Gecko Studio Gallery Newsletter – May / June 2013
Dog at home Gwen Scott Devotion – Colin Bennison
Our next exhibition – “Gone to the Dogs” – a group show focusing on all things dog –
Colin Bennison, Chris Grant, Sheena Mathieson, Paul Satchell, Wendy Satchell, Gwen Scott, Kerry Spokes & Abigail van Rooyen. May 19 to June 15. Opening Sunday May 19 from 2 5pm. DL invite image by Gwen Scott . (Note – Kim Devenish unfortunately unable to be in the show)
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Gecko Studio Gallery Kate Zizys – a Ten Year retrospective until May 18
Below are some of Kate’s works from the last ten years which can be viewed and purchased at Gecko Studio Gallery.
Free Pussy Riot for Jack Smith cyanotype
Valley Punks I Etching Zombie etching
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This show is a chance to see what a great printmaker, social commentator and generally, what an interesting person our Kate is. The prices are great, nothing is framed, it’s only on for a week and there are 58 works to choose from. Catch this exhibition while you can.
Gecko Studio Gallery
What’s next?
• “In the Deep” Gillian Kline & Judy Dorber June 16 to July 20. Opening Sunday June 16 from 2 5pm.
• John Sharp July 21 to August 17. Opening Sunday July 21 from 2 5pm.
• Rachel Warren August 18 to September 14. Opening Sunday August 18 from 2 5pm.
Gecko Studio Gallery workshops Everything on hold just at the moment what with Kate’s illness and us being insanely busy. Once we get ourselves settled we will pin down a tutor or two and will get back into the swing of things. ● We run a separate mailing list for those interested in hearing directly about our workshops. There are currently 96+ people on the list. If you would like to go on the email list, send us an email at [email protected] or through the contact page on the website. Otherwise, phone us or let us know when you are next in the gallery.
Gecko News ● Gecko now stocks books and prints by renowned children’s book author and illustrator, Alison Lester . Books include Are We There Yet, Magic Beach (20 th anniversary edition with the bonus foldout frieze), Noni the Pony, Sophie Scott Goes South, One Small Island and Running with the Horses. Select, limited edition prints from all these books are available framed in stock frames or frames of your choice or just as prints. Both the books and prints are proving to be immensely popular. Image featured is “The Snow Storm” from the “Running with the Horses” book.
Local Art Venues and Events
Prom Coast Arts Council Inc. News
● The next meeting will be on June 17 at 7pm (note half hour earlier start) at Gecko Studio Gallery, 15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek. Ph 5683 2481. All welcome.
● The Something for Kate silent art auction raised a sum in the vicinity of $15,000+.
● Prom Coast Arts Council produces an occasional newsletter with the latest edition available through the PCA website, posted to you or you can pick one up at Gecko Studio Gallery. Sign up at the PCA website for the newsletter to be sent to you (all PCA members will receive the newsletter) www.promcoastarts.com.au/
● Art Bus Tour Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery & Oakhill Gallery – BOOKED OUT . Tuesday June 11. Depart Foster: 8am; pickup at Fish Creek 8.15am, Meeniyan 8.35am, Leongatha 8.50am, K'Burra 9.05am. Aim to be back in Foster 6 – 6.30pm. Fee $20 for the bus plus Archibald entry of $8 (this money to be collected on the bus on the day so go prepared with small notes and gold coins. Change will be available but it helps if most people are able to pay either $8 without needing change). The $20 fee is refundable if bookings are cancelled prior to May 28 (two weeks prior to trip); after that date the $20 is not refundable. PLEASE NOTE – If you have booked but are unable to go, please notify me as there are people on a waiting list. Enquiries to Michael Lester 5683 2481, 0421 209 878 [email protected] This activity made possible by assistance from the South Gippsland Shire Council.
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● PCA involvement in the Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival (see below) The Twoks PCA’s involvement in the Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival is to stage a concert featuring The Twoks (Xani Kolac playing the electric violin/vocals & Mark Leahy on drums). Check them out at http://thetwoks.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thetwoks & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0UihQ6kauU They will play the Fishy Memorial Hall on Friday 17 May at 7.30pm. UPDATE – Tickets only $15 with under 14s free.
● Also, a Soup Cake stall PCA will also run a cake stall at the fair on Saturday May 25 We changed the soup stall to a cake stall as we have done that before but haven’t done a soup stall. All the PCA volunteers are rather exhausted after the Forum, Portrait Prize, Something for Kate auction and soon, the Twoks. Cakes are easier, we will do soup another time.
● Great Southern Portrait Prize For all info about winners of the Great Southern Portrait Prize, please go to www.promcoastarts.com.au
Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival The Tea Cosy Festival runs from 17 to 25 May 2013 with a range of events to suit different interests. The tea cosy is a symbol of the nurturing and welcoming nature of the Fish Creek, with its blending of traditional and new enterprises. The Tea Cosy competition is an opportunity to reinvent an iconic symbol of everyday life. Entries for the Tea Cosy Exhibition are required by 14 April 2013, with your tea cosy required by 30 April 2013.
Program – 19 April 2013 is a Cocktail Party to launch the final event calendar and network with others interested in having fun. Opening weekend Opening of the Tea Cosy exhibition, Anne Norman performance with high tea and announcement of the winners of the Tea Cosy competition as judged by Prue Acton, Megan Herring installation at Gecko, Basia Mille Latin poetry walk, Children’s street art workshops, Merv Moriarty art classes and mentoring sessions, Montparnasse Dinner, Devonshire tea. Second weekend film festival, Makers’ Fair, Tea Cosy games, Julie Tipene O’Toole storytelling, Bush Verse competition, Damper competition, tea lantern lighting, street performers, street music. Contacts: Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival Post Office, Fish Creek VIC 3959. Phone: 0416 280 658. http://teacosyfestival.com.au/
The Celia Rosser Gallery and Banksia Café The Banksias – Volume I Celia Rosser . 1 March – 27 May 2013. The Celia Rosser Gallery, Fish Creek. Presented in association with Monash University Museum of Art | MUMA Renowned botanical artist Celia Rosser is most celebrated for The Banksias, a three volume series of exquisite watercolour paintings depicting every known Banksia species. Dedicating over 25 years to the project, Rosser’s life work was undertaken when she was appointed by the Vice Chancellor as Monash University Botanical Artist in 1974. The Celia Rosser Gallery are pleased to present this exhibition of twenty three watercolours from Volume 1 in association with Monash University Museum of Art, custodians of The Banksias and the stunning tapestry, Banksia Serrata, which was completed in 1995 by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop working in collaboration with Celia Rosser. As the first time The Banksias have been exhibited in Victoria since 2002, this is a rare opportunity for art and botanical enthusiasts alike. Celia Rosser’s passion for banksias is evidenced in every watercolour. Botanist William Stearn has described them as exquisite works of art, commenting that, “Their grace and accuracy entitle them to be placed alongside the superb Australian wildflower paintings of the great Ferdinand Bauer.” Rosser has been recognised with awards from the Linnean Society of London (1977), the Order of Australia Medal (1995) and an honorary PhD from Monash University (1999). Fittingly, the most recently discovered specie, Banksia rosserae, was named in her honour. The Banksias demonstrate Celia Rosser’s dual commitment to scientific accuracy and art. Painted at life size scale Rosser would build the complex tonal qualities of Australia’s iconic wildflower layer by layer. With some 77 species of the Banksia genus now formally identified, Sir Joseph Banks was the first to collect specimens in 1770 as botanist on Captain Cook’s first expedition – the genus was named in honour of Banks.
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The Celia Rosser Gallery, established in 2007 by the artist’s son, Andrew Rosser, with philanthropic support from the late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, is a unique venue located in Fish Creek, South Gippsland. Now aged 82, Celia Rosser enjoys the opportunity to meet with visitors to the Gallery, often stopping to chat – explaining her techniques and recalling stories of her adventures collecting the samples for each painting. Rosser’s Banksias have been highly lauded and recognised internationally as a superb example of botanical illustration. Since completion The Banksia series has been exhibited widely, at esteemed venues including; the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew London, the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the National Library of Australia in Canberra and the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney. A survey exhibition of Celia’s work was also held at the State Library of Victoria, which toured to regional Victoria. ● Celia Rosser Gallery Promontory Rd, Fish Creek, Victoria, 3959 Open hours: Thursday – Monday, 10am 4pm. Entry: $5 www.celiarossergallery.com.au Celia Rosser Gallery in association with Monash University Museum of Art
Ride the Wild Goat Workshop & Gallery 5 Falls Rd, Fish Creek. Ph 5683 2661. Paintings and one off handmade furniture & objects by Andrew McPherson . Open Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon – 10.30 – 4.30pm. 0417 370 596 [email protected]
Stockyard Gallery ● Looking Home Briagalong Artists. May 16 to June 10, opening event May 18 at 12 noon, all welcome. ● Unravelled annual textiles exhibition – June 13 to July 2. ● Gallery open 10 am to 4 pm daily Phone: 5682 1125 email [email protected] www.stockyardgallery.org.au
Meeniyan Art Gallery ● 84 Whitelaw St, Meeniyan. Wednesday to Monday (closed Tuesday) 10 – 4pm. Saturday & Sunday 11 – 5pm. Ph 5664 0101 [email protected] http://meeniyanartgallery.org.au
Annie Stark Studio – 67 Falls Rd, Fish Creek, ph 5683 2696. Annie specialises in paintings of the Australian outback in rich earthy tones. Please phone to arrange your visit.
Foster Photography Club Meetings held on the first Wednesday of each month at Uniting Church Hall. Station Street, Foster. 7:30pm. Contact club president Gary Monahan 5664 7572, Carolyn Compston (Secretary) email [email protected] Website http://fosterphotographyclub.wordpress.com/
Drawing Classes Classes run by Ann Parry. First and third Fridays at Port Franklin schoolhouse. 10.30am – 2.30pm. Tea & coffee provided, take your own lunch. Some art materials provided or take your own. $35 each session, $45 when there is a life model. Contact Ann on 0448 390 785 or 5664 6558. Life model – Tony McConville $30hr 0400 681 366 Life model Joanne. Will travel, by arrangement. Member of Life Models Society. 0408 366 481
Colour in the Landscape two day workshop by Merv Moriarty . 18 & 19 May 2013 Venue: Studio at Waratah Lodge, Walkerville Rd, Fish Creek Vic. Accommodation Waratah Lodge call 5683 2575. To see venue go to: www.waratahlodge.net/HOME.html Fee: $375. Time: 10am to 4pm BYO lunch. This landscape workshop is not about imitating nature, rather using your understanding of colour interval to explore the beauty and power of nature in your own work. We recommend you pre purchase the Moriarty COLOUR Mixing System, as an introduction to the workshop, if you have not attended one of Merv’s Colour Workshops or purchased his book, COLOUR the definitive guide. Mentor Session with Merv Moriarty Mon. 20th May bring your work along for discussion 10am 2.00pm Fee: $120.00 (or $465 total if attending both) For all bookings call Merv Moriarty: Ph: 02 6494 1033 or pay through Paypal at: www.mervmoriarty.com
Foster's Little Bookshop ● Talking Books with Jan Bull – a radio program on books and reading, 3mFM (88.1, 89.1 and 89.5 on the dial) every Sun morning after the 11 o’clock news . 4 Station Rd, Foster. Ph 5682 2089, Sign up for their email newsletter at www.fosterslittlebookshop.com.au/
Coal Creek Community Gallery Contact: Coal Creek 03 5655 1811. Doug Kane 03 5655 1809 . Coal Creek Community Gallery, South Gippsland Hwy, Korumburra.
Prom Coast Film Prom Coast Film Society Screening Dates 2013 (all start at 8pm)
Next screening The Illusionist / Idiots and Angels Friday 7th June
The Sapphires Friday 5th July : Margin Call Friday 2nd August : A Separation Friday 6th September: The Ides of March Friday 4th October: Notorious Friday 1st November: Made in 4
Dagenham Friday 6th December ● Prom Coast Film Society’s screenings 8pm on the first Friday of each month at the Fish Creek Hall. ● The rules governing Victorian Film Societies allow only subscriptions, rather than charging for individual films and the Prom Coast Film Society will be offering annual, six month and three month membership subscriptions. To make it a very social night Windy Ridge Winery will have wine by the glass to purchase and supper will be available after the screening. Annual Subscription $60, 3 Months $25 Subscription Only, no Single Tickets. Further details about the Prom Coast Film Society can be found at the FAMDA website www.famda.org.au Enquiries can be sent to [email protected] or phone Catherine McGlead 0407 543 371.
Inverloch Community House ● A Place to Paint Do you sketch or paint? We welcome oil, acrylic, watercolour, crayon, pastel and pencil artists. BYO your materials and projects and work in an environment of mutual inspiration. Please note there is no tutor involved. Fridays, 10 3pm. Cost $2 (members) $4 (nonmembers) 16 Abeckett Street, Inverloch. Ph 5674 2444
Inverloch Community Hub Open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm, weekends by request. All sales and artists enquires go direct to exhibiting artist. For more information on exhibiting your artwork visit www.basscoast.vic.gov.au or call 1300 BCOAST (226 278) – Carole Sheppeard, Inverloch Community Hub Administration Officer ph 5674 1569 f 5671 2222 [email protected]
Inveramics Lynn Whelan of Inveramics has a small ceramic art gallery featuring many different shapes and original designs. Studio and gallery at rear of 131 Lohr Avenue, Inverloch (cnr. Ozone St). Look for open sign after 11am or ring to check on 56743343, ring/text 0412 330709 or e mail [email protected]
Leongatha Gallery [email protected] or see the website www.leongathagallery.org.au Leongatha Gallery is located opposite the Post Office (cnr McCartin St & Michael Pl). Open: weekdays 10am 5pm (closed Tuesday) Saturday 10am 2pm. Ph 5662 5370.
Mushroom Art/Craft On a Roll – Paintings and Drawings by Laura Welsh until the end of May ● 40 Bair St, Leongatha 5662 2144. Open weekdays 10 – 5pm, Sat 10 – 3pm. Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Mushroom Crafts/119418071496767 New website www.mushroomcrafts.com.au
Sandy Point Art Trail – Sandy Point Art Gallery – 33 Beach Parade ph 5684 1094 [email protected] www.sandypointgallery.com.au Working Garden Studio 85 Sandy Point Rd (entry & parking in Aqua Crt) ph 5684 1379 open when sign is out or ph to arrange a visit. Portrait Studio 16 Sunshine Rise (cnr Surfers Walk & Sunshine rise) ph 5684 1545 www.sallygibsonportraits.com.au Open when the sign is out or ph to arrange a visit.
Sandy Point Art Gallery 33 Beach Parade ph 5684 1094 [email protected] www.sandypointgallery.com.au Toora Art Group TAG meets on a Sunday afternoon at various places around Toora. For further information, please contact Marilynne at [email protected] or Stephanie on 5861 5261
Toora Village Artist Collective Inc . / Toora Village Studio Gallery
This collective of 20 artists from South Gippsland have come together to run as a community gallery the "Toora Village Studio Gallery " in the "Windmill" cafe and "Toora bargain centre" complex 25 29 Stanley Street, Toora. ● "Sunday Open Studio" from 1pm for a social get together and for creative art as you like to practice. Open Thurs Sunday from 10 am to 4 PM. For further enquires for membership as an Artist or to volunteer your help contact : Willem Van Cleef 0427 816 367 or email [email protected] Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Toora Village Studio Gallery/104985282962543?sk=info
Greenworks Press is an open access studio located in 13 Holmes Road, Morwell. Greenworks offers group workshops, professional developement courses for teachers and personal tutorials in a range of print techniques including metal plate, chemical printing and lino / woodblock technique. The press is well stocked and some supplies are provided including newsprint and proofing ink. Kate Zizys is the manager and printer and offers custom printing services at a reasonable price. You can check out some of the works produced through the press at www.greenworkspress.tumblr.com or contact Kate for a tour by appointment on 040 000 3657 or [email protected]
Mandala Art – Mandala classes in 5 week blocks. Mondays 11am to 1pm & 7 – 9pm. $25 per class (pay as you go) or $100 for all 5 weeks (to be paid in the first week). Contact Annette Marshall 0423 513 763 [email protected]
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Corinella and District Community Centre Non Traditional Art/Photography Show & Sale 8th annual contemporary art & photography show on over the Labour Day weekend. All displayed works for sale. Artist entry fee of $5 per exhibit. Saturday 9 March and Sunday 10 March, 2013 10am to 4pm
Mayfield Gallery Open daily (inc public holidays) 10 5pm. – Di & John Koenders – Fairbank Rd, Arawata. Ph 5659 8262 www.mayfieldgallery.com.au/
Courthouse Gallery, Yarram ● Miniatures in May 16 May to 19 June. Download entry form from www.yarramchgallery.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Upcoming%20Exhibitions ● The Yarram Archies – Portrait Competition. 22 August to 17 September. Entry form available for download from http://www.yarramchgallery.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Upcoming%20Exhibitions and due by 7 August. ● 122 Commercial Rd, Yarram 3971. Open every day except Wednesday from 10.30am to 3.00pm. Ph Gallery 5182 6553. www.yarramchgallery.blogspot.com/ [email protected]
Briagolong Art Gallery ● Briagalong Art Gallery is a member run gallery featuring Briagolong’s renowned local artists. Open at weekends, the gallery features a changing exhibition of works for sale and also runs various workshops and community events. Briagolong Art Gallery corner Avon St and Forbes St Briagolong 3860. Gallery opening hours: Saturday & Sunday 11 am – 4 pm or by appointment. Contact: 5145 5439 or 5145 5454 http://briagolongartgallery.com/ Email [email protected] www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHZThphw1ko
Wonthaggi Artspace Community Art & Craft Gallery 5 7 McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi Vic 3995, PO Box 571, Wonthaggi Vic 3995. Ph 5672 1415. [email protected] Opening Hours are:10am 4pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. http://aletagallery2artspace.weebly.com/index.html
Bass Coast Artists’ Society www.bassarts.org.au/ Annual Membership Fees: Single Membership $35, Social Member $10, Family Membership $45, Junior Membership (under 15 years) $10. To apply for membership of the Bass Coast Artists’ Society please send your name, address, telephone number and membership type together with a cheque to: The Secretary, Bass Coast Artist Society, P.O. Box 571, Wonthaggi VIC. 3995. Activities Open Studio Held on Monday and Wednesday, all members are welcome to join in these untutored sessions held at the Goods Shed between 10am and 3pm. Donation of $2 towards upkeep. Contacts: Monday Hazel Billington 5674 2892 Wednesday Liz Glynn 5672 2944 Life Drawing Easels and seating are provided and we have many wonderful models as subjects. Cost is $15 to cover the cost of model. Tuesday: 10am to 1pm; and 7pm to 10 pm. Contact Paul Satchell, Ph 5672 1752 and Bob Tyler, 5674 9375 ● BCAS Art Exhibition – Goods Shed and Gallery Exhibition (behind Safeway and the railway station, next to Big W) – Mondays & Wednesdays between 10am – 3pm and Rotary Market days, 2 nd Sunday each month through the year, 10am – 1pm.
Wonthaggi Rescue Station Arts Inc., Community Arts Centre ● West Area Road, PO Box 170 Wonthaggi 3995. Wendy Crellin, President ph 5672 1949 [email protected] Treasurer Teana Roetz 5674 2832. Email: [email protected] Phone Yvonne 5672 3179 or Wendy 5672 1949. http://rescuestationarts.org.au/
The Wonthaggi Woodcrafters have a well equipped workshop and club rooms at 239 White Road, Wonthaggi, in the grounds of the Bass Coast Adult Education Centre. They meet on the second Monday of each month beginning at 1:00 pm (except January and December). Wonthaggi Woodcrafters PO Box 477, Wonthaggi Vic 3995. [email protected]
Blue Pig Gallery May Gate/Space a display celebrating the twin themes of “gate” & “space” [email protected] www.bluepiggallery.com.au 21 Graham St, Wonthaggi. Contact Heather 0418 311 743
Bass Coast Fine Film Group – Fine Film Group membership runs for a year from 1 April. Membership forms are available at the Wonthaggi Cinema. For further info, contact the Secretary, Larry Hills by email at [email protected] Membership forms available by contacting Larry Hills at [email protected] or by phoning 5672 5939 or by visiting Gecko Studio Gallery.
Goat Island Gallery Goat Island Gallery, 18 Boundary Road, Wonthaggi. Open every weekend in May 11am to 4pm. Ph 5672 5951 schooneart.com
Galleria del Mare @ Rhyll 28 Tunbridge Street, Rhyll Ph 5956 9391 [email protected] 6
Artist Society of Phillip Island www.aspi inc.org.au/
West Gippsland Arts Centre ● Melbourne Ballet On Air . Thursday 20 June, 8pm. The program includes: On Air, is a pure dance work inspired by our fundamental human interdependence. Choreographed by Simon Hoy, Music by Claude Debussy. Focussed on Aspects Of Light, is based on a poem by Faye Jones, Separtation Choreographed by Simon Hoy, Music by Dmitri Shostakovich. Submerged, The theme mirrors the endless possibilities of our lives and scope for development even when much that we need is no longer available, or may no longer exist, it is never too late to try and create a better tomorrow. Choreographed by Simon Hoy, Music by Samuel Barber. Motion Transcend, considers the notion of the purity of classical form. While exploring intricate pointe work and explosive jumps this classical ballet is about picture, line, and silhouette, an emphasis on grace within each gesture and intricacies of each linking moment. Choreographed by Simon Hoy, Music by Frederic Chopin. Tickets: Full: $44, Concession: $39, Members: $35, Youth U/18: $20, Groups 10+: $39 ● West Gippsland Arts Centre is located on the corner of Smith and Albert Streets in Warragul. Car parking is available off Smith and Albert Streets and in Civic Place, Warragul. PO Box 304 Warragul 3820. Box Office & General Ticket Enquiries 5624 2456, Restaurant/ Cafe Bookings: 5624 2424 [email protected] www.wgac.org.au/
Crafts Council of Victoria http://www.craftvic.org.au/
Gippsland Artists website linking the artists of Gippsland to the world. www.gippslandartists.com
Freestone Press Contact: Gillian Kline. Mobile 0408 514 560/ 51455411. Email: [email protected] 556 Freestone Creek Rd, Briagolong 3860.
Creative Gippsland website http://creativegippsland.com.au/ The theme for 2013 is “ Space ”. So if you were wondering what to do for the festival next year, think about how you would interpret ‘space’ artistically – head space, open space, transforming space, inner space, outer space, my space ... Keep an eye on the Creative Gippsland website for more information. The Great Gippsland Gatescape is the main feature of the Festival and everyone in Gippsland is invited to get involved and be in the running for some fabulous Prizes. Beautify your gate: garden gate, farm gate, school gate, yard gate, in fact any gate! Make your gate stand out from the crowd with your creative ideas and ingenuity. Your Gatescape artwork could include used machinery parts, recycled materials, timber and fabric, tin, steel, in fact anything that comes to hand! Upload your image of your gate or find out more information at www.creativegippsland.com.au/festival_2013
Town & Country Gallery ● Colour my Space by Carole Foster . Carole Foster’s abstract paintings explore her deep connection with the diverse Australian land; from bold, earthy outback scenes to exotic coastal views; capturing the vivid hues through the rhythms of the rugged landscape. Exhibition open for viewing 5th 26th May, 10am 5pm daily. Opening: Sunday 5 May 2013, 2 4pm. 111 Princess Highway, Yarragon. Ph 5634 2229. Open 10 – 5pm. www.townandcountrygallery.com.au/index.html
Gippsland Art Gallery ● Gillian Kline Print 30 March to 19 May. Briagolong based printmaker Gillian Kline presents a series of reflections on contemporary life in her exhibition Print. While drawing predominately from observation, her finely crafted linocuts and etchings also use the imagination to create mood and atmosphere. Kline’s exploration of the human condition is modulated by the light cast from different times of the day. Opening Friday 5 April 6.00pm. ● Chris Stubbs On the Edge 30 March to 26 May. Chris Stubbs blurs the line between art and activism in On the Edge. The Gippsland based artist examines the precarious relationship between animals and humans, in a suite of new and recent sculptures. Stubbs forcibly confronts the troubling aspects of this longstanding relationship, through works that also reveal the artist’s characteristic charm and humour. Opening Friday 5 April 6.00pm. ● The Shock of the Nude . The nude has a long historical relationship with art, which in recent years has become clouded with suspicion and mistrust. The Shock of the Nude celebrates the nude in all its forms, encompassing a feast of works from acclaimed national and international artists from this and the last century. 6 April to 2 June. ● Flourish Gippsland Secondary Schools . Flourish assembles a selection of works from our membership schools in Gippsland. Within a diverse range of media and disciplines this exhibition brings together the outstanding work of young people, who are
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completing their Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). A broad exploration of themes and styles express the creative skill of these local students. 25 May to 30 June, opening Friday 24 May, 6pm. ● Port of Sale Civic Centre 68 70 Foster St, Sale. Ph 5142 3372. Open weekdays 10 – 5pm. Sat & Sun 12 – 4pm. www.wellington.vic.gov.au/gallery . Free entry. Maffra Exhibition Space ● 2013 Wellington Youth Art Prize. 29 March to 18 May. ● Colin Bennison Just People. 24 May to 13 July. ● 150 Johnson Street , Maffra. Enquiries to Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale. Ph 5142 3372 . Open Monday 10am 6pm Wednesday to Friday 10am 6pm Saturday 10am 12pm Closed Tuesday & Sunday Free Entry. Contact Simon Gregg, Curator at the Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale if you are interested in exhibiting solo or in a group show at the Maffra Exhibition Space as the gallery is calling for expressions of interest. ● 150 Johnson St, Maffra VIC 3860. Enquiries to Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale. Ph 5142 3372. Open Monday, Wednesday to Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 12pm. Closed Tuesday and Sunday. Free entry.
LaTrobe Regional Gallery ● Mute Reason Works from the CBUS collection of Australian art . 27 April 25 August. Many of the works in this exhibition were made in the 1990s,a decade that questioned, reminisced and acknowledged society’s impact on our identity. The previous‘greed is good’ decade, where the market ruled and individualism prevailed had laid the foundation for a fractured and lost society when the ‘bubble burst’. The last decade of the 20th century presented itself with accompanying anxieties around navigating and embracing the new global society, with shifting power structures and beliefs. There was a nostalgic look to the past and a disenfranchised look to the future. How were we to find meaning and authenticity in this new world where previous certainties no longer exist? Many of the artists represented in this exhibition reflect these concerns. Artists include Rick Amor, Peter Booth, Stephen Bush, David Keeling, Emily Kngwarreye, Jon Cattapan, Lindy Lee, Hilarie Mais, Robert Owen, Steig Persson. ● Transcendence Photographs by David Stephenson . A Monash Gallery of Art Travelling Exhibition. 20 April 16 June. David Stephenson has photographed a range of subjects in countries around the world. These have included landscapes, cityscapes, skyscapes and cathedral ceilings. While the immediate subject of his works has varied, the underlying themes and ideas within his photographs have largely remained consistent. Stephenson uses photography to transcend visible reality and explore abstract, intangible themes such as time, mortality and spirituality. To explore these themes, he strategically employs the medium of photography in a number of ways, using long exposures, different view points as well as light, colour and form. ● Hide and Seek: Self Portraits from the Cunningham Dax Collection . 23 March – 19 May. Hide and Seek: Self Portraits from the Cunningham Dax Collection explores the various forces at play when an artist makes a self portrait. As the title suggests, this process involves an aspect of searching, a desire to find out more about oneself from both external and internal perspectives. This exhibition explores the tension between what is revealed and what is hidden by someone’s self portrait. The Cunningham Dax Collection comprises over 15,000 artworks by people with experience of mental illness or trauma. ● Overlay: Printmaking in place, time and culture Susan Hall, Mary Ham, Patrice Mahoney, Miriam Potts and Karen Sandon . Community Access Gallery. 4 May 4 June. The artists in Overlay have drawn on different aspects of their environment, culture and history to produce works in response to their local places and perspectives. Using various printmaking techniques, they share stories and images from their position as women working collaboratively in a print studio. ● Laugh Out Loud . A Latrobe Regional Gallery exhibition. Curated by Fiona West and Maria Luisa Marino. 25 May – 15 September. Laugh Out Loud taps into an essential aspect of Australian identity, our sense of humour; a dry, laconic, self mockery, with a pinch of irony and anti authoritarianism. The works in this exhibition have been chosen for their immediacy and comic appeal. They have been brought together as a counterpoint to the all too familiar anxiety and fear prevalent in the many changing environments of contemporary life. Artists include Joanna Braithwaite, Jim Cooper, Rodney Forbes, Linda Marrinon, Kate Mitchell, Tim Moore, Tom Moore, Colin Suggett, collaborative duo Gregory & Watts and Julian Wolkenstein.● Opening hours: Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm, Sat & Sun 11am to 4pm. Closed public holidays. 138 Commercial Rd, Morwell 3840. Ph 5128 5700. email: [email protected] www.latroberegionalgallery.com
Arty Farty Sculpture Studio Contact Sian 0418519181 www.artyfarty.com.au arc Yinnar ● Open hours: Tues Fri 12 4pm; Sat 11am 3pm. Tel 5163 1310 www.arcyinnar.org.au
Arc Yinnar Workshops ● arc Yinnar has so many workshops and there really is way too much detail for us to include it all so we suggest you visit their website or phone and ask for a program to be sent out. Here is a list of workshop titles and prices as a guide Course: $Full / Concession Basic Etching $125 / $95: Photo Screen Printing $195/ $175: Blacksmithing $285 / $265: Etching in the 8
Environment $195/ $175: Fiction Writing $90; Mixed media $100: Polychromatic printmaking $100: Art event planning $130: Dramatic Life Drawing $120: Alginate Casting $150
Switchback Gallery ● Electric Valley Studios 2 22 May – 27 June 2013. Opening on Tuesday 21 May 5pm. Electric Valley Studios 2 showcases current work by staff at Monash’s Gippsland Centre for Art and Design. Ranging across photography, installation, painting, sculpture, installation, printmaking and video, the exhibition shows the range of Lecturing and technical talent on offer to students studying visual arts at the Gippsland Campus.
This is a lively selection of contemporary works by both the lecturing and technical support staff in the Centre. A sampler of the mentorship and critical heft Gippsland visual arts students can access, it includes leading Australian artists such as sculptor Dr Sanne Mestrom, whose work is currently featured in NEW13 at the prestigious Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Rosalind Atkins, one of Australia’s most respected printmakers and leading contemporary realist painter Graeme Drendel.
● Switchback Gallery is open 9 – 5 weekdays, at Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, Building 6S, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Churchill. Ph 51226261 99026261. Disabled access. www.artdes.monash.edu.au/gippsland/switchback/calendar.html Cowwarr Art Space 2730 Traralgon Maffra Rd Cowwarr 3857. Gallery/Studio Hours:11am 5pm. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. Ph 51489321. Art Space: [email protected] Residency: [email protected] Sculpture: [email protected]
Crystal Stubbs glass artist at Munro (Near Stratford) Ph 5145 8282 email [email protected] Check out this beautiful video of Crystal at work www.crystalstubbsglass.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=54
Arts & Culture newsletters ● Bass Coast Shire Council Free Arts News click on the Arts Officer link at www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/Leisure/Arts Free Arts News ● Stockyard Gallery – not sure how to subscribe but I guess emailing them at [email protected] and asking for their newsletter should do the trick ● Regional Arts Victoria, Gippsland monthly newsletter compiled by Deb Milligan. ●Meeniyan Motel email newsletter http://meeniyanmotel.com.au/ ● Craft Victoria Craft Almanac e news go to www.craftvic.org.au/ and find the subscribe area at the bottom of the page. http://createsend.emailoutapp.com/t/ViewEmail/r/7D8068217397A1EC/5CD4810B1AF27125DBC 23BD704D2542D
East Gippsland Art ● East Gallery Bobbie Cox . 4 April–3 May. ● West Gallery Recent Works– Jochen Kruse. 4 April–3 May. In addition to oil paintings, new watercolour paintings and pen & ink drawings again demonstrate Jochen’s confidence and skill to not only fully describe his subjects with simple, eloquent lines and bold colours but to also imbue them with life and humour. The literal and the absurd, the realistic and the surreal with goats, boats and all sorts of people make this a great exhibition. Gallery hours: Tuesday Friday 10am 4pm, Saturday 10am 2pm. Entry is Free. 2 Nicholson Street Bairnsdale. Phone 5153 1988. http://eastgippslandartgallery.org.au/
Feastonart Gallery 136 Nicholson Street, Orbost Ph 5154 2136. Thu Mon: 10am 4pm. www.facebook.com/pages/feastonart gallery/206419609430999 [email protected]
Leongatha Lyric Theatre [email protected] www.lyrictheatre.net.au/joomla/ FAMDA (Foster Amateur Music and Drama Association) for the latest news and productions – visit http://famda.org.au/ Meeniyan Amateur Dramatics Society (MADS) Meeniyan Hall, Whitelaw St, Meeniyan www.meeniyan.org.au Performing light entertainment with the focus on young people and others new to the stage. See website for events and dates. Phone 5664 7473
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● Bob Evans ‘Familiar Stranger Tour’ : Saturday 18th May. Meeniyan Hall 8pm. Tickets: $38 (includes GST & all booking fees).
Following last year’s ‘Double Life’ EP acoustic tour and a string of festival shows in January, the always captivating Bob Evans returns with his full live band to announce the national ‘Familiar Stranger’ album tour throughout April and May 2013. As Mr Evans prepares for the release of his fourth studio record (yes, it’s been four years since ‘Goodnight, Bull Creek’!) on March 15, the upcoming national tour kicks off on April 11 playing the Sunshine Coast Queensland before making its way around the country visiting all states before ending on May 18 in Meeniyan Victoria. The full run of national tour dates are listed below and can be found at www.bobevans.com.au. Joining Bob Evans and his full band on the 9
national run of dates is triple j’s Unearthed band Tigertown as the main support (excluding Cairns and Darwin shows) and Davey Lane as opening act. If you Don’t Wanna Grow Up Anymore, then Go check out your Familiar Stranger, Bob Evans, live at a city near you…
● Milk Carton Kids . Debut Australian Tour. Friday 7th June. Meeniyan Town Hall, 8pm. B.Y.O. Table Seating. Book tickets via email: [email protected] (Email us with the number of tickets you want, we will then email you payment details and once payment has been made we will email you a receipt which is your ticket for the night)
‘Authentic’ and ‘timeless’ are two words that convey a lot of importance in the world of Americana country music. Being true to the values and aesthetics of one’s forebears in the rich lineage of the genre is a cherished trait, as important as possessing good songs and the players exhibiting a strong chemistry.
Now we welcome a duo from the sleepy Californian hamlet of Eagle Rock (no, not that Eagle Rock) who possess all of the above attributes in spades. The Milk Carton Kids – singers and guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan – peddle a brand of music as ‘authentic’ and ‘timeless’ as you could ever hope to hear, their voices and trademark vintage guitars meshing into one glorious single entity that seems to emit from a bygone era, as if they’d ploughed dustbowls with Guthrie and jumped trains with Kerouac to gather insight for their beautiful narratives. Their music is clearly of American heritage but equally hard to pin down, not seeming to be rooted in the fields of the north, the swamps of the Deep South, the deserts of Texas nor the mountains of Appalachia, yet somehow encompassing the distinctive virtues of each of these locales.
Despite being a relatively new venture – they only formed The Milk Carton Kids in 2011 – the pair have already released two acclaimed albums (2011’s Prologue and their brand new effort The Ash & Clay) and shared stages with acts such as Old Crow Medicine Show and K.D. Lang, as well as undertaking literally hundreds of their own headlining shows. Legendary director Gus Van Zandt chose three of their songs for his feature film Promised Land, trading heavily on their aura of nostalgia plus the rural values which liberally permeate their muse.
Now Australian audiences are going to experience the myriad pleasures of The Milk Carton Kids firsthand when the pair head southwards for their inaugural Australian visit this June, bringing a touch of both history and the future to appropriately ornate venues up and down the east coast. Find out for yourself why they’re rapidly becoming one of the hottest properties on the red hot Americana circuit, and get bragging rights for being the first on your block to get into the down home goodness of The Milk Carton Kids! B.Y.O Table seating. All ages. Tickets: Members/Concession $35, Adults $40 ****** Special Offer****** Ticket and CD: Members/Concession $50. Adults $55
● Martha Wainwright Sunday June 16. Memorial Hall, Leongatha. Tickets: Members/Concession $55, adults $60: An evening of strength & vulnerability. Brooklyn based chanteuse Martha Wainwright will soon return to Australia to enchant fans on a national tour with her band! “…a grand, glowering gravitas – part Patti Smith, part Leonard Cohen” Uncut Magazine “…her stage presence suggests several things at one time defiant and strong, yet with an edge of sadness and vulnerability as well.” Spin Magazine “What she does better than any woman in current pop, is sing …such an untethered spirit that she writes words for that voice which are shamelessly lusty, confused and sometimes vengeful.” Independent UK 2012 live review. The wonderfully talented Martha Wainwright is heading to Australia with her trio for a national tour beginning late May 2013. Fresh from warmly received performances in Europe and North America, Martha will represent material from across her career to date – show stoppers from her emotionally charged debut album to her acclaimed tribute to Edith Piaf, and to Martha’s latest LP of original material, Come Home To Mama. Come Home… was co produced by the highly regarded Yuka C. Honda of Cibo Matto, and displays the passionate angst of her 2005 eponymous debut coupled with the twisted pop of its follow up I Know Your’re Married… Yuka and Martha have created an edgy, multi instrumental soundscape that showcases Martha’s raw, confessional poetry with undeniable style and grace. It’s the kind of artistic depth which led Pitchfork Media to claim she is “taking music and wringing from it a startling wealth of shiver inducing moments.” While Popmatters.com goes so far as to say, “Martha Wainwright excels at both singing and songwriting, and earns herself a spot among this decade’s foremost performers.”
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During the winter of 2009 and 2010, Martha gave birth to her first child and her mother passed away. Confronted with both joy and anger, the songs on Come Home To Mama are, at times, aggressive and forceful, but also the most reflective of Martha’s songs to date. Her set will no doubt include the album’s hauntingly beautiful “Proserpina”, the last song her mother Kate McGarrigle wrote before she died in January 2010. With a constantly changing timbre of depth, Martha Wainwright displays a remarkable polarity between songs of harrowing despair that also show a sense of spontaneity and playfulness. It is this striking mixture of light and shade and her ability to conceptualize, tackle and achieve dynamic arrangements that marry so beautifully with her heartfelt lyrics of remarkable candour and acrimonious humour. As Spin Magazine documented about her live performances: “…her stage presence suggests several things at one time defiant and strong, yet with an edge of sadness and vulnerability as well.” She can, within a single verse, play both angel and demon. Martha’s incredible, evocative and characterful voice will course its way through pop, soul, folk and torch. Make sure you secure your tickets for one of this very special evening of music. Be enlightened as Martha Wainwright swoops and soars. Don’t miss the work of an artist at the top of her game.
● Clairy Brown & The Bangin’ Rackettes. Sat. 20th July. Meeniyan Town Hall
B.Y.O Table seating. All ages. Tickets: $35, / $40 (includes all booking fees & GST)
Fresh off the back of a headline tour of the USA, Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Racketttes return to Australia to take their show back out on the road, with a string of dates across the country including performing at Splendour in the Grass on July 26.
2013 has already been a mammoth year for the band, following their prodigious success in the States over the last year – their debut album “Baby Caught the Bus” reached 66 on US iTunes charts and the single “Love Letter” featured in a hugely popular Heineken ad – the band signed to the prestigious US label, Vanguard in February and set off on a twenty six stop North American tour, with appearances on the Carson Daly Show, AXS TV and Balcony TV. Since then the arresting chanteuse and her nine piece band have been leaving behind love letters and broken hearts from Alabama to Arizona.
But as they say nothing beats home turf so get set to have a serious reunion session with some new songs, a well oiled machine of a show with all the shimmery vocal harmonies, soul claps, choreography, horns and Clairy’s huge voice slapping you about the face!
● To book for shows email : [email protected] or phone 5664 9239. ● Retail outlets for tickets are: Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek (closed Tues & Wed. / open 7 days between mid dec – end of Jan), Duck Hutt, Meeniyan (closed Wed.), Main St. Revelations, Foster (closed Tuesday) and Dear Antiques, Leongatha (open Thurs, Fri & Sat). Table seating, BYO, All ages gig. Enquiries phone 5664 9239
The White Room Musicians interested in becoming part of White Room Live should contact: John Curtis on 0409 782 404 or Des Hughes, White Room Live Music Night Coordinator 0419 588 528. email [email protected] whiteroomlive.com.au/?author=1&paged=2 [email protected]
Community Music Victoria Community Music Victoria Inc. (CMVic) is a not for profit, membership based association, which supports, promotes and facilitates music making among Victorian communities. CMVic believes that everyone has the right and capacity to make music and that our communities are strengthened by this. activity. Community Music Victoria has an office in Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. Ph: 03 9662 1162 Fax: 03 9662 1197 Email: [email protected] Office Hours Please ring us before coming. Monday 9.45am 3.45pm, Tuesday 11am 5pm. http://cmv.customer.netspace.net.au/
Visitor news & info ● Subscribe to the Prom Country Tourism enewsletter at www.visitpromcountry.com.au ● Drive South Gippsland Prom Country Regional Tourism and Bass Coast Business and Tourism Partnership have created a fantastic website & brochure detailing the different driving routes through South Gippsland. Check out the website: www.drivesoutherngippsland.com.au ● Prom Coast Tourism – check out www.promcoasttourism.com.au Where, amongst a stack of useful info, you can view & download the Prom Coast Tourism 2011 brochure. ● Bass Coast Shire Council has put out a free 24 page 2011 arts brochure which can be obtained from Council offices, visitor info centres or from www.basscoast.vic.gov.au
Community Websites – Foster www.foster.vic.au/ Leongatha www.leongatha.vic.au/ Meeniyan www.meeniyan.org.au/Meeniyan/Meeniyan_Newsletter.html 11
Monthly Farmers' Markets Koonwarra Farmers Market First Saturday of the month. Memorial Park, Koonwarra. Hours: 8am 12pm. Coal Creek Farmers Market Second Saturday of the month. Coal Creek, Korumburra . Hours: 8am 1pm . Prom Country Farmers Market Third Saturday of the month . War Memorial Hall, Foster Hours: 8am 12pm. Inverloch Farmers Market Third Sunday of the month . The Glade, Inverloch Hours: 8am 1pm . Email [email protected]
Craft & Produce Markets Kongwak Market Every Sunday. Jumbunna Bush Market First Sunday of the month. Toora Market Second Saturday of the month. Loch Market Second Sunday of the month. Mirboo North Market . Last Saturday of the month. Promontory Home/Produce Market – Foster January 27, March 10, March 31. Tarwin Lower Craft/Treasure Market 15 January. ● Yarragon Craft Market 20 April, 9am to 1pm and every third Saturday. Yarragon Public Hall, Campbell Street , Yarragon. Craft market with food stalls, fruit and Veg, art, Gems and Craft
Bass Coast Market Calendar http://121.50.208.46/bass/market_calendar.pdf
Fish Creek ● Fish Creek Art Group Inc. Meets at Fish Creek / Tarwin Cricket Club Room on the first Tuesday of each month, 10.30 – 2.30pm for painting or drawing. For more info contact Bianca on 5683 2377 or Judy on 5663 2369. ● The Flying Cow Café – 9 Falls Rd, Fish Creek. Breakfast & lunch 10am onwards, closed Wednesday and Thursday (open Thursdays in January). Ph 5683 2338 ● 9 Acres coffee bar, bookshop and foodstore. Fabulous fresh roasted coffee, house blended herbal teas, bulk wholefoods. Free WiFi. Open daily 8am to 4pm until end of January. 17 Falls Rd, Fish Creek, ph 5683 2246. Email [email protected] www.9acres.com.au/ ● Café KO Bar and Grill – 2 Old Waratah Rd, Fish Creek. 5683 2207. Open Wed to Sunday. On Sat & Sun, breakfast will on offer from 9am. Other days: open from 12 12.30 for lunch and dinners from 5.30pm onwards. ● Fish Creek Hotel/Motel (with the giant fish on the roof). Ph 5683 2404 ● Tiliqua – Fish Creek Tiliqua is a self contained holiday home accommodating up to 8 people and is located on the very edge of the Fish Creek township. The living areas offer spectacular panoramic views across the countryside. Bookings : Promaccom ph: 03 5682 1436 or free call 1800 458 382. For more information visit www.promaccom.com.au/tiliqua/index.htm ● Fish Creek Supermarket & Newsagency 25 Falls Rd, Fish Creek VIC 3959. Ph 5683 2226 ● Prom View Nursery Ph 5683 2234. Hoddle Rd Fish Creek 3959 ● Promontory Gourmet Foods PO Box 25 Fish Creek 3959. Ph 5683 2313. [email protected] ● One Fish Furnishings – 1 Falls Rd, Fish Creek ph 5683 2361. Wendy Davidson. ● Fish Creek Post Office – Deidre and Luke. 29 Falls Road, Fish Creek VIC 3959. Ph 5683 2461. Mon – Fri 9am 5pm, Saturday 9am 12pm.
Walkerville South ● Bear Gully Coastal Cottages waterfront accommodation overlooking Waratah Bay with views to Wilson's Promontory. 33 Maitland Court, Walkerville South. Ph 56632364 www.beargullycottages.com.au/
Walkerville North ● Walkerville Caravan Park 3 Loop Road, Walkerville North, VIC 3956 Ph 5663 2224. www.caravan parkfinder.com.au/campsites and caravan parks/view/22198 walkerville caravan park
Yanakie Promhills Cabins 3650 Meeniyan Promontory Road, Yanakie, Victoria 3960. Just four minutes drive to Wilsons Promontory National Park. For enquiries contact: Sean & Angela Taylor. Ph 5687 1469 [email protected] http://www.promhillscabins.com.au/
Port Albert Wildfish Restaurant 40 Wharf Street, Port Albert Ph 5183 2007. Seafood/contemporary. Fri 5.30pm 8pm; Sat Sun 11.30am 3pm; Sat 5.30pm 8.30pm; Sun 5.30pm 7.30pm
Loch ● Hard Loch Café – Licensed – Open 7 days a week, 9.30am to 4pm. Fine food, organic coffee, unique teas, local wines, seasonally influenced menu using local produce , local tourism information, art work and products, catering & special occasion cakes made to order , group dinners & evening functions welcome. 10 Smith St, Loch VIC 3945 ph 5659 4466 [email protected]
Koonwarra ● Koonwarra Farmers Market First Saturday of every month. 8am till 12 noon
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Meeniyan ● moo’s at meeniyan Winery of the Month Lyre Bird Hill Winery & Guest House located in Koonwarra was a former greyhound racing track and the 15 acre property was purchased by Owen and Robyn Schmidt in 1986. A change of profession from Accountant to Vigneron was unfolding for Owen and Robyn has enjoyed the opportunity to facilitate her catering and hospitality expertise.
Pursuing a long time desire to make wine, Owen planted 1,000 grape cuttings of three varieties and undertook a course in viticulture at Charles Sturt University, Wagga.
The vineyard quickly developed to a small commercial size of 6 acres (8,000 vines). The collection of farm sheds used as the winery soon became inadequate and a 200 square metre winery with tasting and sales facilities was built in time for the 1993 vintage. Recent years has seen the addition of a temperature controlled barrel room, undercover work area and veranda with a wood fired pizza oven.
The area is most suited to the classic dry table wines and sparkling wines. Five white and three red wines are grown, vintaged and bottled on the property with the vineyard now at 8,500 vines. Contract winemaking is undertaken for a number of other wineries. Lyre Bird Hill wines have rapidly established an award winning reputation of consistent intensity and quality that is the result of Owen Schmidt's experience and understanding of viticulture and wine making in cool climates. Owen has chosen these two wines for us to enjoy in May: 2010 Late Picked Riesling – sweet white wine which nice passion fruit flavours and a lovely finish 2010 Shiraz – shows the classic black pepper flavours.
Artist/s of the Month Rustic Rugs is made up of 3 ladies joining forces with textiles. Fiona, Joce and Meg invite you to swoop in to Moo’s and view a parliament of owls that make up their What a Hoot exhibition. “We have been felting alpaca/sheep wool for many years. We started making rugs about four years ago. Three years ago we exhibited at Meeniyan Art & Craft Show, winning the “MAG” award.”
89 Whitelaw St, Meeniyan. Ph 5664 0010, fax 5664 0050 [email protected] www.moosatmeeniyan.com.au
● Trulli Pizza Ph 56647397 New wood fired oven, new menu. New hours: Wed, Thurs and Friday 5 pm – 10 pm; Sat and Sunday midday until 10 pm. ● Pause @ Meeniyan – coffee, light meals & homemade cakes and goodies. Ph 5664 0071. 84 Whitelaw St, Meeniyan (next door to the Meeniyan Art Gallery) ● The Duck Hutt 134 Whitelaw Street Meeniyan (next door to Lacy’s Jewellery). Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 10 5; Sat, Sun 11 4, closed Wed. Contact Kellie Thomas ph 5664 0100 ● Meeniyan Motel 119 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan VIC 3956. Contact Lorraine Hughes on 5664 0030 or 0428 975 469. Office hours 8am – 9pm. See the Latest News and Events section of their website for the Meeniyan Newsletter and lots of info about events in the area. http://meeniyanmotel.com.au/
Leongatha Serafino's Blue Lounge Pizzeria 7 9 Bair St, Leongatha. Ph 5662 3390 Number 9 Dream Café 44 Bair St, Leongatha Ph 5662 2339 Wed Fri: 8:30 5:00pm, Sat: 8:30 4:30pm, Sun: 8:30 4:30pm.
Foster ● Rhythm Café Fully licensed. 3 5 Bridge St, Foster ph 5682 1612. Trading hours 10am – 4pm, closed Tuesday & Wednesday. Tapas night every Friday 5 7.30pm ● Promontory Home Produce & Craft Markets . Foster Showgrounds. Sun Mar 11 & Sun Apr 8. No dogs allowed.
Korumburra ● Mileto’s Courtyard Café – Frank & Karen Mileto 25 Commercial St, Korumburra. Ph 5655 1420. ● Coal Creek Farmers’ Market Market day is the 2nd Saturday each month, from 8am until 1pm, in the Coal Creek Community Park and Museum carpark, Korumburra, South Gippsland. Postal: Coal Creek Historical Park and Museum, Silkstone Road, Korumburra, Victoria, 3950. Ph 0459 629 000 (Farmers' Market Working Group), or Rowena Ashley (Coal Creek Coordinator) Ph 5655 1811, Fax: 5655 1480 [email protected] www.coalcreekvillage.com.au/farmersmarket/
Local Radio ● Catch “Sounds”, a music show that samples new releases as well as favorites that never date in the folk, blues, alt country and world music genres. Presented by Ian Bevington and 13
Suzanne Henderson on at 6pm Thursdays. ● Night Surf Gerald and Anna – Thursday, 8 – 10pm. Very cool music. 8pm 10pm ● Celtic Music with Colin Campbell 8pm 10pm Wednesdays ● Talking Books with Jan Bull – a radio program on books and reading every Sunday morning after the 11 o’clock news . ● Smart Arts with Trevor G Tuesdays between 7 – 9pm. ● Ramalama Ding Dong Denis & Dave 8pm 11pm Friday nights. ● Get an email every week from 3mFM with the programs for the week and highlights. Go to www.3mfm.com.au/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 to sign up for the 3mFM news email. Local FM station 3mFM – 88.1, 89.1 and 89.5 on the dial [email protected] www.3mfm.com.au/ Also check out the 3MFM website as it is now possible to stream 3mFM via the internet
Kerry Spokes and Michael Lester If you no longer wish to Newsletter written/compiled by Michael Lester. Gecko Studio Gallery receive this newsletter Care has been taken in compiling the information on 15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek 3959 phone, write, email or fax events in this newsletter. However, Gecko Studio Ph & fax 5683 2481 us and we will take your Gallery does not warrant or represent that the [email protected] name off our list newsletter is free from errors or omissions. www.geckostudiogallery.com.au
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