Leisure
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Transcendent beauty
Pie Jesu promises to be an exquisite afternoon of transcendent beauty in Christ Church on Castlemaine’s very own Agitation Hill. A relaxing and uplifting respite from a busy world, the concert will feature four opera singers along with two pianists and a chorus. Ranging widely from Renaissance polyphony to 20th century pieces, the program will…
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Burgers, beer and board games!
The Mount Macedon Hotel is offering a whole lot of winter specials to encourage people to get out and about in the cool night air and experience authentic country pub charm! Bring family and friends along for live music performances every week on Fridays. Feel the rhythm and enjoy a night of fantastic tunes. Kids…
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New music programmer
Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal has appointed Australian festival and venue booker stalwart Rich Moffat as the venue’s new music programmer. A Castlemaine local and longstanding champion of the regional music scene, Rich is set to bring decades of experience to the historic venue. Before moving to Castlemaine in 2022, Rich worked across countless iconic Melbourne venues…
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Orchestra offerings
Resonance String Orchestra will be running a group beginner violin lesson on Monday evenings at the Woodend Neighbourhood House. This is suitable for students with no experience and will be taught by members of the Resonance team. Subject to sufficient interest, parents are welcome to book in as well, to learn alongside their child. The…
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Garden learning
The Kyneton Horticultural Society Inc. will present a panel discussion at its August speaker night on three ways to explore horticulture. The panel will discuss YouTube as a visual medium, books as a written medium and radio as a spoken medium for learning about gardening and horticulture. Stephen Ryan, Kerryn Burgess and Margot McDonald will…
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Future fashionistas fiesta!
The young people’s upcycled fashion parade is back this year! On Sunday September 15 from 11am to 1pm, head down to Mechanics Lane in Castlemaine and see the clever creations young people have made out of secondhand clothes. The Good Op Shop hosts this event in partnership with Mount Alexander Shire Council. “We’re so looking…
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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…