We are excited to once again be part of the Alphington Open Studios Weekends - coming up in late November. Numerous local artists are opening up their home studios, and there will also be artists here at ACC and at the Parklands (in the office/management area at the end of Separation Street). Put a place holder in your diaries to take a trip around the neighbourhood!

This year the event is supported by our wonderful friends at the Clifton Hill/North Fitzroy Community Bank on Queens Parade. Bendigo Banks really do have a fabulous community model for banking that gives back up to 80% of their profits to the community.

If you have kids at schools, you play sport with a local club … or come along to places just like ACC, you will have benefited from them for sure!

Alphington Open Studios is a fabulous way to support local artists and also learn more about art processes - from painting to pottery to 3D sculpture. You can find out more about the artist involved at www.alphingtonstudios.com.

Are you a senior who would like to read plays with a friendly group? You might enjoy joining the Darebin U3A Armchair Theatre group - meeting on Wednesday afternoons here at ACC. Want to know more …

• You don't have to be an actor - just someone who enjoys reading plays with others.

• We read a wide variety of plays: serious, humorous, famous, as well as hidden gems.

• We also chat about the play we're reading and its resonance with our lives.

• You're welcome to join us for a look before you sign up.

•  For information, contact Ann on 0403036976.

After a two week break we are back for Term 4.

This week we have Alphington Arts on Thursday evening at 7.30pm. We’ll be exploring monoprinting and gelli plates this time. We are looking forward to seeing you!

We also have a VCE Exam Help session on Saturday from 1-4pm. Book your darlings in here so they can practise an exam in supervised conditions.

Also … our Wednesday Playgroup is back this week from 10am-12pm … along with Toy Library (pick up Tuesday afternoon on Wednesday morning) and our Community Morning is resuming this Friday - gardening, craft and community shed action from 10am followed by lunch at 12pm. All welcome.

Coming up soon we have:

• Street Photography

• Mosaics 101

• AAA Bowls

• AAA Arts

• Crunch (creative lunch)

You can book in to these workshops/short courses on our website.

Also our AGM is coming up on the last Monday of October … we’d love to see you to celebrate the year that has been.

On Tuesday 15th we’ll have Preserves Group in the afternoon and Movie Club at night. Save the date.

Note also Book Club friends that Kalimna is working with Jodi at the library to finalise everything for next year so please respond to emails/whatsapp things promptly. Hopefully most of you have gotten your book list preferences to Kalimna now. Or will be able to do so this month.

If you are interested in joining a Book Club here next year please let us know … email or call and we’ll see if we can fit you in to an existing group or .. . we can look at making a new group if we have enough takers!

That’s it I think! Looking forward to seeing everyone this week.

Leanne

Coming up this Friday - the launch of the Alphington Bowls Club history book. 100 years. Amazing right! See the details below.

Interested in seeing the new Adam Elliot animation Memoir of Snail?

Friends of Baucau is having a fundraiser night at Westgarth Cinema coming up on Thursday 17 October. See the poster below for details.

You can book in via Trybooking or scan the QR code.

You possibly know that Alphington Community Centre and the Yarra and Darebin neighbourhood houses have a long-standing relationship with Friends of Baucau … I was lucky enough to go over to Timor-Leste a few years ago with them, to learn more about women’s empowerment and community development on a shoestring, in an international context.

There are similar friendship groups dotted across Victoria that support community empowerment in towns and cities across Timor-Leste. They are wonderful … and make a real difference for our international neighbours who live in the poorest country in our region.

I will be ant the movie and look forward to seeing you too hopefully.

Leanne