Lighting the flame for humanity
Blue Flame Dreaming is an agreement to deliver humanity a new way forward from the most easterly point of first light. It is the gathering of ancient knowledge and wisdom from the four corners of Gondwanaland, Mother Earth.
This exciting gathering is happening in Byron Bay over three days, bringing like-minded people together to share the wisdom of indigenous people with the intention to enable sovereignty, the realisation of human rights and to take full responsibility as custodians of the land by upholding the divine and natural law.
Program participants include international singer/songwriter, and sacred catalyst of positive change, Kerrianne Cox. International singer/songwriter and legendary guitar player Billy T K Senior, a Maori speaker on World Peace.
From Zimbabwe, Mama Africa, Gertrude Matshe, author, life coach and mentor on the Ubuntu principle. Miriam Clements, a New York lawyer who is currently representing indigenous leaders to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court, her projects being Nature Nations Rainforest Ecuador, Victory Australasia, and Victory Amazon. Also featured are artists Mena Stemm and renowned Indigenous painter Nelly Patterson.
Ancient dances will be performed by dancers from all over the world and Indigenous cuisine will be featured.
Friday 3 till Sunday 5 February, 10am–11.30pm.
Full-day, night-only and all-weekend passes on sale now.
See website for details: www.byroncentre.com.au.
Learn how to blog
Want to learn how to be an effective blogger or develop an existing blog? One of the upcoming workshops run by the Byron Writers Festival does just that. To enrol in a one-day class with Zanni Louise on Saturday 4 February email byronwritersfestival.com or call 6685 5115.
Political life imitates art
Greg Aitken believes Baird’s sudden exit from politics is a sign but has nothing to do with the country-town theatre company. He thinks.
The director of the Mongrel Arts project Drill Hall Theatre Company production of Louis Nowra’s play The Incorruptible said, ‘It is fanciful to suggest that our upcoming production had any impact on Mike Baird’s decision to retire from public life. Sure the play tells the tale of the rise and fall of a conviction right-wing Christian politician who becomes premier of a state but it’s just a coincidence.’ In a statement to The Echo, the director Gregory Aitken wrote, ‘In our show, Ion Stafford, the premier in The Incorruptible, sells off public assets so that business can run the state more efficiently. He doesn’t care what people think because of the strength of his own moral convictions on economic and justice issues. The comparison with the outgoing premier of NSW may resonate but it was never our intention to bring him down. We are just producing a classic Australian play.’
Aitken invited anyone who believes that the Drill Hall production undermined the ex-premier to see the production that opens on Australia Day at the Drill Hall Theatre, Mullumbimby.
For bookings and more information visit drillhalltheatre.org.au.
Drill Hall Theatre, Thursday–Sunday with shows at 7.30pm and Sunday matinee at 2pm.
Running until Sunday 5 February.
Webb in the Garden
The Byron Brewery launch their monthly FREE headline comedy show with the hilarious Lindsay Webb. ‘Lindsay Webb is more than your average standup. He has an almost mindreader-like ability to pick faces in the audience and create a show purely on where they come from and what they do. The last time I saw him at The Arkaba half the show was a six-degrees exercise in linking audience members together. It was sheer genius.’
That’s what one reviewer said of him at the Adelaide Fringe after his sellout show in 2016.
Back in 2009 Webb took out the Guinness World Record for the Longest Show by an Individual – 38hrs 6min. It just shows what a relentless energy Webb has – able to improvise and create unique comedy experiences every time he hits the stage.
Lindsay Webb is joined by the superbly funny Paul McMahon as support and much-loved Queen of Comedy, Mandy Nolan as MC.
Comedy in the Garden at the Byron Brewery, Friday 3 February at 8pm.
Free show!
Come early because this is CULT COMEDY at its best.
