Leisure
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A celebration of words
Poets, writers, creative souls and lovers of language and storytelling will delight in this year’s Words in Winter lineup. The Trentham festival has been fostering creativity and spreading the love of words since its beginning in 2004. This year organisers have promised the festival’s most ambitious program yet with everything from writing workshops to evenings…
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Anh Do to return
Anh Do’s bestselling book The Happiest Refugee has made readers laugh and cry, and his stage show, coming to Kyneton, takes it a step further. Do combines stand-up comedy with real-life stories, photos and filmed pieces to retell his amazing story. When one of Australia’s most talented comedians delves deep into his own life’s joys…
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Recreation hot spot open
Taradale has new dedicated active recreation facilities following completion of a new pump track, hit up wall and other features. Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas joined Mount Alexander Shire mayor, Cr Matthew Driscoll, and community members to officially open the youth recreation space last week. “Mount Alexander is home to a passionate and growing community of…
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Inspired by music
During August, The Gallery Mt Macedon will feature an exhibition titled Inspired by Music. Jess Buzbee, a painter, and Colleen Weste, a textile artist, have combined to illustrate how music is central to each woman in defining their richly creative lives. “My life as an visual artist began when I could no longer play my…
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Market brings the warmth
This Saturday the Lancefield and District Farmers Market brings you another bumper lineup of 85 local and regional producers, many multi-award winning leaders in their field and a diversity of local produce. Winter vegetables are particularly sweet due to their cold growing conditions and will be available in abundance from Ortale Market Garden, Rare Earth…
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Bringing the Romantic era to life
Join flautist Masahide Kurita (Kuri) and pianist Kenji Fujimura on Saturday as they bring the Romantic era to life with performances of works by Dvorak, Nielsen and Franck. In a chamber concert like no other, these two internationally renowned musicians will envelop patrons with beauty and grace in the gorgeous and intimate former Primitive Methodist…
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Smoke and mirrors
Following on from the success of their recent Frock Up for Fringe fundraiser, the team from the Castlemaine Fringe Festival are gearing up for their Smoke and Mirrors winter warmer at Lot 19 arts space on Saturday August 3. The event is being held in collaboration with Castlemaine Clay and Lot 19. Dust off your…
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Greek mythology meets sacred geometry
Music and arts educator Stephen Holgate will be the guest speaker at Kyneton U3A this Friday, July 19. Stephen’s talk will explore the origins of the labyrinth idea in the ancient 12th century BC palace at Knossos and in the Greek / Crete myth of Perseus and the Minotaur. He will use the 12th-century labyrinth…
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Heritage gardens in a changing world
Hear how heritage and contemporary design work together in the garden at Buda Historic Home and Garden’s annual Josine McEwan fundraising dinner this month. This year’s special guest will be landscape architect with the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Andrew Laidlaw. Andrew is responsible for the design and implementation of numerous landscape projects at Melbourne Gardens,…
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Bug-eyed for expo
The National Insect Expo is returning to Woodend for 2024 with international interest. Exhibition director, Dr Bert Candusio, said specialist collectors from several countries were eager to link with Australian breeders and collectors to develop potential entomology based commercial opportunities. “We are getting very serious collectors and businesses showing great interest in attending this years…
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Podcast explores plot to kill Hitler
Treason, a new and highly engaging podcast, tells the remarkable true story of Claus von Stauffenberg and the plot to assassinate Hitler. Creator and Barkers Creek resident, Brian Walters AM, told the Express that Stauffenberg was a great source of inspiration for him. “I first read about Claus von Stauffenberg as a school boy. His…
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Enter the arts prize
Artists of all backgrounds and styles are invited to showcase their talents in the upcoming Kyneton Daffodil Festival and Arts Prize. With a diverse range of categories, there’s a section for every artist to shine. This year organisers have increased their prize pools, with more than $2000 worth of prizes. The prestigious title of the…