6 things to do this weekend
Williamstown Wine and Chocolate Festival
Where: Seaworks, 82 Nelson Place, Williamstown
When: 11am-6pm, Saturday April 3o
The Williamstown Wine and Chocolate Festival is a celebration pairing the best...
Greenvale artist inspired by Indigenous art
Artist Samantha Lentini says she’s rendered spellbound by Aboriginal dot paintings – and it shows in her work.
The Greenvale resident’s paintings use strong lines...
Madeline’s call-up to stardom
Bundoora starlet Madeline Perrone knows it’s a long road to the top in the entertainment business … but she’s headed in the right direction.
The...
Country comes to town
Musos near and far are tuning up for the Whittlesea Country Music Festival.
Festival-goers can enjoy some big-name headliners such as The Black Sorrows, The...
Art of beauty and pain in Craigieburn
A group of Hume immigrants is exhibiting art to share their culture, while also showing the hardships of life in Iraq.
More than 30 artists...
Hume council’s Carols by Candlelight
A fireworks display and a host of children’s performers are on the cards for Hume council’s Christmas Carols by Candlelight event this Sunday at...
Epping artist wins coveted art award
Fittingly, it was a slow trawl up the Yarra earlier this year that provided the inspiration for Mary Hyde’s entry in a maritime-themed art...
Massimo’s cartoons on show
Having a solo exhibition is a benchmark of success for an artist. For many, getting there can take years or decades.
For Massimo Gamboni, it...
Doorway to a new life in Australia
In Iraq, Bashar Yousif carved The Lord’s Prayer into stone using beautiful calligraphy.
But since he moved to Australia two years ago, he’s not sure...
Mill Park dancer off to the US
A gruelling seven-hour audition in May for an international talent agency proved game- changing for dancer Daniel Camilleri.
The 22-year-old from Mill Park was one...
Young flautist focused in one direction
Bubbly Stephanie Cosmano speaks passionately about her love for the flute – and One Direction’s Harry Styles.
Like her boy band idol, the 13-year-old from...
Circus Oz comes comes to Whittlesea
It looks so easy … just ask Meadow Glen Primary School pupils.
Circus Oz trainer Geoff Dunstan showed Crystal, Sarah and Rubino (pictured) how to...
Arts takes Jenny to happy places
It’s been a long time between exhibitions for artist Jenny Prabhu. The 77-year-old Hoppers Crossing resident unveiled a mix of local landscapes and portraits...
Pas de deux with the best
A professional contemporary ballet company, Melbourne City Ballet, performed in South Morang this week.
The Brunswick-based dance troupe will performed Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s...
Ministering to the arts in Campbellfield
Reverend John Vander Reest ostensibly retired three years ago, but that same year he began leading a small congregation at Scots Church in Campbellfield.
“My...