Riverlights Online 2020 would not have been possible without the assistant from a range of people, community groups, cultural groups and local businesses.

    Riverlights would like to thank sponsors Greater Bank and 2NURFM for their continued support in Riverlights over the past few years.

    Thank you to our host Sarah Farley-Adams for your continued support. 

    A big thank you to Fisheye Creative who filmed and edited all the wonderful videos that make Riverlights Online.

    With the assistance of Amorelle Dempster and Slow Food Hunter Valley, we were able to experience a range of cooking demonstrations of traditional cultural dishes from Vietnam to South Sudan to South Korea and across the world.

    Each demonstration will be sure to tantalise the taste buds.

    Thank you to those who participated in the cooking demonstrations.

    NAME COUNTRY / CULTURE REPRESENTED DISH
    Marian Rozman Green Croatia Zelje
    Felicia Nyugen Vietnam Vietnamese Mini Pancakes with Prawns
    Jyothi Sharma North India Makki ki Roti
    Soongeun Chun South Korea (Beud Restaurant, The Levee) Bulgogi
    Nimali Mapa Sri Lanka Kitibath
    Shalu Narayan Tamil Sangam Potato Podimas
    Mary Yata South Sudan Shouraba Addis Soup
    Maria Bardakos Greece Soupa Avgolemono

    Riverlights Online will also feature Indigenous Australian, Russian, Flamenco, Capoeira Aruanda, Greek, Indian, South American and Scottish music and dance performances as well as storytelling, poetry reading and language lessons from Tamil Sangam and Esperanto Federation of NSW.

    Thank you to all groups and community members who participated in the Online program. 

    NAME COUNTRY / CULTURE REPRESENTED PERFORMANCE
    Elder Dr Elizabeth McEntyre Mindaribba Land Council Welcome to Country
    Anja Fuchtbauer Germany Interview
    City of Maitland Pipes and Drums Scotland Music Performance
    Fernando Torres South America Music Performance
    Nikhil Shiva India Singing Performance
    Andrew Spannenberg Esperanto Language Lesson
    Daniel O'Leary & Joshua Sherwood Indigenous Australia (Coquun, The Levee) Food Lesson
    Mixed Mobs Dance Group Indigenous Australia Dance Performance
    Irini Kassas Greece Dance Performance / Interview
    Nimali Mapa Sri Lanka Fashion Performance
    Shalu Narayan Tamil Sangam Poetry
    Newcaslte Flamanco Dance Spain Dance Performance
    Chakras Performing Arts India Dance Performance
    Novo Flow Martial Arts Capoeira Aruanda Performance
    Russian Speaking Community of Newcastle and Hunter Area Russia Dance Performance