COMMUNITY
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ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Marijke Greenway
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Marijke Greenway is an artist with three nationalities that have made up her experiences: born in Holland, then emigrating with her parents to South Africa and eventually choosing to live in Australia with husband and
three children during 1988.
Her early art studies took place in South Africa but it was in Australia that she became most prolific in her output and variety of subject matter and became equally at home with oils, watercolours and acrylics.
Marijke has accumulated an impressive list of awards and commendations for her work and she has been widely exhibited both in group and solo exhibitions as well as internationally during 2008 with a solo exhibition of her Greek watercolours on the island of Leros. This exhibition ?reece Unbuttonedwas first exhibited in the Foyer of the Gosford Regional Gallery in July 2007.
She has been published with major contributions to art magazines and is a member of several art societies, including the Royal Art Society, the Society of Marine Artists and locally, the Central Coast Art Society. She is a popular watercolour teacher and has tutored regulaly for 12 years.
Plein air painting is what she does best: ninety five per cent of her work is painted on site her favourite subject at present being trees she finds immense satisfaction in capturing the sense of ?eing there ? of distilling the essence of nature.
During April 2008 Marijke held a solo exhibition ?OR LOVE OF TREESin the Palm House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. She says that as her Dutch maiden name was ?an den Boogaardwhich means ?rom the orchardand her married name is ?reenway- that it was inevitable that she should be either an artist painting trees or a horticulturist growing them. She feels that she is both.
With fellow artist friend, Pim Sarti, she organised the 1st SHOWOFFS exhibition for Pearl Beach during October 2004. SHOWOFFS 2 followed in 2006, then with invited artists Peter Baka and Robyn Bellamy she organised FOUR SHOWOFFS for 2008. This year she is going ahead with plans for SHOWOFFS 2010 with Pim Sarti aned Robyn Bellamy, again during the October long weekend. These exhibitions have been very successful.
At the Royal Easter Show 2009 Marijke was awarded two Thirds and a First prize for her entries. She also achieved a highly Commended at the Royal Art Society the same month, as well as a First at the Gosford Show.
For 2009 Marijke worked towards two exhibitions, the first COLOUR MY WORLD which opened September 4 at Cudgegong Gallery, Gulgong where she was invited to stage two separate themes, the watercolours from her trip to Greece and the second her collection of tree paintings.
From the 23rd October 2009, Marijke staged her second solo exhibition at the Palm House in the Botanic Gardens in Sydney entitled, GREENWAY AT THE PALM HOUSE, which was so successful that she immediately applied for a repeat booking for 2010. Her new solo exhibition will be titled HEARTBEATS OF TREES which is appropriate to the setting.
Marijke opens her own studio/gallery at her home most Sundays from 11an to 5pm and she now has her own website, www.marijkegreenway.com
Marijke will be the tutor at the Central Coast Art Society workshop on Wednesday September 1st and 15th at the Gosford Arts Centre.
Kincumber Annual Festival
Saturday 18 September at the Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre (behind the shopping centre, opposite Kincumber High School). 9.30am-2.30pm. Entertainment with Line Dancing, Rock n Rollers, Zumba, Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk & Chorus Girls, an Elvis Impersonator, some very talented young violinists who recently performed at the Opera House, musicians from the local Youth Centre and Aboriginal Dance Performers from the Kincumber Primary and Kincumber High Schools.
A whole community will celebrate.
A great cross section of stalls available selling quality merchandise including hand-made craft, jewellery and other 'arty items'; as well as food, plants and a White Elephant Stall.
Lots of low cost rides, games, activities will be available for children and teenagers with two Reptile shows during the day staged by the Reptiles Rule. A children's Animal Farm will also be on display where children will be able to 'pet' baby farm animals. Face-painting and a Balloon Manto keep the children amused.
As part of the Kincumber Festival, Waterford Village,
which is situated next door to the Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre, will feature a Well-Being Health Expo and other stalls, displays and musical entertainment. The cafe in Waterfrod Village will also be serving coffee, tea and light meals throughout the day.
For further information contact 4363 1044 or visit their web site www.kincumber.nsw.au
The Neighbourhood Centre also houses the Seniors Computer Club Monday to Friday. Contact Beverley 4369 2630
Central Coast LETS
Helping people to help themselves in so many way is the credo of LETS where people are discovering that money (that stuff that allows us to trade among ourselves and buy goods and services) is in limited supply.
Everyone has something to offer. Everyone's talents and time are worth something.
LETS the Local trading System is a simple non-profit system that allows members to trade services and goods with other local people, without money!.
Sunday September 19, is a combined trading day with Sydney and Hunter LETS at the Kariong Eco Gardens plus hall, Dandaloo Road (off Woy Woy Road), Kariong, 10am-1pm.
It's a sort of green economics it encourages local trading with members providing services to other members. The group has businesses involved, including printers, counsellors and training organisations.
There are 100's of offerings online at www.centralcoast.org
The group is also a contributor to www.kiva.org to help alleviate poverty, so helping people to help themselves, happens at the local level, as well as a global level.
Australian Springtime Flora Festival
September 9 -12 are the dates for the 2010, Flora Festival at Mt Penang Gardens, Kariong, 9am-5pm Thursday to Saturday, 9am-4pm Sunday.
Free guided tours through Mt Penang Gardens during the Festival.
Guest Celebrities include Sandra Ross, Graham Ross, Angus Stewart and Don Burke.
Australian Wildflower Pavilion will Auction flowers 2.30pm on Sunday.
Live Entertainment, Arts & Crafts, Gourmet Food and Wine, Visit the Plant Doctor, Children's Activities.
Entry Adults $14, Child $4, Family $32, Seniors, Aged and Disabled pensioners $12.
Busways Route 34 depart and return regularly from Stand 6, Gosford Railway Station. Free shuttle service from Kariong to Festival. Phone 4368 2277
Northern Settlement Services Ltd.
The popular 3rd Friday night of the month at the Movies,
will be hosted by the Central Coast Australian Italian Friendship Society on 17th September from 6.30pm at The Hub, Erina Fair.
Entry $2, with food tasting and a movie from the host country's local community.
Hellenic Community of Central Coast
Greek Dancing lessons held at 10.30am on the first and third Saturday each month at the East Gosford Progress Hall, cnr Henry Parry Drive and Wells Street East Gosford.
An End of Month Greek Montosouvli Luncheon is held on last Saturday each month at 1pm at the Community Hall, 91 Chittaway Road, Chittaway.
Further information from 4385 3059 or 4332 0675
For Sale Art Magazine Collection
Rodney Nunn is a Cartoonist/Design artist who has moved to Umina from Leichhardt in Sydney. He has the complete collection of the Marshall Cavendish The Great Artists' weekly magazines in mint collection which were collected in the mid 1980's, and he would like to sell them.
The library consists of four volumes of 96 magazines. Volume 1, 1-20 is of the 19th century, romanticism and impressionism; Volume 2 is parts 21-45 of 14 and 16th centuries renaissance. Volume 3 is of 46-70 - 16th and 17th centures Baroque and Rocococ and Volume 4, parts 71-96 - 20th century, modern art.
Call Rodney on 4341 4281 or email
rods.arts@bigpond.com
Celebrate 10th Anniversary Gosford Regional Gallery. 9/10 October 2010.
U3A Central Coast
One Day Specials
September 11, "The Christian Brothers" a play by Ron Blair performed by bBian Fitzsimmons, will be held at Kincumber Uniting Church, 2.30pm-3.30pm
First presented by Peter Carroll in 1975, The Christian Brothers has now become a classic of Australian drama. Its setting is a Christian Brothers School in Syndey in the 1950's. A mixture of comedy and pathos.
A new course starts 23rd September, with a trio of presenters featuring their lives and paintings Helen Bamford, Joyce Hodges and Nerida White. Leader Liz Jones. Time 10am-2.30pm at Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre, fortnightly.
The U3A Central Coast provides further eduction for
people over 50. For membership phone 0408 704 701.
email u3a@centralcoast.U3anet.org.au
website: www.centralcoast.u3anet.org.au
Mail to PO Box 1239 Gosford 2250.
Congratulations
Michael Galovic who has recently returned from Noumea, New Caledonia, where he exhibited his Icons, before heading for Melbourne for another show at the Mary MacKillip Heritage Centre.
Michael has also received an invitation to display his work at our Sister City, Nitra, Slovakia in 2011.
Australia Day 2011 Gosford Waterfront
Bookings are now available for the annual Australia Day Celebration to be held on Gosford Waterfront, 26 January, from Brian McGowan Bridge to the Leagues Club park, commencing early in the morning until 1.30pm.
Breakfast on Australia Day at 7am on the waterfront.
Enquiries and stall bookings to Jenny Dodd 4365 4381
mobile 0417 257 078
jennydodd.austday@hotmail.com
Northern Settlement Services
Services include multi-lingual information and referral, casework and counselling, community education and development. The following languages are spoken : Acholi, Arabic, Bosnian, Croation, Dinka, Filipino, (Tagalog), German, Greek, Kirundi, Macedonian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Spanish. Swahili, Italian, Thai and Tongan.
They are located at Tuggerah Lakes Community Centre, 1 Bay Village Road, Bateau Bay. 4334 3877
Fax 4334 3044 cc@nsservices.com.au
Wyong Drama Group
Congratulations on your production of Harp on the Willow by John Misto. Wonderful casting of *Rose Cooper as the adult Mary O'Hara with Tamara Abbott as the young Mary.
Julie Baily always puts in a good performance and she did it again this time. Brad Talbot was wonderful as the train-wreck character of Tyrone. Also good was Rohan Smith as Richard Selig, Mary's husband.
A very interesting show of laughter and empathy, showed with help, how one can pull oneself together.
*Rose Cooper is the editor of WHAT? E-News an email newsletter about entertainment.
E-mail entertainment_reporter@hotmail.com
The next play will be "Caught in the Net" by Ray Cooney and directed by Peter Deane, on November 11-20,
at the Wyong Memorial Hall. Bookings open October 18. on 4353 4353
Woy Woy Little Theatre
The next play will be Spider's Web by Agatha Christie
on October 29-November 14, at Peninsula Theatre.
Director is Denise Main. Chris Ashcroft plays Henry and Trevor Doyle is the officer of the law.
They are after an Antique style desk with a secret drawer, a leather satchel circa 1940-1950 or a 2 x 3 bar radiator.
If you can help, phone Denise on 4342 2897
Uniting Productions
Play readings held 4th Friday each month at the Uniting Church Hall, Donnison Street Gosford at 7.30pm Mary Middleton is the contact. mary@cfsgroup.net.au
Turning Wave Festival
All the Tracks are Winding Back to Gundagai for the Celtic Festival on September 15-19.
Contact is Pam Merrigan turningwave@optusnet.com.au
Do you Know your Rights? Community Information Day Wednesday September 8, 10am-4pm Mingara Club. Free Refreshments and give-aways. Talk to people from CC Community Legal Centre, Gosford/Wyong Financial Counselling Service;
Consumer Trade and Tenancy Tribunal. NSW Industrial Relations. CC Disability Network, Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW
Presentations by : Legal Aid NSW, Anti Discrimination Board': Health Care Complaints Commission, The Aged Care Rights Service, Commonwealth Ombudsman, Pubic Guardian.
Contact Amanda 4353 4988 or at amanda_howe@clc.net.au