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| Yamba greets a mob of fans. The kids lead the dancing. Queues form for gourmet food. Every one has donned their finest woolly regalia, making crowd watching a joy. | ||||||
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Beanie Central: Friday 24 June 2011 - Monday 27 June 2011
| Beanie Central | Beanie Central This is where the mayhem and the thrill of the beanie chase takes place with thousands of beanies on display and for sale. Beanies, baskets, indigenous spinning, free crochet workshops, cake opportunities, bbq. Oh yes there's plenty of beanies. |
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| Special Events in the Festival Arena | Free Workshops Learn to crochet your own beanie (wool and hooks on sale) Saturday 25 June & Sunday 26 June 2011, 2pm. Out the front of the Araluen Galleries. Demonstrations Enjoy free demonstrations of traditional Anangu spinning and other Aboriginal textiles. Araluen Foyer and outside. |
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| Purple House | A special treat enjoy tasting some kangaroo tail and bush damper cooked on the open fire by the Anangu ladies, and try some real bush medicine. |  |
| Bush Medicines Akeyulerre | Traditional Medicines made by local Arrernte elder women using traditional methods. Sit with local Arrernte women and learn how to make these traditional medicines or purchase some to take home and use for your ailments. | |
| Drop –In Textile Workshops | Join in and learn a new technique. Needle felting, wet felting, crochet, knitting, weaving. Cost $10-$15 with materials Workshops run Saturday, Sunday, Monday 10am-5pm. Araluen Foyer |
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| Children’s Activities | Free activities for children of all ages to learn to explore yarns through traditional techniques, out back of Beanie Central. | |
| Basket weaving with the Tjanpi Indigenous Women | Learn to weave a basket with the
Indigenous Tjanpi Basket Weavers. Saturday and Sunday 10am-1pm $45 Bookings: 8958 2377 |
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A fabulous program of textiles
workshops including beading, buttoning, nuno and needle felting,
innovative crochet and knitting, sustainable couture, easy carve
printing, dyeing even party hats!. Thanks to all tutors ,participants
and central craft staff.
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| Siri’s Studio | 7:30am Monday 27 June Enjoy fruit juice fresh from the trees of the studio garden. 3 Mueller St Old East Side Jewellery by Mavis Wari & Siri Omberg, Aboriginal Art & Craft Enquiries: Siri 8952 8325 or 0429 658 041 |
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| Cat’s Meow Cabaret | Cat’s Meow Cabaret Presents Artesia, The Guard of Life Funraiser Totem Theatre, 23, 24, 25 June Cabaret: Doors open at 7pm for an 8pm start Tix:$35 Cocktail lounge with bands and dj’s 10pm till late After-show only entry: $10 (24 and 25 June only) Bookings email:catsmeowcabaret@gmail.com Tel: 0404 532 575 |
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| Yarrenyty Arltere Artists | This Western Arrernte Arts Enterprise is based
at the Larapinta Valley Town Camp in Alice Springs. Initially established
as a training program to help people rebuild lives, it now operates
as a small but dynamic arts enterprise. Producing beautiful soft sculptures
and etchings, the Larapinta Town Camp invite you to two important
events: Friday 17 June 6pm Yarrenyty Arltere opens “Faces of Larapinta” Exhibiting a collection of soft sculpture dolls and prints that speak of the healing nature of this art enterprise. Where: Araluen Arts Centre Wednesday 22 June 4pm- 7.30pm Yarrenyty Arltere Open Night unique evening of art, films and food. Celebrating a community that is working towards a better future. Soft sculptures, prints, naturally dyed silk scarves and hand printed cards for sale, films made by the town camp residents and a BBQ, kangaroo tails and damper for sale. Please come and support this important event at Larapinta Town Camp. Where: Yarrenyty Arltere Learning Centre |
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Calling Volunteers The Beanie Festival needs assistance! The festival is a community event and needs volunteers. Come along and get involved. It's a lot of fun. Put your name on the roster at the Volunteer Station, Witchettys Araluen, anytime from 11am Wednesday June 25th, plenty of jobs and times to choose from.
Jo Nixon 08) 8952 2615
Email Gay Epstein if you cannot
download the entry forms
Enquiries about Central Craft
Workshops