Rosendale exhibition Gigs with Darren Lowe

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August 18 - Paul McDermott Plus One - A dynamic and awe-inspiring collection of verbal and musical absurdity. A conceptual odyssey chronicling, (through comedy, song, and liturgical dance) the bizarre world we find ourselves in, as presented by Paul McDermott and his unnamed collaborator.

August 19 - Motor City Sounds - From Motown to The Blues Brothers and everything in between – Motor City Sounds pays tribute to the classic era of Soul music. Performing songs from artists such as Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, The Supremes, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Otis Redding, t.hey recreate the essence and atmosphere of Motown and Soul from the 60s and 70s.

August 25 - Tenzin Choegyal - Acknowledged as one of the world's finest Tibetan musicians, Tenzin Choegyal’s cantering rhythms, soaring vocals and exquisite flute solos have enchanted audiences around the globe. An outstanding composer/ performer with a great depth of musical knowledge, intuition and inventiveness, he skilfully brings Tibetan music firmly into a contemporary setting.

Emerging out of the Covid ramifications of late 2021, Hepburn Shire resident and photographic artist, David Rosendale - synonymous for capturing the Alpine regions of Australia - turned his lens to the local Daylesford and Hepburn landscape, as a direct response to travel restrictions.

A new collection of large scale photographic works, captured in the stunning local Hepburn Regional Park and the Wombat State Forest, will be exhibited and on display at the Eastern Peake Cellar Door from August 26 to October 22.

The exhibition is part of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, a festival that has grown in popularity since its inception in 2005 - the event first held in Daylesford, before it relocated to Ballarat as the festival expanded.

The 60-day event transforms the regional city, attracts international and Australian artists, and numerous exhibitions can be found in art galleries, restaurants, wineries, bars, laneways and cultural spaces.

This is Rosendale’s third exhibition in the regional festival, having a previous offering of his Alpine photography at Craigs Royal Hotel, Ballarat, in the 2017 Biennale.

This year's edition at Eastern Peake marks an enforced shift in genre, and a sense of optimism, emerging out of the tail end of the pandemic.

“Covid restrictions were an extended period of loss no doubt, but also an opportunity to immerse oneself in the local landscape,” says Rosendale.

“Photography - being one of a host of greatly affected industries in that dark time of restrictions, unable to work or travel to my muse of recent years, the Alpine region of Falls Creek, there was indeed a lot of time to research art, painting, photography and common tropes of struggle, that have been depicted through art for centuries.

“I wanted to bring a traditional painterly style to my photography and imbue that traditional form of expression.”

Having a footprint in the goldfields for more than 20 years, when able to do so, a full-time move saw out the remainder of the pandemic, and inspired an immersion in the local forest.

The exhibition delivers a sense of mystery and freedom, of exploring a new landscape and the liberation of finally being en plein air.

Photographs by David Rosendale can be viewed at Eastern Peake Cellar Door, 67 Pickfords Road, Coghills Creek from Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 3pm.

Link: www.ballaratfoto.org/program/photographs-by-david-rosendale/

Above, The Final Battle of Night and Day 2022 Twin Bridges, Hepburn Regional Park

Words & image: Contributed

August 26 - Words In Winter - Come support your community event with Marieke Hardy in conversation with Jon Faine, pictured. Featuring music by Jarrah Olive, The Bedridden - David M. Lewis, Alex Miller and Emma Razz - the world’s only muppet punk trio and poet Sean M. Whelan.

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Teenagers, part of theatre company Inside Out Dance Theatre in Daylesford, will take to the stage showcasing their passion and acting talents in a special production for Words in Winter.

The Day the School Went Under was written by director Jen Bray with the help of the students after improvising scenarios.

Two of the members, Dru and Jaime, have been attending classes for more than a decade. They will join fellow cast members Dante, Wren, Arlo, Alexander and Billy when they present their comedy play described as The Breakfast Club meets The Poseidon Adventure

Two performances will be held on Saturday, August 26, at the Daylesford Town Hall. Book at Trybooking.com/CJYUG