Warm up with arts and culture in September

Published on 27 August 2019

Kyneton Museum will offer a first look at an exclusive private collection of Aboriginal arts and crafts during September.

Bagungga—an exhibition of contemporary Aboriginal art and crafts—comprises items collected during the owners’ frequent visits to Aboriginal communities throughout Australia and this will be the first time it has been on public display.

The exhibition will be officially opened at 5pm on Friday 20 September, at Kyneton Museum and will then be on display 11am-4pm, Friday to Sunday through to March next year.

A series of community engagement and educational events are planned throughout the duration of exhibition. Free entry to the opening. RSVP by 5pm, Wednesday 18 September.

The toe-tapping sounds of Broadway will perform at Kyneton Town Hall on September 20, taking audiences back to an era when Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Julie London and Ol’ Blue Eyes topped the charts.

Melissa Langton will enchant audiences with Swinging on Broadway—a mix of classic show tunes and playful reinterpretations of many favourites, including All that Jazz, Wouldn’t It Be Loverley, Surrey With A Fringe On Top, and You’ll Never Walk Alone. Following a complimentary morning tea at 10.30am, the Town Hall stage will host Swinging Broadway from 11.30am to 12.45pm on Friday 20 September.

Visual artist Rita Pires and contemporary dancer Alexandra Harrison are ready to take Line Dance (not the country kind) workshop participants on a wild and messy dance experience.

The workshops will take participants on a playful trail of charcoal and movement and cater for different age groups: 9 to 12 years, 11am–3.30pm on 24 September, 5 to 8 years, 11am–2pm on 25 September and 11am–3.30pm, 26 September for 13 to 18 years.