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december-january 2014-15 NOVEMBER 20 – DECEMBER 12 Chisholm Art Department Open Studio, Chisholm Art Building, Quality Street, Frankston. Monday – Friday 9am4pm by appointment, call 9238 8216 NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 24 Coastal Twist exhibition, featuring affordable artworks for small and large spaces. Manyung Gallery Mt Eliza, 1408 Nepean Highway, Mt Eliza NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 18 Glimpses of Summer exhibition by Dylan Shearsby, Fred Colla and Ross Wilsmore. Manyung Gallery Sorrento 113 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 Silence at the Disco, Rosebud Memorial Hall, 7pm-11pm. Individual wireless headphones makes for a silent dance floor. Drug, smoke and alcohol free event for people aged 10-25. Tickets $10-$12 at the door. For more info contact Jackie on 5950 1666 or go to www.facebook.com/impaktfreeza DECEMBER 6 & 7 Small Gems For Christmas Paintings carvings, homewares, cards & more 11am-5pm. Whistlewood 642 Tucks Road, Shoreham. 5989 8282 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 Balnarring Picnic Races, bring ad along from this issue to receive one FREE admission to this Race meet. Emu Plains racecourse Coolart Road, Balnarring Christmas Beatles - Beatles Tribute Show Presented by Smart Communities, supporting Persons with a Disability Day. 7pm-11pm at Mt Eliza Country Club, 32 Old Mornington Rd. Tickets $25, includes supper, raffle, door prize and Beatles trivia. Proceeds to The House That Jack Built project. Tickets via trybooking.com/FUPI or by phone 9783 7837 or 0400 517 915 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 Dromana Hub Family Fun Day, come along to the family fun day for a fun filled family outing. Elf on Stilts, Singsley
from Kinds, Paddy the platypus and the Streets Paddlepop Lion. Also hosting a Worlds Greatest Shave event on the day. 10am-2pm, free entry, 217-251 Point Nepean Road, Dromana The Bel Canto Choir presents Christmas Readings and Carols, all proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Frankston Peninsula Carers Inc. St James the Less Anglican Church, Koetong Parade, Mt Eliza, 2:30pm-4pm. For more info call Cindy on 9787 5383 or 9708 8985 Poetry and Musicians By The Bay. Free entry, starts at 7pm. Please register by Theresa O’Dea on 0416 866 699 for musicians and Eddie Dalton on 0401 860 656 for poets. Trims Café, 695 Point Nepean Road, McCrae TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 Mornington Peninsula Music Network 2014 AGM 6pm, for all enquiries and RSVP’s please call Andrea Ebsworth on 0447 629 628. Mornington Peninsula Brewery 72 Watts Road, Mornington. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 Mt Eliza Carols on the Green, Cnr Mt Eliza Way and Canadian Bay Road 6pm8:30pm Joy To The World Concert 7pm-9pm Mornington Peninsula Chorale, an uplifting concert of musical favorites old and new. Peninsula Community Centre, 91 Wilsons Road Mornington FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Mt Eliza North Primary School Christmas Community Fair, 4pm7:30pm all welcome, free entry. Mulberry Hill Christmas Twilight Festival, featuring market stalls of local artists, crafts workers, local produce, children’s activities and pop-up bar. Guided house tours, children’s activities and live music by the Elisabeth Murdoch College Choir and Flute Ensemble, as well as local folk group Circular Junction will operate throughout the evening. 4-9pm, entry via gold coin donation 385
Golf Links Road Langwarrin SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 Main Street Christmas Market, Main Street Mornington 9am-2pm Mornington Carols in the Park at the Mornington Park 6pm-8pm Carols On The Hill, presented by St George’s Red Hill, held at Red Hill Recreation Reserve (pavilion) from 5pm. Sausage sizzle, children’s nativity dress ups and carols. Enq call 5975 5469 Santa’s Sleigh 10am with gorgeous Samoyed Dogs. Carol signing and FREE face painting from 9:30am-11:30am. Ritche’s Village Centre, 89 Mt Eliza Way, Mt Eliza Nepean Friends of Hospice Annual Christmas Dinner From 7pm at Sorrento Golf Club, Langford Road. Tickets $75, includes meal plus drink on arrival. Live aucton and raffle. Call Jan on 0413 197 545 or buy tickets at Promenade of Sorrento, Ocean Beach Rd. Rosebud Carols by Candlelight Christmas concert by the Southern Peninsula Concert Band 8pm-9:30pm at The Green, 944 Point Nepean Road, Rosebud Somerville Carols by Candlelight, community carols with local bands and schools preforming Christmas carols, 6:30pm-10pm at The Fruit Growers Reserve, Station Street, Somerville Primrose Fair: Christmas Design Market Toorak College Old Mornington Road, Mt Eliza 9am-3pm, free entry and family friendly event, for more info go to www. primrosefair.com.au SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 Tyabb Carols in the Park, 7:30pm-9pm, come to Carols in the Park at Tyabb Central Reserve, bring the whole family! TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 The John Tallis Birthday Recital at Beleura House and Garden $20 tickets, please call 5975 2027 or www.beleura. org.au Sorrento Skate Park Skating Competition designed to raise awareness of the Sorrento skate park and celebrate local skating talent. 177 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento, for more info visit www.victoria.ymca.org.au LISTINGS CONTINUE ON NEXT PAGE
Karl to play Gomez Addams After making many a ‘dad joke’ Karl McNamara has finally graduated to play a father on stage in the fabulously kooky and spooky ‘The Addams Family’, for a limited season at Frankston Arts Centre. And Karl says he is revelling in the fabulous role of Gomez Addams. Gomez will do anything to maintain a happy household and is infatuated with the stunning Morticia, but must also keep his beautiful daughter Wednesday happy as well. He must keep no secrets, but keep the women in his life happy! Karl adds this role to a long list of roles, including Mark in ‘Altar Boyz’, Glen Gulia in ‘Wedding Singer’ and Jonny Waner in ‘Zombie Prom’. Karl’s passion for theatre has also seen him direct many show across Melbourne. By day, Karl teaches drama and media studies as Glen Waverley Secondary College, where he has directed many Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Award-winning productions. The Addams Family is based on the iconic characters by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, which was transformed into a TV show and a series of films.
But in this musical, the plot is based around young Wednesday Addams suddenly becoming a woman and falling in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. When Wednesday, the princess of darkness, is found to have a ‘normal’ boyfriend though, her parents Gomez and Morticia are not happy to say the least. Karl is enjoying the rehearsals and the process of bringing the character of Gomez to life, relishing in the humour of the role as well as the beautiful drama of a husband pulled in many directions. The season opens with a family friendly performance at 5pm on New Year’s Eve and continues for a limited season. Don’t miss the chance to see this all new and kooky and spooky musical when PLOS Musical Productions brings it to the Frankston stage. Tickets at www.plos.asn.au or 9784 1060.
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CAVE-WAITS-COHEN | WOT? NO FISH!! | FIRST THINGS FIRST | THE SEARCHERS | THE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR | THE 26-STOREY TREEHOUSE | MY LATIN HEART | MORE FEMALE PARTS | BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY | MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW | 360 ALLSTARS | KELLY | THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING MIRIAM | THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET SCHOOL | THE BAR AT BUENA VISTA | ROALD DAHL’S REVOLTING RHYMES & DIRTY BEASTS | BALLET REVOLUCIÓN | STRIPEY | HEAD FULL OF LOVE | SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY: DE NOVO | AUSTRALIA DAY | MSO: MOZART’S SYMPHONY NO.40 | MASTER CLASS | BELL SHAKESPEARE: HAMLET
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