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FRIDAY 15th February:
4:30pm FESTIVAL
OPENING at
the Mechanics Hall.
Our elected representatives, partners, sponsors,
community and friends are all invited to join us to celebrate the
beginning of
our renowned festival in its 13th year. Les ‘Bluegum’ Cooper and the
‘Kurnai Warrior
Dancers’ will welcome & dance for us. Nibbles &
drinks
provided.
FREE
5:00pm
The Inaugural Bruthen Community Play “One Small Town”.
Starts at the Mechanics Hall, Follows the Rail Trail.
Some people think Bruthen is a boring place to live and needs to be
‘developed’ …. But at what cost? Will the community be able to keep the
‘spirit’ of Bruthen alive, or will greed and capitalism change our
special community forever? Huge puppets, original music and much more.
Come and see our local children, adults, musicians
and singers as you have never seen them before.
$5 / $3 Concession & Children / $12 Family.
8pm
-12.30am MUSIC JAM at the Bruthen Inn Hotel.
Aaron Burton
from Melbourne will play funky blues with local musicians
to host this music smorgasbord. Great prizes. Best jam act gets a paid
gig at the Music Café on Saturday night and a weekend pass to
the festival.
$7 / $5 Concession / Jammers FREE (must register).
SATURDAY 16th February:
Saturday's activities are held in the Bruthen Main Street Gardens and
township area.
From
8am Bruthen Lions Club Hearty Breakfast & Lunch.
Bacon & eggs followed by a sausage sizzle. Various prices.
9am
- 5pm Festival Market.
A HUGE variety... clothing, jewellery,
CD’s, wines, local produce, craft and much more.
9am
– 3pm Children’s Activities & Carnival.
Our local Primary
School has all sorts of fun for kids of all ages. Giant slide, carnival
rides, show bags, face painting, crazy hair, lucky dips, games &
more. Various low prices.
10am
– 4pm Bruthen Licensed Grocer & General Store street
stall.
Our general store bringing its services close to you. Alcoholic
beverages, cold drinks and food for sale at reasonable prices.
10am
– 6pm The Porter’s Electrical / Leading Edge Music FREE
Music
Stage.
Sit in the shade of the beautiful Bruthen gardens and soak up
great FREE music – thanks to Porter’s Electrical / Leading Edge Music
Bairnsdale. Local and imported talent: Gerry, Gary, Hilary & Sarah,
Andrea Savage,
Henry’s Men, Aaron Burton, Dean Haitani, Brent McLeod
and the Mallacoota Pre Minstrels, Nikki Moffat
& Friends, Gerry & the
Crows, San, Mike
Tahana & friends.
11am
The Inaugural Bruthen Community Play “One Small Town”.
Starts at the
Mechanics Hall, Follows the Rail Trail.
$5 / $3 Concession & Children / $12 Family.
From
11am BBQ Lunch. Enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch and
support the
Bruthen Primary School. Various prices.
From
11am Cirque
Mystique
– Roving Circus Characters.
Renowned
Melbourne based circus troupe Cirque Mystique will be providing colour,
magic and fun to our market and parade this year! Proudly
supported by the East Gippsland Flood Recovery Fund.
2pm
Blues Guitar Workshop at the Bruthen Mechanics
Hall.
Talented guitarist Dean
Haitani
will show you the blues chops! Basic skills required. BYO
guitar. $5
3.30pm
– 5pm Beginners Harmonica Workshop at the Bruthen
Health
Building.
Learn
the basics of harmonica with experienced musician Ken Gates.
No experienced required. Please BYO ‘C’ harp, or harps
available for purchase @ $15.
$5 / $3 concession.
4pm
The Inaugural Bruthen Community Play “One Small Town”.
Starts at the
Mechanics Hall, Follows the Rail Trail.
$5 / $3 Concession & Children / $12 Family.
6pm
Dinner at Le Café.
Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of Le
Café while listening to the soulful voice of Melbourne Blues
singer / guitarist Aaron
Burton. Scrumptious food at reasonable prices
… and the music is FREE.
6.30pm
– 12.30am The StringyBark Cottages Music Café.
A Family Event at the Bruthen
Mechanics Hall.
An eclectic mix of quality music in a ‘laid back’
atmosphere. Hearty home cooked food available for purchase ($8 - $12
for main meal, $4 dessert & $1.50 coffee). Vegetarians &
children catered for. BYO Drinks.
Featuring Brigit & Martin
“The Mossy Potts”, Winner
of the Blues Jam, Aaron Burton, Brent McLeod & the Mallacoota
Pre-minstrels + Mike Tahana, SAN, Rocking Chair.
OPTIONAL: Supervised children’s
activities - $5 per child or $10 for a family (2 or more children).
$15 / $10 concession / 16yrs+under FREE.
7pm
- 12.30am The BIG BLUES BASH at the Bruthen Inn
Hotel. THE BIG
night of the best blues in Australia! Annie
Piper, Dean Haitani,
The Hornets,
Chris Wilson.
A must see event!
$30
9.15pm
Cirque
Mystique
Fire Performance at the Bruthen Inn Hotel. To
add a new FLARE to the Big Blues Bash! Be mesmerized by the fire art
skills of the acclaimed Cirque Mystique!
SUNDAY
17th February:
9am - 3pm
Market Stalls in the Bruthen main street.
More great market stalls to peruse.
9am–
11am Campers' Breakfast in the Bruthen Camping
Ground.
Campers can enjoy a scrumptious breakfast cooked by the local footy
club. Various Prices.
9am
– 12 Noon Recovery Breakfast in the Bruthen main
street.
The Bruthen CFA will set you up for a great day with a hearty recovery
breakfast. Various Prices.
9.30am
– 11am Church Gospel Service in the Bruthen main
street.
A non-denominational service entwined with uplifting music by talented
local musicians. Come along and share the gospel. Donation appreciated.
10am
- 11am Percussion workshop in the Bruthen Mechanics
Hall.
Have fun learning to play a funky rhythm with professional musicians.
Become a member of the Duck Race Marching Band! No experience required.
All ages, families welcome, children under 10 years must be supervised.
$5 / $3 Concession & Children / $12 Family
10.30am
Blues Guitar Workshop in the Bruthen Inn Hotel.
Everyone who loves the blues knows of Lloyd Spiegel... well here
is your chance to learn some licks from the master! Basic skills
required. BYO guitar. $5
11am
– 12 Noon East Gippsland ‘Sing Fest’ Choir Gathering
in the
Bruthen main street.
Choirs and singers from across the region come together to share music.
Be uplifted by the harmonies and energy that only East Gippsland
singers can generate. FREE
12
Noon THE Bruthen STREET PARADE Spectacular, From the
town
centre to the Tambo River. Be mesmerized by the funky grooves,
colour and movement of the Bruthen Street Parade. Special guests Cirque Mystique will add
special flair to the parade this year! Don’t miss the colour and fun -
grab an instrument and join in! The parade will lead us down to the
Tambo River...
for the...
12.30pm
The Curves Women's Gym DUCK RACE on the Tambo river.
First duck across the line wins $100. 2nd $50. 3rd $25. The last LAME
duck even gets $15. International duck racing officials, protestors,
duck performance enhancement testing. A must see event!
1pm
– 7.30pm Sunday Blues Recovery at the Bruthen Inn.
Wind down and recover with some of Australia’s finest blues
Artists; SAN, Nick Charles, Lloyd Spiegel, Dallas Frasca.
$15; $10 concession.
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