September
Tourism Week 3rd September - 11th September Free activities • Visit Scienceworks, make learning aboutscience a fun and interactive adventure.General admission free for children and concession. • Embrace The Substation Artists’ Market on Saturday,1st September and view The Substation Contemporary Art Prize Exhibition all week. • Visit Truganina Explosives Reserve on Sunday,2nd September from 1.00pm to 3.00pm • Visit the Altona Homestead on Sunday, 2nd September from 2.00pm to 4.00pm • Visit the Williamstown Historical Society Museum on Sundays from 2.00pm to 5.00pm • Explore the history of Altona on a free guidedwalking tour on Beach Market day, Tuesday,4th September at 11.00am and visit the Altona Homestead between 11.00am and 2.00pm. Walk departs from the Altona Homestead Logan Reserve, Pier Street, Altona. For bookings contact 9932 4310. • Visit The Williamstown Botanic Gardens. Discover Spring garden delights on a free guided walk Thursday 6th September at 1.00pm. Walk departs from Main gates corner Osborne Street and Giffard Street, Williamstown. For bookings contact 9932 4310. • Explore Williamstown’s hidden lanes,abandoned morgues and burial grounds byLantern Ghost Tours on Friday and Saturday evenings* • Come aboard the HMAS Castlemaine Shipand Maritime Museum on Saturdays and Sundays* • Take a scenic Seaplane flight* For more information 9932 4310. Artists Market – The Substation 1st September 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 2nd September Held at the Holy Trinity Church, 225 Nelson Place, Williamstown from 12 noon - 5pm. www.onemarket.com.au Cherry Lake Market 2nd September Held beside Cherry Lake, Millers Road Altona. For further information contact Lions Club of Altona Inc. Rick 9398 3946 or Ken 9749 3408 The Bugalugs Bum Thief 3rd September The Bugalugs Bum Thief tells the hilarious tale of the town of Bugalugs, where the residents wake up one morning to find their buttocks missing! Held at the Altona Theatre 115 Civic Parade, Altona at 1pm Monday 3rd September and Tuesday 4th September at 10am and 1pm. For further information and bookings phone 9932 4074 or visit www.hobsonsbaytickets.com.au Melbourne Chamber Orchestra's Spring Tour: Bach & Bach 6th September The Melbourne Chamber Orchestra is one of Australia’s finest advocates of orchestral chamber music. This powerful performance will invigorate and move audiences. Dvorak’s Quintet in G op 77 is tailor made for the weightier sonorities of a string orchestra and this new arrangement gives full reign to the MCO strings at their richest and most lush. Complementing father Bach’s third Brandenburg Concerto is son Carl Philipp Emanuel’s Sturm und Drang-filled concerto, here to be given brilliant expression by rising star flute player Taryn Richards. Artistic Director William Hennessy continues to foster the next generation of new classical talent, with Bach & Bach promising to inspire, uplift and use music to take his audience to another place. 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 Farmers Market 9th September Held in the Commonwealth Reserve, Nelson Place, Williamstown from 9am - 1pm. www.rfm.net.au 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 Craft Market 16th September Held in the Commonwealth Reserve, Nelson Place, Williamstown from 10am - 4pm. www.williamstowncraftmarket.com.au
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