Category: culture

Oz film industry created our own heroes – Jack Thompson

In 40 years, the Australian film industry has grown up from infancy and  “given us a voice on screen” by telling our own stories with Aussie actors portraying familiar characters says veteran actor Jack Thompson. He was in Adelaide to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the South Australian Film Corporation at a prestigious event “Jack Thompson […]

Monday November 12th, 2012 in culture | 1 Comment »

Tutti Kids “beautiful” performers

    It was a charming event entitled “Beautiful Me, Beautiful Us Caberet when Tutti Kids, children with intellectual disabilities performed at Novita Theatre, Regency Park recently. I had seen Hot Tutti perform a few times at public events and Olivier and I had heard them sing at a private Australia Day event back in […]

Friday October 5th, 2012 in culture | 2 Comments »

Cheryl’s works pure exotica

The exotic home of artist designer Cheryl BridgArt is the ideal venue for exhibiting her “unfinished Journey” exhibition as part of  SALA Festival of Art Lovers 2012 event (South Australian Living Artists). All wall spaces of Beltana House are hung with an extraordinary collection of 50 of her artworks.  The opening is a special night for […]

Saturday August 18th, 2012 in culture | No Comments »

Food a Focus in Anti-cancer “synergy”.

The fight against cancer starts in the kitchen according to anticancer guru David Serwan-Schreiber.  “Food is something we give our body three times a day. Everything we eat has a profound impact on our physiology. He tells us to pay attention to what we eat. “I bring in chemicals in my food which fights cancer,” […]

Saturday July 7th, 2012 in foods | No Comments »

Marie’s Take on Hindley Street A Winner.

It’s known as Adelaide’s seedy strip, but renowned naïve artist Marie Jonsson-Harrison has captured Hindley Street in a whole new light – as a colourful, eccentric streetscape – and her images are to be taken to the world on a new range of contemporary bed linen. The naïve artwork has been reproduced on the Art’N’Bed […]

Sunday June 17th, 2012 in culture, womens lives | 6 Comments »

Where the “girls” are.

Still glamorous Chris Nicholls, once a founding partner of Rave Model Agency flew into Adelaide for the weekend with husband Rob for grandparents’ Day at Immanuel College where grand-daughter Chloe goes.  They visited us at Belair on Sunday bringing news of former David Jones model, Jeanette Zealand, who now lives close to Chris at Cooroy […]

Monday May 7th, 2012 in culture | No Comments »