Official Program

Linton on Sussex Street Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st October

All welcome to a 2-day festival celebrating the people and history of Linton.
Linton main street will be abuzz with writing and song workshops, art exhibitions,
creative performance and historical entertainment from locals. Grab a coffee and
enjoy activities for the whole family between 10am and 5pm.

Program is subject to change and all updates will be available in the Shire Offices
on the weekend

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Friday 19th October - Festival Launch

6pm Welcome to Country with Bonnie Chew, Golden Plains Shire

Traditional Wadawurrung Woman. Offices – Sussex St
       
Launch by Samantha Thompson Arts Officer
Golden Plains Shire

6:30pm Parade to School to uncover Bunjils Nest & BBQ Linton Primary School

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Saturday 20th October
10am to 1pm Paddy O’Reilly - WRITING WORKSHOP- The The Known World
Writers Voice  Bookshop
This event is sponsored by Writers Victoria
10 to On the Couch: Listen while storyteller Anne E Rosemary’s
11:30am Stewart interviews some Linton locals. We’ll Speakeasy
hear from Betty Grigg, Rosemary Manion and
others.
*Anne E Stewart commissioned Artistic
Director: Story Teller

10am to 2pm  Max Kerr talks about Historical Entertainment Golden Plains Shire
before TV - come inside and look at his Offices
fabulous collection.

1pm Michael Hough: Men and their treasures Rosemary’s

Linton Men’s Shed  Speakeasy

1pm to 5pm Historical Society Open to the Public: Women Linton Historical
of Linton Exhibition Society Building

2:30pm Linton Ukulele Group share a few tunes Rosemary’s

Speakeasy

3pm to 6pm Listen to soulful tunes by the Linton Jammers Railway Hotel
House Band

4pm Anne E Stewart- In conversation with Linton Rosemary’s

Artists including Cake Industries and Pam Speakeasy
Farey

4pm Linton Play Reading Group: Tales of Old Linton Old CFA Building
Incorporating Musing with Murray – Linton’s Tickets $5 per
own poet person
• Julia Cull Commissioned Play Write

All day events - Saturday

All Local Linton Arts Exhibition Golden Plains Shire Offices

day
Tasty Treats and tuneful melodies Wares, Plants ‘n’ Things
88 Sussex St

Linton and District Historical Society & Library

1- 5 pm           Open Day
                        Library: Women of Linton Exhibition
Linton Railway Hotel
Lunch onwards      Pizza’s and House Band (3 to 6pm)

Linton Recreation Reserve                                                                                  

1pm           Linton Gold Cricket Club V Lismore CC

Linton & District Bowling Club

1pm Bowls

The End of the World: Cake Industries Shop

Victorian experimental art collective Cake Industries is having a stellar year, fuelled by a Creators
Fund grant from Creative Victoria. Check out their shop in Linton’s main street. Watch for some of
their crazy animatronics wondering the main street.

Skipton Rail trail to Clarkesdale Bird Sanctuary 

All day self-guided tour
Pick up a copy of our map and enjoy a walk out to the Clarkesdale Bird Sanctuary. 
Not feeling too strenuous, walk out in the morning and catch the community bus back to Linton
Note: the bus will only operate between 11.30am to 12.30pm on Saturday

The Linton Men’s Shed

                         Open day
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Sunday 20th October 2018
The Known World Bookshop

1pm to 3pm      Phil & Trudy Edgeley- Roots, Folk & Ballads
Performance and Workshop
                         “A duo that really defines Roots music – engaging & confrontational. - Russell Morris
      They will be sharing a song in their intimate show about Linton. 
Song writing workshop
After their performance they will do a workshop on how they wrote their song
                          * Commissioned song writers

3pm - 5PM        Other times, local artist exhibition

 
Linton Shire Offices
10am to 2pm      Max Kerr talks about Historical Entertainment before TV. Come inside and look at
his fabulous collection.

Wares, Plants n Things Cafe

9.30 to 4pm Tasty Treats and tuneful melodies all day

Linton and District Historical Society

 1- 5 pm           Open Day
                        Library: Women of Linton Exhibition

Linton Cemetery Tours 

1pm               Meet at the Cemetery (or get a lift on
community bus) 

Linton Railway Hotel

             
  Busker and famous roast dinners

Old CFA Building

4pm               Linton Play Reading Group: Tales of Old Linton
Incorporating Musing with Murray – Linton’s own poet
          • Julia Cull Commissioned Play Write