Mon 09 Jan - Wed 29 Feb
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The Vision of The Summer in the City festival
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Kibble Park and the heart of Gosford City will come alive with many free events and subsidised workshops from mid December through to the end of February 2012.
The Vision of The Summer in the City festival is to revitalise the economy of the Gosford CBD with colour,culture and imagination!
The festival includes many night time events amongst which there are three free events in Kibble Park and three ticketed events in the Gosford CBD.
Free Events
A Film in the park Community Spirit Showcase A Youth Concert in the Park
Ticketed Events Dance Workshop (Youth Arts Warehouse) Puppet Workshop (Laycock St Community Theatre) Metrodome Youth Concert (Youth Arts Warehouse)
Workshops throughout the city centre will also be a major feature of the program and will include:
Puppetry Children 5 to 12 and Adults Dance – Many Styles All Ages Kite Making Children 5 to 12 Aboriginal Painting Children 5 to 12 Jewellery Making Children 5 to 12 Lantern Making Children 5 to 12 Mini Chefs Under 5’s Poi Twirling and Drumming Over 50’s Up Sustainability Under 5’s
Gosford City Council wishes to acknowledge and thank the following agencies who are important partners in the production of this year’s festival.
Regional Youth Support Services, Fixx Events, Screen Hunter Central Coast, The Imperial Centre, Sommers Gallery, GBID, The Central Coast Conservatorium, The Hub and Avoca Beach Picture Theatre plus many workshop presenters and performing artists are all involved in bringing this Summer Festival to the heart of Gosford City.
The Enchanted Island by Handel, Rameau and Vivaldi. In one extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world’s best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau and others, and a new libretto by Jeremy Sams. Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast with David Daniels (Prospero) and Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax) as the formidable foes, Plácido Domingo as Neptune, Danielle de Niese as Ariel, and Luca Pisaroni as Caliban. Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo play Miranda and Ferdinand. The dazzling production is directed and designed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha and the Met’s 125 anniversary gala).
Tue 14 Feb
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Summer in the City program, Cars 2 screening at Kibble Park
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Bring your picnics and rugs to the first ever outdoor movie at Kibble Park on Saturday 14 January 2012 from 7pm. As part of the Summer in the City program, Cars 2 will be screened courtesy of Screen Hunter Central Coast who are donating the film to the Summer In the City program. As a prelude to Cars 2, short films selected from the popular short film competition ‘Coasties’, conducted by Avoca Beach Theatre will be also be shown. Gosford City Council’s Manager of Community and Cultural Development, Ms. Sue Verhoek says that it is a very exciting opportunity to be able to bring this type of event to Kibble Park. “We are thrilled to be showing the first ever feature film here in the heart of Gosford, Kibble Park. “The Summer in the City program has brought creativity and life to the CBD and we are looking forward to a wonderful evening. “The films will look spectacular on the biggest inflatable screen on the market which is 8 metres long by 4 metres high. It will be a great night for whole family and it’s free,’ said Ms. Verhoek. Market stalls, food and drinks will also be on hand. The Frangipani Cafe and Byblos Restaurant will also be open for dinner. This is an alcohol free event and is proudly sponsored by Regional Youth Support Services (RYSS), Screen Hunter Central Coast, The Imperial Centre, Avoca Beach Picture Theatre, Gosford Business Improvement District and FIXX Events.
For further information about this Summer in the City event contact Council’s Cultural Development Resource Officer, Mr. Tim Orgias on 4325 8362. To view the 2012 Summer in the City program visit the website or follow my Gosford on Facebook for event information and updates.
If you would like to join a group at St Albans to knit squares and make blankets for the WRAP WITH LOVE project, and of course enjoy each others company, please come to St Albans Gallery on the last Friday of each month, between 10am and 1pm. If you have size 8 needles and 8 ply wool bring them.
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