Enza Gandolfo

Maria Takolander

Ouyang Yu

 
Music in the Gardens 2008
This summer, Music in the Gardens promises to be better than ever!   You can picnic with family and friends on the Teahouse Lawns with the The Jazz Connection.  This group has always been a favourite at Music in the Gardens, playing a range of toe-tapping jazz standards. The Teahouse will be open for refreshments.   

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Music at The Basilica - Encounters 2008
A series of music by outstanding young performers from the Geelong area, blending music with poetry, art, images and text.  Musicians include Timmothy Oborne (cello) on 20 February, Matthew Demetriou (piano) on 27 February and Chloe Lane (violin) and Reece Johnson (voice) on 5 March.

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Geelong Friends of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Summer Picnic
This group was established mid 2007 to promote the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra throughout the Geelong region.  This inaugural event of the Geelong Friends of the MSO is to raise funds for The Brockman Award.  This award will be presented later in the year, to a member of the MSO, in order that he/she may be helped to continue with their musical career.  Music throughout the evening will be provided by Artistique Strings and the vocal group, Wondrous Merry.  The event is BYO (food and drink).  The historic house and magnificent gardens will be open for viewing from 5 to 6pm. 

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Geelong Folk Music Club - Live and Local
A concert featuring local acoustic music performers and invited guests.

GEELONG BOTANIC GARDENS
Botanical Art Exhibition
This exhibition showcases works by Geelong Botanical Art students and teachers, many of whom have exhibited interstate and overseas and whose works have been purchased for inclusion in well known collections. Included will be works by accomplished artists such as John Pastoriza-Pinol, Lyndelle Price, Helen Burrows, Margaret Muffet, Maurine Wrigley and Deb Chirnside.

NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM
FabARTS 2008 Exhibition 
The fabARTS exhibition at the National Wool Museum, presents the best of 2007's VCE student work from secondary schools throughout the Geelong region and features works from the subjects of Art, Studio Art and Visual Design and Communication.  It showcases some of our City's most talented young artists.  As well as demonstrating the high calibre of art in our schools, the 2008 fabARTS exhibition is a must-see for all current senior school art students.  The exhibition provides a very valuable resource for current students and their teachers, as both the final pieces and their accompanying folios are on show, which demonstrates not only the finished product but the research and processes involved in its creation.

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Applications open - National Celtic Festival
The National Celtic Festival invites applications for performers, stallholders and volunteers for this year's event, to be held on 6 to 9 June 2008 in Portarlington.  Information and application forms can be obtained via the website below.  Applications close 17 March 2008.

Drama Seminar
Billy Marshall Stoneking is an entertaining, gifted and inspiring teacher.   As a scriptwriter, script editor, poet and playwright, Billy has much to offer anyone seriously interested in the written and performing arts.  He was senior lecturer at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School for many years and has written and edited several well known award winning feature films. 

BROUGHAM SCHOOL OF ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY

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Life Drawing
Long and short poses with female and male models.  Improve your knowledge of human anatomy while increasing your skills in observation, proportion and foreshortening.  There will be an option to continue for another eight weeks into Term 2, advancing into intermediate projects.