A Mouthful of Millthorpe will be held over three sessions on the last weekend of the Orange Food Festival as a moving feast through the village, with sojourns at cellar doors for a gourmet food and wine pairing. April 18, Tickets eventbrite.

Plant sale

Friends of the Botanic Gardens

Looking for that next special think to spruce up your garden? You might just find it at this plant and flower sale run by the friends of Orange Botanic Gardens. Most of the plants will cost between $2 and $4, although a few bigger specimens will have higher price tags. The sale will run on April 17 and 18 from 8.30am to 2pm in the propagation area of the Botanic Gardens. For more information, contact Susan Sanders on 0418 444 478 or by email: friendsorangebotanicgardens@gmail.com.

Families will be treated to a great day out when the much anticipated Bluey's Big Play - The Stage Show comes to town. Featuring brilliantly created puppets, Bluey fans will get the chance to see the lovable character and the rest of her gang up close and personal. It will star the Heeler family, Bluey, Bingo, Bandit and Chilli, in their first live theatre show. April 15-16, Civic Theatre, Orange, 45 minutes, no interval. Tickets https://premier.ticketek.com.au/

Newbridge Art Group is holding a watercolour workshop with Annie Joseph as tutor on April 17-18 at the Newbridge Hall. This is for beginners as well as experienced painters. The cost for the weekend is $110. If interested, please message Jan Dickie or ring on 6368 1185. It should be a very enjoyable weekend, with lots of fun.

A Mouthful of Millthorpe will be held over three sessions on the last weekend of the Orange Food Festival as a moving feast through the village, with sojourns at cellar doors for a gourmet food and wine pairing. April 18, Tickets eventbrite.

The inaugural exhibition for the Platform Arts Hub - Textures of One - will opens at the Blayney Railway Station on April 9 and runs for four weeks, closing on April 30. The theme is "steam", paying homage to the recently restored complex. Details of registration and opening night tickets not yet available.

The renowned garden will throw open its gates for visitors to catch the wonders of autumn. See if you can find your way out of the box hedge maze, stroll through the 75 ha of the Hawkins' Family Garden and the Mayfield Garden. Put the stunning Mayfield Family Chapel on your must-see list as well. Mayfield, 530 Mayfield Road, Oberon. Tickets from $15. More details mayfieldgarden.com.au/whatson/autumn-festival.

Last year the Beekeeper's Inn was preparing run a series of regular busking gigs, until COVID hit. Fast forward a year and from this Saturday the buskers will be there from 11.30am to 1pm each Saturday. The sessions will encompass an 'unplugged' theme, and are open to any creative looking to perform in front of an audience. Bathurst local Anisha Gill will open the first unplugged event. For more information, visit the Beekeeper's Inn Facebook page.

Food, wine and foraging are returning with the Field to Forest Festival that will showcase what makes the Oberon region so great. There will be specialised foraging trips for mushrooms, forest lunches, wine tasting, 4WD tag-along trips and Renzaglia's famous Harvest Long Lunch returns. For details www.visitoberon.com/events/field-to-forest-oberon-2021-2/. The Oberon Winemakers and Brewers Trail Open Days are being held April 10, 17 and 24 (boutique vineyards, breweries and distilleries only; no large-scale cellar doors!) Booking info www.eventbrite.com.au/e/oberon-winemakers-and-brewers-trail-tickets-142453942577.

Big events, big personalities, lives lived and experiences shared are all part of Orange Regional Museum's newest long-term exhibition. Inherit: Old and New Histories takes a look at the region using more than 100 objects with stories that have shaped the area's history. 151 Byng St, Orange. Runs until September 5, 2021.

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