Entertainment
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Twenty years of dance
Castlemaine’s long-running hip-hop dance school Movement Zone is celebrating 20 years of dance with a special event at the Theatre Royal on Saturday August 3. Dancers past and present, parents and supporters are encouraged to get along to ‘Ready, Set, Glow’. The school’s humble beginnings began in Melbourne in 1999. It was co-founded by renowned…
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A hill house concert hall
A house on a hill at chilly East Trentham has by chance become an inviting winter concert hall. Built 13 years ago, although not with such a use in mind, long-time local Susie Kilby soon realised her large home – with its floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the valley below – lent itself perfectly to a concert…
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Let off some steam!
With the school term break now in full swing, a special steam train running between Castlemaine and Maldon has been offering kids the chance to let off some holiday steam themselves. The Victorian Goldfields Railway Steam Train for Kids is rolling down the tourist track between Castlemaine and Maldon on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays during…
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Gleeson wins Gold
Romsey comedian Tom Gleeson took home the Gold Logie for most popular personality on Australian TV at Sunday night’s TV WEEK Logie Awards, held at The Star Gold Coast. The ABC Hard Quiz host’s win was not without controversy, however, with Gleeson running a comedic smear campaign against his fellow nominees and appearing to mock…
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To Lonely, With Love
Melbourne’s La Mama Theatre returns to Taradale’s Ash Tree Studio this month with an emotion-packed play based on the real-life letters of prisoners serving time. To Lonely, With Love features La Mama actors Lisa Dallinger and Jennifer Monk – who also directs this production. Both Lisa and Jennifer were also part of the script-writing process…
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For writers and thinkers
Whether you’ve got a book and you want to self-publish, or you’ve lost the plot… or perhaps you’re interested in exploring ideas like where Australia is headed, of fierce Australian women past and present… The Words and Ideas program of the Woodend Winter Arts Festival has 10 events you can choose from. Here’s a three-word…
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Fireworks and tango
The online ticket window is now open for the Woodend Winter Arts Festival, with some concerts already selling fast – including now London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane performing Chopin in one concert only. But the festival opens with fireworks and dancing – albeit in different locations – and will close with a Finale Dinner at…
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Fun of the fair
Thousands travelled to the historic township of Maldon for the 142nd Maldon Easter Fair last weekend. The five days of festivities included a scone bake, torchlight procession, billy cart races and Dancing in the Streets event on Saturday evening. The fair was capped off with the spectacle of the grand parade on Easter Monday. The…
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La Mama debut for Taradale
Taradale slapped on some sunscreen, cracked open an esky and eased back into a deckchair as Melbourne’s famed La Mama Theatre transported the town to the beach over the weekend. The much-loved Melbourne live performance institution staged Ladies of the Bay at Taradale’s Ash Tree Studio as part of Castlemaine Fringe Festival. The show had…
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The harp electric!
Mary Doumany has performed in some of the world’s grandest opera houses and concert halls, including the Sydney Opera House and Albert Hall in London. But those who have not yet had the privilege of hearing the incredible harpist perform will get an opportunity to do so next month in Kyneton. A Kyneton local herself,…
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Set for sound: Newstead goes live
Newstead is a town in anticipation just days out from its biggest event of the year. The annual Newstead Live Music Festival is about to triple the town’s population over this Friday evening through to Monday throughout the Australia Day long weekend. And while there’s more at the racecourse reserve, camping at the town’s oval…
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A polished production
Moonlight Theatre Company has debuted at the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine with a very funny, clever radio play called The Wrong Box. Director John Rowland adapted the radio play from the original story by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. The Theatre Royal was transformed into a 1940s radio studio and the actors looked like…