internal conflicts have been

devastating, particularly

on the lives of women and

children.

Details: Mon 9 March,

7.30pm, Jamberoo Pub

It’s just been confirmed

the 2015 Folk by the

Sea Festival will be

held on 4-6 Sept, in

and around the Kiama

Pavilion.

This intimate event,

featuring the sounds

of folk, world, roots,

Celtic, bluegrass and

gypsy music, has

become a popular event

in its first two years.

This year's event will again have ticketed

entry to enjoy international, national and

local artists at Kiama Showground on Fri-

day night and Saturday, and a free day of

local folk artists performing on the Sunday

in Hindmarsh Park and other locations

around Kiama.

The festival is the work of volunteers

from the Illawarra Folk Club Inc, who

present regular folk music concerts in

the region throughout the year, as well as

Illawarra Folk Festival, the state's biggest

folk festival, at Bulli each January.

More details in future issues.

Folk by the Sea on this September

Details: Sat 7 March,

2.30pm,

Family History Centre

under Kiama Library.

Members $5 and

non-members $8.

Includes afternoon tea.

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Children take the lead Eight year old Finlay Cassidy and nine year old Tabbitha

Marshall have been inspired to raise money for children

less fortunate than themselves.

With the help of their families, they are organising a

charity event, called Art 4 UNICEF, in mid-May.

They are asking for as many people as possible (both

adults and children) to create an artwork for them to sell at

this event, with all proceeds going to the UNICEF cause

(under the auspices of the organisation).

Their motto is ‘if you can make it we can sell it’, so your

donation could include a drawing, painting, sculpture,

jewellery or photograph.

The event will be held on the 16 May at the Gerringong

Uniting Church between 4-7pm, so put it in your diaries.

Details: If you are interested in donating one of

your creations, email art4unicef@bigpond.com or

call Lyndal (Fin’s mum) 0412 301 880

U3A Monday Talks in March

Details: 2-4 pm, North Kiama Neighbourhood Centre

2 March Gardens of Italy

A renowned horticulturist Hazel King will

trace the history of Italian gardens from the

times of emperors Augustus and Hadrian.

16 March Actively Controlled Robotic Capsules

Note: no talk

on 9 March Professor Gursel Alici looks at the gastroin-

testinal tract and explains how it may be

monitored and improved for our wellbeing.

23 March A Tour of Bhutan in Words & Film

Michael Suckling talks about the Kingdom of

Bhutan in the Himalayas, east of Sikkim and

south of Tibet.

In the first of a series,

the Kiama & District

Historical Society has

organised an on-site talk on

the long history of the

Kiama Uniting Church.

The original church build-

ing is one of Kiama's oldest

and has a very interesting

history.

David Radford will speak

about the many facets of

this church that has been so

important in the social and

religious history of Kiama.

He is a member of both

the Kiama & District

Historical Society and

the Kiama Uniting Church,

and has long been interest-

ed in local history.

Saturday 28 Feb at 2.30pm

at the Uniting Church,

Manning Street

Discover the history of our local churches

It’s Gold for The Pines

Congratulations to Kel and Mahlah Grey on being winning

awarded a Gold Medal for The Pines Milk in the unhomog-

enised milk section at the Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy

Produce Show. Their score of 19/20 shows how much it

pleased the expert judges.

The Greys only started bottling and marketing their own

milk in 2013, in a three pronged strategy to ensure the

pioneer family farm would not only survive, but thrive.

They also value added by making gelato and renting out

the farmhouse to holidaymakers.

They pride themselves on pasteurising their milk at

the lowest temperature possible, for a longer time, allowing

it to retain more of the natural flavour and nutritional

benefits. A new pasteuriser from Italy, installed last year,

has made it possible for them to increase production to

cope with demand.

Their score, which was the highest in all of the milk

sections, put them in contention for being named Champion

Milk, but a further judging gave South Coast Dairy’s

Organic Lite Milk that honour. In total, the dairy coop from

Berry won four Golds and one Silver for their milk, and

a Silver for their cream.

Rotary turns 110 To mark the 110th Anniversary of Rotary, and celebrate its theme

for the year - Light Up Rotary - the Kiama Rotary Club arranged

for our lighthouse to be illuminated in their signature colour.

Wollongong Lighthouse was also lit, along with several other

events along the Illawarra.

Rotary, founded in Chicago, has 1.2 million members worldwide.

The Kiama Club was established in 1952 and currently has 44

members, most of whom attended a fundraising picnic to mark the

anniversary. That gathering, and a fundraising BBQ held at Blow-

hole Point on the Sunday, raised $1000 for Rotary’s End Polio

Now campaign, being waged along side the World Health Organi-

sation, the Bill Gates Foundation and UNICEF.

Photos: NEG Photography

One way flight for this 747 If all goes to plan, HARS Museum at Albion Park Airport will be welcoming the

Boeing 747-400, named the City of Canberra, to its ranks on Sunday 8th March.

The ten minute fight from Kingsford-Smith is expected to start at 7.30am, but may be

any time up until 10.30am.

Once it is on its way, major road disruptions will happen as roads to the south and

north of the airport (including the roundabout heading north) are closed to avoid motor-

ist distraction. With so much interest, and no additional parking being available on the

day, it could get messy.

Apart from its sheer size in such a small airport, the plane still holds an aviation

record - in 1989 it undertook the longest non-stop commercial flight, from London to

Sydney in 20 hours, 9 minutes and 5 seconds.

While the runway is long enough for a controlled landing, it definitely isn’t capable

of supporting it taking off, so HARS definitely has her for good.

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Woodcraft skills on display In these days of mass pro-

duction of almost every-

thing, people have even

more appreciation for the

‘old school’ way of doing

things. The Kiama Wood-

craft Group is helping to

keep these skills alive and

well in our area, sharing

expertise and encouraging

creativity.

The group has over 30

members, and its annual

Expo is a way of display-

ing the skills of its mem-

bers, as well as giving the

community, and prospec-

tive members, an insight

into the group itself.

There will be demonstra-

tions, displays and the

opportunity to purchase

some of the work.

Meetings are held on

the fourth Wednesday

of each month starting

at 7pm, at Kiama High

School (Design and Tech-

nology Block). Visitors

and new members always

welcome.

Details: 7-8 March,

Sat 9-5, Sun 9-4

Kiama Masonic Lodge Hall,

Collins St

Free entry

Kiama Harbour Combined Probus Club

and the Kiama Downs Ladies’ Probus

Club currently have a limited number

of vacancies for semi-retired or retired

persons.

The Combined Club meets monthly

for lunch and arranges many interest-

ing and varied social outings at other

times throughout the year. If you are

interested in joining them, please

contact Marilyn Jarrett on 4237 5180.

The Ladies’ Club is well established,

with some of the members having

been with it since its inception 24

years ago. The monthly meetings have

interesting guest speakers and deli-

cious morning teas. A walking group

and card playing group meet weekly,

and a craft group meet fortnightly.

Restaurant outings are regularly en-

joyed. If you are interested, contact

Lyndel Saunders on 4297 5882.

Help get a Mens’ Shed in Gerringong A Men’s Shed is currently being established in Gerrin-

gong. A committee has been elected and they are making

representation to both the Federal and State governments

for grants to enable the shed to get started.

The committee has visited other Men’s Sheds in the

Kiama and Shoalhaven areas to see how they are setup

and what is needed to establish one in Gerringong.

While recognising it will take some time to come to

fruition, the committee is determined to have it succeed

given the very real benefits that can flow for the wider

community.

Once the money has been approved by both sides of

government, application to the Council will take place and

the shed should start to take shape.

Anyone who is interested in participating is encouraged

to come along to the next meeting to have a cup of tea and

a chat and make some new friends.

Details: Meetings are held every fortnight in the Netball

Clubhouse at the rear of Cronin’s Oval. The next

meeting is on 10 March 2015

at 10am. For information

please phone Ian Woodlands

on 4234 0960

Farmers’ Market makes use of its rainy day option No sooner had the Kiama Farmers’ Market

rainy day option been arranged than it was

taken advantage of, with stallholders and

shoppers flocking to the Showground this

past rainy Wednesday.

The option was negotiated following the

first time the Market had to be cancelled due

to bad weather.

The Committee thanks Kiama Council for

helping to make this solution happen.

Missed a good film? Continuing a tradition, the good people at Pics and Flicks

are donating DVDs of their recent screenings to Kiama

Library.

They do this regularly, so you can find many of the

films they have selected for screening over the last ten or

so years available for you to borrow.

The latest donations are: Nebraska, Stories We Tell,

The Great Beauty, Still Life, Blancanieves, The Gilded

Cage and the Flickerfest 20th Anniversary DVD.

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Out & about At Kendall House Once more Heather and Peter O’Neill, owners of

historic Kendall House, played host to a splendid

High Tea for just over thirty people to raise money

for Same Skies, a refugee advocacy and asylum

support group. They are delighted that they raised

$1270 for this good cause.

Their daughter Laura has worked with refugees

for ten years, and is currently volunteering with

Same Skies in Java. The organisation’s aim is to

assist refugees and asylum seekers to live with

purpose by empowering them to organise and

support their own communities to make them

stronger and more self-reliant. Its experienced

professionals advise, facilitate and coach by provid-

ing educational, technical, financial and logistical

assistance. Ideally, Same Skies’ support is phased

out after self-sustaining changes in the community

are realized.

As refugees and asylum seekers (who face a five

year assessment process) are not allowed to work

in Indonesia and have no legal rights, the skills

of many of them go unutilised while they wait

for their new lives to begin. Concerningly, their

children are also not allowed to go to school.

To give them a sense of purpose, the community

served by its Java Refugee Help Centre has decided

to focus on children’s education first, followed by

women’s education, youth and adult skills-sharing

and men’s education.

If you wish to find out more or donate to this

cause, go to www.sameskies.org

The High Tea was a labour of love for

Heather, who made the extraordinary

range of wonderful food herself.

It was an occasion to bring out all

her best China and linen to suit the

occasion.

Guests were treated to a tour of the old

house, which originally sat on 500 acres.

The original house, known as Happy

Villa, was settled by the Rev. Thomas

Kendall in 1830. He was the grandfather

of the poet Henry Kendall.

Above: Chris Brosnan, Jane Hartgerink, Marg Dowell, Libby

Eggins at their table on the verandah of the gracious house

Maggie Moss, Kay Cope, Lee Watsford and Annette Levering

enjoying the welcoming drinks

Phyl Cowell, Wilma Glasson, Betty Dallimore and Debbie

Devenish

Wendy and Neil Reilly, with Ross Eggleton and Heather Williams

Graham and Megan Smillie, both well-known

yoga teachers in Kiama, and big sisters Ella

and Lucy welcomed their son and baby

brother Joshua Thomas Devine-Smillie into

the world on the 30th of January.

Apparently, he is just adorable.

Congratulations to them all.

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1. Plant associated with

tropical paradise and coco-

nuts (4,4)

5. Someone who has pleas-

ant short term distractions

from reality whilst awake

(3,7)

8. Bones (8)

10. Latin for a cat (5,5)

13. Lyrical poem in praise

of the poet’s inspiration (3)

14. Desert landscape (4)

16. Upper house in parlia-

ment (6)

17. Tool that measures dis-

tance; person in charge (4)

19. To make angry (6)

22. Sea locked land (6)

24. Strange and different (6)

25. Shackles; steams fabric

(5)

26. American war from 1950

to 1953 (6)

29. Rush of blood to the

cheeks (5)

30. Female siblings (7)

32. Chemical group of fossil

fuels (e.g. petrol, base of

plastic) (11)

33. Sound ghosts make (3)

35. Pillow to keep needles in

(3,7)

37. In reference to the

pitch, quality and strength

of a musical note (4)

38. Buffy ____ vampires (5)

39. Period of celebration (8)

40. Curve, bow or arc (4)

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2. Say something in order to

obtain an answer (3)

3. Song (6)

4. Hindsight, afterthought

(10)

5. Blemish, flaw, fault (6)

6. Yellow part of an egg (4)

7. Mum (6)

8. Coloured windows (7,5)

9. Midday (4)

11. Biggest source of Austra-

lian electricity (4)

12. Tool to join fabric

together (6,7)

15. Bath robe (8,4)

18. Greek equivalent of

Diana; hunting goddess (7)

20. Fortunate (5)

21. An alcoholic drink made

from yeast-fermented malt

flavoured with hops (4)

23. The interruption of a

settled and peaceful condi-

tion (11)

27. Looked at (4)

28. Agatha Christie novel

“Murder on the ______

Express” (6)

29. Shows off (6)

31. Object awarded as a

prize for a victory or success

(6)

33. Spherical object that is

played with (4)

34. Sand hill (4)

36. High temperature (3)

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Hello from Myanmar! It is absolutely gorgeous here.

We have been travelling around Myanmar for two

weeks, squeezing in the best this unique country

has to offer.

Every single place we’ve stayed has been com-

pletely different in scenery and atmosphere. From

bustling Inle Lake, the ancient temples of Bagan,

relaxing Ngwe Saung Beach, the majestic Golden

Rock, chaotic Yangon and our favourite Hpa-an.

Hpa-an hasn’t quite caught up with the tourist

trade yet, making the incredible beauty that

surrounds the town that much more special.

Many places we were exploring, we didn’t come

across a single other traveller.

A fabulous tour set up by our guesthouse saw us

walking through caves decorated with Buddhist

temples and shrines as well as a catching a tiny

boat under a mountain and through rice paddies.

The day ended amazingly as we watched the

sunset while hundreds of thousands of bats exited

their cave and flew across river.

The Burmese people were wonderful, as were

all of our guides. So often I was surprised by their

willingness to help us or show off their English.

It was an absolutely incredible whirlwind of a trip

and it will be interesting to come back in a few

years to see how tourism will inevitably change and

develop the country.

Eliza Wilcox, Gerringong

Seasonal recipe: Wholemeal shortcrust pastry

There are so many great

vegetables around at the

moment to make into a pie

or tart: zuchinni, leeks,

spinach, pumpkin and

tomatoes to name a few.

Here is a really great recipe

for a pastry crust that will

do those vegetables credit

(maybe even take the lime-

light).

It is simple to remember -

for the weight of wholemeal

plain flour you use, you

need half that weight in

butter (ie. 500g flour and

250g butter). 200g of flour should be enough for one tart

shell, but we advise making more and freezing the left over

until you need it.

Put the flour in a food processor with a pinch of salt.

Chop the butter into cubes and blend it with the flour until

it’s like breadcrumbs. Start blending again, and then slowly

dribble chilled water into the processor’s shute until the

pastry comes together in a ball. As a guide, this will be

around two tablespoons, maybe less.

Take out of the processor and flatten into a disc. Wrap in

cling wrap and put in fridge for at least half an hour.

Then roll out, fit into greased dish and bake blind (put

baking paper over the pastry and fill with weights such as

rice or uncooked beans) at 180C for 15 minutes before

removing weights and cooking until golden.

Add filling and complete the dish.

Note: if you don’t have a food processor, it is easy enough

to rub in the butter with your fingers and then slowly add

enough water to bring the pastry together.

This pastry was a perfect

base for Ottolenghi’s famous

Plenty Pie

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Clayton Doley’s Bayou Billabong

Clayton Doley is Australia's finest

Hammond organist and is quickly gaining

international recognition as one of the top

new players on the world stage. His fiery

bluesy virtuosity has earned him spots at

some of the world’s biggest festivals, in-

cluding the Montreal International Jazz

Festival, the Byron Bay Blues Festival, the

Toronto Jazz Festival and the Tremblant

International Blues Festival.

Milena Barrett & Rob Turner

Originally from the UK, Milena moved to

Australia and started playing with some of

our finest, including Mal Eastick (with

whom she went to Memphis to compete in

the 2014 International Blues Challenge).

Audiences and musicians alike are touched

by her strong, warm and honest conviction.

She is half of a brilliant English blues &

soul duo with Rob Turner - expect some

powerhouse blues.

Psycho Zydeco

The Psychos, as their fans

affectionately dub them,

have established themselves

as the country’s premier

roots act specialising in the

high-energy, uplifting style

of music known as zydeco.

The band’s earthy blend of

traditional Cajun, blues and

swamp music produces a

heady mix. Driving

washboard, drums, guitar,

saxophone, organ, piano and

the odd triangle combine with some amaz-

ing accordion playing, creating music that

makes you move.

Dr Don’s Double Dose

Returning again is one of the prior festi-

vals’ most popular group, featuring Don

Hopkins, piano and vocals, with Rob

Grosser, drums and percussion. Their music

draws from the rich vein of blues and jazz

of the 1920s and 30s through to the R&B,

soul and gospel sounds of the 1950s and

60s, with an emphasis on the New Orleans,

piano styles and songs.

Genevieve Chadwick

Imagine if Janis Joplin and John Lee

Hooker had a baby together; musically, this

singer would be the offspring of that union.

She’s been likened to the great Janis Joplin

and Australia’s answer to Melissa

Etheridge.

Details: 6-8 March, throughout Kiama.

Programs available at many places around

town or on-line at www.kiamajazz.com

Over 70 free concerts this Festival

Scots Presbyterian Church

Bookshop � Second-hand

Christian books

� Cards & gifts

Open Tuesday 10-12 Wednesday 1-3

Corner of Terralong &

Shoalhaven Streets, Kiama

Sidewalk Soiree

at the

Over the years, our off-Terralong venue

has become a bit hit at the

Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival

Come along this year

and enjoy the music of

Milena Barrett and Rob Turner

Saturday 7 March, 4-6pm

Book early to reserve a table, or just bring your own chairs

Delicious street food, coffees and beer/wine available

t 4232 4990 or littleblowholecafe@gmail.com

Note: minimum number for a table is four