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Program for 25 and 28 March. Jo O’Callghan, Jonathan Blight, Margaret Merrilees
Regional Fringe is taking the Dome and Immersive World experiences to Whyalla, setting it up in the Whyalla Fiddleback Arts Centre, from 27 March to 6 April. People will be able to see some wonderful sights, including The Dark Side of the Moon and Cuttlefish. in an immersive display. Tickets are priced at $5 to enable as many people as possible th opportunity to see it all.
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JO O’CALLAGHAN, who oversees this complex event talks about what is involved, and why it is important to take the Fringe to the regional areas.
JONATHAN BLIGH, newly appointed President of the Australian National Choral Association SA talks about the Choralfest 2026 to be held in Geelong from April 9-12
Choirs from all over Australia and overseas will be there, including two from South Australia. Jonathan will be presenting there, as well as running workshops and he is taking the work of local composers over to Geelong as part of his participation in the Choralfest.
Check details at inca.org.au/
MARGARET MERRILEES talks about her latest book, published by Pink Shorts Press.
Scared Angry Laughing is a memoir covering some of her time in Adelaide as an activist, writer, traveller and a member of the local Extinction Rebellion group, fighting to protect the environment. The book is available in bookshops or at pinkshortspress.com.au/
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