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Literary Dinner with Pico Iyer Journeys of a Global Soul
Celebrated writer, Pico Iyer is coming to Bali by Garuda. The author of such famed book as 'Video Nights in Kathmandu', The Lady and the Monk and columnist for Time Magazine will preside at two literary dinners.
"Taking planes seems as natural to me as picking up the phone or going to school; I fold up my self and carry it around as if it were an overnight bag." Join Pico Iyer in an unforgettable night of global wanderings as he shares his tales of journeys to far-flung places from Easter Island to Paraguay, Ethiopia and Cuba. Savour the wisdom of this 'multinational soul' over wine and a delicious three-course meal.
Maya Ubud Resort. Wednesday 6 June, 6:30pm till late. Rp.500,000 includes three-course meal and welcome drink Bookings: T:971 257 or info@ubudwritersfestival.com
Seminyak: Please contact the Festival for details. T:971 257 or: info@ubudwritersfestival.com
He will also hold a travel writing seminar - "Around the World and Around the Self: How to make Travel Alive Again" he will discuss how to make a piece of travel writing distinctive. What should you do when writing about somewhere that everyone already knows about? How do you give your piece another dimension that makes it interesting even to people who don't like to travel, and how do you keep pushing the boundaries of travel and travel-writing?
Ubud: Amandari Resort. Thursday, 7 June, 9:30am-11:30am
Canggu: Canggu Club. Friday, 8 June, 9:30am – 11:30am
Rp.250,000 includes morning tea. Bookings are essential T:971 257, info@ubudwritersfestival.com
Bali Garlic Club First Charity Event
The
girls of Bali's new garlic Club got together and took themselves to a
small village in Karangasem where more than 160 primary school children,
teachers, the principal and the head of the attended 'Belajar & Bermain'
(playing and learning) session in an outdoor setting. "The idea is to
encourage children to enjoy non-formal learning, motivate them to read
books and be inspired by stories" said the president of BGC.
The day started with drawing and English reading competitions then continued with a story reading in the garden followed with team activities and many prizes, not to mention a lot of laughs. " We believe that people learn more when they are having fun – this is one of our garlic attitude principles", one of the BGC members highlighted.
The Bali Garlic Club plan to make more projects to give back something
to the Bali community such as cleaning up the environment through recycling
efforts and; providing continuous education for children. What a nice
idea!
For further information Please contact Yoke Darmawan or Made Wardani
Email: Bali_Garlic_Club@ yahoo.com T: 08123868473
Qatar Flies To Bali!
Qatar
has, this month, become the first Middle Eastern carrier to begin flights
to the Indonesian island of Bali.
"We look forward to bringing passengers to this tropical paradise from throughout our international network, especially from Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Likewise, we anticipate many business travellers will be looking to take advantage of the new Doha to Bali connection," said Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker.
The airline aims to double the size of its fleet to more than 110 aircraft by 2015, as well as continually adding to its current list of 75 destinations worldwide.
Treasure - a Painting Exhibition by Wayan Sila
Ubud – Celebrating
his 10th year of painting, Wayan Sila will hold a solo exhibition titled
'Treasure' at Maya Ubud Resort & Spa from April 27 – May 7,
2007.
30 of his paintings will be presented along with beautiful poetry and
verse written by Yoko Miyasaki.
Wayan Sila studied Balinese painting, using motifs of barong and arja
dance. A grandson of the well known Balinese painter I Wayan Barwa, he
creates a magical fantsy world of owls, lights and forests.
His painting career really began after visiting Japan in 1997 for his
Owl Exhibition.
His dream become reality in the year of 2007, since he is now able to
always combine his work with poetry that can express the meaning of each
painting he creates. Yoko Miyazaki compliments Wayan's paintings with
sublime verse. The poems were translated into English by Thomas R. Walker,
a long time American resided in Japan.
Keep your dreams - and they will live on as tiny jewels of joy in the
heart.
This poem accompanies Wayan's painting titled "Dataramono" (Treasure)
which celebrates his ten years of painting. T: 977 888
Ganesha Gallery - April 30 - May 31, 2007
Two Women - Two Different Paths – One Single Destination
Yenny Yohan and Yasco Kanehira
The art of Yasco Kanehira of Japan and Yenny Yohan of Indonesia, both originate in an intuitive world of feelings. Yohan, freely admits that her work depends on her emotional state. 'If I do not feel good', she says, 'I cannot paint'. This is especially clear in two of her latest works, 'Reflections', which is an exploration of the state of happiness from which she paints, and 'Wishful Thinking' with its golden hues, about her secret longings. Notably she chooses to express her inner self through abstract images that stimulate our imaginations as well.
Yasco's works are no less enigmatic although she provides us with many more clues found in her titles, stylized images of real objects and graffiti-like inscriptions on her canvasses such as Buried Under a Tree. This painting is dominated by a detail of a large black tree trunk with the bottoms of two arms like branches. 'Grandpa's Secrets' and 'Secrets', of course referring to what is under the tree, are clearly written on the upper left hand branch and a box in the shocking turquoise background.
The paintings of both artists are noteworthy.
feelings or events - as synchronicity. In this case.
For further information, please contact:
Luh Resiki Ganesha Gallery T:701010