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Hughenden News
Quaife's New Dinner Menu
launches

Friday 12th March
Check out our signature dishes!!
jamie oliver

in centennial park
sunday 14th march
a day and night of
Aboriginal Art

with Dr Garry Darby
The Hughenden Reservations Desk
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
for all your booking questions & queries.
taste of Sydney

Centennial Parklands
March 11 - 14 2010
Magic in the Parlour
" Magic & Fairytales for Grown-ups (of all ages)"

Thursday 25th March at 8pm
by Bruce Glen
Hope Cards
in support of Black Saturday
the Victorian bushfires
LOCOL
our preferred Eastern Suburbs transfer provider
The Hughenden is on
Become a Hughenden Fan Today

An Interview with
Sarah Davis and
Nina Rycroft
Storytellers
at The Hughenden

High Tea at The Hughenden

Every Sunday afternoon in Winter
Literature at The Hughenden
The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, Sydney Children's Writers & Illustrators, The Storytellers Guild, Partners in Crime hold their events at The Hughenden.
Authors & Illustrators Exhibition in The Reading Room
A permanent exhibition of Australian children's authors and illustrators are on display in The Reading Room of The Hughenden.
Autographed books are available for purchase at The Hughenden.
Award winning Author Jackie French & Illustrator Bruce Whately
Jackie French and Bruce Whately launched the gorgeous 'Josephine Wants to Dance' at The Hughenden in a party filled with pink tutus, pink cupcakes and pink balloons. Mothball, the wombat from the internationally best selling 'Diary of A Wombat' dropped by in his tutu as well.
A vibrant part of the culture of youth literature in Australia, Jackie French and Bruce Whately autographed the quirky and joyous prints of 'Diary of a Wombat' and Josephine Wants to Dance' to hang at The Hughenden and make visitors smile.
To find out more go to Jackie's website: www.jackiefrench.com

I Am Jack, Butterflies, 'That's Why I Wrote This Song'& Others
Wander past the Jules Sevelson portraits in the foyer, stop into the Reading Room and the wonderful exhibition of illustrations, climb the 1870s staircase carved in the last century and savour the portraits by Stephen James. Turn left and there are Susanne Gervay's autographed framed prints of I Am Jack, Butterflies, The Cave, Super Jack and That's Why I Wrote This Song. Read the inscriptions and discover why Butterflies is recognized internationally as Outstanding Youth Literature on Disability and the stories of the books.
I Am Jack has become a rite-of-passage book on school bullying and has been adapted into a critically acclaimed play by Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People. The original illustration by award winning political cartoonist Cathy Wilcox is in The Reading Room.

Susanne is the Chair of the Sydney Children's Writers & Illustrators' Network, on the board of the NSW Writers Centre, a patron of Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People, and has been awarded The Lady Cutler Award for Services to Children's Literature. To find out more go to Susanne's website or blog - www.sgervay.com, www.sgervay.com/blog
The Australian Storytelling Guild
The Australian Storytelling Guild celebrates story telling at bi-monthly Sunday afternoon events over Devonshire Tea at The Hughenden, Sydney's Arts Hotel. Speakers have included Stephanie Parello, a born storyteller who weaves an eclectic tapestry of stories, songs, and anecdotes, tales of dreams, transformation, and the determination of one's own destiny.Inspirational storyteller Jonathan Drew tells stories from Germany's The Brothers Grimm to works from Australia's Tim Winton; Joy Day is a story teller who relates 'stories of the heart.'
The open microphone segment welcomes storytellers to relate their stories to the audience too.Australian Storytelling Guild president Vivienne Warden enthusiastically embraces storytelling. 'Adults like to tell and listen to stories, just as much as kids do. Sunday afternoons at the Hughenden is a special story telling occasion.
Bookings and contact details:-
Sue Alvarez Australian Storytelling Guild (NSW) Inc. www.storytellersnsw.org.au suestory@tpg.com.au
Authors Speaking at Your Event
Wonderful Australian authors and illustrators/artists can speak at your Hughenden Arts lunch, morning tea, dinner or function.
Authors and Illustrators include:-
Susanne Gervay - www.sgervay.com
Hazel Edwards - www.hazeledwards.com
Christopher Cheng - www.chrischeng.com
Kate Forsyth - www.kateforsyth.com.au
Jeni Mawter - www.jenimawter.com
Deborah Abela - www.deborahabela.com
Jenny Hale - www.jatta.com.au
Sandy Fussell - www.sandyfussel.com
Sue Whiting - www.suewhiting.com
... and others