Rush for Seachange gigs
Set to play: enjoy the sounds of Miguel and Lisa Ovejero, Tamer Taskaya and Nicolas Lyon at the Prom Coast Seachange Festival.
TICKETS are selling fast for a number of events on the Prom Coast Seachange Festival program.
Two events have already completely sold out.
Deb Bray, chair of the festival’s organising committee, said there is a great feeling of excitement in the build-up to this year’s festival.
“We’ve had a great deal of positive feedback about the diversity of events on the festival program and we are taking a good number of enquiries and bookings locally and from further afield,” she said.
“It’s really encouraging that three weeks before the start of the festival two of our events are sold out
“All seats have been filled on the Sustainable Architecture Tour scheduled for the morning of Saturday, April 27 and Sunday night’s Yehudi Menuhin Prodigy & Phenomenon recital at the Celia Rosser Gallery sold out in record time.”
A number of performances still have tickets available though. Performing artist Margret RoadKnight, known around the world for her powerful vocals and wide-ranging roots-based repertoire, will be performing at this year’s festival on the night of Thursday, April 25. Margret’s hit song from the ’70s, Girls In Our Town, gives inspiration and title to the festival’s photographic exhibition at the historic Yanakie schoolhouse in the Foster museum precinct, with works by well-known local artist/photographers Suellen Lee and Kerry Spokes.
Margret is also conducting a vocal workshop at Waratah Hills Winery on the Saturday of the festival. No experience is necessary and participants can package the workshop with a relaxed cellar-door tapas lunch.
Tickets for each of these events can be purchased from Main Street Revelations in Foster or by calling 0467 054 939.
Comedian Anne Edmonds, a great success at the Edinburgh Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, will have you in stitches with her one-woman show at the Rhythm Café on Friday, April 26. At a cost of $25, bookings can be made by contacting Lynne at the café on 5682 1612.Also performing at the Rhythm Café are Bec and the Acquaintances and Bec’s Bonny Boners who will provide a Saturday afternoon of music, song and entertainment.
Entry to this and a number of other events is by gold coin donation; all money donated over the five days of the festival will go to Prom Country Aged Care.
Musica Viva’s brass quintet, Shrewd Brass, will be entertaining crowds at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre with their superb music and rollicking laughs.
Comprised of professional musicians from the fields of jazz, musical theatre and classical music, Shrewd Brass explores the extremes of music in a comical way. FAMDA is hosting the Friday evening event as part of the Seachange Festival program and bookings can be made by calling 0400 867 872.
Exciting Melbourne band Peter and the Pontiacs will have you dancing the night away with their unique style of rock, blues, rock’n’roll and swing. Put your dance shoes on as Peter and the Pontiacs perform classics from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
Grab a ticket or book a table and bring a supper to share as you enjoy a Saturday night out with friends. Tickets can be purchased from Main Street Revelations in Foster or by calling 0467 054 939.
On Sunday the main street of Foster will be transformed for the traditional Sunday Street Food Festival.
Bridge Street and a section of the main street will be closed to traffic and an extremely long dining table will be set up in the middle of the road. Local traders and producers will have delicious local fare for tasting and food available for purchase on-premises or from street stalls. All are welcome to join in.
Local buskers will keep you entertained and Gippsland flamenco musicians Karavana Flamenco, with their fiery mix of Spanish Gypsy, traditional flamenco, Cuban and Moorish music, will turn the luncheon into a fiesta.
The heart-wrenching melodies from Spanish/Romany vocals and the upbeat rhythms of the percussion, bass and rhythm guitar make for a gypsy performance that is played on the street and danced in bare feet! Ole!
“Such a diverse range of events is a result of the enthusiasm and hard work of locals, community groups, traders and regional agencies in organising and supporting events and attracting an array of quality performers,” Ms Bray said.
“Equally, we have to thank our sponsors Tourism Victoria, Esso and BHP Billiton, Toora and Foster Community Bank branches and South Gippsland Shire Council for their funding and support.”
The festival program runs from April 25 to 29 and brochures are available from a variety of local shops, galleries, cafes and from Bendigo Bank branches.
Further details about events and bookings can be found on the fesival website www.promcoastseachangefestival.org and updates are available on the festival Facebook page.
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