š Sunday Night In #18
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This week in South Australia: the South Australian menās cricket team has brought home the stateās first one-day trophy in 13 years; red soapberry bugs have been swarming; and the full extent of the issues at the Whyalla steelworks are being revealed. And in the arts, the Adelaide Fringe kept rolling, the Adelaide Festival swung into action, and the Pioneer Womenās Memorial Gardens overflowed with the books and words and people of Adelaide Writersā Week.
In this weekās edition of Sunday Night In Iāve got a quick roundup of some non-Fringe and Festival events (yes, they do continue!), then another small installment of local artists in the Adelaide Fringe.
Letās get started ā¦
ššš Iām halfway through my Adelaide Fringe season, and I won an award! Tracy Crisp: Spirit of the Fringe. (Much to the amusement of my friends and family who see me as kind of tired and grumpy š¤£). For the second half of my spirited season, Iāve got I Made an Adult, Where to From Here (selling fast), Pearls (a few tickets left) and Stitches (sold out). Also, something new! Iāll be part of the lineup of Bravewords Live a brilliant story-telling event which features Rob Carlton (he was Kerry Packer in Paper Giants!) and writer Adrienne Ferreira (Rob and Adrienne are on each night, with different readers, details on the Fringe entry).
Itās not all Fringe (yet), and hereās a few arts events of interest over the next few weeks:
ššŗ Put this in your diary! The book launch of Carol LeFevreās new book Bloomer: Embracing a Late-Life Flourishing. I think Carol LeFevre is one of our stateās most beautiful and interesting writers and I cannot wait to read this book which documents the year in which she turned seventy āframed by the turning of the seasons in her small suburban garden.ā It will be accompanied by an exhibition by Margaret Ambridge My Garden Palimpsest (you might remember Margaret Ambridgeās stunning exhibition last year featuring sewing patterns as the primary medium, it was incredible). Find the details on Carolās website here.
āļø Wednesday Talks at the Jam Factory features the artists in the current gorgeous exhibition Gathering Light. The talks include narrated glass blowing.
š½ A little lineup of events at the Ern Malley bar, including courtyard cinema (which isnāt on the events page yet, but has popped up in the emailed newsletter to which you should absolutely subscribe if you arenāt already. Youāll get greatāif slightly abrasiveāreflections on the wider cultural state of our city).
š At the beautiful Regent Theatre branch of Dymocks, the launch of Margot McGovernās latest YA novel This Stays Between Us āan homage to 90s horror films and urban myths.ā
š Matilda Bookshop is hosting the Penguin Noir tour in March; and youāll need to book for the April Hannah Kent meet the author event celebrating her new memoir, Always Home, Always Homesick.
š½ The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival kicks off on 21 March, and extends beyond Adelaide into the regions, including Renmark, Mount Gambier and Victor Harbor.
š©š¼āšØ To help ensure studio costs remain affordable for artists, The Mill has set up a donations fund, and thanks to Creative Australiaās Plus1 program Donations to The Millās Studio Fund will be matched until May 31. Iām planning to write a bit more about venues and spaces for an upcoming issue, but for now, Iāll just note that shared spaces help to create a sense of community and vibrancy that are the foundation of a thriving arts scene.
š¼ A job at the State Library of South Australia as the Manager of Published Collections.
š Sofa Sessions by ActNow Theatre is a series of video conversations to better understand what may be needed to create safe, intersectional spaces.
šØ The All Connections to Unley Art Prize invites artists to consider their connection to the City of Unley. Entries close early April, and no late entries. Itās got a $5,000 prize!
š” Over at Carclew, several funding programs are currently open for applications, and thereās a job as a creative learning and engagement officer.
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Writersā Week
š Did you notice the sign at Adelaide Writersā Week and the post on social media talking about donations to ākeep AWW FREE.ā Iād never noticed it before, so I was a bit curious. You can make a small one-off donation or you can join The Literati. The Literati is one of the range of donation programs for The Adelaide Festival. Thereās nothing sinisterāin fact, perfectly normalāfor arts organisations to have a donations program, and depending on my financial situation I often make small donations to different arts organisations. But I donāt love the ākeepā in ākeep AWW FREE.ā
š Thereās a bunch of local writers and their books on show at Writersā Week. Iām currently putting together a newsletter dedicated to recent and upcoming books by local writers, and Iāll be including lots of them there. Stay tuned!
Adelaide Fringe is Gaining Momentum
And now to things Fringe. Our focus remains on local artists, because thatās the remit of this newsletter. But weāll be getting along to see plenty of visitors too. And as with the rest of the year, we try to bring you the stories the algorithm doesnāt show you.
If you missed the last few issues we have last week, the week before and even the week before that highlighting a bunch of local theatre, comedy, cabaret and music in the Adelaide Fringe:
šŖI mentioned my own shows, already, but just in case you missed it (š¤£) hereās the link.
šš½āāļø The Office for Women are supporting discounts to a lovely range of SA women-led shows.
š¶ Kidstock is a brilliant initiative by the ever-inventive Libby and Matt, a fun and accessible live music show for children and their families.
š§µ Catherine Fitz-Gerald continues her community art project If Fabrics Could Speak. This is a wonderful concept that invites you to share the stories of your fabrics, adding to the many stories already told over the last years of the project.
š§¶ I love to knit and sew and stitch, but absolutely cannot get my hands to crochet. I am hoping that a visit to Hooked in the fabulous Fabrik will help me work it out. An exhibition of the collections of Kristin Phillips and Lianne Gould, this show looks like a lot of fun with lots to see beyond the traditional granny squares.
š¶ š Blak Seeds Fest a āvibrant mini festival showcasing the incredible talent of First Nations artists.ā Held at Carclew, itās a visual arts exhibition, music, stalls and workshops.
š Westbound is a āmini-festivalā curated by Renew Adelaide. Taking place on 15 March down in the Lion Arts Precinct, itās bound to stir feelings of nostalgia in the hearts of all those people who remember when this was the heart of the fringe and juggling chainsaws were commonplace (well, Iāve never forgotten the juggling chainsaws anyway). Music, food and stalls by local artists, itās a huge lineup.
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Thank you for reading!
Thatās it for this issue. Weāll be back next Sunday. Until then: Read books! See theatre! Listen to music! Be part of a vibrant, thriving culture of arts.
Talk soon
Tracy xx
A disclaimer: I take a lot of care to make sure Iāve got details correct, but Iām often working on my phone or uploading things from word to substack and I spend a lot of time in places with terrible internet connections. So mistakes will happen. Please double check all of the details about events before you head out.
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