Woodend Winter Arts Festival 2025

June 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Sheila Drummond Memorial Lecture:  Hot off the Press: Margaret Simons, Don Watson and Jim Middleton

Woodend Community Centre High & Forest St, Woodend

Margaret Simons will speak on issues in politics and journalism, with the precise topic to be decided closer to the day. She will be joined…

Monday 9

June 9 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Cinderella: music by Prokofiev: Inventi Ensemble

St Ambrose Hall Templeton Road, Woodend, VIC

Family-friendly event. Step into a magical realm where Prokofiev’s “Cinderella” dances with new life.

June 9 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

From Bach to Glass: Cello sounds across time and space: Melbourne Cello Octet

St Ambrose Church Templeton St, Woodend

The concert showcases the versatility of the cello ensemble, presenting music in sextet and octet formations. The program includes a diverse range of composers, from…

June 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

The Genius of Nijinsky: Jill Rivers

Woodend Community Centre High & Forest St, Woodend

The story of Nijinsky, the Polish/Russian dancer is a tale of brilliance and despair, of innocence and stardom, celebrity, sensitivity and tragedy, and amongst the…

June 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

From Bach to Glass: Cello sounds across time and space: Melbourne Cello Octet

St Ambrose Church Templeton St, Woodend

The concert showcases the versatility of the cello ensemble, presenting music in sextet and octet formations. The program includes a diverse range of composers, from…

June 9 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Brahms, Sonatas for Piano & Violin: Anne Harvey-Nagl & John O’Donnell

St Ambrose Hall Templeton Road, Woodend, VIC

Brahms’ three sonatas for piano and violin, all composed during his mature years, are among his greatest creations. The first, opus 78 in G major, is…

June 9 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Award-winning film: The Great White Whale by Michael Dillon

Norma Richardson Hall (St Mary’s Parish) 15 Buckland St, Woodend

Multi-international, award-winning film. Score by Paul Jarman and John Crick. Woodend Première Screening: Introduction and Q&A by its Director, Michael Dillon.