The Op Shop Ball was on Saturday. What a turnaround! True Maleny style, tickets were bought in the last week. It was a really great event, though - almost a full house, with 180 tickets going all up, and people dressed from weird and wacky to Carmen Miranda, Audrey Hepburn, Kylie and Carey Grant - oh, and a Frank-n-Furter (or two?) thrown in there!

It was a great night. For me, this is what community glue is all about, and this is equally important in an organisation like Sustainable Maleny. In fact, it is the foundation for any other work we do.

Musica Prima led off with great medieval dances - no fear of people not dancing! We had a huge circle going there! I Dolci Venti played some gorgeous tangos - even if I say so myself. And Obi Abata played out the night in great African rhythm beat.

Arcadia was MC from Heaven, as were Spaghetti Junction the equivalent in food! very yummy!

Thanks everyone for supporting this event so beautifully. It was great to see Maleny turning out IN STYLE (especially Johnny Muir!) to have a big party together in the middle of winter! I love this place and this community!

See you all at the Op Shop Ball next year!