Class Act monthly gigs


Monthly gigs in collaboration with Port Phillip EcoCentre Inc.


St Kilda Music & Poetry Inc. monthly events ‘Class Act’ commenced in February 2007, running on the first Sunday of each month 3:15 - 5:15 pm from March to Nov.

Supported by the City of Port Phillip via the Cultural Development Fund.

Venue: EcoHouse, Blessington St, (cnr Herbert St, in the Botanical Gardens), St Kilda.

Accessible by trams 16 and 96.

Wheelchair access

Entry: $5 conc./child, $7 (includes vegetarian snacks, coffee, tea)

Program Sun 7 Sept 2008

SEPTEMBER CONCERT Poetry: SALLY SPALDING presents selections from the work of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, and reads from her own writing. Acoustic guitar and songs: NINA NICOLS. Young musicians - contemporary acoustic: Songs with MIA KENNETT and STEVEN SOCHA on guitar. Haiku and short poems: LORIN FORD, LEON SHANN. Sun 7 Sept 2008, 3:15 to 5:15 pm $5 child/conc., $7 (inc. snacks, coffee, tea).

Where: EcoHouse, in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens, Blessington St (cnr Herbert St) (wheelchair access). Trams 16 and 96.


Program Sun 3 August 2008

AUGUST CONCERT Poetry: JOHN McKELVIE presents the romantic poetry of the Scottish poets. Special guest: Television screenwriter MR HUGH STUCKEY. Acoustic guitar and songs: JOHN TOMANIO. Short poems: ANNE CARSON, BOB MORROW. In the classical tradition: Lyre with MURRAY WRIGHT and DOROTHY WRIGHT. Sun 3 Aug 2008, 3:15 to 5:15 pm $5 child/conc., $7 (inc. snacks, coffee, tea).

Where: EcoHouse, in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens, Blessington St (cnr Herbert St) (wheelchair access). Trams 16 and 96.


ANNUAL CONCERT PROGRAM

SUN 6 JULY Supported by the City of Port Phillip via the Community Celebrations Fund and BENDIGO BANK ELWOOD DETAILS ON HOME PAGE Poetry: JUDITH RODRIGUEZ. Prose: ARNOLD ZABLE. Cultural: Kalyan Ky in Khmer and in English.Acoustic: THE WISHING WELL songs: JOHN TOMANIO. Short poems: ANNE CARSON, BOB MORROW. In the classical tradition: Lyre with MURRAY WRIGHT and DOROTHY WRIGHT. Sun 3 Aug 2008, 3:15 to 6:15 pm $5 child/conc., $7 (inc. light supper).

Program Sun 1 June 2008

Poetry: EDDIE CREANEY presents a selection of humourous verse through the ages.

Acoustic guitar and songs: OWEN EALES

Classical acoustic. KATE WALKER STRING QUARTET. Short poems: CLAIRE GASKIN, LUCY HOLT. Instrumental guitar: JEAN CABON.

Program Sun 4 May 2008

Poetry: ANGELA COSTI presents a selection of Greek poetry in Greek and in English, plus her own work. Acoustic guitar: NATASHA HURST. Short poems: ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, PETRA WHITE. New work: THE WISHING WELL BAND celebrate the launch of their remarkable first CD Life On The Border, recorded and released independently in March 2008. Jai Larkan – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, Joe – bass, Larissa Weller – violin, Rivkah Larkan – second violin.

Program Sun 6 April 2008

Poetry: LIA HILLS presents selections from the poets Apollinaire, Paul Eluard and Pierre Alferi, whose work she has been translating. She reads her own work and talks about her experiences and inspirations as a bilingual poet.

Acoustic guitar: JOHN TOMAINO. Cultural: Words and music from JELTJE and SJAAK in Dutch and in English.

Short poems: ANNE CARSON, MATT HETHERINGTON.

New work: SEAN DOOLEY reads from his recently completed memoir (to be published by Allen and Unwin).

Program Sun 2 March 2008

Poetry: ROSS GILLETT 'Three Decades of American Poetry - 50s, 60s, 70s'.

Classical acoustic: ALICE WHITE - piano, JEN HAND - flute.

Cultural: KALYAN KY Songs, music & poetry from Cambodia in Khmer and in English.

Acoustic guitar and songs: TIM McMILLAN with ANDREA FITZPATRICK and ROHAN DREW.

Short poems: LORRAINE McGUIGAN, ROSS DONLON, ALICE WHITE.

Program Sun 4 November 2007

Poetry & writing of Indigenous Australia – presented by Tony Birch

Songs, music & poetry from Cambodia –  Kalyan Ky

A duet in poems by Leon Shann and Eddie Creaney

Acoustic guitar & songs – Owen Eales, and guest appearance Natasha Hurst from Ballarat

LIGHT SUPPER 5:00 – 6 pm

Fare thee well till March 2008 

Program Sun 7 October 2007

Classical acoustic STEPHEN LANGLEY cello CATE AHRENDT keyboard play two pieces by Rachmaninov- 2nd movement of Cello Sonata, and the Vocalise - both written for cello and piano/keyboard.

Acoustic guitar & songs TOM IANSEK.

POETRY: Selections from the work of AMANDA WILSON, presented by Jennifer Harrison and Ian McBryde.

Guest: Poet SALLY SPALDING reads from her collection 'Groove in the Road', which was launched by Ross Donlon at Claypots St Kilda on Sun 30 Oct.

Program Sun 2 September 2007

Acoustic guitar & songs: OWLS OF THE SWAMP Peter Uhlenbruch.

POETRY:

Renan Goskin presents a feast of Turkish poetry, in Turkish with translations.

Kevin Brophy reads from his new collection 'Mr Wittgenstein's Lion'.

OPEN SECTION:

Cultural: Writers of Poland - presented by Joanna Kozakiewicz, in Polish with translations.

World music: Bonnie Smith and Luis Escudero.

Program Sun 5 August 2007

Acoustic guitar & songs: Tim McCarthy.

Poetry feature: Tang Yi presents Mandarin classical poetry in translation, and her own work. Born in Shanghai, Tang Yi came to Australia in 2006 from China, after she received her BA in Chinese Language and Literature. Her work reflects both her Chinese cultural tradition and the influence of poetry written in the English-speaking world. Her poems are published in Australia, China and Hong Kong. In 2007 Tang Yi received the H.B. Higgins Award, which posts her to Hong Kong University for poetry research later this year.

August 2007 Tang Yi

 

OPEN SECTION:

Poetry - Leon Shann, a Melbourne-based poet, reads a selection of his poems.

Acoustic guitar: Tom Iansek

 

Program Sun 1 July 2007

 

A break in the weather

July 2007 John Jenkins
 

Program Sun 3 June 2007

Classical acoustic: Cate Ahrendt on piano - Stephen Langton on cello

Poetry feature: Alice White presents a selection of the English poets, plus her own work.

OPEN SECTION:

poetry: Eddie Creaney

Acoustic guitar: Owen Eales

Program Sun 6 May 2007

Classical acoustic: Allsorts Music present a rendition of English, Italian and Irish traditional songs

Poetry feature: Lee Kofman presents a selection of Russian poetry in translation, plus her own work.

OPEN SECTION:

acoustic guitar: Owls of the Swamp

poetry: Tim McMillan

Program Sun 1 April 2007

Classical acoustic: Cate Ahrendt on flute - Bach's Solo Flute Sonata in A Minor

Poetry feature: Jeltje presents a selection of Dutch poetry in translation, plus her own work.

OPEN SECTION:

acoustic guitar: Tim McCarthy

poetry: Ed Stevenson

Program Sun 4 March 2007

Classical acoustic: string quartet - Richard Keuneman violin 1, Sally Banks violin 2, Kate Walker viola, Michael Condon cello

Poetry feature: Eddie Creaney presents a lyrical selection of Scottish poetry, plus his own work.

acoustic guitar: Tim McMillan

Program Sun 4 February 2007

Exhibition of paintings by Shane Ryan
Flute performance by Jen Hand
Alice White on piano

Poetry feature: poetry of Taras Shevchenko – the greatest poet of the Ukraine presented by Myron Lysenko. Myron reads his own work also, talking about cross-cultural influences on his poetry

acoustic guitar: Mark Hilton

OPEN SECTION MONTHLY

short story, prose, poetry, music, drama

 
To book for the open section, please email
stkmusicpoetry@yahoo.com.au.

Sponsors: Alfred Camilleri of Elwood, Australian Scrawl St Kilda, Bendigo Bank Elwood, City of Port Phillip, Lentil as Anything St Kilda, Box Hill Institute, Port Melbourne Neighbourhood House Port Melbourne