Monthly Events

8pm -midnight. Music by Ken Hocking. Please bring a plate.$6

8am - 1pm

Pick up a bargain at the local trash and treasure market. Lots of fresh fruit and vegetables are also available.

If you can sing, play an instrument, recite poetry or tell a good yarn come along to the Everton Hotel for fun family friendly activity.

2nd Sunday of the month @ 2pm

On the last Wednesday of each month the Wangaratta Library will be at Cafe KidzARus from 10.30 am to entertain the children with stories & songs.

Come along and join the locals in a Jam Session.

7.30pm

Bendigo Bank with assistance from High Country Library present little listeners.

For children under 5 years old.

Stories, Songs and loads of fun.

10.30am

No bookings required

The Moyhu Farmers' Market is held on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 8am till noon, except for Easter Saturday 7 April and the Queen's Birthday weekend 9 June. 

The Market celebrates the best of the King Valley's food, wine and its vibrant community.  A fantastic event for locals and visitors alike where you have the opportunity to speak directly with the growers and to ask them how best to prepare or use their products. 

Last Sunday of every month Indigo Vineyard Open Mic.  

Join us for an afternoon of music, food and wine.  There are BBQ lunches and vineyard platters, cake and coffee and locally brewed beer available.  Bring an instrument and join in.  No BYO.

A fantastic exhibition of contemporary indigenous artworks from a very special local art collection – the passion of two Wangaratta art lovers, Ron and Ross Aldridge –will run throughout summer in the Gallery Workshop Space.

My Country brings together a selection from their collection that focuses largely on the central and western Australian desert regions.

All seven of the well-known Petyarre sisters are represented in the exhibition. Originally working in batik in the 1970s, the sisters eventually made the change to painting on canvas to portray their traditional motifs and stories. These include ceremonial body paint designs, the Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming and the distinctive undulating leaf motif developed by Gloria Petyarre.

Passed down through the generations the artists, depict motifs representing their individual ‘Dreaming’. The exhibition title ‘My Country’ comes from the work of Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri depicting her father’s country the sacred Walpiri Territory where the swamps and lakes are represented by the oval shapes in the work.

Yarrawonga artist Susan Mathews exhibit is a series of wild wall hangings based on the Wangaratta textile industries inspired by her involvement in the 2011 Culture Victoria Wangaratta Textile Project titled Following the Thread. The designs are based on the repetitive mechanical processes, the end products as well as the contribution of the workforce of the textile manufacturing systems.

Take part in a cooking class with Katrina Pizzini where she will teach participants how to cook delicious dishes.

Thursday 9 - Pasta, Ravioli & Gnocchi
Friday 10 - Antipasti, Tapas & Dumplings
Sunday 11 - Pasta, Ravioli & Gnocchi
Friday 17 - Lunching Ladies .... & Lads
Saturday 18 - The Dinner Party
Wednesday 22 - Quick & Healthy
Thursday 23 - Anitpasti, Tapas & Dumplings
Friday 24 - Pasta, Ravioli & Gnocchi
Saturday 25 - Pasta, Ravioli & Gnocchi

For more information including prices go to www.pizzini.com.au/pizzini/cooking-school.php

The latest treasures to be added to Gallery's Permanent Collection

Nominations to be received by 9pm on the Monday prior to race day no late nominations accepted.

Come along for a great outing with the family.

Gates open: 2.30-3pm

Racing Starts: 4pm

Adults: $20, Concession: $15, Kids under 15 (accompanied by an adult) Free, Unaccompanied child $10

Music by Cameron Mason

Drinks at bar prices

Tea & coffee provided

Time: 8pm to 11.30pm

Entry: Gate $35, Spectators $15, Pensioners $10, Under 15 free (all welcome)

Gates onpen 8am, races being at 11am

Catering on site

Time: 11am to

Teams are filling up quickly, so make sure you book in by contacting Simon Godfrey.

9.15am BBQ

$20 per head (includes BBQ)

Mens, Ladies and mixed teams welcome

$1,000 hole in ONE prize

Over $500 in prizes including nearest the pin and the longest drive.

Entries before Monday January 30

Come along and see some home grown talent!!

Want to do something different this year...learn something new...contribute to your community!

Kick start your New Year's Resolution with the Foster Care Team at Upper Murray Family Care.

We are opening our doors and inviting you to find out more about how you can make a different to the life of a child or young person in your community. Call in for one minute or one hour and get your myths about Foster Care busted!

The idea behind this fundraiser is to create awareness of hand differences and to raise money for the Aussie Hands Foundation for further research and to offer support to those who experience one of the many hand differences.

The night will feature a 2 course meal with a guest speaker.  A fashion show followed by an auction.

Tickets are $40pp with drinks at bar prices.

RSVP: 1 Feb 2012

RSVP: 1 Feb 2012

5.30pm

All attendees enter the Australia-wide draw to win one of three prizes.

LEARN HOW TO ENJOY WELLNESS ONG INTO THE FUTURE!!

1.30pm

Gnocchi and semi-freddo

2pm - 5pm (approximately)

Class $75 per person

Get your hands dirty while making and rolling your own gnocchi from scratch and then learn the correct technique for cooking it. Watch as Adam expertly demonstrates the art of making a rich meat ragout. Finish off with something sweet in another hands-on session. You will create a delicious semi freddo (Italian semi-frozen ice cream dessert) and will also learn several variations on this dessert.

For more information including application forms go to www.rinaldos.com.au

Enjoy a fun filled family day at the Tolmie Sports Day.
Something for everyone! 

Activities include:

• Woodchopping
• Equestrian
• Novelty
• kids races
• craft & produce stalls
• historical displays and demonstrations
• clowns
• Three Man Challenge
• Gum boot toss

and much more!!!!

Bring a picnic or enjoy the wide range of food and beverage stalls on offer.

Cap off the day with a Bush dance at the Tolmie Hall, with music by "Jigid"

Gates open 9am. 

Sports Entry: Adults $7, Students/Pensioners $5 Kids U14 Free

Dance: Adults $10, Children $5, Families $25

For a full program of the events click here

The 13th Annual Wangaratta Swap Meet will be held on Sunday 12th February, 2012

Commencing in 2000, the Wangaratta Swap Meet has raised over $133,000 which the Lions Club has distributed throughout the local communities.

The Wangaratta Swap Meet is in fact Wangaratta's Biggest Market, with over 490 trading sites, over 5000 patrons and selling everything from Car Parts, Bric-a-Brace, Collectibles, Memorabillia, Tools, Craftwork, Local produce/preserves, Antiques, free kids train ride and much more.

The Wangaratta Swap Meet is the 3rd largest in Victoria, and in the top 10 in Australia and attracts siteholders and visitors from Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, ACT and all over Victoria.  The Wangaratta Swap Meet also features a "Yesterday Heroes" Car Show and Shine, Vintage Oil Engines, National Sound Quality Cars competition and entertainment for the children.

Sites are available for $20.00, entry is $5.00, children 16 years and under are free.

Entry from 6am 9set up available from 3pm Saturday) 
Cooked breakfast from 6.30am - Food & drinks available all day.

 Click here to download the brochure

Colin Hay returns to Australia at the Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre on Saturday 18 February part of his Gathering Mercury Tour. As frontman and principle songwriter for eighties hit machine Men at Work, Colin Hay is responsible for one of the most identifiable sounds in pop music. He may be best known as the lead singer for Men At Work but he feels that his new album is the best he's ever done. Inspired by the loss of his father, Gathering Mercury reveals Hay?s emotional depth and musical diversity all the while captivating listeners with his usual optimism and quizzical, instantly recognizable voice. Colin will perform songs from his new album, as well as selections from his solo albums and fan favorites from the past. Hay is at the absolute peak of his craft. As a writer and vocalist, he has never been more masterful.

"Hay is a consummate songwriter, who's only gotten better and better with age." Sean Moeller , Daytrotter, Illinois

"Gathering Mercury, his 11th solo release, contains some of the finest songs he has ever written." Tony Hillier , The Australian

www.colinhay.com

TIME: 8:00pm

TICKETS: Adults $55, Concession $50, Students $50, Child $50, Groups $50

Running time 90 minutes no interval

Round 1 of the 2012 Sprint Series

Wangaratta's growing connection with AFL in 2012 has been further boosted with the announcement that Collingwood Football Club's full list of players and coaches will visit the Rural City as part of the AFL Australia Post Community Camp program.

Tickets for the NAB St Kilda match go on sale Mon 6^th Feb 9am at Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, phone 5722 8105 and also at Ticketmaster. 

For more information click here

All players and coaches will be in attendance, patrons will be seated with Collingwood Football Club players, coaches and/or officials.

7pm

Tickets are $65pp including a 2 course meal.  Bookings for tables of 8 are preferred.

Tickets available from the Wangaratta Gateway 03 5721 8399

Limited tickets are available and pre booking is essential.

Click here for event flyer

Ross Noble brings a brand new tour, Nonsensory Overload to Australia, following the success of last year's UK 160 date THINGS tour. 
"brilliantly inventive, quirky stand-up... see him and marvel" The Sun Nonsensory Overload is Noble back fresh from his travels, not to mention his own TV show, doing what he does best; spinning forth hilarious nonsense for your amusement. 
Now is your chance to see one of the best live comics working internationally today. 
Prepare your brain for a Nonsensory Overload! 'Noble turns over as many good ideas in one night as most comics do in a year .. gleeful, free-wheeling silliness' - Chortle 
'It's impossible to single out highlights when the entire show is a series of you-had-to-be-there moments' - Time Out Sydney 
'Every night is different and every night is a total joy' - Time Out 
'the great improviser' - The Guardian 
Suitable for ages 15+
Time 7.30pm

Tickets Adults $44.90, Concession $39.90, Child $39.90

5.30pm - 7.30pm

As part of the DonateLife Week a free swim and sausage sizzle will take place at the Olympic Swimming Pool.

There will be a short ceremony for a local organ donors and transplant recipient to be inducted into the Book of Life (available for view on the DonateLife website www.DonateLife.gov.au) and guest speakers sharing their stories and personal experiences with organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

For more information to register go to www.nhw.hume.org.au

Hips, Harmony and Hitler is a stirring spectacle driven by unforgettable tunes, glamour, colourful costuming and the unique talents and distinctive personalities of 'Our Gracie' (Gracie Fields), 'Marlene' (Marlene Dietrich) and the 'Brazilian Bombshell' (Carmen Miranda). These irrepressible women of the 20th Century are all brought to life onstage by Marion Martin in a performance that holds your attention from start to finish. Hips, Harmony & Hitler pays homage to a bleak time in our history and reminds us about the vital role these three extraordinary women played in uplifting public morale during the darkest days of World War II.

Performer & Creator: Marion Martin Executive Producer: Peter Hartin

Time: 11am (75 mins running time no interval)

Ticket Price: All tickets $18, Group 6+ $16

"They were three remarkable women who lifted everybody's spirits and took their minds away from the war and it gives me great pleasure to portray them" - Marion Martin

Enjoy music from Loon Lake, The Smacky Boys, People of the sun, Rick Steward, The wayfares, The 3 best friends, sea legs and more.

3pm - 12 midnight

$10 Entry

No BYO

Food & Drink available

Under 18's must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

Stormy Weather is a contemporary landscape photography touring exhibition from the National Gallery of Victoria.

Hours: Mon-Tues 12-5, Wed-Fri 10-5, Sat-Sun 1-4

Nominations to be received by 9pm on the Monday prior to race day no late nominations accepted.

Come along for a great outing with the family.

Gates open: 2.30-3pm

Racing Starts: 4pm

Adults: $20, Concession: $15, Kids under 15 (accompanied by an adult) Free, Unaccompanied child $10

Wangaratta fun run has three different runs allowing for all the family.

Great prizes, trophies & giveaways.

Beautiful course along the One Mile Creek with no road crossings.

To enter & pay on-line go to www.wangarattafunrun.com.au

For more details and prices click here for flyer