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Lunches Club Swell Conference Dinner Entertainment SplingFring |
A range of cultural tours Fresh local produce Special club for Groundswellers Friday night extravaganza Saturday night show selection Ten day local cultural festival |
SIDESTREAMS (TOURS)
Groundswell offers delegates the chance to discover some surprising attractions in this culturally dynamic region.
Albury Wodonga is home to the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, HotHouse Theatre, the Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury Regional Museum and Murray Conservatorium of Music. But there's much more. For interested Groundswellers, local arts and cultural leaders are offering a range of diverse trips as part of the conference Tributaries program.
Following a key conference theme of Indigenous arts and cultural practices, members of the local Aboriginal communities will lead a tour to Mount Pilot, an important traditional ceremonial place.
Local figures will lead trips to significant arts and cultural destinations such as the Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre (Australia's first 'Woomera') and the architecturally-acclaimed Thurgoona - a truly intact, landscaped '70s suburb.
For those who'd simply like to relax and enjoy the scenery, the PS Cumberoona, a replica of an 1886 paddle steamer which once used to visit Albury, will take delegates on cruises along the Murray River.
And for those who may like to relax even more, there's the All Saints Estate tour and wine tasting featuring an 1860 castle and heritage listed Chinese dormitories ... oh, and did we mention the wine tasting?
For more information on the Sidestreams program click here.
NB. Some tours are not included in the conference price - details TBC.
LUNCH
With lunches coordinated each day by the Hume Murray Food Bowl, delegates
are in for a treat! Albury Wodonga is the hub of one of the richest and
most diverse areas of
primary production in Australia. With so much fresh, local produce the
culinary delights are wonderful. Foods are varied, unique and abundant,
and whether your taste in dining is haute cuisine, contemporary café,
club or pub, you will be delighted by the range of eating experiences
available and the fresh local produce and internationally renowned wines
on offer.
CLUB
SWELL
A special club has been organised by the Albury Wodonga Host City Committee
for each night of the conference. 'Club Swell at the Termo' on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights will offer delegates the chance to network
each evening with friends from across Australia in the cool contemporary
surrounds of the lounge bar or garden at 'The Termo'. Featuring live music
plus a DJ and a special Acoustic/Open Mic Night on the Thursday, Club
Swell promises to be, well, swell.
RIVER
OF DREAMS DINNER
The themed conference dinner on Friday night features a three course meal
showcasing fresh produce selected by the Hume Murray Food Bowl and wines
from All Saints Estate. MC for the evening is Chris Pidd and entertainment
will be provided by the very Reverend Oral Riches, the Flying Fruit Fly
Circus plus special guests. The perfect environment for delegates
to mingle, chat or dance the night away, with live music provided by Bedlam.
(Not included in the conference price)
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Classics on Precinct
Catch a one hour classical concert of works by local composer Paul Witney |
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Applause! Check out the kaleidoscope of colour, sound and sight provided by the finalist competitions of this city-wide buskers festival + alfresco dining. |
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Dinner Choose a restaurant to suit your budget from the Conference Good Feed guide |
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BURN! See the special, one night only performance of a musical experience devised by HotHouse Theatre and a capella group, Crying in Public Places (Bookings recommended Tel 02 6021 7433 Special rate for delegates $21/$13). |
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Club Swell at The
Termo Cool contemporary sounds in cool contemporary surrounds + deadly dining at a discount. |
SPLING
FRING FESTIVAL
A gigantic public celebration of the Albury Wodonga's dynamic arts
and cultural scene to coincide with Groundswell. SplingFring is a ten
day major arts and cultural feast running from 4 - 13 October, linking
Groundswell and the Albury Wodonga Food and Wine Festival. A packed festival
calendar featuring over thirty events including an array of innovative,
high quality works that reflect the region's identity is available online
here.
FROM THE SOURCE
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Founded in 1979, Australia's Flying Fruit Fly Circus has established itself as one of the world's premier youth performing arts companies and Australia's national centre for circus training.
The company's mission is to promote and enhance the education and cultural development of young people by providing high quality circus training and by producing and touring professional standard contemporary circus performances.
Today, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus is an institution of national and international significance. Among the many international and corporate performances, the company recently performed a sell-out season in New York and was highlighted both at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival and at the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Performers from Flying Fruit Fly Circus will entertain delegates at various conference social events and key company members will contribute to the tributary sessions.
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With bases in Albury and Wodonga, HotHouse is Australia's leading regional theatre company. Its long and proud history is underpinned by the company's commitment to remaining at the forefront of artistic excellence in contemporary performing arts practice. HotHouse is driven by the unique artistic leadership of its Artistic Directorate and since its founding in 1979, has successfully introduced over seventy new works to the national theatre canon.
Embracing its mission of nurturing new works in a hothouse environment and of bringing the regional voice to the metropolitan stage, HotHouse Theatre is now considered to be an exemplary model in the small to medium performing arts sector, enjoying enormous regional and national support. Its commitment to providing quality contemporary theatre to regional audiences has seen the company become an integral part, not only of the cultural landscape of the Albury Wodonga region, but also of the national theatre industry.
HotHouse Theatre will be staging a special one-off performance of BURN! during the conference and tributary sessions will be led by HotHouse's senior management.
