This weekend meet the makers behind some of the state’s best red wines at Reds in the Shed or get on top of the winter gardening with pruning workshops.
Connect with the makers behind the bottles as Adelaide Wine Makers return with its biggest event for the second year. Discover some of the state’s best small-batch drink producers and get some one-on-one time with the producers of world-class local wine, beer, cider and spirits. Tickets are $49 each and include all tastings and a Riedel wine glass to take home. This event takes place at the Market Shed on Holland and the number of tickets is limited to facilitate effective connections between consumers and creators.

This Sunday, take advantage of the $4 oyster special at the Hotel Panorama’s Wonderland Rooftop Bar. With a $4 oyster special every Sunday, pop some bubbly and celebrate something special or just make the most of the weekend.

Get dressed up for a good cause as Variety SA hosts an unforgettable evening to continue to empower children to live without limits. Enjoy a three-course dinner, five-hour premium drinks package and a night of live entertainment. Hosted by award-winning journalist Rebecca Morse, entertainment will include party band The Crew, veteran DJ Dylan Manov and saxophonist Matt Sammut. Also expect live and silent auctions, a wine wall, photobooths and the chance to win $25,000.

Winter is often seen as a quiet time in the garden, but it is an important opportunity to shape the season ahead. In this informative workshop, horticulturalist Aleisha Lynch shares all the top tips on how to prune perennials for strong, healthy growth in spring. Also explore how to divide perennials to create space in garden beds and how to improve soil health with organic inputs. These workshops are on at Barossa Nursery and are ideal for home gardeners looking to better understand seasonal care. Tickets are $70 and include a $10 nursery voucher.

Throughout history, shoes have been powerful symbols of status and have been used to tell stories. Think of The Wizard of Oz and Cinderella. Join Claudia Chan Shaw – a fashion designer, television and radio presenter and artist – as she takes a deep dive into our historical fascination with shoes and the stories behind them. Claudia Chan Shaw will be talking all things shoes across two sessions at St Andrews Church in Walkerville and Burnside City Uniting Church in Tusmore.

Pruning is essential to get the best out of your roses, but making the cut too early can be fatal. This winter the Rose Society of South Australia is holding free rose pruning demonstrations with all of the top tips and tricks, so it doesn’t have to be difficult. Across three different dates, workshops will be held at Knight’s Roses in Gawler and at the International Rose Garden in the Adelaide Botanic Garden.

Star of the stage and screen Noni Hazlehurst brings this critically acclaimed one-woman show to Adelaide. This powerful and moving play follows Rose Grey as she says her final goodbye to her family’s small, derelict Melbourne pub that has been the constant across her life. Written by Daniel Keene and directed by Matt Scholten, The Lark is a powerful meditation on life, loss and change, and is showing at the Space Theatre following its acclaimed Melbourne premiere.
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