Look Who's Talking 2020 Program

Look Who’s Talking LITERARY EVENTS - LOCAL HISTORY - WELLBEING - LOCAL AUTHORS - LOCAL STORIES

2020 PROGRAM

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What’s inside LOOK WHO’S TALKING Deng Adut - Look Who’s Talking Australia Day

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All About Women - Satellite Sessions 4 Tara June Winch - The Power of Language 6 Sydney Writers’ Festival - Live and Local 8 Adam Courtenay - Buckley’s Chance 10 Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle - Learning From Country 11 James Bradley - Ghost Species 12 Alice Bishop and Anna Krien - Holding Up a Mirror to Ourselves 13 Hugh Mackay - The Inner Self 14 Tony Wilson - Great Speeches of 2019 15 From the Handmaid’s Tale to The Testaments 16 Chris Flynn - Mammoth 18 Robert Dessaix - In Conversation with Caroline Baum 19 Hunter Valley Socratic Society - The Myth of Freedom 20 Ken Done - The Man Behind the Brush 21 LOCAL HISTORY Folklore of the Floods Kirsten Banks - Indigenous Astronomy Narissa Phelps - Maligning Molly Morgan Looking into Local History Glebe Cemetery Open Day Dr Jennifer Debenham - Mapping Australia’s Dark Past

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WELLBEING Judith Hoare - The Woman Who Cracked the Anxiety Code: The Extraordinary Life of Dr Claire Weekes 29 Marcus Riley Booming: A Life Changing Philosophy for Ageing Well 30 Big Meaning in Small Rituals 31 The Science of Circadian Rhythms 31 LOCAL AUTHORS Tea Cooper - A Maitland Mystery Gavin Fry - Art Work: Art, Books, Museums and Life Local Author Showcase

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LOOK WHO’S TALKING AUSTRALIA DAY DENG ADUT Deng Thiak Adut is a Sudanese child soldier turned western Sydney lawyer and refugee advocate, whose harrowing and inspiring personal journey from soldier to Australian lawyer and refugee advocate can be heard at Maitland City Council’s Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony, the first Look Who’s Talking event in 2020.

Perhaps more so than many Australians, Deng understands ‘how very lucky we are to enjoy freedom from fear, and how very unlucky are many, many others who neither choose, nor deserve their fate’. Learn more about this incredible man’s story and the importance of a diverse, inclusive and empathetic Australia at this free event.

Sunday 26 January 10.00am - 12.00pm Maitland Town Hall Free

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THE GENDERED BRAIN 11.00AM - 12.00PM GINA RIPPON WITH HOST NATASHA MITCHELL For centuries, science has been trying to prove that men’s and women’s brains are different.

Cognitive researcher, Gina Rippon, smashes this persistent myth and reveals the politics and prejudice behind it.

In her ground-breaking book, The Gendered Brain, Professor Gina Rippon dismantles the idea that there are distinct differences in male and female brains. Unpacking the dubious historical science, like 18th century experiments that saw empty skulls measured with bird seed, Rippon shows how early research fuelled the persistent myth that female biology is inferior. She presents cutting edge neuroscience to detail how our brains are highly plastic, individualised, adaptable and full of potential. What if our behaviour is linked not to gender, but to life itself, to all we do and experience?

FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF ASTRONOMY 12.15PM - 1.15PM JO DUNKLEY WITH HOST RAE JOHNSTON Taking a telescope to the night sky and a critical eye to our past, astrophysicist Jo Dunkley explores the universe while unearthing a line of stellar female astronomers who ran the risk of being consigned to the black hole of history.

ALL ABOUT WOMEN SATELLITE SESSIONS LIVE FROM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE You don’t need to be at the Sydney Opera House on 8 March to experience the main stage action of All About Women. We’re excited to be streaming three headline sessions presented by our exclusive Satellite host, live from Sydney Opera House.

Hosted by Mayor Loretta Baker with discussion facilitated by Associate Professor Trisha Pender, this event will make you think and push your boundaries as it asks questions about gender, justice and equality.

Enjoy the festival atmosphere with a pop up bookshop, tea and coffee and a light lunch available onsite.

Sunday 8 March 10.30am - 4.00pm Maitland Town Hall

Since ancient times, the cosmos has been an endless source of wonder and mystery.

Astrophysicist Jo Dunkley knows all about stellar life cycles, black holes, cosmic evolution and the huge, unfolding history of the Universe. From the basics like why the earth orbits the Sun to astonishing facts about star catalogues and superclusters, this brilliant communicator will take us on a cosmic journey of scientific discovery.

Along the way, we will encounter some extraordinary, little-known women who defied the restrictions placed on them because of their gender, and whose pioneering research laid the foundations that Professor Dunkley has built on. Take this luminous guide to our astonishing galaxy, and meet the visionary women who have played a vital role in helping us better understand it.

SOBER CURIOUS? 2.30PM - 3.30PM JILL STARK, YUMI STYNES AND SHANNA WHAN WITH HOST CLEMENTINE FORD From boozy benders to weeknight wines to social media posts about sobriety, our relationship with alcohol has never been more complicated.

Alcohol is often at the centre of our social lives. But at what point does a fun time with friends become destructive and problematic? And is sobriety the new morality?

Journalist Jill Stark chronicled her year off booze, broadcaster Yumi Stynes has been public about her alcohol addiction and subsequent sobriety, and Shanna Whan founded Sober in the Country as a support system for other rural Australian recovering alcoholics. Join these three women in an intimate and nuanced conversation about how we navigate our own relationships with alcohol.

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THE POWER OF LANGUAGE TARA JUNE WINCH Tara June Winch is the critically acclaimed Wiradjuri author of award winning novels Swallow the Air and The Yield. The timelessness of language as a window to the past and its ability to renew connection to country stuck with Tara after she read The New Wiradjuri Dictionary. The Yield was a story borne of this discovery that stayed with her through years of financial hardship after her prize winning first novel was published. It was only recently Tara had the space and capacity to write it down.

Tara’s work explores the power and importance of language and storytelling to understand identity. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from a powerful young voice in Australian writing.

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SYDNEY WRITERS’ FESTIVAL LIVE AND LOCAL IN MAITLAND One of Australia’s best loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling, Sydney Writers’ Festival will stream its headline events from the Carriageworks in Sydney direct to Maitland Town Hall on Friday 1, Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 May. Prepare to be stimulated and engaged by conversations, debates and discussions, as the Festival brings the world’s finest authors to Maitland in real time. As well as hearing new ideas from great thinkers, audiences have the opportunity to participate in Q&A sessions at each event, sending questions direct to the Sydney stage.

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Pandemic

Violent Sydney

11.30am – 12.30pm

11.30am – 12.30pm

Friday 1 May

Saturday 2 May

Join global health security expert Adam Kamradt-Scott; Financial Times’ Sue-Lin Wong, who have been reporting on the ground; and Head of the Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Robin Davies as they discuss the processes and politics of pandemics, with Guardian Australia’s Ben Doherty.

Walkley-winning crime reporter Kate McClymont and former NSW director of public prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery discuss their new accounts of some of Sydney’s most notorious crimes, in conversation with David Marr.

Corruption in the Church 3.00pm – 4.00pm

Bruce Pascoe: Writing Australia Conversation

Friday 1 May

4.30pm – 5.30pm

Whistleblower and former detective chief inspector Peter Fox, and journalist and commentator David Marr, speak with Joanne McCarthy about cover-ups and corruption in the Catholic Church.

Saturday 2 May Award-winning Dark Emu author Bruce Pascoe joins Sally Warhaft to discuss Salt, a collection that showcases Bruce’s enduring fascination with Australia’s culture, history and land.

Simple Pleasures

Paul Kelly: Love Is Strong as Death

4.30pm – 5.30pm Friday 1 May Bestelling novelist Ann Patchett, ABC’s The Drum host Julia Baird, SBS presenter Anton Enus and British cookbook author Anna Jones talk with Ailsa Piper about savouring life’s simple pleasures.

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4.30pm – 5.30pm Sunday May 3 Join singer, songwriter amd national treasure Paul Kelly and musician Alice Keath for an afternoon of poetry and music from his new anthology, Love Is Strong as Death.

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BUCKLEY’S CHANCE

LEARNING FROM COUNTRY

ADAM COURTENAY

NADIA WHEATLEY AND KEN SEARLE

Adam Courtenay, son of famous author Bryce Courtenay, explores the story of William Buckley in his second non-fiction book The Ghost and The Bounty Hunter. An escaped convict who lived with the Wadawurrung tribe in western Victoria for 32 years, Buckley learnt his adopted tribe’s language, skills and methods of survival. Colonists finally caught up with Buckley in 1835, the same year the former bounty hunter John Batman arrived in the area, looking to acquire the rolling grasslands around the bay. What happened next saw the Wadawurrung betrayed and Buckley eventually broken.

As authors, illustrators, designers, compilers and mentors, Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle have produced a series of multi award winning books over the course of a decade. The focus of the books has been the indigenous principle of Learning from Country. They found that this unique way of learning is just as effective when the ‘country’ is the city and student’s homelands are scattered across the world.

Adam Courtenay is a Sydney based writer and journalist who has had a long career in the UK and Australia, writing for papers such as the Financial Times, the Sunday Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Australian Financial Review. His previous book was The Ship That Never Was.

Visit the exhibition at Rutherford Library and Maitland Regional Art Gallery between 9 May to 26 July 2020.

Come along to hear about the journey behind these award winning works and view original artworks and materials on display.

POSTPONED Friday 15 May 6.00pm - 8.00pm Bread and Water Cafe $27.50 10

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GHOST SPECIES

HOLDING UP A MIRROR TO OURSELVES

JAMES BRADLEY

ALICE BISHOP AND ANNA KRIEN

James Bradley’s latest novel Ghost Species is an exquisitely beautiful and deeply affecting exploration of connection and loss in an age of planetary trauma. The novel asks hard questions about the price of our separation from the natural world. Do we have the right to alter nature? What do we destroy when we seek to enhance it? And is it really possible to love another species as we do ourselves?

Alice Bishop and Anna Krien are talented young authors whose debut works of fiction hold a mirror up to society and explore some of the complex topics of our time. A Constant Hum grapples with the aftermath of bushfire, a natural disaster so damaging in Australia. An Act of Grace delivers a meditation on Australia that takes an unflinching look at some of our country’s darker aspects in the aftermath of the Iraq War. These talented authors explore difficult topics in an empathetic yet unflinching way.

Thrillingly original, Ghost Species is embedded with a deep love and understanding of the natural world.

James Bradley is the author of four other novels, Wrack, The Deep Field, The Resurrectionist and Clade, and a book of poetry, Paper Nautilus. His books have won or been shortlisted for a number of major Australian and international literary awards and have been widely translated.

Alice Bishop’s first collection of short fiction, A Constant Hum, was released in 2019. It was recently shortlisted for the 2019, Prize for New Australian Fiction.

Anna Krien is the author of the award winning Night Games and Into the Woods, as well as two Quarterly Essays, Us and Them and The Long Goodbye. Her fiction and her journalism have been published widely.

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Thursday 11 June 6.00pm - 8.00pm Studio Amsterdam $27.50

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THE INNER SELF HUGH MACKAY Often described as ‘the man who explains us to ourselves’, Hugh Mackay, one of Australia’s most respected social psychologists, has had a 60 year career studying and interpreting Australian social trends. In his new book, The Inner Self he explores the differences between our ‘inner’ and ‘social’ selves and, in the process, take us to the heart of what it means to be human. In his presentation, he will examine the ways we try to hide from the demands of our compassionate nature, and he will describe the psychological freedom we enjoy when we finally face that most searching question of all: ‘Who am I, really?’ He will also draw on his new novel, The Question of Love, to add a more intimate dimension to his exploration of the mysteries of human love.

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GREAT SPEECHES OF 2019 TONY WILSON As curator of Speakola, a website dedicated to speeches great and small, Tony knows the far reaching impact a great speech can have. From Jacinda Arden’s response to the Christchurch mosque tragedy to Dylan Alcott’s Logies acceptance speech, words have power, and he will acknowledge those who have wielded them brilliantly as he takes us on a journey through the best speeches of 2019.

After failing to become an AFL player Tony had to find a different way to achieve happiness and he has marked out a unique and creative path. He has won Race Around the World, been named a Sydney Morning Herald ‘Best Young Australian Novelist’, enjoys a successful career as an author and as a presenter on TV and radio.

Wednesday 30 SEPTEMBER 6.00pm - 8.00pm Monte Pio

Thursday 30 July 6.00pm - 8.00pm TBC: Cameron Centre Hunter Valley Grammar School

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FROM THE HANDMAID’S TALE TO THE TESTAMENTS The work of Margaret Atwood has never been more relevant. In a world of uncertainty, Atwood’s dystopian books, which meditate on survival, have become survival tales in themselves.

Explore Atwood’s vision as it began in The Handmaid’s Tale and how it has evolved from the original book to the TV Series through to the newly published sequel The Testaments.

Join University of Newcastle Associate Professors Caroline Webb and Patricia Pender, and Dr Jessica Ford, for a wide ranging panel discussion as to why Atwood’s work is more important now than ever.

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MAMMOTH CHRIS FLYNN In what is regarded as one of the most hotly anticipated releases of 2020, Chris Flynn has crafted an ambitious exploration of human interaction with the natural world.

Described as brilliant, hilarious and curiously moving, Mammoth is narrated by a 13,000 year old extinct American mastodon and is the quirky story of how the skull of a Tyrannosaurus bataar, a pterodactyl, a prehistoric penguin, the severed hand of an Egyptian mummy and the narrator himself came to be on sale at a 2007 natural history auction in Manhattan.

Author, agent and critic, Chris is a regular presenter at literary festivals across Australia. He lives on Phillip Island, next to a penguin sanctuary.

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ROBERT DESSAIX – IN CONVERSATION WITH CAROLINE BAUM Robert Dessaix has a unique voice in Australian literature, bringing his trademark wit and thoughtfulness to the topic of ageing and how to age well in his new work The Time of Our Lives.

Best known for his autobiography A Mother’s Disgrace, Robert hosted the ABC National Radio’s Books and Writing Program for 10 years and has written and hosted programs on language, travel and public intellectuals.

Robert Dessaix is joined in conversation by well known ABC journalist and author Caroline Baum.

Thursday 8 October 6.00pm - 8.00pm TBC: Masonic Hall

Thursday 22 October 6.00pm - 8.00pm Maitland Regional Art Gallery

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THE MYTH OF FREEDOM

THE MAN BEHIND THE BRUSH

HUNTER VALLEY SOCRATIC SOCIETY

KEN DONE

Fundamental freedoms in contemporary society are intrinsic to human rights, including, for example, freedom of expression and the freedom to manifest one’s religion or belief.

But are we really free? Hunter Valley Socratic Society explore the myth of freedom in modern times with a deep thinking and far reaching debate. Celebrate philosophy as one of the most important fields of human thought with us this World Philosophy Day.

Ken Done has an extraordinary place in the hearts of Australians, his vivid, optimistic images are part of our collective consciousness and have helped define us to the world.

A dreamy country kid turned art student, Ken took off overseas for a Mad Men-esque advertising career before an epiphany at a Matisse exhibition showed him that painting was where his heart truly lay.

Thursday 19 November 6.00pm - 7.30pm Maitland Gaol Auditorium

From his studio on sparkling Sydney Harbour to the ochre tints of the outback or the luminous palette of tropical waters, Ken’s artist’s eye is ever drawn to beauty and colour.

But through good times and bad, what has sustained him are the simple pleasures of life: family, home and, of course, painting.

Come along to find out more about the man behind the brush.

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Friday 27 November 6.00pm - 8.00pm Maitland Regional Art Gallery $27.50

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FOLKLORE OF THE FLOODS How do we know about the existence of floods before detailed records were kept and how does this impact upon the way in which Maitland was settled? How do we understand the stories about flooding and the impact on the environment?

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Do memories of floods always match the official records, and how do these memories shape our local stories?

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This event will explore how the stories about floods have been woven into the story of Maitland.

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Thursday 27 February 6.00pm - 7.30pm Sunstreet Studios

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LOOKING INTO LOCAL HISTORY

KIRSTEN BANKS Long before the Greeks and Romans, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people developed a number of practical ways to observe the sun, moon and stars to inform navigation, calendars and predict weather.

The unique skills and perspectives of Aboriginal people will be explored by indigenous astrophysicist Kirsten Banks, particularly with regard to traditional knowledge of astronomy and the part it plays in indigenous narratives.

Kirsten Banks is an astrophysicist and passionate science communicator with Wiradjuri ancestry who loves to share her knowledge of astronomy, particularly indigenous stories of the stars.

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MALIGNING MOLLY MORGAN NARISSA PHELPS Molly Morgan is recognised as a founding pioneer settler of the Maitland District, yet she is a woman oft maligned.

This presentation analyses the sexualisation, objectification and stereotyping that surrounds Molly and suggests reasons for its evolution and prevalence.

Three notable local authors will bring to life the results of their latest research on lives and landscapes in the Hunter Valley, in this author talk and Tocal Site Tour event for History Week 2020.

Cameron Archer’s The Magic Valley analyses the complex relationships of humans and environment in the Paterson Valley. Jean Archer explores the rise of Caleb Wilson of Tocal and Bill Needham brings together 30 years of his own reflections on the local indigenous presence, resulting in a major new publication Burragurra Revisted.

These three writers will bring a new appreciation to the stories in the landscapes around us.

Explore the grounds of Tocal College with a guided one hour site tour before the author event.

Thursday 10 September Tocal Site Tour 4.30pm - 5.30pm Tocal College

Narissa Phelps has spent the last 40 years following her passion for history and genealogy, her thesis examines the role of 61 convict women to settler colonialism and their transition from convict to settler.

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Author talk Glendarra Room, Tocal 6.00pm - 7.30pm

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Local History

INDIGENOUS ASTRONOMY

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The Maitland Glebe Cemetery is a rare town burial ground of State significance with monuments of almost universal high quality from simple headstones to the highly elaborate vault structures, whose varying placement and denominations indicate the haphazard regulation of the place in its earlier years.

The quarry site adjacent to the cemetery not only demonstrates primitive quarrying technique but is also a major plant sanctuary, representative of the predominant rainforest species existing prior to European occupation.

This event is the first public open day since the commencement of the Glebe Cemetery Conservation program initiated in 2015 with funding from Maitland City Council and the NSW Heritage Grants Program. Since this time 64 monuments have been conserved.

Lead conservation stonemason, Sach Killam from Rookwood General Cemetery Monumental, will provide visitors with a tour of the works completed explaining the many decisions and techniques which are applied individually to the conservation of each monument.

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MAPPING AUSTRALIA’S DARK PAST DR JENNIFER DEBENHAM An interactive online map of massacre sites gained worldwide exposure for Dr Lyndall Ryan and her team at the University of Newcastle when it was published in 2017. The project revealed the true extent of the massacre of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on the colonial frontier of Australia.

The research is an important ‘truth telling’ project, with the hope of bringing about historical acceptance and in doing so contribute to a path towards reconciliation.

Dr Jennifer Debenham is the Senior Research Associate in the Colonial Frontiers Massacres research team at the University of Newcastle.

THE WOMAN WHO CRACKED THE ANXIETY CODE: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF DR CLAIRE WEEKES

Wellbeing

GLEBE CEMETERY OPEN DAY

JUDITH HOARE Panic, depression, sorrow, guilt, disgrace, obsession, sleeplessness, low confidence, loneliness, agoraphobia … The international bestseller Self-Help for Your Nerves, first published in 1962 and still in print, has helped tens of millions of people to overcome all of these, and continues to do so. Yet even as letters and phone calls from readers around the world flooded in, thanking her for helping to improve, and in some cases to save, their lives, Dr Claire Weekes was dismissed as underqualified and overly populist by the psychiatric establishment. Just who was this woman?

Australian journalist Judith Hoare has captured the true story of Claire Weekes, the little known mental health pioneer who revolutionised how we see the defining problem of our era: anxiety.

SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 10.00AM - 12.00PM GLEBE CEMETERY

THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER 6.00 PM - 7.30PM LOCATION TBC

Thursday 12 March 6.00pm - 7.30pm East Maitland Library

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MARCUS RILEY Ageing is an inevitable part of living and not always looked at in a favourable light. But what if we all had the ability to age well? And not only well but with gusto?

Booming is the result of Marcus Riley’s 20 years’ experience in the ageing industry. He advocates that by embracing positivity, planning how you want to live the rest of your life and understanding the need for purpose, we can all age successfully.

The power of everyday rituals such as enjoying a cup of tea, taking time for mindfulness or reflecting on your day are all examples of small rituals that can have a powerful impact on your wellbeing.

Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioural changes that most organisms, including humans, follow each day. These rhythms are hardwired from millions of years of the world spinning around. It’s the product of your internal biological clock and environmental cues, such as the sun, which govern our behavior, hormone levels, sleep, body temperature and metabolism.

Come along to learn more about the elements of ritual and the benefits of incorporating ritual into your everyday life.

Disrupted circadian rhythms can have a negative effect on your health. Discover more about your body’s natural rhythms and the health benefits of maintaining a regular cycle.

Thursday 7 May 6.00pm - 7.30pm Maitland Library

THURSDAY 9 JULY 6.00PM - 7.30PM RUTHERFORD LIBRARY

THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER 6.00PM - 7.30PM THORNTON LIBRARY

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An inspiring, achievable and essential guide for people of all ages, Booming is much more than a book – it’s a life changing philosophy that may help you fulfil your potential to live well, at a time when it matters most. Come along to discover a blueprint for successful ageing.

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BOOMING: A LIFE CHANGING PHILOSOPHY FOR AGEING WELL

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LOCAL AUTHOR SHOWCASE

TEA COOPER

GAVIN FRY

Tea Cooper is the award winning, bestselling author of nine historical mystery novels. Her latest book, The Girl in the Painting, ranges from the gritty reality of the Australian goldfields to the grand institutions of Sydney, the bucolic English countryside to the charm of Maitland. This compelling historical mystery in the company of an eccentric and original heroine is rich with atmosphere and detail.

A well known personality in the local cultural scene, Gavin Fry is a writer, publisher, artist and museum professional with 50 years experience working in curatorial and management positions in Australian museums, galleries and educational institutions, including 12 years at the helm of the Newcastle Museum.

He has written over 20 books on Australian art and art history including books on Pro Hart, Peter Elliot and Margaret Woodward.

Recently, he began to design and publish books on behalf of other authors. Gavin has also returned to painting after 40 years and exhibits at Cooks Hill Gallery.

In a past life, Tea Cooper was a teacher, a journalist and a farmer. These days she haunts museums and indulges her passion for storytelling.

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ELSA LICUMBA AND LEE CHRISTINE Dr Elsa Licumba moved from Mozambique in South Africa to Newcastle where she earned a Doctorate of Philosophy in Economics. Elsa has published a memoir about her immigration experience, Freedom to Belong, and is committed to bringing awareness to cultural transition.

Lee Christine is a former corporate trainer who turned her writing hobby into a day job.

Charlotte Pass is her first crime novel, set in the Snowy Mountains where a shocking discovery leads to murder and the unearthing of long buried secrets.

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SUSAN STEGGALL Susan Steggall’s family has a long history in Maitland dating back to the 1840s. Susan’s latest novel ‘Tis the Doing, Not the Deed is set in the Hunter Valley and Haute-Savoie France and explores the generational fall out of a deed done for noble reasons.

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A MAITLAND MYSTERY

ART WORK; ART, BOOKS, MUSEUMS AND LIFE

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Calendar of events JANUARY

Sunday 26 January

Deng Adut

FEBRUARY

Thursday 20 February

Tea Cooper

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Thursday 27 February

Folklore of the Floods

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Sunday 8 March

All About Women

Thursday 12 March

Judith Hoare

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Thursday 2 April

Gavin Fry POSTPONED

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Wednesday 15 April

Elsa Licumba and Lee Christine POSTPONED

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Thursday 23 April

Kirsten Banks POSTPONED

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Wednesday 29 April

Tara June Winch POSTPONED

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MAY

Friday 1 - Sunday 3 May

Sydney Writers’ Festival CANCELLED

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May

Thursday 7 May

Marcus Riley

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Friday 15 May

Adam Courtenay

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Thursday 21 May

Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle POSTPONED

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JUNE

Thursday 4 June

James Bradley POSTPONED

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July

Thursday 11 June

Alice Bishop and Anna Krien

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JULY

Thursday 9 July

Big Meaning in Small Rituals

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Thursday 30 July

Tony Wilson

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Thursday 6 August

Susan Steggall POSTPONED

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Thursday 20 August

From The Handmaid’s Tale to The Testaments

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Thursday 3 September

Narissa Phelps

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Thursday 10 September

Looking into Local History

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Sunday 13 September

Glebe Cemetery Open Day

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Wednesday 30 September

Hugh Mackay

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Thursday 8 October

Chris Flynn

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Thursday 22 October

Robert Dessaix

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Thursday 29 October

Dr Jennifer Debenham

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Thursday 5 November

The Science of Circadian Rhythms

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Thursday 19 November

Hunter Valley Socrate Society

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Friday 27 November

Ken Done

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