The Friends of the Mechanics Institute are back in action to organise concerts at the beloved Lawson venue.
Tickets are already on sale for a return by international classical guitar trio Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Muthspiel and Slava Grigoryan on February 16. Tickets cost $80.
But the concert season presented by the new Friends of the Mechanics Institute committee, also known as the Friends, starts on Saturday, December 1, with a fundraiser to support future shows.
Doors will open at 2.30pm for eight hours of music by diverse Blue Mountains performers: Blues band the Quagmires; singer, guitarist and drummer Willem Roorda; blues harmonica player Rob Thompson with guitarist Ian Host; Jeff Wilson, James Roy and Matt Skeletor; the Scarab Beatles; Jim Jarvis and friends; Mid-Mountains favourites Soular Spill; multicultural performer and storyteller Phil Voysey; Matt Tonks, always popular at festivals; and dance-rock band Hail Clive.
Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for pensioners and $10 for teenagers aged 15-18. Children are admitted free.
On Wednesday, December 19, will be cellist and songwriter Monique Clare with percussionist Caleb Colledge. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets $20.
The Friends are also seeking new members and volunteers to help backstage, cook and serve food at events, help as parking attendants, photograph events and more.
To book tickets, pay the Bendigo Bank account of the Friends of the Mechanics Institute Lawson Inc., BSB 633000, account number 151946779, and confirm by email to mechanicsinstitutelawson@gmail.com. Or post a cheque to The Treasurer, FOTMIL, PO Box 130, Lawson 2783. Tickets at the door if not sold out.
