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Rob Thomas in a Yarra Valley show By Jed Lanyon Multi award-winning singer-songwriter Rob Thomas will return to Australia for a massive national tour later this year, including Rochford Wines on Saturday 9 November. Currently in Australia to promote his brand new album Chip Tooth Smile, the successful solo artist and front man for Matchbox Twenty makes a welcome return to Australia for three performances in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Fans can expect a dynamic show of huge hits and favourites plucked from Thomas' 30 plus year career, as well as a tasting of new tracks lifted from Chip Tooth Smile. Tickets for the 'A Day On The Green' concerts will go on sale on Wednesday May 8 at 12pm from Ticketmaster. Among his numerous hits are solo classics like Lonely No More, This Is How A Heart Breaks, Her Diamonds, Streetcorner Symphony, Little Wonders and Matchbox Twenty favourites Push, 3AM, If You're Gone, Unwell, How Far We've Come and Bent, as well as Smooth, his worldwide smash hit Santana collaboration. Smooth celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and last year was ranked as the second most successful song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2017, the Grammy award-winning hit was named by APRA as the second-most played song on Australian radio in the last 25 years. Rob Thomas is one of the most distinctive artists of any era - a gifted vocalist, spell-binding performer and an acclaimed songwriter known worldwide as the lead singer and primary composer with Matchbox Twenty, as well as for his multi-platinum solo work and charttopping collaborations. As a songwriter and collaborator, Thomas has racked up global sales of more than 80 mil-
Rob Thomas will be touring Australia again this year. lion records. Chip Tooth Smile is Thomas' fourth solo album, featuring the new single I Love It. This is his 10th Australian tour, and to date he has sold more than half a million tickets here.
Living Tiwi By Jed Lanyon Natural ochres on canvas by ten Tiwi artists from Jilamara Arts and Craft Association are coming to Hearth Galleries in May. Designs from Pwoja (body painting) and Pukumani burial poles give a powerful insight into Tiwi mythology, ceremony and mortality. The artwork can be viewed from 8 May to 9 June. The artwork is by Janice Murray, Raelene Kerinauia, Timothy Cook, Linus Warlapinni, Ian Cook Mungatopi, Dymphna Kerinauia, Chris Tipiloura, Jocelyn Black, Kenny Brown and Pedro Wonaeamirri. "The ochres are being left by our ancestors, so still following their footsteps. Ochres were used here by our elders and today we are still using it. We have not forgotten our colour," said Pedro Wonaeamirri.
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His ongoing love affair with Australian audiences is set to continue this November with his very welcome return down under. Support acts to be announced. Go to www.adayonthegreen.com.au for more information.
Pwoja - Pukumani body paint design. Natural ochres on canvas by Ian Cook Mungatopi
Ngulu Festival honours the Indigenous By Jed Lanyon Yarra Valley ECOSS invites you to Ngulu Festival, Honouring Sorry Day and our Indigenous Community Yarra Valley ECOSS on Sunday May 26, 1pm-5pm. Ngulu Festival (Ngulu meaning voice in Woi Wurrung) aims to give a voice to the first nation people. This is the official opening of our translations signage, in Woi Wurrung language, the critically endangered language of the local Indigenous Wurundjeri people. Featuring famous Indigenous Artists: Kut-
cha Edwards, Amos Roach, Ganga Giri Boys and Men Didgeridoo workshop, Wayapa Wurrk with Michelle Atwell, Poetry reading from Nikki Madgwick and more. Event Organiser Leanne Arvanitakis Hall said, "The day offers space for the whole community to learn about our local indigenous culture, to learn some Woi Wurrung language, and take the time to consider how we can cultivate a respectful and prosperous future with our Indigenous Community." This event is a part of the Indigenous Languages Project funded by the Australian Indig-
Thu 9 May - 15 May For more information and to book tickets: 1300 368 333 or culturetracks.info Arts Centre, Warburton
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enous Languages and Arts Grant that ECOSS received this year. Yarra Valley ECOSS said they are grateful for the opportunity to work with local Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Kim Wandin, and Yarra Valley Signs Brad Charman, to create the signage that will be revealed at this event. The grant also offered Yarra Valley ECOSS the opportunity to engage with Healesville Indigneous Community Services Association to undertake a Cultural Audit. Bookings via: https://events.humanitix. com.au/ngulu-festival
Unicorn Store, star Brie Larson's first feature film as director, is a poignant, funny drama about growing up too late. After failing art school, the childlike Kit (Larson) is contacted by a mysterious salesman (Samuel L Jackson), who promises her a real unicorn if she can improve her life. Larson anchors the film with a performance of perky, naive desperation and directs a touching, tightly-written narrative about maturity. A subtly-surreal film with dry jabs at office bureaucracy and smothering parents, Unicorn Store cleverly frames a whimsical goal as the catalyst for real-world personal growth. Kit appears stuck in a glittery past without responsibility or forward momentum.
But as the salesman assigns her tasks to qualify for unicorn ownership, Kit grows in tangible ways. In preparing her world for the unicorn, Kit finds friendship and tries to mend her tense relationship with her parents in a slow, difficult, but gratifying process of self-clarity and reaching out. Larson has endearing chemistry with Mamoudou Athie as Virgil, who Kit befriends after enlisting him to build her a stable, and Kit eventually finds a synthesis of her old and new selves, as she applies her vibrant style to an important advertising proposal at her new job. Unicorn Store is a sensitive, engaging film with a fanciful sheen over very down-to-earth themes and is available for streaming on Netflix. - Seth Lukas Hynes
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