Musing Music
Music has always played an important part in our community, and Fiddletown has a quaint story to tell. The Arcadia Brass Band was formed to farewell and welcome WW1 soldiers. Walter Stokes played the piano for dances in the late 19th C while the Arcadia Musical Recitals, the Galston Concerts, with others, have given happiness to […]
Galston Concerts: Santa’s Helpers?
It’s not ‘Three Cheers’ but ‘Five Cheers’ – The Galston Concerts are back with five programs in place for 2022. Performers postponed during lockdowns will return for concerts in Galston Uniting Church. New faces and sounds will round out the roster by year’s end. Winners of the Galston Concerts Awards in Musica Viva’s 2021 Strike […]
2021 Arcare Card Art Competition
Arcare communities across Australia showcased their talent, creativity, and individual flare in Arcare’s second annual Card Art competition. Arcare card Residents from across Arcare’s 45 aged care residences in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, were encouraged to create original card designs to be included in Arcare’s greeting card range for 2021-2022. Launched in September, […]
A Swingin’ Return to Live Music
Harmonix Community Music was established in 1996 to provide a musical outlet for adults who wanted to learn to play an instrument or had not played in a long time and features two ensembles – a concert band and a big band. Harmonix Concert Band continues to grow under the baton of Hayden Dalton, who […]
Exciting News from Sandra’s Ceramics Studio!
They are now online! Yes, you can find all of their beautiful handmade ceramic giftware at your fingertips & make your purchases online. The items range from stylish homewares including decorative & functional vases, plates & bowls to colourful outdoor pieces for the garden like their quirky frogs & geckos. The all-important web address is […]
Galston Concerts – Brave New World
It’s definite – not the news we wanted but the wiser, cautious option: The Galston Concerts final program for 2021, the Galston Gala, scheduled for 21 November in Galston Uniting Church, has been postponed. Public health constraints until 1 December and hesitancy to return to ‘crowd scene’ concerts too soon, apparent from an audience mini-survey, […]
Galston Concerts and Crowd Scenes
The Galston Concerts team knows their audience is missing the COVID-postponed concerts in Galston Uniting Church – because fans write in to say as much. Not just missing the music and performers but also those ‘crowd scene’ post-concert afternoon teas, as in our photo from ‘down memory lane’ at a concert in 2018. It’s not […]
Probus Ponderings – The brainy bunch and a fake birthday cake
With a touch of déjà vu, the Combined Probus Club of Cherrybrook returned to hold its August meeting via Zoom. This meeting also saw the celebration of the club’s 22nd Birthday and the second time it was held remotely following a similar experience in August 2020. Once again the fake Birthday Cake made an appearance […]
Galston Concerts – Worth the Wait
The Galston Concerts have ‘gone national’ while they await the post-pandemic return of their popular music afternoons in Galston Uniting Church. Galston joined prestigious presentation partners offering prizes to Musica Viva Australia’s Strike A Chord national championships which attracted over 100 school-age Classical music ensembles, over 400 students. The partnership came full circle when judges […]
The Orange Blossom Festival 2021
The much anticipated start of the 2021 Orange Blossom Festival has fallen victim to the current COVID spread with the iconic Lights, Beats and Eats Festival planned for Castle Hill Showground on August 28 cancelled. The decision to postpone the community celebration was announced by Hills Shire Mayor Michelle Byrne yesterday. No new date has […]
