The windy weather didn’t stop women of all ages attending The High Tea Party at Stamford Grand Glenelg, on Saturday 4th September 2010. With hair and make up stations, delicious Galliano cocktails and tantalising sweet treats, this stunning event attracted hundreds of women from all over SA.

Photos by Michael Errey

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Australia will be the first country inscribed on the Constellation Cup after the Diamonds claimed a thrilling 46-40 goal win over the New Zealand Silver Ferns in Auckland yesterday.

With scores locked at three-quarter time, the Diamonds produced a stirring final quarter effort to become the first winners of the new trans-Tasman trophy.

With the Commonwealth Games in less than a month, the Australians’ Series win delivers them gold medal favouritism in Delhi.

The Diamonds will fly back to their home states today.

For more information visit Netball Australia.

Music SA and Coopers Brewery won the SME (Small to Medium Enterprise) Award at the Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Awards last week for their ‘Coopers Alive’ music project.

The AbaF SME award is for partnerships between arts and cultural organisations and businesses employing fewer than 200 people globally.

In 2008, Music SA and Coopers Brewery joined together to create ‘Coopers Alive’, a professional development program for emerging musicians, which provides young bands with training in marketing and promotion, as well as opportunities to put their knowledge into practice at live gigs.

Music SA General Manager, David Randell, said “Music SA is delighted that we have won the state AbaF award for a second consecutive year. Our partnership with Coopers Brewery has helped to reinforce our view that South Australia has some of the most talented people working within the Australian music industry.”

For Coopers, the partnership confirms its connection with live music and targets a key demographic for its products. Coopers Brewery Marketing Director, Glenn Cooper, said “The partnership between Coopers and Music SA over the past couple of years has delivered exceptional results, which has always focused on nurturing and educating the next generation of South Australian musicians.”

Coordinated by Gordon Andersen, Music SA’s Industry Development Officer, Coopers Alive continues to make an important contribution to the South Australian music scene and is gearing up towards its next event over two weekends in October (15-16, 22-23).

Music SA and Coopers Brewery will now go on to contest the national awards, which will be held in Sydney on the 21^st of October.

For more information on the Coopers Alive project, visit Music SA’s website.

THE LOVED ONES will have its UK premiere at Film4 FrightFest, the UK’s premiere fantasy and horror film festival, where thousands of fans descend on London’s West End Cinema ‘Empire’ for 5 days of thrills this month.

This continues a fantastic run for THE LOVED ONES which has been playing to packed houses at festivals around world including Toronto International Film Festival where it won Midnight Madness, SXSW, Melbourne, Sydney, New Zealand, Hong Kong, San Fransico, and Dallas film festivals.

The film is buzzing across horror sites and blogs with the recent release of the trailer that has certainly got people talking!!  

If you live in Oz you can check it out for yourself in cinemas on the 28^th October but if you can’t wait that long (nudge, nudge) keep your eyes peeled for THE LOVED ONES parties that’ll be happening across Australia. Dress up, dress down, whatever, just be prepared to scream a lot!

“…a slick, quick and surprisingly intense anti-love story” (FEARNet)

 “The Loved Ones is Sixteen Candles meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This is the best foreign horror flick since Let the Right One In.”  (Adam Best, Flicksided)

“…a harrowing, hilarious amalgam that’ll entertain the hell out of you without making you feel bad about yourself as a person and your choice of entertainment” (HORROR-MOVIES.CA)

“…came out of left field and nailed it out of the park” (Movie Moxie)

“…an extremely twisted “love” story that will leave you never being able to look at glitter, forks, disco balls and power drills the same way.” (Brad Brisco, The Flying Brisco)

“THE LOVED ONES is brilliant, absolutely brilliant.” (Peter Hall, Horror’s Not Dead)

 Synopsis

Brent (Samuel) never recovered from the car crash that killed his father: the crash that he was responsible for. His only solace is his loving girlfriend Holly (Thaine). But there’s another girl who yearns to comfort Brent, the quietest girl in school, Lola (McLeavy), and when he turns down her invitation to the end of year dance he enters a nightmare beyond imagining.

A terrifying series of events take place under the light of a mirrored disco ball, involving pink satin, glitter, syringes, nails and power drills. Brent must summon every ounce of will he possesses if he is to survive and prevent Lola and her father from extending their revenge to those he loves the most.

National Release Date: November 4, 2010

Running Time: 84 minutes

Rating: MA 15+

http://www.thelovedonesmovie.com

Women of the world unite!

A call to arms that will have you laughing your socks off!

The Unseen Theatre Company presents their latest production, Monstrous Regiment, by Sir Terry Pratchett at the Bakehouse Theatre.

Polly Perks has to become a boy in a hurry, in order to enlist in the Borogravian Army to search for her lost brother. The fact that there’s a war on and their side’s coming off worse doesn’t scare her. But Polly and her fellow recruits are suddenly in the thick of it, without any training. All they have on their side is the most artful sergeant in the army, a vampire with a lust for coffee and a readiness to fight dirty. As they take the war to the heart of the enemy, they will need all the resources of the Monstrous Regiment!

Adapted by Stephen Briggs and directed by Pamela Munt, Monstrous Regiment will be showing at the Bakehouse Theatre from 17^th September – 2^nd October.

For more information or to book tickets, visit the Bakehouse Theatre’s website or contact the Bakehouse Theatre on 8227 0505 or pamela@bakehousetheatre.com.

Where: Bakehouse Theatre, 255 Angas Street, Adelaide

When: 17^th September – 2^nd October 2010. All shows start at 8pm.

Ticket prices: Adults $18, Concession $15, Groups (10+) $14, Fringe Benefits $14. Free tickets night for pensioners and the unemployed is on Friday 17th September.

With a reputation for world class festivals, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor and Music Director, Arvo Volmer, will present the signal event of the ASO’s 2010 season in a unique Schumann Festival.

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann, the highly anticipated festival will celebrate Maestro Volmer’s passion for the composer, and give Adelaide audiences an insight into one of the most famous important, romantic musical poets of the nineteenth century.

The cycle of Schumann symphonies, like those of Beethoven, transverse an equally great variety of emotional states and modes of expression. The Schumann Festival will build on previous experiences offering a rich emotional, musical and cultural journey for both orchestra players, its conductor and audiences alike. Artists featured in the Schumann Festival include Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) cellist Timo – Veikko Valve, Israeli violinist Vadim Gluzman, acclaimed pianist Bernd Glemser and ASO’s much loved Concertmaster Natsuko Yoshimoto.

‘To experience Schumann’s brilliant symphonies, the much loved cello concerto, the violin concerto and other works in their full context are a kind of journey that can have a deep impact. The members of the orchestra are excited about the emotional challenge and focus required in presenting this festival. In order to impart the experience of the emotional journey of the Schumann symphonies to the audience, the orchestra has to develop its own understanding of the journey which can take their playing to a new level’ – ASO Chief Conductor and Music Director, Arvo Volmer.

“Concerts come and go, we dip in and out of the standard repertoire, and that’s fine, but with a festival we can experience not only the musical body of work of Schumann, but we can step away from the music and investigate the complex and intriguing man that was Robert Schumann through a program of speakers and events in support of the concerts. This will give audiences a greater insight into the legacy and genius of Schumann”, Arvo Volmer said.

The output of Robert Schumann comprises one of the most fascinating treasure troves of romantic music with his symphonic cycle much loved around the world. Throughout his life Schumann was a notable music critic and writer, publishing many works. He was noted for attempting to revive the music of the 18th century, that of Bach, Haydn and Beethoven which had taken a back seat to the romantic “liberation” of which he himself was a large proponent. Despite his mental breakdown and jealous temper, Robert Schumann’s legacy is that of one of the champion of Romantic and programmatic music.

With the effort of his wife Clara and friend Johannes Brahms, much of his work was published and promoted throughout Europe, preserving him in history as one of the greats greatest composers of all time.

When: 2 October – 9 October 2010

Where: Adelaide Town Hall

To book: Call 131 246 or book at BASS online

For further information on the festival’s concerts and special events, visit www.aso.com.au or call 8233 6233.

Windmill Theatre won two prestigious awards at last week’s combined Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) and Ruby Awards Night.

The AbaF Visy Arts and Environment Award was presented to the company for its partnership with SA Water in developing creative ways to encourage school students to think about water conservation, from themes linked closely with two Windmill productions.

The company also received a Ruby Award for their four year partnership with the Mimili School in the remote APY lands. During this time, several Windmill artists visited the school for artistic workshops and endeavors and several students travelled to Adelaide to attend events, such as Womadelaide.

Significant outcomes from the partnership also included the production of a short documentary film, Ngura ini Mimili (A Place Called Mimili). Told through the eyes of the children, the film provides a unique insight into life in a remote community.

Ngura ini Mimili premiered at the Little Big Shots Film Festival and was shown at the Australian London Film Festival. The film will also be screened during the London Children’s Film Festival in October 2010 and the REELKids Festival in Canada in 2011.

In accepting the Ruby Award, Windmill Theatre’s General Manager/Executive Producer, Teena Munn, said, “We couldn’t be more thrilled to receive this as a tribute to the wonderful partnership we have shared with the Mimili School – a partnership that has reaped significant rewards for both parties.”

Windmill was the only company to win more than one award on the night and also received a Ruby nomination for Best Work for its 2009 production, The Wizard of Oz.

Adelaide’s Troy Brosnan has won gold at the 2010 Downhill Mountain Bike Junior World Championships in Mont Sainte Anne, Canada.

The 17 year old was the second to last junior rider down the track and snatched victory from the USA’s Neko Mulally by 0.06 of a second.

Conditions in the race were especially difficult after overnight rains saw the riders face damp conditions and a muddy and wet track.

The Downhill Mountain Bike event is a race against the clock where the rider must demonstrate courage and swift technical and piloting skills to negotiate a course with natural obstacles such as tree roots, banked sections and jumps.

As the new junior downhill world champion, Troy also gets to wear the exclusive rainbow jersey for a full year in future events of the same discipline.

Next year’s world championships will be held in Champery, Switzerland.

AZALIA…Whats in the name?
I was brainstorming and I took a few letters of my first name- meaning liberty and last name, and it is a combination of both.

What is your favourite piece in store?
All the cameo pieces which are designed by a local Adelaide girl, ALL my jewellery- chainmail pieces, tassel necklaces, and the El’ Minara range.

How would you describe yourself in 5 words?
Easygoing, creative, love a good laugh, loyal, fair.

What made you start your own business?
Quite a few things, looking at the market I saw there was a lack of retail fronts that stocked vintage and new pieces. I thought I could create my own little space as i had been collecting for over 10 years, having worked in admin and banking it was good money but was not my passion, as I loved finding things that everyday people could not get their hands on.

What labels do you stock at Azalia?
Vintage is what I like to concentrate on, Finders Keepers, MinkPink, Evil Twin, Cameo, Sumakhi, Miss Unkon, Friends of Couture.

Favourite downtime thing to do?
If I have a few days off jump on a plane and go to Melbourne or Sydney and sit at Bondi, mainly travelling where I can and catching up with friends and family and having a laugh with them.

Ladies if you are wanting pieces that are individual and unique and an atmosphere which is welcoming and fun AZALIA is a place you need to experience… located at studio: 5 Elizabeth Street Croydon

Since their beginnings as a solo project for the Swayback frontman, sitting atop an old kick drum and breaking out the slide guitar, Brenton Manser and the Disciples of Zen have grown to become a vibrantly quirky five piece, initiating members from prominent bands in the local rock and roots scene into the fold.

Now with the debut of their album ‘Strange Notions’, Brenton Manser and the Disciples of Zen are proud to announce their first music video for the track ‘Goin’ To Sea’. It was three months in the making as it was meticulously animated by hand, with the characters populating the album art rendered in splashy watercolour.

The album ‘Strange Notions’ is out now through Half A Cow Records in an environmentally friendly Eco-Box jewel case and online through iTunes.

Be sure to check out the video for the track Goin’ to Sea.

For more information visit Brenton Manser and the Disciples of Zen Myspace.