U3APP SENIORS FESTIVAL 2018
OCTOBER 2018
SATURDAY SEMINAR, ART EXHIBITION, CONCERT, PORT PHILLIP WRITES
This year’s U3APP ‘s Senior Festival opened on 13thOctober with the Saturday Seminar address from the Hon Dr Kay Patterson the Age Discrimination Commissioner in the Australian Human Rights Commission. Dr Patterson spoke with passion about her long time commitment to issues affecting older members of our community and how her current role has been for her a “perfect fit”. She generously gave her time and more to stay on and chat with the 70 plus members of the audience.
Numbers visiting the Art Exhibition were up on last year and the newly painted hall with hanging rails was almost as picture perfect as the Artworks. Watercolour, Artworks, Chinese Ink Painting and Life Drawing were all well represented. The group of artists who work outside of the U3APP were again represented and pleased to see their work on show. Thank you to Di Gameson, Lea Levy and Shirley Armstrong for hanging this impressive exhibition. Thanks also to Diana Stock for toasting the artists and their work at the Concert.
The Festival Concert on Thursday 18th was most successful with the Choir and Allsorts performing both separately and together to a full house. We enjoyed a selection of classical and quasi-classical music, pop, Gilbert and Sullivan, folk and traditional music. Thanks to Claire Keech and her catering team for providing the “sumptuous” afternoon tea to which we have become accustomed.
You can view photos of the U3APP events below. With thanks to Barry McIntosh for his usual wonderful camera work, and Mark Denniston for the final three photos at the Concert.
Report by Kate Anderson
On Sunday 21 October, at the “Port Phillip Writes” event, many U3APP members were honoured with Seniors’ Writing Awards. Among those whose entries were read out were Jan Harper, Lois Best, Bob Croker, Wendy Butler and Roderick Waller. Award winners included Jan Harper, Toni Ladanyi, Peter Thorne, Lois Best and Bob Croker. Another of Lois’s pieces was Highly Commended, as were pieces from Wendy Butler and Alex Njoo. Authors permitting, we will post their poems, fiction and non-fiction stories in our Writers’ Showcase.
Congratulations also go to member Lesley Greagg, instigator of the writers competition and one of the judges, and to Kate Anderson, also on the judging panel. And just in case you think this gave U3APP members an advantage, entries are anonymous when they are judged. Lastly, congratulations to Pat Ryan, whose work with our two Writers Groups has inspired many of our members to enter the competition.
Report by Helen Vorrath