Leisure
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Collectors to converge
The sixth annual Campbells Creek Collectables Fair returns to the Campbells Creek Community Centre this weekend, January 21-22. The event is the second under the management of Hey Day Events Australia and organiser Kate Larsen said everyone was excited for the 2023 fair. “We had a great turnout for the 2022 Campbells Creek Collectables Fair…
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BABBA headed to the Theatre Royal
“Dare I say it! As good as ABBA” – Molly Meldrum. What a way to start an editorial on one of the longest running tribute shows here in Australia. From BABBA’s very beginning’s back on December 2, 1994, there was something very special about this talented group of vocalists and musicians. During those 28 years…
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Two of the greats
Two of the greatest musicians in Australia’s country rock, folk and blues genres will take the stage at Mia Mia this Sunday afternoon. Paul Wookey and Rod McCormack are both Golden Guitar winners from Tamworth, but are both so much more than country musicians. Wookey has been lead guitar for blues great Jimmy Witherspoon, has…
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Songs full of lyrical imagery
Melbourne songwriter Tim Downey explores the light and shadow of life’s mysteries. His songs are full of lyrical imagery that paints a bittersweet and sometimes abstract reality. Since its inception in 2017, folk rock band Beautiful Buildings has been the focus of Tim’s musical output, writing and performing alongside friend and collaborator Di Casey. Their…
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Master and apprentice to exhibit together
A new visual art exhibition has opened in regional Victoria, showcasing the work of Trentham printmaker and artist Dianne Longley and her Elphinstone-based student Marylou Verberne. The exhibition opened at St Arnaud Raillery Arts Hub last Saturday and runs until February 26. Local art lovers are encouraged to make the trek across to the venue…
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Japanese art exhibition unveiled at Lot 19
Lot 19 Art Precinct in Langslow Street was excited to launch its first exhibition of 2023 last weekend, Isabelle Kawai Vincent’s It’s too Black and White. Growing up the first second-generation Japanese Australian in Castlemaine, Isabelle Kawai Vincent was surrounded by Japanese images from books, magazines, posters, kimonos, Japanese ornaments and music. While completing a…
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Escape to the vines this January
After a year of seemingly endless rain, summertime has finally arrived. And in the Macedon Ranges, the vignerons are ready to celebrate! Join them for a month-long celebration of wine, summer and good times as they welcome back the Summertime Fling Festival for the third year running. Originally conceived as a way to support the…
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Discover new interests
U3A Kyneton (University of the Third Age) provides a stimulating social and learning environment for mature-age members of the Macedon Ranges community who are not in full time employment. No educational qualifications are required or given. Tutors and volunteers work within the wide community to provide a rich program of enjoyable activities. Some sessions are…
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Fiore to perform
New chamber group Fiore Chamber – some of the best young professional singers in Victoria – will present a concert at Mount Macedon on December 15. Dynamic, polished, sparkling and cheeky; Fiore brings the full vibrancy of choral repertoire to audiences Australia-wide. Featuring four of Melbourne’s biggest choir obsessives: soprano – Monika Harris, countertenor –…
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Gisborne Festival returns tonight
After a two-year COVID hiatus, the Gisborne Festival returns tonight from 4.30pm to 9.30pm at Gardiner Reserve. The Gisborne and District Lions Club coordinates the event and is expecting a large crowd this year. At Gardiner Reserve from 4.30pm there will be live music, free children’s activities, family entertainment, carnival rides, and market and food…
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Time travel tale to launch in Woodend
Woodend author Karen Martin’s latest book, The Bringer of Happiness, leans into time travel and stretches the imagination. Sara is the daughter of Mary Magdalene and has always been different: she can time travel forward into other people’s bodies. When Sara, whose Aramaic name means ‘bringer of happiness’, wakes up in Sarah-Marie, a young Cathar…
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Pseudo Echo’s Ultimate tour
Jade Jungwirth Pseudo Echo have returned with an epic national tour, performing their last concert of the year at the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine this Friday. The tour coincides with the release of the Ultimate double album and DVD, chronicling their expansive 40-year music career. The Ultimate tour features a six-piece lineup, fronted by founding…