Leisure
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Art Book Fair to showcase local talent
As part of the 2024 Melbourne Art Book Fair, Castlemaine Art Museum will present a two-day regional art book fair this weekend, June 1-2, held throughout its 1931 heritage Art Deco building. From 10am to 3pm each day, CAM will host a dynamic event showcasing work by central Victorian artists, writers and publishers, alongside a…
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A winter fiesta long lunch
Join Lyons Will Estate for an exclusive winter long lunch with El Pintxo Melbourne, an intimate five-course festive afternoon taking place within the Lyons Will barrel room. Celebrate the flavours of the Iberian peninsula, share a table and enjoy some of their latest and museum releases. These lunches will be held on Sunday June 9…
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CDOC embraces the night
It is less than three weeks until the 10th instalment of the Castlemaine Documentary Festival hits the big screen at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal. For festival goers, night time will start at 5pm with three big nights of film and festivities from June 14-16. CDOC director Claire Jager said the action kicked off on Friday June…
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Autumn’s bounty is here
Lancefield’s High Street offers a diverse and lively setting this Saturday with another round of farmers market action from 9am on the centre plantation. Autumn’s bounty is here with crisp Harcourt apples and pears, root vegetables coming in from the Romsey and Daylesford regions, walnuts from Redesdale and fresh saffron being picked over in the…
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Musicians prepare to wow
Braemar College music students, seen above, are excited to be performing before the fireworks on the opening night of the Woodend Winter Arts Festival on June 7 at Buffalo Stadium Woodend. The four-day festival, taking place over the King’s Birthday long weekend, will deliver a feast of music, words and ideas. The diverse program includes…
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Orchestra offerings
The Resonance String Orchestra is offering new lessons and groups in term two and three. Group Beginner Violin Lessons at Resonance 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…
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Fun games and haute couture
Local Mount Macedon artist Sam Varian is part of the recently opened Imagination exhibition at Cascade Art Gallery in Maldon. Varian is presenting new ceramic sculpture, the Candide Series – Fun Games and Haute Couture. Voltaire created the initially deluded character Candide, who after numerous catastrophes concluded that life was best lived toiling the soil,…
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Romsey residents come together
Join in a day of vibrant fun at the upcoming Romsey Residents Expo event celebrating everything that makes the local area special! Romsey Mechanics Hall will be buzzing with excitement on Sunday, May 19, as locals gather to shine a spotlight on the incredible community organisations, clubs, groups, societies and local businesses that make the…
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Celebrating 10 years of stories
The Castlemaine Documentary Festival is turning 10 in 2024 and celebrated the anniversary milestone with a launch event at Boomtown Wines at The Mill, Castlemaine, last Thursday evening. The crowd in attendance Thursday evening were welcomed to the celebration by CDOC board member Suzanne Donisthorpe who acknowledged they were meeting on Djaara Country and honoured…
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A psychological thriller
After the 2023 critically-acclaimed production of Columbo-Prescription:Murder, Cathouse Players artistic director Bette Sartore is taking audiences back in time to Victorian London, and Gaslight, the original version, written by Patrick Hamilton in 1938. It is insightful and accurate in its depiction of the lengths to which an individual will go to inflict psychological menace. Bella…
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Music for everyone
Woodend Winter Arts Festival is excited to deliver a diverse music lineup in 2024. Attendees will be transported across the centuries, with world class musicians performing everything from classical and baroque to flamenco, jazz, folk and more. On the Friday evening, attendees will be transported to Southern Spain as they are captivated by the sound…
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Full house of stalls
Lancefield District Farmers Market returns with a full house of 85 local and regional producers on Saturday. Holy Goat Cheese continues on, despite all efforts to wind down, Carla and Ann-Marie are still milking and producing their internationally acclaimed goat’s cheeses. This Saturday is an opportunity for shoppers to have another last taste of their…