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October
Step Back in Time with Williamstown Heritage Walking Tours - FREE event 11th September - 30th November Unlock the secrets of this historic seaport. Explore hidden lanes, an abandoned morgue, aburial ground, historical buildings and monuments. Every Tuesday and Friday from September 11th to November 30th, local guides with an excellent knowledge of the area will run one tour each day.Tours depart from the Hobsons Bay Visitor Information Centre located in Commonwealth Reserve, Nelson Place, Williamstown at 11.45am Fridays and 2.15pm Tuesdays. Free. For more information or bookings contact 9932 4310 or visit www.hobsonsbaytickets.com.au Swing Patrol Performance Ball 2012 Saturday 6th October 2012 A night full of anticipation, adrenalin and glamour where you see our amazing dancers perform for you! The Williamstown Town Hall will sparkle with stars as our brave dancers take the stage at our annual Performance Ball. It's a highlight of our swing year where spirits are high and the hall is filled with appaluse and loud cheering. And there will be plenty of social dancing too! More information at http://mel.swingpatrol.com/ Artists Market – The Substation 6th October Held indoors at The Substation on the first Saturday of each month between 10am and 4pm. Artworks will include textiles, print, painting, photography, jewellery, sculpture and more. The Substation is located at 1Market Street Newport. For further information phone 0415 369 874. One Market 7th October Held at the Holy Trinity Church, 225 Nelson Place, Williamstown from 12 noon - 5pm. www.onemarket.com.au Cherry Lake Market 7th October Held beside Cherry Lake, Millers Road Altona. For further information contact Lions Club of Altona Inc. Rick 9398 3946 or Ken 9749 3408 Farmers Market 14th October Held in the RobertsonReserve, Cole Street, Williamstown from 9am - 1pm. www.rfm.net.au Josh Earl 18th October Swimming pools, race cars, steam trains, robots… the Australian Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake Book had it all. In 1985 Josh Earl’s mum, Lyn, purchased a book and changed the history of the Earl family forever. In 2008 Josh was performing a show in which he briefly referred to The Book. The reaction was like nothing he had experienced before. People wanted to talk about The Book. They couldn’t concentrate on the next joke because they were thinking about the cakes in The Book. Josh promised that he would return to do a show all about The Book. Held at 7.30pm in the Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Electra Street, Williamstown. For more information and bookings phone 9932 4074 or visit www.hobsonsbaytickets.com.au Craft Market 21st October Held in the Commonwealth Reserve, Nelson Place, Williamstown from 10am - 4pm. www.williamstowncraftmarket.com.au Caravan Burlesque 25th October The globally acclaimed salon of seductive, subversive, and electrifying acts is HERE! From multi-award winning Finucane & Smith, creators of global smash hit The Burlesque Hour, comes a travelling emporium that fuses Parisian nightclub with jaw-dropping cabaret and seductive spectacle, tipping a velvet wink to Australia’s wild past of touring vaudeville and variety. Step into this sumptuous salon and be swept away by intoxicating Ethiopian dance and razor sharp wit, sultry songs and underdressed sirens, whip-cracking dames, Bollywood love gods, sizzling jazz moves, backroom ballet and gothic divas. Packed to the rafters with international stars, with critics raving and 70,000 audience members worldwide in raptures, Finucane & Smith’s road-train of the risqué will sashay into town bringing a night to rival the Nullarbor: hot hot hot and full of stars! So grab your friends, dress to the nines, and swing on board The Caravan. Held at 7.30pm at the Willaimstown Town Hall 104 Ferguson Street, Williamstown. For further information and bookings phone 9932 4074 or visit www.hobsonsbaytickets.com.au Eid al Adha Date to be confirmed Carnival rides, music and entertainment from Newport Islamic Society. Held in Paisley Park, Mason Street Altona North, from 11.00am to 10.00pm.
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