Things to see and do at the St Albans Community Centre and the Bowery Theatre

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1 ST ALBANS COMMUNITY CENTRE AND BOWERY THEATRE PROGRAM» FEBRUARY-JUNE 2018 Things to see and do at the St Albans Community Centre and the Proudly owned and operated by Brimbank City Council

2 WELCOME

3 Welcome to the St Albans Community Centre () and the Here at we are delighted to bring together an exciting performance space and a vibrant community centre - all under the one roof. We re thrilled to start 2018 with an exciting line-up of quality performances, exhibitions and activities. The will host an array of quality performances including, cabaret, cultural performances and theatre for young and old. In an exciting first, we will hold In Conversations with Indigenous artists. At, you can get involved in youth events, toddler craft, concert bands and more we have activities for people of all ages and backgrounds. As an active community centre, is also a great place to connect with people in your community, meet up with old friends and make new friends. We look forward to seeing you soon! Visit 1

4 SEE IT Shows and events to enjoy February - June 2018 FEBRUARY The Glitter and Doom Salon Photo credit: Gee Greenslade Photo credit: Hong-Anh Nguyen The Glitter and Doom Salon Friday 2 February, 7.30pm $38 full, $26 concession, $20 students & groups of 6 Performance Featuring the fabulous Paul Capsis. Presented as part of Midsumma Festival, this live performance is equal parts glamorous cabaret salon and debauched dive bar. A star of the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Salon features Australia s most enigmatic cabaret stars and vibrant vaudeville artists, with performances of Tom Waits classics by Jennifer Kingwell. Warning: Strong adult content Hong-Anh Nguyen Live in Concert Friday 23 February, 7.30pm $10 Music Join us for a Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration, with one of Melbourne s most popular Vietnamese singer-songwriters. Performing in Vietnamese and English, Hong- Anh, accompanied by Binh Cadillac, Duong Hoa and Duy Thien, will sing songs of nostalgia, the human plight and the love songs of a former refugee on his journey to freedom through music. Pit Paintings: Matthew Simpson Monday 22 January - Sunday 4 March Gallery All Exhibition Matthew s abstract paintings create form, pattern and structure through repetition lines. The technique involves both random and considered mark-making to gradually build a colour field of emerging forms. 2

5 MARCH First Fridays in the Bowery - First Dance! Friday 2 March, 5-7pm Youth Dance Brimbank is a hub of dance groups, battles and performances! The First Dance! event will be a celebratory showcase of youth talent from diverse creative and cultural backgrounds in Brimbank. HART Wednesday 14 March, 7.30pm $38 full, $26 concession, $20 students & groups of 6 New Canvases - Youth Exhibition Friday 9 March-Sunday 22 April Gallery All Exhibition This exciting exhibition features a new collection of works by a local emerging young artist. Support your local artists, come along to see New Canvases! Theatre School bookings available HART is a solo theatre piece by Melbourne Fringe and Adelaide Fringe award-winner and Noongar man, Ian Michael. Weaving together the real stories of four survivors of the Stolen Generations, Michael invites you to listen in on the silenced stories of his country. A brave and quietly devastating performance. Cameron Woodhead, The Age. HART is a VCAA selected play. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this production contains references to and images of people who are deceased. Photo credit: Gabi Briggs 3

6 MARCH Intercultural Sports and Dance Day Saturday 24 March, pm Errington Oval Everyone welcome Join in the multicultural celebration with activities from across the world including traditional games, wrestling, kick ball, dancing and drumming. Ajak Kwai and Friends Friday 23 March, 7.30pm $10 full, $5 concession Music Ajak s soulful and funky afro-beats represent the depth and richness of her South Sudanese roots. Singing in Dinka, Arabic and English, her performances have mesmerized audiences nationally and internationally. This performance will feature her songs from the hit SBS TV series, Sunshine. Katawan at Gunita: Jennifer Ferguson Tuesday 27 March-Sunday 10 June Gallery All Exhibition Jennifer Arllen Ferguson s practice focuses on the diasporic body and notions of belonging and unbelonging. The Katawan at Gunita series of performances explores the inseparable link between body and trauma. APRIL All My Love Saturday 21 April, 7.30pm $38 full, $26 concession, $20 students and groups of 6 Theatre Photo credit: Ann Nguyen Still revered across Australia, Henry Lawson is one of the nation s favourite writers and poets. His contemporary, Mary Gilmore, was a literary icon and radical socialist. This wonderful play tells the surprising and heartbreaking love story of two of Australia s most significant writers. Block Party Saturday 14 April, 1-4pm car park Youth Music As part of National Youth Week we will host the Block Party. The event will feature local musical acts, dancers and DJs, hair braiding, a barber station and a free BBQ! Come and celebrate all the creative talent in Brimbank and enjoy a fun day out! The Festival of Traditional Vietnamese Music and Dance Saturday 14 April, 7pm $15 Performance The, Australian Vietnamese Arts, and the Centre for Studies of Vietnamese Traditional Music Australia present a showcase of traditional music and dance. Don t miss this unique collaboration between artists from Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne celebrating the classical cultural traditions of Vietnam. 4

7 MAY Caliban Friday 18 May, 11am $38 full, $26 concession, $20 students and groups of 6 Theatre School bookings available Created by Western Edge Youth Arts, Caliban explores the battle ground of global climate politics. Set in the near future it follows the story of what happens to Shakespeare s character Caliban, from The Tempest, after the waters rise and his island is flooded. Caliban is a VCAA selected play. Photo credit: Nicola Dracoulis JUNE JULY Which Way Home Photo credit: Steven Rhall Friday 1 June, 7.30pm $38 full, $26 concession, $20 students and groups of 6 Theatre School bookings available A Reconciliation Week event. Drawing on writer Katie Beckett s personal memories of growing up with her single Aboriginal father, Which Way Home is a road trip comedy 80,000 years in the making. Which Way Home is a VCAA selected play. Warning: Occasional coarse language and sexual references. Soliloquy - Australian Landscape: Julie-anne Armstrong-Roper 15 June-29 July Gallery All Exhibition Soliloquy - a series of contemplative works, rich in colour with a luminous quality that captures the elemental forces of land and sky and their dramatic but transient meteorological moods. Dinosaur Time Machine Saturday 7 July, 1pm $10 adult, $5 child, free for children under 2 Performance Families This winter school holidays, buckle up and take a trip in a giant time machine to get up close and personal with a life sized T-Rex. Learn about the ancient world of dinosaurs through science, circus, puppetry and imagination. Suitable for 5 to 12 year-olds and their grown-ups. Photo credit: Paul Westbrook 5

8 DO IT Get involved with our programs and events February-June 2018 In Conversation, hosted by Lisa Maza Post-show Wednesday 14 March and Friday 1 June, minutes Photo credit: Carla Gottgens This opportunity has no charge and is offered as part of ticket bookings to HART and Which Way Home Toddler Tuesdays Tuesday mornings 10am-12pm Term 1: Tuesday 6 February-Tuesday 27 March Term 2: Tuesday 24 April-Tuesday 12 June Lisa (Meriam/Yidindji/Dutch) is a St Albans local with more than 20 years experience working as a professional actor, singer and director. In Conversation, is an ongoing program dedicated to hearing first-hand from Indigenous artists about their arts practice. Join Lisa for Q&As with the creatives behind HART and Which Way Home. Photo credit : Ali B.Dahe 2-5 year olds Brimbank Multicultural Community Choir Mondays during school terms, 7-9pm $70 Full, $50 Concession per term Join the strong and beautiful voices of the Brimbank Multicultural Community Choir. Sing together in harmony across languages. All voices welcome. Register by bowerystacc@brimbank.vic.gov.au Let your toddler play, imagine and create with artists in a relaxed and creative space where you can meet and mingle with other parents, grandparents and caregivers. Western Edge Youth Arts - Caliban Schools Workshops 18 May, Post-show anytime from 1pm Photo credit: Nicola Dracoulis Brimbank Community Governance Program Brimbank Community Leadership Program This opportunity is offered as part of school bookings for Caliban at no extra charge. Mondays pm from 23 April 4 June Brimbank City Council is committed to supporting community groups and organisations that are based and active in the Brimbank area. These sessions support groups with their planning, operations and decisionmaking. Register: brimbank.vic.gov.au/community Governance or call Wednesdays 8am 1pm from 4 April 6 June Do you want to make your community a better place? In this training you ll learn how to positively influence Council s activities in policy and program development and implementation to improve health and wellbeing. More info: brimbank.vic.gov.au/ communityleadership or call Theatre Workshop Length to suit 30 students maximum The in partnership with Western Edge Youth Arts can provide schools workshops tailored to meet your education needs. Members of the Edge Ensemble will lead the workshops, along with established Melbourne directors/teaching artists, Dave Kelman or Penny Halpham. Contact The on bowery@ brimbank.vic.gov.au to find out more and make a booking. 6

9 Join the Brimbank Youth Events Committee Youth Join a team of young people creating youth events! Gain event management training and experience, have a say in what youth events look like, build your networks, and discover new career pathways. For year-olds. Visit: brimbankyouth.com B-Heard Youth Support Program Youth Need someone to talk to? Going through a tough time? Need help getting linked in? If you re years old and live, work or study in Brimbank then we can help you at no charge. Contact Brimbank Youth Services: brimbankyouth.com T: E: bys@brimbank.vic.gov.au Push Start Music Competition Expressions of Interest open Monday 28 May-Friday 8 June Youth Are you an emerging vocalist or band, under 25 years old and from Brimbank? If so, then the Push Start Victorian State Government music competition is for you! youthcentral.vic.gov.au/freeza/ Baby Ballet Wednesdays 4.15pm and Fridays 2.15pm during school terms Casual Class: $13 Term Fee: $108 (10 weeks) Children (3-5 years) A fun, educational introduction to ballet. Free trial class. To book, contact Karen T: E: dancingpotential@gmail.com Children s Ballet Wednesdays 4.45pm during school terms Term 1: Casual Class: $14 Term Fee: $91 (Term 1), $117 (Term 2) Children (5-7 years) To book, contact Karen T: E: dancingpotential@gmail.com 7

10 Koorie Homework Club and Tutoring Mondays, pm Children Youth Come to after school for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Homework Club (Years 3-6) or Tutoring (secondary and tertiary students). Kids Play Club and mentoring programs for young men and young women also available. For more info, contact Lee-Anne Clarke Koorie Playgroup Mondays, pm Children Carers Welcome! Play with your child and meet other families for a yarn. Come along and enjoy arts, craft, songs and music. For more information, bowerystacc@brimbank.vic.gov.au Edmund Rice Community and Refugee Services After School Program Mondays Wednesdays, pm Children Youth Come to after school for Homework Club (Years 3-6) or Tutoring (secondary and tertiary students). Kids Play Club and mentoring programs for young men and young women also available. Tai Chi Wednesdays and Saturdays, am TaiChi Style 24 is for everyone. It s great for health and wellbeing and is the perfect blend of mind and body. Meet new friends all welcome. Western Region Concert Band Saturdays 9am 12 noon All Ages Music Brass, percussion and woodwind musicians are invited to join the Western Region Concert Band! Contact Eddie on

11 RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES Be BOLD Residencies February onwards and The Artists We are launching a new artist development program which provides four residency opportunities at and the Bowery Theatre. The program provides a creative space for professional and creative development and presentation of new, bold work. Company In Residence Youth As a company in residence, you will receive space in-kind for a year, with opportunities to participate in various and BOWERY programs throughout the year. Youth Creative Residency Expressions of Interest open 2 April-1 May Youth Are you an emerging collective between the ages of years and based in Brimbank? Are you looking for new networks, to develop and present your creative practice to new audiences? If you answered yes then the Youth Creative Residency may be for you. Room To Move Residency Artists This residency offers the dance studio to a single choreographer or small group of dancers in-kind for training, creative development time and/or rehearsals for up to six months without the pressure of a public outcome. BOWERY EDUCATION PROGRAM The invites secondary schools to attend shows within the program. Special schools offers are indicated within the pricing line of each event listing. Look out for our performances listed as part of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) playlist, we hope to see you soon! Schools prices are: $15 per student/teacher 1 teacher free for every 20 students booked To book, contact: bowery@brimbank.vic.gov.au Payments can be made via the ticketing portal or the box office. Free tickets for teachers will be ed separately. The Bowery can also arrange artist talks, workshops and teacher resources for select shows upon request. For more information about Residency opportunities, visit bowerystacc.com.au 9

12 GENERAL INFORMATION Brimbank City Council acknowledges the traditional custodians of this land, the Wurundjeri people, and pay our respects to elders past and present. ACCESS and the are fully wheelchair accessible, with accessible and ambulant bathrooms and a lift servicing both levels. Gender neutral bathrooms on ground level. Auslan interpreting available upon request. Please contact us two weeks prior to the event. Audio loop/sound amplification is available in The and the Dance Studio. Portable sound amplification devices are also available. is arranged and advertised for some events. Translation is available through Brimbank s translation service Brimbank Language Link. BOOKING TICKETS Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone or in person at the box office. For more information and updates on events and activities at and the Bowery Theatre visit our website bowerystacc.com.au ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We work with a range of organisations to deliver high quality events and programs. Thank you to the following organisations for their contribution to this program. For more information and updates on events and activities at and the Bowery Theatre visit our website, phone or drop in. St Albans Main Road West Main Road East Bus Stops 34 and 48 GETTING HERE St Albans Station is located at the end of Princess Street, St Albans, facing Errington Reserve. Woolworths Princess St St Albans Road Big Sams Market Errington Reserve Percy Street Find us By Car: Enter Princess Street, from St Albans Road By train: A short walk from St Albans Station on the Sunbury/ Watergardens line. Exit via Princess Street. By Bus: Take route 408 or 419, Stop 34 or 48 (Errington Reserve) on Main Road East. Cycle: Bike racks available at. Parking: Limited and restricted parking around the venue. Four hour parking is available in nearby Percy Street. St Albans Community Centre and Princess Street, St Albans t: e: bowerystacc@brimbank.vic.gov.au w: FB: bowerystacc Proudly owned and operated by Brimbank City Council