FRIDAY
6pm-8pm: Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery exhibition opening, free event. Gods and Heroes by artist Deborah Kelly. Collage, or photomontage, is a humble, low-tech, lo-fi artform just over a century old. Artist Deborah Kelly explores its social life and technological potential to scale, from epic to intimate.
Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery presents her best-known animation, The Gods of Tiny Thing, with its dynamite soundtrack and teeming cast of dancing deities. Made from imagery and sounds collaboratively produced in ‘collage camp’ at Bundanon Trust, this alluring, award-winning film has been shown in galleries and cinemas all around the world. Showing works never before presented together, this exhibition articulates a thread of inquiry across the artist’s abiding conceptual and material concerns.
7pm-9pm: Passion and Purpose presents Paint Sip Swap art classes on the first Friday of the month. Come and learn painting with a fun twist. Mocktails, nibbles and all art materials are included in your $60 registration. Contact passionandpurposestudios@gmail.com, bookings essential.
8pm: Live music at the Swan Hill Club featuring Elise Drake.
SATURDAY
All day: Central Murray football and netball round 4. NNW United v Mallee Eagles, Cohuna Kangas v Tooleybuc-Manangatang, Kerang v Woorinen, Lake Boga v Koondrook-Barham, Balranald v Tyntynder, Swan Hill have the bye.
8.30am-12.30pm: Murrabit Market held on the first Saturday of the month. Live entertainment and children’s activities. Over 70 stalls selling fresh produce, local hand crafts, plants, tools, shoes and much more. No dogs allowed.
SUNDAY
8am: Swap meet, Speewa Heritage Collectors Club Inc. Automotive, collectables and more, $5 entry. Gates open at 7am for sellers, 8am to buyers. Catering on site. Free bush camping available.
10am: Swan Hill Field & Game, first Sunday of every month barbecue and refreshments to follow.
10am: Smoke on the Water at Riverside Park, is a festival of smoky meats, tasty beverages, market stalls, family fun and barbecue. The first of a series of entertainment-filled smoked-meats events, where the air is fused with the irresistible scent of slow-cooked perfection. Competitions for the whole family. General admission tickets available (children under 16 free) book your ticket through Eventbrite.
10am-2pm: Open garden day, Tyntynder Homestead. Enjoy an afternoon of music, food and arts in the setting of these heritage listed gardens, $5 entry. Painting workshop with Dandy Lion Studio (by booking) and come and try with Mallee Artists Swan Hill.
4pm-Late: Mallee Tabletop Games Inc. Join on the first Sunday of each month for a super social event featuring hobbies at Anubis Gaming. No entry fee. Tabletop war games, tabletop roleplaying, trading card games and board games. This event is for patrons 16 years and older. Guests under 18 must be signed in and out or accompanied by an adult. For more details: malleetabletopgamesinc@gmail.com.
ALL MONTH
May 4-May 13: The 58th Annual Autumn Carnival bowls over 10 days. Half-day events, men’s and ladies, covering all bowls games, single entries accepted. For more details contact: wdlking@bigpond.com.
May 4-May 14: Black Armada exhibition at Swan Hill Regional Library, opening 1pm. The Swan Hill Genealogical & Historical Society in conjunction with the Indonesian Diaspora Network Victoria present this exhibition, which tells the story about the struggle for Indonesian independence and the involvement of Australia. Light afternoon tea to follow. All welcome.
May 4-May 30: Gods and Heroes by artist Deborah Kelly at Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery.
