The Aireys Inlet Open Mic Festival is on this weekend, March 12 to 14 in the picturesque coastal town of Aireys Inlet, 120 km from Melbourne.
Starting on the Friday evening at the Aireys pub and running through until late Sunday afternoon the whole town comes alive. 9 stages 3 days and over 150 acts.
As in previous years, a secret mystery guest has been booked to close the Festival on Sunday afternoon.
Entry is free with donations welcome.
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Getting to the heart of things, deep in the Otways
By Gareth Andrews
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I was born and bred in Geelong. I feel quite proud about it, though many of my colleagues still give me that âpoor youâ look. Back in the â50s, Geelong didnât appear to have much going for it, but that didnât stop my father telling me how lucky we were to be born there.
He was on the city council for half a lifetime and mayor from 1959 to 1961. He went to Europe a couple of times, came home, took us kids down to the foreshore, and told us there was ânothing over thereâ which was a patch on Corio Bay. âToss them all together â Lake Como, French Riviera, Lake Geneva, the lot â and none of them would be a patch on the pure beauty of Geelong.â And if he could add the Cats to the package, his raptures would barely abate.