June, 2026
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Welcome to The Bright Raclette, a monthly community newsletter where we will be sharing upcoming local events, announcements, initiatives and haikus to brighten your day and help you plan your month.
If you keep finding out about fun stuff after it’s already happened… well, that’s exactly why we’re here.
If you came to find out if the sequel ever beats the original, the answer is no, not usually. Not even Godfather II.
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THIS MONTH
June is a month of sequels. Some we asked for, some we really didn’t. The latest releases give it away: Toy Story 5, Scary Movie 6, The Devil Wears Prada 2 (this was quite fun actually), and Sno-Ciety (a.k.a Warren Miller number SEVENTY-SIX), a franchise older than most of the people watching it.
We are willing to concede that a sequel can beat the original sometimes (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Terminator 2) and this is the case for the events returning to our alpine valleys this month: Tom Lawler’s second solo show at the Bright Art Gallery, a ski season back for another run, Darker Days festival setting back up in the paddock, and the markets and the gigs coming around again.
Sadly, our favourite reviewer Marjorie Beavis-Warren is taking a month to observe the King's Birthday in earnest, settling in for a comparative literary analysis of his address to Congress last month. To keep you intellectually stimulated in the way you’ve become accustomed to with Marj, we've kept her segment, but listed only the trickiest of tricky trivia questions overhead at the local pubs.
👉 Jump to stuff from us: SEE | DO | WATCH | READ | EAT | FYI
👉 Jump to stuff from you: M. B. Warren is away but here is some trivia, and a recipe for your leftovers.
SEE
—one-offs—
Jun 6 | Join Elise Marcianti for a guided art walking tour of her newest murals including platypus and Broad Tooth Rat. Meet at the Gateway Hub, Falls Creek, 9.30am–12pm.
Check out Falls Creek’s newest residents and stay for morning tea.
Jun 1-15 | See Tom Lawler's second solo exhibition featuring works created since his 2025 accident that gave him "a curiosity to view life differently." Expect commissions, memorial pieces, and quirky ideas. Look out for the upside down rhinoceros. Open until 15 June, Bright Art Gallery.
Tom Lawler's second act, in the B.A.G. until Jun 15.
Jun 10-11 | Head up to the Falls Creek Community Film Festival. They’ll show the latest Warren Miller and excitingly, there’ll be films from local junior filmakers on Jun 10 and a lineup of womens’ adventure films and open-category shorts. They have said that choc tops and popcorn is sorted (we hope this includes boysenberry). Falls Creek Hotel and Attunga Lodge, 5pm.
Jun 12 | Lose the plot at Andy Griffiths and Bill Hope's YOU & ME and the Land of Lost Things as they take a wild quest with snapping turtles, flying socks, and a very anxious bull. WPAC, 10am, 12pm, 6pm.
Andy Griffiths gets handsy with snapping turtles, flying socks and a very anxious bull. WPAC, Jun 12. Jun 11 | Hear acoustic duo Dylan Wright: Songs & Stories at Old Stone Hall, Beechworth, across two 40-minute sets. 6:30pm doors, 7pm show.
Jun 14 | Turn the sounds of nature into music at the Sonic Youth Project with composers Miriama Young and cellist Zoë Barry. Young people aged 10 to 14 are invited to take part in a Sunday workshop involving deep listening, nature sound recording and reflection on climate and connection to place. Participation also includes a short survey of approximately 10 questions. The project is open to young people aged 10–14. Bright Courthouse, 10am-3pm. Register: sonic-youth@unimelb.edu.au.
Turn the sound of the bush into music in the Sonic Youth research project Jun 14, Bright Courthouse. Jun 19 | Sing along with Vika & Linda and The Bullettes at Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre celebrating their new album Where Do You Come From? 7:30pm.
Jun 20 | Be serious about your winter partying at Darker Days. Headlined this year by The Grogans (punky surfer bluesy garage rock), Rageflower, Five Buck Kid, Sophie Kelly and one man who knows how to loop Lennon Paul. Bright Brewery, 12pm to 10.30pm.
Rock out on the couch with The Grogans at Darker Days. 
Rage Flower at Darker Days. June 27 | Attend opening night of Bright Art Gallery’s annual contemporary exhibition “Ephemera” curated by Daniel A’Vard, exploring the beauty of the brief and fleeting. Displaying Alpine region artists working in any medium, featuring time-based narratives, natural materials, or works designed to change and decay. Exhibition runs 27 June to 3 August.
Catch it before it vanishes into the ether. Ephemera opens Jun 27.
Jun 27–28 | Join the Heelers in Bluey’s Big Play. WPAC, 9.30am and 12.30pm both days.
—sneak peak—
It’s not strictly this month, but you probably need to book it soon, so we’ve included it:
Jul 4 | Watch Alexandr Misko, the fingerstyle virtuoso dubbed “the future of guitar,” bring his percussive soundscapes to Yack Public Hall, 7.30pm.
Jul 4 | Baroque psych folk sounds cool. Head over to Old Stone Hall to check out Leah Senior and her band launch her fifth album, Pt. Roadknight.
Jul 10 | Sway to country folk-rock from Cut Worms (USA) with special guest John Andrews at Old Stone Hall, Beechworth. 6:30pm doors, 7pm show.
Cut Worms (USA) returning to what we can only surmise are his gardening roots.
—weekend regs—
FRIDAYS
The Star | Trivia and Joker Poker. Good vibes from 6pm.
SATURDAYS
Don Mungo’s | Mungo Disco every Saturday from 10pm with DJs from near and far.
SUNDAYS
Bright Brewery | Join Sunday sessions 2pm.
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DO
Market days this month | Mt Beauty (Jun 6), Punkah (Jun 13), Bright (Jun 20), Myrt (Jun 27). You can actually catch one each week if your bent runs to markets.
Jun 1 | Enjoy fancy dress in frigid waters by plunging into Rocky Valley Lake at 10.30am.
Sca-do-ba-da, eeeewwww. Watch out for your earlobes, we hear there are rock lobsters about in Rocky Valley Dam at the ice plunge, June 1. Jun 3 | Join the Tough Guy Book Club. This month’s book is Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (a novella set in 1985 Ireland following coal merchant Bill Furlong, who discovers a dark secret regarding unwed mothers and must choose between silent complicity and taking a stand). Bright Brewery, 7pm.
Jun 4 (or any Thursday) | Pop along for a gentle match with the lovely folks of the Bright Croquet Club. Formed in 1904 by gold-miners wives who were not permitted into the Bright Bowling Club (how rude), it is the second oldest croquet club in Victoria, and reputed to have the best playing surface outside of Melbourne. 9am -12pm. Call before to check on 9575 0437.
Jun 5-7 | It’s meant to be opening weekend next week. There’s not no snow, but there’s also not not no snow either. Head to Dinner Plain to party with DJ Eddy or enjoy the fireworks at all the mountains.
Jun 13 | United Bright Football and Netball Club's Midseason Ball is on at Tigre Vita atop The Alpine Hotel 6.30pm.
Jun 15 | Discuss a recent episode of the Imperfects podcast with the Alpine Multi Skills Group gang. This month, local psychologists will join and they will be discussing ADHD.
Jun 17 | Climb with a supportive crew at the AMSG x Buffalo Boulders women's bouldering session in Myrtleford. , 6–7pm.
Jun 18–19 | Pull up a chair to the Winter Writers Roundtable, featuring acclaimed authors Michael Brissenden, Suzanne Leal, Siobhan O'Brien and Zahid Gamieldien in conversation across Mount Beauty, Bright and Myrtleford libraries. Free, bookings essential. Mount Beauty Library (Thu 18 Jun, 1pm), Bright Library (Fri 19 Jun, 11am), Myrtleford Memorial Hall (Fri 19 Jun, 6pm).
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WATCH
Cinema | Choose from Bright’s Sun Cinema June releases (and sequels): Toy Story 5 (toys vs tablets), Minions & Monsters (Minions vs Hollywood), Scary Movie 6 (the one after 5), Masters of the Universe (Prince Adam battles Skeletor as He-Man, I don’t even know what that means), and Sno-Ciety (76th, yes 76th Warren Miller film). There is one non-sequel: Disclosure Day, which is a film about the truth about aliens.
Star-watch | While we’re on aliens, it might be a good idea to keep your eye out for any “unidentified anomalous phenomena” (currently being de-classified by the US Department of Defense as part of a push for unprecedented transparency).
Weather-watch | The bathroom floor confirms winter has arrived.
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READ
The bit you really came for: contributions from locals about life and times in the valley.
Myrtleford Marjorie’s Monthly Musings
— M. B. Warren is away.
In Marj’s absence (she’s allocating the full 30 days of June to King Charles’ birthday), we’ve included the hardest trivia questions overheard at pub nights this month:
How many ghosts is Pacman chased by? Bonus points if you name them.
Which is the only country on earth beginning with the letter “O”?
What is a group of flamingos is called?
EAT
This month's recipe means "come again tomorrow" in German, which is both the method and the whole point of this issue. Thin pancakes wrapped around a savoury meat filling and fried golden: yesterday's leftovers, back and better.
Komm Morgen Wieder
Makes about 8 rolls.
The filling
500g beef or pork mince or a mix (use spinach and mushrooms for vego version).
1 onion, finely diced
2 tablespoons butter
A few spoonfuls of stock or cream, to moisten
Salt and pepper
Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat. Cook the onion until soft. Add the mince, salt and pepper, and cook until browned through. Chop or mash it finely, then stir through the stock or cream so it holds together. Set aside.
The pancakes
3 eggs
2 cups milk (or half milk, half water)
1½ cups plain flour
A pinch each of salt and sugar
Oil for frying
Whisk the eggs with the salt and sugar. Add the milk and flour bit by bit until smooth. The batter should be a touch thinner than sour cream.
Lightly oil a medium pan over medium heat. Pour in a small ladle of batter and tilt to coat the base. Cook until the edges lift and the underside is golden, flip for a few seconds, then stack on a plate. Repeat.
Assemble Put a spoonful of filling near the bottom of each pancake. Fold in the sides, then roll up into a parcel. Fry the rolls in a little fresh oil over medium-low heat until crisp and golden all over.
Serve warm with sour cream. The traditional way (in Eastern Europe) pairs them with a savoury soup and a little berry jam, which sounds wrong and tastes right. It won’t hurt to add some vegetables on the side.
FYI
Alpine Regional Creatives needs a logo (a whole identity actually). If you’re a graphic designer who can make ARC look as good as it sounds email hello@alpineregionalcreatives.org for the full brief. Submissions close June 30. Email hello@alpineregionalcreatives.org.
Winter is coming for you. The Bright Winter Festival (July 24 - Aug 1) is looking for local organisations to join the festival program. Think carol singing, poetry readings, plays, art installations, workshops and demonstrations. If you have an idea, there’s a spot for you. Email brightwinterfestival@gmail.com.
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