| January – March is Barramul (Emu) & Milakuk (Lightning) Time |
| February 17, 18
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival
St John’s Anglican Church, Creswick
Note: link has some difficulty
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CV local grant – multiple dates
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival INFO & images
The Four Seasons Fine Music Festival is a series of weekend fine music concerts held over four weeks, to acknowledge and celebrate seasons in central Victoria. Performances will feature the historical pipe organs at the Anglican churches of St. John’s Creswick and St. Paul’s Clunes.
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| February 18
Booktown on Sundays
The Warehouse, Clunes
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Local event extension – multiple dates
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| March 8 – 12
Chillout Festival
Daylesford
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Local event extension for Chillout event on September 8 & 9
Spring Women’s Adventure
Daylesford
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| March 17
This Is…the Creswick Market
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Local event extension
‘This is…’ series of RCC presentations and performances at markets and trade shows (10 throughout the year across all RCC LGAs)
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| Workshops in March/April:
March 5 – Daylesford Secondary College
March 7 – Clunes Primary School
March 17 – Creswick Market
March 20 – Hepburn Primary School
March 23 – Newlyn Primary School
April 4 – Clunes Warehouse – Library
April 4 – Creswick Hub – Library |
Video Architecture ‘Colouring Competition’
Series of 8 workshops – Participatory element of major event/event extension ‘Now You See It…’ on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, May 11 – 13, 2018 during the National Trust Anderson’s Mill Weekend.
Lead artist Video Architecture runs workshops in which participants create their own designs which will feature in an animated projection synched to music and “played” on the exterior of Anderson’s Mill in Smeaton.
Workshops are presented by the Regional Centre for Culture with all materials and equipment provided and are free of charge for participants. |
| March 18
Booktown on Sundays
The Warehouse, Clunes
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Local event extension – multiple dates
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| April is Murnong (Yam Daisy) & Ngaari (Black Duck) Time |
| April 13, 14 & 15
The Bottle Collector by Asking for Trouble
Clunes Neighbourhood House
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CV Local grant
Christy Flaws (Asking for Trouble)
Performances of The Bottle Collector, a new circus/physical theatre work for families in Clunes.
Show dates/times are
April 13th – 6pm
April 14th – 2pm
April 15th – 2pm
Performances are free but bookings are essential and donations to The Neighbourhood House are welcomed as they will support presentation of future arts/cultural activities
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| April 15
Booktown on Sundays
The Warehouse, Clunes
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Local event extension – multiple dates
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| April 15
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival
St Matthew’s Anglican Church, Newlyn
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CV local grant – multiple dates
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| April 21
This is…the Glenlyon Village Market
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Local event extension
‘This is…’ series of RCC presentations and performances at markets and trade shows
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| April 22
This is…the Daylesford Sunday Market |
Local event extension
‘This is…’ series of RCC presentations and performances at markets and trade shows
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| April 21, 22 & 28, 29, May 5, 6
Open Studios
Daylesford & Macedon Ranges
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Local event extension
http://dmropenstudios.com.au/
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| April 29
Big Dance
Castlemaine |
RCC Participatory Arts Project
Presented by Ausdance Victoria
Participants from across the four LGAs
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| May-June is Datimdatim (Boomerang) & Wai-kalk (Wattle) Time |
| May 5
The Great Trentham Spudfest |
Local event extension
The Great Trentham Spudfest:
Music & Makers on Market
Chill-out zone (in contrast to energetic family fun of Quarry Street Reserve) with local musos playing live jazz & blues. Locals and visitors will be able to enjoy a glass of wine, a barista coffee or locally produced herbal tea while indulging in a delicious meal or snack and browse stalls offering a variety of products, all hand-made with love by passionate artisans & craftspeople.
The street will be blocked off at High St & Albert St. A marquee for local musos will be situated opposite Wyld Thyme, with tables & chairs & umbrellas forming an “outdoor café” on the street in between. A temporary festival Liquor License will allow people to enjoy a drink and a snack while listening to the music.
Aims/objectives of the initiative:
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| May 5, 6
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival
St Paul’s Anglican Church, Clunes
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| May 11, 12, 13
Now You See It…
After-dark interactive visual arts & music focus at Anderson’s Mill
Smeaton
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RCC MAJOR EVENT
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| May 12 – 13
National Trust Heritage Weekend Anderson’s Mill
Smeaton |
Local event extension
Anderson’s Mill Heritage Weekend Inc.
Event to be supported by the program:
National Trust Anderson’s Mill Heritage Weekend 2018
Description of the event:
Celebration of Anderson’s Mill
Aims/objectives:
• To bring the wider community to a free event at the Anderson’s Mill site in Smeaton.
• To encourage heritage activities that promotes international recognition to Anderson’s Mill. To have artistic performances at the venue.
• To have a range of exhibitions and demonstrations over the weekend.
• To have the mill site restored so that the public can use the site.
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| May 18
Words in Winter Daylesford
Festival Launch
The Woodshed, Daylesford |
CV local grant – multiple dates |
| May 20
Booktown on Sundays
The Warehouse, Clunes
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Local event extension – multiple dates
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| June 2, 16, 30
Town Hall Crawl
Concerts sung by the audience
10 concerts across 3 shires: Baringhup, Bullarto, Clunes, Creswick, Dunolly, Glenlyon, Lyonville, Maldon, Maryborough, Talbot
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RCC Participatory Arts Project
Town Hall Crawl – concerts at which the audience sings. Workshops facilitated by Tara Flinn, Merrin Torpy and Rebecca Phillips.
June 2
10:30am – Singing from Country with Rebecca Phillips and Eva Popov
Baringhup Town Hall, 39 Alfred St, Baringhup
1:00pm – Vocal Technique with Merrin Torpy
Bowenvale Timor Hall, Timor Rd, Bowenvale
3:30pm – Contemporary Acapella with Tara Flinn
Dunolly Town Hall, Broadway, Dunolly
June 16
10:30am – Contemporary Acapella with Tara Flinn
Lyonville Public Hall, Gleeson St, Lyonville
1:00pm – Singing from Country with Rebecca Phillips and Eva Popov
Bullarto Hall, 134 South Bullarto Rd, Bullarto
3:30pm – Vocal Technique with Merrin Torpy
Glenlyon Shire Offices & Town Hall Daylesford-Malmsbury Rd, Glenlyon
June 30
10:30am – Vocal Technique with Merrin Torpy
Creswick Neighbourhood Centre, 19 Victoria St, Creswick
1:00pm – Contemporary Acapella with Tara Flinn
Clunes Town Hall, 98 Bailey St, Clunes
3:30pm – Singing from Country with Rebecca Phillips and Eva Popov
Talbot Town Hall, 15 Ballarat St, Talbot
7:00pm – Town Hall Crawl Finale: Performance by everyone with Tara Flinn, Rebecca Phillips, Eva Popov, Merrin Torpy and special guests
Maryborough Town Hall, 71 Clarendon St, Maryborough
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| June 17
Booktown on Sundays
The Warehouse, Clunes
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CV local grant – multiple dates
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| June 17
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival
St Paul’s Anglican Church, Clunes
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CV local grant – multiple dates
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| June 21 – July 8
In Search of Lost Evenings
Creswick Hub
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CV local grant
Amie Sexton (Amie Brûlée)
www.amiebrulee.com.au
Treasure this opportunity to meet the older residents of Creswick in the Creswick Library and Hub where there’s a 45 minute experience you won’t want to miss.
In Search of Lost Evenings is a sound installation of eight stories from elderly people in Creswick, recounting their memories of evenings in their twenties.
Speakers and iPod are installed inside a vintage couch, where the audience can sit and listen.
Each story is selected, edited, professionally recorded by experienced storytellers, and matched with an evocative piece of music, taking the audience on a personal, historical and emotional meander through evenings past by anthropologist and artist Dr Amie Sexton.
8.30 to 5.30 Monday – Friday
9.00am to 12.00pm Saturday
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| June 27 – 30
Mavericks and Misfits
Daylesford Town Hall, Vincent Street, Daylesford
(Performance for schools only on June 27)
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CV Local grant
Jen Bray
Young people in Daylesford, Clunes and Castlemaine to create a new theatre work that explores themes of gender identification, ethnicity, body image, passions and personal uniqueness. The show will have its world premiere in Daylesford.
60 young performers of acting, circus and dance present a new theatre work about being unique.
Including performers from Inside Out Dance Theatre, Castlemaine Youth Theatre and Daylesford Sprung Circus.
insideoutdancetheatre.com.au
www.sprungcircus.net
Creative artists working collaboratively and with smaller independent groups of youth participants:
Jen Bray
Inside Out Youth Theatre Theatre director/ Production manager /Drama skills
Kirstie Babbage
Castlemaine Youth Theatre – Drama skills/Theatre director
Joanne Tsakoumagos
Inside Out Dance Theatre – choreographer/drama skills
Mara Macs
Sprung Circus Daylesford and Castlemaine – Circus skills, qualified gymnastics certification
Mark Dickenson
Writer & Narrative development / Sound Design & music/ Lighting / Tech
Geoffrey Williams
Choir, singing workshops, group composition of original songs.
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| July – August is Wanyarra (Water) & Gurri (Kangaroo) Time |
| July 14 – October 14
IN CELEBRATION OF THE PUDDING: 100 YEARS OF THE MAGIC PUDDING – Norman Lindsay Exhibition
Creswick Museum |
Local event extension
via support of artist Jodie Goldring who will weave a magic pudding cubby house (see listing September 28 – 30)
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| July 15
Booktown on Sundays
The Warehouse, Clunes
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| Throughout August
Words in Winter
Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford, Maryborough, Newstead, Trentham & more
Note: Dates and programmes yet to be finalised
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Local event extension (Various LGAs)
PROGRAM FOR WIW 2018 – TRENTHAM
Saturday 4 August
Clever Towns Challenge – library – 10 – 11.30am – Val Goodwin
Dystopian Fiction – local convenor – Ina Bertrand. All ages: includes Young Adult Texts, Library – 2 – 3.30pm
Saturday 18 August
Contemporary Poetry – 10.30 – 12 noon
Bush Poetry 2 – 3.30
Both at Trentham Neighbourhood Centre with break for lunch.
Announcement of the winner of the Ellen Kemp Memorial Writing Prize and the Red Beard Microfiction at afternoon tea which is being provided by the Trentham Historical Society
Performance by local much loved Trenthamite Peter Fernon at the Pig and Whistle in the evening
Sunday 19 August
Henry Handel Richardson event – all day event 10am – 4pm – $5 entry fee
10 am – 20 minutes introduction then the film The Getting of Wisdom will be screened
12 noon lunch break
1pm guest speakers – Richard Trembath – Ballarat historian, Ina Bertrand and Delia Bradshaw
HHR book stall and door prize
Afternoon tea
Sunday 19 August
4.30 at the Wine Room at the Cosmo
“Cringe” by Saskia and
A surprise event which will have more to come
Red Beard Bakery 50 word Microfiction will continue throughout July and close on Sunday 12 August.
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| August 4
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival
St John’s Anglican Church, Creswick
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| August 5
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival
St Paul’s Anglican Church, Clunes
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| August 17 – 26
Words in Winter
Daylesford
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| August 19
Booktown on Sundays
The Warehouse, Clunes
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| September – October is Boyn (Bread) & Lawan (Mallee Fowl) Time |
| September 8 & 9
Spring Women’s Adventure
Daylesford
September 8
Women’s Choir Workshop with Wendy Stapleton
Daylesford Town Hall, 10am-3pm
Flappers Masquerade Women’s Ball
Daylesford Town Hall, 7:30pm
September 9 – Events TBC |
RCC Event extension (HEP)
Chillout Festival event
A weekend of activities for women – targeted at all identified women. Offers include: choir singing workshops with Wendy Stapleton, a Masquerade Ball – women only event; a brunch with a prominent speaker, and a concert of women performers. |
| September 9
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival
St Matthew’s Anglican Church, Newlyn
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| September 16
Booktown on Sundays
The Warehouse, Clunes
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| September 28
TrumpitUp & DroneOn
Mass pipe & brass concert
Jubilee Lake, Daylesford
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RCC MAJOR EVENT / Participatory Arts Project
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| September 28 – 30
Weaving a Magic Pudding Cubby
Lindsay Festival/Children’s Festival
Creswick
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Local event extension
Part of the Norman Lindsay Exhibition at Creswick Museum from July 14 – October 14
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| October 21
Booktown on Sundays
The Warehouse, Clunes
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| November – December is Giranul (Perch) & Wirrap (Cod) Time |
| November 3
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival
St Paul’s Anglican Church, Clunes
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| November 3 – 8
From Op Shop to Race Day
The Weavery, Fraser Street, Clunes
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Local event extension
Clunes Neighbourhood House presents an exhibition of
pre-Edwardian costumes. The exhibition will feature the story and costumes made by local women as part of a social wellbeing program led by Mel Drummond.
http://www.clunesnh.org/ |
| November 4
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival
St John’s Anglican Church, Creswick
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| November 5
Launch of Voices: Trentham Stories
Trentham Neighbourhood Centre
https://www.facebook.com/Trentham-Neighbourhood-Centre-228084343908099/
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CV Local grant
Trentham Neighbourhood Centre
‘For a series of community workshops led by professional artists that will see the community create three new ceramic-based public artworks that will enhance the Trentham streetscape and the façade of the Trentham Neighbourhood Centre.’
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| November 10
Seed Cinema
Quarry Reserve, Trentham
https://www.facebook.com/seedcinema/
https://www.seedcinema.com.au
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CV Local grant
Seed Cinema INFO & images
Seed Cinema is a year-long filmmaking project for primary school children across Hepburn Shire, culminating in a free outdoor public screening in November 2018
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| November 17 & 18
Harvest Festival’s Regional Producers Day
Lake House, Daylesford
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Local event extension
Lake House Hotel. Restaurant. Spa
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| November 18
Booktown on Sundays
The Warehouse, Clunes
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
| December 16
Booktown on Sundays
The Warehouse, Clunes
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CV local grant – multiple dates |
