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Calling herself the "new kid on the block", Petrina Egan has been announced as the new Publicity and Promotions Co-Ordinator at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Egan takes over from Penny Griggs, who in turn took on the role some months ago when she was drafted in to fill in the position left vacant when Cheree McEwin went off on maternity leave. Does this mean McEwin won't be returning to the 'Centre, having been seduced by the delights of child-rearing?

More staff changes: news up the hill at Carclew, a new editor for arts magazine 'Lowdown' has been announced. As long-serving editor Tony Mack rides off into the sunset, into town rides the new gun of the youth arts publishing market (or something), Jane Gronow.

Ausdance has announced that for 2007 'Dance Week' will be held from Mon 7 to Sun 13 May. In celebration there will be a host of scheduled activities, including Ausdance SA presenting a free dance performance on stage in the Rundle Mall under the Gawler Place canopy from noon on Sat 12 May. Hence, if you're in the mall and see whirling dervishes swirling before your eyes, don't immediately assume that you drank too much the night before. Or that your eyes need testing. That is all. If you see pink tu-tus that's entirely your affair.

The Art Gallery of South Australia and Carrick Hill present a new exhibition of Barbara Hanrahan entitled 'The Divided Self'. From Sat 7 April the prints of Barbara Hanrahan, a collection of screenprints, linocuts, etchings, lithographs and woodcuts drawn from the state's extensive collection will be on display up at Carrick Hill. Over 50 pieces will be on display in this, the sixth annual exhibition that the Gallery has curated for Carrick Hill, and the first major exhibition of Hanrahan's work to be on display in her home state since 1991. This piece is entitled Adam.

A couple of weeks ago, in the midst of all the festival excitement and confusion, Adelaide soprano and harpist Emma Horwood launched her solo harp and voice CD 'Vox Angelica (Voice of an Angel)' at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Horwood is well known around Adelaide as a soloist and member of the Adelaide Chamber Singers, Eve Vocal Trio, vocal ensemble Syntony, and was recently the soprano in State Theatre production of 'This Uncharted Hour'.

From Tues 10 April the Grace Emily Hotel is the place to go to view a fascinating exhibition, 'The Masters & The Apprentice' It's a subtle play on words, one assumes, since this is an exhibition of live band photography from Julie Richards and Rodney Magazinovic (the masters) and Andrew P Stace (the apprentice). These are contributors to the dB Magazine live reviews pages and their work is outstanding.

Keeping up with the latest in fine entertainment is a difficult job, that's why dB Magazine does a lot of the work for you. There is no harder job than keeping up with the ASO, who flit around the state from project to project: from the Bundaleer Forest Weekend to a collaborative recording and concert with the Hilltop Hoods (in May) and a little later in the year, in June, their own Sibelius Festival, which runs from Thurs 28 June to Sat 7 July. The brainchild of Arvo Volmer's, it'll be a celebration of Sibelius like you never could have imagined.

You may recall reading a short time ago about Adelaide guitarist Aleksandr Tsiboulski, who seems to be wowing them in the 'States. News has come through that he's grabbed the first prize at the Texas Guitar Competition, held in Dallas last weekend. When he heads back to Adelaide - very soon - you'll be able to see him perform a number of recitals at the Art Gallery of SA Delicatessen, Balaklava and the Waite Campus.

In what comes as a real shock for men everywhere, who really do think the world revolves around them, 'Menopause The Musical' just keeps on selling. Now in its nine millionth month, the phenomenal stage show is still packing 'em in at Her Majesty's Theatre and is on sale until Sat 7 April. Group tickets are on sale for even longer: they'd need to be, 'Menopause' has sold over 55,000 tickets in Adelaide so far. That's enough to give you a hot flush!

Currently on display at the AP Bond Art Gallery in Unley is 'Alice 5', an exhibition of work described as a "must-see exhibition of new artworks from the Northern Territory". Running counter to their usual fare, this is an exhibition featuring works by five of the most talented non-Indigenous artists currently operating out of Alice Springs' thriving arts community.