FRIDAY 11th AUGUST
2000
9.00am Chinatown, concludes 10.30am Roebuck Bay Hotel
In keeping with tradition, Shinju Matsuri 2000 begins with a dragon dance. Then a procession accompanied by Japanese music, ends at a ceremony at the Pearl Divers Memorial. Official guests will speak and past and present divers from all cultures will talk of their experiences. A moving, respectful and reflective ceremony.
7.30pm Mangrove Hotel
A formal event where all Broome turns out in their finery and the Shinju and Matsuri Queens, the Shinju Princess and the Mother of Pearl are crowned. The venue will be decorated as a Japanese metropolis in keeping with this years Japanese focus, and entertainment will be provided by Cosmic Love Bus, with demonstrations from the Matsumoto Karate Academy from Cairns and by traditional Japanese dancers.
NORTHERN TERRITORY ART EXHIBITION
10.00am - 4.00pm, Short Street Gallery, run daily throughout Shinju.
An exhibition of recent works, including weaving and bark paintings in ochre, from the Maningrida community in Arnhem Land. For more information contact the Gallery on 9192 2658
SETAGAYA PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION
8.00am - 8.00pm Boulevard Shopping Centre, run daily throughout Shinju.
This collection of photographs, from Setagaya in Japan, is the result of a yearly photographic exchange program between Bunbury in Western Australia's south-west and Bunbury's sister-city Setagaya.
6.30pm Cherry Blossom Film Festival at Sun Pictures on the 11
8.00pm Cultural Night at Cable Beach Club on the 18
6.00pm Paspaley Finale at Cable Beach AmphitheatreAikido is a martial art which draws on the philosophical and martial traditions of ancient Japan, and one which emphasises harmony over conflict. Broome has a thriving Aikido academy of its own that holds classes at the old CWA hall near Town Beach on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6.00 to 7.30pm and on Sundays from 8.00 to 9.30am. Broome Aikido will demonstrate their art throughout Shinju Matsuri.
MATSUMOTO KARATE ACADEMY DISPLAY
8.00pm - Gala Ball (on the 11, 11.00am - Paspaley Plaza on the 12 , 3.00pm - Float Parade on the13.)
The Matsumoto Karate Academy from Cairns demonstrate a variety of techniques in a formal and traditional method, consisting of open hand techniques and the use of traditional weaponry - including chopsticks! The Academy is the current holder of the Australian open title and has won gold, silver and bronze medals from as far a field as Nepal and Japan.
11.00am - Boulevard on the 11,
6.00pm - Family Race Day on the 12,
8.30pm - Sun Pictures on the 12.The Karate Union club in Perth is one of 10 Karate Union Clubs in Australia. They practice Shoto-Kan Karate, which their Sensei, Carl Marriott says is quite spectacular, incorporating board and tile breaks, weapons and self-defence. The club has strong Japanese connections. These connections include a yearly exchange with their Japanese sister club in Miyazaki. A team of 10 will demonstrate their techniques at several performances during the Shinju festival.
9.00am Chinatown and 8.30pm Mangrove on the 11,
2.00pm Family Race Day on the 12,
7.00pm Family Night on the 13,
8.00pm Cultural Night on the 18,
8.00pm Sayonara Ball on the 19,
7.00pm Paspaley Finale on the 20.A multi-cultural mix of local school children have been hard at work learning the art of traditional Japanese dance from Tadami Tanaka. Performing throughout Shinju, this dance group should be one to watch.
SATURDAY
12th AUGUST 2000
10.30am Broome Race Track
For the first time, due to a partnership between Shinju Matsuri and the Brome Turf Club, there is a race day during Shinju. The day features a six-race meeting and prize money totalling $42,500. There will be fun and entertainment for everyone, including two-up and Kuns, a free family concert by the Pigram Brothers and free ice-cream for children from Peters. Come to the Broome Race Track where there will be full TAB facilities from 10.30am, and races from 1.00pm
6.30pm Sun Pictures
SEVEN SAMURAI (Shichinin - No Samurai) Legendary Japanese director, Akira Kurosawa's 1954 epic film comes to Broome. Set in the Japanese civil wars of the 16th century, this classic black and white film combines history and sword-play with social drama, all tempered by comedy. Magnificent Seven was based on this film, Seven Samurai will open the film festival. Includes family entertainment, food, and martial arts demonstrations.
LOCAL JAPANESE DANCE GROUP
2.00pm Family Race Day
See Friday 11
MATSUMOTO KARATE ACADEMY DISPLAY
11.00am Paspaley Plaza
See Friday 11
KARATE UNION DISPLAY
6.00pm Family Race Day, 8.30pm Sun Pictures
See Friday 11
6.00pm to 9.00pm, Luggers, Saturday 12 and Monday 14
Puppeteers Pat and Paul Mitchell present four plays using life-sized puppets and live music. The first play, using techniques borrowed from Asian shadow puppetry, is about how Japanese pearl divers first came to Broome. Two traditional Japanese folk tales, Hikochi and the Sea of Gold and Taro and his Grandmother, will also be told. The fourth puppet play is Tom Taffett and The Mermaid.
Northern Territory Art Exhibition and Setagaya Photo Collection continues.....
SUNDAY
13th AUGUST 2000
3.30pm - 5.30pm Town Oval and Chinatown.
Main feature "Sammy" the Dragon. The parade will commence at the Shire library gardens, Weld St at 3.30pm. This parade will feature Broome’s culture, history and community spirit. The floats will be judged at the Carnarvon Street roundabout, wind through Chinatown and finish on town oval. Float parade prizes and literature awards will be announced following the judging of the float parade.
5.00pm Male Oval, Chinatown
Follow the float parade with games, activities and music for all ages. Food stalls, local arts and crafts and entertainment by local bands and young performers provide a picnic atmosphere.
LOCAL JAPANESE DANCE GROUP
7.00pm Family Night
See Friday 11
Northern Territory Art Exhibition and Setagaya Photo Collection continues......
MONDAY
14th AUGUST 2000
14, 16, 18, and 19 August, Boulevard and Paspaley Shopping Centres.
The Shinju Matsuri committee has arranged for origami and Ikebana artists and teachers from Perth to visit local schools to introduce students to the ancient art of origami and the beautiful art of flower arranging. Exhibitions of their work will be held throughout Shinju.
CHERRY BLOSSOM FILM FESTIVAL
9.00pm Sun Pictures
HANA-BI (Fireworks) Directed by Takeshi Kitano of Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence (1983) fame. This beautiful film won the Golden Lion at the 1997 Venice Film Festival
RED SUN, RED SAND
6.00pm Luggers.
See Saturday 12th
Northern Territory Art Exhibition and Setagaya Photo Collection continues......
TUESDAY
15th AUGUST 2000
7.30pm to 9.00pm, Uniting Church
All are welcome to come and hear Sydney-based speaker, Joy Balazo, give a talk on Christianity and international human rights in the Asia/Pacific.
7.00pm Luggers
Heart of the Journey is the story of a local woman's journey from Broome to Taiji in Japan, to find her Japanese father, and back again. Lucy grew up thinking she was Aboriginal. But when she was in her twenties, her dying Aboriginal father told her that he was not her true father, that her real father was a Japanese pearl diver. This was confirmed by Lucy's Bardi mother who also told her that her father had gone back to Japan soon after her birth and that he had loved and nursed her proudly as a small baby. This story - both personal and a part of Broome's living history - will be told in a documentary slide and sound installation, photographed and recorded on location in Broome, Perth, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Taiji. The evening will begin with the Goolarrgon Dancers from One Arm Point and will conclude with a Japanese dancer, representing the two cultures that make up Lucy's identity and give rise to her story. Tickets are available from Pearl Luggers.
Northern Territory Art Exhibition, Setagaya Photo Collection, continues.......
WEDNESDAY
16th AUGUST 2000
5.00pm Kimberley Book Shop
Wild Horses Don't Swim by Michael Keenan, is about his "action-packed" journey with his wife, Sally, and Bunuba people through their homelands which would be lost if the Fitzroy was ever dammed. Catch a reading at the Kimberley Book Shop.
1.00pm Kimberley Bookshop, 16, 17, and 18 of August.
Book readings covering local history, environment and culture - including pat Lowe reading from The Boab Book and Mike Keenan reading from Wild Horses Don't Swim.
CHERRY BLOSSOM FILM FESTIVAL
9.00pm Sun Pictures
Ghost Dog: the way of the Samurai. A US film by Jim Jarmusch about a black hit man who communicates by carrier pigeon and lives by the ancient code of the Japanese Samurai. "Very funny, insightful and highly original."
6.00pm to 9.00pmMale Oval, Chinatown.
Dancers, performers and singers from Broome's 33 cultural groups take to the stage in a contemporary celebration of culture and tradition. Each culture's national flag is flown and traditional food stalls provide a feast for all.
In Broome we are:
Aboriginal, Austrian, British, Canadian, Chinese, Costa Rican, Croatian, Fijian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese Malaysian, Mauritian, Dutch, New Zealander, Papua New Guinean, Philippino, Polish, Scottish, Singaporean, South African, Sri Lankan, Thai, Torres Strait Islander, Turkish, from the United States of America and Vietnam. - Australians.HEART OF THE JOURNEY
7.00pm Luggers
See Tuesday 15
7.00pm Divers Camp Tavern
Traditional two-up night, held at the Divers on Cable Beach Road.
ORIGAMI AND IKEBANA DISPLAY
10.00am Broome Boulevard Shopping Centre
See Monday 14 August
Northern Territory Art Exhibition and Setagaya Photo Collection continues.....
THURSDAY
17th AUGUST 2000
8.00am Cable Beach Inter-continental Back Courts.
For eligibility and other information, contact Shirley on 9192 2261
3.00pm Bedford Park
A traditional Shinju event where children get to spruce up and present their pets, competing for: Best dog; Best cat; Cutest baby animal; Most unusual pet; and Best trick or obedience. Pet Parade is co-ordinated by Ute at Pet's Place with support from Healthways, Peters, All Creatures Veterinary Clinic and the Broome Vet. Registration forms will be available on the day in return for a gold coin donation.
For more information contact the Shinju office on 9192 1325.7.00pm Broome Civic Centre
Come along to a Quiz Night and help support Broome netball and Shinju Matsuri. There are great prizes, including a prize for best nibbles and a door prize. Bar facilities are available. Tickets are $6 each for a table of eight.
8.00pm Roebuck Bay Hotel
Traditional games from Aboriginal and Asian communities sit alongside Western-style gambling - crown and Anchor, Manila, Beat the Banker, Runny and Poker - all set in the atmosphere of old Chinatown.
6.00pm - 9.20pm Police and Citizens Youth Club (PCYC)
First games on Thursday night, continues through Friday and Saturday and the finals are held on Sunday.
BOOK READINGS
See Wednesday 15 August
Northern Territory Art Exhibition and Setagaya Photo Collection continues.....
FRIDAY
18th AUGUST 2000
ORIGAMI AND IKEBANA DISPLAY
10.00am Paspaley Plaza Shopping Centre
See Monday 14 August
AIKIDO DISPLAY
8.00pm Japanese Culture Night.
See Monday 14 August
BOOK LAUNCHING
6.00pm Luggers
Broome Cuisine, a collection of stories, recipes and photos that brings together the variety of cooking cultures living in Broome, is compiled by Libby Diop. Food samples from the book's recipes and celebrations will help launch the book.
BOOK READINGS
1.00pm Kimberley Bookshop
See Wednesday 16 August
6.00pm to 9.00pm Matso's
"Sit by a campfire under a big north-west sky and listen to local story-tellers and musicians spin yarns and sing songs about Broome and beyond..." Members of the audience will get the chance to sing, or tell a story of their own, and prizes will be awarded for outstanding, humorous and moving performances. Ring Danielle at Matso's, on 9193 5811 if you'd like to stay on for dinner.
6.30pm GME GME Bar
The Karaoke Grand Finals have been six months in the making, where the finest and bravest Kimberley voices have been competing for the chance to win the $500 first prize. There are 16 finalists including Greg Tait, Kathleen Cox, Peter Jaffery, Alida Wright, Lulga Djiagween, Lawrence Emery, Anna-Lou Cox, and many other deadly voices. There will be full bar facilities available. Opens at 6.30 for a 7.00pm start and judging from 8.00pm
7.00pm Cable Beach Inter-Continental Resort
The official dinner-function to welcome the Taiji delegation featuring local and international entertainment will be held at Walking Wok, Cable Beach Club.
ROCK AND ROLL NIGHT
9.00pm Roebuck Bay HotelThe bands Cosmic Love Bus and Wooden Eye will play at this popular Shinju event.
6.00pm Broome Speedway Track, Broome Road- 18 and 19
The Shinju Matsuri Speedway Spectacular is the speedway event for the year in Broome, where drivers compete for trophies and prize money in 11 divisions: Quarter Midgets, Junior Bikes, Juniors, Street Stock, Ladies, Modifieds, Supers, Side Cars, Sprint Cars, Solos, and a Feature Race including supers, modifieds and street stock over a gruelling 15 laps. Gates open at 6.00pm and races start at 7.00
12.00pm Paspaley Plaza, 8.30pm Culture night - Friday 18
11.00am Paspaley Plaza, 8.00pm Sayonara Ball - Saturday 19
6.00pm Paspaley Finale, Sunday 20LOCAL JAPANESE DANCE GROUP
8.00pm Cultural Night
See Friday 11
BASKETBALL CARNIVAL
8.00am Police and Citizens Youth Club
See Thursday 17
Northern Territory Art Exhibition and Setagaya Photo Collection continues....
SATURDAY
19th AUGUST 2000
ORIGAMI AND IKEBANA DISPLAY
12.00pm Paspaley Plaza
See Monday 14
9.00am Luggers
In this fun event, participants hunt for and have the chance of winning a pearl from Broome pearling companies and retailers. The major prizes are two pearls, each valued at $700 and provided by Broome Pearls. Other pearls have been sponsored by Susan Pender Deep Sea Moonlight Pearls, Paspaley Pearls, Linney's, Pearl Fishers Gallery, Maxima Pearls and David Rees Pearl Design. Good luck and watch out for the booby prizes.
11.00am Luggers
You be the judge and taste the results of the Broome pearler's culinary efforts and taste the selection of locally -prepared dishes. The winner of the professional cook-off is also announced during the morning. The Pearl Meat Cook-Off and the Pearl Hunt both take place at the luggers and finishes at 1.00pm, in plenty of time for the Chinatown Games.
9.30am Town Beach
In this classic Shinju event, the Dragon Boats have taken over from the pearl luggers which raced in the early days of the festival.
3.00pm Dampier Terrace and Pearl Luggers' Grounds
Dampier Terrace will come alive as competitors flap their flippers and haul their hoses, among other challenges, for the trophies in this fun and popular event. The Games are sponsored by GWN and Pearl Luggers, and are supported by other businesses which participate as part of their sponsorship. Each spectator event is a tribute to a Pearling personality and is designed to reflect both Shinju's history and the Pearling industry. The Chinatown Games - a unique way to educate locals and visitors about aspects of the Pearling industry - include: the Farley Flipper Flap; Chapman's Challenge; the Foxlowe Classic; the Hamaguchi Hose Haul; the Paspaley Pearl Shell Stack; and Salty Dog's Splicing Legends.
SHINJU SPEEDWAY SPECTACULAR
6.00pm Broome Speedway Track
See Friday 18
TAIJI DANCERS
11.00am Paspaley Plaza, 8.00pm Sayonara Ball.
See Friday 18
LOCAL JAPANESE DANCE GROUP
8.00pm Sayonara Ball
See Friday 11
8.00pm Civic Centre
The Taiji Delegation will be guests of honour at the Sayonara Ball where we bid farewell to our successful strategy which focussed on the Indigenous communities in 1997, the Malay community in 1998, the Chinese in 1999 and the Japanese this year. There will be performances representing each of these communities and the 'famous' Pigram Brothers' will be providing their music for everyone's enjoyment.
8.00pm Sun Pictures
The band Cosmic Love Bus and local guest DJ Adrian will keep things moving at the Teenage Ball, sponsored by Healthways and Lotteries. This is the major youth event for Shinju, a night for young people to enjoy in a safe and smoke-free environment.
8.00am, Police and Citizens Youth Club
See Thursday 17
Northern Territory Art Exhibition and Setagaya Photo Collection continues.....
SUNDAY
20th AUGUST 2000
9.00am Kennedy's Hill.
Kimberley Family Day Care is encouraging all families to get together to build the fastest cart. This is an event for all children, young and old. There are seven races: 0-8 years old child and parent; 9-12 years old; over 12; women's; men's; classic and corporate cup. There is a prize for the winner of each race. Carts can be either home-made or hired but must conform with race specifications. Entry forms and specifications are available from Donnelle on 9193 7242 or Kelly on 9192 2873. Racing will begin opposite the water tower on Carnarvon Street.
1.30pm Frederick Street Oval.
The West Kimberley Football Association (WKFA) Grand Final will be held at the Pa Haynes oval on Frederick Street, come down and check out the action at the popular local footy.
TAIJI DANCERS
6.00pm Paspaley Finale
See Friday 18
LOCAL JAPANESE DANCE GROUP
7.00pm Paspaley Finale
See Friday 11
AIKIDO DISPLAY
6.00pm Paspaley Finale
See Friday 11
BASKETBALL CARNIVAL
8.00am Police and Citizens Youth Club
See Friday 11
PASPALEY PEARLS FESTIVAL FINALE
5.00pm Cable Beach Amphitheatre
This is where all the best of Shinju comes together in a spectacular end to the 10 days of celebration and entertainment. Local and international artists feature while we say goodbye to Shinju for another year, and thank all those who have supported and worked for Shinju this year. As the evening comes to a close, the final fireworks display will light up the sky.
