Hey again,just thought id mention its an all day festival with loads of activities for the family,heres the write up from the website.
Everglades biggest boldest event. Enjoy a midsummer day of folk, light classical and bluegrass music, belly-dance, egyptian temple dance, african drumming and dance, didjeridu, playback theatre, marauding pirates, storytelling, interactive circus, reptiles in the pit (and in the pond) and all-day children's paint-in.
For breakfast, Viennese pancakes and fruit salad will be accompanied with celtic harp and folk guitar instrumentals in the Peacock Courtyard.
After a Welcome to Country from the traditional owners of the Blue Mountains, performances in the Garden Theatre and Glades will run till sunset.
Don't miss the land-locked synchronised swimming competition by Ruby Bloomers women's circus or the world music dance party that will kick off at the midday and again at twilight.
The afternoon will be smooth and melodic with the best folk, bluegrass, classical and world music performers that the Blue Mountains have to offer.
The kids can talk to the crocodile if the pirates let them, and have a lesson in didjeridu and clapsticks. There'll be stories, painting, playback theatre and, well, pirates. King Arthur may be on the premises. The big question: will Santa be there - in this heat, so far from the North Pole with only six shopping days till Christmas?
On that subject, browse the Mountains Arts & Crafts Market on the Cherry Terrace for unique Christmas presents.
Feast from Everglades barbecue and food stalls or BYO picnic (and bottle of wine). Watch the sandstone cliffs of the Jamison Valley light up at sunset to the sounds of didjeridu, african drums, folk and bluegrass instrumentals and song.
The day will end as it started with the strains of celtic harp by Dawn Egan playing ancient carols in the candle-lit garden.
Entry: Cost for the day is $10 adult; $8 concession and National Trust members; $5 children; family of four $25.
Mountains Arts & Crafts Market sponsored by BLUEY'S PARTY HIRE
programme
8am GATES OPEN
MORNING START
ancient & contemporary instrumentals ... pancakes ...
9am
Dawn Egan & Nigel Foote Celtic harp & folk guitar
Viennese pancakes, fruit salad & yoghurt, cakes, tea, coffee & juice
10.15
Welcome to Country from elders of Gundungurra and Darug people, traditional owners of the Blue Mountains
LATE MORNING
... songs from here, there & everywhere ... creepy-crawlies
10.30
ROC choir with Rachel Hore World music
11.00
Mountain Opera Chorus Gilbert & Sullivan, Hollywood musical & traditional folk
11.30
Neville Burns, herpetologist - Reptile show
MIDDAY
... world music & dance ... circus mayhem ... Santa maybe ...
11.50
Absolutely Ancient Egyptian temple dance
12.00
Ghawazi Caravan Tribal-style belly dance
12.20
Ruby Bloomers Women's Circus Just Add Water (Synchronised Swimming Competition)
1.00
Ghawazi Caravan Tribal-style belly dance
1.15
Hands Heart & Feet World music dance party with Lester Ives & Graham King with drums, didj, dancers
2.00 Circo Blurto Youth Circus - Celebrity Pageant
AFTERNOON
2.15 Neville Burns, herpetologist Reptile show
2.15 Classic Dry Whites Rock-classical instrumentals on violin, guitar & bass
2.30 Pat Drummond, Karen Lynne, Folk, country & bluegrass Martin Louis song, guitar & banjo
3.30 Playback Theatre Midsummer madnesss re-lived
4.30 Classic Dry Whites Rock-classical instrumentals on violin, guitar & bass
5.30 Pat Drummond, Karen Lynne, Folk, country & bluegrass: Martin Louis, Nigel Foote, song, guitar, banjo Dawn Egan, Kate Rowe
EVENING
world music dance party ... folk song ... rock-classical ... carols
6.30 Hands Heart & Feet World music dance party with Lester Ives & Graham King with drums, didj, dancers*
7.30 Musicians of the Summer Solstice Sunset Serenade
8.15 Dawn Egan Ancient carols & airs on celtic harp
ROUND GARDEN ACTIVITIES
Society of Mountain Artists Children?s paint-in
Mountains Arts & Crafts Market Christmas presents galore
Food Fayre Viennese pancakes & fruit salad breakfast, sausage sizzle, BBQ corn, wraps, pastries, cakes, tea, coffee, cold drinks, icecream ...
Lester Ives Didjeridu & clapstick workshop & aboriginal artifact display
Graham King Aboriginal storytelling
Circo Blurto & Ruby Bloomers Roving circus hi-jinks
Pirates of Ancient Oceania Loot & pillage
King Arthur Calm & good sense
Santa? Only six shopping days till Christmas, has he time?
9pm GATES CLOSE
Cheers popp
P.s You can also bring a bottle of wine. :lol:
