LIVING RIVERS

LIVING RIVERS FESTIVAL

10 - 19 March 2000

Hobart, Tasmania

PROGRAM OF EVENTS

Summaries of events which occurred:
Living Rivers Forum
Gyuto Monks' Cultural Programme
Living Rivers Dance

For other events, see the initial publicity details below for an idea of what occurred.

Fri 10th, Sat 11th, Sun 12th, Mon 13th, Tue 14th, Wed 15th, Thu 16th, Fri 17th, Sat 18th, Sun 19th,Summary

Friday 10th March, 4:30pm - Opening of Photographic Exhibition, Carnegie Gallery.
Friday 10th March, 5:30pm - Mayoral Reception for events organisers and overseas visitors, Hobart Town Hall.
Friday 10th March, 6:30pm - Lord Mayor welcomes the Tibetan Buddhist Gyuto monks, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. The monks will be holding a series of workshops throughout the festival and will bless the Derwent River following the creation of a sand mandala. Click here for details of their program.
Friday 10th - Living Rivers Opening World Music Concert, Fern Tree Tavern, 8pm, ph. 6239 1171. Featuring Zulya, Nellie, The Gurubusters, the Living Rivers Choir, and special guests. Rivers of music from around the world - Russia, India, Africa, South America, Gypsies. Tickets $6 at the door only. Delicious food available.

Saturday 11th, Sunday 12th - Living Rivers Forum. Battery Point Community Centre, Hampden Road, Battery Point, Hobart. 9:30 am - 4:30 pm each day. Click here for a detailed program.

Saturday 11th to Friday 17th - 10am to 4pm daily - Living Rivers Photographic Exhibition of our premier Tasmanian Landscape Photographers - Peter Dombrovskis, Ted Mead, Rob Blakers, Martin Hawes, Grant Dixon, Denis Harding, Geoff Lea, Geoff Murray, Olegas Truchanas, Denis Harding and recipients of the Dombrovskis award. Also presenting the new video on Peter Dombrovskis. Carnegie Gallery, Argyle St. Hobart (opposite TMAG). The work of twenty school children selected by Ray Arnold from the Tasmanian School of Art will also be on display. Click here for further details. Phone 6223 3790.
Saturday 11th March - Rivers Dance, 7:30pm, Lenah Valley Hall, Creek Rd, Lenah Valley. Celebrate our vital rivers with two of Hobart's top dance bands :- Vibrant traditional Australian tunes and dances from the Buttoneers, and lively Irish reels, jigs and hornpipes from the Irish Question. No dancing experience or partner required. Tickets $9/$7/$2 at the door. Contact 6273 2127 or folkdance@primus.com.au or http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/folkfed

Sunday 12th March - Birds Australia Tour - Explore the wonder of our unique wetlands with renowned ornithologist Dr Bill Wakefield. A free family day to visit and enjoy the wetlands around Sorrel and New Norfolk. Discover our birds and their ecosystems only 30 minutes from Hobart. Full day, binoculars available. Meet at 8am at Mures carpark, Davey St, for car sharing. Bring lunch, warm clothes, strong shoes. Click here for full details. Contact ph. 6223 3790.

Monday 13th March - Field trip to view the Middle Gordon Scheme, focusing on the dam sites and interpretation of the restoration plan for the area (Pedder 2000) - full day. Gyuto Tantric Master Jampa Tashi will bless Lake Pedder. Depart Battery Point Community Centre 8:30 am sharp. Bookings essential - bus $20, lunch $10 - phone 6257 5292. Bring all-weather clothes.

Tuesday 14th March - International Rivers Day - a celebration in many countries around the world.

Midday In The Mall (final details soon).
Watch the sand mandala being created by the Gyuto Monks at The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Ph 6224 9042 / 6235 0777.

Tuesday 14th March - Poetry for Rivers at the Republic Hotel. Poetry and music start 8:30pm; dinner at 7:30. Contact Hilary, 6239 1120.

Wednesday 15th March - There will be a Circle Dance and BBQ at the entrance to the Waterworks Reserve, starting 6pm-ish. The dances will be traditional and contemporary Folk and Cirlce dances which have an environmental focus. Bring your dancing feet, billy, and food to share, and help honour Creation!
Wednesday 15th March - Rivers in Danger audio-visual screening of amazing river trips - white water expeditions in the wet on the Fitzroy (WA) and the Herbert (far north Queensland). The natural flows of both rivers are endangered by planning for huge agricultural projects - cotton and beef - with damming, crop fertilisers, overloading, and subsequent massive erosion problems in inappropriate country. Centenary Lecture Theatre - University of Tasmania, 8pm. Details: Vonn, 6278 3782.

Thursday 16th March - Folkus on Rivers (contempory, folk, country, poetry, covers and originals), Ferntree Tavern, 7:30-11pm. Tickets at the door only - $10/$7. Under 16 free. Details: Fred, 6239 1595.

Friday 17th March - A tribute to the Franklin River - an anniversary celebration. Hosted by Bob Brown, John Dean and Dianne Coon. Stories and slides. University of Tasmania - Stanley Burbury Lecture Theatre - main entrance off Churchill Avenue, 7:30pm. Tickets $10 at the door.

Saturday 18th - International day of Living Rivers Forum. Catholic Women’s League Hall (behind The Playhouse, Bathurst St). 9:30am. Talks and displays about the rivers of South East Asia and the threats facing them. Click here for details.
Saturday 18th March - Yoga Retreat, focussing on connections with nature, hosted by Satyananda teachers. The retreat will incorporate asanas (physical postures), pranayama (breath work), nature based ritual, walking meditation, nature spirit dance, healing chant, and a fire ceremony. Fully catered for by Eat the Peach vegetarian cafe. At Fern Tree Community Centre/Mt. Wellington - 6:30am - 7:30pm. Cost $45 or concession $35. Phone Graham 6239 1630 or leave a message on 6223 2506. Bookings are essential (by 14th March). Some yoga experience would be useful but not essential. Bring warm clothes and a raincoat.

Sunday 19th March - Sand Mandala Completed. Viewing of sand mandala in Freeman Gallery, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, followed by Dissolution Ceremony between 3:30 and 4:30pm, when the mandala will be ritually destroyed, the grains swept up and cast into the Derwent, to confer a special blessing on the river.
Sunday 19th March – Kirtan at the Springs. An evening of music and singing on the slopes of Mt Wellington to mark the close of the Festival. Old Springs Hotel site, 7:30 pm. Gold coin donation and bring a plate of food to share. Contact Graham 6239 1630 or Kristina 6227 9252.

Summary:

Fri 10th	Opening of Photographic Exhibition, 4:30, Carnegie Gallery Mayoral Reception, 5:30, Town Hall Lord Mayor welcomes Gyuto monks, 6:30, TMAG; World Music Concert, 8pm, Fern Tree Tavern.
Sat 11th	Living Rivers Forum, 9:30-4:30, Battery Point Community Centre Living Rivers Photographic Exhibition, 10-4, Carnegie Gallery Rivers Dance, 7:30, Lenah Valley Hall
Sun 12th	Birds of Australia Tour, 8am-all day, meet at Mures Carpark Living Rivers Forum, 9:30-4:30, Battery Point Community Centre Living Rivers Photographic Exhibition, 10-4, Carnegie Gallery
Mon 13th	Field trip to Middle Gordon Hydro scheme, full day, depart Battery Point Community Centre, 8:30am Living Rivers Photographic Exhibition, 10-4, Carnegie Gallery
Tue 14th	International Rivers Day - Midday in the Mall; Sand mandala with the Gyuto Monks, TMAG Poetry for the Rivers, 8:30, Republic Hotel Living Rivers Photographic Exhibition, 10-4, Carnegie Gallery
Wed 15th	Rivers in Danger audio-visual, 8pm, Centenary Lecture Theatre, Uni Tas Living Rivers Photographic Exhibition, 10-4, Carnegie Gallery
Thu 16th	Folkus on Rivers, 7:30, Fern Tree Tavern Living Rivers Photographic Exhibition, 10-4, Carnegie Gallery
Fri 17th	Tribute to the Franklin River, 7:30, Stanley Burbury Lecture Theatre, Uni Tas Living Rivers Photographic Exhibition, 10-4, Carnegie Gallery
Sat 18th	Yoga Retreat, 6:30am-7:30pm, Fern Tree Community Centre / Mount Wellington Living Rivers Forum - International Day, 9:30, Catholic Women’s League Hall
Sun 19th	Sand mandala completed - viewing and Dissolution Ceremony (3:30), TMAG Kirtan at the Springs, 7:30, Old Springs Hotel site, Mount Wellington

We plan to celebrate the river as a powerful symbol of water and life, and we aim to focus energy on the challenges of river restoration in the Century for Restoring the Earth.

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