Novotel Forest Resort in conjunction with Taltarni are pleased to present the Winter Winemakers Dinner on Friday June 4th at 6.30pm. This exciting and exclusive event offers the opportunity to get up close and personal with your favourite winemaker while enjoying delicious dishes prepared by Novotel chefs using fresh local produce. Tickets are $90 per head and a reservation is a must as pre-interest has been impressive and spaces are filling fast! Call the hotel to book today!
LOCATION: 1500 Midland Highway Creswick CONTACT NAME: Kate Tucker PHONE: 53459626 EMAIL: katet@forestresort.com.au WEB: http://novotel.forestresort.com.au
Silver Streak Luxury Food and Wine Train
Saturday, 5 June 2010
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Enjoy local wines and regionally inspired appetisers on board the historic DRC railmotor, fully heated and restored. As a special treat the "Travelling Concessions" Blues Duo will be performing a delightful mix of new and old favourites with a blues flavour.
A fantastic way to kick start your evening with friends, or just one very special person.
All funds raised will help restore the railway after the bushfire.
LOCATION: Daylesford Railway Station CONTACT NAME: Bronwyn Liddelow PHONE: 0422 076 272 EMAIL: marketing@dscr.com.au WEB: http://www.dscr.com.au
DEBORAH CONWAY and WILLY ZYGIER
Saturday, 5 June 2010
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Half Man Half Woman
Saturday 5th June
$31 inc. booking fee standing room 8.30pm
$66 inc. booking fee dinner and show 6.30pm
Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier have made a new record half full of acoustic instruments and half full of the space that’s left in between the notes.
LOCATION: 111 Main Rd Hepburn Springs CONTACT NAME: Derek PHONE: 03 5348 4849 EMAIL: derek@thepalais.com.au WEB: http://www.thepalais.com.au/event.php?eventid=117
Cutest Cria Competition
Saturday, 12 June 2010
10:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Creswick Woollen Mills annual Cutest Cria Competition will be held on Saturday June 12th and Sunday June 13th 10am-3pm (Queen’s birthday long weekend).
Don’t miss out on a great day of fun for the whole family.
Come along to meet the cutest alpaca babies from many local and interstate breeders and enter the people’s choice award.
Choose the baby alpaca you think is the cutest to win a luxurious Creswick prize.
Speak to the breeders and learn about the Alpaca industry from the animal, to operational machinery, to the luxurious end products.
LOCATION: Creswick Woollen Mills, Railway Pde, Creswick CONTACT NAME: Creswick Woollen Mills PHONE: 03 9818 5055 EMAIL: info@creswickwool.com.au WEB: http://www.creswickwool.com.au/home
Spa Quilters Guild of Daylesford Inc Bi-annual Quilt Show
Saturday, 12 June 2010
to Sunday, 13 June 2010
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Celebrating 25 years of retrospective quilts, with challenge display, raffle, member's boutique and quilt shops in attendance. Entry fee: $5.
LOCATION: Daylesford Primary School Hall, Vincent Street, Daylesford CONTACT NAME: Denise Longmire PHONE: 5345 6396
CFA Trivia Night
Saturday, 12 June 2010
6:30 PM
We challenge you to a to a Night of Trivial Madness for the CFA tables of 8 -10 lucky door Prize Live Auction bookings essential 10 entry Kids free
LOCATION: Daylesford High School CONTACT NAME: Dick patterson PHONE: 5348 3542
HARRY MANX
Saturday, 12 June 2010
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Harry's back at the Palais
$45.40 inc. booking fee standing room 8.30pm
$81.30 inc. booking fee dinner and show 6.30pm
“For sheer musical adventure, few compare with Manx”…..Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald.
Launch of The Thomas Martin Letter: Memories of Strangways and Newstead, a unique local history compiled and edited by Liz Coady,book contains photos and research of the Newstead and Sandon area
LOCATION: Newstead Community Centre CONTACT NAME: Cherie Lawton PHONE: 54751566 EMAIL: asling@activ8.net.au
Ian Moss Sunday 13 June
Sunday, 13 June 2010
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Solo acoustic performance
$33 inc. booking fee standing room 8.30pm
$68 inc. booking fee dinner and show 8.30pm Legendary Australian singer/songwriter, Ian Moss, is heading out on the road on an intimate acoustic, East Coast solo tour in May, June and July, 2010.
LOCATION: 111 Main Rd Hepburn Springs CONTACT NAME: Derek PHONE: 03 5348 4849 EMAIL: derek@thepalais.com.au WEB: http://www.thepalais.com.au/event.php?eventid=116
Creating a beautiful garden
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
An illustrated talk by Melbourne interior designer and local resident Stuart Rattle, fresh from France and the Chelsea Flower Show. This is the Friends of Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens first Taylor and Sangster talk for 2010. Cost $25, fine finger food Bookings PH 5348 1882
LOCATION: Peonies & Picnics, 8 Howe Street Daylesford
Guildford Regional Produce Market
Saturday, 19 June 2010
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Plice oils jams chutneys biscuits lots of beautiful produce
LOCATION: Guildford Music Hall PHONE: 5476 4327 or 0407 305 939
Trentham Farmers Market
Saturday, 19 June 2010
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
The Trentham Farmers Market is held every third Saturday of the month, 9am – 1pm in the Trentham Town Square. The Farmers Market has a selection of dairy and goat’s cheeses, fresh honey, eggs and live poultry, preserves, sourdough bread, olive products, plants and fresh flowers, organic and conventional wines and an assortment of natural farm products. All proceeds go back into the community through our ‘Not for Profit’ Trentham Lions Club and the various community groups participating in our sausage sizzle roster. Next market is June 19th and will be themed “Winter Solstice”, celebrating our Winter Wonderland. Watch out for the witches!
Sessions at 2pm and 3:30 pm every Saturday. Fresh truffle tastings prepared by well known chef, Chris Wilding. Includes presentation / information about "Why Trentham?" as a truffles centre of excellence. Take-aways include recipe book. Fresh truffles, range of truffles oils and other truffles products for sale.
LOCATION: Idyll Foods, 14 Market Street, Trentham CONTACT NAME: Chris or Sue Macquet PHONE: 03 5424 1144 EMAIL: omacquet@bigpond.com
Soul Song and Soul Dance Concert
Saturday, 19 June 2010
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
The rejuvenating Soul Song and Soul Dance Concert will offer soul healing for: • physical pain, inflammation, growth and other health challenges • the emotional body, including depression, anxiety, fear, anger, worry, sadness and guilt • the mental body, including mental confusion • purification and transformation of the soul
You will learn techniques to promote self healing and life transformation through divine soul song and soul dance, which will bring balance to your soul, mind and body.
Tickets are $33. For registration contact: Pam Foo (03) 9561 6938 or melsoulpower@yahoo.com
LOCATION: Daylesford Town Hall, 76 Vincent Street Daylesford WEB: http://www.drsha.com.au
Face Painting and Body Painting Workshops
Friday, 25 June 2010
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Face Painting Workshop Beginners to Intermediate 25th and 26th June Cost, $325 plus $65 for paints Instructor, Maria Mormile Award Winning Face and Body Artist. This workshop is for the enthusiastic learner, Child care worker, Educator or those considering to become a professional in this industry. This workshop covers, How to create your own designs, Tools of the trade, Techniques, Face painting products, Books on the market,Facepainting events, Competitions, Helpful web sites and OH and S.
Body Painting Workshop an Introduction Sunday 27th and Monday 28th June Cost $325 Plus $65 for paints Instructor Maria Mormile Award Winning Face and Body Artist. This type of art form is becoming increasingly popular. This workshop will cover, Body painting techniques, Concepts for special events, How to design a body painting, Body painting products, Competitions, Popular body artists, World body painting events and OH and S.
'its hard to fit into any genre', 'a soulful Stevie Nicks with the edginess of PJ Harvey', ' Cat Power on a soul-trip' is how some describe the music of Melbourne-melodist Ainslie Wills. Following on from her self-titled EP in 2007, which saw her play with the likes of Missy Higgins, Iota and The Custom Kings, her latest offering 'Somebody for Everyone' is a moody love-and-love-lost-inspired EP that has already gained fans with the first single 'Wide Load' receiving National-radio play. Ainslie Wills will play a show at the Palais in Hepburn backed by her four-piece band.
LOCATION: 111 Main Rd Hepburn Springs CONTACT NAME: Derek PHONE: 03 5348 4849 EMAIL: derek@thepalais.com.au WEB: http://www.thepalais.com.au/event.php?eventid=115
Inagural Club 30 Black and White Ball
Saturday, 26 June 2010
7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Club 30 is having its first Ball, it is their fundraiser for the year and money raised this year will go to a bursery for talented students in Arts and or Music one from each of the 4 local schoosl $75 for a sit down 3 course dinner with a full band playing. BYO drinks. A Glass of Champagne on arrival. Bookings a must
LOCATION: The Daylesford Town Hall CONTACT NAME: Maggie Nightingale & Fae Wilson PHONE: 5348 3507 or 0414 555 343 EMAIL: fwilson@bigpond.com
6 Day Bali Retreat
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
The Central Highlands Yoga Studio in Daylesford will be taking a group of yoga students to Bali for a 6 day Iyengar yoga retreat. Suitable for Level 1, 2 and 3 students. Contact the studio for details.
LOCATION: Candi Dasa, Bali CONTACT NAME: Shayna Ogden PHONE: 5348 3888 EMAIL: shayna@daylesfordyoga.com WEB: http://www.daylesfordyoga.com
Novotel Forest Resort Winter Winemakers Dinner
