Castlemaine State Festival

Castlemaine State Festival 2023

DAILY PLANNER

BACK TO:  Music Performance Visual Art Dialogues
7:00pmOpening Night: Frente Western Reserve Big TopM
8:30pm27 Club: The Music that Never DiesThe Capital, BendigoP
 QwerinSurprise pop-upP
8:30pmAfter Party –  Fringe Cabaret HourWestern Reserve Big Top 
1:00pmAngie Hart Salon SeriesBuda Garden RoomM
2:00pmA Simple Space by Gravity & Other MythsWestern Reserve Big TopP
2:00pmMaloya MoshpitGoods ShedP
5:00pmMaloya MoshpitGoods ShedP
7:00pmA Simple Space by Gravity & Other MythsWestern Reserve Big TopP
 QwerinSurprise pop-upP
8:00pmAfter Party – DJ Jen MooreWestern Reserve Big Top 
10:00amBookbinding with Damon KowarskyBuda Garden RoomV
2:00pmA Simple Space by Gravity & Other MythsWestern Reserve Big TopP
2:00pmMaloya MoshpitGoods ShedP
4:00pmPillow Fight – The AnchorPhee Broadway TheatreP
5:00pmMaloya MoshpitGoods ShedP
7:00pmA Simple Space by Gravity & Other MythsWestern Reserve Big TopP
 QwerinSurprise pop-upP
8:00pmAfter Party – DJ Tina Helm & DJ Pearl DohertyWestern Reserve Big Top 
1:00pmJem Cassar-Daley Salon SeriesBuda Garden RoomM
8:00pmI am WomanThe Capital, BendigoP
8:00pmAlter BoyWestern Reserve Big TopM
9:00pmAfter Party – DJ Jen MooreWestern Reserve Big Top 
11:00 am I am Woman The Capital, Bendigo P
11:00 am A Life of Ideas: Clive Hamilton with Brian Walters SC Goods Shed D
4:00 pm The Wonder of Little Things Goods Shed D
6:00 pm Lizzy Welsh & The Bendigo Symphony Orchestra Castlemaine Town Hall M
7:30 pm Parallex Phee Broadway Theatre P
8:00 pm Ella Hooper and Jem Cassar Daley Western Reserve Big Top M
11:00 amWhy Does it Still Hurt?Goods ShedD
1:00pmRose Riebl Salon SeriesBuda Garden RoomM
4:00pmHow Does your (Dream) Garden Grow?Goods ShedD
6:00pmThe Gesualdo Six: FadingCastlemaine Town HallM
7:00pmFringe Presents: Macbeth – Murder on the DancefloorPhee Broadway TheatreP
8:00pmMama Kin SpenderWestern Reserve Big TopM
8:00pmNightwalks with TeenagersSecret location to be revealedP
9:00pmAfter Party – DJ Sach MoteeWestern Reserve Big Top 
11:00amStories from the Heart: ‘Strength of Hope’Goods ShedD
1:00pmSophie Rowell Salon SeriesBuda Garden RoomM
4:00pmThe Five of My Life: Nigel MarshGoods ShedD
5:00pmExhibition launch with Damon KowarskyBuda Garden RoomV
5:00pmArtists talk with Damon KowarskyBuda Garden RoomD
5:00pmEliza Hull & BATTSWestern Reserve Big TopM
6:00pmMusicians of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: InspirationsCastlemaine Town HallM
7:30pmFringe Presents: The Black CatPhee Broadway TheatreP
8:00pmNightwalks with TeenagersSecret location to be revealedP
8:30pmKIANWestern Reserve Big TopM
9:30pmAfter Party – DJ Poppy CullenWestern Reserve Big Top 
10:00amCopper Etching With Damon KowarskyBuda Garden RoomV
11:00amYou’re BeautifulGoods ShedD
12pm-4pmEssays on Earth: Brodie Ellis, Paul Kane & John WolseleyGoods ShedD
1:00pmOut For Lunch with Matthew EvansWild Food and WineD
4:00pmFinding the Heart of the NationGoods ShedD
06:00pmRose Riebl: do not move stonesCastlemaine Town HallM
07:30pmJaguar JonzeWestern Reserve Big TopM
08:00pmNightwalks with TeenagersSecret location to be revealedP
09:30pmThe Southern River BandWestern Reserve Big TopM
9am-11amEssays on Earth: Brodie Ellis, Paul Kane & John WolseleyGoods ShedP
10:00amCopper Etching With Damon KowarskyMeet at Buda Garden RoomV
10:00amEuropean printmaking and Australian gardensBuda Garden RoomV
11:00amAlice Zaslavsky in ConversationGoods ShedD
12pm-4pmEssays on Earth: Brodie Ellis, Paul Kane & John WolseleyGoods ShedP
1:00pmOut for Lunch with Alice ZaslavskyBar MidlandD
1:00pmFringe Presents: SoggyPhee Broadway TheatreP
4:00pmNo Bull: Vika & Linda Bull in conversationGoods ShedD
8:00pmNightwalks with TeenagersSecret location to be revealedP
8:30pmVika & LindaWestern Reserve Big TopM
9:00pmFringe Presents: MoistPhee Broadway TheatreP
11:00amHow Veganism Can Save UsGoods ShedD
12pm-4pmEssays on Earth: Brodie Ellis, Paul Kane & John WolseleyGoods ShedP
2:00pmThe ANAM Set: String ShowcaseCastlemaine Town HallM
4:00pmDeep Listening in the Natural WorldGoods ShedD
6:00pmThe ANAM Set: Bravura BrassCastlemaine Town HallM
7:30pmMove With Me – Create APhee Broadway TheatreP
CANCELLEDEnd of WinterThe Engine Room, BendigoP
8:00pmDirty Laundry by Briefs FactoryWestern Reserve Big TopP
9:00pmAfter Party – DJ Jen MooreWestern Reserve Big Top 
12pm-4pmEssays on Earth: Brodie Ellis, Paul Kane & John WolseleyGoods ShedP
2:00pmThe ANAM Set: Bravura BrassCastlemaine Town HallM
4:30pmBrat Kids Carnival by Briefs FactoryWestern Reserve Big TopP
6:00pmThe ANAM Set: Winds of ChangeCastlemaine Town HallM
8:00pmEnd of WinterThe Engine Room, BendigoP
11:00amThe PlantingGoods ShedP
12pm-4pmEssays on Earth: Brodie Ellis, Paul Kane & John WolseleyGoods ShedP
2:00pmThe ANAM Set: Winds of ChangeCastlemaine Town HallM
4:00pmThe PlantingGoods ShedP
6:00pmThe ANAM Set: String ShowcaseCastlemaine Town HallM
6:00pmThe PlantingGoods ShedP
8:00pmThe Dolly Parton ExperienceWestern Reserve Big TopM
9:05pmAfter Party –  DJ Shane MattsWestern Reserve Big Top 
11:00amThe PlantingGoods ShedP
12pm-4pmEssays on Earth: Brodie Ellis, Paul Kane & John WolseleyGoods ShedP
1:00pmKatherine Philp Salon SeriesBuda Garden RoomM
4:00pmThe PlantingGoods ShedP
6:00pmThe PlantingGoods ShedP
8:00pmKurt Vile & The ViolatorsTheatre RoyalM
10:00pmSnogThe Bridge HotelM
10am-4pmEssays on Earth: Brodie Ellis, Paul Kane & John WolseleyGoods ShedP
4:00pmThe PlantingGoods ShedP
6:00pmThe PlantingGoods ShedP
6:00pmTenzin Choegyal & Katherine PhilpCastlemaine Town HallM
8:00pmElectric Fields and Dallas WoodsWestern Reserve Big TopM
10:15pmAfter Party – DJ Jen MooreWestern Reserve Big Top 

KEY

M = MUSIC   |   P = PERFORMANCE   |   V = VISUAL ART   |   D = DIALOGUES

24 Mar – 30 Apr 12pm-4pm A European Australian Connection Buda Historic Home & Garden
24 Mar – 3 Sep Thu/Sat/Sun Fri 12pm – 4pm 12pm – 6:30pm David Rosetzky: Air to Atmosphere Castlemaine Art Museum
24 Mar – 21 May Thu/Sat/Sun Fri 12pm – 4pm 12pm – 6:30pm David Frazer: For the Love of Song Castlemaine Art Museum
24 Mar – 9 Apr 10am-4pm Open Studios Group Exhibition Visitor Information Centre/ Market Building
24 Mar – 9 Apr Open Studios Various Locations
Friday 31 March 5pm Exhibition launch with Damon Kowarsky and Equinox Press  Buda Garden Room

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