FRANKSTON’S Ventana Fiesta will return this year. From 9 February to 24 March, a packed calendar of events will take place to celebrate Latin-American, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish cultures. High-flyers will take to the sky in a showcase of Lucha libre professional wrestling. Music, dancing, food, and art will all feature over the course of the event. Frankston councillor Suzette Tayler said that “Ventana 2021 Reimagined” will be an “amazing celebration with something for the whole family.” “There’s so much to do, enjoy and explore – from the online drinks activity where participants can learn to make margarita with Mexican-style…
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MCCLELLAND Sculpture Park and Gallery will host a unique sound art experience next month. Melbourne sound composer group Starlings Spatial Sound Collective will perform its ongoing project Blended Fields at the gallery on 27 February. Inhabitation: Spatial Sound Showcase will run concurrently. The exhibition will debut new “diffusion compositions” by Starlings members Lisa Rae Bartolomei, Gillian Lever, and Josh Peters, as well as a range of other artists. Diffusion is a sonic arts practice in which a sound composition, such as a standard stereo recording, is played back over multiple speakers. A diffusionist performs by moving the fader banks of…
THE MPNFL season is all set to start under lights. The newly installed light towers at Frankston Park will get a run when the ground hosts Pines and Frankston YCW in a blockbuster Round One clash. Frankston YCW confirmed the news on 21 January. “Tonight, after 12 months of planning, Pines Football Netball Club President Jeff Svigos, Frankston Dolphins Football Club CEO Adrian Lloyd and Stonecats President Andrew Schneider finalised the agreement to play the first MPNFL game under the new lights at SkyBus Stadium,” the club said. The match will take place on 9 April. The lighting towers were…
RATEPAYERS will help foot the cost for musicians to perform at outdoor dining venues. Council has contributed $40,000 to the initiative. Cr David Asker said “we’ve provided the funding (…) to support our Do It Outdoors campaign. The funds will go towards providing performers and entertainers at venues.” The Committee for Greater Frankston has “successfully applied via the state government for a $20,000 Victorian business chambers and trader organisation grant, which it is proudly contributing to bringing locals to our streets and diverse outdoor dining activations,” the lobby group’s CEO Ginevra Hosking says. “Outdoor dining is a great way to reconnect…
BOATERS and paddlers are being urged to practice getting back on their craft so they will be better prepared to save themselves this summer. Maritime Safety Victoria acting director Gareth Johnson says he expects a surge of water activity as boaters and paddlers make the most of free time from the restrictions imposed by COVID-19. “With increased activity comes the possibility of increased incidents, injuries and fatalities,” he said. “In 2018-19 there were 717 incidents in Port Phillip (excluding Corio) and 219 in Western Port and we don’t want to see those numbers increase. “Our critical safety message for boaters…