Become a wok star with our sumptuous banquet menu. Salted soya beans with star anise | emerald and white jade soup | Sui mai - pork and prawn dumplings with black vinegar dip |5 spice, honey + soy chicken | Crab and ginger fried rice

6.30pm start - $88 (inc GST)

Blackhart & Strangelove will return to the Settler’s Tavern, this time as an acoustic duo. This will be their first time at Settler’s as a duo.
Blackhart & Strangelove is based around the husband and wife collaboration of Laura Wendling from the USA (vocals) and Mark Dixon, (multi-instrumentalist and songwriter) from Fremantle, Western Australia. Originally started as a recording project in 2007, the result was an EP entitled “Don’t Set Yourself On Fire” which received critical acclaim from various publications overseas.
“We are hoping the locals will come and check out our special brand of ‘folk-noir’” says Mark, “our songs have stories and messages tinged with pathos, but delivered with a hint of tongue-in-cheek melodrama.” The show kicks off at 8.30pm.

Castles in the Sky is a Taylor Steele film and is a part of the Yallingup Surfilm Festival.

VEGETARIAN SHARED TABLE FEAST
Enjoy four courses, all vegetarian, showcasing fresh local produce, matched by wines from the region.

Your host and chef is Russell Blaikie.
$75 pp All Inclusive. Bookings Essential

The Cat Stevens Story is a night of music and story telling that will strike a chord deep inside the heart of anyone who longs for more. At the height of his career Cat Stevens walked away. Darren Coggin takes you on a journey back in time seeking out the man behind the music and the story behind the songs. Hear 23 hits sung with remarkable authenticity by one of Australia's most exciting young artists, backed by a high energy band.
Runs for 2hrs 20 minutes (with an interval). Bar opens 7pm, show starts 8pm.

Down to earth and humble, Loren is a true hard-working troubadour revealing a musical flair that can’t be ignored. Ever evolving and creating, Loren explores a myriad of feels and styles, and his eclecticism makes him hard to categorize. Any attempts at modern comparisons or pigeon holes don't quite work. What you experience is pure and raw original talent that appeals to a dreadlocked hippie, the local footy team, a fellow musician, a middle aged businessman, your kids and your grandma.

Loren is heading to WA early August for some shows before he finally hits the studio to record a new album with Beck Flatt and recent addition to the team on bass Mitch Mclennan.  They have hibernating and working on the new songs for a few months now and are itching to get stuck into the recording process.  
 
Loren will be travelling solo for this trip coming up and saving the band action for the release of this next album. He will hopefully call upon some of his Western musical friends to join him on stage for these shows.

Join us in the Duckstein Brewery Restaurant for a Las Vegas themed 3 course dinner as we Swing into Saracen Estates new vintage 2008 Shiraz & Reserve Shiraz with Adam Hall & the Velvet Playboys and the Sugar Blue Burlesque Dancers. With Projection Art by VJZoo
Ticket includes one drink on arrival followed by a 3 course dinner accompanied by one glass of our two new release wines !
6.30pm-11.00pm Tickets $95 Dress: Suit & Tie/Cocktail

Transport available via Gannaways 9752 3036, $15 rtn BSN & MR

Award winning West Australian author Dianne Wolfer is coming to Margaret River to talk about using local history and personal experience to create fiction.

This presentation is suited to anyone who is interested in reading and has an enthusiasm for stories no matter what age or ability. It would be particularly interesting for aspiring authors as Dianne will share details of how she shapes an idea into a book. Dianne is the author of 12 children's books including Lighthouse Girl, The Kid whose Mum kept Possums in her Bra, Photographs in the Mud, Horse Mad, Choices, Borderline, Dolphin Song and many more. She has also written books for young adults and a collection of stories for the Northcliffe Understory Art Trail.

Signed copies of Dianne's books will be for sale on the night.

Arts Margaret River is trialling a new event for parents with babies and infants.

The first Cinebabes Morning Movies screening will be at 10.30am on Thursday 19 August at the Arts Margaret River Volunteer Cinema in the Cultural Centre.
Bring along your beanbags or cushions and enjoy the film Mother and Child, starring Annette Bening and Naomi Watts. While the event is aimed at parents and bubs, everyone is welcome to attend.

Admission is $12 adults and $10 Friends.

In the film, Karen a reserved 50-something single nurse, is caring for her ageing mother, while quietly nursing her demons: she was 14 when she gave up her baby daughter for adoption 37 years ago and has never searched for her. Her daughter, Elizabeth has grown into a singe-minded career woman working as a successful lawyer.  She has avoided contact with her biological mother. Meanwhile, Lucy and her husband Joseph are unable to have a baby and are desperate to adopt. Their lives are destined to cross in an unexpected and life changing way.

If successful, Cinebabes Morning Movies will become bi-monthly.

Warm away those winter blues with these nutritious vegetarian dishes. Going green has never tasted better. Steamed semolina cakes with black lentil dhal| Paneer cheese with peppers | Peanut radish salad |Potato and tamarind masala| Warm carrot pudding with cardamom yoghurt

$88 (inc GST)

The Capes Long lunch is back again for 2010.

To be the long lunch our name proclaims, Capes Long Lunch runs for 7 fabulous hours from 11:30am - 6:30pm. This allows approximately 1¼ hours at each food venue and up to an hour at each wine stop throughout the day, with approximately two fun filled hours at the "finale" venue. Please Note: Bus Pickups & Returns are outside these times.

Following last year's success, all buses will again come together at a "finale" venue with live music and beer!

Prizes, Discounts and Special Offers galore:

Every bus of Capes Long Lunch ticket holders has a prize to be won at every venue
Each event has a Grand Accommodation Prize, to be drawn at the finale venues.
Each ticket holder is entitled to at least 15 different Discount Offers on the day, with literally hundreds of dollars of savings to be made.
Both events will follow the same format:

Board a bus at one of our prearranged pickup points and visit several fantastic venues specially chosen for their warm friendly welcome. You'll taste 4 or so of each venue's showcase wines then enjoy a glass of your preferred wine. There's the promise of delicious foods throughout the day with all buses coming together at a finale venue featuring live music and beer! 

Your Ticket Price includes: 5 glasses of wine - beer also available at the Finale venue, 3 courses or taste plates of delicious food, including a choice of dessert or cheese platter at the Finale venue. 

Don’t Delay - There are only 120 tickets to each event! Southern Cape Event is on Saturday 24th July.
WHY NOT COME TO BOTH EVENTS?
THERE ARE GREAT DISCOUNTS IF YOU DO!
GO ON, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO! 

EARLY BIRD TICKET PRICES - For Tickets purchased by 30th June 2010:

Northern Cape Event OR Southern Cape Event - $109.00 per person per event
Northern Cape Event AND Southern Cape Event - $99.00 per person per event
Please Note: An Internet Payment Surcharge of $3 per ticket applies to all tickets purchased.

REGULAR TICKET PRICES - For Tickets purchased from 1st JULY 2010:

Northern Cape Event OR Southern Cape Event - $115.00 per person per event
Northern Cape Event AND Southern Cape Event - $105.00 per person per event
Please Note: An Internet Payment Surcharge of $3 per ticket applies to all tickets purchased.

Born in the Island of Mauritius and based in Perth WA, GERARD MAUNICK is a SONGWRITER/VOCALIST/GUITARIST that brings with him a multitude of Music, Colours and Rhythm.
MAUNICK sings in English, Mauritian Creole and French, delivering a diverse blend of Blues/Roots/Reggae/Funk with Island Creole Overtones where Vocal Melodies and Soul Guitar direct the many Nuances. He creates a different 'ingredience' in almost every song and his guitar has many moods. There's an accent on Gerard's voice that sometimes goes straight through you like a force of nature, a God-given gift as some may say, the ability to strike a chord, giving you goose-bumps. GERARD MAUNICK is a songwriter, a master of melody, a guitarist extreme with rhythm.

His live performance will leave you spellbound.

SOUL KREOL and VOODOO BREW Cds are available at the GIG'S and all music retailers through-out Australia or www.gerardmaunick.com

Tashi tells the best stories ever!

Tall tales are beloved by children and Tashi is one of the best storytellers of the children’s literary world.

Tashi is the hero of a series of Australian books by Sydney-based mother and daughter Anna and Barbara Fienberg.

In August, Arts Margaret River and Brisbane-based Imaginary Theatre are bringing the stage adaptation of the well-loved Tashi books to Margaret River as part of a National Tour stopping in 17 venues across Australia and seen by more than 25,000 children and families since 2006.

Tashi is a very small boy, from a very small village far, far away, who tells very big stories about the people of his village and the extraordinary adventures he had there before he came to Australia. The two Tashi tales on this tour are Tashi, the Swan and the Dragon and Tashi and the Big Stinker. Both stories are told in one performance session and are suitable for children aged 4 – 10 years.

The production combines creative staging, intricate designs, innovative storytelling and physical theatre to create a high quality theatrical experience. Audiences will get two 25-minute stories in one 70-minute show – a perfect length for little ones!
 
Once children have been on a Tashi adventure they will want to explore his magical world again and again, so the show is also a great way to encourage your children to read.

The Australian Government is proud to be associated with this tour through the national performing arts touring program, Playing Australia, which gives Australians across the country the opportunity to see some of our best performing arts.

Bbq Pork and lemongrass sausages | Cambodian style crab cakes with cucumber peanut relish| prawn rice paper rolls with Hoisin dip| bbq lemonade chicken satay |pandan pancakes with banana and palm sugar syrup

$88 (inc GST)

British India's star continues to rise in Australia with the band achieving their 2nd top 10 album in 16 months.

Melbourne's indie kings burst onto the scene in 2007 with their award winning debut 'Guillotine' and followed quickly in 2008 with their ARIA nominated ophomore 'Thieves'. Their new album 'Avalanche' hit Top 10 in May 2010.

With a huge national touring base, British India are recognised as one of Australia's hottest and exciting young live bands.

www.myspace.com/britishindia

** Tickets on sale now for all shows from the venues and www.heatseeker.com.au / 08 6210 2850 **

Spend Your Weekend At The Town Square Markets!

Whether it be regional produce, art, craft, fashion or jewellery - you'll find it all here at the Town Square Markets.  Grab yourself, or a loved one, a gift from Margaret River today!

Lend The Environment A Helping Hand!

Every Thursday at 9am - 2pm the Capes Volunteer Team head out to the natural areas and carry out conservation activities - whether it be attacking weeds, collecting seeds, planting trees or maintaining tracks.

Whatever the job, the team gets out there, has fun and helps the environment.  And you can too!

The team meets at the Capes Office at the Community Centre, Tunbridge Street, Margaret River.  Make sure you bring your lunch and wear appropriate and hardy clothing and footwear.

So come on, join the Eco Warriors!

Think Fresh, Think Seasonal, Think Local!

Margaret River regularly hosts its popular Farmers Markets for one and all to grab a fresh, tasty bargain.  The popular breakfast bar and Yahava Koffee van are always there along with heaps of locally produced food and other goodies - with enough new in season to keep everyone suprised! Stalls are manned by the growers and producers themselves providing you with a diverse range of prime South-west produce.

And at 11am on each market day a hamper of local goodies will be drawn (everytime you buy something - grab yourself a free raffle ticket!)

Markets are open from 8am - 12pm

2010 Dates:

July 24th
August 28th
September 11th & 25th
October 9th & 23rd
November 13th & 27th
December 11th & 18th 

Standard and Advanced Evaluate Wine Workshops coming July through to October. Wine sensory, covering basic wine faults and how to detect them, the different taste sensations and how to describe the feel of wine in the mouth. Discover the different varieties, where they are grown, there taste characteristics and regional differences.