Leisure
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‘Don’t stop us now’
The Woodend Warblers are inviting new members with an open rehearsal next week. The acapella group has a zest for music that continues to grow with direction of local choir leader Andrew Price. Formed in 2018 and with just less than 20 members at the first rehearsal, the choir has continued to grow not only…
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Pop up garlic farmers program
With its aim to give Australians hands-on experience and to grow a new generation of Australian farmers, Farmer Incubator has announced the return of its sought-after Pop Up Garlic Farmers program. Kicking off in February, people have the unique opportunity to participate in a program that teaches you how to plant and nurture a market…
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Big line-up for Town Folk Festival
The countdown is on until Castlemaine’s highly anticipated second annual Town Folk Festival on Saturday February 11. Bringing together 16 of the best contemporary artists from across Victoria and beyond, Town Folk Festival celebrates diverse, compelling and exciting music, which all fits vaguely or specifically under the ever-widening umbrella of folk. The one-day festival will…
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Folk-rocker gives back
Tim Rogers and The Twin Set will perform a CFA fundraiser gig at the Malmsbury Hotel on February 2, with all proceeds going to the Malmsbury and Taradale fire brigades. “Until I learn their skills I wanted to show that even D-List old folk-rockers appreciate their skills and time and compassion,” Rogers told the Express.…
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Calling young Shakespeare fans
Castlemaine Theatre Company is holding a Shakespeare Workshop for young people this coming Sunday. The workshop, ‘Speak the Speech’, is suitable for 15-25 year olds and runs from 10am-5pm. Four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare’s works continue to provide commentary to our lives and the human condition. This one-day intensive workshop will explore Shakespeare’s…
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Gear up for Newstead Live
Newstead Live is set to make its long-awaited return this weekend after two years of pandemic recess. The four-day festival gets under way this Friday and will run through until Monday. Newstead Live director Kelly Skinner said it had been a privilege to have been at the helm of the local festival since 2014. “I…
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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…