Program 2019
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2 Welcome to Stone the Crows Festival As Mayor of Wagga Wagga, it is again my great pleasure to welcome the Stone the Crows Festival back to our City for its seventh annual event. Stone the Crows is a great attraction bringing people from all over Australia to enjoy our hospitality, rich cultural heritage and a wealth of fantastic attractions. This year’s event will again be held at the Australian Clay Target Association Grounds, now also the permanent home of Stone the Crows. The program is again jam packed and will feature many exciting events for festival goers including concerts, games, entertainment, workshops, seminars and – of course – camaraderie! As Mayor of the City, I thank the organisers of the Festival for working so hard to make this event a stand out for our region’s social calendar. The three Chief Crows and their band of amazing volunteers will ensure you all leave this event with many wonderful memories. Once again, a very warm Wagga Wagga welcome and I wish you an enjoyable and memorable experience at the 2019 Stone the Crows Festival. Warm Regards Councillor Greg Conkey Mayor of Wagga Wagga 3 Welcome from the Mayor Page 3 G’day from the Chief Crows Page 5 EMERGENCY NUMBERS Page 10 Common Sense Page 11 Partners and Supporters – Thank You Page 14 gReyVee Awards Page 15 Australian Disc Bowls Championships Page 16 Other Activities Pages 17-18 Stone the Crows Merchandise Page 19 Music Tutors – Rob Nichols and Bradley Eustace Page 20 Crafty Crows Classes and Tutors Page 21 Daddy Day Care Classes and Tutors Page 23 Entertainers Darren Carr and Friends Page 24 Mike McClellan Page 25 Donna Boyd Page 26 Stephen Fisher-King Page 27 Little Pattie Page 28 Abba Experience – the ABBA Girls Page 29 Swing Sisters – Wartime Hits Page 30 Greg Hooper Page 31 Jim Haynes Page 32 Grant Luhrs Page 33 Jackie Kerin and Sarah DePasquale Page 34 Greg North Page 35 Marcus Holden Page 36 Alan Lazarus and Bill Daglish Page 37 Filming Page 38 Seminars and Talks Pages 39 - 40 – 41 Games Rules....Disc Bowls – Petanque – Ladder Golf Pages 42 – 43 – 44 Murraguldrie Veterans Retreat Pages 45 – 46 Timetable Friday to Thursday Pages 47 to 53 Thanks for coming And have a great week! 4 G’DAY FROM THE CHIEF CROWS Welcome to the Annual Easter Gathering of the Flock, another week of camaraderie, new friends, entertainment, games, woodwork, craft and more - all the things that make our Festival unique. The 2019 Festival includes ANZAC Day, so some of the entertainment has an ANZAC theme – we have Little Pattie and the Swing Sisters and other appropriate events and seminars, including the special ANZAC Day Commemorative Service to remember (with song, poetry and even ‘Two Up’) the sacrifices made in many theatres of war over a century of conflict. We welcome back old favourites Darren Carr and Mike McClellan, along with Simon Fisher-King, The Girls of ABBA and Donna Boyd. We also have the artistry of Marcus Holden, Bradley Eustace, Jackie Kerin, Sarah DePasQuale, Gregory North, Jim Haynes and Grant Luhrs - and our own talented regulars. Activities? Where to start? The Signature event, the Stoning of the Crows, follows the markets on Monday. Gather in the Wagga Caravans Games Arena by 2 pm and BYO chair. Games include Ladder Golf, Disc Bowls and Petanque which are competitive yet social. For those who aren’t quite so athletically inclined, on open day Monday there is a variation of disc bowls called ‘Bruce’s Rules’, so once you have cornered all the specials at the markets you can have a go at that too. Social Disc Bowls Want to have a try at something new, come and LEARN TO PLAY DISC BOWLS. On Friday at 1.00pm we will have the courts open and experienced players will be there to teach you how to play, scoring and basic rules. At 2.30pm you can spend some time practicing and you can put your name down for the Social Disc Bowls competition, you don’t need a team, as we will be making up teams with an experienced player and two beginners or novices. This gives everyone the same chance to win and get help with how to play this fun game. On Sunday morning at 8.30am extra entries for the Social Disc Bowls will be taken and the draw done with play to commence at 9.30am. 5 The Australian Disc Bowls Championships are open to everyone but far more serious in nature. Wagga Caravan Centre returns as sponsor of the Championship Disc Bowls and Disc Bowls international provides the equipment for all disc bowls games. All sets will be available for sale at the games arena or through the Crow Merchandise team. Dedicated volunteer tutors have organised kits for both Crafty Crows and Daddy Day Care. Both are unisex activities – so don’t be shy if you want to do art classes or woodwork and think only girls/guys can do one – everyone is welcome to participate. Whether you are making a Whirly-Gig of Charlie Crow or a butterfly shaped wooden box, ticking off whip making from your bucket list, learning to paint with acrylics or to draw, crochet, sew, knit or diamond painting, there are numerous opportunities to expand your skill sets. Check out the timetable for more details of what you can do. Again a big thank you to our tutors. The Cocoa Club - Bedtime Stories in the Music Caw-Ner Club House follow the main concert each night Friday to Wednesday. This year all Cocoa Club attendees receive a special Cocoa Club mug - but tickets are limited due to OH&S regulations. Tickets are available on arrival Friday April 19 from 1 pm at the Crow Admin Office and cost $15. Your Cocoa Club mini lanyard must be worn on entry each night, for hot chocolate (or tea or coffee) and 40 minutes of wonderful stories. Profits go towards this year’s charity, the Murraguldrie Veterans Retreat. Line Dancing and Hula Dancing classes start the day with fun exercise. The Crow Choir will squawk away happily each day to display their talents at the ANZAC service and the Crow Showcase. Movie Trivia – Come and test your memory and get a dose of nostalgia on Sunday afternoon. With over 200 images, this is going to be FUN! There will be prizes... there will be Jaffas, but remember 'trivia' means 'it ain't important', just FUN. 6 We Were There - The Story of Gallipoli - As ANZAC Day is part of the festival this year, we decided to reprise this musical play for voices - using the talents of trained actress Jackie Kerin, our own wonderful Donna Goodwin and entertainers Greg North and Jim Haynes, who devised the project. Based on first hand accounts, stories and verse written by men and women who were at Anzac Cove, it received a standing ovation four years ago. Make sure you bring a hanky - it's a moving experience. A Gift CD - to make you SMILE - and a Concert. In your 'welcome bag' this year you will find Jim Haynes' new CD, Smile. It's our gift to you at Stone the Crows this year, and there is also a special Smile Concert. Three friends created this album as a gift for Jim when he recently turned 70 - all he had to do was sing. Our musical director, Greg Hooper, who first played piano for Jim in 1989, did all arrangements and orchestrations; the recording was done by long time friend of Jim's (and Stone the Crows), Marcus Holden, who also played all the stringed instruments (and a crosscut saw!). Chief Crow Chrissy did the graphic design and artwork. 'These are the songs I love to sing,' says Jim, 'written by my favourite songwriters - it was the best birthday gift I could imagine. As Greg, Marcus and I are all at Stone the Crows - there's a Smile Concert on Tuesday. Please come along and smile with us.' Best Australian Trucking Stories - Book Launch - We have never had a literary event at Stone the Crows before, but this year we have a book launch. The publishers Allen and Unwin have just released a new format edition The Best Australian Trucking Stories, and it just so happens that four of the people responsible for this collection of stories will be here with us on the first day of our festival. Trucking crusader Rod Hannifey and Chief Crow Grant, both contributed stories to the collection, as did local man Ron Pullen, who was responsible for establishing the Truckers Memorial at Tarcutta. Chief Crow Jim compiled the first edition of the book in 2010 and now its being relaunched in a new format. The good news is that the new edition is less expensive than the first and there's a special Festival discount price. There will be humorous anecdotes, stories, verse and songs - you can even get your copy signed by all four of the blokes involved! 7 Seminars cover a multitude of topics from lithium batteries to defibrillator operation, from drones to computers, getting the most out of your pension benefits, stories about Gallipoli and Kokoda and a horde of other topics – so check the timetable. More information on pages 39 to 41 of this program. Alan Lazarus will launch his first CD ‘Footprints’. Alan's confidence has come a long way since his first performance at our first Festival and we are delighted to have nurtured such a talent. John and Daniel Porter will hold one-on-one sessions and seminars for tablets, computers and phones (Apple and Android) – check out details later in this program if you need help in this regard.