music/live events
• Piping Hot Chicken Shop. Phone 5255 1566.
-Friday 3 February 8pm: Scion Pirates residency
- Saturday 11 February 8pm: Ross Hannaford band $20
- Saturday 25 February 8pm: The Stetson Family $15
• Ocean Grove Hotel. Phone 5255 1122.
Saturday Night Live:
-Friday January 14 – The Dying Embers
-Friday January 21- Farquarharson
-Friday January 28 – Hawker Gardner
Sunday Session from 3pm – Off the Hook
Open Mic for Youth will Jill Meehan – 1-4pm, first Sunday of the month –February 5. All young performers welcome. Phone 0431 606 476.
• Barwon Heads Hotel. Phone 5254 2201.
— Wednesdays 7pm: Trivia in the BakBar.
— Thursdays: Live accoustic music in the BakBar.
— Fridays 10pm: DJ in the BakBar.
Summer Parties with live music and DJs from 9.30pm.
- Friday January 13: Friday the 13th party with DJs.
- Saturday January 14: Moon Patrol & DJs.
- Sunday January 15: Sunday Session in the beer garden.
- Thursday January 26: The Potbelleez.
- Friday January 27: James Reyne
• Queenscliff Uniting Church, Hesse & Stokes streets. www.unitingqueenscliff.org.au
-Wednesday January 18, 8pm. Jimi Hocking-Solo. Tickets $20 including supper.
*Vue Grand Hotel. 46 Hesse Street, Queenscliff. Phone 5258 1544
-Friday January 27. Faulty Towers The Dining Experience. Three course meal and show, drinks included. Tickets $120 per person.
*Portarlington Mussel Festival. Saturday January 14 9.30am to 5pm. Live entertainment, kids activities, cooking demonstrations and local food, wine and produce. Gold coin donation on arrival. www.portmusselfestival.com
get active
• Disabled Surfers Association- Let’s Go Surfing Day. Sunday February 12 and Sunday March 25. Ocean Grove Main Beach Surf Club. $20 for non-members, BBQ lunch provided. Phone 0418 575 880
Ocean Grove Bowling Club. Barefoot Bowls- every Wednesday and Friday, 5.30-8pm. Until January 27. $10 per adult and $5 per child. Phone 5255 1540
• Barwon Heads Bowling Club, crn Geelong Road and Sheepwash Road. Twilight Crackerjack nights. Friday evenings from Jan 6 until March 30. $5 entry including sausage sizzle.
• Functional Exercises to Music for Older Adults. Mondays 9.15am – Senior Citizens Hall, 101 The Terrace. Wednesdays 9:30am – Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston Street. Phone 5255 1335.
• Ocean Grove Scottish Country Dance: Tuesdays 7.45-10pm. Marcus Hill Hall, corner Banks Road and Bellarine Highway. Phone 5251 3393.
• Line Dancing: Wednesdays 1-3pm and Mondays 7-8.30pm. Senior Citizens Hall, 101 The Terrace. Phone 0413 690 597.
• Body Torque. Phone 5255 2604 for upcoming rides or spin classes.
food/wine
• Leura Park Estate – Sensational wines and food available. 1400 Portarlington Road, Drysdale, phone 5253 3180.
- Live music every Sunday 12.30 to 4.30pm.
- Shakespeare in the Vines- Friday February 10 and Saturday February 11, 2012- Much Ado About Nothing.
• McGlashan’s Wallington Estate – New release wines, gourmet platters and classic car display, open weekends and public holidays and every day in January 11am to 5pm. 225 Swan Bay Road, Wallington. Phone 5250 5760.
classes & exhibitions
• Festival of Glass. Sunday February 19 10am to 5pm. Free entry to glass artisans and craftspeople with stalls, glass working demonstrations and competitions. Bellarine Basketball Stadium, Peninsula Drive, Drysdale. www.festivalofglass.blogspot.com
• ‘Attitudes’ 9th annual art exhibition- raising money for SES. Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday throughout January. Noon until 4pm. The Old Mill, Turner St, Portarlington. Phone 5259 2630
• Making Waves acoustic music and poetry afternoons with Jill Meehan at Bardeli Café. First and third Saturdays of most months. Next date January 21. $5 donation entry, BYO instruments and voices. Phone 0431 606 476
family fun
• Koombahla Equestrian Park: After school riding programs Tuesday to Friday. Special school holiday courses available. Phone 5256 2742.
• Check out the Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre for its school holiday program with a range of fun activities. Phone 5255 4294.
markets, fairs and fundraisers
• Every Saturday in January.
– Barwon Heads Market. 9am to 1pm, Barwon Heads Community Hall, Hitchcock Avenue.
* Saturday January 14
- Barwon Heads Uniting Church Fair: 3.30 – 5.30 pm. 73 Hitchcock Ave. Pre-fair music entertainment begins at 3pm. Fresh fruit and vegetables, home-made cakes and jams, bric-a-brac and sausage sizzle. Free entry.
• Sunday January 15
– Drysdale Community Market. 9.30am to 1.30pm. Drysdale Recreation Reserve.
-Queenscliff Farmers’ Market- 9am to 1pm. Queenscliff Harbour, Queenscliff
• Sunday January 29
– Queenscliffe Community Market. 9am to 2pm. Lower Princess Park, Queenscliff.
– Portarlington Community Market. 9am to 2pm, Parkes Hall, Newcombe Street, Portarlington
• Sunday February 5
- Ocean Grove Community Market. 9am to 1pm. Kingston Park, Ocean Grove.
• Sunday February 12
– Point Lonsdale Market. 9am to 2pm. Point Lonsdale Primary School.
Have your event included in What’s On phone: 5255 3233 or email: journo@oceangrovevoice.com
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