Sea Wolves.
Dive into the last weekend of summer by exploring the incredible Flinders Fringe Festival in the coastal hamlet of Flinders from February 23-25. This three-day festival of creative arts, in only its second year, celebrates artists and communities across the Mornington Peninsula. It features original work by established and emerging creatives with a personal connection to the Peninsula.
CC Dewar.
Flinders Fringe is steered by a combination of volunteers and associates, led by festival convener Claire Thorn and artistic director Melissa Jackson. The diverse program includes cabaret, jazz, art, comedy, poetry, children’s entertainment and much more. Enjoy a mix of free and ticketed events for all ages.
Highlights include Sea Wolves Howl, a theatrical production about the fearless multi-generational Mount Martha group whose members plunge into Port Phillip 365 days a year. Hear emerging jazz sensation CC Dewar and sensational Latin guitarist Sergio Ercole; ARIA-nominated children’s entertainers Whistle and Trick; or a double bill of killer contemporary vocalists Maxon and Sydney Miller. Explore First Nations experiences via sound healing yidaki meditation by the intuitive Uncle Lionel Lauch, and guided Living Culture walks that connect the natural environment of Western Port’s Mushroom Reef with the wider Bunurong Country and waterways. Try a hands-on workshop with notable practising fine artists Joshua Searle and Helen Kennedy, or visit the large-scale portrait exhibition of Noa Smith Fletcher. Stroll through the Spotlight Artisan Fair, curated by printmaker Kristin Haskett, showcasing homegrown crafts in an intimate makers’ market. Greet dawn with the Mornington Improvisation Group and its new creation, Leave Only Echoes And Footprints.
The festival concludes with an extraordinary line-up of performers, headlined by vocal powerhouse Jess Hitchcock, at the Fantastic Flinders Fringe Finale. This is a community-focused event inviting audiences to a BYO picnic for some seriously great entertainment and wholesome fun in the St John’s Anglican Church grounds at Flinders.
For the full program and tickets, head to www.flindersfringe.com.au and follow via Instagram @flinders_fringe or Facebook @FlindersFringeFestival for more information. This event is supported by Mornington Peninsula Shire, businesses, community partners and friends of the festival.
Queer Cabaret.
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