Wednesday 7 February
The Age
Wednesday February 7, 2001
10 days until the Gatton Street Sprints in Queensland. Birthday of James Spader and Garth Brooks. 37 years since US heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali after becoming a Muslim.
"Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve." -- George Bernard Shaw
Five things to do today
* BOOK: Warren Fahey launches Ratbags and Rabblerousers (a collection of political protest, song and satire) at the Trades Hall, corner Lygon and Victoria Streets, Carlton South, from at 6.30pm. Ph: 9662 3744.
* FUNDS: A free seminar on ``How to apply for Arts Victoria funding" is at the Victorian Writers' Centre, 156 George Street, Fitzroy, from 6.30-8.30pm. Book: 9415 1077.
* CABARET: Songs from musicals such as Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera are presented at Chapel Off Chapel, Little Chapel Street, Prahran. Showstoppers performs February 7-9 and 11. Book; 9522 3382.
* FILM: Delinquent Angel, a short film about Australian artist John Perceval, screens at 7pm and is followed by a Q&A with director David Blackall as part of Cinema Nova's Novadose series. Ph: 9347 5331.
* THEATRE: Garrie Hutchinson's play Sleepers, based on the recollections and evidence of survivors of the Burma-Thailand railway, is performed by Peter Green at La Mama, Faraday Street, Carlton, today-Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 6pm, until February 11. Book: 9347 6142.
My Life
Fifteen minutes of fame
Daniel Fallshaw, 27, Paddington
I'm in Melbourne visiting friends, and we came down for a bit of a drive. We drove down the coast from Sydney, across to Jindabyne and down to Melbourne. At home, I'm studying visual communications. I'd like to art direct something - magazines, advertising, or whatever. I've spent the past 12 months working in London - I went over on exchange to study at St Martin's and then I worked for a digital editing company for about 12 months. London's crazy - it's like living at 100 miles an hour.
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