Putting together a collection of clever people does not guarantee the creation of a clever team, group or committee. That’s because there are many layers to thinking-together that are in addition to the processes involved in thinking as individuals.
Arts Margaret River and the Margaret River HEART team invite you to a free celebration of the freshly invigorated cultural hub.
Margaret River's own gypsy folk rockers mix up a positive vibe with their uplifting carnivalesque rhythms and eastern inspired grooves.
The WA Seniors Card program is the most generous program of its kind in Australia, providing over 406,000 members access to a wide range of State Government concessions and rebates.
THE STARS DESCEND unfolds over five locations. Each location will be a chapter of our story that has been co-created by professional artists and local community members. These five teams will rehearse and perform in the splendour of their outdoor location, delivering five visually stunning, immersive experiences of movement and sound.
Michelle Spriggs and David Rastrick have performed together in numerous outfits over the past 13 years. Their highlights are opening for Boz Skaggs + Michael McDonald, Diana Krall and Carol King with David’s band ‘Jazztrix’ at Leeuwin Estate.
Renowned local musician Tony Lane will be making a rare solo appearance. You may have seen him in bands such as Chief Monkey, Crooked Brook, Little Row of Housez, The Brothers Thin, The Flying Carpathians or in his first band Green Jacket.
The Sacred World Music Choir are a group of women who join together weekly to share the love and joy of singing. The songs we sing are with reverence to the Earth, and the elements, to the Sacredness of Life, and the joy of uncovering our True self.
etween 1837 and 1843, Georgiana Molloy collected specimens and seeds of the native plants of Taalinup and Undalup (Augusta and Busselton) and sent three exquisite botanical collections to James Mangles in London, who had requested the work. They were the highest quality that British botanists had ever received from WA. She was self-taught but her dried wildflower specimens are still studied in world herbariums. She died aged thirty-seven, having received no payment or formal recognition for her scientific achievements.
Cicada tell story. Story Good. Story simple. Story even human can understand. Tok! Tok! Tok!
So begins the story of a dutiful cicada who works away in a grey office year after year, until the day something truly extraordinary begins to happen…
An extraordinary work of poetic grace and raw beauty, Pip Williams explores another little-known slice of history seen through women’s eyes. Evocative, subversive and rich with unforgettable characters, The Bookbinder of Jericho is a story about knowledge – who gets to make it, who gets to access it, and what is lost when it is withheld.
The original and best surfing podcast in the universe is hitting the road once more this April for an all-stops, chakra-blasting, synapse-melter of a tour that will put a rocket right up your corn!
The Young@HEART program is held at Margaret River HEART every Monday morning from 10am to 11am. The program does not run on public holidays or when there is another major event in the foyer.
In this once only workshop, young singers will learn voice & body warm ups, & some beautiful and fun songs from the Disney film "Tangled"! As always, there will be a little performance for parents/guardians at the end of the session.
About Young@HEART The Young@HEART music program is held at Margaret River HEART every Monday morning from 10am to 11am. The program does not run on public holidays or when there is another...
Always charming and warm towards the audience, Anu Grace and Laurie Bycroft are the perfect pair to entertain at Young @ HEART.
In the Australian summer of 1985, 12-year-old Colin Mudford finds out his little sister has cancer. He must make a plan. Can he ask Queen Elizabeth II for her very best doctor?
Raven is the collaboration between Ray Risdon and David Webster.
Both Ray and David worked in the education sector, Ray as a music teacher and David in Vocational education.
Snowy is becoming more beautiful every day and The Wicked Queen is not happy!
Lighting struck, the first time Tess Merlot heard Jacques Brel.
From that moment on, music was all around. After playing hundreds of shows, the essence remained: allowing the human soul to reach the surface the way only French torch songs can. With original songs from Brel, Piaf en Aznavour and her own catalogue.
Australia’s biggest comedy festival is hitting the road for a huge 25th year! Featuring the best and brightest of the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival in a jam-packed show that’s sure to leave the whole nation laughing.
Join the UWA Choral Society as they take a tour in their time machine, pausing in Austria, Italy, Germany and the UK to explore music across the centuries.
About Olive Mae Recently nominated for two WA 'Song of the Year' awards, local musician Olive Mae is a folk/country singer songwriter. Her musical journey started when she brought a...
Celebrating 15 years and DIRECT from a sell-out BROADWAY SEASON, Cirque MOTHER AFRICA is returning to Australia in 2023 with an all NEW SHOW featuring the amazing hand to hand balancing act as seen on AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT performed by the RAMADHANI BROTHERS.
On the Good To See You 2023 tour Henry Rollins will faithfully recount the events of his life in the brief pre-COVID period since the last tour and when things got even stranger over the last several months. It's been an interesting time to say the least and he's got some great stories to tell.
Singing in English and French, from jazz-pop, bossa-nova and reggae music, Is&B brings you on a journey that makes your heart vibrate.
The magical stage adaptation of the beloved Australian story is back to celebrate its 40th birthday!
Miranda Aitken’s poetry has received a Highly Commended in the Tom Collins Poetry Prize, and has been published in numerous anthologies, including Westerly New Creative, Poetry d’ Amour, Indigo Journal of West Australian Writing, and Best Australian Love Poems. She has a poem on the Busselton Jetty, and her poem ‘People of the River, Bilya/River Song’, greets visitors to the Heart in Margaret River’s art precinct.
‘eaters’ elevates the traditional pen and paper pub quiz to a participatory game show with the host announcing questions, previews on screen and scores going live using flesh forced software.
Presenter Steve Wood is an Australian horticultural talk back radio and gardening TV presenter, with more than 40 years' experience in wholesale nursery production. He has a special interest in showing people how easy it is to grow food at home.
From Writer/Director Chris Bendall comes a fantastical new story about finding your voice and saving the world.
Mat Jodrell is one of the world's greatest living trumpet players and WAYJO is very lucky to welcome Mat back to Perth to scream his trumpet over the infectious latin big band music of Tito Puente. In 2023, WAYJO celebrates the 100th anniversary of Puente's birth and the St John of God Health Care Tuesday Night Orchestra will recreate the mambolicious sounds of Puente's seminal big band recordings.
Brandie and Wise are Margaret River local Scott Wise and Bridgetown-based Brandie Hodgins. They play a unique selection of old-school blues, jazz standards and pop classics drawn from their love...
Once Upon a Time - a pantomime by the Margaret River Theatre Group.
Once Upon a Time - a pantomime by the Margaret River Theatre Group.
Once Upon a Time - a pantomime by the Margaret River Theatre Group.
Sari Ellen Bennett is a WA based writer and performance poet who lives on Molloy Island. Her writing style is unique, weaving whimsical imagery with hard hitting concepts, challenging the status quo, questioning human behaviours and finding the sacred hidden within the mundane... With a background in dance, martial arts and physical theatre, Sari's embodied performances breathe life into her heartfelt poetry.
Andrea Frances Manners has been teaching singing at her home studio and in local schools for 13 years after training at WAAPA and under Fisenden Music in East Perth. She is a current member of ANATS (Australian National Assoc. of Teachers of Singing).
Once Upon a Time - a pantomime by the Margaret River Theatre Group.
Once Upon a Time - a pantomime by the Margaret River Theatre Group.
About Young@HEART The Young@HEART music program is held at Margaret River HEART every Monday morning from 10am to 11am. The program does not run on public holidays or when there is another major...
“The Nomadics imbibe stories from the heart of Australia (which they traverse in their off-grid tiny house on wheels!), then sing them out with a deep love for the world around them and each other. Their stunning harmonies drew me in, reminding me, what a beautiful thing is music" - VIKKI THORN - THE WAIFS.
Come and enjoy the remarkable talent of around 200 actors, dancers and musicians as they take you on an engaging journey including ensembles, class bands, comedy, solos, duos and an eclectic mix of dance styles and troupes.
Margaret River's acclaimed Celtic folk band will belt out their rollicking reels, jigs and maybe even a hornpipe or two. This four piece band featuring Tony Lane, Dave Seegar, Pete Paton and Karien Rollinger is bound to get you up and dancing.
In the hands of Junkyard Beats, ordinary household items are transformed into extraordinary musical instruments and unwanted junk comes alive in exciting and surprising ways!
Jack Barrett's talk is aimed at outlining the stages in Augusta Margaret River’s development, what peoples’ lives were like then, and a framework to assist understanding the extent that climate changes and development may clash in the future.
Riding on a wave of outstandng reviews after a fabulous performance at Busselton Songfest, Riversong hails from Margaret River.
'Hope' is an all-new concert by 3-time Grammy®-winning Soweto Gospel Choir; celebrating songs and anthems from the Freedom movement of Nelson Mandela’s South Africa, back to the Civil Rights Movement of Martin Luther King’s 1950's America.
The Young@HEART music program is held at Margaret River HEART every Monday morning from 10am to 11am. The program does not run on public holidays or when there is another major event in the foyer.
Beyond haircuts and beard trims, this canny barber is the city’s matchmaking maestro! Almaviva is wealthy, stealthy and head over heels. Smitten Rosina is witty and pretty with razor-sharp smarts....
Puppetry, magic and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the best-selling novel.
Bruce Godden (guitar), Archie Targett (guitar), Clairevic Del Rosario (guitar) & Poppy Brousson (vocals). Judy Wake (poetry). Ross Goulden (piano) & Annie Horner (vocals). The Young@HEART music program is held at...
Presented by Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival and The Regenerative Agriculture Conference 2023. Join highly acclaimed science and environmental writer, Jill Griffiths in conversation with Gourmet Farmer and fellow author, Matthew Evans as she talks about timely new book, What’s for Dinner? Our food, our choice, our planet. What are we really eating? How...
Professor Marcia Langton AO & The Hon Ken Wyatt AM. All welcome. Free with first in best dressed. Doors to the foyer open at 1.30pm and the talk commences at...
About Scott Wise & Gary Burke Scott Wise and Gary Burke have been playing and singing together since 1980. They were notably together in the Fremantle band, Bungarra. Scott and Gary have busked at the Margaret River Farmers’ Markets since the beginning, 21 years ago. Scott is a well-known local luthier and musician. Gary combines...
Australia’s The Waifs - folk heroes, and fully independent trailblazers, are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their breakthrough album Up All Night with a massive tour of Australia, heading to every corner and crevice of this big land!
Based on factual story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African enslaved and a French plantation owner, who rises to heights in French society as a composer before an ill-fated love affair.
About Young@HEART The Young@HEART music program is held at Margaret River HEART every Monday morning from 10am to 11am. The program does not run on public holidays or when there is another major event in the foyer. The initiative was developed to safely encourage participation in the arts among older residents (over 60s) during the...
This feature documentary follows the wild ride of Michael Gudinski over five decades as he forges his own maverick path consumed by his ambition and enduring passion for Australian music.
Sionnach Rua’s Great Irish Songbook is a show like no other. With fiddles, Uilleeann Pipes, Bazouki’s, Mandolins and Whistles. Playing the greatest songs Ireland has ever produced, performed by virtuoso musicians.
About Nina Nina Suriya is a British/Indian world folk musician. Predominantly playing guitar, piano, percussion and singing, her unique musical upbringing took her through a wide range of genres, ranging from jazz, trad folk, funk, to bluegrass, to classical choral. Her intimate song writing style coupled with complex rhythms and melodies makes for a unique...
Singing Workshops for ages 7-16. To satisfy the singing dreams of all the 'Swifties' these school holidays, local singing teacher Andrea Frances Manners presents “We Can Sing Taylor Swift!” a singing workshop for youth. In this once only workshop, singers will participate in voice & body warm ups & then learn 2 beautiful age-appropriate songs...
Strings Attached: The West Australian Guitar Festival is back for its fourth year this October 6-8 with a huge program of live performances, workshops, masterclasses and Q&A's from artists, plus exhibitions and more for guitar players, makers and enthusiasts to enjoy!
It’s a perfect, balmy night in the outback. A sleep-deprived camper, a cheeky quokka and an emu with a penchant for creating wild inventions, awake to discover that a koala has come down with a stubborn and ear-shatteringly loud case of the hiccups.
It’s a perfect, balmy night in the outback. A sleep-deprived camper, a cheeky quokka and an emu with a penchant for creating wild inventions, awake to discover that a koala has come down with a stubborn and ear-shatteringly loud case of the hiccups.
Sian and Bruno present a musical fusion of original and cover songs. Singing in English and French, from jazz-pop, bossa-nova and reggae music, this dynamic and sensual duo brings you on a journey that makes your heart vibrate. Si&B are both multi-instrumental artists, playing ukulele, flute, guitars, u-bass and percussion; the musicality is diverse and...
The Annual General Meeting of Arts Margaret River Inc. "Once again we have had a very strong and successful year. Following the agreement reached with the Shire of Augusta Margaret River to take over all programming and front of house responsibilities at the Margaret River HEART our management team and staff have worked tirelessly to...
You may have caught Tilly Kay performing at Nannup Music Festival, Strings Attached, Festival of Voice, or as a touring band member with Mama Kin, The Nomadics or Tanya Ransom.
Wadandi Boodja, the place known today as the Margaret River Region, is the traditional land of the Wadandi Aboriginal people; the Saltwater People. The Wadandi have lived here through the last ice age. They have adapted and survived over tens of thousands of years through an intrinsic knowledge of how to care for, and benefit from, the abundance of this island refugium.
Back for their third year, the region’s leading dance school Tutu Dance Company will present their Tiny Dancer showcase ‘Let’s Dance!’ at Margaret River HEART on Sunday 5 November 2023.
Riverbugs is a local fun-filled Jazz quartet swinging tunes across genres and eras. With tunes from the likes of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin, Etta James and many more, the fearless four have been performing for our much-loved local venues and festivals for the past 6 years.
Rare plants on the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge with Professor Stephen Hopper. Join Nature Conservation Margaret River Region and the Undalup Association to welcome renowned botanist and conservation biologist, STEPHEN HOPPER. Stephen brings 50 years experience observing the unique endemism of our region, is a leader in his field having developed new theory on the evolution...