A special Remembrance Day concert in Lilydale will mark 100 years since the end of World War I.
The Lilydale RSL and ARK Theatre will commemorate the centenary of the Armistice with Centenary – the Yarra Valley Remembers.
It will take place at 2pm on Sunday 11 November at the Lilydale High School Performing Arts Theatre and will share stories about the locals who went to war and those who kept the home fires burning.
The show will be a series of sketches, WWI songs and poems and a short film made by students at Lilydale High School.
All of these will tell the story of what happened locally during the World War I, using the words of local people like Ralph Goode, JD Burns, Dame Nellie Melba, CJ Dennis, Mrs Gunn and more.
“I have seen the script for this and it looks wonderful and I can guarantee this will be a very special event,” Mount Evelyn RSL secretary Anthony McAleer said.
“I know this will be an extraordinary experience to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice.”
Tickets are $5 and proceeds will go to the Seville War Memorial project.
Visit www.trybooking.com/YOEU for tickets.
