NEXT WEEKEND

Sydney Morning Herald

Saturday December 5, 2009

Compiled by Lynne Dwyer

CHILDREN'S AUTHORSAn afternoon of pictures and stories from children's writers Deborah Abela, Nina Rycroft, Pamela Freeman, Gus Gordon, Chris Tobin, Simon French and Donna Rawlins. Includes afternoon tea. Saturday, December 12, 1-3pm, Blacktown Arts Centre, 78 Flushcombe Road, Blacktown, free, bookings essential, 9839 6558.STORYTELLERSHear British storyteller of the year for 2005, Anna Conomos (pictured), weave her verbal spells through ancient Greek myths and Balkan tales. Plus Adrian Beckingham. Sunday, December 13, 2pm-4pm, doors 1.30pm, Hughenden Arts Hotel, 14 Queen Street, Woollahra, $25, includes afternoon tea, 9977 0331 or at the door, storytellersnsw.org.au.THE MESSIAHThe roof-raising power of Handel's Hallelujah chorus is a sure-fire way to get into the Christmas spirit. Hear Brett Weymark conduct the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs in a performance of this well-loved piece. Saturday, December 12, 1pm, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, $60-$75, 9250 7777, sydneyoperahouse.com.PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERCLASSTake your skills to the next level with this five-day intensive workshop, run by award-winning photojournalists Stephen Dupont and Jack Picone, and learn to produce a photographic essay. Topics include composition, portraiture, advanced camera techniques, researching ideas, marketing work and honing personal style. Limited to 20 places. Saturday, December 12-17, $1462.50, see www.jackpicone.com.

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