Elise Hawthorne Not sure what I’d give my son for his birthday, I remembered he’d enjoyed a photography workshop run by the Aperture Club at a community event a few…

16 – 18 August 2019 After more than 25 years, Sydney is set to host its own folk music festival. The weekend 16 to 18 August, 2019, will see the…

Elise Hawthorne FOLK by Tom Wells This delightful play gives the audience a glimpse into the world of three beautiful souls, lead by the magnificent Sister Winnie – a powerhouse…

The Hollow Bones Penguin Random House Australia By Leah Kaminsky $32.99 Berlin, 1936. Ernst Schäfer, a young, ambitious zoologist and keen hunter and collector, has come to the attention of…

Elise Hawthorne On a recent family trip to Europe, I made sure to include visits to the old Jewish quarters in Vienna (my dad’s home town), Venice and Barcelona. The…

Elise Hawthorne Bursting on to the Australian art scene in the mid-1980s, award-winning artist Wendy Sharpe has gone on to stamp her mark in the art world as an artist…

Elise Hawthorne Courage to Care tackles some hard topics, this outreach program run by B’nai B’rith has for the past twenty years informed Australians of the dangers of prejudice and…

In a picturesque village in England, Joan Stanley (Dame Judi Dench), lives in contented retirement. Then suddenly her tranquil existence is shattered as she’s shockingly arrested by MI5. For Joan…

Appleton is a small country town being forced into the present with a recent influx of wealthy city slickers, treechangers and refugees. Simmering tensions come to a head when new…

Elise Hawthorne What drives the indomitable Josie Lacey’s dedication to social justice? Her achievements are remarkable, it is like she has lived a life of many people in regards to…