Folk Festival features Kiwi, Aussie talent

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The 2015 Winnipeg Folk Festival presented a surprising number of Australian and New Zealand musical acts at workshops and stages throughout the weekend. One stage collected all but two of them to a single dedicated audience.

: A huge turnout, as usual

: Main stage

: Aussie blues performer Ash Grunwald

: Aussie guitar showman Daniel Champagne

: Main stage at night

: Aussie quirky quintet, Perch Creek.

: Daniel Champagne.

: Solo Kiwi performer Marlon Williams.

: A whole stage was dedicated to these performers from Australia and New Zealand, including stage hosts Luluc and their gentle stylings.

: Aussie-Greek duo Xylouris White

: Aussie-Greek duo Xylouris White

All photos by Brian Hydesmith

Meet the new Tim Tam

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Arnott’s Tim Tam has released a new ‘adults-only’ flavour, Three Bean.

At the same time as releasing its new Tim Tam, Arnott’s has also introduced a limited-edition tin with biscuits included, to mark 150 years since the establishment of Arnott’s.

The Three Bean Tim Tam is a mix of ground coffee, vanilla and cocoa beans dipped in dark chocolate.

Arnott’s say it made the new flavour to meet Australia’s growing love for coffee. The biscuits are available now for a limited-time and is sold exclusively through Woolworths supermarkets.

The Three Bean Tim Tam has a recommended retail price of $3.49 for 165 gram packet containing nine biscuits.

The limited edition tin to celebrate Arnott’s’ 150th birthday is a modern take on Arnott’s well-known traditional biscuit tin design. The new tin is red in colour and features the Arnott’s parrot logo.

Every tin comes with 2 packets of 250 gram Scotch Fingers and a 200 gram ‘Nice’ packet.

The recommended retail price for the tin is $10. It is currently available at Woolworths and independent supermarkets for a limited-time only.

Oz and NZ at the Winnipeg Fringe!

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If you are looking for some Fringe productions from down under, check these out.

The Fringe runs from July 15 to 26.

For more information, visit the Winnipeg Fringe online and click on “show listings”:

The Orchid and the Crow – Button Eye Productions – Melbourne, Australia – performed by Daniel Tobias

Trampoline – Weeping Spoon Productions – Perth, Australia – performed by Shane Adamczak, Patrick Hercamp and Natalie Holmwood Continue reading →

For all you soccer fans

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Team Australia raised their banner over the Subway Soccer Field. Photo: Phil Hossack, WFP.

As you probably all know, the Matildas from Australia and the White Ferns from New Zealand are in Winnipeg as part of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, but they are not the only ones from down under playing in Winnipeg this week.

An elite group of 16 girls aged 13 to 16 from Canberra and Sydney are following the World Cup for the next two weeks, and cheering on their home country while also taking part in exhibition games along the way. For more information, visit the Winnipeg Free Press online. Continue reading →

Yarn June 2015

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The June 2015 issue of The Southern Yarn is available for download now!

Note: the upcoming pool party is on Sunday, not Saturday. The earlier version of the Yarn had the wrong day listed. The issue on the site is now correct.

Inside you’ll find details in upcoming events, an interesting DUCW member’s connection to the infamous Ned Kelly, and a cover story about next month’s Aussie contributions to the lineup at the Winnipeg Folk Festival.

Download it at our Yarn page, or click on the image on the right, or use the link below:

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