2002 TOUR ITINERARY

4 - 13 January 2002
Rye Civic Centre, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

BASIC DETAILS:
Date: 4 - 13 January 2002
Bookings: not required
Entry Fee: by $5 donation
Further Information: 0412 124 678
Email: gyutoaus@bigpond.com
Address: Rye Civic Center, Rye, VIC

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16 January - 3 February 2002
Art Gallery of New South Wales

BASIC DETAILS:
Date: 16 January - 3 February 2002
Bookings: see details
Entry Fee: $25 BUDDHA season pass (also gets you into all exhibitions and special events during the "Buddha: Radiant Awakening" Exhibition).
Further Information: 02 9225 1738
Email: pp@ag.nsw.gov.au
Address: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney, NSW 2000

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• Click here to go to the official Art Gallery of NSW "Buddha: Radiant Awakening" site for more information, or here for specific Gyuto Monk details on their site.

** PLEASE NOTE **
The Gyuto Monks will also be giving evening talks at the University of NSW while in Sydney (until February 3rd). Phone 0412 124 678 for more information.

1 February 2002
Special Gyuto Monk Chanting Performance (Sydney)

BASIC DETAILS:
Date: 1 February 2002
Time: 8pm
Bookings: Tickets @ the door
Further Information: 0412 124 678
Address: Pitt Street Uniting Church, Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW

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4 February 2002
Special Gyuto Monk Chanting Performance (Milton)

BASIC DETAILS
Date: Monday, 4 February 2002
Bookings: Tickets @ the door
Further Information: 0412 124 678
Address: Milton Cinema, Milton, NSW (nr. Anadulla)

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7 - 17 February 2002
Tibetan New Year (Losar) Celebrations

BASIC DETAILS:
Date: 7 - 17 February 2002
Bookings: not required
Entry Fee: $5 donation for all sessions
Further Information: 0412 124 678
Address: Gasworks Arts Park, Melbourne, VIC

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• Click here to visit the Gasworks site (with information on the Monk's Program)

PLEASE NOTE: The date for the Gyuto Losar Chanting Concert has changed to Friday February 15th @ 8pm at the Gasworks. $15 per ticket, children free.

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Saturday 16 February
Moonlight Concert 'Cool Sounds from the Roof of the World'
(Fundraiser for the Dalai Lama in Australia Tour - May 2002)

BASIC DETAILS
Date: Saturday 16 February
Time: 8.00pm
Bookings: (03) 9663 2953 (Dalai Lama in Australia Ltd. Head Office)
Further Information: http://www.dalialama.org.au
Address: Fairfield Amphitheatre, Fairfield Park, Heidelberg Road, Fairfield

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2 - 10 March 2002
Adelaide Festival of Arts

BASIC DETAILS:
Date: 1 - 10 March 2002
Bookings: Not required
Entry Fee: By donation
Further Information: 0412 124 678

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• Click here to go to the official Adelaide Festival of Arts 2002 site for more information

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28 March - April 1
Byron Bay Blues Festival

Details on: 0412 124 678

April 13
Private Puja, Melbourne

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April 14
ABC Recording Session

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April 17
Leongatha Secondary College (am) Mary McKillop Secondary School (pm)

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April 18
Lavalla Catholic College, Traralgon

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19-21 April 2002
Inverloch Spinning Wall of Peace

Basic Details:
Date: 19-21 April 2002
Bookings: Not required
Entry Fee: By donation
Address: RSL Hall and Health & Energy Education Centre
Further Information: 03 5674 3181

The weekend 20th and 21st April, Inverloch will be the hub of an innovative cultural event where the Gyuto Monks will construct a unique wall of Tibetan Prayer Wheels to be spun by all who pass by in the spirit of World Peace.

The program will include Harmonic Chanting, Meditation, Culture for Kids workshops where kids of all ages can make their own Prayer Flags, Magic Flowers and Tibetan Peace Weaving.

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1 - 6 May
Sacred Music Festival, Powerhouse, Brisbane

Basic Details:
Date: 1 - 6 May, 2002
Concert Bookings: (07) 3358 8600 or online through the Powerhouse site
Program Bookings: Not required
Concert Entry Fee: $24/$18 ea
Program Entry Fee: by donation
Address: Brisbane Powerhouse Centre for the Live Arts, 119 Lamington Street, New Farm, Queensland, Australia 4005
Further Information: (07) 3358 8622 or info@brisbanepowerhouse.org

The Gyuto Monks of Tibet will be in residence for six days during the Sacred Music Festival— starting Wednesday 1 May—giving public and schools performances, leading workshops, talks and meditations, and creating a beautiful sand mandala.

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10th, 11th & 12th May 2002
"Journey to Happiness" Retreat

Basic Details:
Date: 4pm Friday to 4pm Sunday - 10th, 11th & 12th May 2002
Bookings: see details
Entry Fee: $225
Address: Yarrahappini Ecology Centre, Grassy Head, nr. Kempsey, NSW
Further Information: (Claudia) 02 6585 6556

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May 16
Catholic Education Office Staff Development Seminar

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May 19 - 23
Visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Victoria
Engagements at the Rod Lever Arena and Hyatt Hotel

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May 26 (day)
Superdome, Sydney for HH the Dalai Lama

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May 26 (evening)
A Concert Tribute To His Holiness The Dalai Lama

Basic Details:
Date: 7pm, Sunday May 26, 2002
Bookings:
Email: bookings@soh.nsw.gov.au
Fax: (02) 9251 3943
Telephone: (02) 9250 7777
Or online at the Sydney Opera House Box Office
Entry Fee: A reserve: $135/B reserve: $95/C reserve: $75
Address: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Further Information: (02) 9250 7111 or infodesk@soh.nsw.gov.au

From the Sydney Opera House Website:
"A concert which commences with a blessing by His Holiness and features a special commission from Meryl Tankard.
Also includes The Gyuto Monks from Tibet, Australian Chamber Orchestra director Richard Tognetti performing Bach's Chaconne for solo violin, pianist Simon Tedeschi, the percussion group Synergy and aboriginal soprano Deborah Cheetham, and a performance of Ross Edwards' Dawn Mantras, which was first performed on the sails of the Opera House at the dawn of the millennium. Other featured artists include shakuhachi grand master Riley Lee, Cantillation vocal ensemble, didjeridu player Matthew Doyle, and saxophonist Sandy Evans."

From the Dalai Lama in Australia Official site regarding the contribution from the Gyuto Monks:
"Concert Theme: Many rivers, one ocean
The Gyuto Monks of Tibet will welcome His Holiness with Chen Den and following the blessing by His Holiness will create a sacred space with their prayer Tantric Transformations, Ocean Dance, a specially commissioned tribute to HH Dalai Lama by Meryl Tankard takes as its first inspiration the poetic translation of the words dalai (Mongolian) and lama (Tibetan): Ocean of Wisdom. Synergy will explore a glistening, vibrating sound world of bells and gongs with contributions from Riley Lee's bamboo flute and the Gyuto Monks chant culminating in a deep ocean of pulsating tamtams."

June 3 - 16
Catholic Education Office Schools Program, Vietnamese Temple, Braybrook
GYUTO MONKS OF TIBET - TOWARDS THE CENTRE
(Final Melbourne Program of 2002 tour)

Basic Details:
Date: June 3-15 2002
Entry Fee: By donation
Address: Quang Minh Temple, 18 Burke St, Braybrook, VIC
Further Information: 0412 124 678

Following the successful program last September, the Gyuto Monks return to offer a special Schools and Public Program
All welcome to school sessions between 9.30am - 3.00pm

See the Gyuto Monks daily create the Sand Mandala of Ghuyasamaja

Public Teachings, Meditation and Tantric Art classes
The Great Chantmaster of Gyuto Monastery Lobsang Tsering will offer a series of teachings on the theme of
'Understanding Happiness'
7.30 - 9.00pm Tuesdays, 4 & 11 and Thursdays, 6 & 13 June.

Public program thro' Queen's Birthday Long-weekend, from 10.00 am daily.

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June 15
"Excess Baggage Concert",

Following their magnificent appearance at the Tribute Concert for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Sydney Opera House, join the Gyuto Monks for their final Chanting Performance this tour - the famous and very necessary 'Excess Baggage' Concert

Date: Saturday 15th June
Time: 7.30pm
Donations at Door from 6.30 on the night: $15
Location: Quang Minh Temple, 18 Burke St, Braybrook, VIC
Further Information: 0412 124 678

N.B. As refugees living in India, the monks gather shoes and clothes to take back for the young orphan monks in the monastery, the old teacher monks and friends and families living in Tibetan settlement camps. This incurs substantial expense in relation to excess baggage - all donations will help towards this effort.

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June 21
Opening of "Happiness" - A Photographic Exhibition of the Gyuto Monks of Tibet

Basic Details:
Date: June 21, 2002
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Address: Gasworks Arts Park, Graham St, Port Melbourne, VIC
Further Information: 041 601 1468 or ralph@rbphotography.com.au

The Opening night of the photographic exhibition honouring the Gyuto Monks by Melbourne photographer, Ralph Alphonso. The current group of Gyuto Monks will be in attendance.

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21 – 28 June
"Happiness" - A Photographic Exhibition of the Gyuto Monks of Tibet

Basic Details:
Date: June 21-28 2002
Times: Weekdays 10am-5pm, Saturday & Sunday 1pm-4pm
Address: Gasworks Arts Park, Graham St, Port Melbourne, VIC
Further Information: 041 601 1468 or ralph@rbphotography.com.au

While the monks themselves will not be present during the whole exhibition, their images will be! A beautiful exhibition, depicting the Gyuto Monks during their Australian tours by Melbourne photographer, Ralph Alphonso, will be held at Gasworks Arts Park for one week only - be sure to get along and see these wonderful images for yourself. The monks will be present at the Opening Night (see above).

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June 23
Final Public Appearance by the Gyuto Monks for 2002 Tour

Basic Details:
Date: June 23 2002
Time: 1.00 - 5.00 pm
Entry Fee: By donation
Address: Muranna, Tubbarubba Road, Merricks North, VIC (on the Mornington Peninsula)
Further Information: 0412 124 678

Everyone is welcome to participate in a short puja, play cricket and chess with the monks and enjoy a Gyuto BBQ. Admission is free - offerings may be made to the monks as desired.

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June 29
Gyuto Monks leave Australia