This summer discover the hidden magic of Navigate Arts at the Old Tanja Church and enjoy a series of chilled evenings with fabulous line-ups of local and interstate guest musicians and performers.
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Events and performers at the old church include the Summer Solstice Tanja Session, The Wisecracks and Anactoria, The Gadflys, Nick Craft and The Blue Angel and Dr Weidemann, and The Novellas.
First up, the Summer Solstice Tanja Session features a collection of local performers, live music, dance tunes and a Christmas carol or two; basically everything you need to celebrate art and community this solstice.
It will be hosted by special guest Michael Simic, who performs under the stage name of Mikelangelo, and features Christmas magic with Mica Mahani.
The session is on Sunday, December 22 with the venue opening at 4pm for food and refreshments and performances from 5pm.
Tickets are $20 on the door, kids are free.
Next up is an evening with The Wisecracks and Anactoria.
The Wisecracks will be bringing their lively light-hearted swing and dancing gypsy rhythms, deep heart-string pulling country folk as well as a touch of blues to smooth you all over.
Expect to get off your feet for these guys, there is no hope you won't be dancing by the end of the show.
Tamlyn Magee, who performs under the name Anactoria, performs experimental folk and electric harp pop.
They will perform on Saturday, December 28 with food from 6pm and music from 7pm.
Tickets are $25 at the door, kids free.
Legendary band The Gadflys will kick off Navigate Arts' shows in January, 2020.
Candelo's Phil Moriarty is a founding member of The Gadflys, which he formed with his brother Mick in 1982 and eventually found their way onto ABC's Good News Week with Paul McDermott, where they played their original songs to a huge audience in their jungle skiffle style.
They will perform on Saturday, January 4 with special guests from 7pm.
Tickets are $35 on the door, under 16s are free.
Then Nick Craft and The Blue Angel and Dr Weidemann will present an evening of performance, cabaret and stunning original music.
Craft is perhaps best known as songwriter, musician and frontman for the psychedelic rock band Sidewinder.
The Blue Angel and Dr Wiedermann are the finest and only exponents of Brechtian punk cabaret. Comical and philosophical, their music has elements of German rockabilly.
The show is on Saturday, January 11 from 7pm. Tickets are $25 on the door, under 16s are free.
Finally, The Novellas will hold a performance with special guest Patrick Dickson.
The Novellas are a five-piece hailing from the Bega Valley, whose bittersweet songs are inspired by contemporary works of fiction from Australia and beyond.
Sparse and atmospheric, they paint in song the evocations of the printed word and celebrate the emotional power of storytelling.
Joining band is actor Dickson in the role of HATA the book crusher. HATA springs forth from the book Too Loud a Solitude by Czech author Bohumil Hrabal.
The show is on Saturday, January 18 with the venue open at 6pm for food and music from 7pm.
Tickets are $25 on the door, kids are free.
Tickets to all the shows can be bought online with a discount, to do so and for more information on the shows click here.
The Old Tanja Church is at 1140 Tathra-Bermagui Rd, Tanja.