So when the opportunity came for fans to spend an evening with the artist, they jumped at the chance.
Edward River Council’s ‘meet the artist’ Q&A session with Linda last Friday attracted a full house.
Linda is a left-handed embroider and has been crafting since the 1970s. She has won numerous local, regional and state awards for her embroidery, including Best In Show - Crafting at the 2023 Melbourne Royal Show.
The exhibition - titled ‘Beyond Threads: Left Handed Embroidery’ - can be viewed until March 11.
Piano concert next week
There’s only a few days left to get tickets for the Tristan Lee piano concert in Deniliquin next Friday.
Hosted as part of the South West Music Regional Conservatorium live music series, it is the first event of 2025.
In addition to the classical piano concert, from 6pm at the conservatorium in Cressy St, Deniliquin, there is an opportunity to meet the pianist in a special event from 5pm to 5.30pm.
Bookings are essential. Bookings are free for SWM live music subscribers and students under-18, or $20 for other music lovers. The meet the pianist session is an additional $5.
Go to https://events.humanitix.com/classical-piano-concert-featuring-tristan-lee to book, or contact SWM directly - phone 5881 4736, email at concerts@swmusic.org.au or in-person at the conservatorium.
Tickets going fast
Locals are also encouraged to be quick to book their tickets for Edward River Council’s International Women’s Day event on March 7.
Ticket bookings opened on Friday, and by Wednesday 108 had been claimed leaving only 67 remaining.
Always a ‘sell-out’ event, this year’s IWD event will feature guest speaker Kaitie Nash - the woman behind the website ‘First Time Farmer’.
Through the website, Kaitie shares her own experiences of moving from a city to her husband’s family farm to help others acclimatise.
She will share her journey at the ERC dinner event, which will be held at the Denilqiuin Town Hall from 6.30pm to 10pm.
For more details and to book, go to https://www.trybooking.com/CYXCU.
Kaitie will also be the guest speaker at Murray River Council’s IWD event earlier the same day at Barham. To book for this event, go to https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1348663.
Show countdown is on
The Edward Kolety Fishing Challenge is over for another year, but it won’t be long before Deniliquin’s Memorial Park Showgrounds will be event central again.
The annual Deniliquin Show is now just a few weeks away.
And that means it’s time to finalise your entries for its many competitions.
The show’s formal activities will be hosted on Saturday, March 1 only this year, but horse events are expected to continue on the Sunday.
Entries are open for all the regular events, including sheep, wool, dairy cattle, beef cattle and poultry competitions.
There’s also the popular pavilion, yard dogs trials, shearing and the heart thumping demolition derby.
For more information about all competitions and to enter, check out the show schedule at https://deniliquinshow.com.au/schedule/.
Show tickets are now also on sale, from My Shop and Deniliquin Jewellers.
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