Carnivale Wodonga Spice

Monday, February 22 to Friday, March 5, 2010:
Todos Arte: daily in Woodland Grove

Friday, March 5, 2010:
Lounging into Carnivale

Saturday, March 6, 2010:
Carnivale Market - 9am to 1pm
Carnivale Festival - 4pm to 10pm

Sunday, March 7, from 7pm to 10.30pm:
Carnivale Recovery – A moonlight Cinema in the CBD

Locations: Wodonga CBD – incorporating Woodland Grove, High St and Stanley St

Todos Arte:

Todos Arte Workshops

Todos Arte or Total Art (Spanish) is a two-week arts festival that seeks to foster community connections, creative expression, celebration and gathering in the heart of Wodonga

People are brought together from a broad cross section of the community to learn skills, share stories and explore the points of connection and difference; whilst engaging in the production of large 3D sculptures, visual decor, costimes and funky percussion rhythms.

The arts workshops are facilitated by professional artists; as the art continues to grow so does the community's enthusiasm and anticipation for Carnivale Wodonga Spice. The Spicy creative product is then launched at the festival.

Carnivale Wodonga:

Carnivale Wodonga began in 2006 with Jonkunuu Jamaican Festival in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games.

In 2007, Carnivale Wodonga was HOT and in 2008 Carnivale Wodonga went WILD. In 2009 Carnivale Wodonga embraced all things BIZARRE, delivering a spectacular event to an audience of between 20,000 and 24,000.

In 2010 Carnivale Wodonga is going to SPICE it up!

Carnivale Wodonga SPICE will incorporate all things with a zest and a tang; all that is fiery and fierce; featuring flavours from around the world - everything from Salsa to Samba, to Bollywood and Brazillian.

Carnivale Wodonga SPICE will be a feast for the senses.

Lounging into Carnivale:

Lounging into Carnivale will be an exciting prelude to the big event. The event will provide a diverse taste of what to expect at Carnivale including live music by Multicultural Arts Victoria supported Mandinka Sound, a collaboration of two extraordinary West African acts with energetic dancers to get the crowd into the Carnivale mood, plus roving performers, kids art activities and delicious local cuisine and wines.

Carnivale Market 2007

Carnivale market day:

Wodonga Apex Community Market and High Street traders will join in the Carnivale spirit and trade from Wodonga's CBD. Visitors can enjoy the made-made local craft and original pieces as well as some of the regions finest produce and delectable food. Roving entertainment, music and children's activities will entertain the crowds throughout the market day.

Carnivale Festival

Carnivale Wodonga Spice Festival will feature two music stages, a performance stage showcasing all that is breathtaking and bizarre, exquisite wearable art, impromptu performances, interactive art workshops, stiltwalkers, fire and circus acts.

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE:

Dallas Frasca

Spice Up Your Life is an opportunity for local bands of different genres to display their creativity to the huge crowd at Carnivale Wodonga Spice. The local bands will be challenged to interpret the popular song 'Spice Up Your Life' by The Spice Girls in their own particular style.

Spice Up Your Life stage aims to showcase the exciting, quirky, and unexpected music that results when different musical forms meet.

WORLD SPICE:

Stanley St will be host to food outlets, street performers and fire acts with an international Carnivale flavour.

Interactive activities:

Woodland Grove will be abuzz with interactive activities for the whole family to participate.

Interactive Art Activities: Bindi Applications, Flying Magic Carpets, Maraca's, Henna Art and many more!

SPICE OF LIFEt:

This performance stage will showcase amazing performances and interactive workshops for the whole family to enjoy!

Wearable Art Award:

View finely crafted artisitic garments and wearable artworks as they take centre stage at the City of Wodonga's 2010 Carnivale and Wearable Art Award. This unique and exciting fashion parade will showcase the best textile artist on the border. Be blown away by all the fine detail and artistic skill that goes into making these intriguing and Spice inspired works.

Parades:

Throughout Carnivale Wodonga we will be having three community parades where hundreds of people will be bopping and bogeying down High St. Community members of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in the colourful and outlandish parades where you can dress bizarrely and dance feverishly while playing spice insprired musical instruments.

Roving entertainment:

During the Carnivale look out for the seriously spicey roaming entertainment, which will be bound to make you sizzle and giggle at the same time!

Food:

Carnivale features a spicy spread of flavours from throughout the world made from fresh local and regional produce. High St and Stanley St food traders will be open for businesses.

Parking:

Council car park via Hovell St
Oak car park, access via Hovell St
Heath car park, access via Hume St or Lawrence St
Hume car park, access via Hume St
Acacia car park, access via Hume St or Elgin Boulevard.

Public transport:

The High St taxi rank will be relocated to outside the Wodonga Civic Centre on Hovell St.
The bus stop High St will be relocated to the Woodland Grove, Hovell St bus stop.

Carnivale Recovery:

Recover from the festival with a spicy moonlight cinema supported by some spicy local performers.