NEWS John Butler Trio here in August John Butler Daniel Burdon ‘‘The set list is dynamic and further deepens the journey and THE John Butler Trio is coming to experience of our live shows.’’ Alice Springs in August as part of their grand national world tour. The trio will perform in Alice And the tickets will be on sale at Springs with Josh Pyke and his the Convention Centre from tomor- band. row. Pyke’s album Memories and Dust The tour also includes gigs in has been critically acclaimed and is Europe and the US. in the Australian Recording Indus- Butler’s Grand National album try Association Top 20. bulleted into the charts when it was released and held the No. 3 position Both Pyke and Butler albums are on the ARIA albums chart for three nominees for this year’s prestigious J consecutive weeks. Award, Triple J’s prize for the Aust- Butler today said: ‘‘I’m really ex- ralian Album of the Year. cited to share this album with our great family of fans, including those Tickets for the Alice Springs show in Alice Springs. are available from the Convention ‘‘Michael, Shannon and I are hav- Centre on 8950 0200, Lasseters Hotel ing a great time bringing our new Casino on 8950 7777 and Murray songs to life on stage. Neck MusicWorld. K Y

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Daniel Burdon The play is a disturb- The play is presented C ing critique of modern by Red Stitch Actors society’s obsession with Theatre and directed AN edgy new play self-improvement. by David Whitely. from Melbourne will be performed at Brett Cousins (Adam) He has produced Araluen Theatre this and Susan Godfrey more than 40 shows

Thursday at 8pm. (Evelyn), skilfully draw with the young com- COLOR: The Shape of Things the audience in to a pany.

disturbing exploration 3 is a statement on the of the relationship be- Tickets are $35 for contemporary world tween moralism and adults or $30 for con- and the role that an aesthetics. cession, and are avail- image and confidence

What price is Adam able through the box PAGE: play in it. willing to pay for love? office at 8951 1122. Help needed for show Kathryn Roberts for running the gates Mr Bellette said the for two days. society would like to 19-JUN-2007 He said: ‘‘It’s not too find a group prepared THE Central Austral- hard, collecting money to fill a contract to do ian Show Society is and being on the gates. the gates for the next looking for an organis- ‘‘It would be great if three years, but would ation willing to man we could find one group also consider those DATE: the gates at next available for one year. month’s show — and to supply 20 to 25 people. make some money in ‘‘There must be He said: ‘‘We’ve only the process. someone out there — a got a few weeks to do it. school group, kinder- ‘‘If two or three clubs Show society presid-

garten or sporting or- want to get together to CADV ent Brad Bellette said ganisation. do it as one we’re happy the gate had previously to do that.’’ been run by community ‘‘If they are looking for some funding, it’s a group Kiwanis, but it Any organisation in- perfect fundraiser. PUB: had disbanded and the terested in running the Bobby Pedrezuela has show has been left with ‘‘I know how hard it is gates can call Brad graduated from being no one to work on the to raise money.’’ Bellette on 8953 3250. Patience pays for a storeman at Alice gates. Springs Hospital Mr Bellette said it kitchen to a qualified was a good chance for cook. Picture: ANGIE an organisation to new cook Bobby make some money, as BASDEKIS the society paid $5500 Kathryn Roberts puter science and worked in his aunt’s pizza shop in Darwin before BOBBY Pedrezuela loves cooking. heading to Alice Springs and pursu- ing his love of food. He started working in the Alice He said: ‘‘We are a family of cooks. Springs Hospital kitchen 13 years ‘‘The smell of cooking makes me ago, and on Sunday he graduated happy.’’ with a Certificate III in Cookery from The father of three also runs a Charles Darwin University. popular Asian food stall at the Sun- Bobby started in the kitchen as a day market in Todd Mall. storeman, before becoming a He is happy to have completed his kitchen-hand and then a cook, study- course and was looking into continu- ing at university for the past three ing his studies with a course in years with the help of the hospital. catering and management. Bobby said: ‘‘I kept looking at what Hospital food services and house- the cooks were doing and I wanted to keeping manager Greg Meldrum do that so I went to the school.’’ said he was pleased to help Bobby Bobby said he enjoyed working in achieve his certificate, getting gov- the hospital kitchen and regarded his ernment funding and giving him the colleagues there as good friends. time off for classes. He said: ‘‘You meet lots of people Greg said: ‘‘I’ve been in the kitchen and you learn lots of things and you four years. never get hungry. ‘‘We’ve got a good crew in there ‘‘Here they’re very friendly. They with some long-term employees, of were very good helping me to pass.’’ which Bobby’s one. Bobby came to Australia from the ‘‘He’s done well, he’s done really Philippines with a degree in com- well.’’ 335102/07

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