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Late-week new moon and Venus joining Sun, Mercury and Pluto in ambitious, practical Capricorn kicks the New Year into gear with firm, determined purpose…
E ARIES: Aries are always at their best starting over, so take every advantage of this week’s organised, business-like vibes to get solid plans in place for the year ahead – all of which will be best achieved through teamwork, cooperation and being part of a group effort. F TAURUS: With planetary ruler Venus in your material sector, money tops this week’s agenda. But she’s in your personal house of wanderlust too, so greener pastures are also calling Tauran paws and jaws. Satisfy both urges by traveling into the future, laying down long-range plans for this year. G GEMINI: With Venus in show-me-the-money Capricorn, finances make their presence felt in relationships. But when you’re crunching numbers, watch what you share and what you keep to yourself. And as inimitable Gemini Patch Adams advises, if you focus on the problem you can’t see the solution. H CANCER: This week’s energy is about manifesting dreams, Crabsters, so take a long, hard, unsentimental look at your talents and abilities and choose the best way to make use of them this year – by doing what you really love, not just shrinking your thinking to what’s economically possible.
KEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE! The Spirit Festival has announced the latest confirmed teachers, leaders, performing artists and guides who will charge our community with their abundant gifts at the second annual Byron Spirit Festival, March 1–3, 2013. This program truly has something irresistible for everyone. Director Alex Grant explains, ‘The Spirit Festival unites us all in who we are. The festival allows the ancient teachings to have a voice in a world that is dominated by modernity.’ With over 108 national and international presenters, catering for all levels and ages, the Festival program allows for A CAUTIONARY participation in daytime TALE, ONE OF workshops and forums, plus THE MANY evening concerts, dances SHORT FILMS AT and ceremony. A visit to FLICKERFEST AT the website will reveal the THE BANGALOW particulars about these many teachers and full A&I HALL 25–27 program. www.spiritfestival. JANUARY com.au
EVANS HEAD RSL STANDS UP After appearing for the first time at Evans Head in the middle of the wildest storm the area had seen in decades, Mandy Nolan is back with a brand-new comedy show. ‘Last show was unbelievable. We were the only place with power in the region. Houses were having their roofs blown off, trees were being snapped in half, but the good people of Woodburn/Evans Head still came out for a laugh. These are my kind of folk!’ This time Nolan MCs with headline comic Greg Sullivan taking centre GREG SULLIVAN WITH MANDY stage. NOLAN AT EVANS HEAD RSL ON WEDNESDAY Greg Sullivan is one of the most experienced and accomplished standup comics and entertainment personalities around. His material is topical, thought-provoking, self-deprecating and very funny. His comedic insights have been noted by the greats with American Rich Hall using him as a writer from time to time. Sully has been invited to the world-famous Improv Comedy Club in Los Angeles, performed at major festivals such as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival Gala, and has appeared in a variety of roles on television shows such as Good News Week, Home Delivered Humour, O’Loughlin on Saturday Night, The Today Show and A Current Affair. Through his affable charisma, dedication and entertainment value, Sully has developed an eminent and likeable public profile throughout Australia. Support act for the evening is former NAB bank-manager-turnedcomedian Paul McMahon. Wednesday at the Evans Head RSL at 8pm. Tix are $15 at the club. Bookings on 6684 2282.
I LEO: Things are powering along of their own accord right now, so no need to push them. This week’s for maintenance, majesties – scheduling health checks and attending to whatever needs fixing, replacing or readjusting. Taking the credit card for a stroll? Wait till next week, which is even cheaper. J VIRGO: Capricorn time’s ideal for networking and connecting, something this week’s planetary placements in your house of entertainment render a fairly delightful exercise. Virgo-friendly vibes suggest you’ll be most successful as your naughtiest, sauciest self while still managing to get heaps achieved and dealt with. K LIBRA: If you’re enthused but bemused about this year’s direction, check out Kirk Nugent’s Answer The Call on YouTube. Librans can bring out the best in others, and this week any group you’re involved with will benefit from your positive input and your bubby effect on energetic heaviness... L SCORPIO: As thrilling possibilities sing their siren song, this week issues a duo of new year directives: 1) Don’t look back. Right now the past can’t help you. And 2) Keep moving beyond what you already know. The answers you’re looking for are in unfamiliar territory.
films are screening at some of the world’s most prominent and revered film festivals including Sundance and Cannes. The festival will kick off with a glamorous fully catered opening with night drinks provided by partners Little Creatures Brewing, Rosnay Organic Wine and Crystal Head Vodka and yummy catering from the Pantry 29 Bangalow. Afterwards sit back and catch our Best Of International 1 program. Also screening as a special feature of the night will be the Byron premiere of locally made short Suspended. Written and directed by award-winning actor Damian Walshe-Howling, Suspended was shot on location at Murwillumbah and involves a cast of local actors starring alongside well-known Australian faces including Damon Gameau, Ewen Leslie, Leeanna Walsman and Clare Bowen. Saturday 26 Jan will see a massive program of activities roll out. Kicking off at 2.30pm is ‘Flickerlab’, a workshop that focuses on bringing your short-form content to audiences far and wide. Panelists include Damian Walshe-Howling, with ABC Open producer Catharine Marciniak and Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd. Saturday 26 Jan from 4.30pm there is a selection of local documentaries on the subject ‘Day In The Life’ produced by ABC Open; and present the fifth year of Byron All Shorts, the local northern rivers short-film competition. On Saturday at 8.30pm is our Best Of International 2 program with highlights including the clever and satirical It’s Not A Cowboy Movie from France and moving drama Kiruna-Kigali from Sweden, shortlisted for this year’s Academy Awards. Sunday 26 January, 8.30pm starts with the Byron All Shorts Awards, then the festival will present its Best Of Australian Shorts program showcasing an incredible selection of home-grown talent from across the country. Highlights include Lois – starring Academy Award-nominated acting legend Jackie Weaver and the quirky and highly crafted animation A Cautionary Tale starring the voices of David Wenham, Cate Blanchett and Barry Otto. Tickets can be pre-purchased at Barebones (Bangalow), Mullum Bookstore, Planet Corroboree (Byron), All Music & Vision (Lismore & Ballina). Ride The Short-Film Wave with Flickerfest presented by Renault and catch the best short films from at home and around the world this summer.
Mungo’s Crossword
Quick Clues
Cryptic Clues
ACROSS 1. Place apart, save. (3,5) 5. Member of Genghis Khan’s horde. (6) 10. Fruit. (9) 11. Flower (5) 12. Perch. (5) 13. Heavy metal rock band. (9) 14. Who play bongo drums? (6,4) 17. Sinew (4) 20. Tolkien’s tree men. (4) 21. Bandit killed by Theseus. (10) 23. Having double vertical spars (of a boat). (9) 25. Impregnate, inspire. (5) 27. Theatrical production. (5) 28. Conquer. (9) 29. Uncouth people. (6) 30. Captain Marvel’s exclamation of surprise. (4,4)
ACROSS 1. Save back-up team after short golf shot. (3,5) 5. Genghis Khan spreads gloom around north. (6) 10. Chuck after file, showing contempt. (9) 11. Blooming star. (5) 12. Settle footie coach at bar. (5) 13. Lead a band. (9) 14. “Stupid layabouts,” said Spooner, referring not to the buskers but to their tom-toms. (6,4) 17. Muscle bone cut. (4) 20. Sent around tree men. (4) 21. Bedmaker finds erosion in short operation. (10) 23. Poor wet, sad Tom. Like a schooner? (9) 25. Impregnate headless girl after one doctor. (5) 27. Play with daughter, by God. (5) 28. Knock down bad return. (9) 29. Swift beasts. (6) 30. Captain Marvel’s sacred herb. (4,4)
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Flickerfest rides the short-film wave into the northern rivers 25–27 January, for its 16th year screening a smorgasbord of shorts over three jam-packed days at the A&I Hall, Bangalow. At Flickerfest Bangalow organisers will be screening an entertaining, inspiring and award-winning range of shorts, many of which are world or Australian premieres, giving local Flickerfest audiences the first look at the hottest short films in the world today. Several of this year’s
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M SAGITTARIUS: You really don’t have to take on killer responsibilities. It’s a new year, about quality of life, remember? Not all this week’s challenges can be solved rationally – and why should they when Sagittarians are such fabulous intuitives? Rethink your need for speed around accident-prone midweek Sag moon. N CAPRICORN: Venus and new moon joining Sun, Mercury and Pluto in Capricorn for the power point of your year are all supporting change: small, important, large and radical. Enjoyable change, because as Capricorn composer Irving Mills observed, It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing… O AQUARIUS: This week’s on a mission and determined as the Terminator to get its teeth into the new year. Your contribution to this no-nonsense, let’s get back on track scenario is to provide some much-needed light relief and subvert the dominant paradigm of single-mindedness by finding relaxed, enjoyable ways of operating so everyone has more fun. P P ISCES: This week has a severe case of the practicals, insisting that you improve the quality of your product, services or interactions with others. Because giving people the respect, acknowledgement and gratitude due to them will bring you the returns you deserve – believe it or else.
DOWN 1. Game bird. (9) 2. Latin poet. (5) 3. Damage or destroy maliciously. (8) 4. Type of wheat. (5) 6. By mouth. (6) 7. Pay attention, become up to date. (3,4,2) 8. Immature insect. (5) 9. Affecting the whole body. (8) 15. Type of therapist. (9) 16. Pub furniture. (8) 18. Dwindle, starve to death. (5,4) 19. Strangely. (8) 22. Ritual washing. (6) 23. Hot drink, often with rum. (5) 24. Spanish for James. (5) 26. Donkey. (5)
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DOWN 1. Leave high pressure game. (9) 2. News agency has nothing for a poet. (5) 3. Destroy Herb around wrecked boat. (8) 4. Grain for the French spirit. (5) 6. By mouth, nil before recovery. (6) 7. Wake up, grab ugly woman without class and sex appeal. (3,4,2) 8. Cricketer takes five for grub. (5) 9. Semi-cyst infects whole body. (8) 15. Leaderless army gets headless lion to track the bone man. (9) 16. Lawyers’ vice found in pub? (8) 18. State to vacillate over drink and depart. (5,4) 19. Oddly, find ruffled fluff in the dock. (8) 22. Hot flow and bad smell? Wash! (6) 23. A drink for little Sweeney. (5) 24. James to leave twice. (5) 26. Carrier of butter in Italy. (5)
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