THE working village of Cobargo will hold its Country Lifestyle Weekend this week.
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It promises to be a fun-filled family weekend during the school holidays and entry is free.
Tomorrow (Saturday) there will be varied displays and demonstrations of crafts of yesteryear including lacemaking, quilting, blacksmithing, pottery, woodturning, leadlight, quilling, paper tole, leatherwork, opal cutting, glass and china painting with lots of craft and plant market stalls.
There will be vintage motor cars, motor cycles, historical machinery, tractors, horses and wagon to add an ambience of days gone by.
Go along dressed in a costume of any period costume on Saturday for a chance to win great prizes.
Sunday's activities will revolve around the alternative agriculture, natural health and community activities available in the Bega Valley.
Sapphire Coast Producers' Association members will be attending with angora goats, alpacas, maremmas (flock guardian dogs), miniature horses, rabbits, organics and aquaculture.
Visitors will be able to sample the vast array of local foods grown and prepared locally, such as wine and cheese, a bushtucker barbecue with emu, crocodile and kangaroo in native bushfood dipping sauces, spring rolls, curry puffs, noodle dishes, sushi packs, minestrone soup with fresh damper, homebaked bread and chocolates.
Or you can listen to music by local blues musician Damon Davies or be entertained by fire dancing by Natasha Lloyd Jones in the park.
Have an "heirloom" family portrait taken by Bega Camera Club members (costumes provided)
Children should go along dressed as their favourite Harry Potter-inspired character, witch or wizard on Sunday to win prizes.
Photos: Steve Stafford