| Saturday 31 May |
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The Art Centre will be open for you to preview the art and meet the local artists. You won’t be able to purchase the art until Sunday morning, but Saturday is great opportunity to have a really good look at all the prints, etchings, canvases, batiks, silks, printed materials, t-shirts and paper-mâché products and chose what you will buy on Sunday. |
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You can participate in the ‘Fi Weaving Workshops’ run by the local ladies which will culminate in a tasting of the bush tucker caught in the woven fish nets and carried in the dilly bags made the women. |
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There’ll be sport to watch. |
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Saturday afternoon is a good time to get your campsite or ready or book in to your local accommodation. |
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| Morning |
| Sporting Carnival continues throughout the day. |
| Afternoon |
| The art centre will be open for viewing only. |
| 1.00pm: 'Fi Weaving Workshops' run by the local ladies |
| 3.00pm: 'Fi Weaving Workshops' run by the local ladies |
| 6.00pm: Mass in St Francis Xavier Church |
| Evening |
| The concert with Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and the ad hoc string collective will begin at sunset with the Palumpa dancers and run from about 7.00 – 9.00pm. After 9.00pm there will be a short break of approximately 30 minutes and then around 9.30 the local rock and reggae bands from the area will groove the night away for those that feel like dancing. |
| Sunday 1 June |
| Morning |
8.00am: Sporting Carnival continues
10.00am: The Official Opening of the Art Festival and Centre at 10.00am
10.30am: Art Sale begins and you can purchase the works you had your eye on on Saturday.
12noon: Art Auction will begin at midday |
| Afternoon |
| On Sunday afternoon there will be traditional dancing and the sporting competitions will still be going with Grand finals played in the afternoon. |
| 3.00pm: 'Fi Weaving Workshops' run by the local ladies |
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