A Quick Update & Event/Program Reminder [Sharon Hollingsworth]

For those of you who are aware that I am in North Carolina, I am happy to report that I am ok after we have had an earthquake (tremors from the one north of us in Virginia, something I have never experienced previously) and a hurricane in the space of less than a week! The good Lord saw us through and thankfully no one in our family or circle of friends suffered injury or sustained any damage to homes, vehicles or outbuildings. Just a few downed trees and power lines was the extent of our problems. Many others were not so lucky. We can only hope and pray that we all remain safe during any future storms. Being without electricity for a couple of days in the heat of summer was not very pleasant, and having to throw out spoiled food from the fridge and freezer was like stuffing dollar bills into a bag to take to the trash dump (or tip as the Aussies call it). As I told a friend down under I felt like I was back in the 1870s for a while...but with no gentlemanly bushrangers around (darn it!).  The nineteenth century is a great place to visit but I would not want to live there! :)

You can well imagine how happy Chuck and I were to see this guy show up in front in our home! 

I am currently working on a new blog post about Ned Kelly that I hope to have up by the weekend.  In the meantime don't forget what I had posted about a while ago which is to tune in Sunday, September 4, 2011 for the tv doco on "Ned's Head" on SBS ONE and also this weekend is the Kalari Lachlan River Arts Festival in Forbes that has the Kate Kelly Song Cycle as one of the attractions  on the same Sunday (which I posted about back in December 2010 as a heads up).

From their website at http://riverartsfestival.org.au/



...It continues on Sunday 4 September with music and theatre stages, arts & crafts demonstrations,  kids’ activities, exhibitions, stalls and markets along the Lake Forbes foreshore (Buck Bentick Way off Lachlan Street) from 10 am until dusk, when a Lantern Parade honouring the district’s Chinese pioneers will segue into the Headline Act, the premiere of The Kate Kelly Song Cycle...

What time is dusk down under? Will it coincide with the Ned's Head doco?  I suppose one could attend the Song Cycle event and tape/tivo the Ned's Head program if you would not be home to watch it in real time (another good reason we live in the 21st century!).