LIVING STATUES: If you go down in the woods this weekend (actually King George V Gardens on Saturday and Apex Park on Sunday between 11am and 1pm, you will be in for a big surprise. Wangaratta Players 'Youthies' will be performing as Living Statues portraying musicians as part of the community collaboration theme at the heart of this year's Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues. Pictured are (from left) Alba Otte, Emma Shaw and Nelli Longok, rehearsing their roles during the week. Hopefully the weather remains kind, and also the pigeons. PHOTO: Bec Carta
ACCOMMODATION is filling up, artists are on their way, and even the weather is in tune with an event weekend's needs, as the Wangaratta district prepares for an influx of visitors and a significant boost to the local economy over coming days.
The four-day Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues kicks off tonight, while Tarrawingee's Plough Inn will host its second annual Tarra Blues Fest over Saturda...
