Queen's Birthday Weekend
(6-9 June 2008)

Woodend, Victoria

A feast of music, literary and visual arts...


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Full Program for 2008

Please note that the PIANO MARATHON planned for MONDAY has been CANCELLED

Time Event Performer Location Prices
FRIDAY 6th of June
8:00pm -
9:15 pm
Baroque Opera:
Dafne, Gagliano
Sarah Macliver, Sally-Anne Russell & Paul McMahon, with Accademia Arcadia and Ensemble Gombert, stage direction by Rodney Hall; music direction my John O'Donnell St. Ambrose Hall $50 full /
$45 conc
SATURDAY 7th of June
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Botanical Bounties Botanical artists The Old School House Gallery, north of Woodend FREE
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Art in Clay Macedon Ranges' Potters Cobaw Community Centre, Forest Street FREE
10:00 am -
4:00 pm
Workshop: Writing your family history Hazel Edwards
please PRE-BOOK
The Bentinck Conference Centre $80 full /
$75 conc
10:00 am -
11:00 am
Children's Free Event Elizabeth Honey: Two heads are better than one Woodend Library FREE
11:00 am -
12:00 noon
A Tribute to Messiaen Michael Kieran Harvey St. Ambrose Church $35 full /
$30 conc
12:00 noon -
1:00 pm
Stabat Mater, Pergolesi Sarah Macliver & Sally-Anne Russell, with Accademia Arcadia St. Ambrose Hall $35 full / $30 conc
1:30 pm -
2:30 pm
Percussion Spectacular Nick Parnell & Graeme Burgan St. Ambrose Church $35 full /
$30
conc
2:30 pm -
3:30 pm
Peter & the Wolf, Prokofiev Scotch College Orchestra with Rod Quantock
SOLD OUT
Braemar College (includes transport to venue) SOLD OUT
3:00 pm -
4:00 pm
Shakuhachi Recital Riley Lee St. Ambrose Hall $35 full /
$30 conc
3:30 pm -
4:30 pm
Clarinet and Piano Recital David Thomas and Michael Kieran Harvey St. Ambrose Church $35 full /
$30 conc
5:30 pm -
6:45 pm
Baroque Opera:
Dafne, Gagliano
Sarah Macliver, Sally-Anne Russell & Paul McMahon, with Accademia Arcadia and Ensemble Gombert, stage direction by Rodney Hall; music direction my John O'Donnell St. Ambrose Hall $50 full /
$45 conc
8:30 pm -
10: 30 pm
Jazz Indulgence James Morrison Sextet Braemar College (includes transport to venue) $80 full /
$70 conc
SUNDAY 8th of June
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Botanical Bounties Botanical artists The Old School House Gallery, north of Woodend FREE
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Art in Clay Macedon Ranges' Potters Cobaw Community Centre, Forest Street FREE
9:30 am -
10:30 am
10 Pieces of Silver Flynn Silver Lecture
BOOKED OUT
The Bentinck BOOKED OUT
10:30 am -
11:30 am
A Conversation Sophie Cunningham in conversation with Mary Delahunty The Bentinck $15 full/
$13 conc
12:00 noon -
1:00 pm
Stabat Mater, Pergolesi Sarah Macliver & Sally-Anne Russell, with Accademia Arcadia St. Ambrose Hall $35 full /
$30 conc
12:30 pm -
1:30 pm
A Tribute to Messiaen Michael Kieran Harvey St. Ambrose Church $35 full /
$30 conc
2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
Melbourne's Marvellous Magazines Literary Panel The Bentinck $15 full /
$13 conc
4:00 pm-
5:00 pm
Percussion Spectacular Nick Parnell & Graeme Burgan St. Ambrose Church $35 full /
$30
conc
4:00 pm -
5:00 pm
Shakuhachi Recital Riley Lee St. Ambrose Hall $35 full /
$30 conc
8:00pm -
9:00 pm
Clarinet and Piano Recital David Thomas and Michael Kieran Harvey St. Ambrose Church $35 full /
$30 conc
8:00 pm -
9:15 pm
Baroque Opera:
Dafne, Gagliano
Sarah Macliver, Sally-Anne Russell & Paul McMahon, with Accademia Arcadia and Ensemble Gombert, stage direction by Rodney Hall; music direction my John O'Donnell St. Ambrose Hall $50 full /
$45 conc
MONDAY 9th of June
    Piano Marathon has been CANCELLED    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Botanical Bounties Botanical artists The Old School House Gallery, north of Woodend FREE
9:30 am -
10:30 am
Passion and Poetry Robyn Rowland talks with Rodney Hall Cafe Colenso, Anslow Street $15 full /
$13 conc
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Art in Clay Macedon Ranges' Potters Cobaw Community Centre, Forest Street FREE
11:00 am -
12 noon
Pub Philosopher Professor Roger Sworder Holgate's Leadlight Room FREE
12:30 pm -
1:30 pm
Beethoven and Debussy Australian String Quartet St Ambrose Church $35 full /
$30 conc
         

Woodend Winter Arts Festival Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteer members.
Thank you to our
sponsors, donors, supporters and volunteers for 2008.
We are grateful for your support and encouragement.
A full list of our sponsors is available at our Sponsorship Page.