The Adelaide Italian Festival is a celebration of all things Italian – food, drinks, gelato, music, entertainment, art, culture, sports and motorcars! There’s something for the whole family! This 10 day festival has loads of free events so everyone can get involved!
Songwriter’s Picnic Ready to take your lyrics to the next level? Come hang out at our place these holidays and join singer-songwriters George Alice & Emerauld for a laid-back day of songwriting, and song-sharing on our beautiful lawns. Whether you’ve got a notebook full of lyrics or you’re just starting to write your first song, this is your chance to vibe learn from the best in the business, swap ideas, and share your music in a super chill, no-pressure environment. We’ll be jamming, writing new songs together, and recording some fresh tracks right here in the garden—how cool is that? Plus, we’re bringing all the picnic essentials, so you can kick back, snack, and soak up the creative energy. What to Bring: We’ll have a few guitars on hand, but your guitar is your sidekick, don’t leave it behind! So grab your guitar, pack your best ideas, and come hang out with us! Suitable for ages: 13-17 years old We are very lucky to have some massive local legends running these workshops. If you haven’t got around them yet jump on Instagram and check them out. George Alice: @georgealicemusic Emerauld: @emerauld.official Accessibility information This event will occur within Carclew’s Garden and Ballroom. Ramp entrance available at rear of building. Further information about accessibility for this venue is available on Carclew’s website.
BAND! ZINE!! SHOOT!!! Want to break into the music scene? Come hang out at our place these holidays for a day of jamming, zine-making, and photography workshops. It’s your chance to hang out with local young creatives, dive into hands-on sessions, and pick up skills to level up your music game – think of it as your ultimate jam session (without noise complaints from your neighbours!) Whether you’re itching to jam in a band, create a killer zine, or snap epic band photos, dive into the workshop that excites you most: (Please note: You will only attend one of the workshops and as a result should only book one ticket) Band Practice: Team up with My Cherie and Aston from TOWNS for some laid-back band jamming. You’ll get real-world tips, tricks, and plenty of insider knowledge. Plus, there will be an opportunity to hit the stage and practice your moves with an audience. Bring your own instrument, or use ours—we’ve got you covered. Photography Masterclass: Learn from the best in the business in this hands-on photography workshop. From social media shots to killer promo material, local legend Evie Wonder will help you create standout visuals that truly reflect who you are as an artist. No camera experience? No problem! Evie will run through all the basics. We’ll have the equipment on hand, but if your camera is your sidekick, don’t leave it behind! Zine-making workshop: Dive into the art of zine-making with Lilith from Runt Records. Learn how to design and make your own zines to showcase your unique style. Whether it’s album art, behind-the-scenes stories, or just showing off your vibe, a zine is the perfect way to connect with fans and stand out. Supplies? Sorted. But if you’ve got any photos or mags that fit your style, don’t be shy—bring them and make it your own! These workshops will have a special collaborative element with bands, photographers and zine makers coming together to contribute to each others work. Come hang out, make some cool stuff, and meet new people. And hey, these are skills you might find handy as you dive deeper into the music scene. It’s all about collaboration here. Bands, photographers, and zine makers will be working side by side, contributing to each other’s projects and creating something truly unique. Come chill, create, meet new people, and pick up skills that will help you navigate the music scene like a pro. So, what are you waiting for? Grab your tickets, bring your crew, and let’s make it a day to remember at Carclew—Adelaide’s coolest spot for young musicians! Suitable for ages: 13-17 years old We are very lucky to have some massive local legends running these workshops. If you haven’t got around them yet jump on Instagram and check them out. Artists Bios: My Cherie: @mycherie_music Aston form Towns: @townstownstowns Evie Wonder: @eviewonder Lillith: @runtrecords Accessibility information This event will occur within Carclew’s Band rooms, Art room, Digital Suite and Ballroom. Ramp entrance available at rear of building. Further information about accessibility for this venue is available on Carclew’s website.
Get ready for an action-packed week of fun at Carclew House these July school holidays! With a wide variety of creative activities led by top artists, including zine making, painting, dancing, songwriting, and a Pyjama Party, there’s something for every young person aged 5-17 years to enjoy. Leading artists include; Ruby Chew, who empowers students with practical and conceptual art skills; Chloe Noble, who translates feelings into unique visual language through expressionist paintings; Tanya Voges, a Creative Art Therapist specialising in Dance/Movement Therapy; and Naomi Keyte, who explores connecting to music through collective narratives. Don’t miss this opportunity for your child to learn from these inspiring artists and discover their creative potential. Limited space available, book now via the link to avoid missing out!
Joyful. Crazy. Fun. Remixed for 2024 inc new routines! The unmissable smash hit comedy hypnosis show with 80s party vibes. Fresh from multiple sellout run at Edinburgh Fringe & a global viral 50million+ views TikTok sensation. Laugh along, sing along, even star in the show – you choose! All ages friendly, grab tickets now. “Stomach grabbing humour. Not to be missed!” The Advertiser “Spectacular silliness! Absolute feelgood must-see show” Xpress ★★★★★ “fun filled show!” Review Edinburgh ★★★★★ “laugh until your sides hurt!” Weekend Notes ★★★★★ “Side-splittingly funny” Fringefeed ★★★★★ “laugh uncontrollably, gasp, sing along” Perth Happenings Comedy Hypnotist Matt Hale is a multi award winner, regularly sells out & seen on Best Shows/Top 10/Pick of the Fringe. We’re gonna party like it’s 1985! Gluttony, Adelaide Fringe 5 – 17 Mar 8.15pm 9 & 16 Mar 4.15pm (Show is all-ages-friendly but volunteers taking part must be 18+)
Bowerbird Design Market Has Made A Special Announcement… Colourful keepsakes, hand-made homewares, pot plants, clothes, textiles, prints and more will adorn the tables of Australia’s leading creatives at Bowerbird Design Market this May 3-5 at Adelaide Showground. Over three days an expected 12,000 market goers will have the opportunity to wander, sift, browse and shop through more than 200 stallholders made up of creatives, designers and makers. This year’s event will see the introduction of 60 new stallholders! With Mother’s Day on the horizon, Bowerbird is the perfect opportunity to choose the perfect mindful gift for Mum. There’s nothing quite like knowing that the present you’re giving is sustainably produced, one of a kind or even made by hand. Free gift-wrapping for a gold coin charity donation will also be on offer, as well as a “Nail Break” station to enjoy a glass of bubbles and manicure with mum. But that’s not all! ANNOUNCING… KIDDO CORNER come and create! KIDDO Corner offers a calm and creative space for little people and their big people, with a book nook, games and daily FREE craft activities By Mini Mad Things. Come and create a Magic Nature Wand, a Junk Robot, alien or monster! KIDDO Corner will also offer 2 daily paid workshops. WORKSHOP – SAT 4th DIY – MARSHMALLOW UNICORN CONE Cloud Theory Marshmallows with May Pike presents an activity to make your child’s day. Starting with an ice cream cone, each child will be the architect of their own dessert by dipping in chocolate and choosing fillings. Topped with a delicious swirl of handmade, pillowy-soft marshmallow they will finish their creation with decorations of their own choosing, to create a unique dreamy marshmallow cone to take home. WORKSHOP – SUN 5th EST – DIY craft pot succulent With Emma Sadie Thomson Emma and her crew of plant enthusiasts are ready to get down and dirty with kids. This activity will engage those little green thumbs mixing art and gardening together. Each participant will be given a small terracotta pot to decorate with a range of craft options, they will then get the chance to plant their very own living succulent with some potting mix, they can treasure forever or make it for Mother’s Day! Sun 5th (20 mins) $10 per child per session Session times: 11 am and 12pm, in KIDDO Corner Limited spaces available book at bowerbird.net.au
We’re all familiar with the condition of Baby Brain. That prenatal fog that sees you leave your car keys in the Tupperware drawer and walk into rooms with great urgency only to wonder what indeed you are doing there and what it used to feel like to be a fully functioning member of society. I’m sorry to break it to you, but there is an equally-debilitating condition which I have recently self-diagnosed. Working Mum Brain. The symptoms can strike without warning and are usually triggered when one is pressured to recall specific and detailed information quickly and coherently. Information pertaining to one’s beloved offspring, for example. I met a parent who was new to the school at a kid’s birthday party in recent weeks and, as parental small talk dictates, we inquired about each other’s children. Just basic stuff, you know, food allergies, names, year levels, teachers and the like. I got through the first child with flying colours, no hesitation, managing to pass myself off as a committed and engaged mother and member of the school community. Then, a mental blank when I got to the classroom specifics of the middle child. 5S I said, with confidence. I should have left it at that. Grabbed a lolly bag and made a quick exit. Instead I said “Mrs….” and trailed off unconvincingly. Fool! I was dealing with a new mother unfamiliar with the faculty staff. I could have saved myself. Gone with Mrs Smith, Mrs Schnitzel or Mrs Snodgrass, she would have been none the wiser. For at least another term or two. By which time her child may have moved into another friendship group. But Working Mother Brain is insidious, it not only robs you of your memory, it robs you of your powers of quick thinking. And so it was that I was forced to admit that I had forgotten my child’s teacher’s name. The shame of it. Until the second I shut the car door and it returned immediately to my brain in a rare moment of clarity. Sleep deprivation caused by the 4am breakfast radio alarm is not helping. After an interview in the Hit107 studio with Port Adelaide player Brad Ebert I farewelled him. “Say hi to Brad for me!” Seeing his look of confusion, I replayed my words in my head. “I mean Bec, your wife, Bec.” Lucky she has the same name as me or that too may have disappeared into my mind’s abyss. Funny then that a brain, so empty when it’s required to draw on the conversational building blocks required for basic human interaction, can be so busy and full when one would like it to be blank. For example when one is trying to get some essential and precious sleep. It is at this time that the mind goes to work. When is school photo day? What should I get Dad for his birthday? How many text /email / DMs did I forget to reply to today? Can I justify new activewear? Are the children eating enough vegetables? Am I eating enough vegetables? If I fall asleep now how many hours sleep will I get? If I don’t fall asleep now how will I get through tomorrow / the week / the rest of my life? It is little wonder that our brains are so utterly fatigued. Can we reverse this process? I imagine living a simpler life would help. But I’m not travelling down a quiet path right now, I’ve chosen a multi-lane highway. So I apologise in advance if I forget your name, or mine. This is what 24 hours looks like! 4:20am Alarm Quick check of the socials to see if anything big has happened overnight. Get dressed in whatever was last discarded on the oor, brush teeth, apply tinted moisturiser. Make coffee to drink in the car. 4:40am Leave for Hit107 5:00am Production meeting and pre-show preps. 6:00 – 9:00am Bec & Cosi show on air. Another coffee in here somewhere. 9:00 – 10:00am Post-show and planning meetings. Cosi and I compete over who was funniest. 10:00am – 11:30am ME TIME! (Activities may include nap, exercise, catch up with friends, appointments, life admin) 11:30am – 6:00pm Present updates and news bulletin at 10. Another coffee in here somewhere. 6:30pm HOME! Smother children with unwanted attention. Dinner and a cheeky glass of wine. 8:30pm Put kids to bed 8:30-9:30pm Attempt to keep up with a TV series with husband. 9:30pm Put myself to bed.
Small Things Done With Great Love As mums, we can all appreciate that motherhood is a huge responsibility. All consuming. Life affirming. Miraculous. But also, at times, gruelling. Imagine for a moment, that you were trying to fulfill this mammoth responsibility, one of life’s biggest challenges, without a support network, or even a safe environment for your family to call home. That’s what founder of MumKIND, Kate Earl, had in mind when she established the South Australian volunteer-run charity which aims to show kindness to women who are facing adverse circumstances, including homelessness, unemployment, domestic abuse and/or poverty, while also raising children. Forming partnerships with social service agencies across South Australia, MumKIND aims to do small things with great love, demonstrating care and compassion for families across the state, who are in desperate need of support. We chat with Kate about MumKIND and how the charity is supporting South Australian women and children. Tell us about MumKIND and what your inspiration was for founding the charity? It really started from experiences of motherhood. My first child, William, was a dream. I thought it was challenging at the time of course, but looking back he was an easy-going baby and it was easy for me to enjoy him. Number two, Charlie, came along and it was a wakeup call for me. He was beautiful and I adored him wholeheartedly, but he just didn’t sleep. So I didn’t sleep. William was a toddler and he too was up several times a night; my husband was often away for work and life was large to say the least. Overnight I would bounce from room to room tending to the boys. I was denied any quality sleep and for the first time in my life I experienced true stress. One particular night when I was really struggling, I thought it couldn’t get more intense than it was – surely. I had to dig deep that night and push through – that’s what mothers do. For me I focused on the positives in the situation, and there were so many; two healthy, beautiful children, a solid roof over my head, my husband who is the nicest man I know and all the support I needed. It was easy for me to count my blessings and I took strength from them all. Looking back, I can see how I was able to find so much strength at a time when I was so exhausted and overwhelmed, and it’s really because of my parents’ influence throughout my upbringing and to this day…. As a family, we believe in the power of our relationships and in positivity – that’s a pretty great combination, it gives you great strength when you need it. As I counted my own blessings and felt the gratitude of this, I then turned my thoughts to the millions of women navigating motherhood, but who didn’t perhaps have the support that I had. No roof over their head, not such a caring partner, generational poverty, long-term unemployment, perhaps not knowing where their next meal was coming from. I never intended to wake up and start a charity, but I was compelled to do something meaningful. And if you’ve ever done a random act of kindness for someone, you’ll know – it’s the most empowering feeling, especially when you can inspire others to do the same. And that’s where it started. How did you turn your thoughts from that night into the reality of MumKIND? I reached out to my girlfriends and simply said “let’s do something good for women. Let’s support Mother’s who are raising children without the basic necessities and without anything or anyone to support them. Let’s do something great for the world”. The number of useful and beautiful items that the girls delivered was incredible. I’d come home every day and my veranda was just lined with items for donation. This made me realise how inspired we all were and how we were bonding over this experience of being able to give to these beautiful children and their mothers who needed help. One thing led to another and ve years later we’re a registered charity achieving pretty great outcomes. “I founded MumKIND to achieve something truly good in my own life, something that’s bigger than me or anything else that I’m doing. Something that can help to make the world a better place and luckily for me, my incredible friends join me and help drive MumKIND every day. We’ll never meet the women we support but together, we are making a difference. We’re surrounded by incredible women with shared values and a shared vision and we’re all growing closer by the day because of it- we’re making an impact on the world.” Tell us about some of your campaigns, how are you helping Adelaide mothers and families? We focus on families – women with children. We base everything that we do on supporting these families with some fundamental, practical things but also, some feel good items too. One of our first campaigns asked people to go through their library of books and pass them on to mums and children in need. I thought we’d get 200-300 books; but thousands of books came in. The layers of benefit that a book brings to a family was an easy story to tell – it resonates with everybody. I loved what my husband said, that “a child who may never have owned a book before might receive one of these books, and learn and be inspired and could go on to discover a cure for cancer – they’re being given a better chance to learn and grow and to be inspired about their future. “Signi cant Smalls” is another campaign we ran in 2018 – it was all about collecting bras and underwear for women and children. We want to give these women things that provide practical assistance but also things that they want, that make them feel good about themselves, to reclaim their identity
Grab the popcorn folks, this could get interesting. I am about to embark on an experiment of personal endurance. Or stupidity. Or both. I have a lot on my plate, as my mother would say. And I’m going to bite off more than I can chew from that buffet-sized meal and chew hard for a bit. From next year I’m going to add a breakfast radio gig on hit107 to my schedule. As a mother of three, I gure I already have proven quali cations for the sleep deprivation. It will be like having a newborn again, navigating that fog of fatigue. And women are the queens of multi-tasking right? So how hard could it be? Well, we had a run of radio rehearsals recently and to be honest, things could have gone better. In my defence, the degree of difficulty was high. Turns out my husband wrote down Run the New York Marathon twice on his bucket list and his second crack just happened to coincide with my first week of 4am alarms. Nice one Jimbo. So, I was faced with a perfect storm of new job / solo parenting / limited sleep. I figured I had just enough mental and physical strength to survive the week if everything went to plan. NARRATOR: Everything did not go to plan. You know what starting a new job is like? When you don’t know how anything works? I couldn’t even decipher the elevator system on day one. I asked a bemused businessman how to get to level 13 when the key pad only went to 9. Soooo it turns out you need to press the 1. And then the 3. I wanted to say sorry Mr Bemused Businessman but I HAVE A LOT ON MY PLATE RIGHT NOW. As well as learning a confusing new elevator, I need to return Frankie’s swimming permission slip today because it’s overdue and I have to stop at the supermarket on the way to school because it was Milla’s birthday on the weekend and she wants a packet of Freddos to share with the class in lieu of homemade cupcakes, also Grace has just been dumped by her boyfriend and I’m managing her emotional wellbeing the best I can without catastrophizing the break up. / 10 Oh, and my husband is running his second mid- life crisis marathon. In New-York-freaking-City. But I didn’t say that of course. I just pressed the 1 and the 3 and was on my way, hoping to never set eyes on Mr Bemused Businessman ever again. Let’s just say by the end of the week I was in the foetal position. So why am I doing this then, you may ask? Well after 20 years earning my stripes in the media industry, here was an opportunity that may not present itself again. An opportunity to challenge myself in radio, a medium that I have always loved. To pursue new skills and experiences. And an opportunity to try to make a dent on the mortgage and get ahead. Is it unusual for a woman to admit she wants to secure her family’s financial future? As far as we’ve come, I feel like this may still be slightly taboo. I’m going to say no to the superfluous stuff, my downtime with my family and my friends will be precious and prioritised. But, the truth of the matter is, I have no idea how I’m going to do it. There will be plenty of routine-tweaking in the first twelve months to try to get the balance right. Maybe I’ll fail. There’ll no doubt be those who experience a sense of schadenfreude if I do. But if you never try something for fear of failing, would you ever achieve anything of worth? Tune in from Jan 2019. @rebeccamorse10