From laughing out loud to classic cars and winter arts, here’s seven things to do around the north west this weekend.
Cherry Laughter Club
Where: Cherry Lake Altona
When: 10am Saturdays
They say laughter is the best medicine and now people can get their weekly dose in Altona. Altona’s Carolyn Nicholson has started the Cherry Laughter Club, which meets at Cherry Lake every Saturday morning.
Woodend Winter Arts Festival
Where: Assorted venies around Woodend
When: June 10-13
The release of an anthology of poems, birthed by the Macedon Ranges’ Chamber Poets movement, will share billing with internationally renowned musical performers and literary talents as part of this weekend’s Woodend Winter Arts festival.
Wheels 4 Kids
Where: Masters, Sunbury
When: From 7pm, Sunday, June 12
More than 300 street machines from all eras are expected park in Sunbury to raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital this Sunday night. Gold coin donation.
Local
Where: Wyndham Art Gallery
When: Until June 26
Mother and son Sue Anderson and Aubrey Comben have teamed up to present Local, a series of paintings, ceramics and photographs that depict the area’s historic roots and people, and its growth of more recent times.
Macedon Ranges Potters Group Exhibition
Where: Woodend Community Hub
When: 10am-4pm, June 11-13
Ceramic art, crafted using different styles, will be on display this weekend as part of the Macedon Ranges Potters group’s annual exhibition.
Legally Blonde Jr
Where: Wyndham Cultural Centre
When: June 10-11
Actress Natasha Jenkins will take the lead an entire under-18 cast in the role of Elle Woods in the Wyndham Theatre Company production of Legally Blonde Jr.
Vintage children’s book display
Where: St Andrews Uniting Church, Bacchus Marsh
When: 12-5pm on Sunday, June 12, and 9am-1pm on Monday, June 13
Mavis Blackie has been collecting children’s books for the past five decades. The Darley resident and several others will display their children’s book collections, with some books dating back to the 1850s, at Bacchus Marsh next weekend.
