Come along to the Margaret River Library to hear Joel’s life stories growing up in country WA.

“Spreading my wings” is a follow up from Joel’s first book that continues his life story – his travels overseas and across Australia, and the friendships he has made along the way. Woven within these stories are Joel’s wisdom around a positive outlook, facing adversity with hope and finding the resilience to keep going.

It’s a great chance to meet the author in person and enjoy some inspiring conversation. Light refreshments will be provided after the talk with the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of Joel’s new book “Spreading my wings”.

All welcome to this free event and the library is an easily accessible venue.

RSVP to Eventbrite here or call the library on 9780 5600 or reserve your seat via email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au

POP BANG SNIP: an exhibition by Pier Paolo Vittone

Pier is an eclectic artist with a background in film and languages. He is driven by curiosity and a stubborn hope that art can make the world a little bit better.
His practice is all about exploration – new techniques, supports, styles and subjects – with painting as his main playground. Working in acrylics, his work is built from bold black lines, solid, punchy colours, and the occasional speech bubble or onomatopoeia.
His work draws inspiration from Pop Art icons like Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Roy Lichtenstein, but also from the cartoons, anime, video games and comic books I grew up with in the 90s.
POP BANG SNIP is a nod to Pop Art, comic-book language, and the joyful collision of influences that fuel his work.

The exhibition continues until the end of April.

Pier is an eclectic artist with a background in film and languages. He is driven by curiosity and a stubborn hope that art can make the world a little bit better.
His practice is all about exploration – new techniques, supports, styles and subjects – with painting as his main playground. Working in acrylics, his work is built from bold black lines, solid, punchy colours, and the occasional speech bubble or onomatopoeia.
His work draws inspiration from Pop Art icons like Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Roy Lichtenstein, but also from the cartoons, anime, video games and comic books I grew up with in the 90s.
POP BANG SNIP is a nod to Pop Art, comic-book language, and the joyful collision of influences that fuel his work.

Join Pier in celebrating the launch of Pop Bang Snip. Please RSVP if you can make it. Email: pier42art@gmail.com

Pier also creates illustrative line drawings in architectural style showcasing iconic buildings and some of these will be available at the launch.

Danielle Higgins from the Financial Information Service will be presenting a talk about retirement money options and planning to retire well. Some topics covered:

• Age Pension income and assets test
• Concession cards
• Superannuation options and income streams

There will be time for questions and the opportunity to make a one-on-one appointment. Light refreshments will be provided after the talk. All welcome to this easily accessible event.
Please RSVP to Phone: 9780 5600 or Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au

If you can’t make it to the talk but would like more information about planning to retire, understanding aged care costs, connecting you to aged care services, then look out for the Mobile Service Centre ‘Kangaroo Paw II’.
On site in Margaret River on:
2 – 3 February from 9am to 4pm
Located at Gloucester Park, behind the Rec Centre
Wallcliffe Rd, Margaret River.

On site in Augusta on:
4 February from 9am to 4pm
Located near the Community Resource Centre
Allnut Tce, Augusta.

Call in at the Augusta Library to view the beautiful framed artworks by Morgane Chebahi.

Working primarily with acrylics, she has developed a distinctive style that blends rich textures, often incorporating jarrah sawdust as both pigment and material to evoke the beach. Her signature figures help bring stories and emotions to life on canvas.

She hopes that viewers find something of themselves in her characters, each one carries a story, an emotion, and her love for life.

The exhibition is made up of framed original paintings and framed prints of some of her more popular images.

The Augusta Library is open:
Tuesday to Thursday
10am – 12pm and 1pm – 4pm
The Augusta Library is closed on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.