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Each week this newsletter brings you information on coverage of the arts across ABC Online, TV and Radio. Find out how to subscribe to this newsletter at http://abc.net.au/arts/mail.htm

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Latest Arts News | Arts Features | Latest Reviews | Arts on Radio | Arts on TV

----------------- LATEST ARTS NEWS ---------------------

FASHION INDUSTRY PAYS TRIBUTE TO YSL AT FUNERAL [06/06/2008]
Celebrities and the biggest names in fashion including Catherine Deneuve and France's ex-supermodel first lady Carla Bruni have paid a final tribute to "prince of fashion" Yves Saint Laurent at his funeral.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/06/2266612.htm

HIGH HOPES FOR SHORTER CABARET FESTIVAL [06/06/2008]
Adelaide's Cabaret Festival opens tonight, with organisers confident the 10-day event will be a box office success.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/06/2266725.htm

RUDD STICKS WITH HENSON ASSESSMENT [06/06/2008]
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is standing by his assessment of photographer Bill Henson's images of naken children, in spite of news the Classification Board has given them a mild rating.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/06/2266778.htm

AUSSIE GUITAR MAKER PAYS TRIBUTE TO DIDDLEY [04/06/2008]
Workers at a Brisbane guitar factory have paid tribute to rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/04/2264342.htm

PADDINGTON BEAR'S 50TH MARKED WITH NEW BOOK [04/06/2008]
The first new Paddington Bear adventure in three decades went on sale this week to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the little bear from Peru.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/04/2264379.htm

More arts news at http://abc.net.au/news/arts/default.htm

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PETE POSTLETHWAITE, A GENUINE CHARACTER
In the movie industry he gets called 'the actor's actor', and he describes himself as having a face 'like the side of a bloody mountain' but James Lush introduces him to us as 'a megastar'. Either which way, there is no doubting that Pete Postlethwaite is much-loved on film and off it, and he joined us on Saturday Breakfast as The Big Interview.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/05/24/2254320.htm

FIRST TIMERS TAKE PART IN 30TH EISTEDDFOD
Nervous excitement filled the auditorium of the Mildura Arts Centre this week as the 30th Mildura Eisteddfod was declared officially open.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/03/2263627.htm

More arts features at http://abc.net.au/arts/default.htm

------------------ ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS BLOGS ------------------

ARTICULATE
ABC News Online's daily take on arts news and events in Australia and throughout the world.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/

THE SHALLOW END
Casting a critical eye over entertainment news from Australia and the world.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/theshallowend/



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SEX AND THE CITY [06/06/2008]
ABC North Qld
Break out the Manolo Blahniks, grab the designer handbag and crack open multiple bottles of champagne.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/06/2266783.htm

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL [05/06/2008]
ABC Alice Springs
Lars and the Real Girl is the story of Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling), an emotionally wounded young man with serious relationship issues, living in a small northern US town, who orders himself a best friend over the internet, in the form of an anatomically correct, life-size doll named Bianca.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/05/2266028.htm

BLACKWATER [05/06/2008]
ABC Far North Qld
He Says - Blackwater is the latest entry in the Whatever-You-Do-Don't-Go-On-Holiday-In-The-Remote-Australian-Outback canon, which is swiftly becoming a genre in and of itself.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/05/2266397.htm

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN [05/06/2008]
At the Movies
The four Pevensie children, Peter, (WILLIAM MOSELEY), Susan, (ANNA POPPLEWELL), Edmund, (SKANDAR KEYNES), and Lucy, (GEORGIE HENLEY), are pupils at a school in wartime London far from the adventurous life they lived in Narnia.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2258523.htm


More Film Reviews at http://www.abc.net.au/arts/review/film/default.htm If you are interested in RSS feeds of movie reviews, they can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/backyard/rss/movie_reviews.xml

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EVIL URGES [30/05/2008]
The fifth studio album from Louisville Kentucky's favourite psychedelic-southern rockers - My Morning Jacket.
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/s2260189.htm

More Music Reviews at http://www.abc.net.au/arts/review/music/default.htm If you are interested in RSS feeds of music reviews, they can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/backyard/rss.htm

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THREE BLOKES AND THEIR BARBIES [29/05/2008]
Reviewed by Winsome Denyer for ABC North Qld
If I had to sum up this unusual mix of comedy sketch, musical and theatre in one word, I'd pick HILARIOUS.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/29/2259174.htm

COSI [29/05/2008]
Reviewed by Winsome Denyer for ABC North Qld
I love this play, and knowing the story well I went along to the Towers Players production of Cosi with high expectations.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/29/2259073.htm

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CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEWS [04/06/2008]
Reviewed by Laurine Croasdale for ABC Canberra
Author and reviewer Laurine Croasdale is a regular guest on 666 Drive, talking about the latest books for children.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/04/2265339.htm

More reviews at http://abc.net.au/arts/review/default.htm ]

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------------------ RADIO NATIONAL ------------------
http://abc.net.au/rn

------------------ RN Music Highlights --------------------

RN INTO THE MUSIC
07/06/2008
Australian composer Andrée Greenwell is breaking boundaries with her music theatre collaborations with poet Jordie Albiston.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/stories/2008/2246039.htm

THE WEEKEND P***T
07/06/2008
Geej - the Wolof word for ‘sea’ - is the Senegalese songster El Hadj N’Diaye’s third CD.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2253208.htm

THE MUSIC SHOW
07/06/2008
On The Music Show this week: Lorna Luft, Judy Garland's daughter, currently touring Australia, Shakuhachi master Riley Lee and Finnish violinist and conductor John Storgards.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/musicshow/stories/2008/2265609.htm

QUIET SPACE
08/06/2008
Quiet Space is a place where the music will let you free your mind from the everyday. The music is the narrative, it explains itself while letting you put it in a place.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/quietspace/stories/2008/2266161.htm

THE WEEKEND P***T
08/06/2008
Seven years ago Karen Tweed and Timo Alakotila convened an unusual ensemble which made a singular CD called May Monday.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2253210.htm


if you want more on Radio National's Music programs you can sign up at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/default.htm

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LINGUA FRANCA
07/06/2008 at: 1545
How an Australian invented 'Good American Speech' in the golden age of Hollywood.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/linguafranca/stories/2008/2264768.htm

POETICA
07/06/2008
Don Marquis's famous collection of poems featuring Archy the cockroach-poet and Mehitabel the alley-cat queen.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/poetica/stories/2008/2246030.htm

AIRPLAY
08/06/2008
Inland is a set of sonic tales taken from sources west of the divide; it’s a poetic narrative, a dream of place.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/airplay/stories/2008/2256842.htm

STREET STORIES
08/06/2008 at: 1330
For three-and-a-half months every year, 150 lobster fishermen, their families and deckhands leave the mainland and make the trek across the waters to live and work on the Abrolhos Islands.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/streetstories/stories/2008/2257876.htm


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SUNDAY ARTS
One of Britain's top authors- Jeanette Winterson, turning industrial waste into art, music from the very cool Sharon Jones and one of our top pianists Roger Woodward, and art from Tim Fleming and the great John Mawurndjul.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/sundayarts/

THE MUSIC IN ME
Presented by Andrew Denton, The Music In Me, is a heart-felt tribute to the human spirit. This multi-award-winning documentary tells the inspiring story of a unique troupe of intellectually and physically disabled performers - the Merry Makers - as they prepare for the performance of a lifetime at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200806/programs/LE0715H010D9062008T213500.htm

more details about arts programs on ABC Television across the next few days at http://www.abc.net.au/tv/

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LIMELIGHT
The June issue of limelight features crooner Michael Bublé talking about his love of a good old fashioned melody. Also, we list the top 20 pianists you must see live in Australia this year. We speak to the artist who painted Luciano Pavarotti’s last portrait, and take you on a cultural tour of Adelaide. Plus, violinist André Rieu continues his exclusive monthly column for limelight.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=840016

ABC COLLECTORS MAGAZINE
After the overwhelming success of previous issues, ABC's Collectors Magazine is back with Issue 3. Featuring the expert team from Collectors TV, this issue allows readers to find out what sports gear is paying, discover the best blue and white china pieces to collect, as well as to immerse themselves in all things collectors -decorative snuff boxes, stunning designer glassware, collectable vintage luggage and cosmetic compacts. Professor Adrian Franklin looks back at crazy collectables from the 70s whilst highlighting timely pointers on what will be hot in the future.
Plus, Gordon Brown continues to give readers great practical advice about assessing and buying antiques.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=603728


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