The lifestyle and treasures of village life are often not apparent to outsiders and need a local to help you discover them.
The Summer, and Spring Garden Festivals are a chance for visitors to rediscover these simple pleasures, sharing the lifestyle, history, culture, produce, secrets, stories and hospitality of the Oberon Circle of Villages, a part of The Tablelands Way experience.
Summer in the tablelands is the season of bounty. Fruits are in season, trout are in the streams, and adventure is in the air. Village life brings its own flavour to summer, with the pleasures of the home made and home grown with a ‘Fair’ display of history on ‘Show’.
Autumn in the tablelands brings the first promise of change and with it some interesting Cool Events. Mushrooms can be discovered in the forests, nights are becoming cool with days perfect for walking or mountain biking. Winter brings occasional snow with comfort food around cosy fires and the chance to hunt for truffles - black gold or be part of Yulefest at Jenolan Caves.
Spring is the season to visit our wonderful country gardens. Different from urban gardens these have often been developed from virgin bush or lush farmland. Many gardens are under active development. This is the time to see nature bursting forth after a long winter.
Check out the full range and detail of the Festivals and other Cool Events by clicking on the logo of the festival you would most like to visit ... then find out below what else Oberon has to offer.
Don't Shoot Me, I'm the Piano Player "He is as funny as any, wittier than most, and, uniquely, a concert pianist of international stature... He stands alone, in a class of his own." [BBC Arts Review, London]
"The cleanest, funniest show in London...perfect timing, delicious pausing for maximum effect" [The Stage, London]
"A unique combination of classical piano and comedy. The audience was enthralled from start to finish" [WGAM (CBS) TV, USA]
David Scheel's one-man show, the smash hit, Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player, has now been touring the world for 15 years. Don't Shoot Me... sold out in London's West End, then at 3 consecutive Edinburgh Festivals.
In David's concerts, classical music is turned on its head. At any time you may hear a popular folk song played in the styles of Mozart, Rachmaninoff, a iPod Mini (!) and a blues, or he may play a piece by Bach in the right hand and one by Andrew Lloyd Webber in the left, at the same time. A miniature concerto based on the 20 worst tunes ever written is another favourite. But in between times he will unwrap one of the classics, or one of his own highly lyrical compositions, and reveal his true quality as a pianist.
And among all this, side-swipes at the icons of modern living; Junk food, Supermarkets, Computerised voicemail and politics, plus a hilarious translation of the lyrics of Waltzing Matilda, all delivered in a huge variety of comic voices and accents.
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