Our new program Crunch (Creative Lunch) has been fabulous this term. We’ve met lots of lovely new people and reconnected with friends in the neighbourhood through the program.

Next semester Crunch will run for 6 weeks a term. On Thursdays from 12.30 til 2pm. For $15 you can come along for lunch and then enjoy an art experience with Lee.

You will need to book in on our website (just so we know how much food to make and how many paint brushes etc. to get out!). The dates will be added this week - if you are keen to book in early.

Here are some amazing botanical prints we made this week - just to get you inspired! We hope to see you after the holidays.

Crunch (Creative Lunch)

$15.00

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With a fabulous donation of Tahitian limes this month we’ll be exploring citrus based recipes in preserves group. In particular we’ll be:

• Dehydrating limes to add a fancy twist to a cocktail/mocktail

• Cooking up a batch of marmalade, and

• Packing some preserved limes.

Join us this Tuesday afternoon in the kitchen from 1pm. It’s great way to meet other locals - and help us fundraise.

ACC is one of the Local Matters in the Grill’d fund raising jars.

Next time you are feeding your hungry family hamburgers and chips please cast your bottle top vote in the Alphington Community Centre jar :-)

We have two more weeks of Crunch coming up this term … for anyone keen to take a break on Thursdays at 12.30pm - we’ll make you a lovely lunch and facilitate an hour of creativity for only $15.

So far we have:

• Week 1 - eaten potato and leek soup and explored extended drawing with pens and pencils

• Week 2 - eaten macaroni and cheese and worked on still life drawing using pastels at the easels

• Week 3 - eaten moussaka and explored blackout poetry

• Week 4 - eaten tarragon chicken and explored collage

Week 5 and 6 - come along and find out …

If you are interested just book in online here. It is yum, relaxing and very friendly. Also … no talent necessary! Really. The focus is on having a nice time together.

Crunch (creative lunch)

$15.00

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We’re building … we had 5 people this week to Crunch and after eating a version of macaroni and cheese that involved a mix of Clive of India and Keens curry powder, broccoli and bacon … followed by rocky road and a latte … YUM! we headed to the shed for some still life drawing with pastels on extended sticks … just for fun.

It is not too late to book in for this week where we will be eating something nourishing (haven’t decided yet!) and exploring the art of ‘blackout poetry’ - starting with a page of text and blocking out passages to create poetry from someone else’s words. And then getting creative with the outcome.

Thursday from 12.30-2pm. Take a bread from your every day! Book in here.