| Sunday Picnic at Hanging Rock (14th March 2010) |
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When 14 March, 11.30am – 3.30pm
Hampers: Tonia had extensive editorial and journalistic experience with A.C.P., Fairfax and Murdoch with numerous well known magazines, both weekly and monthly and was in-house author and Editor with J.B. Fairfax Press. Tonia has written 28 books on cooking, craft, home decorating and DIY. Tonia had ten years with Australian Vogue, which included designing, marketing, product development, teaching, plus photographic styling for fashion, craft and home interiors. Tonia spent eight years with Network Ten’s Healthy, Wealthy and Wise (prime-time television program) as life-style, DIY and travel presenter, concurrent with eighteen years with Good Morning Australia as craft, cooking, travel and lifestyle presenter, again concurrent as presenter/host of ‘Creative Living with Tonia Todman’ and afternoon chat-show host. Currently is a regular for cooking programs on radio 2CA.
She is a frequent participant in Melbourne and regional Food and Wine festivals as presenter of cooking demonstrations, where she actively encourages the use of local, seasonal produce. She is an enthusiastic renovator of many old houses and gardens with husband Michael. Her web-site, toniatodman.com was amongst the first offering on-line shopping, her weekly fact sheets from television and access to her subscribed magazine. Tonia has established the largest fragrant rose garden in Central Victoria, the produce of which supplies florists, hotels, designers and weddings. Her roses can be viewed on www.toniatodmanroses.com She was first listed in Who’s Who of Australian Women in 2006 and continuing editions. Also is a Life Australia Day Ambassador for Victorian Government and Life Ambassador for Variety Club, Life Member of NSW Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, a member of Epworth Hospital Foundation and a member of Daylesford and Macedon Producer’s group. Tonia became a weekend resident of Daylesford in 1997, and is now a full-time resident of Kyneton in Victoria’s Central Highlands.
Entertainment: The Players - Matt Rees is the voice and guitarist with Ricketty Bridge. His roots are in Folk, Country and Rock’n’Roll, so you may find him playing bangolin and crooning in French. Matt has played with various bands and as a solo performer. Matt’s easy going style and unique interpretation puts him at the heart of Ricketty Bridge. David Arblaster plays a variety of wind instruments, melodeon and piano accordion. He has played medieval madrigals and traditional old English melodies on recorders for many years. A desire to play a broader range of music (and to play an instrument he doesn’t have to blow into!) has lead to that pleasantly frustrating instrument, the melodeon. These days, Henry Vyhnal just sticks to violin - sometimes masquerading as fiddle (Irish, American and Gypsy styles). In previous musical incarnations, Henry was a free jazz improviser, an orchestral and chamber musician, a country and western scratcher and a punk rocker. Occasionally the old personalities drop by…. Sam Thorpe is the youngest member and his double bass playing has brought our sound together in ways we could not have imagined. As percussionist and singer Mickey Lisieux is the femme fatale of the group, evoking the exuberant traditions of folk, Latin, Mid-eastern, gypsy, and Klezmer with her little world of musical instruments. Blair Venn - Harmonica /Vocals. Blair Is a WA lad, who has been treading the boards on these Eastern shores for the past ten years. In WA, Blair was vocalist/harp player for the great jug/blues/swing band ‘The Ragabillys’. He has been invited to Port Fairy, played live on Radio National’s ‘Music Deli’ and been Knighted by the Queen….Ok, the last one was a lie. Blair is relishing the chance to blend his love of the blues into anything else that may have a flattened third, fifth or seventh in it. Further details at www.myspace.com/rickettybridge
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Accommodation: This event goes ahead rain hail or shine. See you there.
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