CASEY’s Winter Arts Festival is in full swing and the community can enjoy the vast range of entertainment on offer until the end of August.
As part of the three-month festival there are visual and performing arts activities for the community to enjoy almost every day of the week.
There is everything from concerts, musical productions, dance, drawing and painting workshops and visual art exhibitions.
To get a copy of the Winter Arts Festival Program or make a booking for any of the events throughout the festival visit www.casey.vic.gov.au/winterartsfestival or contact City of Casey Customer Service on 9705 5200.
Some of the events still to come include:
* The Casey Choir will be providing an afternoon full of entertainment, singing loved music from the past which people will love to hear again.
It will be held on Sunday 27 July from 2pm at St Margaret’s Place, Berwick.
* The Da Capo Singers are opening the doors to their rehearsal on Sunday 20 July, from 7pm at the St Andrews Uniting Church, 105 High Street, Berwick. The event will give people the opportunity to see how a chamber choirs works.
* Hallam Senior College will present a variety concert, produced and performed by its music and drama students. An art exhibition showcasing the talents of Hallam students from various year levels will also be open for public viewing. This will be held on Thursday 31 July from 6.30pm at the school on Frawley Road, Hallam.
* Cranbourne Secondary College will present the junior version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Once upon a time in a faraway land, an enchantress turns a cruel, heartless prince into a hideous beast. This theatre production will be held at Cranbourne Community Theatre on Tuesday 5 August at 7pm.
* Cranbourne Lions Concert Band will be joined by a variety of local talent including vocalists and dancers for a talent showcase at the Cranbourne Community Theatre on Sunday 10 August at 2pm.
* Experience the art form of Kathak dance, which is deeply rooted in Indian tradition and culture on Saturday 23 August at 5pm at 18 John Fawkner Drive, Endeavour Hills. Kathak dance originated in north India and is well-known for its intricate footwork. This style incorporates dance compositions known as a tukra and a toda. There are also compositions consisting solely of footwork.
