EXPRESS YOURSELF LANGUAGE LOUNGE
Located in Bourke Street Link, this space is a crowd favourite at Maitland Riverlights.
Visitors are invited to come along and learn songs to sing, common words and greetings, hear stories read in different languages as well as poetry.
| TIME | PROGRAM |
|---|---|
| 2.00pm | Storytime with the Filipino Language Class |
| 2.20pm | How to Greet and Express Yourself in Sinhalese |
| 2.40pm | Swahili Greetings and Verbs. |
| 3.00pm | Intro to Auslan (Australian sign language) by SoLA |
| 3.20pm | Learning the Arabic language with Syrian the community |
| 3.40pm | Introduction of Afrikaans, Xhosa and IsiZulu |
| 4.00pm | Russian in a Rush: Learn words, play games, explore culture & learn Slavic traditional games by Common Ground |
| 4.20pm | Discover Sri Lankan Language and Culture with Sri Lankan Women's Network |
| 4.40pm | Persian: A Language of Poetry and Culture |
| 5.00pm | Samoan Greetings |
| 5.20pm | Tamil Language, People and Culture by Newcastle Tamil School Students |
| 5.40pm | Learn to Write Your Name in Bangla |
| 6.00pm | Languages of PNG: Discovering Motu and Tok Pisin |
| 6.20pm | Hello in Tibetan! Greetings & Everyday Phrases |
| 6.40pm | The Unbreakable One: Born into Fire – A Memoir of Survival, Justice, and Hope. |
EXPLORE MORE
RIVERLIGHTS STAGE
See a range of local and national bands captivating audiences with a range of performances influenced from across the globe.
GROOVE FUSION STAGE
See a range of fun and exciting performances and lessons delivered for audiences to participate in.