Maffra Community Expo
Maffra Neighbourhood House is celebrating its building’s 100th year of service to the Maffra community this weekend and is hosting a Maffra Community Expo in honour of its long-standing history.
Maffra Neighbourhood House invites all community organisations in Maffra to join them in showcasing what Maffra has to offer.
There will be a free sausage sizzle, coffee and tea.
Price: Free
When: 10.30am until 1 pm, Saturday, September 2.
Where: Maffra Neighbourhood House, 31A Thomson St, Maffra.
Small Stage Sessions
Small Stage Sessions is Bond Street Event Centre’s new Open Mic Night for musicians, poets and short filmmakers.
These open mic nights offer up-and-coming performers the opportunity to test their skills on a receptive crowd of like-minded creatives.
To offer each performer adequate stage time, the format for musical acts will be solos, duos or trios only, performing 15-minute sets (drum kits not permitted). BSEC will provide PA equipment and a sound technician.
Filmmakers who would like to showcase their creations will be given a 10-minute screening and are asked to bring a copy of their film to the venue by 6.20pm on the night. Poets will also be given a 10-minute set to perform their written works.
Performers will be allocated a set time on a first-in-first-on basis.
If you are interested in local musicians, poets, and filmmakers, head to BSEC’s Small Stage Session and be a part of an encouraging and supportive audience.
Small Stage Sessions at BSEC are for those aged 16 and up, and a guardian must accompany minors.
A $10 entry fee includes a light supper and goes towards the continued running of these events. The bar will also be open.
If you have any questions about Bond Street Event Centre’s open mic nights, please call David on 5182 8770.
Price: $10
When: 7pm until 10pm, Friday, September 1.
Where: Bond Street Event Centre, 10 Bond Street, Sale.
Sale and District Orchid Club Spring Show
It is that time of the year again when you can enjoy all the very best of orchid displays and buy some plants to take home to enjoy yourself.
The Sale and District Orchid Club is proud to host their Spring Show from 9.30am until 4pm Saturday, September 2 and 10am until 3pm Sunday, September 3.
Apart from award-winning plants to see, there will be orchid plants for sale (but you need to get in early).
A raffle will be drawn on Sunday afternoon, with potting demonstrations around 11am and 2pm on both days.
Visit the Sale and District Orchid Club Facebook page or email saleorchidclub@gmail.com for more information.
Price: $3 (Under 18s free)
When: 9.30am until 4pm, Saturday, September 2, and 10am until 3pm, Sunday, September 3.
Where: Sale VRI Hall, 1 Pettit St, Sale.
Among the Wildflowers – Poetry Book Launch
Seamus Foley and Sally Anne Watson–Kane will launch their newly published book of poems, Among the Wildflowers, co-authored by themselves and Delia Tobin, on Friday, September 8, at the Bond Street Event Centre.
Among the Wildflowers includes poems and insights inspired by the author’s experiences growing up in Ireland and living with nature in Victoria.
Poems from the book will be performed at the launch.
This event is a must for poetry lovers.
Entry is free, and light finger food will be provided, with drinks at bar prices also available.
To book your spot, ring 03 5182 8770.
Price: Free
When: 6pm until 7.30pm, Friday, September 8.
Where: Bond Street Event Centre, 10 Bond Street, Sale.
Headline acts at Jack’s
Ethan Calway
When: From 9pm, Friday, September 1.
Where: Jack Ryan’s Irish Bar, 154 Raymond St, Sale.
Dale Gannon
When: From 9pm, Saturday, September 2.
Where: Jack Ryan’s Irish Bar, 154 Raymond St, Sale.
Dale Calway
When: From 9pm, Friday, September 8.
Where: Jack Ryan’s Irish Bar, 154 Raymond St, Sale.
Bonj
When: From 9pm, Saturday, September 9.
Where: Jack Ryan’s Irish Bar, 154 Raymond St, Sale.
Justin Rebecchi
When: From 9pm, Friday, September 15.
Where: Jack Ryan’s Irish Bar, 154 Raymond St, Sale.
Low Profile
When: From 9pm, Saturday, September 16.
Where: Jack Ryan’s Irish Bar, 154 Raymond St, Sale.
Leeroy
When: From 9pm, Friday, September 22.
Where: Jack Ryan’s Irish Bar, 154 Raymond St, Sale.
RollerToaster
When: From 9pm, Saturday, September 23.
Where: Jack Ryan’s Irish Bar, 154 Raymond St, Sale.
Matt-Peter Fry
When: From 9pm, Friday, September 29.
Where: Jack Ryan’s Irish Bar, 154 Raymond St, Sale.
DJ Night
When: From 9pm, Saturday, September 30.
Where: Jack Ryan’s Irish Bar, 154 Raymond St, Sale.
Kathleen Halloran Band and Minnie Marks live at the Bundy
Guitarist Kathleen Halloran is one of the country’s most exciting and in-demand upcoming musicians.
Kathleen tours and performs across the country as guitarist for Australian icon Kate Ceberano and has also performed with the likes of Felix Riebl, Iva Davies, William Barton, Jade MaCrae, Jimi Hocking and Darren Middleton, to name a few.
As a session musician, her guitar playing has been heard on countless recordings, in orchestra pits for many musical theatre productions, and on major festival stages countrywide.
Minnie Marks is not just some blazingly electrified guitar-playing freak of nature.
She is also a rare and triple threat: Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Relentlessly gigging across the globe, equipped with an old Goldtop in her hands and a revolutionary Farmer Foot Drum at her feet, Marks consistently pushes musical limits with her mind-blowing, dynamic guitar wizardry and her insanely powerful voice that roars out her truth through song as if her own life depended on it.
Finally, all three beasts are married together to forge a mammoth-sized wall of sound at the Bundalaguah Hall this Sunday (September 3).
Enjoy a community barbeque from 12.30pm before doors open at 1.30pm.
Minnie Marks takes the stage first at 2pm, then Kathleen Halloran Band at 3pm, before a combined performance at 4pm.
This event is bring your own.
Tickets are available here: https://www.trybooking.com/CILDB
Price: $45
When: From 12.30pm until 5pm, Sunday, September 3.
Where: Bundalaguah Hall, 795 Maffra-Sale Rd, Bundalaguah.
Gigs at the Gippy
Three Chain Road
When: 8pm until 11pm, Friday, September 1.
Where: The Gippsland Hotel, 153 York Street, Sale.
Justin Rebecchi
When: 2pm until 5pm, Sunday, September 3.
Where: The Gippsland Hotel, 153 York Street, Sale.
Lincoln & Marcus
When: 8pm until 11pm, Friday, September 8.
Where: The Gippsland Hotel, 153 York Street, Sale.
The Detonators
When: 2pm until 5pm, Sunday, September 10.
Where: The Gippsland Hotel, 153 York Street, Sale.
SweetLIP
When: 8pm until 11pm, Friday, September 15.
Where: The Gippsland Hotel, 153 York Street, Sale.
Todd Cook
When: 2pm until 5pm, Sunday, September 17.
Where: The Gippsland Hotel, 153 York Street, Sale.
Reversion
When: 8pm until 11pm, Friday, September 22.
Where: The Gippsland Hotel, 153 York Street, Sale.
Scapegoats
When: 2pm until 5pm, Sunday, September 24
Where: The Gippsland Hotel, 153 York Street, Sale.
Morning Glory
When: 8pm until 11pm, Friday, September 29.
Where: The Gippsland Hotel, 153 York Street, Sale.
Amber Lawrence – Your Town Tour
Six-time Golden Guitar winner Amber Lawrence will perform at the Sale Greyhound Club on Friday, September 22, as part of her 2023 Your Town Tour.
Amber is prolific as an artist, having released seven studio albums and three children’s albums.
She is well known as one of the best entertainers in the business, so expect a high-energy show filled with hit singles, well-known favourites and surprises.
Last year, Amber released her ARIA Number 1 Country Album, Living for the Highlights, going on to receive a Best Country Album nomination at the 2022 ARIA Awards, on top of winning 6 CMAA Golden Guitar nominations, including Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year.
Amber was recently inducted into the coveted Galaxy of Stars – alongside legends such as Kasey Chambers and Lee Kernaghan.
Tickets are available here: https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-amber-lawrence-jandowae-hotel-your-town-tour-202.3
Price: $15 – $55
When: From 7.30pm, Friday, September 22.
Where: Sale Greyhound Club, Maffra-Sale Rd, Sale.
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