Connecting to Country at Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre

The Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre has long been a hub for celebrating aspects of Aboriginal culture, and located on Wadawurrung Country has done so through the use of native plants, workshops and artworks in the gallery. Connecting to Country is Narana’s newest event and takes what the centre has previously done to a new level.

People Like Us

‘People Like Us’ is an exhibition curated by UNSW Galleries Director Felicity Fenner, touring to 14 venues across Australia in 2016-2019 and on June 18 it is coming to Geelong Gallery.

Words with Wine

Wine and words seem to be a match made in heaven, especially if you need a little bit of liquid courage to share your words in public.

Bendigo Art Gallery To Showcase Toni Maticevski Exhibition

For the first time in his celebrated 20 year career, renowned Australian fashion designer Toni Maticevski will be opening up his archives for all to see in an exhibition presented by the Bendigo Art Gallery.

All Things Considered

The Torquay Theatre Troupe’s tagline on the website reads “Making quality theatre accessible to our local community” and that’s exactly what the troupe are doing in the theatre’s latest play written by Ben Brown, All Things Considered.

Of Longing and Belonging

Western Edge Youth Arts have crafted themselves a very esteemed reputation through constantly putting on cutting edge and socially relevant theatre spectacles, with their upcoming double feature ‘Of Longing’ and ‘Belonging’ adding to their list of high quality productions.

Street Food Twilight Session

Mt Duneed Estate sure know how to throw a party, and the next to hit the winery is a relatively foodie affair.

Sugarland

Sugarland is quite unique in the theatre scene in Geelong. Offering an insight into teenage Australian life, the story will have you laugh, cry and it’s guaranteed to stay with you for a long time. We had a chat with DubsYunupingu who plays Nina in Sugarland.

Emerging Writers Festival Launch

It’s in the air, can you feel it? Writers festival season is almost upon us. The Emerging Writers Festival held in Melbourne will be launching its program in a free event held at the Wheeler Centre on May 10.

Kilmore Goal Ghost Hunt

If you’re into ghosts and ghouls and feelin’ superstitious, then the Friday the 13th Old Kilmore Goal Ghost Hunt is right up your alley.

Ballarat Heritage Weekend

Ballarat Heritage weekend is back again this year over the Mother’s Day weekend and invites you to ‘ignite your curiosity’ and come discover the unknown, the unexpected and the unexplained, with a bunch of events that will suit everyone.

BallaRatCat Comedy with Mickey D

While Melbourne may have had its comedy season which you’ll have to wait another year for, the team behind BallaRatCat Comedy are making the return for another year of events. The first line up features Dave Callan, Ben Knight, Mickey D and Tegan Higginbotham. We had a chat with Mickey D about his stint on Everest, working at KFC and the show in general.

Meet the Makers

Westfield Geelong and Geelong Creatives have buddied up to bring you the ‘Meet the Makers’ market, scheduled at the perfect time in the lead up to Mother’s Day on April 30 and May 1 at the shopping centre.

Good Beer Week Gets Regional

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here, but beer is pretty delicious, and there are some incredible venues in our region pouring some tasty pints. As part of Good Beer Week (which runs from May 13-22) a bunch of regional breweries and bars are putting on something a little bit spesh.

Mountain to Mouth 2016

Geelong after Dark returns next month, a night in which Geelong’s CBD will be treated to a program of unique and surprising works and pop-up performances. Leading up to this is an equally wonderful and unique event in Mountain to Mouth, an 80km extreme arts journey of discovery over two days and eleven stages.

My Geelong, My Idea

Getting the chance to have your input on how your town works is pretty special, especially when they’re taken under serious consideration.

The F Word

There’s something about F-words that get people feeling a little uncomfortable, however, this exhibition held at Courthouse Youth Arts Gallery and opening on April 22, is set to get you feeling a lot more comfortable with at least one F-Word.

Nathan Curnow’s The Apocalypse Awards Book Launch

Nathan Curnow an Australian writer and performer who has been working it hard for a number of years now. With a new volume of poetry coming out next week, it is a good time to have a look at what he has done and where he has been.

Bendigo Street Festival

After a successful first stint in December last year, the Bendigo Street Festival is back for its second run as the autumn festival.

M2M Announces Recipients of Major International Sculpture Commission

Cloaked in an animal fur shawl, fighting off the fresh autumn winds, Uncle Bryon Powell greets us all for the launch of the recipients of the major international sculpture commission for Mountain to Mouth.

Geelong Creatives Pop Up

If you’re an Instagram addict, chances are you’ve come across the page @geelongcreatives which celebrates all the incredible things those who are handy with colour, brushes and pottery are getting up to.

Pyrenees Unearthed Festival

With Easter long weekend behind us it’s time to look ahead to the next long weekend, and there’s a pretty stellar event happening in the Pyrenees.

Cathy, Heathcliff and Bronte’s Wuthering Heights

Geelong Theatre audiences are in for a special treat in mid-April when the shake & stir theatre company bring Wuthering Heights back to the GPAC for a short run of shows for the first time in a couple of years.

Lowercase Poetry

There’s a new poetry night on the cards in Geelong, and it’s set for its second event.

 

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