ARTS ALIVE	PGM 12 - 2007   TX: 4:04 Eastern Time 19 March 2007
THIS PROGRAM IS 55' 50" WITH A NATURAL BREAK AT 30' 00"

The FINA World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, starting on St Patrick・s Day, are accompanied by a diverse cultural program* The Campbelltown Theatre Group, in Sydney・s south-west* is celebrating its 51st year with an ambitious production of Harper Lee・s To Kill A Mockingbird* and they・re looking for a lead actor or two* and our guest is Helen Mountfort, the cellist with My Friend the Chocolate Cake, an eclectic acoustic group who have released their first studio album in half a decade.  And later on the program, we・ll walk around an exhibition of the work of Year 12 high school arts students with the curator of the show, Merrin Ricketson. But now a round up of the week in the arts*

NEWS:  	(approx. 4.47)			Ends approx. 6.00

Item 1: Sydney Harbour Bridge opening DVD (0.30)
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Ends with: music fade.

And that is from the soundtrack of a newsreel of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge back in March 1932*  It is part of a DVD compilation of newsreel footage of the bridge・s opening and other film of Sydney from the 1930s to the 1970s* put together by Sydney company Film World*  The FINA World Swimming Championships in Melbourne start on St Patrick・s Day, 17 March.  As often is the case these days, the sporting program is augmented by a cultural program that boasts line-up of considerable diversity. Most of all, it has one very attractive feature* Here is exec. producer Andrew Bleby*

Item 2: Fina Cultural program (4.29)
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Andrew Bleby, exec. producer of the cultural program that augments the FINA World Swimming Championships.  In Melbourne from 17th March to 1st April, with a big long week-end from 23 to 25 March.  The Campbelltown Theatre Group, in Campbelltown in Sydney・s south-west*  is celebrating its 51st year with an ambitious production of Harper Lee・s To Kill A Mockingbird* as adapted for the stage by Chris Sergel.  But they are still short of an actor to play the lead role of lawyer, Atticus Finch.  We spoke to the plays director, Byron Phillips, about the group and its plans*

Item 3: Campbelltown Th. Group / Byron Phillips (5.08)
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Byron Phillips, from the Campbelltown Theatre Group*  And if you think have the stuff to play either Atticus Finch or Tom Robertson in To Kill a Mockingbird then you had better shake a leg before you break a leg.  Byron can be contacted at 0414995458 or by email:  byron.phillips@bigpond.com.  The production is on stage from June 15 for three weeks at the Campbelltown Town Hall Theatre, Queen Street, Campbelltown.

Track 1: Sting

Item 4A: Helen Mountfort (9.05)
First words: You・re listening to*
Last words: *more conversation with Brendan.

Track 2: John Patap / MFCC

END VOICE	27 min 04 sec		END OF PART ONE	30 min 00 sec

Item 4B: Helen Mountfort (6.24)
First words: You・re listening*
Last words: *seeing what you・re put in；.

Track 3: Home Improvements / MFCC

And that was Home Improvements, the title track from My Friend the Chocolate Cake・s new CD, Home Improvements.  Each year, the work of the top arts students in Victorian high schools goes on display at the National Gallery of Victoria.  I went along to the exhibition and talked with the curator Merrin Ricketson* She has curated the shows for the past decade so I Asked what changes she had seen*

Item 5: Top Arts(12.03)
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Last words: * 

Merrin Ricketson, the curator of the Top Atrs exhibition.  And that exhibition is on at the NGV Ian Potter Centre at Federation Square until 3 June.  And look for the similar shows of student work in your capital city.  And that brings this week・s program to an end.  Thanks for listening* 

ARTS ALIVE is a production of the INDEPENDENT MEDIA FOUNDATION INC.  We receive financial support from the COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION ... and the assistance of VICNET and the SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATION at RMIT University.  The program is heard on the COMMUNITY RADIO NETWORK, on the SBS DIGITAL RADIO SERVICE, and is distributed by THE ABORIGINAL PROGRAM EXCHANGE.  And the spoken word content from the past four programs is available as audio on demand at www.artsaliveradio.com   I・m Vincent O・Donnell and we leave you with another track off Home Improvements* this is The Forgotten Athlete of Persia. 

END VOICE	53 min 26sec 		PROGRAM ENDS	55 min 50 sec

APRA Details:
Opening Theme: "Same like B3" / d.i.g. / d.i.g. / CP / 5285392 / 20 sec.
Sting 1:   from the soundtrack of a 1930s newsreel.
Track 1:  ：Sting
Track 2:  ：John Patap / Junior Deveils String band/MFCC/P/LIBCD9231.2/ 2.44 Track 3:  "Home improvements・/Bridie/ MFCC/CP/ LIBCD9231.2/3.41 Track 4:  "The Forgotten Athlete of Persia/Csutoros-Mountfort/MFCC/CP/LIBCD9231.2/ 2.40