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Save the date for Nairne’s Community Christmas Carols on Saturday 16 December 2023. The Nairne & Districts Residents’ Association is delighted to announce that the Nairne Community Carols for 2023 will be held at the Nairne School Oval on Saturday 16 December. A fantastic free family outing, a line up of local musicians and choirs will be on stage from 6pm to 8pm. There will be food, a visit from Santa and face-painting for the children. Gates open from 5pm. More details to be announced closer to the date. Follow the Nairne Community Carols Facebook page for updates. For more…

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The Tailem Bend Christmas Parade will have free entertainment for the kids, plenty of market stalls and displays, food galore and music in the street on Saturday 9 December 2023. Festivities will start at 4.30pm in Willow Street and Father Christmas will be there to meet and greet children after the Parade.  Be sure to visit the Tailem Bend Bakery while you’re in town. For more information and all enquiries please visit the Tailem Bend Christmas Parade Facebook page. What:  Tailem Bend Christmas Parade When:    Saturday 9 December 2023 | 4.30pm Where:   Railway Terrace, Tailem Bend Who:   Everyone At…

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Canva.com ​As writers it is our “job” to play with words, sentence structures, and points of view. But as writers for children, it is our duty to play with the world around us. The holidays are approaching, and the publishing industry will take a pause. Could this be the perfect opportunity for you to step away from the desk and go establish a “play life” to fuel your writing life?Some notable creatives credit their playful hobbies with keeping their well of artistic expression flowing and fresh.In between composing jazz standards:Miles Davis was an avid boxer and accomplished sketch artist. Duke…

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Had everything gone to plan, the singer-songwriter Baaba Maal’s move to Senegal’s capital from the northern hinterlands would have ended up differently — specifically, with a law degree. “When I first came to Dakar, I was supposed to study at the university because that was the wish of my parents,” he said, while a pair of sculptures, as if on cue, eyed him sternly.I met Mr. Maal — the “voice of Wakanda” to fans who know him from the soundtracks of “Black Panther” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — at Dakar’s Museum of Black Civilizations. As we roamed the galleries,…

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The Coloring the Rainbow Tour is presented in partnership* with Catherine Rose and The Children’s Book Review. We are thrilled to invite you to join us on an exciting virtual book tour for Catherine Rose’s Coloring the Rainbow! Looking for a magical book about connection and inclusion? Look no further than Coloring the Rainbow! Through beautiful metaphors using color and music, this heartwarming story brings together people from all backgrounds to create something truly special. Coloring the Rainbow is an easy, joyful story to add to any collection of books about diversity, connectedness, and creativity. —Dr. Jen Harrison, The Children’s…

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Celebrating their 41st year, the Mt Barker Christmas Pageant looks forward to seeing lots of happy faces once again on the first Saturday in December. The Mount Barker Christmas Pageant features a number of school, sporting, community and business groups taking part in the festivities. Starting at 10.30am at the Adelaide Hills Recreation Centre Oval, the route travels through Mount Barker and finishes on Walker Street. Route Map: Weather warning: in the event of catastrophic fire conditions forecast on the day of the pageant for the Mount Lofty Ranges the Mt Barker pageant will be cancelled. For more information and…

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The Norwood Christmas Pageant takes place in November each year and is one of the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peter’s most iconic events.  The Norwood Christmas Pageant is back in 2023 and set to ignite the Christmas spirit on The Parade, Norwood with colourful floats, music and entertainment including live bands, clowns, dancers, fairies and more. Crowds are expected to line the streets from first thing in the morning and kids are encouraged to take along their chalk and decorate the street with Christmas drawings. The Pageant will start at Woods Street, Norwood and travel east along The…

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More than 1,400 African migrants have reached Spain’s Canary Islands this weekend, with one vessel bringing a single-boat record of 321 people, authorities said Sunday. Issued on: 23/10/2023 – 00:16 1 min A total of 1,457 migrants had reached the Spanish islands off the western African coast between Friday night and Sunday morning, the authorities said on X, formerly Twitter, adding to a recent spike in arrivals.An emergency services spokesman said all of the arrivals hailed from sub-Saharan Africa.Saturday saw 321 people reach the island of El Hierro aboard one vessel, a rescue services spokesperson told AFP, surpassing the previous…

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The Stirling Community Christmas Pageant, Fair and Market will bring delight to all of the Hills Community. The Stirling Community Christmas Pageant, Fair and Market will be held on Sunday 3 December 2023 from 11am.  This year is the pageants 30th birthday and community organisations, schools, pre-schools and businesses are invited to take part in the biggest and best pageant yet. After the pageant parade down Mt Barker Road from Druids Avenue to the Stirling Oval, the Fair and Market will provide an afternoon of live music, family activities, sideshows, animal nursery, food stalls and many market stalls. The parade…

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