Ferny Creek Plant Collector’s Expo & Flower Show, Sat 18 & Sun 19 Apr, 10am–4pm,  100 Hilton Road Sassafras.  $9 entry (free for kids under 18), card or cash.

3MDR Battle of the Bands, Friday 17th April from 7.15pm, GemCo Community Theatre.  Tickets $21 pp (inc bkg fee) from paved.org.au

InChoir, Tue 13 April from 5pm, Paradise Valley Hotel, Clematis.  Tickets, $25 paved.org.au

The Message of the Lyrebird,  Sat 18 April at 1:30pm, The Gen Community Arts Centre.  Tickets $21 inc bkg fee, from paved.org.au.

Ahn Do, The Happiest Refugee, Thurs 25 June at 7:30pm.  Burrinja Community Centre.  Tickets $75-$80 from burrinja.org.au

Bring Your Bills Day, Tuesday 21 April, 10:30am-3pm , Pakenham Hall, 6 Henry St, Pakenham.

Mark Gardner, Sat 18 April, 8pm, Hive Bar, 19 Kilvington Rd Emerald

Switzerland, Thurs 16- Sun 26 April, The Basin Theatre Group.  Tickets $30 or $25 for a group of 10 or more and are available from thebasintheatre.au

Free family-friendly Pop-Up Pickleball, Thur 16 April, 10am-12pm, Borthwick Park Precinct, Blair Road, Belgrave.  Search for Yarra Ranges events.

Free Scavenger hunt,  Thurs 16 April, 1-2.30pm, Birdsland.  Suitable for children aged 0-10 years and their family.  S Search for Yarra Ranges events.

Family friendly lawn bowls, Fri 17 April, 9.30–11am Lilydale Bowling Club. Suitable for 5-16 years.  Booking required.  Trybooking.com, search for Lilydale on 17 April.

Family friendly bushwalk, Thurs 16 Apr, 10am-2pm:  Grants Picnic Ground or Redwood Forest in Warburton.   Search for Parks Victoria Junior Rangers.

Free family movie, Fri 17 Apri, 6:30-8pm, Pakenham Library.  Registration required. 60 seats available.   Go to myli.org.au for more details and to register.

Pram Walk: Explore Lilydale Wetlands, Wed 15 April from 9:30-10:30am. 
Search for Yarra range pram walk

Duplicity, Thurs 16 April, The Hive Bar, 19 Kilvington drive, Emerald, 8pm after the Craft Beer Wine tasting from 5-7pm.   No need to book for The Hive bar .

The Hills Wellness Festival, Sunday 19 April from 1-5:50pm. Tecoma Uniting Church,  Tickets $22.49 (inc booking fee).  Search for The Hills Wellness festival.

Abracadabra, Tuesday 14 April, 11am or 1.30pm, The Memo, Healesville 

Trash with a Porpoise, Wed 15 April, 11am, The Memo, Healesville 

Cockatoo RSl Sunday session, Sunday 19 April from 1:30-5:30pm,  Cockatoo RSL

Women in Song, Wed 15 April, 8pm, The Gem Community Theatre at 19 Kilvington Drive, paved.org.au

Community House courses

• Thriving in a technical world, visit selbyhouse.org.au
• iPads & Tablets, visit selbyhouse.org.au
• French Connection - Playgroup for native French speakers. Every Friday from 3-5pm. Olinda Community House, och.org.au
• Homework Club for teens every Monday & Tuesdays 3.30pm - 5pm, Olinda community house, och.org.au
• STEM Class every Thursday from 9:30-10:30am, Cockatoo Community House for home-schooled kids aged 5-12

Music played:
Mister Co:  Double Vision 
Montague street Bridge: Don’t Explode 
Zeitgeist Riders:  I’d do it all again
Duplicity:  Mollymook
Mark Gardner – Happy Song
Tina Turner - Proud Mary