We have been running Sundowners since we opened the East End Gallery. The formula has always been fairly simple. We opened on a hot December evening in 2014 with several trestle tables an a wading pool in Michael's newly completed workshop. A sausage sizzle, bring a bottle and a plate and as invite as many live musicians as we could encourage to come and play in our space.
And so, we have held Sundowners year in, year out. Sometimes, we have welcomed a Gallery full of guests and musos, other times not so many. However, every Sundowner has has a character of its own and we have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them.
Saturday night, we opened the doors to our spring Sundowner for 2024. We had a feeling that this Sundowner would be really special, but this night just blew all our expectations. We had a line-up of wonderful musicians and breathtaking music all night. Now, most of you know I am not a late night rocker, but I managed to stay up until 1,30...am. The only disaster of the evening was me falling - I just hate the expression "she had a fall" but I did, rather spectacularly.
Needless to say, Michael and Mister Lawrence Jones, who would have to be the worst babysitter in the known universe, carried on until 3am.
We were not in great shape all day Sunday...
Just heartfelt thanks to each and every guest, supporter, artist and musician who have supported us for such a long time.
Do not miss our next Sundowner on Saturday 1 March 2025!
I think I will let these photographs tell the story -
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