Leisure
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Town Folk Festival all grown up
Town Folk Festival, Castlemaine’s beloved single-day contemporary folk music festival, has announced plans to expand in 2024 bringing an enormous lineup of local and international talent to Dja Dja Wurrung Country/Castlemaine in November. The 2024 lineup includes A. Savage (US), the solo project of Parquet Courts frontman Andrew Savage, adored New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams…
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Winter Warmer concert in Malmsbury
Singer-songwriter Lucy Wise and folk duo Valley Road are joining together next month for a special ‘Winter Warmer’ show at the Malmsbury Town Hall. The local musicians will be sharing their different yet complementary styles of folk music, along with some delicious warming treats. Effortlessly blending acoustic, traditional folk, roots and pop sounds, Lucy Wise…
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Concerts at CAM
Castlemaine Art Museum is hosting two very special concerts next month. CAM will welcome a visit by the National Youth Choir of Australia on Friday July 5. The choir exists to inspire and empower young Australian singers, developing commitment to music and the highest standards of vocal ensemble performance. This will be the choir’s first…
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Len Fox entries must close soon
Entries for Castlemaine Art Museum’s Len Fox Painting Award must close in six weeks. The Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865–1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona Fox. The…
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Couch to 5k classes
There’s a new, motivational running program for people who’d like to get off the couch, get fit and connect. Throughout the winter months, coach Inèz Deckers will help participants to train and learn to jog 5km comfortably and confidently – and it’s free! The final goal is to run the Run the Maine 5km together…
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Frock up for Fringe!
Get your Frocks on for Fringe and celebrate 30 years of Priscilla Queen of the Desert as part of a special fundraising event at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal next month. The night will feature all the fun of a Fringe event, with local drag queen Polly Filla as MC, a catwalk Farshun parade starring you and…
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The brilliance of Karl Jenkins
The Bendigo Chorale will be presenting Karl Jenkins’ Requiem and Mozart’s Laudate Dominum in Bendigo on Saturday June 29. The Chorale will combine with Glen Eira City Choir to form a chorus of 60 choristers for this event. To do justice to Jenkins’ magnificent work they will be accompanied by an instrumental ensemble comprising horn,…
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Festival revival
Back to pre-pandemic levels, there were record crowds and sold out concerts at this year’s Woodend Winter Arts Festival. Held over four days on the King’s Birthday long weekend (including school incursions), the festival wowed audiences with a program that included four outstanding works by baroque composers Alessandro Marcello and Antonio Vivaldi, and early classical…
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Restock your pantry this market day
Market day at Lancefield is happening again this Saturday and visitors are encouraged to support the local and regional producer community. The market promises a great selection of fresh produce and staples alongside meats, sea-foods, free-range eggs, award-winning cheeses, fine wine, craft beer, preserves, pastes, baked goods, pasta, plants and more. Seasonal highlights include wild…
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Silvers Circus to excite!
After eight long years, Silvers Circus is coming back to wow and excite in Castlemaine! The circus big top will go up on the space opposite the Western Reserve in the coming days and the first performance will take place this Friday and run through until Sunday June 23. This premium modern entertainment is suitable…
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Breaking the silence through music
Castlemaine Safe Space is hosting a ‘Breaking the Silence through Music’ fundraiser at the Red Hill Hotel on June 14. Artists to take the stage include Spitting Chips featuring Bill Walsh and Peter Jones, and local bands Gherkinator with Doug Falconer on drums, and local punk outfit K5. The night will also include a silent…
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Local talent on show
Rotary Castlemaine’s annual Art Show is on again across this King’s Birthday weekend, June 7-10. One of the most common questions from visiting patrons is where they can lodge their People’s Choice votes? Last year’s People’s Choice winner, Adam Weston, said he was very happy to get the recognition for his work. “It gave me…