THINGS will be getting fruity this Saturday at Harcourt as the town prepares for its annual Applefest.<\/p>\n
The day centres around the Applefest Market which will have about 80 arts, crafts, plants, produce, and food, cider, and wine stalls.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got apples everything, we\u2019ve got toffee apples, we\u2019ve got apple pies, apple cakes, apple muffins, apples full stop,\u201d said festival manager Ruth Hay.<\/p>\n
\u201cApple cider, apple vinegar, it just keeps on going. You name it [anything with] apples, we\u2019ve got it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The market will coincide with entertainment acts across the festival\u2019s two stages.<\/p>\n
The main stage will feature the Thompson Foundry Band, an official opening, an apple pie eating competition, baking contest awards, the Australian Women\u2019s Choir, and the magician Duck Cameron.<\/p>\n
Ms Hay said it will be the first time the award-winning magician performs at the festival.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s incredible, absolutely amazing,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen my grandchild, who\u2019s nine, heard he was going to be here, he said I\u2019m coming, I\u2019m coming!\u201d<\/p>\n
The second stage will feature a children\u2019s storyteller, Kashmir Belly Dancers from Bendigo, and Castlemaine Secondary College choir who will be taking the slots originally for the Solomon Island Choir no longer able to attend.<\/p>\n
The event will also have an art show, and a LEGO competition.<\/p>\n
For something a bit more unusual, Ms Hay said Peter Hodge will be bringing some of his camels down from Shepparton to offer rides.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a big truckload of camels,\u201d she said. \u201cFive of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The day part of the festival will run from 10am to 3.30pm and James Park, Harcourt.<\/p>\n
The evening will feature The Dusty Springfield Story, a tribute to the late singer, led by Wendy Stapleton who also leads the Australian Women\u2019s Choir, and backed by theatre vocalists, from 7pm to 9.30pm at the park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THINGS will be getting fruity this Saturday at Harcourt as the town prepares for its annual Applefest. The day centres around the Applefest Market which will have about 80 arts, crafts, plants, produce, and food, cider, and wine stalls. \u201cWe\u2019ve got apples everything, we\u2019ve got toffee apples, we\u2019ve got apple pies, apple cakes, apple muffins, […]<\/p>\n