What of the future

Went to a fabulous lecture about the future as part of the Small business month series.

It is really refreshing to take time out to listen to ideas and then to explore them. Often it is hard to find time, because life is so busy, but I think it is really worthwhile to be hooked into how to do business better.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

How many mouths can be fed at this trough?

So now I am esconced in the fundraising mode.

Last week I attended a launch of the Friends of Bathsheva Dance Company. I am also working for Taronga Foundation researching grants/PPF's etc.

I would love to know how much further we have to go in terms of what sort of money lies out there. With over 640 something PPF's now registered, how far can that pot of gold stretch and how sustainable will it be?

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

From Carpenters from Kempsey to Tehillim

Well rather a mixture of tastes this week. With the Carpenters from Kempsey, a tribute duo performing at the cabaret room in the AB in Glebe, through to more highbrow contemporary classical with work by Reich, Ligeti etc.

The Carpenters was a fun night out, cabaret appears to be alive and well in Glebe. It seemed as though just about everyone in the room knew enough words to sing along.



The performance of Steve Reich's Teihillim was a very moving and rich musical landscape comprising of Ensemble Offspring, Halcyon and Synergy Percussion.

However finding a park, when it was footie night at Parramatta was a scarey experience!

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Tania Libertad

What is it about so many artists that their publicity photographs bear little resemblance to what they currently look like. I was expecting a young girl, it was more a mature woman, with appropriately aged accompaniment.

Sydney Opera House was in world music concert mode. I did feel very sorry for the Martinez brothers who were serious background music, not even a support band status, with the houselights staying firmly on during their performance and people ambling in and chatting. It certainly didn't do them justice.

The excited fans of Libertad were merrily flashing away with their cameras and mobile phones - despite the announcement in English that photography was prohibited. It added to the Carnival atmosphere, though I must say that the annoying thing with digital cameras is not just the flash, but also the back light from the camera viewing screen.

As for the music, to me, not knowing any of the songs, I thought I was seeing the equivalent of a pop spanish version of Nana Mouskouri, however I believe I am quite wrong as Tania was a protest singer! Oh well - lost in translation!

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au