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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.

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TIME PROGRAM
2.00pm Introduction of Afrikaans, Xhosa and IsiZulu
2.20pm Learn the Sinhala Alphabet and Numbers
2.40pm Food, Swahili style by Wananchi Newcastle (Kenya)
3.00pm Ibong Adarna (Adarna bird), a mythical tale by Filipino Language Class
3.20pm Intro to Auslan (Australian sign language) by SoLA
3.40pm L'Heure des Contes - A fairy tale story time with UoN French Society
4.00pm Russian in a Rush: Learn Words, Play Games, Explore Culture
4.20pm Iranian Rug of Words
4.40pm Samoan Greetings and Language Skills
5.00pm Tamil Language, People & Culture by Newcastle Tamil School students
5.20pm Speak Madi: Learn Everyday Words from South Sudan
5.40pm Pashto poetry with Afghanistan Community Group
6.00pm Languages of PNG: Discovering Motu and Tok Pisin
6.20pm Hello in Tibetan! Greetings and Everyday Phrases
7.00pm Traditional Dances of Afghanistan: Discover the history, music, costumes, and cultural meaning behind Afghan traditional dances - including Attan, Hazara, Uzbek, and more - presented in Farsi Dari

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RIVERLIGHTS STAGE

See a range of local and national bands captivating audiences with a range of performances influenced from across the globe.

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GROOVE FUSION STAGE

See a range of fun and exciting performances and lessons delivered for audiences to participate in.