language AND LITERATURE
ICHI BOOK CLUB Meeting Wednesday, 14 June 2021
Working Class Boy by Jimmy Barnes (bookclub in a box book, available at the House office)
He may be frozen in your memory as the screaming rocker demolishing stages and eardrums with his gravelly exorcism of Cold Chisel classics.
Perhaps the Jimmy who springs to mind is the record-breaking solo artist, the architect of Australian anthems like Working Class Man and interpreter of soul standards like Chain Of Fools, the songs which have soundtracked backyard BBQs, family gatherings and sporting broadcasts for more than three decades.
Yet the rocker revealed he had plenty of reasons to scream when he put his storytelling skills to writing his gritty, raw and often painful memoirs. Working Class Boy, illuminated the profound, lifelong effects of childhood abuse and poverty on James Dixon Swan after his family immigrated to Australia from Scotland in 1962 in search of a better life.
The meeting We will meet at 5.30pm Pearl at Broadbeach BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL PH: 5674 2444
Previous books read
Working Class Boy by Jimmy Barnes (bookclub in a box book, available at the House office)
He may be frozen in your memory as the screaming rocker demolishing stages and eardrums with his gravelly exorcism of Cold Chisel classics.
Perhaps the Jimmy who springs to mind is the record-breaking solo artist, the architect of Australian anthems like Working Class Man and interpreter of soul standards like Chain Of Fools, the songs which have soundtracked backyard BBQs, family gatherings and sporting broadcasts for more than three decades.
Yet the rocker revealed he had plenty of reasons to scream when he put his storytelling skills to writing his gritty, raw and often painful memoirs. Working Class Boy, illuminated the profound, lifelong effects of childhood abuse and poverty on James Dixon Swan after his family immigrated to Australia from Scotland in 1962 in search of a better life.
The meeting We will meet at 5.30pm Pearl at Broadbeach BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL PH: 5674 2444
Previous books read
- Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
- Alice to Prague by Tania Heaslip
- Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern
- The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
- The Life to Come by Michelle de Krester
- Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood
- The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose
- Losing the Plot by Elizabeth Coleman
- The last painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
- Daddy Cool by Darlene Bungey
- Working Class Boy by Jimmy Barnes
BASS COAST WRITERS
Do you like to write? We are people of all ages with different writing ability and support each other. We enter competitions and publish a book once a year. Come along to the House on a Thursday afternoon to be part of something very special.
All welcome!
Date: Thursdays– ongoing
Time: 12:30pm—3:00pm
Cost: $5
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL PH: 5674 2444
Do you like to write? We are people of all ages with different writing ability and support each other. We enter competitions and publish a book once a year. Come along to the House on a Thursday afternoon to be part of something very special.
All welcome!
Date: Thursdays– ongoing
Time: 12:30pm—3:00pm
Cost: $5
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL PH: 5674 2444
FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS-Unit 2 with Bernadette
(Native Speaker Teacher)
This class is a continuation of Term 2 Beginners. For new students, contact the House for more information prior to booking.
Date; Weekly from Thursday 15th July
Time; 9:30am—10:30am
Cost; $140.00 (M) $150.00 (NM) Full Term (10 weeks)
Bookings; 5674 2444—Course requires a minimum of 5 people to commence
FRENCH FOR INTERMEDIATE with Bernadette
(Native Speaker Teacher)
For students with a good basic knowledge of French grammar.
In this class the focus is on vocabulary and role play (eg: booking a train/plane ticket/a hotel room, at the restaurant/café, asking for directions etc to prepare you for your next trip to France.
Date; Weekly from Thursday 15th July
Time; 10:30am—11:30am
Cost; $140.00 (M) $150.00(NM) Full Term (10 weeks)
Bookings; 5674 2444—Course requires a minimum of 5 people to commence
(Native Speaker Teacher)
This class is a continuation of Term 2 Beginners. For new students, contact the House for more information prior to booking.
Date; Weekly from Thursday 15th July
Time; 9:30am—10:30am
Cost; $140.00 (M) $150.00 (NM) Full Term (10 weeks)
Bookings; 5674 2444—Course requires a minimum of 5 people to commence
FRENCH FOR INTERMEDIATE with Bernadette
(Native Speaker Teacher)
For students with a good basic knowledge of French grammar.
In this class the focus is on vocabulary and role play (eg: booking a train/plane ticket/a hotel room, at the restaurant/café, asking for directions etc to prepare you for your next trip to France.
Date; Weekly from Thursday 15th July
Time; 10:30am—11:30am
Cost; $140.00 (M) $150.00(NM) Full Term (10 weeks)
Bookings; 5674 2444—Course requires a minimum of 5 people to commence
ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS with Lucia
Learn Italian from an Italian! Lucia, our tutor, is a native speaker. This class is for adult beginners who want to understand basic Italian.
We will go through very common situations and a bit of grammar. You will learn to ask for information, to talk about yourself, to talk to your Italian relatives and friends. You will also learn something about Italian traditions, food, historical sites, local habits. All you need to bring with you is an exercise book.
Date; Weekly from Monday 12th July
Time; 10:00am—11.00pm
Cost; $140.00 (M) $150.00 (NM) Full Term (10 weeks)
Bookings; 5674 2444—Course requires a minimum of 5 people to commence
Learn Italian from an Italian! Lucia, our tutor, is a native speaker. This class is for adult beginners who want to understand basic Italian.
We will go through very common situations and a bit of grammar. You will learn to ask for information, to talk about yourself, to talk to your Italian relatives and friends. You will also learn something about Italian traditions, food, historical sites, local habits. All you need to bring with you is an exercise book.
Date; Weekly from Monday 12th July
Time; 10:00am—11.00pm
Cost; $140.00 (M) $150.00 (NM) Full Term (10 weeks)
Bookings; 5674 2444—Course requires a minimum of 5 people to commence