Maffra Municipal Band
Maffra Municipal Band has a jampacked schedule next month, with several performances throughout October.
Maffra Band Rotunda – Maffra Municipal Band’s training band and string orchestra – will be entertaining the crowds with toe-tapping tunes on Saturday, October 7, from 10.30am.
Later in the day, the Ukestra Group will perform at the Briag Uke Muster.
Maffra Municipal Band’s stage band will be performing at the Maffra Recreation Reserve function rooms on Saturday, October 14, from 7pm until late, with the 19-piece stage band performing hits from jazz, swing, Latin, big band, 60s, 70s, 80s to today.
Tickets cost $10, with drinks at bar prices. Bring your own nibbles. There is also a chance to win a bar fridge.
On Sunday, October 22, the Maffra Municipal Band will perform Young Person’s Guide to the Concert Band at the Maffra Memorial Hall. This Children’s Week Activity, funded by the Education Department of Victoria, is a free and exciting opportunity to learn about the instruments in the concert band filled with lots of audience participation, singing, dancing and playing.
On Saturday, October 28, the Ukestra will perform hits from the past to present under the dome at the Maffra Show from 10am.
Then, on Sunday, October 29, Maffra Municipal Band’s 35-piece concert band will perform spooky tunes at the Maffra Memorial Hall’s Halloween Dance Party.
For more information about the Maffra Municipal Band, visit www.maffraband.com.au or their Facebook page.
When: Saturday, October 7, Saturday, October 14, Sunday, October 22, Saturday, October 28, Sunday, October 29.
Where: Maffra and Briagolong.
Price: Free – $10.
Oktoberfest
Blue Gables Oktoberfest is back again in 2023.
Bust out your best lederhosen and dirndl for Blue Gables’ fun-filled celebration of German culture.
Indulge in the best hand-crafted German beers on tap and cider while entertained by Melbourne-based bands Schwarzwald and 6 Foot Over.
German Melbourne-based band Schwarzwald is back in 2023, bringing the best German music, games and knee-whacking entertainment, while 6 Foot Over covers all your favourite artists!
Blue Gables wine will also be available to purchase on the day, as well as soft drinks.
Delicious German-inspired foods and Blue Gables’ famous Maffra Cheese Platters are available throughout the afternoon. Tinamba Hotel and Grab n’ Go are also set to cook up a storm at Oktoberfest 2023.
Get your work friends together, the social clubs or your own friendship group, and enjoy one of the best days out in Gippsland!
Buses are available from Sale, Maffra, Traralgon, Bairnsdale, Stratford, Glenmaggie and Coongulla.
Tickets include a free take-home Stein Glass.
To purchase your Oktoberfest 2023 ticket, go to https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1046085
For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/956202082359656
When: Saturday, October 28.
Where: Blue Gables Vineyard, 100 Lanigan Rd, Maffra West Upper.
Price: $70-$85.
Upswing
Next month, the annual Upswing Festival presented by the Wellington Shire Youth Council aims to promote the Wellington Ways to Wellbeing – Connect, Be Active, Keep Learning, Be Aware and Help Others – five simple strategies that support mental wellbeing.
Learn how to connect with your community and look after your wellbeing at Upswing while enjoying live music, food trucks, market stalls and games.
When: Friday, October 6 (4pm until 8pm).
Where: Port of Sale, 70 Foster St, Sale.
Price: Free.
In conversation
Kerryn Mayne, in conversation with Lisa Ireland, is a free event not to be missed.
Kerryn Mayne chats with Gippsland-based author Lisa Ireland about the stunning success of her debut novel, Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder, published by Penguin Random House Australia in February 2023.
Ireland said, “Kerryn Mayne takes readers on a suspenseful, deeply emotional and sometimes humourous journey.”
“Lenny is a unique and remarkable character who will have readers cheering for her from the very first page,” she said.
“This stunning debut marks Mayne as a powerful new voice in Australian fiction.”
Distinguished author Sally Hepworth says, “With Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder, Kerryn Mayne makes a grand entrance into the Australian literary scene.”
“With humour, heart and characters you come to love, this is a book you will devour now and keep thinking about later,” she said.
Mayne is an author, former wedding photographer and current police officer who lives in the bayside suburbs of Melbourne with her husband and four children.
When not at work solving crime, Mayne writes about it or prepares an endless stream of snacks for her four children.
Lenny Gets Away with Murder was shortlisted in The Ned Kelly Awards for the Best Debut Crime Fiction 2023.
Tickets are free but essential.
To book, go to https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/kerryn-mayne-in-conversation-with-lisa-ireland-tickets-686879915317?aff=oddtdtcreator or phone 5142 3575.
When: Thursday, October 19 (7pm).
Where: Wellington Room, Level 2, Port of Sale Building, 70 Foster Street Sale.
Price: Free.
Murder on the Orient Express
After a sensational debut last year, KCC Theatre returns to Gippsland stages next month, with their production of Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit Murder on the Orient Express.
Mystery, mayhem and unexpected laughs abound in this classic tale that will transport you to a bygone era of larger-than-life characters, twirling moustaches, three-piece suits and the lingering suspicion that everyone is not entirely as they seem.
Tickets are available here: https://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/gpac/events/Murder_on_the_Orient_Express
When: Saturday, October 21 (7pm).
Where: Gippsland Performing Arts Centre, 32 Kay Street, Traralgon.
Price: $18-$25.
