Mount Barker Historic Showground – Sunday 1st November 2015 (10am to 4pm) Event Day Programme - Summary 10am - Gates Open Take plenty of time to wander around all the great expo sites take the kids to the children's tent for a bit of special event fun - and get a face paint while you are there check out what you might like for your lunch engage with the great presentations in the Big Marquee or watch the many demonstrations at the Amphitheatre Stage cruise the stalls and discover why natural harvest food and eco-friendly everything makes such a difference to the planet, your body, your soul and your lifestyle! 10.45 am - Official Opening 11am - Start of the main ITR 'Pleasant Sunday Afternoon' programme: come and have lunch with us today - bring your own rug if you want to - or just sit on the grass! at 11.00am - be in the Big Marquee Venue to hear our first special guest Karen Montgomery. Following on at 12.30pm in the Big Marquee will be the amazing Remedy Bliss. A truly amazing food presenter. pick up your lunchtime fare from our great range of beautiful fresh, natural harvest foods then relax on the big green and chill out while SKARLET & SERENDIPITY entertain you. at 2pm - our very special guest for the day - Sophie Thomson - is in the Big Marquee - this is a 'don't miss' part of the day! at 3pm SERENDIPITY will present their final bracket for the day, and it's a good time for a healthy afternoon tea break! Main Stage – Music: Skarlet and Serendipity Big Marquee – Special Guest Presenters: Karen Montgomery Remedy Bliss Sophie Thomson Amphitheatre Stage: The Amphitheatre offers a richly themed tapestry of information and ideas to improve your lifestyle. Event Day Programme – Page 2 Event Day Programme - Detailed 10am Gates open to the public - be in before 11am for a chance to win our fabulous gate prizes including hampers and luxury accommodation 10am - 3.45pm Ink Pot Arts children's public theatre, music and children's program runs all day at the children’s tent and also in and around the wider festival event space! 10.15am Skarlet performs - relaxing music for the soul - Big Green Main Stage 10.25am (20mins) Tiffany Schultz/Amphitheatre Stage - Natural food for good health. 10.45am Official Opening/Big Green Main Stage- Mt Barker Mayor Ann Ferguson will officially open our 2015 event - time for hats! 11am (45mins) Scott Harrow/Amphitheatre Stage - The secret life of Bees - why bees are so important to us and what great things bees and honey do for our every day lives! - see more about Scotty on our "very special guests" page 11am Pleasant Sunday Afternoon - join us for lunch and music under the big gums at the beautiful and historic Mt Barker country showground. Come and visit all our exhibitors, see and listen to fascinating presentations - it's time to relax all over the place as much as you like and just let the day drift.... 11am (60mins) Karen Montgomery/Big Marquee Venue – is our first special guest presenter in the Big Marquee, and it's all about natural healthy home-grown foods and how to get your "garden of a better life" started. This is a real hands-on workshop event presented by local and highly respected writer, teacher and radio personality Karen Montgomery - a woman with a passion for healthy living with real food grown in your own edible garden! 11.15am Skarlet performs - relaxing music for the soul - Big Green Main Stage 12 Noon (45mins) Kimberley Douglas/Amphitheatre Stage - Our second special guest presenter is author and radio personality Kimberley Douglas. Kimberley is an inspiring and vibrant speaker about natural ways to good health. Kimberley is also founder and CEO of Perfectly Natural, an organisation offering natural alternatives to some of the most debilitating health challenges that people face today. Kimberley is also part of 'Corporate Orphan' a great charity working to provide medical supplies for children in need around the world. 12.30pm (60mins) Remedy Bliss/Big Marquee Venue - Our third special guest speaker is South Australia’s ‘first lady’ when it comes to raw foods and nutrition. Well-known for her exceptional 4-hour raw food Master classes, Remedy delivers with a genuine passion for good health, and clearly, a belief in her work that is straight from the heart. Remedy’s own style is delightfully down to earth, eco- friendly, factual, and Event Day Programme – Page 3 not without a good dose of humour! Remedy takes you on a special food journey in her classes, with tantalising tastes as these classes progress, and she will expose you to a completely new way to view the food we take for granted every day. 12.30pm Skarlet performs - relaxing music for your soul - Big Green Main Stage 12.55pm (20mins) Judy Abbott/Amphitheatre Stage - Mannatech - 'Live for real' 1.15pm to 2pm Serendipity performs - vibrant contemporary folk music Big Green Main Stage 1.25pm Fiona Cross/Amphitheatre Stage - the Bodhi Tree Winery story 2pm (60mins) Sophie Thomson/Big Marquee Venue - Our final and principle special guest presenter for the day is renowned horticulturalist Sophie Thomson. TV presenter, author, columnist and passionate natural food gardener, Sophie is a household name across Australia from ABC TV's 'Gardening Australia' program. Sophie will be presenting a fascinating workshop on 'Gardening for health and wellbeing'. Check Sophie's Facebook page and website for more information about her appearance at In the Raw 2015 2pm Simply Women perform their light-hearted music - Amphitheatre Stage 2.15pm Skarlet return for their final bracket for the day - Big Green Main Stage 2.30pm Toastmasters/Amphitheatre Stage - growing through public speaking 3pm to 3.45pm Serendipity performs their second and final bracket of vibrant and contemporary folk music on the Big Green Main Stage 3.15pm to 3.35pm Simply Women perform their final bracket of light-hearted music - at the Amphitheatre Stage 4pm Wrap-up of In the Raw 2015!