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DIXIE Dazzlers Jazz Band will play on Sunday, December 19, at Sale Greyhound Club. The band, which appears on the third Sunday afternoon of each month at the club, consists of Barry Hanley (on trumpet and vocals), Ian Christensen (reeds), Michael Cousins (trombone and vocals), Peter McKay (piano and vocals), Bill Horley (drums and vocals) and Kees Doger (bass and tuba). The Dazzlers have been performing for about 14 years at various venues in Gippsland, and pepper humour into their blues, swing, traditional and Dixieland jazz, with lots of toe-tapping numbers. The band will play from 1pm until 4pm, and entry costs $15 per person. Meals will beavailable, and all patrons must be full COVID vaccinated. To book, phone 5144 2148. BRIAGOLONG Bush Band’s Garry Rose has released a new album called Make Your Move, just in time for Christmas. Make Your Move showcases Garry’s works — a collection of songs on a variety of subjects — from tall tales to true. Some have been around a while, some are new, and others are re-recorded and feature members of the Briagolong Bush Band and special guests. There’s also a few of Garry’s favourite traditional songs thrown in for good measure. The album, his first in 10 years, features songs in the band’s current repertoire, and covers subjects including holidays, vampires, love, farming, local trains and the heart-wrenching Sandakan The Last March which was featured on the ABC’s Australia All Over. The band will feature the album at its New Year’s Eve show at Valencia Hall
Garry Rose is one of the most recognised faces on the local music scene, and has just released a new album — his first in 10 years.
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Annemieke Mein exhibition is extended
ANNEMIEKE Mein’s current exhibition at Gippsland Art Gallery will continue until February 13, allowing visitors the opportunity to see many her most significant textile artworks from the last 40 years — all together in the one place. This unique and not-to-be-missed exhibition was originally launched to coincide with the staging of the 2021 Archibald Prize, and with more than 25,000 visitors already having experienced the wonders of this current exhibition, it has now been extended into 2022 by popular demand. This special ‘Archibald edition’ of Annemieke’s ongoing exhibition brings together key works from many private collections, and draws also on the gallery’s own extensive holdings of her work. The exhibition includes many crowd favourites such as Silvereyes (1983), Freedom (1986), Fantail Rhapsody (1987), and Dance of the Mayflies (1988). In a treat for fans of Annemieke’s extraordinary artworks, the exhibition also includes Owlet Nightjar, commenced in 1996, and only completed during lockdown in 2021. This major new work is presented alongside The Silverfish (2019) a recently completed major work made from a conglomeration of clothing tags and recycled pieces. Two sculptural works sit among the large wall pieces: De Lapjes (1991) and another recent work, Gum Leaf Cosy II (2020). No art lover will want to miss this chance to experience the artwork of Annemieke Mein, who has been captivating and inspiring audiences around the world for almost 50 years. The Sale-based artist has devoted a lifetime to the study and depiction of Australian native wildlife in all its forms, while continually pushing the boundaries of the medium of textile art, as the current exhibition proves.
Image: Annemieke Mein The Silverfish, 2019, textile on board, 180 x 125cm. Private collection.
Dark comedy at Bond St
BOND Street Event Centre will host a dark comedy film festival on Thursday, December 16, from 7.30pm. A series of short comedy films from all over the world will be compered by Darren McCubbin. Audiences will be treated to the bad, the wrong and the diabolical. Fifteen filmmakers will deliver the foibles of human beings — and all with big and wicked smiles. Tickets cost $20 and can be bought from Eventbrite, or by phoning 5182 8770. The films are restricted to audiences 18-plus, and no one under the age of 18 will be allowed entry. COVID restrictions will also apply.
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Girls can’t Surf at the Port of Sale
Artist Tams Hesz with her painted surfboard.
AS part of the 16 Days of Activism and proudly presented by the Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault, Girls Can’t Surf addresses the theme of International Women’s Day 2021, ‘Choose to Challenge’. Inspired by the recent documentary Girls Can’t Surf, which screened in Gippsland cinemas throughout 2021, 22 individual artists or groups of artists from across Gippsland (and further afield) each created a surfboard to challenge the ideas of gender-based roles, gender inequality, and the barriers women may face. The film tells the previously untold story of how a band of renegade surfer girls in the 1980s took on the male-dominated professional surfing world to achieve equality and change the sport forever. The artists chose to highlight women who have fought and succeeded in making changes in their fields of expertise, have challenged stereotypes, and have highlighted that women can do many things. The project was an opportunity to engage with people across Gippsland, raise awareness of gender stereotypes and gender equality as a major driver of violence and sexual assault, and to also acknowledge women and their achievements. The surfboards will be on display on the ground floor of the Port of Sale Wellington Centre during summer, continuing until February 28 — and entry is free.
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