Get ready to Dance in Dungog’s high street You’ll be able to dance the night away in Dowling Street this Long Weekend’s Sunday Night Street Party when the iconic Dog Trumpet takes over the main street during the Dungog Festival. The weekend will bring non-stop music, six artisans outlets showing their wares and no less…
Saturday 13 October 2018, 6pm, at the Barn, Mayne St, Murrurundi. The ENREC Studio Band feature of Tim Rickards new CD of diverse story songs, with the legendary Garry & Kirk Steel (Piano plus Accordion – from John Williamson to Kings Cross bars LOL), Christian Marsh (deluxe Harmonica) and James Gillard (from Mental as Anything…
Be sure to save the date for Scone Short Film Festival on 22nd and 23rd September. Scone Films presents its annual short film festival, featuring a fantastic selection of world class Australian short films. Now in its tenth year, the festival only screens Australian short films. There is something for everyone, with a range of…
The inaugural Sculpture on the Farm exhibition at Fosterton outside Dungog will be held over the coming October long weekend to coincide with the Dungog Festival. There will be approximately 100 sculptures on display from both local sculptors and those from further afield and including prominent names, such as the late Inge King and Newcastle…
The Upper Hunter Festival Forum was held on Tuesday 18th September at Singleton. Many thanks to everyone who attended Arts Upper Hunter’s Festival Forum and especially speakers Professor John Connell, Jan Fallding, Nancy Knudsen and Deidre Peebles. Festivals and major events are great for community and economic development but behind the scenes it’s not…
When was the last time you channelled your creative genius on a piece of footpath? Maybe, like so many of us, it was over a decade (or two!) ago when you were just a kid. This year Dungog Festival is to be richer than ever with a chalk art competition to take place in the…
Saturday 29 September 2018. 9.15am to 1.15pm. Dungog Start writing that script you have burning up inside you, get a toolbox full of great tips and hints, and develop a scene in this script-writing adventure. Bring your own idea or not, either is fine, and it can be TV, feature or short. There’s some pre-work…
From quirky shoes to Noah’s Ark and a few paintings thrown in for good measure, this exhibition of works by Charlotte Drake-Brookman is a must see for any budding artist or the curious. Exhibition dates: 7 July to 30 September 2018. Venue: Murrurundi & District Historical Society God’s Waiting Room (church hall beside the museum) 125…
Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 September 2018 Clarence Town Dungog-Clarence Town CWA presents its popular Quiltarama on Saturday 08 September 2018, 10 am – 4 pm and Sunday 09 September 2018, 10 am – 3 pm at the Clarence Town School of Arts Hall, Grey Street, Clarence Town and the Clarence Town Senior Citizens Day…
In collaboration with Bandon Grove School of Arts Hall Committee and Arts Upper Hunter, Karen Crofts, director of the Hunter Writers Centre, a creative writing workshop was held at the Bandon Grove School of Arts on Sunday 15th of July from 11 am to 3 pm. The workshop was suitable for beginners or experienced writers. …