Country music festival this weekend
March 4, 2010
Music fans are in for a treat with a packed program at Casadio Park this weekend (March 5 – 7, 2010).
They city’s country festival begins tomorrow with buskers in central Mount Gambier ahead of the Saturday morning talent quest from 9am. Read more
Beachport ready for SeaFari party
February 26, 2010
Beachport will be flooded with art displays, music and other entertainment from today through to Sunday (February 28) for the SeaFari 2010 Beachport Festival by the Sea.
A visual arts trail will weave an inspiring path to various Beachport locations on Friday night with sculptural icons, new paintings, a silent auction and exhibition openings featuring pieces from local, interstate and international artists. Read more
Italian films to screen on Thursday
February 26, 2010
Two films featured in the Lavazza Italian Film Festival in Australian capital cities will be screened in Mount Gambier by Reels @ Wehl Film Society on Thursday, March 4.
Comedy Lessons in Chocolate, rated M, screens at 6pm, featuring the story of Mattia, who is about to close the biggest deal of his professional life, when his illegally-hired worker Kamal is badly injured when he falls off scaffolding. Read more
Rock section idea for eisteddfod
February 24, 2010
A new section could be added to the 2010 Mount Gambier Eisteddfod to give young performers the chance to rock.
The collapse of Adelaide’s Rock Eisteddfod has prompted Backstage Incorporated to consider adding a new segment to the city’s long-running annual dance competition to help fill the void for competitors. Read more
Heywood celebrates wood, wine and roses
February 17, 2010
Heywood’s annual Wood, Wine and Roses festival is rapidly approaching, with the event to launch into action on February 27 with ride-on mower races, live entertainment, displays and other attractions.
This year’s headline act will be Australian impersonator Louis Lou and the Party Boyz performing the songs of Britain’s king of pop — Robbie Williams. Read more
SeaFari workshops in Beachport
February 15, 2010
Workshops are continuing this week in the lead up to the SeaFari 2010 Beachport Festival by the Sea.
Beachport artist Dave Messenger is presenting a series of sessions to help people make lanterns inspired by the ocean theme, with the completed works to be included in a special performance on the Saturday night of the festival. Read more
Hot Licks to explode volcanic crater
February 12, 2010
Mount Gambier’s once dormant volcanic crater lakes are set to explode, but instead of burning boulders, sound will streak across the skyline as a contingent of Melbourne’s finest underground bands and musicians flood the iconic basin on Saturday, February 13 for the inaugural Hot Licks Festival. Read more
New rock band set for debut
February 11, 2010
A new rock band is about to make its presence known on Mount Gambier’s live music scene this weekend as one of the region’s top duos becomes a four-piece.
After more than 3000 live gigs around Australia, Terry Sutherland and Jool, who have long performed as Trespass, have put together their first full outfit since the late ‘80s, when their band Fair Warning rocked the South East and some of Adelaide’s top venues. Read more
Rural landscape explored in art
February 3, 2010
Mount Gambier artist Diana Wiseman is exhibiting at Penola’s Gallery 54 during February and March.
Wiseman is well-known in the Limestone Coast region as an artist and teacher.
Her works explore the textures, colours, light, space and patterns of the rural landscape. Themes such as ducks, geese and snails feature in the linocuts, collographs and monoprints. Read more
Book launch at Beachport on Sunday
January 29, 2010
Robe author Adelaide Franklyn Laker will launch two books at the Bompas Hotel in Beachport on Sunday afternoon (January 31, 2010).
ABC Radio presenter Stan Thomson will host the launch of “The Ocean’s Edge”, a collection of short stories, and “Broken Bones”, a murder mystery novel. Read more
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