News and Events     March 2011 Dear Subscriber, Deniliquin and Echuca/Moama are certainly the places to be for the month of March. The Back to Deniliquin Reunion Day, the Time Capsule, the Interactive Morning Tea, the International Womens’ Evening, A Day in the life of Deniliquin Photography Documentary, the Deni Matchmakers Festival and Harmony Day will be held in Deniliquin.  And Echuca/Moama will be hosting the Autumn Harvest Festival showcasing fresh and exciting regional food and the Celtic Festival will delight with a weekend of dance and music - we’re sure there will be something to please people of all ages!  To see all that is happening in March scroll down and or visit  our Events Calendar. Keep an eye out for Fund It!, our monthly funding e-bulletin that will arrive in your inbox mid-month. It lists some highlights from our online Funding Database, an excellent resource for artists and community organisations. Enjoy your arts Alyce Fisher and Kristen Dyer South West Arts Inc. Ph 03 5881 7749 SOUTH WEST ARTS NEWS South West Arts Annual General Meeting South West Arts will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 9 April 2011 at 11.00am for a 11.30am start at the Wanganella Hall.   This will be followed by a general meeting and everyone is welcome to attend for morning tea and lunch.  We would like to invite any interested members of the community to attend.  We will highlight our achievements in 2010 and discuss our projects for 2011, as well as showcasing short films and images from previous projects.  There will be vacancies available on the board, and if you would like a nomination form and for more information please contact Alyce 03 5881 7749.  Andrew Vievers Concert in Darlington Point Andrew Veivers Spanish Guitarist toured Darlington Point, Hay and Deniliquin last month.  Audiences were treated with Andrew’s sensual and mesmerising sounds of the Spanish guitar in all of its guises. Calling All Visual Artists & Craftspeople Of The South West Region Growing Our Place- A Public Art Initiative …..And An Opportunity for Artists in 2011! South West Arts are now calling for expressions of interest from visual artists and craftspeople within the South West region for inclusion in the Growing Our Place Project.  Growing Our Place involves the development of public arts programs within our nine member local government bodies. `Growing Our Place' is a public arts program that re-allocates existing local government funds dedicated for use on  functional items  towards public arts development. Artists & craftspeople of SW NSW are advised of up to nine commissioning opportunities across the SW Region- to ensure your inclusion in project updates and the receipt of artist briefs for these jobs, you must lodge a one page EOI document (provided in the brief). Further information and the EOI document may be obtained by contacting: Kim Biggs – Project Coordinator 0427 933 278  Email mkbiggs@bigpond.com Or contact Alyce at South West Arts  (03) 5881 7749  Email eo@southwestarts.com.au  Web www.southwestarts.com.au (Note: The EOI document is also available for download from the South West Arts website). A Day in the Life of Deniliquin Do you want to help create history? Kate and Nina are seeking keen photographers to take photos on Wednesday 9th March to help document our lives and our community. A Day in the Life of Deniliquin is a documentary photographic project that occurs every ten years in the Deniliquin region. The next anniversary is 9 March 2011, the third time that it has occurred. Local community members document their lives and community with photography over a 24 hour period.  You can photograph people, places, events, businesses, landscapes, buildings, your home, the bus trip to school, even what you had for breakfast! Have a look at some of the photos taken in 1991 and 2001 if you need inspiration and think about what might be of interest 20 or 50 years from now. For more information please contact Kate Butler 0422 604 711 and Nina O'Brien-Hehir 0422604667 Email dayinthelifeofdeni@gmail.com  Blog dayinthelifeofdeni.blogspot.com EVENTS ___________________________________________________________________ Here are some highlights of the wide variety of events scheduled for March and early April. To see more, go to our online Events Calendar. Back to Deniliquin When Friday 4 – Sunday 13 March 2011 Where Deniliquin Family Reunion Day A family reunion day will be held on Saturday 12 March 2011.  It will start with a market in the Waring Gardens, the burying of the time capsule at the Island Sanctuary at 11am followed by a "Picnic in the Park" in the Waring Gardens.  Bring along your own picnic, or you can purchase food from the market stalls.  Time Capsule Plans are underway for a time capsule to be buried during the Back To Deniliquin Event.  It is expected to be put down in the Island Sanctuary, the Committee is asking anyone interested to start planning what they might like to include.  It is a great way to surprise yourself and your family in years to come, when your personal package is unearthed. For more information please phone 03 5898 3000 or email backto@deniliquin.nsw.gov.au Autumn Harvest Festival When Friday 4 Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 March 2011 Where Echuca / Moama Showcasing the produce of Echuca-Moama and District. This fresh and exciting celebration of regional food, wine, and produce takes place in the historical port precinct of Echuca. This event takes place under the regional umbrella program of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2011 and is one of the only events in Northern Victoria held outside of Melbourne For more information visit http://www.echucamoama.com/ International Women’s Day Literary Luncheon When Tuesday 8th March 2011 Where IWD Berrigan Sports Ground International Women’s Day Literary Luncheon with special guest speaker, award winning author, Ms Cate Kennedy. International Women’s Day, is 100 years and we are celebrating!  Supported by the NSW Office of Women’s Policy.  Free lunch catered by Blue Door Café.  $5 Registration fee applies. Bookings  essential. For more information please contact Anne on 03 5888 5181 Interactive Morning Tea When Tuesday, 8th March, 2011 - 10.00am Where Intereach, Neighbourhood Centre Cnr Tricket & Napier Streets Come and celebrate 100 years of International Women’s Day with the National Rural Womens’ Coalition.  Intereach will be hosting an interactive morning tea with ABC radio & television host Geraldine Doogue. For more information please phone Ange Kiley 03 5890 5231 International Women’s Evening 2011 When Wednesday 9 March 2011 7.00pm Where Intereach, Neighbourhood Centre Cnr Tricket & Napier Streets Enjoy a night at Intereach with guest speakers Mary O Roberts, Pat Austin, Robbie Sefton And a South West Arts presentation of their Millinery Documentary.  Entertainment will be by South West Music and Emma & Lauren Burgess. Light refreshments included.   Tickets are available at Intereach For more information please contact Claire Parks 03 5898 3000 email backto@deniliquin.nsw.gov.au State Library of NSW  Travelling Exhibition  ‘One Hundred Years’ . When Until  March 9th 2011 Where Berrigan Shire Library This display celebrates the Mitchell Library’s first century. The Mitchell Library opened on 9th March 1910, and for the first time, it was possible to research the history of Australia and the Pacific through access to the original records. David Scott Mitchell’s 1907 bequest of books, manuscripts, maps and pictures, the most comprehensive collection of its type in the world, provided Australia, in one fell swoop, with its first major research library. No other act of philanthropy in Australia has performed such a cultural coup. The travelling exhibition features 25 items illustrated on the display panels, which were chosen because they each tell a remarkable story about an aspect of Australian or Pacific life and show the range and depth of the Mitchell Library’s holdings. For more information please contact Anne on 03 5888 5181 Celtic Festival When Friday 18 to Sunday 20 March 2011 Where Echuca Moama Echuca Moama, the paddlesteamer capital of Australia, is the place to be from 18th March 2011 to 20th March 2011 when the people will gather for the 3rd Celtic festival of dance and music. Main events will include the Gathering of the Clans Dinner; Community Street Parade; Great Celtic Bands including Claymore and Pipe Bands; Australian Youth Band; Victoria Police Pipe Band; Exhibitions of Irish, Scottish and Morris Dancers; Workshops and Art exhibitions; Leprechaun and Puppet Show; Open Air Free Twilight Concert; Open Air Celtic worship service and the Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Orchestra. For more information please contact Ross on 03 5482 1822 or 0400563399   Harmony Day When Monday 21 March 2011 Where Central Murray Regional Library Deniliquin Help the Library celebrate Harmony Day by taking part in it.   You may like to give a short talk, demonstrate cooking, conduct a play, create craft or you may have your own ideas to make the day interesting. For more information please contact the Deniliquin Library 5898 3100 The Deni Matchmakers Festival    When Thursday 24- Sunday 27 March 2011 Where    Deniliquin                 The Festival program includes a Festival opening party in Waring Gardens, Deni’s Longest Lunch, evening events around our town venues, speed dating, rock and roll dancing, karaoke, a selection of sport and leisure activities, fortune tellers, wine tasting, live entertainment in the park, a black-tie ball and closing brunch.  Festival goers will have a fun-filled 4 days in Deniliquin, experience all that the region has to offer, make new friends and hopefully find love. This singles Festival aims to bring country and city singles aged 25 to over 55 together for a fun-filled 4 days. Tickets are sold in gender/age group categories to ensure a good balance. We have received registrations from regional NSW, regional VIC, Sydney and Melbourne metro and the QLD region.   The Festival is proudly supported by Tourism New South Wales and Riverina Regional Tourism. For more information contact Catharine Heffernan (03) 5881 2621  website www.denimatchmakers.com.au Caldwell Community Market - Homemade & Homegrown When Sunday 10 April 2011 10am to 4pm Where Caldwell Hall, Cnr Barham-Deniliquin and Yallakool Roads, Caldwell Come along to enjoy country-style produce & goods.  There will be a Giant Pumpkin Competition weigh-in at 11.00am And the BackRoads Trail Farmgate Sculpture Competition winners announced at 2.00pm.  A Junior Art Exhibition and Children’s Art ‘n Craft will keep the kids entertained.  Refreshments available- Devonshire Tea, Sandwiches, Cold drinks & BBQ For further information please contact Kathryn Douglas - Ph: 58 842 152  Email  kdouglas@bordernet.com.au Are you interested in Museum Practice? Well now is your chance to obtain your Certificate II in Museum Practice. TAFE is offering Cert II in Museum Practise in Hay this year and are currently calling for expressions of interest/ seeking enrolments. The course provides fundamental information and hands on experience in the operations of museums, such as museum management and collection management procedures: cataloguing, record keeping, condition reporting, developing displays, moving and storing cultural material and the preservation of cultural material. The course is offered one day a week for six hours over a semester. The course is also available online so students can access the information off campus. The Riverina Institute of TAFE Wagga Wagga campus is one of three training organisations nationally that currently offer this course.  For more information the Head Teacher Mr. Andy Totman on  02 69381233