Monthly Events

TWMA is delighted to present William Delafield Cook: A Survey a touring exhibition curated by Simon Gregg, curator of the Gippsland Art Gallery.

This is the first major survey exhibition of the artist's oeuvre in over two decades and focuses on Delafield Cook's landscape paintings from 1977 to 2011, with an emphasis on works that are epic in size, sensation and scope.

Time: 11am-5pm, Tuesday to Sunday

TWMA is pleased to present the new solo exhibition Facetime featuring renowned Melbourne photographic artist Jacqueline Mitelman.

Mitelman, who recently received long overdue recognition when she was awarded the 2011 National Photographic Portrait Prize, has been making photographic portraits for more than three decades. Her subjects range from great artists, authors, entertainers and her friends, to people she has observed in the street.

Time: 11am-5pm, Tuesday to Sunday

Selected paintings of Ralph Balson and Edwin Tanner from the TWMA collection form the basis for Sam Leach's fascinating new suite of works. With their respective backgrounds in plumbing/housepainting, engineering and economics, Balson, Tanner and Leach have all shared an active involvement in the development of the underlying structure of society.

Time: 11am-5pm Tuesday to Sunday

Cost: Adults $5, Free for children under 16

Meeting at Lilydale Pet Stock car park at 4pm, with a cruise through Yarra Glen, Toolangi and arriving at Healesville Railway precinct for show/display at 5.30pm.

Cost: $10 entry fee per vehicle (gold coin donation for the public). All proceeds to be donated to the Healesville CFA.

Sausage sizzle or BYO picnic for rememberence event at the Labyrinth at 7pm

When it's time to play and the weather is fine, there will be live music for you to enjoy in the beer garden (free admission). This Sunday is Zeptepi Band.

Time: 3pm-6pm

They're off! The Healesville Racecourse is the perfect setting for a family picnic. There is plenty of lawn space and many shaded areas for spreading out the picnic rug. The racing is keen with large fields. The feeling of being close to the action, wherever you are around the course, adds excitement to the pleasure of relaxing in a picturesque setting.

Time: Gates open 11am, first race approximately 1pm

Cost: Adults $10, Pensioners $5, Under 18 FREE

The award winning Melbourne based chamber group Syzygy Ensemble will present a stunning recital of 21st century chamber music on February 5 in the idylllic surrounds of the Stones of the Yarra Valley. The musicians of Syzygy Ensemble have a deep empathy with music of our time as well as unbridled desire to share their enthusiasm with audiences in a way that may stretch your ears but never slap you in the face.

Time: 11am

Cost: Adults $20, Concession $15

You are invited to a series of discussions with Women of Interest. Dagmar Limp moved to Warburton 18 years ago. Upon retiring she became involved in voluntary activities. initially volunteering outside of Warburton, she then decided it was time to put her energy into her local community. This resulted in her involvement with the Film society and other community projects.

Time: 10.30am onwards

Once upon a time, the Brunswick Women's Choir was a small phenomenon known and loved mainly by friends and locals. But you can't keep a good woman down and the Choir is now renowned across the country for performances of passion, poignancy and inspiration. Led by award-winning musical director Cathy Nixon, the Choir sings about peace and justice, love and anger, beauty and promise, and has been doing so for 19 years.

Time: 10.30am-12pm

Cost: Adults $25, Concession $15

Come along to one of our Jazz days, sit back on the terraced lawn under the shade of the three large elm trees and relax while listening to the smooth sounds of jazz performed by the Chris Dal Trio band (joined by up and coming young musicians). A range of menu items available including antipasto platters, gourmet BBQ, vegie options, desserts and kids' meals.

Time: 12pm-4.30pm

Cost: Free entry

When it's time to play and the weather is fine, there will be live music for you to enjoy in the beer garden (free admission). This Sunday is Lily and King.

Time: 3pm-6pm

The number one selling duo in music history, the pioneers of rock'n'soul, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES are returning to Australia for their first national tour since 1991.

Times:

• Gates Open - 2.30pm
• TBC - 3.30pm
• TBC - 4.30pm
• Icehouse - 5.45pm
• Hall & Oats - 7.30pm
• Concert Concludes - 9pm (approx)

Cost:

• General Admission - $110 + $5.50 booking fee
• Gold Reserve - $180 + $5.50 booking fee
• Silver Reserve - $139 + $5.50 booking fee
• Premium General Admission - $210 + $5.50 booking fee
• Concert & Dining Package - $387 + $11 booking fee

Oranges & Sunshine (M) Cast: Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom. Margaret reunited thousands of families and brought worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

Time: 7.30pm

Cost: Adults $13.50, Concession $11.50, Under 15 $8

Three course set menu including a complimentary glass of bubbles on arrival, live music and the chance for one lucky couple to win a nights accommodation in the premier suite. Bookings Essential.

Time: 6pm onwards

Cost: $80 per person

MISFIT Theatre brings us an insight into stereotypes in the teenage world with the 80's Classic - The Breakfast Club. A jock, a princess, a criminal, a nerd and a basket case - five teenage students. One classroom. One Saturday detention. At 7am they were five students with nothing in common, faced with spending a long Saturday detention together in their high school library. Over the course of the day, they change the way they see others and themselves completely. MISFIT Theatre is a youth run theatre company based in the Yarra Valley, with a passion for sharing stories that resonate for youth.

Time: Thursday, Friday & Saturday 7.30pm (additional show at 2pm on Saturday)

Cost: $10 per person

Auto parts, tools, memorabilia and bric a brac will be on sale at the YG Swap Meet, run by the Vintage Drivers Club. Sites are available undercover and outdoors, plus for tandem trailers. Catering provided by the Vintage Drivers Club.

Time: Gates open 7am for sellers, 8am for buyers

Cost: $5 general admission (undercover sites $20, outdoor sites $15)

When it's time to play and the weather is fine, there will be live music for you to enjoy in the beer garden (free admission). This Sunday is Tropical Lounge.

Time: 3pm-6pm

Picture Box Orchestra - Music Performance. Combining Indian Classical techniques with Jazz, Gypsy and Western Classical influence, the Picture Box Orchestra are unlike anything else you have ever seen. This four piece incarnation comprises vocalist Faheem Mazhar from Pakistan, violinist and composer Alies Sluiter, cellist Tim Blake and Jay Dabgar on tabla. This is a rare opportunity to catch this wonderful project live. Definitely a show not to be missed.

Time: 8pm

Cost: Adults $22, Concession $18

When it's time to play and the weather is fine, there will be live music for you to enjoy in the beer garden (free admission). This Sunday is Kurtis Gentle.

Time: 3pm-6pm

Come along to one of our Jazz days, sit back on the terraced lawn under the shade of the three large elm trees and relax while listening to the smooth sounds of jazz performed by the Chris Dal Trio band (joined by up and coming young musicians). A range of menu items available including antipasto platters, gourmet BBQ, vegie options, desserts and kids' meals.

Time: 12pm-4.30pm

Cost: Free entry

The 2012 Alkira Sky Festival is an event filled with aerial entertainment and family fun. You can fall for Alkira's cause by participating in the parachute jump, sponsoring someone to jump, or by simply enjoying the many activities on offer. Activities include: joy flights; wine tasting showcase; jumping castles; face painting; aerobatic flights; Australian Welsh Male Choir; food of the fair; pony rides; and footy competitions.

Money raised will go to the Alkira Centre Box Hill to provide training, education and residential services and opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Time: 10am-3pm

Cost: $25 per car entry & parking

The Descendants (M)115mins Cast: George Clooney, Judy Greer, Shailene Woodley A heart-warming drama starring George Clooney about a family at crossroads. Clooney plays Matt King, an indifferent husband and father forced to re-examine his life when his wife suffers a boating accident. The tumultuous awakening that follows changes his concept of love, fatherhood and what it takes to truly be a man.

Times: Tue 28 Feb 7.30pm, Wed 29 Feb 11.30am, Thu 1 Mar 11.30am, Fri 2 Mar 7.30pm, Sat 3 Mar 2pm & 7.30pm, Sun 4 Mar 2pm

Cost: Adult $13.50, Conc $11.50, Wed matinee $8

The Womeon on the 6th Floor (PG) Cast: Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke Paris, 1962: A Wealthy stockbroker lives a staid bourgeois existence with his socialite wife, until they hire Maria a young, hardworking Spanish maid. Through Maria, a new and refreshing world of music, culture and the joie de vivre is brought into their lives. A massive hit in France this hilarious and heart-warming film is a delight.

Time: 31 Jan, 3 Feb, 4 Feb - 7.30pm, 1 Feb & 2 Feb - 11.30am, 5 Feb - 2pm

Cost: Adults $13.50, Concession $11.50, Under 15 $8

Albert Nobbs (M) In late 19th century Ireland, a woman disguises herself as a man in order to gain employment as a butler in Dublin's most prestigious hotel. After 20 years as Albert Nobbs, she meets a man for whom she considers letting the mask she has worn for so long slip away. Adapted for the screen by Close and Booker Prize-winning author John Banville.

Time: 7 & 10 Feb - 7.30pm, 8 & 9 Feb - 11.30am, 12 Feb - 2.00pm

Cost: Adults $13.50, Conc $11.50, Under 15 $8

Norwgeian Wood (M). Upon hearing The Beatles' song "Norwegian Wood", a businessman reminisces about the intense romances of his university days in Tokyo where he was gradually drawn into the orbit of the beautiful, damaged, Naoko. Based on the bestselling novel by Haruki Murakami and directed by Golden Lion winner Tran Anh Hung.

Times: 21 Feb 7.30pm, 22 & Feb 11.30am, 25 & 26 Feb 2pm

Cost: Adults $13.50, Concession $11.50, Under 15 $8

2km kids run, 5 km walk/run and 10km run. Register online at www.warburtonupandrunning.com.au.

The crisp autumn air of Sunday morning will see competitors head east from Warburton Recreation Reserve on our 5km walk, 2km, 5km and 10km Fun Runs, proudly sponsored by local businesses. Most of the flat to undulating 10 kilometre course will be on sealed roads while the last few kilometres will be on gravel paths following the Yarra River.

The 5km walk/run route shares part of the gravel section along the river and is suitable for prams. Bibs can be collected from 7:00am

Enter online at discount rates (save $5 per participant). Online entries close midnight Thursday 23/2/2012 while mail entries close Friday February 17, 2012 (P.O. Box 8, Warburton, 3799). Entries limited to 500 participants so register early so you don't miss out!

Time: 7am onwards