What’s On: Lane Cove JUNE LANE COVE PLAZA First Fridays: Friday 1 June, 3:30pm - 5:00pm. Learn fun ways to beat plastic pollution with free activities, information and live art demonstrations in recognition of World Environment Day on 5 June. Saturday Sounds: Free live music in Lane Cove Plaza Alexie Piggot: Saturday 9 June, 10:00am – 12:00pm Community Concert Series: Lane Cove Concert Band Saturday 23 June, 10:00am – 12:00pm ARTS & CULTURE Refugee Week Film Screening: Constance on the Edge (M) Monday 18 June, 6:30pm – 8:00pm, Lane Cove Library. Filmed over 10 years, Constance on the Edge is an unflinchingly honest portrayal of one refugee family’s resettlement story in Australia. Bookings essential: 9911 3634 LANE COVE LIBRARY All events are free. Call 9911 3634 to book. Library Book Sale: Wednesday 6 June, 10:00am start Knit-in @ Greenwich Library: Thursday 7 June, 10:00am – 12:00pm. Beginners & experienced knitters welcome. Knit-in @ Lane Cove Library: Thursday 7 June, 10:00am – 12:00pm. Beginners & experienced knitters welcome. BookChat – Amazing Women: Tuesday 12 June, 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Our next BookChat is Amazing Women – discovering their stories of courage, adversity and achievements. To join the group you need to register with the Library, select your book and start reading! Short Story Writing Workshop: Wednesday 13 June, 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Keith Whelan has a Degree in Journalism and Media Studies from Griffith College, Dublin and has worked for several national and local newspapers. A Lane Cove Literary Awards Event.
History Talk – Saving the Rats of Tobruk: HMAS Waterhen & The Scrap Iron Flotilla: Tuesday 19 June, 6:15pm – 8:00pm. Hear Lieutenant Colonel Ron Lyons (Rtd), military historian and battlefield guide with Battle Honours Australia, discuss the role of Waterhen and The Scrap Iron Flotilla during World War II. Author Talk – Long Bay: A Prison History by Patrick Kennedy, Thursday 21 June, 6:15pm – 7:30pm. Patrick Kennedy grew up alongside the gaol, and takes us behind the walls of Australia’s hardest prison. His book is a unique blend of storytelling and history, weaving true crime into painstaking research. Movies @ Lane Cove Library – Wonder (2017): Tuesday 26 June, 2:00pm – 4:30pm. Starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay, Wonder is the inspiring and heart-warming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters 5th grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. Thursday Tunes – Verdi & Puccini: Thursday 28 June, 10:30am – 12:00pm. Hear about the music and lives of the last romantic, operatic composers. BUSHCARE Aquatic Park Bushcare: Sunday 24 June, 9:00am – 12:00pm Meet at the Aquatic Park car park, off Mary St, Longueville (above the North Shore Rowing Club). Wear sturdy shoes, a hat and bring some water. Gloves and equipment is provided. Enquiries: Bushcare Co-ordinator Helen Haigh on 9911 3579. SAVE THE DATE! Free Child Car Seat Safety Check: Saturday 7 July, 9:00am – 1:00pm. Civic Centre car park (next to Lane Cove Aquatic Centre) Have your child seats, harnesses and booster seats checked. Local residents only. Bookings essential. For more information contact Council’s Road Safety Officer: 9911 3576
For more details on these events visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au or call Lane Cove Council on 9911 3555. 28 I THE VILLAGE OBSERVER I NO. 274 I JUNE 2018 Whats On Council TVO Events_May.indd 1
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