CHILLOUT LOUNGE

This years arty farty crafty recyled reused fusion of funky fashion, environmental art installation brought to you by Enviro Craft materials and talented artsits from all around Australia.. Your hosts and hostesses for the Lounge will be the inimitable stylish and hilariously upper lower middle class act a trio comprises of, Roque Collante; Layla Tracey and Tanya Ward; Dress sense and style is a must at the lounge just for fun and frolicking so bring your rags, opp shop shirts be prepared to fashion up grade at the lounge. To fashion up see the recycled costume making people from THE SWING MACHINE.

All day nonsense, workshops, music, and light refreshments supplied free of charge...Relax and have your personal fan slave cooling you down.The Lounge WILL resemble the ancient SOUK made from bamboo and will be an environmental art installation of which you are invited to create, weave, paint and generally inhabit. At night it will be lit up light a giant lantern.

 

Hosting the Chillout Lounge - The Aristo-Cats 

 

Solar Powered Wheely bin sounds system entertainment

Imagine your wheeley bin and now imagine its got speakers and a electronic DJ inside prodcuing the sickest sounds guarranteed to get the chill out lounge pumpin'. 

Bigger than ever this monster masterpice of bamboo and tissue will create and giant web of colour and light with lanterns to illuminate the space at night..

Make your own Lantern

Make your own crazy lantern for the NYE parade all day with the crew all materials and instructions.

Badge making 

Make a statement design draw or cut out pics bring a design for the comp.

Cut out from our mags make a design before you come 5cm diameter circle or just draw or write a statement, no limitations no shortage of ideas or themes, go mad knock yourself out. Cost - $1.00

Stilt Walking

Have fun walk tall be 2m high as a kite, 6 lucky people will get to wear them at the NYE parade.Under the guidence of the proffessional tuition of "Community Celebrations Internationale" these guys will enable you to strap on hang and walk above the crowd with giantuan heights.

Mask making for NYE FREE

Only available to 13-17yrs all the inspiration and colour materials you require using primo recycled materials to make outrageous characters from yor imagination. Workshops all day every day.

Under the crazy zany guidence of Popcorn Felix Oscar - Chemello from Melbourne enviro crafty scene - community artiste extra-ordinaire

Recyled fashion and NYE costume making 

All day (bring opp shop or old clothes prepare to destroy them only to be reborn) with artiste extra-ordinaire Alice Swing from the famous "SOWING MACHINE".

See her portfolio of gallery and fashion made from dumpsters and rags... recently at the wearable art festival and sustainable living festival fashion show.

Talent hour blackboard

6pm. bring your act, music, dance, theatre, poetry or whatever (no one died of embarrassment) just turn up and do your thang, no boundries. bring your support group fans. Peform ance to the Lounge and get over those 1st time nerves in a truly supportive environment.

T shirt printing with Pete

Bring your own T shirt or cloth make your design and make a statement, start a fashion label or image. Draw one prior or have one ready to cut out or make up on day. This workshop is limited this year due to overwhelming demand - workshops cost $2.00 shirts avail to buy. one design only available for 13-17 yr olds.

Body art & do it your self face painting

Bring your friend paint each other go crazy knock yourself out, full body art bring your bathers paint up be bold . This workshop will be continuous under the guidence of Body artist and world champion winner amsterdam body art comp Suzzanny. 

Be prepared for the full treatment freak your self out.

Music workshop

With Oonagh Sherrard singer song writer and also producer of her own soundtracks to movies and more Oonagh will assist those budding muso's who want to know how to record and develop their music , with MP3 and other technologies it's all within your grasp. 

Recently free from her solar powered recording studio in the Wollomi national aprk area, she comes to the fest for the 1st time with a bag full of tricks... discussing vocal harmony improvisations... exploring alternative tonality... pointers on arranging... mood and melody: what makes a good melody?... basic recording setups... make your own samples: turning field recordings into music - late afternoon on the 30th.

GREEN TEA SERENADE (GTS)

Late Afternoon early evening performances TBA green tea free served with performance - 30th afternoon only show

. GTS are a collective of musicians with a vast array of experience in the classical, rock, folk and world music genres, a penchant for tea brewed fresh from the garden and tunes in 7. 


With voices, mandolins, violins, cello, guitars, and ukelele we do gypsy tangoes, rock ballads, hypnotic grooves, earthy, passionate melodies, and have been known for the deeply haunting and soulful number 
as well as the inspirationally refreshing ... always with lashings of sunny toe tapping warm heartedness.

Adrian Dean... Comedy Magician

With a bang and a boom, a flash of fire, be astounded and amazed by Adrian Dean, a comedy magician like no other. Be mystified by his magic and trickery, the sleight of hand and the illusions de grandeur all bound together with ropes and gags and a lemon or two. 

You'll see inanimate objects springing to life, disappearing with a puff, and cards turning up in odd places, anyone got any Vaseline? Throw in a few knives and flaming roses, and you got yourself one peanut butter packed night of entertainment.

'WILD HONEY"

Straight from yarrumundi folk club -these talented women and one guy with a banjo will be featured on the 30th in the later part of the afternoon to help you cruise into the evening. Wild Honey is a group of friends who, through their music, share experiences from their lives and their love of nature.  

Acoustic guitars, unique banjo and beautiful blended harmonies will embrace you in their stories and touch your hearts.