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FILM & LITERATURE
22 Mar 2025, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pmThe Coolroom at Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker St, CastlemaineThe program involves a feature reader sharing their work, and an open section. $5 donation at the door much appreciated. Open section limited to 3 minutes per reader. So buy a drink from the bar, all Welcome! Contact: poeticaspoeticas@outlook.com
22 Mar 2025, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pmNorthern Books HQ, 19 View St, CastlemaineKristin Gill and Catherine Greer discuss invisibility, reinvention, friendship and baking for the soul in an exclusive salon-style event at Northern Books HQ. Enjoy a glass of bubbles, some seriously delicious baked goodies and a lot of laughs. We promise this will be a treat! $60/$55 incl. book.
23 Mar 2025, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pmCastlemaine Art Museum, 14 Lyttleton St, CastlemaineJoin Christabel Blackman in conversation with Emma Busowsky about her iconic parents, Charles and Barbara Blackman, and their contribution to the burgeoning cultural art scene of 1950s Melbourne - a time of blazing creativity that ultimately led to the formation of the Heide group. $25/$20.
Multiple Dates23 Mar 2025, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pmThe Coolroom at Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker St, CastlemaineSuper Cinema on Sunday here at The Coolroom Cinema. Voyages in cinema history, always interesting. All welcome. For those unfamiliar with The Coolroom Cinema it is a lounge type cinema. Join us for a drink from the bar to watch cool cinema. FREE but bookings essential. 23 & 30 March.
24 Mar 2025, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pmPhee Broadway Theatre, Mechanics Lane, CastlemaineWe Crones, being tragically Greek, have been led to Medea, the woman who murdered her children or did she? Crones of the Apocalypse present a screening of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Medea (1969), starring Maria Callas in her only film role, based on Euripides’ play Medea. $12/$10.
25 Mar 2025, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pmFlamin’ Galah Fringe Hub, Mechanics Lane, CastlemaineJoin Somali refugee Mohamed for a heartfelt poetry reading. Explore childhood in Mogadishu, war under Siad Barre, and a journey to a Kenyan refugee camp. Through vivid storytelling, Mo shares resilience, culture, and hope. Reserve your seat for an inspiring and human experience. $20/$15.
28 Mar 2025, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pmThe Salvage Yard, 6 Lewis Dr, CastlemaineCalling all word nerds, Scrabble lovers and fans of all things oversized to join us, the Dept. of Alphabology for another epic evening of giant scrabble in Castlemaine, the scrabble capital of the world! Featuring pizzas, beers and lots of fun (and Scrabble). $30/$25.
03 Apr 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmThe Taproom, 9 Walker St, CastlemaineLiving in share houses is a wild, messy, excruciating and transformative rite of passage. ‘Who stole my milk?’ is an anthology of stories from diverse writers from Castlemaine and beyond reflecting on their share house experiences, ranging from the hilarious to the poignant.
06 Apr 2025, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pmThe Coolroom at Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker St, CastlemaineDave Graney and Clare Moore will be presenting our Secret Sunday Movie. A movie that could tantalise, tittilate or terrify. After the movie we’ll also delve into the importance of music soundtracks when Glenn Williams hosts a Q&A. FREE but booking essential.
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