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Events List 04/07/2009 - 04/8/2009


National Motor Museum
Date of function: Every day 9am-4.30pm
Description: New Peter Brock wing to open soon.
Venue: National Motor Racing Museum
Address: Murrays Corner
Town: Bathurst

Scrapbooking Classes
Date of function: Regular scrapbooking classes. Times and dates vary.
Contact: Sue
Contact details: 6331 8688
Description: Regular scrapbooking classes
Venue: Fantasia
Address: 217 Howick St
Town: Bathurst

Rankin Cottage Crafts
Date of function: Open 7 Days. 10am to 4pm
Contact: Judith Medway
Description: Hand crafts, jams, toys, baby wear, knit wear, paintings, china paintings.
Venue: Rankin Cottage Crafts
Address: 117-121 Rankin St (opposite Bathurst RSL)
Town: Bathurst

Turon Technology Museum Tours
Date of function: Open weekends. 10am to 4pm
Contact details: 02 6358 8434
Description: A museum of steam and internal combustion engines circa 1850 –1950, illustrating the technology behind these impressive powersources. During your visit you are lead around the exhibits after whichyou can look around at your leisure. Bookings are essential.
Venue: Turon Technology Museum
Address: 5833 Ilford Road
Town: Sofala

Bathurst Handweavers & Spinners Guild Inc
Date of function: Third Tuesday of each month from 10am
Contact: Rita Kellett
Contact details: 6331 8917
Description: Everyone welcome to attend our monthly guild meeting.
Venue: Girl Guide Hall, Bathurst
Address: Charlotte Street
Town: Bathurst

Macquarie Male Singers
Date of function: Meet Tuesdays, 7.45pm
Presenter: Macquarie Male Singers
Contact details: 02 6331 3992
Description: The choirs repertoire ranges from popular songs from well known musicals, through to light opera.
Venue: Assumption School
Address: Mitre Street
Town: Bathurst

Bathurst Modern & Latin Dance Studio
Date of function: Tuesdays, 7.15pm sharp.
Contact details: 0412 079 095 pr 0412 361 110.
Description: Lessons and social dance. Accompanied under 18s welcomed.
Venue: Bathurst RSL Club
Address: Rankin Street
Town: Bathurst

2BS Youth Art Awards
Date of function: Awarded monthly
Presenter: Bathurst Arts Council
Description: The Bathurst Arts Council has recognised the need to encourage the youth of our region in their cultural pursuits by recognising their achievements. The $100 monthly Youth Arts Award is available to all eligible students under 25. Each monthly winner will then be eligible to be chosen to receive the annual $500 ‘Bathurst Youth in the Arts’ Award presented on Australia Day. For more information contact info@bathurstartscouncil.org.au Nomination forms at www.bathurstartscouncil.org.au2BSYouthArtsAward.pdf
Venue: Bathurst
Town: Bathurst

Miss Trails House Tours
Date of function: Thursday - Monday. 11am - 3pm CLOSED JULY & AUGUST
Presenter: Miss Trail's House
Contact: Miss Trail's House
Contact details: 6332 4232
Description: CLOSED WINTER (JULYAUGUST) Built by the Reverend Thomas Sharpe in 1845 soon after land was granted, the property is named after Miss Ida Traill who lived there from the early 1930s until her death in 1976. Hosts temporary exhibitions and events from time to time. Miss Traill was a descendant of early settlers in the region. The house is furnished to present her significant collection of artifacts relating to four generations of the Lee family. Together with her own furniture, horseracing memorabilia, paintings and ceramics, they are intrinsically linked to the house and also to the early history of Bathurst, one of Australia’s first major country towns. Miss Traill’s garden includes a horse paddock, a feature once common in the cities and towns of New South Wales. It also features a herb garden and well established grounds planted with colourful ‘cooler climate’ shrubs and flowers
Venue: Miss Traills House
Address: 321 Russell Street
Town: Bathurst

Allegri Singers
Date of function: Meet Tuesdays 7.30-9.30pm
Presenter: Allegri Singers
Contact: Wendy O'Reilly 6331 9556
Description: Bathursts mixed-voice choir is an affiliate of the Conservatorium. Musical Director William Moxley. New members welcome.
Venue: Mitchell Conservatorium of Music, Bathurst
Address: West Wing, Bathurst Court House
Town: Bathurst

Belly Dancing for women
Date of function: Wednesdays 7.00-8.00 pm, & Saturdays 10.00-11.00 am
Contact: 63312191
Venue: Bathurst PCYC
Address: Cnr Morrisset & Commonwealth Streets
Town: Bathurst

Miss Trails House and Garden Tours
Date of function: Open Saturday and Sunday, 12noon-3.30pm
Presenter: Miss Trail's House
Contact: 6332 4233
Description: Historic home and garden in the heart of Bathurst. Operated by the National Trust.
Venue: Miss Traills House
Address: 321 Russell Street
Town: Bathurst

Sing Australia Choir, Bathurst
Date of function: Meet Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm
Presenter: Sing Australia
Contact: Bill and Sally Dunstall 02 6332 4180
Contact details: or 0407 011 179
Description: No auditions, all welcome, friendly atmosphere.
Venue: Bathurst Senior Citizens Centre
Address: 176 Russell St
Town: Bathurst

Quality Quilts
Date of function: Meets every Thursday
Presenter: Central West Women's Health Centre Inc
Contact: 02 6331 4133
Description: A quilt making group that meets at the centre.
Venue: Central West Women's Health Centre
Address: William St
Town: Bathurst

Sunday Afternoon Music Sessions
Date of function: Sundays
Presenter: Bathurst Folk Club
Description: Sunday afternoon sessions are being encouraged at the Jack Duggan's Irish Pub in George St, Bathurst. Kath Hudson and Mark Adams are both regular performers. The publican is also interested in having duos and smaller groups play there at other times.
Venue: Jack Duggans Irish Pub
Address: William Street
Town: Bathurst

Central Tablelands Woodcraft Club, Wednesdays
Date of function: All year. Wednesdays, 9am-12pm
Presenter: Central Tablelands Woodcraft Inc
Contact: Michael Nassar
Contact details: 02 6332 9080
Venue: Dorman Place Clubrooms
Address: Dorman Place
Town: Kelso

Central Tablelands Woodcraft Club, Sundays
Date of function: All year. Sundays 9am-12noon
Presenter: Central Tablelands Woodcraft Inc
Contact: Michael Nassar
Contact details: 02 6332 9080 / woodies@lisp.com.au
Venue: Dorman Place Clubrooms
Address: Dorman Place
Town: Kelso

Bead and Wirecraft Guild
Date of function: Third Monday of every month, 10am-1pm
Presenter: Bead and Wirecraft Guild Inc
Contact: Judy Attard 02 6337 1705
Contact details: www.beadandwirecraftguild.com.au
Description: Monhtly meeting of members. Discussions on all craft topics. Show and tell plus mini workshops. Visitors welcome.
Venue: CWA Hall, Bathurst
Address: Howick Street
Town: Bathurst

Bathurst Writers
Date of function: Meet the first Saturday of each month, execpt January, 2pm
Presenter: Bathurst Writers Group
Contact: Jeff Doherty 6337 1836 or 0427 603 822
Venue: Bathurst City Library
Address: Keppel Street
Town: Bathurst

Evans Arts Council Meetings 2009
Date of function: Meet first Tuesday of the month, 4.30pm
Presenter: Evans Arts Council
Contact: Marie Howarth 6337 4135
Venue: Lee Street Hall
Address: 7 Lees Street
Town: Kelso

Pencil To Painting 2009
Date of function: Wednesdays, 10am-3.20pm. Start Wednesday February 4. Conducted in 5 week blocks. Throughout the year.
Contact: Kay Chapman 6331 4022
Description: Pencil to Painting art classes and workshops for neginners and others will continue into 2009. Learn to develop your individuality in a small group with personal attention. Drawing skill leads to painting success. Classes are friendly and affordable. You will be introduced to various mediums through demonstration and practice. Know how to create your art work from the first sketch to the last stroke.
Venue: Pigments & Palettes
Address: 237 Russell St
Town: Bathurst

Pencil to Painting: Create a Family Heirloom
Date of function: Classes start February 2009.
Presenter: Kay Chapman
Contact: 02 6331 4022 / 0427 351 260
Description: Speciality classes offered in 2009. Turn a cherished teddy, bunny or childhood toy into a fmaily heirloom. Kay Chapman of offering classes where you will learn how to create a beautiful pastel paintint using your own chosen treasure. Not interested in classes? Kay has completed many commissions and will paint it for you.
Venue: Bathurst
Town: Bathurst

Wednesday Card Club
Date of function: Every Wednesday, 1pm - 3pm
Presenter: Fantasia
Description: Come along and join in with the Wednesday club. Learn something different every week and make new friends who love card making. $25 See our website for more creative and inspirational classes. Www.fantasia.com.au
Venue: Fantasia
Address: 217 Howick St
Town: Bathurst

Bathurst City & RSL Band practice
Date of function: Fridays, 4 - 5.30 pm
Presenter: Bathurst City & RSL Band Assoc. Inc
Contact: Contact Phil Snitch 6332 9416 or 0429 390 995.
Venue: Mitchell Conservatorium of Music, Bathurst
Address: West Wing, Bathurst Court House
Town: Bathurst

CSU Voices - University Choir Bathurst
Date of function: Rehearse weekly, Thursdays 1pm Starts February 9
Contact: Dr Christpher Klopper
Contact details: 02 6338 4142
Description: No auditions are held, fun is had by all who are enthusiastic about singing and all are made welcome. Do come along and join the fun. Let you voice sound forth!
Venue: S7, Music Rooms, CSU Bathurst
Address: Alongside the left of the Library
Town: Bathurst

Live Jazz Every Thursday
Date of function: Thursdays 7-9pm
Contact: 02 6332 1565
Description: With Dale Tuckey on sax and Rob Shannon on guitar.
Venue: The Hub
Address: Keppel Street
Town: Bathurst

Classes and Workshops - Patchwork and Embroidery
Date of function: Shop hours Monday-Friday 9.30am-5pm, Saturday 10am-2pm
Presenter: The Home Patch
Contact: 02 6332 5002
Description: New classes now starting.
Venue: The Home Patch
Address: Cnr Stewart and Durham Sts
Town: Bathurst

Throwing lessons in your studio
Date of function: Times to suit you
Contact: cottored@gmail.com or call 0421 378 419.
Description: Dan began his exploration of clay over 20 years ago. The motifs of Native American cultures of the Southwest United States continue to influence his work. His love of throwing vessels has been influenced by Tom Coleman, with whom he worked for 3 years in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dan is available for tutorial sessions at $30 for ½ hour. Contact him at cottored@gmail.com or call 0421 378 419. Weekend workshops are also available.
Venue: Bathurst
Town: Bathurst

Bathurst YOUtheatre - Seniors
Date of function: Mondays, 4-5pm
Presenter: Bathurst Theatre Company
Contact: www.bathursttheatrecompany.org
Contact details: Julie Brouggy - Administrator - 02 6368 3232
Venue: Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Address: 105 William Street
Town: Bathurst

Bathurst YOUtheatre -Middle
Date of function: Thursdays, 4-5pm
Presenter: Bathurst Theatre Company
Contact: www.bathursttheatrecompany.org
Contact details: Julie Brouggy - Administrator - 02 6368 3232
Description: For ages 9-11years.
Venue: Uniting Church Hall, Bathurst
Address: William Street
Town: Bathurst

Olis/ Acrylics/ Mixed Media Classes
Date of function: Mondays, 10am-1pm
Presenter: Pigments & Palletes Framing & Fine Art Supply
Contact: 02 6332 9507
Contact details: pigpal@bigpond.net.au
Description: With Sandra Wenban (02 6365 1130). $20 per lesson.
Venue: Pigments & Palettes
Address: 237 Russell St
Town: Bathurst

Leadlighting
Date of function: Fridays 10am-5.30pm & 7-9pm
Contact: 02 6334 3493
Venue: Oz Art Glass Studio
Address: 87 Stewart St
Town: Bathurst

Dilia's Arabian Style Bellydance Class
Date of function: Fridays
Contact: Dilia 0408 971 565
Venue: Bathurst
Town: Bathurst

Bollywood Dance Club
Date of function: Fridays, 6-7pm
Contact: Sana 0401 604 397
Contact details: sana_h9@hotmail.com
Venue: Dance Studio, CSU Gym
Address: Off Panorama Ave
Town: Bathurst

Workshop in Impressionist Olis and Acrylics
Date of function: 2nd Saturday of every month, 9.30am-1pm
Presenter: Pigments & Palletes Framing & Fine Art Supply
Contact: 02 6332 9507
Description: $25
Venue: Pigments & Palettes
Address: 237 Russell St
Town: Bathurst

Watercolour Workshop
Date of function: Third Saturday of every month, 9.30am-3.30pm
Presenter: Pigments & Palletes Framing & Fine Art Supply
Contact: 02 6332 9507
Description: With Loretta Thurtell (02 6365 3356). $75. All materials provided.
Venue: Pigments & Palettes
Address: 237 Russell St
Town: Bathurst

Art Workshops (Various styles)
Date of function: 4th Saturday of every month
Presenter: Pigments & Palletes Framing & Fine Art Supply
Contact: 02 6332 9507
Venue: Pigments & Palettes
Address: 237 Russell St
Town: Bathurst

Assumption Art Group
Date of function: Saturdays
Contact: Kay 6331 4022
Venue: Assumption School
Address: Mitre Street
Town: Bathurst

Bathurst Country Music Club Line Dancing
Date of function: Mondays, 5.45-6.30pm (beginners), 6.30-8.30pm (intermediate)
Presenter: Bathurst Country Music Club
Contact: Patty 02 6337 5291
Contact details: Leita 02 6331 6237
Venue: Bathurst Panthers Club
Address: Cnr Keppel and William Sts
Town: Bathurst

Musique Classique
Date of function: Mondays, 6-8pm (during school terms)
Presenter: Bathurst City & RSL Band Assoc. Inc
Contact: Elizabeth Randall 02 6331 2995
Venue: South Bathurst School Hall
Town: Bathurst

Leadlighting
Date of function: Tuesdays 10am-12.30pm
Presenter: Oz Art Glass Studio
Contact: 02 6334 3493
Venue: Oz Art Glass Studio
Address: 87 Stewart St
Town: Bathurst

Children's Art Classes (8-10 year olds)
Date of function: Wednesdays, 4-5.30pm (during school terms)
Presenter: Pigments & Palletes Framing & Fine Art Supply
Contact: 02 6332 9507
Description: With Catherine (02 6331 4508). $12 per class.
Venue: Pigments & Palettes
Address: 237 Russell St
Town: Bathurst

fenced, patched, corrugated
Date of function: Friday May 8- Thursday July 9
Presenter: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Contact: Bathrust Regional Art Gallery 02 6333 6555
Description: ana young This exhibition of paintings and collage marks the 10th year of Ana Young’s involvement with the village of Hill End; as an art student, artist in residence and resident artist. Ana takes her inspiration from the fences, corrugated iron, and light of Hill End.
Venue: Jean Bellette Gallery
Address: Hill End Visitor Information Centre
Town: Hill End

Mrs Prime Minister - Public Image Private Lives
Date of function: May 22- July 5
Presenter: Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum
Description: A travelling exhibition from Old Parliament House Canberra.
Venue: Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum
Address: 224 Howick Street
Town: Bathurst

Black and Gold
Date of function: June and July 2009. Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5pm, Sat 9.30am - 3pm & Sun10am - 2pm.
Presenter: Fox's Furniture and Woodwork Gallery
Contact: 02 6331 8699
Description: Featuring two stunning timbers for the month of June - Blackheart Sassafras and Huon Pine. Furniture, vases, homewares and mirrors hand crafted from these rare and sought after Tasmanian timbers are on sale.
Venue: Fox's Furniture and Woodwork Gallery
Address: 108 William Street
Town: Bathurst

Bathurst District Historical Society Museum
Date of function: Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 10am-4pm. Sunday 11am-2pm
Presenter: Bathurst District Historical Society
Contact: 02 6330 8455
Venue: Bathurst Museum & Archives
Address: East Wing, Bathurst Court House, Russell Street
Town: Bathurst

Old Government Cottage
Date of function: Sundays 1.30-3.30pm
Presenter: Bathurst District Historical Society
Contact: Bathurst Museum 02 6330 8455
Contact details: (during museum hours)
Venue: Old Government Cottage
Address: Stanley St
Town: Bathurst

Calling for Expressions of Interest: Sounds Live
Date of function: Up until July 17, 2009
Presenter: 2MCE FM
Contact: Michelle O’Connor 02 6338 4312
Contact details: moconnor@csu.edu.au
Description: Returning in 2009 is 2MCE’s live music festival We’re now calling for expressions of interest from local musicians to perform during Sounds Live 2009. Send your bio and a demo to Michelle O’Connor at 2MCE (closing date July 17). Please indicate if you’re available day/evening and weekday/ weekend.
Venue: 2MCE Radio Station
Address: Charles Sturt University, N3 Building
Town: Bathurst

Bathurst Women's Circus - 6 Week Acrobalance Training Program
Date of function: Wednesdays June 3-July 8, 5.35pm sharp to 6.45pm
Presenter: Bathurst Theatre Company
Contact: Kathy Cameron
Description: Training with Circkus Surreal graduate Gemma Lord. Beginners welcome. Learn acro-balance skills and body strength.
Venue: Studio B, Building W9, CSU Bathurst
Address: via Research Stattion Drive
Town: Bathurst

Focused: Peter Cooley 1997-2008
Date of function: Friday June 19, 6pm to August 2
Presenter: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Contact: 02 6333 6555
Description: Over the last twelve years Peter Cooley has lived in both Melbourne and the Blue Mountains. This selection of ceramics and paintings focuses on his art practice since 1997. Peter Cooley is represented by Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney. A Bathurst Regional Art Gallery exhibition.
Venue: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Address: 70-78 Keppel Street
Town: Bathurst

Artexpress
Date of function: Friday June 19, 6pm to August 2
Presenter: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Contact: 02 6333 6555
Description: The ARTEXPRESS exhibition showcases outstanding works by visual arts students from the 2008 NSW Higher School Certificate and includes a selection of work by students from the Central West.
Venue: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Address: 70-78 Keppel Street
Town: Bathurst

Soda Road - A Journey: Louise Ranshaw
Date of function: Friday June 19, 6pm to August 2
Presenter: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Contact: 02 6333 6555
Description: Well known Bathurst potter Lousie Ranshaw creates unique and ornate handcrafted vessels using the soda glazing process. A Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Local Artist Project.
Venue: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Address: 70-78 Keppel Street
Town: Bathurst

- scape: Simon Reece
Date of function: Opens Friday June 19, 6pm. Runs to August 2.
Presenter: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Description: A Bathurst Regional Art Gallery foyer exhibition.
Venue: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Address: 70-78 Keppel Street
Town: Bathurst

Candlelit Christmas in July dinner at Abercrombie House
Date of function: Saturday July 4
Presenter: Bathurst District Historical Society
Contact: Bookings via the Museum
Contact details: 02 6330 8455
Description: Open to the first 50 booked and paid members and volunteers of Bathurst and District Historicial Society.
Venue: Abercrombie House
Address: Ophir Rd
Town: Bathurst

Piano Music by Minimalist Composers
Date of function: Saturday July 4, 7.30pm
Presenter: Mitchell Conservatorium Inc
Contact: Enquiries Ph (02) 6331 6622
Description: Piano Music by Minimalist Composers. Michelle Griffin, Piano All Saints Cathedral Saturday, July 4th, 7.30pm Adults $20, Concession $15 Mitchell Conservatorium Students Free.
Venue: All Saints Cathedral Bathurst
Address: Church Street
Town: Bathurst

Christmas in July @ The Carrington with Arabesk
Date of function: Saturday July 4, 6.30pm Doors Open, 7pm Dinner & 8.30pm Show Starts
Presenter: The Carrington
Contact: Online bookings - www.carringtonbathurst.com.au
Contact details: Visit - STOPNROCK William Street
Description: Two Course Traditional Christmas Buffet Dinner & Show $60 Group booking for Dinner & Show - Table of 9 the 10th person will be FREE! Show Only $20. Info: 02 6332 5492
Venue: Carrington
Address: Keppel Street
Town: Bathurst

AMEB Flute workshop & concert
Date of function: Monday July 6, 2009
Presenter: Mitchell Conservatorium Inc
Contact: 6331 6622
Contact details: s.conolan@mitchellconservatorium.edu.au
Venue: Bathurst
Town: Bathurst

Kahlil Ashanti in Basic Training
Date of function: Friday July 10, 8pm & Saturday July 11, 8pm
Presenter: Merrigong Theatre Company
Contact: Box office 6331 6161
Description: Kahili Ashanti returns to Australia having conquered the Edinburgh, Montreal, Vancouer and Melbourne Fringe Festivals with sold out seasons. Ashanti presents his autobiographical one-man show, Basic Training, chronicling his time in the military where he learned to serve his country using his talent as a waspon. The day before Ashanti leaves for boot camp his mother reveals a shocking family secret that forces Kahlil to question his reasons for leaving. Mayhem ensues as Ashanti;s adventures out him in several life-afirming and life threatening situations by 23 of the most hilarious, larger than life characters imaginable.
Venue: Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Address: 105 William Street
Town: Bathurst

Mitchell School of Arts Bathurst - Winter School 2009
Date of function: Sunday July 12- Saturday July 18
Presenter: The Art Scene
Contact: www.artscene.com.au
Contact details: 02 9807 6900 / mitchell@artscene.com.au
Venue: Charles Sturt University, Bathurst Campus
Address: Panorama Ave
Town: Bathurst

Mark Walton Woodwind Workshop
Date of function: Sunday July 12, 10.30-4pm
Presenter: Mitchell Conservatorium Inc
Contact: 02 6331 1161
Description: This is a unique opportunity for local musicians to be inspired by this leading & charismatic teacher & musician. Mark is a highly respected & popular figure in the Australian & New Zealand musical scene; widely acknowledged as a leading clarinet & saxophone performer. Bookings essential.
Venue: Holy Trinity Hall
Address: Gilmour St
Town: Kelso

ArtStart: Short Doco Making
Date of function: Monday July 13 - Wednesday July 15
Presenter: Arts OutWest Inc
Contact: Arts OutWest 02 6338/ 4657
Venue: Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Address: 105 William Street
Town: Bathurst

History of Mulgunnia Station
Date of function: Thursday July 16, 7.30pm
Presenter: Bathurst District Historical Society
Contact: The Museum
Contact details: 02 6330 8455
Description: With Barry Cubitt. What really happened with the altercation with local Aborginies?
Venue: Bathurst Museum & Archives
Address: East Wing, Bathurst Court House, Russell Street
Town: Bathurst

Classical Mystery Tour
Date of function: Saturday July 18, 8pm
Presenter: Macquarie Philharmonia
Contact: Box office 6331 6161
Description: In 2009 the international stars of the Boradway hit musical Beatlemania are bringing theirt show Clasical Mystery Tour to Australia to perform live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony and Queensland Pops Orachestas. But it doesb't end there. They will also be coming to Bathurst to perform live with our inland orchestra the Macquarie Philarmonia.
Venue: Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Address: 105 William Street
Town: Bathurst

Practical Marketing for Tourism
Date of function: Tuesday July 28, 9am-4pm
Presenter: Central NSW Tourism
Contact: http://www.centralnswtourism.com.au/
Description: Central NSW Tourism is offering two more Tourism Marketing workshops in June & July as part of their Learning and Development program. Those who attended the Sponsorship and Event Management workshops earlier this year, will know how valuable these sessions can be to your business. Todd Wright is conducting both workshops, and is an excellent presenter. At just $70 each, these are great value.
Venue: Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Address: 105 William Street
Town: Bathurst

Bathurst Arts Council Meetings
Date of function: New date: 4th Tuesday of the month, 5.30pm
Presenter: Bathurst Arts Council
Contact: www.bathurstartscouncil.org.au
Venue: Mitchell Conservatorium of Music, Bathurst
Address: West Wing, Bathurst Court House
Town: Bathurst

The Day George and Mary Grew Up, and The Insect Play
Date of function: Thursday July 30, Friday July 31, Saturday August 1, 7.30pm
Presenter: BATS (Bathurst Association of Theatrical Students)
Contact: Tickets at the door
Description: Two great one act plays by members of BATS (Bathurst Association of Theatrical Students).
Venue: Ponton Theatre
Address: CSU
Town: Bathurst

Cabaret Kite
Date of function: Saturday August 1, 7.30pm (new date)
Presenter: Local Stages-Performing Arts Development Program
Contact: 6333 6161
Venue: Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Address: 105 William Street
Town: Bathurst

Sounds Live Cabaret 2MCE
Date of function: Saturday August 1
Presenter: 2MCE FM
Contact: www.2mce.org.au
Description: Sounds Live features local musicians performing liveto-air on 2MCE community radio for one week from 1st-7th August 2009. Hear live-to-air performances from our studios in Bathurst, be in the audience at the Sounds Live Cabaret at BMEC (1st August), and chillout on a Sunday afternoon at Sounds Live Acoustic in The Ponton (2nd August). Www.2mce.org
Venue: Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Address: 105 William Street
Town: Bathurst

Birds of Tokyo
Date of function: Saturday August 1, 8pm
Contact: Tickets 02 6330 0600
Description: Rock pop band.
Venue: Bathurst Panthers Club
Address: Cnr Keppel and William Sts
Town: Bathurst

Sounds Live Acoustic
Date of function: Sunday August 2, afternoon
Presenter: 2MCE FM
Contact: www.2mce.org.au
Description: Sounds Live features local musicians performing liveto-air on 2MCE community radio for one week from 1st-7th August 2009. Hear live-to-air performances from our studios in Bathurst, be in the audience at the Sounds Live Cabaret at BMEC (1st August), and chillout on a Sunday afternoon at Sounds Live Acoustic in The Ponton (2nd August). Www.2mce.org
Venue: Ponton Theatre
Address: CSU
Town: Bathurst

The Fastest Boy in the World
Date of function: Monday August 3, 6.30pm. Tuesday August 4, 10am & 1pm. Wednesday August 5, 10am & 1pm
Presenter: Patch Theatre Company
Contact: 6333 6161
Contact details: http://www.patchtheatre.org.au/hdda.htm
Description: The Fastest Boy in the World is a whimsical ride on the wings of Henry Horatio Richard O’Dockerty’s fantasy to become the fastest boy in the world. Featuring a 4 piece pop/rock band, the show is a humorous and engaging mix of story, dramatic action, live music, song and video projection created by Australia’s premiere theatre company specializing in quality work for 4-8 year old children and their families. An interactive and engaging multi-media pop-rock experience for 4-8 year old children involving Henry Horatio Richard O'Dockerty and his exploration of ideas around the concept of time. an unforgettably interesting excursion for impressionable young minds." David Jobling, Independent Weekly Check out Patch Theatre’s dedicated Fastest Boy website full of teaching resources, activities, information, stories and songs providing excellent opportunities for teachers to use this production as a focal point for a range of enticing learning experience
Venue: Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Address: 105 William Street
Town: Bathurst

Olis/ Acryrics/ Pastel/ Mixed Media with Merilyn Rice
Date of function: Thursdays 10am-1pm, 12.45-2.45pm, 3.15-5.15pm. Six week terms
Presenter: Pigments & Palletes Framing & Fine Art Supply
Contact: 02 6332 9507
Description: Suitable for beginners or expereinced artists. $120 for six week term. With merilyn Rice (02 6368 5883).
Venue: Pigments & Palettes
Address: 237 Russell St
Town: Bathurst

Blayney Camera Club Meeting
Date of function: First Wednesday of month at 7.30pm winter, 8pm summer
Presenter: Blayney Arts and Crafts Council
Contact: Helen Dent
Contact details: (w) 6365 2404 (h) 6368 3212
Venue: The Cottage
Address: 191 Adelaide Street
Town: Blayney

Storytime, Blayney Library
Date of function: First Tuesday of each month at 11am
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: Contact your local library
Description: Storytimes at the library are lots of fun. We read, read, tell stories, sing songs, play games and do craft. They are held during school term only and cater to preschool children andf their carers. Storytime is free and each session last about one hour.
Venue: Blayney Library
Address: Adelaide st
Town: Blayney

Golden Memories Museum
Date of function: Open Sat & Sun from 1.30pm and school holidays Mon-Fri from 10am.
Presenter: Millthorpe & District Historical Society Inc
Contact: millthorpemuseum@bigpond.com
Contact details: 02 6366 3980
Venue: Golden Memories Museum
Address: 37 Park Street
Town: Millthorpe

Acoustic Sunday
Date of function: First Sunday of the month, from 3pm
Presenter: The Old Mill Café
Contact: Jon Wilby 0424 744 388
Contact details: jonwilby@ozemail.com.au
Description: The idea is to get local (mostly) acoustic (mostly) musicians. Open to a wide variety of music, including jazz, folk, country, bluegrass and popular. Rather than an open mke or jam format, this is a chance to work up and perform a set or two.
Venue: The Old Mill Café
Town: Millthorpe

Classics Book Club, Blayney
Date of function: Third Tuesdays of the month, 11am-12noon
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: Blayney Library
Description: Some authors have captured the imaginations of generatons. Find out more about the lives and works of these authors as we read some classic literature. What made them so popular? What do we really think about them? What do the classics reveal about human nature? So far the Classics Book Club groups have read Jane Austen and works by the Brontes. Next the Classics Book Club will read a different author and novel each month. Come along to the introductory meetings to find out all about it and help decide what to read first!
Venue: Blayney Library
Address: Adelaide st
Town: Blayney

Blayney Painters Group
Date of function: Meets Thursday, 6-9pm
Contact: 02 6368 3534
Description: For beginners to advanced. Any media. $3 per week.
Venue: The Cottage
Address: 191 Adelaide Street
Town: Blayney

The Machine Knitters
Date of function: First Wednesday of each month, 9.30am-4pm
Contact: 02 6368 2094
Venue: 4 Sturt St, Blayney
Town: Blayney

Blayney China Painters
Date of function: Meet each Monday, 9.30am-3pm
Contact: 02 6362 2915
Venue: Uniting Church Hall, Blayney
Address: Adelaide St
Town: Blayney

ArtStart Hip Hop Workshops
Date of function: Monday July 20, Thursday July 23, Friday July 24
Presenter: Arts OutWest Inc
Contact: Arts OutWest 6338 4657
Contact details: zrodwell@yahoo.com
Description: For ages 12-24. An ARTSTART youth arts and skills program.
Venue: Blayney Leisure Centre
Town: Blayney

Age of Fishes Museum
Date of function: Open Daily, 10am to 4pm. School bookings welcome.
Presenter: Age of Fishes Museum
Contact details: (02) 6344 1008
Description: Home to 3700 specimens of fossil fish, live animal displays and recreations of life in the Devonian. Opening hours are 10am to 4pm 7 days including most public holidays. Admission charges apply.
Venue: Age of Fishes Museum
Address: Gaskill Street
Town: Canowindra

Taste Canowindra
Date of function: 7 Days all day
Contact: Bob Craven
Contact details: 6344 1000
Description: Changing exhibits by local and regional artists in cellar door. Café and restaurant also available
Venue: Taste Canowindra
Address: Crn Ferguson and Tilga Streets
Town: Canowindra

Yarn Market
Date of function: Open Daily, 10am-4pm
Contact details: (02) 6366 8260
Description: Why not visit the warm and cosy Yarn Market in Molong. Devonshire Tea available all day. Browse through the Yarn Market and view the lovely handcraft available. Woollen jumpers, scarves, hats and gloves to keep you warm this winter, as well as towels, jams, cakes, slices, wooden toys, candles & magnets, there is something for everyone
Venue: The Yarn Market
Address: Bank St
Town: Molong

Storytime, Canowindra Library
Date of function: Every Friday, 11am
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: Contact your local library
Description: Storytimes at the library are lots of fun. We read, read, tell stories, sing songs, play games and do craft. They are held during school term only and cater to preschool children andf their carers. Storytime is free and each session last about one hour.
Venue: Canowindra Library
Town: Canowindra

Storytime, Manildra Library
Date of function: Third Tuesday and Wednesday of the month, 11am (school term time)
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: Contact your local library
Description: Storytimes at the library are lots of fun. We read, read, tell stories, sing songs, play games and do craft. They are held during school term only and cater to preschool children andf their carers. Storytime is free and each session last about one hour.
Venue: Manildra Library
Address: 65 Kiewa St
Town: Manildra

Molong Historical Museum
Date of function: Now open 7 days, 8 hours a day, 9am-5pm.
Contact: Lina Moffitt 6366 8460
Description: Facintating exhibits. Includes small antiques and collectables shop, thematic displays such as pioneer women of Molong, war heroes and As Time Goes By displays of old watches and clocks. Tea and coffee available.
Venue: Molong Historical Museum
Address: Gidley St
Town: Molong

Molong & District Service Men & Service Women’s Portrait Gallery
Date of function: Open everyday
Contact: 02 6366 8105
Description: Local artist Ann Marie Ingham conceived the idea to provide a memorial to the service men and women. Together Anne Marie and local Historian Helen Haynes worked as a team and wrote a book paying tribute to the service men and women and painted portraits to complement the book. Both the book and the paintings feature all wars Australians were involved in. The portraits are a permanent exhibition at Molong RSL Club and the book is for sale for $15. Molong RSL Club - Information for members and their guests.
Venue: Molong RSL Club
Address: 22-24 Riddell Street
Town: Molong

Ryall Street Gallery
Date of function: Opens Saturday March 8, 7pm. Open 10am-5pm Saturday and Sunday.
Presenter: Art Canowindra
Contact: www.artcanowindra.net
Contact details: ryallstreet@westnet.com.au
Description: The gallery is located one hour from Bathurst and Orange and 20 minutes from Cowra. Our philosophy of art is to communicate ideas that evolve from phenomena, witness and the art process. Video Art is exhibited with Photography, Painting, Sculpture and Mixed Media are also included.
Venue: Ryall Street Gallery
Address: Ryall Street
Town: Canowindra

Under the Eyes of Henry Moore & The Town -The People - The Country
Date of function: Works to be positioned by 10am Friday July 24 Exhibitions: July 24-26
Presenter: Mulga Bill Festival
Description: Energy Mulga Bill Festival. Prize money $500+ donated by Narapak Molong. Under the Eyes of Henry Moore is a competition for 3D artworks, The Town - The People - The Country is a competition for 2D works in any medium. Details at www.mulgabillfestival.com.au or call Alf and Sharon Cantrell on 02 6846 4478.
Venue: Yeoval
Town: Yeoval

Open mike session
Date of function: Last Sunday of the month from 4pm
Presenter: Taste Canowindra
Contact: enquiries to Nerida Cuddy 63442501
Description: Last Sunday of each month at 4pm at taste Canowindra 42 Ferguson St. Canowindra. Audience also welcome no cover charge. Wine, meals, coffee & cake available .
Venue: Taste Canowindra
Address: Crn Ferguson and Tilga Streets
Town: Canowindra

Wanted - Craftsmen
Date of function: Contact the gallery
Presenter: Jayes Gallery
Contact: Phone: 02 6366 9093
Description: Jayes Gallery is located in Molong and lies on the path from Sydney to the Dubbo Zoo. We need crafts for the gallery and gift shop urgently. The visitation to the gallery and gift shop is increasing and we are selling! So if you make something, a pot, jewellery, sculpture, wood ware or ceramics, then please don't hesitate to call on us and show us your wares. We are open Wed - Sun from 10 am - 4 pm and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Venue: Jayes Gallery, Molong
Address: 31 Gidley Street
Town: Molong

SUBSTRATUM/ INFERNO
Date of function: Opens Friday June 19, 6.30pm
Presenter: Jayes Gallery
Description: A recent journey by well-known and respected Molong artist, Michael Carroll, to the Andes and South America has resulted in a collection of powerful and intriguing works. These depict his journey where he reconnected with the primal forces of nature. These works can be described as atmospheric and volcanic. The intense moods of the region’s volcanic substratum are reflected in emotive abstract works. It is through these works that the artist explores the primeval connection of humanity and the soul in a raw and active landscape, the Andes continue to thrust upwards and soon (in earth’s time) will be higher than the Himalayas. Michael has held many one man shows over his extensive career and has a wide range of capabilities. He has recently been drawn to giclee reproductions of his larger works now making these more affordable. Making an impact along with Michael’s works are the strong glassworks of Keith Rowe, a well-known glassblower with an international reputation. Jayes Gallery is thrilled to be able to bring Keith’s glass to Molong. The selection of hand blown glass in brilliant reds and oranges glow like the volcanic forces alluded to in Michael’s work. As such, they provide an excellent foil to the strong greys of the paintings. Jayes is a city-styled gallery in regional NSW representing regional artists of note.
Venue: Jayes Gallery, Molong
Address: 31 Gidley Street
Town: Molong

Smalls 2009 - Peoples Choice
Date of function: Opens Saturday July 4, 6pm. Thursday-Sunday 10am-4.30pm.
Presenter: River Bank Gallery
Contact: 02 63442778
Description: This exhibition is open to all artists. Its the largest exhibition of the year with over 200 paintings by up to 80 artists.
Venue: River Bank Gallery
Address: 71 Gaskill Street
Town: Canowindra

Down to Earth
Date of function: Opens Saturday July 4, 6pm. Thursday-Sunday 10am-4.30pm
Presenter: River Bank Gallery
Contact: 02 6344 2778
Description: By Denis Bradley. Returning to where it all began. From the Coast to the Country.
Venue: River Bank Gallery
Address: 71 Gaskill Street
Town: Canowindra

Boree Cabonne Historical Homestead Tours
Date of function: Sunday 12 July, 11am
Presenter: Boree Cabonne Homestead
Contact: Bookings essential 02 6364 2007
Description: Morning tea Included.
Venue: Boree Cabonne Homestead
Address: Escort Way
Town: Borenore

School Holiday Classes
Date of function: July 13-17 & July 20-24
Presenter: River Bank Gallery
Contact: 02 6344 2778
Contact details: info@riverbankgallery.com.au
Description: Beading, modelling clay, tie dying, felting, sculpture, moasicing, drawing, painting, paper mache and much more.
Venue: River Bank Gallery
Address: 71 Gaskill Street
Town: Canowindra

Felting with Cindy Walker
Date of function: Sunday July 19
Presenter: River Bank Gallery
Contact: 02 6344 2778
Contact details: info@riverbankgallery.com.au
Venue: River Bank Gallery
Address: 71 Gaskill Street
Town: Canowindra

Country Energy Mulga Bill Festival 2009
Date of function: Friday July 24 -Sunday July 26, 2009
Presenter: Yeoval Historical Society
Contact: http://www.mulgabillfestival.com.au/index.htm
Description: It will be Bigger, Better, Safer and more exciting for everyone!! To be known as the ‘Country Energy’ Yeoval Mulga Bill Festival, our community of Yeoval will host a wonderful 3 days of Festival, with something for everybody and a great time for everyone. The proposed programme is as follows:- Friday 24th: Buckinbah Art Show opening with the special feature of the unveiling of the head of Henry Moore Sculpture and the judging of the “ Under the Eyes of Henry Moore”, the inaugural annual Sculpture Competition, sponsored by our very amiable Dairy Farmers Vendor Mr Dave Doolan known to many as ‘Dave the Magic Milkman’. Friday evening will be an absolutely fabulous “Country Energy “ sponsored Giant Fireworks Display, something to rival New Years eve in Sydney. To be held at the Yeoval Oval where spectators can enjoy the spectacle from the comfort of their own cars - a sausage sizzle and jumping castle will ensure a very enjoyable evening and everyone will be home early ready for an exciting weekend Saturday 25th: A great Picnic in the Park with everyone invited; Huge display of Vintage, Veteran and present day Motorcycles from all over western NSW and beyond; Wandering buskers, Poets in the Park, BBQ and Camp-oven Lunch, real coffee and a large tent where you will all be invited to spend a little time painting your name, a poem or a scene from a Banjo Paterson poem, for permanent display on a windbreak wall on the Poet’s Walk. A short fun bike ride, children’s play area, mini golf and the very successful scale model aircraft Flying display at the showground; an Art Display in the Hall, Poets walk along Buckinbah Creek. A bus will be leaving every 20 minutes, doing the loop, providing ease of transport and allowing everyone to visit everything. Saturday evening will again see a repeat of the very successful Yeoval Quickshear Competition at the Yeoval Royal Hotel, where real shearers shear real sheep under lights to compete for $3000 in prizemoney. See Gun Shearer against Gun Shearer - Contracting Team against Contracting Team - out the back in the garden - everyone welcome! Sunday 26th: The ‘Country Energy’ Yeoval Mulga Bill Festival Day in the Buckinbah Bush Park. Lots of Stalls, the Art Tent, Vintage Cars, Vintage Tractors, Trucks and Machinery, Poets in the Park, Aircraft Flying at the Showground, all Day Music, Bands, Sculptor working, Children’s Play area, Mini Golf, Morning and afternoon Teas at the Red Cross Shop, Art at the Hall and the Museum will be open all day. Breakfast and Lunch in the Park. The very popular Darryl Grant Mulga Bill Ride will be held once again, starting in Yeoval and travelling on closed asphalt roads - riders will finish back where they started. This family ride will be very safe and very exciting as riders ride to Eaglehawk, Conroy’s Gap, Castlereagh, or Deadman’s Creek. The scenery is spectacular, the asphalt road easy going and the trip in from 1km to 30kms - you choose your own distance. Come for the Whole Weekend - Take a few days off - Stay in Wellington - see the wonderful attractions and travel the easy 40 kms to The “Country Energy” Yeoval MULGA BILL FESTIVAL in July 2009.
Venue: Yeoval
Town: Yeoval

All Country - Ted Lewis and Mick Lewis
Date of function: Opens Saturday August 1, 6pm
Presenter: River Bank Gallery
Contact: 02 63442778
Description: Together the Lewis brothers will transform the gallery into what seems more like a journey than an exhibition.
Venue: River Bank Gallery
Address: 71 Gaskill Street
Town: Canowindra

Gowi-nee-bu
Date of function: Opens Saturday August 1, 6pm. Thursday-Sunday 10am-4.30pm
Presenter: River Bank Gallery
Contact: 02 6344 2778
Description: By Robyn Brown. We are given glimpses of the dream time through Robyn's traditional paintings.
Venue: River Bank Gallery
Address: 71 Gaskill Street
Town: Canowindra

Jayes Gallery Winter Blues Art Show
Date of function: Saturday August 1 to Sunday August 9, Wed - Sun 10am - 4pm
Presenter: Jayes Gallery
Contact: 02 6366 9093
Description: Presenting artworks with a ‘blue’ theme for Frost Fest! Blue, Blew or Bloo - this exhibition will blow you away! An off ering of bluwerx from our regular artists of note!
Venue: Jayes Gallery, Molong
Address: 31 Gidley Street
Town: Molong

Historical Country High Tea
Date of function: Saturday August 1 & Sunday August 2, 2pm
Presenter: Boree Cabonne Homestead
Contact: 02 6364 2007
Description: Step back in time touring historical Boree Cabonne homestead. Followed by delicious high tea with a glass of the area’s fi nest (Prince of Orange wines) in the beautiful gardens. FROST FEST EVENT.
Venue: Boree Cabonne Homestead
Address: Escort Way
Town: Borenore

David Isbester - Life Drawing
Date of function: Saturday August 1 & Sunday August 2, 9am - 5pm,
Presenter: River Bank Gallery
Contact: Bookings essential
Contact details: 02 6344 2778
Description: Workshop by local artist David Isbester, best known for capturing light & colour in streetscapes, still life & the female form. Incl lunch. Art materials avail for purchase.
Venue: River Bank Gallery
Address: 71 Gaskill Street
Town: Canowindra

Cowra P.O.W Theatre
Date of function: Open 7 days
Description: Located at the Cowra Visitors Centre, the P.O.W Theatre houses an amazing hologram that tells the tragic story of the Cowra Breakout. This is a free nine minute presentation.
Venue: Cowra Visitor Information Centre
Town: Cowra

Storytime, Cowra Library
Date of function: First Thursday of the month, 11am
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: Contact your local library
Description: Storytimes at the library are lots of fun. We read, read, tell stories, sing songs, play games and do craft. They are held during school term only and cater to preschool children andf their carers. Storytime is free and each session last about one hour.
Venue: Cowra Library
Town: Cowra

Woodstock Markets
Date of function: Every second Sunday of the month (until Dec 14), 8am-1.30pm
Contact: To book a stall 6345 0147
Description: A great variety of stalls with all proceeds to charity. Wander historic Woodstock viilage.
Venue: Woodstock Memorial Hall
Address: Via Cowra
Town: Woodstock

Books for Babies
Date of function: Usually the third Saturday of the Month - but check with library
Contact: 6340 2180
Description: Friends of the Cowra Library group catering to needs of early childhood literacy.
Venue: Cowra Library
Town: Cowra

Cowra Family History Group Research Help
Date of function: Saturdays from 10am
Presenter: Cowra Family History Group Inc
Contact: President Margaret 6341 2016
Description: Can assist you in your research.
Venue: Cowra Library
Town: Cowra

Live Music
Date of function: Fridays and Saturdays
Contact: 6342 1055
Venue: Cowra Townhouse Motor Inn Function Room
Town: Cowra

Cowra Art Group: Craft, Embroidery, Knitting, Crochet
Date of function: Meet Tuesdays 10am-2pm
Presenter: Cowra Art Group Inc
Contact: Pamela Heikkinen 6342 1465
Description: Cowra Art Rooms are next to the Cowra Visitors Centre. All Welcome.
Venue: Cowra Art Group Room
Address: Visitors Centre, Mid Western Highway,
Town: Cowra

Cowra Art Group: Quilters
Date of function: Meet Tuesdays 7-10pm
Presenter: Cowra Art Group Inc
Contact: Mareen Griffiths 02 6342 4188
Description: Cowra Art Rooms are next to the Cowra Visitors Centre. All Welcome.
Venue: Cowra Art Group Room
Address: Visitors Centre, Mid Western Highway,
Town: Cowra

Cowra Art Group: Quilters
Date of function: Meet Fridays 10am-3pm
Presenter: Cowra Art Group Inc
Contact: Kate Redgrave 02 6341 3746
Description: Cowra Art Rooms are next to the Cowra Visitors Centre. All Welcome.
Venue: Cowra Art Group Room
Address: Visitors Centre, Mid Western Highway,
Town: Cowra

Cowra Art Group: Art Lessons
Date of function: Mondays during term times, 7-10pm.
Presenter: Cowra Art Group Inc
Contact: Anne Stanley. 6341 1691
Description: Cowra Art Rooms are next to the Cowra Visitors Centre. All Welcome. Call for start dates and materials list.
Venue: Cowra Art Group Room
Address: Visitors Centre, Mid Western Highway,
Town: Cowra

Cowra Art Group: Art Lessons
Date of function: Wednesdays during term times, 10am-3pm
Presenter: Cowra Art Group Inc
Contact: Anne Stanley. 6341 1691
Description: Cowra Art Rooms are next to the Cowra Visitors Centre. All Welcome. Call for start dates and materials list.
Venue: Cowra Art Group Room
Address: Visitors Centre, Mid Western Highway,
Town: Cowra

Cowra Farmers Market & Craft Markets
Date of function: Third Saturday of the month (until Dec 15), 8am-12noon
Contact: Christine Galea 02 6342 9225
Description: Crafts and more.
Venue: Cowra Showground Pavilion
Town: Cowra

Making Studio Based Art Materials with Tim Moorhead
Date of function: Saturday June 21 & Sunday June 22, 10am-3.30pm
Contact: Bookings essential 6340 2190
Description: Day 1: Hands on making, instructions, demonstration in art materials-making of pastels, carbon and pigment based pencil leads, charcoal and wax crayon stocks. Wet ink and spray sealers included. Day 2: Various pigments, paint media and supports. Hands-on making of wet materials, watercolour blocks, liquid water-colour, oil paintn encaustic (wax) and (egg) tempera paint.
Venue: Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Address: 77 Darling St
Town: Cowra

Classics Book Club, Cowra
Date of function: Cowra Library introductory meeting 12.30pm -1.30pm Tuesday 23 June. Then usually Last Tuesday of the month, 12.30-1.30pm
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: Cowra Library
Description: Some authors have captured the imaginations of generatons. Find out more about the lives and works of these authors as we read some classic literature. What made them so popular? What do we really think about them? What do the classics reveal about human nature? So far the Classics Book Club groups have read Jane Austen and works by the Brontes. Next the Classics Book Club will read a different author and novel each month. Come along to the introductory meetings to find out all about it and help decide what to read first!
Venue: Cowra Library
Town: Cowra

Living Treasures Marian Hosking: Jewellery
Date of function: Opens Friday May 29 to July 5, 2009
Presenter: Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Contact: 02 6340 2190
Description: Marian Hosking: Jewellery is the third exhibition in Oobject’s widely applauded Lliving Ttreasures: Masters of Aaustralian Craft exhibition series which celebrates the achievements of senior craft practitioners. With a career spanning almost 40 years, Hosking is one of Aaustralia’s foremost contemporary jewellers and silversmiths. Hosking has exhibited nationally and internationally and is represented in numerous collections. Working almost exclusively with silver, her work is concerned with rich surface patterns and textures. Tthis reflects her particular concerns for the natural environment, allowing her to echo the forms and motifs found in nature. Her Lliving Ttreasures exhibition will include an installation work along with a collection of new vessels and jewellery pieces.
Venue: Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Address: 77 Darling St
Town: Cowra

From the Collection
Date of function: May 30 to July 5, 2009
Presenter: Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Contact: 02 6340 2190
Description: An exhibition showcasing acquisitions and donations from the Cowra Regional Art Gallery collection and Calleen collection.
Venue: Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Address: 77 Darling St
Town: Cowra

Natural Australia exhibition
Date of function: July 2009
Presenter: Cowra Japanese Garden & Cultural Centre
Contact: Cowra Japanese Garden garden@cowra.nsw.gov.au
Description: The Steve Brown exhibition. Natural Australia features images of the Australian landscape in full colour and black & white, intriguingly coloured tree trunks & barks, and native flowers of all varieties. The collection of images included in the Natural Australia exhibition were inspired by the unique beauties of Australia, the strangeness and the delicacy of the native wildflowers, the strength and majesty of the trees, the amazing unnoticed colours of a tree trunk, and the haunting and captivating beauty of hills, plains and mountainsides. Photographer Steve Brown has a total of almost 20 years photographic experience, covering many different styles of photography. For much of this time he paid the bills working as a wedding and portrait photographer and doing school, corporate and other commercial photography. After a few thousand weddings, Steve took a break from professional photography to explore other opportunities. Now Steve’s interest in photography has been revived and he has returned to his first love: art and nature photography. With a country boy’s passion for the outdoors and with a strong appreciation for the often-overlooked beauties of the natural world, Steve enjoys spending time in the great outdoors, camera in hand, capturing the wonders of Australian nature.
Venue: Cowra Japanese Garden & Cultural Centre
Address: Binni Creek Road
Town: Cowra

Christmas in July Variety Show
Date of function: Tuesday July 7
Presenter: Cowra Musical & Dramatical Society
Description: Variety show and dinner.
Venue: Countryman Motor Inn, Cowra
Address: 164 Kendal Street
Town: Cowra

NAIDOC Week Event
Date of function: Friday July 10
Presenter: Cowra Shire Council
Contact: Jason on 0415 202 036.
Description: Cowra Council is pleased to support NAIDOC Week activities as we look to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in Cowra. As part of the local celebrations, a Family Fun Day will be held at Edgell Park on Friday 10 July. Featuring touch football, a free jumping castle for the little ones, Indigenous Games, music, refreshments and giveaways, the day promises to be a lively celebration of Indigenous culture and the strength of family, and all interested persons are encouraged to participate. For more information, contact Jason on 0415 202 036.
Venue: Edgell Park, Cowra
Town: Cowra

The Beanie Festival
Date of function: Opening Friday July 10, 6pm. Runs to August 16. Tues to Sat 10am - 4pm, Sun 2pm - 4pm. (Closed Mondays)
Presenter: Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Contact: www.cowraartgallery.com.au
Contact details: (02) 6340 2190
Description: Beanies collected over a period of ten years from the Alice Springs Beanie Festival. The exhibition demonstrates the growth of the beanie as an art form, and the imagination, creativity and fine craftsmanship presented in each piece. The exhibition also highlights important works produced by Indigenous artists from the Central desert region who are regular collaborators in this cross-cultural event. A touring exhibition by Artback NT Touring, Northern Territory.
Venue: Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Address: 77 Darling St
Town: Cowra

From the Region: Variations in Clay
Date of function: Opening Friday July 10, 6pm. Runs to August 16. Tues to Sat 10am - 4pm, Sun 2pm - 4pm. (Closed Mondays)
Presenter: Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Contact: www.cowraartgallery.com.au
Contact details: (02) 6340 2190
Description: A survey exhibition showcasing works by local ceramists Ros Auld, Catherine Bennett, Caroline Briggs, Anna Chicos, Greg Daly, Rebecca Dowling, and Graham Watt.
Venue: Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Address: 77 Darling St
Town: Cowra

North Sydney Youth Orchestra
Date of function: Saturday July 11, 8pm
Venue: Cowra Civic Centre
Town: Cowra

"Love Letters" by A.R. Gurney.
Date of function: Friday 24 July 8pm. Saturday 25 July, 2pm. Saturday 25 July, 5pm, and 8pm. Sunday 26 July 3pm.
Description: Love Letters is a Pulitzer Prize for Drama nominated play by A. R. Gurney. The play centres on just two characters, Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III. Using the epistolary form sometimes found in novels, they sit side by side at tables and read the correspondence - in which they discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats - that has passed between them throughout their separated lives. It is only at the sad ending that they realise they were really love letters all along. The play is a performance favourite for busy name actors, for it requires little preparation, and lines should not be memorised. It was first performed in 1988 at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut with Joanna Gleason and John Rubinstein. Directed by John Tillinger, it opened with Kathleen Turner and Rubinstein on March 27, 1989 at the off-Broadway Promenade Theatre, where it ran for 64 performances. The play was performed only on Sunday and Monday evenings and changed its cast weekly. Among those who appeared in it were Barbara Barrie, Philip Bosco, Stephen Collins, Victor Garber, Julie Harris, George Grizzard, Anthony Heald, George Hearn, Richard Kiley, Dana Ivey, William Hurt, Marsha Mason, Christopher Reeve, Holland Taylor, George Segal, Christopher Walken, Joan Van Ark, Treat Williams, and Frances Sternhagen. On October 31 1989, a Broadway production opened at the Edison Theatre, where it ran for 96 performances. It opened with Colleen Dewhurst and Jason Robards. Other performers paired in the Broadway production included Lynn Redgrave and John Clark, Stockard Channing and John Rubinstein, Jane Curtin and Edward Hermann, Kate Nelligan and David Dukes, Polly Bergen and Robert Vaughn, Timothy Hutton and Elizabeth McGovern, Swoosie Kurtz and Richard Thomas, Elaine Stritch and Cliff Robertson, Nancy Marchand and Fritz Weaver, and Robert Foxworth and Elizabeth Montgomery. The play has been performed by Carol Burnett, Brian Dennehy, Mel Gibson, and Sissy Spacek at the Sheridan Opera House in Telluride, Colorado. In 1999, Gurney adapted Love Letters for a television movie, directed by Stanley Donen that dramatised scenes and portrayed characters merely described in the play. Laura Linney and Steven Webber starred. On December 1, 2007, Elizabeth Taylor and James Earl Jones gave a benefit performance of the play, to raise $1 million for Taylor's AIDS foundation. Tickets for the show were priced at $2,500 and more than 500 people attended. This event happened to coincide with the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike and, rather than cross the picket line, Taylor requested a "one night dispensation". The Writers Guild agreed not to picket the Paramount Pictures lot that night, to allow for the performance. On July 26, 2008, Sigourney Weaver and Jeff Daniels performed Love Letters at the Detroit Institute of Art's Detroit Film Theatre in a benefit for the Purple Rose Theatre Company.
Venue: Cowra Civic Centre
Town: Cowra

Film: Broken Sun
Date of function: Tuesday August 4
Presenter: Cowra Breakout Association
Description: As part of the Cowra Breakout 65th Anniversary events.
Venue: Cowra Civic Centre
Town: Cowra

Photography Workshops - Blue Mountains
Date of function: Throughout the year
Presenter: Blue Mountains Photography Workshops
Contact: Victoria Jeffreys
Contact details: 0412 009 982
Description: Photography weekends and retreats in areas such as landscape, portrait & the nude, learning from professional photographers.
Venue: Blue Mountains Photography Workshops Studio
Address: 1 Railway Parade
Town: Meadlow Bath

Songwriters Night
Date of function: Every Tuesday night, 7pm (registration by 6.30pm)
Description: Original material only.
Venue: Imperial Hotel, Mount Victoria
Town: Mt Victoria

Country Engery Landscape Painting Competition: Countryscapes
Date of function: Entries close July 24, 2009
Presenter: Country Energy
Contact: www.countryenergy.com.au
Description: The $35,000 Country Energy Landscape Painting prize.
Venue: Regional
Town: anywhere

Local Government Week
Date of function: Augsut 2-9, 2009
Contact: www.Lgweek.lgsa.org.au
Contact details: Michelle Muller 02 9242 4031
Description: What is your council doing for the 2009 NSW Local Government Week? Keeping It Local.
Venue: Regional
Town: anywhere

Forbes Historical Society Museum
Date of function: Open 3pm-5pm.
Contact details: 6851 6600
Description: This evoving museum has a great collection of items that paint the picture of Forbes in yesteryears.
Venue: Cross Street, Forbes
Address: Cross Street
Town: Forbes

Forbes Railway Arts & Tourist Centre
Date of function: Open 7 days a week, 9am-5pm.
Contact details: 6852 4155
Description: The Forbes Visitor and Information Centre is in Union Street.
Venue: Forbes Visitor and Information Centre
Address: Court Street
Town: Forbes

Storytime, Forbes Library
Date of function: Every second Thursday at 10.30am (in school term time)
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: Contact your local library
Description: Storytimes at the library are lots of fun. We read, read, tell stories, sing songs, play games and do craft. They are held during school term only and cater to preschool children andf their carers. Storytime is free and each session last about one hour.
Venue: Forbes Library
Address: Victoria Lane
Town: Forbes

Forbes Shire Choir
Date of function: Meet Mondays for rehearsals, 6.30pm
Presenter: Forbes Shire Council
Contact: Marg Wilmot, Mitchell Conservatorium
Description: All welcome.
Venue: Forbes Town Hall
Address: Harold Street
Town: Forbes

Forbes Eisteddfod 2009
Date of function: Late July 2009 - dates TBC
Presenter: Forbes Eisteddford Inc
Venue: Forbes Town Hall
Address: Harold Street
Town: Forbes

China Painters
Date of function: Every Tuesday during school term, 9am-1pm
Venue: CWA Hall, Lake Cargelligo
Town: Lake Cargelligo

Lachlan Arts Council Meeting
Date of function: 1st Saturday every month, 11am.
Presenter: Lachlan Arts Council
Contact: Heather Blackley
Contact details: 6895 3301
Description: Meeting.
Venue: Condobolin Community Centre
Address: Cnr Dennison St & Bathurst St
Town: Condobolin

Tottenham Historical Society Monthly Meetings
Date of function: First Tuesday of the Month, evening
Presenter: Tottenham Historical Society Inc
Contact: John Medcalf
Contact details: 6892 4447
Description: All welcome to friendly informative evening. Various activitie sheld throughout the year.
Venue: Tottenham Memorial Hall
Town: Tottenham

Sing Australia Choir, Condobolin
Date of function: Meets every Wednesday evening
Presenter: Sing Australia
Contact: Sue Thomas 6895 2277
Description: This wonderful choir is open to anyone who loves singing for pleasure regardless of talent. It welcomes people of all ages and walks of life. It’s a great way to meet new people and has benefits for both general wellbeing and pain relief.
Venue: Senior Citizens Building
Address: Melrose St
Town: Condobolin

Basket Weaving
Date of function: Thursdays, 10am-2pm
Presenter: Western Plains Regional Development Inc
Contact: Heather Blackley, WPRD
Contact details: 02 6895 3301
Description: Learn traditional Wiradjuri basket weaving with the West Women Weaving.
Venue: Western Plains Regional Development
Address: 18 William St
Town: Condobolin

Condobolin Painting Group
Date of function: Every Saturday June 20 to July 4, 1-4pm
Description: With Mavis Charters and Tess Kelly, BYO materials.
Venue: Condobolin Community Centre
Address: Cnr Dennison St & Bathurst St
Town: Condobolin

Condobolin Community Centre Markets
Date of function: Sunday July 12
Venue: Condobolin Community Centre
Address: Cnr Dennison St & Bathurst St
Town: Condobolin

ArtStart Drama Workshops
Date of function: Monday July 13 to Wednesday July 15
Presenter: Arts OutWest Inc
Contact: Arts OutWest 6338 4657
Contact details: zrodwell@yahoo.com
Description: With Sarah Parsons and CSU Theatre/Media students. ARTSTART program.
Venue: Condobolin Community Centre
Address: Cnr Dennison St & Bathurst St
Town: Condobolin

Enhancing Young Childrens Development with Music.
Date of function: Mondays and Tuesdays
Presenter: Mitchell Conservatorium Lithgow Division
Contact: Mitchell Conservatorium
Contact details: 6351 3990
Description: Early childhood music classes at Mitchell Conservatorium offer a wonderful opportunity for you 18months to 11yearold child to have fun playing specially designed activities while learning rhythm, simple songs and interacting with others.
Venue: Mitchell Conservatorium of Music, Lithgow
Address: Wylde Street
Town: Lithgow

Greater Lithgow Arts Council meeting
Date of function: Second Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm
Presenter: Greater Lithgow Arts Council
Contact: Po Box 336 Lithgow
Contact details: Rae Burton, President
Venue: Lithgow Library
Address: Main Street
Town: Lithgow

Bowenfel Station Markets
Date of function: 1st Saturday of every month, 10am-4pm
Contact: Lithgow Visitor Information Centre
Contact details: 6352 2268
Description: Great place to sell your arts and crafts and rummage through trash, treasure and local products.
Venue: Bowenfels Station
Address: East of Lithgow
Town: Bowenfels

Portland Community Cinema
Date of function: Second weekend of every month
Presenter: Portland Community Cinema
Description: Films on Friday evenings and Saturday matinees.
Venue: Crystal Theatre
Address: Wolgan Street
Town: Portland

Anthony Symons World-Gaia Sculpture Garden
Date of function: Weekend workshops. Garden viewing allowed.
Contact: 02 6355 6297
Description: Join renowned sculpture Anthony Symons in studio at his property in Rydal, just West of the Blue Mountains. The garden itself is a unique example of a sculpture garden feel free to wander the garden. Workshops also held and studio space available.
Venue: World-Gaia Sculpture Garden
Address: Top of New Street
Town: Rydal

Music Lessons
Date of function: Classes by appointment
Presenter: Ms Lorraine Taylor
Contact: 02 6352 4736
Description: Lessons in Musicianship, Theory, Composition & Orchestration. Lorraine works with beginners on violin, and also provides English language coaching and help with descriptive writing. She assists with preparation for University Entry. Ms Taylor is a teacher with a wealth of experience in developing strong skills in Music and English.
Venue: Lithgow
Town: Lithgow

Lithgow Valley Community Cinema
Date of function: 1st & 3rd Saturday of month, 7.30pm and Friday preceding, 10.30am.
Presenter: Lithgow Valley Movie Club
Contact: Paul 02 6352 4270
Contact details: or Ross 02 6353 1897
Description: Community cinema providing classic and new release films. We are soon optaining a 35mm projector ro suppliment the two 16mm projectors. This will enable us to occassionally screen new release movies within a month of them finishing the Sydney season.
Venue: Lithgow Valley Community Cinema
Address: 16-18 Main Street
Town: Lithgow

Zig Zag Railway Markets
Date of function: 2nd weekend of the month
Presenter: Zig Zag Railway Co-op. Ltd
Contact: 02 6355 2955
Description: Browse market stores and pick up a local bargain.
Venue: Zig Zag Railway
Town: Lithgow

Talisman Gallery
Date of function: Open Daily
Presenter: Talisman Gallery: The Magic of Metal
Contact: http://www.talismangallery.com.au/index.html
Description: Ron Fitzpatricks inspired metal creations. Shop in person or online. One-off creations.
Venue: Talisman Gallery
Address: Great Western Highway
Town: Little Hartley

Aldgate Gallery
Date of function: Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm
Presenter: Aldgate Gallery
Contact: 02 6355 2043
Description: At Hartley Valley Teahouse and Gallery. Includes glass art by Clive Hillier.
Venue: Aldgate Gallery
Address: Cnr Baaners Lane & Great Western Highway
Town: Little Hartley

Portland Markets
Date of function: First Sunday of the month, 9am-2pm
Venue: Williwa Street Portland
Address: Williwa Street
Town: Portland

Captured Craft
Date of function: Saturdays and Sundays, 9am-5pm. Other times by appointment
Presenter: Captured Craft
Description: Located in the gorunds of Lithgow Correctional Centre ar Marrangaroo.Captured Craft is located in the grounds of the Lithgow Correctional Centre at Marrangaroo it is open from 9.00am to 5.00pm Saturday SUNDAY & Public holidays .or by appointment. Buses are welcome with prior notice. contact numbers Glady 63522528 Carol 63524576 Kathy 63514746 Before the Lithgow Correctional Centre was established, this area was a farm whose machinery/workshop shed now houses Captured Craft. The shop has been operating for many years. Their aim is to provide a service to the public and to travellers. It gives the crafty people in the Lithgow region a venue to display and sell their craft. The range of items for sale at the shop includes Aboriginal Art, Pottery, Woodwork, Leatherwork, hand made items of all kinds and much more. Some of the works sold are created by the prisoners, which gives them an opportunity to develop creativity, rather than expressing more negative aspects. All profit from Captured Craft is donated to local charities. Recently $1000 was donated to Tanderra. The shop has also supported the Volunteer Rescue Service, and our local community radio station. The shop is run by friendly volunteers, who are always happy to share a cuppa. Coaches are welcome by appointment. Captured Craft is sponsored by the Lithgow Correctional Centre.
Venue: Captured Craft
Address: Lithgow Correctional Centre, Great Western Hwy
Town: Lithgow

Lithgow Community Orchestra
Date of function: Meet and practice regularly
Presenter: Lithgow Community Orchestra
Contact: Pater Avery 02 6352 3059
Description: A friendly group of musicians who enjoy making music together. All instruments and experience welcome.
Venue: Hartley Historic School
Town: Hartley

Eskbank House
Date of function: Wednesday to Sunday, 10am-12:30pm & 1-4pm
Presenter: Lithgow City Council
Contact: 6351 3557
Contact details: eskbank@lithgow.com
Description: One of the oldest residences in the Lithgow Valley, Eskbank House was built in 1842 by local Stonemason Alexander Binning for the first Industrialist to the Lithgow Valley Mr Thomas Brown MLA. Bookings for group tours or weddings: Deborah McGrath Today Eskbank House operates as a historic home and museum and features the Lithgow Local History Collection, a collection of significance to the Lithgow Local Government Area. Eskbank House & Museum is also the home of the Nationally Significant Lithgow Pottery Collection, one of the largest collections of Lithgow Pottery in Australia.
Venue: Eskbank House Museum
Address: Cnr Inch & Bennett Sts
Town: Lithgow

Classical Choral Group
Date of function: Tuesdays, 9.45am-11.45am during school term
Presenter: Beehive Re-Creative Centre
Contact: Po Box 343 Lithgow
Contact details: 02 6351 3134
Description: Judy Kinnear, vocal teacher at Mitchell Conservatoriums NSW will be working with a group of singers to develop a Classical Choral Group. This will give Lithgow singers an opportunity to learn choral singing techniques. Selections will be chosen from Renaissance, Folk, Spiritual Songs and Modern. Free Child Care is available.
Venue: Beehive Re-Creative Centre
Address: 43 Bridge St
Town: Lithgow

Drama Club
Date of function: Thursdays, 4-6pm
Presenter: Lithgow PCYC
Contact: 02 6351 2510
Description: Group for kids to do plays and performances.
Venue: Lithgow PCYC
Address: Hoskins Avenue
Town: Lithgow

Old Wallerawang Station: Current Exhibitions
Date of function: Current exhibitions
Presenter: Old Wallerawang Station
Contact: 02) 6355 1839
Description: Painters: Amber Martin (Orange), Jane Stapleford (Blackheath), Barry Smith (Hartley), Kay Ross (Lithgow), Kathy Martin (Lithgow), Mike Searle (Portland). Metal Workers: David Twigg (Peel), Kerri Hallinan (Peel), Phil Sharp (Lithgow) Potters/Ceramics/Glass: Keith Rowe (Blackheath), Pauline Welfare (Wallerawang), Kay Booker (Lithgow). In addition, our featured gallery has the first 50 of over 5,000 images created by my photographers during Snapshot 2007, which captured a day in the life of 'Wang, from the mines, power stations and businesses to homes, schools and everywhere else! The other must see exhibition is Wallerawang Public School's Yr 5 pottery...really good stuff.
Venue: Old Wallerawang Station
Address: Old Wallerawang Station
Town: Wallerawang

The Kurrajong Spinners & Weavers
Date of function: June 20 to July 29
Presenter: Lithgow Craft Co-Op
Description: The Kurrajong Spinners & Weavers group are opening an exhibition of their work at the Lithgow Craft Co-op on the Great Western Highway (next door to the hospital). Featured will be many handspun and handfelted items in a glorious range of colours.
Venue: Lithgow Craft Co-Op
Address: Great Western Highway (next door to hospital)
Town: Lithgow

Film: The Last Emperor
Date of function: Friday July 3, 10.30am Saturday July 4, 7.30pm
Presenter: Lithgow Valley Movie Club
Contact: Tickets at the door or by annual subscription
Description: Brilliant story of the last Emperor of China stars John Lone, Joan Chen and Peter O'Toole. Presented in full CinemaScope.
Venue: Lithgow Valley Community Cinema
Address: 16-18 Main Street
Town: Lithgow

Wizards Express
Date of function: Saturday July 11. depart 4pm, concludes 7.15pm
Presenter: Zig Zag Railway Co-op. Ltd
Contact: www.zigzagrailay.com.au
Contact details: Call 02 6355 2955
Description: Wizards, witches, fairies and goblins of all ages are encouraged to dress up in their favourite costume and join the excitement! Join in the fun with Wizard Mistress Wollemia Bubblebark at the Wizard’s School of Magic at Mount Tomah Botanic Garden Aspiring wizards can make their own wizard’s hat from the magical leaves and nuts collected from the garden or create a personalised wand, ready for use when you venture out on the Wizard’s quest through the garden. At the conclusion of the quest all participating wizards will be invited to the wizard’s jumping castle to bounce their demons away. The adventurous wizards will have built up quite an appetite by this point, however, it takes more then your usual apple to satisfy a wizard; fortunately we know a magic spell to turn apples into a sweet treat! All aboard the Wizards Express! At the Zig Zag Railway Hagrid will greet passengers as they gather on Platform 9¾ at Clarence Station, ready to experience three hours of magical fun and laughter. Before boarding the train, prospective travellers will be put under the Sorting Hat for house selection. In a puff of steam, the Wizards Express steam train will depart on its journey, travelling through tunnels and over spectacular viaducts as it wends its way down to Bottom Points Station. Hot dogs and drinks will be served in the dungeon, and professional magicians will be on hand to entice one and all to try their hand at wizardry. Due to the enormous popularity of these events, bookings are essential.
Venue: Zig Zag Railway
Town: Lithgow

Sunday at the Union 2009
Date of function: Sunday July 12, 2pm
Presenter: Greater Lithgow Arts Council
Contact: Bookings at Rock Sounds & Hi Fi from Mon 22nd June
Contact details: Further information Al Ritchie 02 6351 4779
Description: The first Sunday At The Union concert will feature international concert pianist Roman Rudnytsky at the Grand Piano. He has arranged a brilliant program of classical music, by including works from the old masters to 20th century composers. Roman has received rave reviews throughout the world on his previous tours. We are privileged to have him visit Lithgow on this occasion.
Venue: Union Theatre
Address: Bridge Street
Town: Lithgow

Film: Funny Girl
Date of function: FRI 17th JULY 10.30am SAT 18th JULY 7.30pm
Presenter: Lithgow Valley Movie Club
Contact: Tickets at the door or by annual subscription
Description: Starring Barbra Streisand & Omar Sharif. Presented in full CinemaScope. 2 SESSIONS.
Venue: Lithgow Valley Community Cinema
Address: 16-18 Main Street
Town: Lithgow

ArtStart Short Film Making
Date of function: Monday July 20 to Wednesday July 22
Presenter: Arts OutWest Inc
Contact: Arts OutWest 6338 4657
Contact details: zrodwell@yahoo.com
Description: Short film making workshops with Adrian Symes. Open to all young people aged 12-24 years. An ARTSTART program.
Venue: Portland
Town: Portland

Film: Lord of the Flies
Date of function: Sunday July 26, 1.30pm
Presenter: Lithgow Valley Movie Club
Contact: Tickets at the door or by annual subscription
Description: New 1990 version in color adapted from William Golding's novel.
Venue: Lithgow Valley Community Cinema
Address: 16-18 Main Street
Town: Lithgow

Peter Leotta Fine Art Studio
Date of function: By appointment
Contact: 02 6374 2159
Description: Traditional relaist landscapes in oil, watercolour and pencil.
Venue: Peter Leotta Fine Art Studio
Address: 32 Bayley St
Town: Gulgong

Cudgegong Galllery
Date of function: Open daily
Presenter: Cudgegong Gallery
Contact: 02 6374 1360
Contact details: www.cudgegonggallery.com.au
Description: Two world class galleries located in a heritage building in Gulgong.
Venue: Cudgegong Gallery
Address: 102 Herbert Street
Town: Gulgong

Allan Fizzell Gallery
Date of function: Open Sat & Sun, 10am-5pm
Presenter: Allan Fizzell Gallery
Contact: www.allanfizzell.com
Contact details: 02 6372 0394
Description: Visit the home of award winning artist Allan Fizzell. Exquisite scenes of farms, rivers, streets and the hills of the great divide. Open Sat & Sun 10am5pm
Venue: Allan Fizzell Gallery
Address: 221 Market Street
Town: Mudgee

Lue Pottery
Date of function: Open all day everyday including holidays
Presenter: Lue Pottery
Contact: www.luepottery.hmy.com.au
Description: situated in the village of Lue. We make domestic and decorative items from porcelaneous stoneware. Our clays are dug lcoally and processed on the premises. Tours of the workshop. Visits for large groups welcome (advance notice if posible).
Venue: Lue Pottery
Address: 28kms from Mudgee
Town: Lue

Stony Creek Studio
Date of function: Open Sat, Sun and most weekdays, 10am-5pm
Presenter: Stony Creek Studio
Contact: 6373 5266
Contact details: www.stonycreekstudio.com.au
Description: Visit Ross and Judy Kurtz unique mudbrick studio set in scenic surroundings and view fine water colours, oils and drawings by these awardwinning artists. Open Sat & Sun and most weekdays, 10am5pm.
Venue: Stony Creek Studio
Address: 889 Wollar Rd
Town: Mudgee

Studio 30
Date of function: Open Mon-Fri, 9.30-4.30pm. Or other times by appointment.
Presenter: Studio 30
Contact: 6372 1030
Contact details: www.studio30.com.au
Description: Bring a friend, relax and enjoy our new air conditoned gallery. Be tempted by Elains home cooked delights and freshly ground espresson coffee. Muse among friends.
Venue: Studio 30
Address: 30 Mudgee Road
Town: Mudgee

Regional Ceramic Gallery
Date of function: Open 7 days, 10am-5.30pm
Presenter: Regional Ceramic Gallery
Contact: 02 6374 1630
Description: Artists and crafts people in Mudgee Gulgong and surrounding areas work in a variety of techniques from the sourcing of local materials, producing pots using clay as a canvas and making figurative sculpture. Open 7 days, 10am5.30pm.
Venue: Regional Ceramic Gallery
Address: 102 Herbert St
Town: Gulgong

Mandurah Studio
Date of function: Open daily, 10am-4pm (except Christmas Day)
Presenter: Mandurah Studio
Contact: 6372 2882
Description: Mandurah trading place a craft cooperative which commenced November 1987. Our members demonstrate a wide range of creative talents including pottery, painting, textiles, woodwork and jewellery.
Venue: Mandurah Studio at the Railway
Address: Cnr Church & Inglis Streets
Town: Mudgee

Mudgee Museum (Colonial Inn Museum)
Date of function: Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm. Sat, 2-5pm, Sundays and Public Holidays, 10am-5pm.
Presenter: Mudgee Museum
Contact: 02 6372 3078
Description: Bringing our rural history to life. Including outdoor displays, photos, domestic artifatcs. Family history research our specialty. Open MonFri, 10am3pm. Sat, 25pm, Sundays and Public Holidays, 10am5pm.
Venue: Colonial Inn Museum
Address: 126 Market Street
Town: Mudgee

Mudgee Observatory
Date of function: Open most nights. Bookings essential
Presenter: Mudgee Observatory
Contact: 02 6373 3431
Contact details: www.mudgeeobservatory.com.au
Description: Powerful telescopes will transport you into the past, to distant galaxies millions of light years away. See the amaing sights in our own milky way. Observe first hand the wonders of the solar system. Light refreshments served. Open most nights. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.
Venue: Mudgee Observatory
Address: 961 Old Gratti Road
Town: Mudgee

Australian Wildlife Jewellery Gallery
Date of function: Open Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm
Presenter: Australian Wildlife Jewellery Gallery
Contact: Wolfgang and Janette Schulze 02 6374 1245
Description: Pewter Smithing in a heritage shop in Gulgong. Open Monday Saturday, 10am4pm.
Venue: Australian Wildlife Jewellery Gallery
Address: 75 Herbert St
Town: Gulgong

Live Entertainment
Presenter: The Woolpack Hotel Restaurant
Contact: 02 6372 1908
Description: Live music on weekends.
Venue: The Woolpack Hotel Restaurant
Address: 67 Market St
Town: Mudgee

Gulgong Pioneer Museum
Date of function: Open 7 dyas, 9am-5pm
Presenter: Gulgong Pioneer Museum
Contact: 02 6374 1513
Venue: Gulgong Pioneer Museum
Town: Gulgong

The Henry Lawson Centre
Date of function: Open sun, mon, tue 10am-1pm. Wed, Thur, Fri, 10am-3pm
Presenter: The Henry Lawson Centre
Contact: 02 6374 2049
Description: Henry Lawson remains probably the best known of Australian writers. His poetry and prose are still widely quoted. Most of his works are in print. His images are those most often used by Australians to depict the kind of country they admire. The Henry Lawson Centre is a museum dedicated to Lawson’s life and literary works, and to the family, friends, literary characters and places that filled his years. The Centre, which was once the Salvation Army Hall, is a few steps west of the Mayne Street shopping area of Gulgong, just across Medley Street. The Henry Lawson Centre has been commended by the Museums and Galleries Foundation for the high quality of its displays, and won an Award of Distinction in the 2000 New South Wales Awards for Excellence in Tourism. There is also a collection of books, artifacts and art works, including rare items. A large number of items are for sale, including CDs, books, prints and various small items, with an emphasis on Henry Lawson and his writings. Henry Lawson’s influence lives on in Gulgong! The Henry Lawson Literary Awards are held every year with entries from all over Australia in poetry and short stories for adults and school students. The closing date is always the same, 14th March in that year, and the Presentation is always on the Saturday night of the June long weekend.
Venue: The Henry Lawson Centre
Address: 147 Mayne St
Town: Gulgong

Mudgee Valley Writers
Date of function: Second Tuesday of every month, 12noon
Presenter: Mudgee Valley Writers Inc.
Contact: Colleen 02 6379 6902 / 0428 518 381
Venue: Mudgee Soldiers Club
Address: 99 Mortimer St
Town: Mudgee

Painting Roses with Janette Newman
Date of function: Wednesday, 12-3.30pm. New classes starting February 5 and every two months after that.
Contact: 02 6374 1005
Contact details: hopetounpark@bigpond.com
Description: I have completed the Ros Singleton Rose Teachers course and am now qualified to teach her style of roses. We will do 6 lessons which takes you through each stage of her decorative rose painting. You will need to purchase the book from me which is $25.50, her painting colours are available from me also at $8.00 each, and I can supply other painting materials to you also, and your lesson from me will be $15.00 per week.
Venue: Mudgee Bowling Club
Town: Mudgee

The Mud Factory: Open Art Program
Presenter: The Mud Factory
Contact: 02 6372 2250
Contact details: www.themudfactory.com.au
Description: The Mud Factory open art program is designed for adults to learn art preceses for leisure or personal development. Find your mark in personal tuition, open studio or group environments. Personal Tuition Following the instructions of your own personal art coach you will be able to harness the skills used in a number of different art proeceses. Open Studio Expereince the Open Studio to explore and experiment with your own art projects. Practice the use of different mediums and processes or art and mark making. Art Groups Join and art group and explore life drawing plus other organised group events. We also run mark making workshops for beginner artists. Make an enquory about TMF art groups for yourself or your organisation.
Venue: The Mud Factory
Address: 15B Lewis St
Town: Mudgee

The Mud Factory: Birthday Parties
Presenter: The Mud Factory
Contact: 02 6372 2250
Contact details: www.themudfactory.com.au
Description: TMF is a great place to host a birthday party. Bring a minimum of 6 friends, a sawg of party food, painting clothes and we will serve up your party to an extra large helping of creative fun.
Venue: The Mud Factory
Address: 15B Lewis St
Town: Mudgee

The Mud Factory: The Little Creatives: Squishy Day
Date of function: Tuesday and Thursdays 9am-10am
Presenter: The Mud Factory
Contact: 02 6372 2250
Contact details: www.themudfactory.com.au
Description: The Little Creatives: Workshops for Pre-School Ages 1-5 years. Squishy day gives your child free reign over the discovery of texture and colour using expressive ingredients in a 'controlled mess' environment.
Venue: The Mud Factory
Address: 15B Lewis St
Town: Mudgee

The Mud Factory: After School Program
Date of function: Term dates 2009: 27 January to 9 April 28 April to 10 July 27 July to 2 October 19 October to 18 December
Presenter: The Mud Factory
Contact: 02 6372 2250
Contact details: www.themudfactory.com.au
Description: Painting and drawing: Mondays 3.30-5pm Earth & Fire: Tuesdays 3.30-5pm (clay) Da Vinci's Shoes: Wednesdays 3.30-5pm, (art history and styles) Around the World: Thursdays 3.30-5pm (arts of other countries) Open Studio: Fridays 3.30-5pm (explore all art mediums)
Venue: The Mud Factory
Address: 15B Lewis St
Town: Mudgee

The Mud Factory: High School Programs
Date of function: Term dates 2009: 27 January to 9 April 28 April to 10 July 27 July to 2 October 19 October to 18 December
Presenter: The Mud Factory
Contact: 02 6372 2250
Contact details: www.themudfactory.com.au
Description: TMF High School program will challenge those who are ready for it. There are a number of creative disciplines avaiolable to this age group but an application must first be approved: Available tutition disciplines are: Advanced drawing Photography Claymation PhotoShop Graphic Design
Venue: The Mud Factory
Address: 15B Lewis St
Town: Mudgee

The Mud Factory: Drawing Group
Date of function: Monday 5.30 - 6.30pm
Presenter: The Mud Factory
Contact: 02 6372 2250
Contact details: www.themudfactory.com.au
Description: Drawing Group. All levels are welcome to attend, experiment with different mediums meet new people and have fun!
Venue: The Mud Factory
Address: 15B Lewis St
Town: Mudgee

The Mud Factory: Photoshop Classes
Date of function: Tuesday & Thursday 10.00 - 11.30am
Presenter: The Mud Factory
Contact: 02 6372 2250
Contact details: www.themudfactory.com.au
Description: Book yourself (or someone else) in to learn the basics of Photoshop. This is open age learning for those interested in improving their photography, making posters and ads, altering images or repairing old photos. So if you are interested in digital art this is for you.
Venue: The Mud Factory
Address: 15B Lewis St
Town: Mudgee

Live Music @ The Wanderlight Restaurant
Date of function: Every Saturday night
Description: Soak up the atmosphere every Saturday night at the Wanderlight Restaurant. Order from the extensive menu which includes Mexican Dishes, Blackboard Specials and A La Carte. There is a fantastic Seafood Menu which boasts a huge Seafood Platter for two. There is also a Children’s Menu for that night out with the family. The restaurant is open for dinner 7 days a week and on Saturday nights the atmosphere is even more electric as Jenny serenades us with a mixture of country, easy listening and rock n roll music. Come and hear some of your favourite golden oldies and enjoy her great voice and wonderful keyboard skills. All of this is on offer in the upstairs restaurant overlooking the beautiful Mudgee streetscape and the historical Mudgee Courthouse.
Venue: The Wanderlight Restaurant
Address: 107 market Street
Town: Mudgee

Party Starter Sessions @ Sajo's
Date of function: Thursdays, from 10pm till late
Description: What's on at Sajo's? Party Starter Sessions every Thursday night from 10pm till late. With local DJ's downstairs live on the decks, it's the perfect way to get the party started. For further information please call 02 6372 2722.
Venue: Sajo's
Address: 22-24 Church St
Town: Mudgee

Italy with Soul: Reflections in form and figure
Date of function: June 5 to July 20. Officially opens at Dining in the Gallery June 6
Presenter: Cudgegong Gallery
Contact: www.cudgegonggallery.com.au
Description: Cudgegong Gallery, Gulgong, will be home to a little slice of Italy when a new exhibition by internationally renowned painter and ceramic artist Victor Greenaway opens. The new exhibition, Italy with Soul: Reflections in Form and Figure, reflects Greenaway’s recent two year stay in Orvieto, southwest of Umbria in Italy and is his first display of this particular body of work in Australia. Works on display are inspired by the sights, sounds and people encountered by Greenaway during his stay and the arts of the ancient Etruscans, the Romans and the Renaissance. The exhibition will take up both galleries. In the upstairs gallery a collection of paintings on canvas, and downstairs a showcase of Victor’s new ceramic works, much of which was produced in a castle studio at Viceno. Much of Greenaway’s latest ceramic forms have been influenced greatly by the traditional shapes that emerged from the Etruscan society 2,500 years ago, especially in the larger, stemmed open bowls or "calice" and the decorative friezes that chase abstract shapes around the surfaces. In contrast, the Bucchero pieces are made from an Italian volcanic clay, mostly wheel-turned and polished, then smoke-fumed in a reduction atmosphere to permeate the black colour through the clay body. When polished and fired, these pieces have the appearance of metalware.
Venue: Cudgegong Gallery
Address: 102 Herbert Street
Town: Gulgong

Aslett Flemons Stenson
Date of function: June 6- July 29. Saturday, Sunday , Monday 10am-4pm
Presenter: Fairview Artspace
Contact: For further information please call 02 6379 1345
Description: Katelyn Aslett will be showcasing her felt wearables and images, Lynne Flemons will be showcasing her Hill End paintings and Jocelyn Stenson will be showcasing her landscape paintings.
Venue: Fairview ArtSpace
Address: 6 Henry Lawson Drive
Town: Mudgee

Finding Water
Date of function: July 3 to August 2
Presenter: Fairview Artspace
Contact: www.georgiamansur.com
Description: Works will water themed of various media titled 'Finding Water'.
Venue: Fairview ArtSpace
Address: 6 Henry Lawson Drive
Town: Mudgee

Master Choir Concert
Date of function: Saturday July 11
Venue: St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Mudgee
Town: Mudgee

Community Markets @ Lawson Park
Date of function: Saturday July 11
Description: Held at the picturesque Lawson Park, entrance cnr Church & Short Sts. Local produce, arts & crafts, second hand stalls, and much more. For further details, please contact Tom Cook - Lions Club Ph 02 6372 1998.
Venue: Lawson Park
Town: Mudgee

Choral Eucharist Master Choir
Date of function: Sunday July 12
Venue: St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Mudgee
Town: Mudgee

Winter Holiday Art Workshops
Date of function: Wednesday July 15 & Thursday July 16, 9am-4.15pm
Presenter: Wollemi Children's Creative Arts
Contact: Dorothy Harrison 02 6869 7205
Description: A variety of creative arts workshops presented by three visting and seven local artists for children aged 7-17 years from the local area. Workshops will include painting, drawing, textiles, printing, mixed media, sculpture, cake decorating and mosaics.
Venue: Rylstone Memorial Hall
Address: Louee st
Town: Rylstone

Drama Workshop with ATYP
Date of function: Monday July 20, Wednesday July 22, Friday July 24
Presenter: Arts OutWest Inc
Contact: Arts OutWest 6338 4657
Contact details: zrodwell@yahoo.com
Description: Drama workshops with the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) and locall community members. A very exciting opportunity. Also supported by the Country Arts Support Program (CASP), ATYP and Barnardos.
Venue: Kandos Youth Activity Centre
Address: 71 Angus Ave
Town: Kandos

Between Seasons Showing
Date of function: July 24 - August 31
Presenter: Cudgegong Gallery
Contact: www.cudgegong.com.au
Venue: Cudgegong Gallery
Address: 102 Herbert Street
Town: Gulgong

People and Places
Date of function: 24th July to 31st August 2009
Presenter: Cudgegong Gallery
Contact: 02 6374 1630
Contact details: mail@cudgegonggallery.com.au
Description: Photographer Bruce Upton will showcase an exhibition called 'People & Places' at Cudgegong Gallery from July 24 to August 31. The exhibition will take visitors on a journey through almost five decades of history. The photographic exhibition, located in the upstairs Artists of the Region gallery, will feature prints of people and places dating from the mid 1960’s to the present. The ‘vintage’, black and white prints explore Hyde Park, The Rocks, Circular Quay and the streets of Sydney, while the latest colour prints explore his home of Capertee Valley, NSW. Mr Upton describes his style as ‘documentary’ with a touch of dramatic impact to attract the attention of the viewer.
Venue: Cudgegong Gallery
Address: 102 Herbert Street
Town: Gulgong

The LAND
Date of function: Opens Saturday August 1, 4-6pm. Runs Thurs-Sun, 10am-4pm to August 26
Presenter: Number Forty Seven
Contact: (02) 63791345
Description: Group show exploring connection to land.
Venue: Number Forty Seven
Address: 47 Louee Street
Town: Rylstone

Sunday Music Sessions
Date of function: Every fourth Sunday of the month, 3pm.
Contact details: 6336 0091
Description: Come join in these jamming community music sessions.
Venue: Royal Hotel, Oberon
Address: 113 Oberon Street
Town: Oberon

Live Music
Date of function: Every Friday
Venue: Oberon RSL Club
Address: Oberon Street (Cnr Dudley St)
Town: Oberon

Live Music
Date of function: Every Saturday
Venue: Royal Hotel, Oberon
Address: 113 Oberon Street
Town: Oberon

Oberon Museum
Date of function: Open Saturdays 2-5pm
Presenter: Oberon Museum
Contact details: 6336 1655`
Description: Blacksmith shop, artefacts & farm machinery from around the area at the old railway station.
Venue: Oberon Museum
Address: Lowes Mount Road
Town: Oberon

Story time and craft
Date of function: Every Thursday, 11am.
Contact details: 6336 0012
Description: Story time and craft, aimed at preschoolers, all welcome.
Venue: Oberon Library
Town: Oberon

Crafters Three
Date of function: Monday-Friday 9.30am-4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am-2pm
Contact: 6336 0562
Description: Quality locally made craft items, craft supplies and classes, Cloth dolls, tassels, exquiste felting, cross stitch, patchwoork and quilting, folk art and textile design.
Venue: Crafters Three Studio and Gallery
Address: Fleming St
Town: Oberon

Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway Group Meeting
Date of function: Meet monthy on the first Wednesday, 7.30pm
Presenter: Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway Inc
Contact: Margaret Conners, Secretary
Contact details: 02 6336 1211
Description: See the website for the latest information on OTHRs exciting renovations of the historic rail line between Oberon and Tarana: www.ozsite.com.au/oberonrailway
Venue: Oberon RSL Club
Address: Oberon Street (Cnr Dudley St)
Town: Oberon

Genealogy Family History Group
Date of function: Every Tuesday, 1.30-3.30pm
Presenter: Oberon CTC
Contact: 02 6336 0666
Description: No booking necessary. Afternoon tea provided.
Venue: Oberon CTC
Address: At the Visitor Information Centre, Cnr Ross St
Town: Oberon

Oberon & Tablelands Way Community Markets
Date of function: First Saturday of every month, 8am-2pm
Contact: Oberon Council
Contact details: 6336 1100
Description: Nothing brings the region to life more than its own market day. Gourmet goods, quality crafts, farm produce and more. Stallholder kits availiable from the Oberon Council.
Venue: St Barnabas Church and Hall, Oberon
Town: Oberon

Pottery Lessons
Date of function: Regular classes Mondays and Thursdays
Presenter: Potters Needs
Contact: 6336 0411
Description: With Victoria Theyers. Also runs occassiona children's and school holiday classes.
Venue: Potters Needs
Address: 75 Curtis Street
Town: Oberon

Oberon Writers Workshop
Date of function: Meet the third Tuesday of the month, 12pm
Presenter: Oberon Writers Workshop
Contact: Anne Russell 02 6337 0363
Description: Unleash the writer in you!
Venue: Oberon Community Centre
Address: Fleming Street
Town: Oberon

Craft, Cuppa, Chat
Date of function: Third Tuesday of the month, 1.30pm
Contact: Bev 02 6336 1015
Description: Bring along some some sewing, knitting, crocheting or simply come for a cuppa and chat.
Venue: Oberon Uniting Church Hall
Town: Oberon

The unbearable likeness of Beauty
Date of function: Runs to end of July 2009
Presenter: Potters Needs
Description: Featuring the works of Rosie Tucker, runs until the end of July. There are many other things to see in the gallery too
Venue: Potters Needs
Address: 75 Curtis Street
Town: Oberon

Oberon Writers' Competition
Date of function: Entries close July 14, 2009
Presenter: Oberon Writers Workshop
Description: Open adult sections for narrative and poetry, theme 'A Sense of Place. Ist Prize $100; 2nd $25. Oberon Young Writers' competition 12-18 years, narrative and poetry, theme 'Time Traveller'. 1st $50; 2nd $20. Entry forms at the library . Enquiries Anne Russell 6337-0363.
Venue: Oberon
Town: Oberon

Stranger than fiction! - Lights On tours
Date of function: Saturday, July 4 & Sunday, July 5, 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm
Presenter: Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust
Contact: 1300 76 33 11
Description: Within a year of the invention of the Eddison light bulb, in July 1880, Lt. Col. E.C. Cracknell lit the Chifley Cave at Jenolan. It was the very first time that crystal formations had been seen by electric light - a revolutionary marvel of science! We take the humble lightbulb for granted today, but at that time NSW was a rough and rugged place, where bushrangers still roamed. Join Lt. Col. Cracknell, on a fun tour of the wonderful Chifley, and hear him describe how he was the first to say "Lights On", 129 years ago.
Venue: Jenolan Caves
Town: Jenolan Caves

NSW July School Holidays at Jenolan Caves
Date of function: Saturday, July 11 to Sunday, July 26
Presenter: Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust
Contact: 1300 76 33 11
Description: During NSW school holidays, we conduct alot more tours every day. The ticket office opens at 9am, the first tour starts at 9:30am and the last afternoon tour starts at 6pm. NEW - a range of tours and activities for kids, age 6-14: Stones & Bones tour Animal discovery tour Junior Guides club Junior explorers As always, for grownups and older children, there is a fascinating tour every night at 8.00pm! The spinetingling "Legends, Mysteries & Ghosts" tour will be on Saturday and Wednesday nights - don't miss it. On other nights, we run tours such as the "Off the Track" torchlight tour and we open the Jubilee Cave, which has such a delicate environment that it is usually only opened during holidays.
Venue: Jenolan Caves
Town: Jenolan Caves

From Cello to Tango
Date of function: Saturday July 18, 4pm
Presenter: Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust
Contact: 1300 76 33 11
Description: Georg Mertens will perform his "From Cello to Tango" program in the Cathedral Chamber of the Lucas Cave. Allow Georg and his solo cello to immerse your senses in magical melody. The Cathedral Chamber has arguably the best acoustics of any performance space in the world. This program is a collection of cello favourites selected for the ambience of the cave ranging from Bach and Vivaldi to Romantics like "The Swan" and Massenet's "Meditation from Thaiss" to David Poppers brilliant "Hungarian Rhapsody", also including Georg Mertens' "Eastern improvisation - In Imitation of the Erh Hu" in which sounds are produced like from another world. After the concert, from 6.30 to 7pm, you are invited to stay to meet Georg and have wine and cheese in Caves House. Please bring something warm to wear inside the cave!
Venue: Jenolan Caves
Town: Jenolan Caves

Concerts in the Caves - The Paganini Duo - World Favourites
Date of function: Saturday July 25, 4pm
Presenter: Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust
Contact: 1300 76 33 11
Description: World favourites, including works by Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Toselli, Vivaldi & Granados, performed by Gustaw Szelski on violin & Georg Mertens on guitar. Experience the excitement, deep underground in the Lucas Cave. After the concert, from 6.30 to 7pm, you are invited to stay to meet Georg & Gustaw and have wine and cheese in historic Caves House. $60 (adults) & $35 (children) This includes a brief tour of the Lucas Cave Please bring something warm to wear inside the cave!
Venue: Jenolan Caves
Town: Jenolan Caves

A Right Royal Yulefest
Date of function: Saturday August 1, 6.30pm
Presenter: Friends of Oberon Library
Contact: Kathy 6336 0742 / Anne 6337 0363
Description: Traditional Yulefest Dinner, a Royal performance, Court Musicians & the Poet Larrikin (& Horses’ Birthday).
Venue: St Barnabas Church and Hall, Oberon
Town: Oberon

Storytime, Orange Library
Date of function: Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 11am (in school term time)
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: Contact your local library
Description: Storytimes at the library are lots of fun. We read, read, tell stories, sing songs, play games and do craft. They are held during school term only and cater to preschool children andf their carers. Storytime is free and each session last about one hour.
Venue: Orange City Library
Address: Civic Square, Byng Street
Town: Orange

Orange Art Society Meetings
Date of function: Second Monday of the month, 10am
Presenter: Orange Art Society Inc
Contact: Wanda 6362 0708
Contact details: Lois 6361 8277
Venue: Orange Cultural Centre
Address: Sale Street
Town: Orange

4 on the 4floor
Date of function: Every Saturday night, 8.30pm
Contact: 02 6352 6383
Description: Monthly local music event which has been running over 10 years. All styles of music (except country). Solo acts, duos and bands are encouraged to play their original songs.
Venue: Victoria Hotel Orange
Address: 334 Summer St
Town: Orange

Watermarks - Online Exhibition
Date of function: Online at www.watermarks.com.au
Presenter: Orange City Council
Contact: www.watermarks.com.au
Description: Watermarks is an online exhibition that explores the pivotal role of water in the history, development, industry and culture of the Orange district. Water sustains land, life and the spirit. It is both abundant and a precious, finite resource. The careful use and management of water and water places is now preoccupying communities, councils and governments. Exploring the water history of the district helps us to recognise the vital place of water in every facet of life in the community, past and present.
Venue: Online
Town: Orange

Live Music
Date of function: Every Friday and Saturday night, 8pm
Presenter: Orange Ex-Services Club
Contact: (02) 6362 2666
Description: Local music to dance to and relax to.
Venue: Orange Ex Services Club
Address: 241 Anson Street
Town: Orange

Local Art on Display
Date of function: seven days a week, 10 till 6pm
Description: There you’ll find some classic collectors’ pieces of local artwork in the beautifully decorated reception hall and dining room. Works by Ted Lewis, Ruby Eaves, David Sealy and a rare John Coburn.
Venue: Duntryleague Guest House
Address: Woodward Street
Town: Orange

Central West Writers' Centre Drop-in Day
Date of function: Meets on last Friday of each month, 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm, next meeting on 25 july.
Presenter: Central West Writers Centre
Contact: Jasmine Vidler, Central West Writers Centre
Contact details: 02 6393 8125, writing@orange.nsw.gov.au
Description: At the CW Writers Centre, upstairs at the Orange City Library. The Drop-in Day invites those interested to meet other writers, talk about writing and get feedback on their work in a relaxed and friendly environment. Writers are invited to attent the next meeting on Friday 25 July.
Venue: Orange City Library
Address: Civic Square, Byng Street
Town: Orange

Beads and Buttons
Date of function: Classes after hours and school holidays
Presenter: Beads and Buttons
Contact: 02 6362 6296
Venue: Beads and Buttons
Address: 186 Anson St
Town: Orange

Classics Book Club, Orange Daytime
Date of function: Third Wednesday of month, 12.30-1.30pm
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: Orange City Library
Description: Some authors have captured the imaginations of generatons. Find out more about the lives and works of these authors as we read some classic literature. What made them so popular? What do we really think about them? What do the classics reveal about human nature? So far the Classics Book Club groups have read Jane Austen and works by the Brontes. Next the Classics Book Club will read a different author and novel each month. Come along to the introductory meetings to find out all about it and help decide what to read first!
Venue: Orange City Library
Address: Civic Square, Byng Street
Town: Orange

Classics Book Club, Orange Evening
Date of function: Third Wednesday of month, 6-6.50pm
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: Orange City Library
Description: Some authors have captured the imaginations of generatons. Find out more about the lives and works of these authors as we read some classic literature. What made them so popular? What do we really think about them? What do the classics reveal about human nature? So far the Classics Book Club groups have read Jane Austen and works by the Brontes. Next the Classics Book Club will read a different author and novel each month. Come along to the introductory meetings to find out all about it and help decide what to read first!
Venue: Orange City Library
Address: Civic Square, Byng Street
Town: Orange

Acting Up - Yrs 1 & 2
Date of function: Mondays, 5.15-6.15pm (during school term)
Presenter: Orange Civic Theatre
Contact: Liz Kenney
Contact details: 02 6393 8112 / lkenney@orange.nsw.gov.au
Description: Using active games and mind-strengthening exercises learn the basic skills of performance including vocal projection, movement and character creation.
Venue: Orange Function Centre
Address: Eyles St
Town: Orange

Acting Up - Yrs Kindy to 2
Date of function: Thursday 5.15pm - 6.15pm (during school term)
Presenter: Orange Civic Theatre
Contact: Liz Kenney
Contact details: 02 6393 8112 / lkenney@orange.nsw.gov.au
Description: Using active games and mind-strengthening exercises learn the basic skills of performance including vocal projection, movement and character creation. Great fun for beginners or previous students.
Venue: Orange Function Centre
Address: Eyles St
Town: Orange

Acting Up: Drama, Performance Skills 1 - Yrs 3 & 4
Date of function: Wednesday 5.15pm - 6.15pm (during school term)
Presenter: Orange Civic Theatre
Contact: Liz Kenney
Contact details: 02 6393 8112 / lkenney@orange.nsw.gov.au
Description: The next step to discovering dramatic arts, this workshop concentrates on building performance confidence with games and exercises in improvisation and clowning while continuing to strengthen skills in vocal projection, movement and character creation.
Venue: Orange Function Centre
Address: Eyles St
Town: Orange

Acting Up: Improvisation & Theatre sports - Yrs 7 & 8
Date of function: Wednesday 5.15pm - 6.15pm (during school term)
Presenter: Orange Civic Theatre
Contact: Liz Kenney
Contact details: 02 6393 8112 / lkenney@orange.nsw.gov.au
Description: Learn the art of acting on the spot using skills taught through internationally acclaimed drama games.
Venue: Orange Function Centre
Address: Eyles St
Town: Orange

Acting Up: The Art of Acting - Yrs 9 to 12
Date of function: Tuesday 5.15pm to 6.15pm (during school terms)
Presenter: Orange Civic Theatre
Contact: Liz Kenney
Contact details: 02 6393 8112 / lkenney@orange.nsw.gov.au
Description: Character development, the monologue, structure of a scene, the world of Shakespeare. • Cost is $90 for eight-week program to be paid prior to day one • Extra child or children price is $45 • Payment made to the cashier at Orange City Council • Parents must complete this form before children can attend classes • Absences are to be paid for – NO REFUNDS ARE GIVEN • All classes will be held at the Orange Function Centre Payments to be made at Orange City Council cashier office between 8.15am – 4.30pm with the enrolment form. Please return a copy of the form to the Box Office of the Orange Civic Theatre.
Venue: Orange Function Centre
Address: Eyles St
Town: Orange

Orange Jazz Club
Date of function: Sundays starting March 1, 1pm till 5pm
Description: If you like the sounds of Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Art Blakey, Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith and Antonio Carlos Jobim, then you're going to like the music provided by the Orange Jazz Club each month. The Orange Jazz Club was formed by passionate jazz musicians, enthusiasts and lovers of jazz music. The club is based in Orange NSW and supports local, national and international jazz musicians, trios, quartets, quintets, sextets, combos and ensembles. Each month the club will showcase wonderful styles of jazz, nu jazz, modern jazz, avant garde jazz, acid jazz and have special guest musicians performing. The Orange Jazz Club meets on the first Sunday of each month at the Orange City Bowling Club Warrendine St. Orange where you can enjoy live performances of great jazz! The club has a nice bistro, large auditorium, dance floor and outdoor seating area. So come along and be part of the friendly relaxing atmosphere, fine food and club priced drinks, there is no cover charge. You are welcome to join the Orange Jazz Club by contacting the secretary Hetha Griffiths email: hethagriff@bigpond.com and we will keep you informed of the up and coming jazz programme. The first show will be on Sunday 1st March 2009, 1pm - 5pm featuring the Ray Vanderby Hammond Combo who will launch their new album Orange Not Blue, see you there! For further information please contact the organizer Ray Vanderby on 02-6361 2183 or 0428 529 545
Venue: Orange Bowling Club
Town: Orange

Rock & Roll Odyssey 1966-1968
Date of function: Friday 12 June to Sunday 26 July
Presenter: Orange Regional Gallery
Contact: 02 6393 8136
Description: 1966 to 1968 Photographs by Colin Beard when he was working for Go Set Magazine. International and Australian bands - The Stones, Easybeats, Troggs, Mommas and Poppas, Hendrix, Masters Apprentices, Sonny and Cher, The Who, Cat Stevens...Colin Beard was where it was at Man! The first time these fabulous performance and candid shots have been exhibited. Touring to London and France after the Orange showing. Remarkable images indeed.
Venue: Orange Regional Gallery
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Island to Island/ Australia to Orkney
Date of function: Opens Friday June 19, 6pm for 6.30pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Gallery
Contact: 02 6393 8136
Description: Tim Winters. Prints produced as International Visiting Artist at Peacok Visual Arts, Aberdeen, Scotland plus new Australian paintings.
Venue: Orange Regional Gallery
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Private Lives
Date of function: Thursday July 3 - Sunday July 5
Presenter: Orange Theatre Company
Contact: Bookings: 6393 8111 and Ticketek
Description: Presented by Orange Theatre Company and directed by Brice Buchannan, This is guarenteed to be a good night out. Go back to the glamourous 1930s to laugh and explore the meaning og love and marriage in the latest production of the play Private Lives, a sort of Dangerous Lissions. Noel Cowrd's hilarious comedy about the couple that can't live with, or without, each other will lift the roof of the theatre.
Venue: Orange Civic Centre
Town: Orange

Jazz at Cargo Road Wines
Date of function: Saturday July 4
Presenter: Orange Jazz Club
Contact: www.cargoroadwines.com.au
Description: With the Ray Vanderby Quartet.
Venue: Cargo Road Winery & Art Gallery
Address: Cargo Road
Town: Orange

Symphony in Winter, Orange
Date of function: Saturday July 4, 7.30pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Contact: Call 6862 6667
Description: Featuring The Orange Symphony Orchestra and the ORC Symphonic Choir with soloist Samara Redman, the event is conducted by Graham Sattler and Ben Macpherson
Venue: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Address: 73A Hill Street
Town: Orange

Stuart Read- Garden Historian
Date of function: Saturday 4 July, 2pm
Contact: Alison Russell
Contact details: 02 6393 8170
Description: Bookings essential
Venue: West Room, Orange Regional Gallery
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Film: A Passage To India (1984)
Date of function: Sunday July 5, call for session time
Presenter: Australia Cinemas
Contact: http://www.australiacinemas.com.au
Contact details: Session times: (02) 6362 0510.
Description: (SILVER SCREEN- FREE AFTERNOON TEA)Tensions between Indians and the colonial British come to a boil when a white female tourist accuses a young Indian doctor of rape during a visit to some caverns. A study of colonial relations and the nature of memory. Based on E. M. Forster's novel.
Venue: Australia Cinema
Address: 183 Lords Pl
Town: Orange

The Permanent Collection
Date of function: Tuesday July 7 to July 26. Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm. Sundays and Public Holidays, 12pm-4pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Gallery
Contact: 02 6393 8136
Description: An exhibition from the collection or Orange Regional Gallery which includes Australian paintings, drawings, sculptural ceramics, art clothing and jewellery.
Venue: Orange Regional Gallery
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Brandenburg Orchestra - Dance of the Masks
Date of function: Wednesday July 8, 8pm
Presenter: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Contact: 02 6393 8111
Description: With soloists from the Australian Brandenberg Orchestra. Discover the irresistable melodies and stirring love songs of 17th century Eurpoe.
Venue: Orange Civic Theatre
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Pageturners
Date of function: Wednesday July 8, 5.30-7.30pm
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: 02 6393 8132
Description: The latest "must read" book discussion group meets on the second Wednesday of the month, upstairs at Orange City Library.
Venue: Orange City Library
Address: Civic Square, Byng Street
Town: Orange

Early Childhood Music Concert
Date of function: Thursday July 9, 10am
Presenter: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Contact: 02 6361 7974
Description: Witness our smallest students make the biggest sound at the annual ECM concert. Offering a sequential, developmentally-focussed program, and taught by energetic, qualified teachers, the ECM classes have nurtured dozens of young music lovers. Come and see what it’s all about!
Venue: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Address: 73A Hill Street
Town: Orange

Luke Dickens Guns for Hire Tour
Date of function: Saturday July 11, 8pm
Contact: 02 6362 2666
Description: Luke Dean Dickens grew up listening to the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Healey and Jimmy Barnes and as a teenager he dreamed of putting a band together to play the local pub circuit in his hometown of Young NSW. Today, Luke’s success has taken him far from the humble beginnings of pub dreams to the steps of the Sydney Opera house, where he performed in front of a crowd of 10 000 and to a TV audience of over 5 million. Luke’s story is a truly remarkable tale of the diamond in the rough. Born and bred in country NSW, Luke fell in love with the Australian outback. At age 16 he left school and headed into the shearing trade where he made a living for the next 9 years. In May 2008, at age 26 on a dare Luke turned up to the Australian Idol auditions. To his surprise after singing a gutsy version of Billy Joel’s Piano Man he was given that rare gold ticket to Sydney. Despite his quiet nature, Luke impressed the judges with his raspy Joe Cocker-like voice and his natural talent in Top 100 week. So much so, he was picked for the Top 24. Making it on the wildcard into the Top 12, week after week he not only improved but soon it became apparent that he was a hot favourite, charming the country with his rock tunes and his down to earth nature. Idol gave the boy from the country the confidence in his abilities to hone his skill as a soul singer and rock performer. With a huge fan base Luke became a Final 2 contender, only weeks after he became a father for the first time. Luke’s Grand Final performance of Joe Cocker’s Feelin’ Alright embodied everything that he had become - a funk, soul singer owning the stage as if he had been there all his life. Since May of 2008, Luke has shaken off the flannie, put down the shearer’s clippers and has become a household name across Australia. He also became a father to now 6 month old Jordan. He has spent the Aussie summer in the recording studio consolidating the talent he nurtured in 2008. By the end of February he had notched up performances in Sydney and Los Angeles. 2009 is set to be an even bigger year for Luke Dickens (if that were possible) with the release of his solo album, and a much-anticipated nationwide tour. The boy from the country is now a name to be reckoned with. With all of his success, the thing about Luke is even though you can take the boy out of the country, you will never take the country out of the boy.
Venue: Orange Ex Services Club
Address: 241 Anson Street
Town: Orange

The Ten Sopranos
Date of function: Tuesday July 14, 8pm
Contact: 02 6393 8111
Description: A concert you should not miss. An exciting musical and theatrical journey by ten world class sopranos performing all time favourite songs and arias from The Beatles to Puccini.
Venue: Orange Civic Theatre
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Learn the art of Kumihimo
Date of function: Tuesday July 14, 10.15am-11.45am
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: 02 6393 8132
Description: This is a Japanese form of braidmaking to create bookmarks, friendship bands and lanyards for keys, ipods or mobile phone.
Venue: Orange City Library
Address: Civic Square, Byng Street
Town: Orange

Stitch and Glue Felt Bookmarks
Date of function: Thursday 16 July 3.30pm - 4pm Thursday 23 July 3.30pm - 4pm
Presenter: Central West Libraries
Contact: 02 6393 8132
Description: Make a cute little bookmark from our designs or create your own. Activities are free and school age children welcome. Please book your place by calling the library on 6393 8132.
Venue: Orange City Library
Address: Civic Square, Byng Street
Town: Orange

Classical Mystery Tour- Beatles tribute with Macquarie Philharmonia
Date of function: Friday July 17, 8pm
Presenter: Macquarie Philharmonia
Contact: Ticketek 6393 8111
Venue: Orange Civic Theatre
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Rock Up Battle of the Bands - 2009 - Regional Final
Date of function: Saturday July 18
Presenter: Rock Up
Contact: Enquiries 02 6393 8600.
Description: NEW VENUE! Rock Up Battle of the Bands series culminates in the REGIONAL FINAL in Orange this July and features 4 local bands competing from Lithgow the Broken Hill plus last years winners Dead Moderm. The event series included 40 bands from around the Central West and beyond and sees bands competing for recording time, CD’s and cash prizes. This event is All Ages Drug and Alcohol free.
Venue: Orange Function Centre
Address: Eyles St
Town: Orange

Snowflake Ball
Date of function: Saturday July 18, 6pm to midnight
Contact: Tickets from Ticketek 6393 8111
Description: Proceeds to Ronald McDonald House
Venue: Derek Pigot Auditorium, Kinross Wolaroi School
Address: 59-67 Bathurst Rd
Town: Orange

Oz Opera's Cinderalla
Date of function: Tuesday July 21, 2pm & 6.30pm
Presenter: Oz Opera
Contact: 02 6393 8111
Description: Based on Rossini's La Cenerentola.
Venue: Orange Civic Theatre
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

ADFAS lecture - William James Neatby
Date of function: Tuesday July 21, 6.30pm
Presenter: ADFAS Orange & Districts
Contact: Dinah Hayter, Membership Secretary 02 6362 6245.
Description: The 2009 program offers entertaining and informative lectures on a wide range of subjects. Topics to be discussed include genuine amber and modern fakes, a world famous French garden, the art and architecture of Samarkand, aspects of Hogarth’s London, the designer of Harrod’s Meat Hall, Great Tarts in Art, Myths, Monsters and Misericords and Sicily, a melting pot of cultures and civilisations. All lectures begin at 6.30 at Kinross Wolaroi Music Auditorium (entry via Allenby Road). There will be an opportunity to ask questions or discuss the topic with the lecturer after the presentation or during supper. Single m’ship $105, dual m’ship $190, occasional attendance (max of 3 attendances) is $25/ lecture. With Dr Scott Anderson. William James Neatby the master of Harrods Meat Hall. As one of the few designers in England to work in the art nouveau style, Neatby created ceramics, book illustrations and wallpaper.
Venue: Derek Pigot Auditorium, Kinross Wolaroi School
Address: 59-67 Bathurst Rd
Town: Orange

YouthConnect Drama Workshops
Date of function: July 27-30
Presenter: Bathurst Theatre Company
Contact: Julie Broggy, Theatre Administrator
Contact details: 02 6368 3232
Description: School holiday drama workshops. Supported by the Regional Arts Fund.
Venue: Orange
Town: Orange

Frost Fest Launch
Date of function: Thursday July 30, 6pm
Presenter: Taste Orange
Contact: 02 6361 4266
Description: A gathering of sponsors, hosts and guests to share the Frost Fest warmth with the Mayor Reg Kidd officially opening the first Frost Fest. Music and nibbles on arrival.
Venue: Orange Civic Theatre
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Arts, Health & Wellbeing Symposium
Date of function: Friday July 31, 3-6pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Contact: 02 6361 7974
Description: Presented by Greater Western Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Service and the Orange Regional Conservatorium. Exhibitors, guest speakers and performers. A Frost Fest event.
Venue: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Address: 73A Hill Street
Town: Orange

Romance and Rhapsodies
Date of function: Friday July 31, 6.30pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Contact: 02 6361 7974
Description: Local musicians Andrew Baker (violin) and Anne Stevens (piano) melt the Winter frost, performing some of the greatest works written for violin and piano.
Venue: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Address: 73A Hill Street
Town: Orange

Wall to Wall Post-Punk Rock Posters
Date of function: Opens Friday July 31. Runs to September 13. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Sundays and Public Holidays 12-4pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Gallery
Contact: 02 6393 8136
Description: An exhibition of Australian rock posters concentrating on underground artist who emerged from the punk explosion through to the present.
Venue: Orange Regional Gallery
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Double Vision
Date of function: Opens Friday July 31. Runs to September 6. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Sundays and Public Holidays 12-4pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Gallery
Contact: 02 6393 8136
Description: An exhibition of ceramics and metal sculptures by leading Australian ceramicist Alan Watt.
Venue: Orange Regional Gallery
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Arts, Health & Wellbeing
Date of function: Friday July 31, 3-6pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Contact: 02 6361 7974
Description: Presented by GWAHS Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Service and the Orange Regional Conservatorium, this day-long symposium comprises of exhibitions, guest speakers and performances by members of the Mental Health Community.
Venue: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Address: 73A Hill Street
Town: Orange

Romance and Rhapsodies
Date of function: Friday July 31, 6.30pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Contact: 02 6361 7974
Description: Musicians Andrew Baker (Violin) and Anne Stevens (Piano) join forces to ‘melt the winter frost’ with a performance of some of the greatest works written for Violin & Piano including Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata. Dedicated to Rodolphe Kreutzer, who was considered the finest violinist of Beethoven’s day, Kreutzer never performed it, and considered it unplayable. Its vast emotional scope moves from the furious to the meditative and exuberant.
Venue: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Address: 73A Hill Street
Town: Orange

‘From the fields’ Launch
Date of function: Friday July 31, 5pm. Exhibition runs to Augsut 9
Contact: 02 6365 3275
Description: Launch of a ‘From the fi elds’ exhibition by Willa McDuie featuring plants and animals found in the countryside around Orange. Incl drinks, canapés and talk by artist.
Venue: La Colline Wines
Address: 42 Lake Canobolas Road
Town: Nashdale

Frost Fest
Date of function: August 1-9, 2009
Description: Community cultural festival.
Venue: Orange
Town: Orange

Orange Art Society Frost Fest Art Show
Date of function: Saturday August 1 to Sunday August 9, 10am - 3pm
Presenter: Orange Art Society Inc
Contact: Just drop in!
Description: Get frosty with a selection of artworks from local artists. Open daily for your pleasure! Welcome to browse, meet the artists, talk about all things arty! See you there! FROST FEST EVENT
Venue: Orange Cultural Centre
Address: Sale Street
Town: Orange

Watercolours of Orange
Date of function: Saturday August 1 to Sunday August 9, 10am - 5 pm
Venue: Mortimer’s Schoolhouse Cellar Door
Address: Old March School, 780 Burrendong Way
Town: Orange

Blake Studio Gallery Frost Fest opening
Date of function: Saturday August 1 & Sunday August 2, 10am - 4pm
Contact: 02 6365 3328
Description: Special Frost Fest opening of The Blake Studio Gallery featuring paintings by Loretta and Larissa Blake and sculptures by David Haywood-Chaplin.
Venue: Blake Studio Gallery
Address: 611 Pinnacle Rd
Town: Orange

Acrylic Painting class
Date of function: Saturday August 1, 9.30am - 4pm
Contact: Bookings essential
Contact details: 02 6344 2112
Description: Fun day painting with acrylics - a fi nished painting by the end of the day. Beginners to experienced painters welcome. Contact Janeen Abbott - janeen.abbott@bigpond.com FROST FEST EVENT.
Venue: CWA Hall, Orange
Address: Robertson Park, Byng St
Town: Orange

A night at the Cotton Club
Date of function: Saturday August 1, 7pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Contact: Bookings required
Contact details: 02 6393 8111
Description: Be entertained by Orange Regional Conservatorium’s Big Band over dinner & late into the night. Dance to classics from the swing era. Proceeds to Orange Regional Conservatorium. FRIST FEST EVENT.
Venue: Orange Function Centre
Address: Eyles St
Town: Orange

Frost & Fire Ball
Date of function: Saturday August 1, 7pm for 7.30pm
Contact: Bookings essential
Contact details: 02 6362 3466
Description: Light your fi re with the Central West All Star’s Big Band. Sizzle on the dance fl oor & melt the winter blues away. Incl 3 course meal & entertainment. Tickets limited, book early! FROST FEST EVENT
Venue: Duntryleague Guest House
Address: Woodward Street
Town: Orange

4 on the 4loor
Date of function: Saturday August 1, 8.30pm
Contact: 02 6362 3365
Description: A musical smorgasbord! The 1st Saturday each month at The Victoria Hotel. Local musicians, singers & bands performing in a wide variety of styles. Original music is a feature.
Venue: Victoria Hotel Orange
Address: 334 Summer St
Town: Orange

Mud Monkeys at the HO
Date of function: Saturday August 1, 9pm
Contact: 02 6362 1786
Description: The Mud Monkeys are a local band of experienced musicians playing a range of popular songs from the 70s and 80s. A great relaxed night out. FROST FEST EVENT
Venue: The Hotel Orange
Address: Summer Street
Town: Orange

Orange Jazz Club at Frost Fest
Date of function: Sunday August 2, 1-5pm & Saturday August 8, 5-7pm
Description: Live performances by the Ray Vanderby Hammond Combo. Saturday show will feature performance by ex Orange jazz guitarist Albert Calvo. Saturday also features a fashion parade by retail store Earth Spirit inclusing a belly dancing exhibition by Min's Belly Dance featuring the Shimmy Sisters (a five piece belly dancing combo).
Venue: Orange City Bowling Club
Address: 51 Warrendine St
Town: Orange

Bellini to Broadway
Date of function: Sunday August 2, 2pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Gallery
Contact: Bookings recommended
Contact details: 02 6393 8136
Description: Bellini to Broadway - a Sunday afternoon soiree, with soprano Helen Barnett, a glass of sparkling wine and a delicious afternoon tea. FRSOT FEST EVENT.
Venue: Orange Regional Gallery
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Candlelight Acoustic Session
Date of function: Sunday August 2, 5pm - 7pm
Contact: 02 6362 3590
Description: Featuring local singer Penelope Spencer, this live and unplugged set will include lush Indie, folk, and alternative rock covers & originals, all by the glow of candlelight! FROST FEST EVENT.
Venue: Gladstone Hotel
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Orange Love Story - The Movie
Date of function: Sunday August 2, 6.30pm for 7pm
Contact: 0428 668 481
Description: Reveals the lives & issues confronting many country people: economic problems, exodus of youth & confl icts over lifestyle. Incl wine & nibbles. Proceeds to Zonta charities. FROST FEST EVENT
Venue: Australia Cinema
Address: 183 Lords Pl
Town: Orange

Art on Anson
Date of function: Monday August 3 to Friday August 7, 9.30am - 2.30pm
Contact: 02 6362 4563
Description: View an amazing variety of artworks created by Anson Street students. Each student has enthusiastically embraced their artwork with outstanding results. Not to be missed! FROST FEST EVENT
Venue: Anson Street Public School
Address: Anson St
Town: Orange

The Taming of the Shrew
Date of function: Tuesday August 4, 7.30pm & Wednesday August 5, 10am & 7.30pm
Presenter: Bell Shakespeare
Contact: 02 6393 8111
Description: Bearded ladies! Smoke and mirrors! Lion tamers and whip crackers! They’re all here as two men come to Padua in pursuit of learning and love. The first, Lucentio, fixes his gaze on Bianca, the sweet and gentle daughter of the merchant Baptista. The second, Petruchio, hears of Bianca’s wanton and wild sister Kate, and vows to tame her and teach her to be an agreeable wife. All will be married; all will be well. Or so it would seem. Directed by Marion Potts and featuring an all-female cast, including Jeanette Cronin as Petruchio and Rebecca Massey as Kate, this new production of one of Shakespeare’s most controversial comedies transcends expectation and preconception, taking the politics of marriage to ludicrous heights. Witty, energetic and packed with female punch, The Taming Of The Shrew is the perfect night out for anyone who has ever fallen in love and managed to survive it.
Venue: Orange Civic Theatre
Address: Byng Street
Town: Orange

Painting Day Workshop - Acr ylic
Date of function: Tuesday August 4, 10am - 3.30pm
Contact: Bookings required
Contact details: Contact | 02 6365 3328
Description: Learn about the painting process from artist Larissa Blake and complete work on canvas. Including lunch.
Venue: Blake Studio Gallery
Address: 611 Pinnacle Rd
Town: Orange

Storytime, Parkes Library: "P Plates" - Practicing Learners - 3 to 5 years
Date of function: Thursdays - 11am to Midday
Contact: Parkes Library
Contact details: 6861 2309
Description: Children will hear picture books read aloud, discover new activities and play with other children. Storytime is FREE. No bookings are required. Parents or caregivers are asked to stay and help.
Venue: Parkes Shire Library
Address: Bogan Street
Town: Parkes

Parkes Art Gallery
Date of function: Weekdays 10am-5.30pm and Saturdays 10am-2pm and by appointment.
Contact details: 6862 6572 or 0418 884 441
Description: High quality gifts and jewellery to suit everyone and decorative through to investment art.
Venue: Parkes Art Gallery
Address: Welcome Street
Town: Parkes

The Bogan-Way Singers Practice Nights
Date of function: Second and fourth Sundays of the month, 1.30pm
Presenter: Trundle Sing Australia Choir
Contact: Kerrie Bowen (leader) 6864 1282
Description: The Sing Australia concept accepts that not everyone can read music, not everyone can sing in tune, and not everyone has yet made contact with their singing voice. However, by being accepting of everyone as individuals, who are all equal in their desire to sing, the concept has proven that most people acquire singing skills at least to a level where they can enjoy themselves immensely in a choral environment or simply for their own enjoyment at home.
Venue: Sing Australia Choir Rooms Trundle
Address: Shop 9, Forbes Street
Town: Trundle

Old Time/ New Vogue Dancing
Date of function: Every Monday, 7.30pm
Venue: Parkes Leagues Club
Address: Clarinda Street
Town: Parkes

Peak Hill Country Crafts and Visitors Centre
Date of function: Open Daily, 9.30am-4.30pm
Description: For Ray Merton Art Collection. Local and aboriginal art, pottery, gifts, handcrafted souveniers. Home cooking, tea and coffee.
Venue: Peak Hill Country Crafts
Address: Opposite post office
Town: Peak Hill

Storytime, Parkes Library: "L Plates" - Little Learners - 0 to 2 years
Date of function: 1st & 2nd Fridays - 10am to 10.45am (dates may change in 2009 - contact the library)
Presenter: Parkes Library
Contact: 02 6355 2955
Description: A special time for babies, toddlers and their parents or caregivers to enjoy wonderful stories and nursery rhymes. Older children are welcome, but they need to bring along a baby of their own. A teddy or a doll would be fine. Dates for 2008: 1st and 15th February, 7th March, 4th April, 2nd and 16th May, 6th and 20th June, 4th July, 1st and 15th August, 5th and 19th September, 17th October, 7th and 21st November, 5th and 19th December. Storytime is FREE. No bookings are required. Parents or caregivers are asked to stay and help.
Venue: Parkes Shire Library
Address: Bogan Street
Town: Parkes

Sing Australia Choir, Peak Hill
Date of function: Practice: Every Monday night, 7.30pm -9pm Evening of Singing: Last Monday of month, 7.30-9.30pm
Presenter: Sing Australia
Contact: Dorothy Lincoln 02 6869 1542
Contact details: dorothylincoln@bigpond.com
Description: Visitors and new members very welcome. Enjoy the feeling of well-being from singing along in community with others. And a yarn over the supper table. Evening of Singing: Last Monday of month, 7.30-9.30pm for choir and visitors with guest accompanist and guest conductor.
Venue: Koinonia Uniting Church
Address: Euchie Street
Town: Peak Hill

Musik Makers
Presenter: Musik Makers
Contact: Lyndal Isbester 02 6857 6644
Contact details: www.musikmakers.com.au
Description: Learning through music. Pre-instrumental music programs and piano tuition for young children.
Venue: Parkes
Town: Parkes

Parkes Potters Group Exhibition
Date of function: During July 2009
Presenter: Parkes Potters Group
Venue: Craft Corner
Address: Dalton Street
Town: Parkes

2009 NAIDOC Week Celebrations in Parkes
Date of function: Thursday July 2 - Thursday July 9
Contact: Parkes Multi-Purpose Centre
Contact details: Phone: (02) 6862 4327
Description: NAIDOC celebrations are held around Australia each year to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The theme for NAIDOC Week 2009 is 'Honouring our Elder's, Nurturing our Youth'. Parkes will be holding a number of activities and celebrations for NAIDOC Week 2009 between Thursday 2 July and Thursday 9 July. Each year awards are presented during NAIDOC Week to recognise the achievements of local Indigenous people who excel in their field and who are inspirational role models. These awards include 'Person of the Year' and the 'Youth of the Year'. Nominations are now open for each category and close 22 June 2009. You can pick up a nomination form from the Parkes Aboriginal Multi-Purpose Centre (PAMC), 338 Clarinda Street, Parkes or phone 02 6862 4327. Activities taking place in Parkes to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2009 include a Community Dinner Dance, a Town Procession and celebrations in Cooke Park, an Indigenous Art Exhibition, a Koori Careers & Service Expo at the Parkes High School and the official unveiling of the Welcome to Wiradjuri Country sign at Peak Hill. The Community Dinner Dance will be held on Friday evening 3 July in the Auditorium at the Parkes Leagues Club from 6.30pm. Everyone is invited to attend and tickets are just $35.00 per head available from the Parkes Leagues Club or the PAMC. There will be an official welcome and acknowledgements plus an award presentation for Person of the Year. Tickets include a 2-course meal and live entertainment from a local Peak Hill band, so come along and enjoy a fun-filled night. On Sunday 5 July, the whole community is invited to participate in the Town Procession at 10.30am followed by activities and celebrations in Cooke Park including a flag raising, announcement of the Indigenous Youth of the Year, official addresses and entertainment followed by a BBQ lunch. The Koori's Careers & Services Expo will be held in the Parkes High School hall on Tuesday 7 July from 10.00am until 1.00pm. Communities, schools and the general public throughout the Central West area are invited to attend the Expo to learn more about what services are available to assist them and to discover career paths for their future. The expo will involve a number of career personnel, government agencies, community based colleges, employment agencies ,TAFE NSW and various universities. The Indigenous Art Exhibition will be displayed in the Coventry room of Parkes Shire council from Thursday 2 July through until Sunday 5 July. The exhibition is a great way to celebrate Indigenous culture and language and well as the contribution of Indigenous people to contemporary Australia. The community can view the exhibition between 10.00am and 5.00pm each day. All Indigenous artists are invited to enter the NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition with entries closing Friday 26 June 2009. Entry forms are available from the Parkes PAMC in Clarinda Street. The exhibition will also feature a children's story and drawing competition. Children are asked to write a story and create a drawing that represents something heard or learnt from an elder or parent about growing up. The story and drawing is to be completed on one A4 Sheet of paper and will be displayed in the Coventry Room and judged in the during the exhibition. The official unveiling of the Welcome to part of Wiradjuri Country Signage will take place on Thursday 9 July at 10am at the sign site at Peak Hill. Mayor Ken Keith and Wiradjuri Linguist Stan Grant Senior will conduct the unveiling followed by community morning tea. Taking part in NAIDOC Week is a great way to celebrate Indigenous culture and celebrate these achievements with the community as a whole.
Venue: Parkes
Town: Parkes

2009 NAIDOC Week Indigenous Art Exhibition
Date of function: Thursday July 2 to Sunday July 5, 10am-5pm each day
Contact: Parkes Multi-Purpose Centre
Contact details: Phone: (02) 6862 4327
Description: The Indigenous Art Exhibition will be displayed in the Coventry room of Parkes Shire council from Thursday 2 July through until Sunday 5 July. The exhibition is a great way to celebrate Indigenous culture and language and well as the contribution of Indigenous people to contemporary Australia. The community can view the exhibition between 10.00am and 5.00pm each day. All Indigenous artists are invited to enter the NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition with entries closing Friday 26 June 2009. Entry forms are available from the Parkes PAMC in Clarinda Street. The exhibition will also feature a children's story and drawing competition. Children are asked to write a story and create a drawing that represents something heard or learnt from an elder or parent about growing up. The story and drawing is to be completed on one A4 Sheet of paper and will be displayed in the Coventry Room and judged in the during the exhibition.
Venue: Coventry Room, Parkes Shire Council
Town: Parkes

Fred Hollows Exhibition
Date of function: Opens Thursday July 2 to July 15, library hours.
Presenter: Parkes Shire Library
Description: The exhibition uses pictures and stories to outline the life and achievements of Fred Hollows and the continuing work of The Fred Hollows Foundation. Professor Fred Hollows' widow, Gabi Hollows, hopes the exhibition will offer the Parkes community a chance to learn more about Fred’s dream of treating avoidable blindness and improving indigenous health. Parkes Shire Library Manager, Shellie Buckle, said "The exhibition gives local people the chance to learn more about Fred’s life and the work of The Foundation, which I think is extremely important given that he remains a significant person in Australian history." Following its display at Parkes Library, the exhibition will continue to tour regional NSW libraries. Fred Hollows was a passionate ophthalmologist who became known for his work helping restore the eyesight of countless thousands of people in developing countries and his passionate plight to improve indigenous health here in Australia. In 1993 he lost his battle with cancer aged 63. In 2007 The Fred Hollows Foundation restored the sight of 143,759 people, provided eye care for over 1.2 million people, trained 3,284 eye health workers and supplied over $1.3 million worth of essential medical equipment.
Venue: Parkes Shire Library
Address: Bogan Street
Town: Parkes

Luke Dickens Guns for Hire Tour
Date of function: Saturday July 4, 8pm
Contact: 02 6862 1499
Description: Luke Dean Dickens grew up listening to the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Healey and Jimmy Barnes and as a teenager he dreamed of putting a band together to play the local pub circuit in his hometown of Young NSW. Today, Luke’s success has taken him far from the humble beginnings of pub dreams to the steps of the Sydney Opera house, where he performed in front of a crowd of 10 000 and to a TV audience of over 5 million. Luke’s story is a truly remarkable tale of the diamond in the rough. Born and bred in country NSW, Luke fell in love with the Australian outback. At age 16 he left school and headed into the shearing trade where he made a living for the next 9 years. In May 2008, at age 26 on a dare Luke turned up to the Australian Idol auditions. To his surprise after singing a gutsy version of Billy Joel’s Piano Man he was given that rare gold ticket to Sydney. Despite his quiet nature, Luke impressed the judges with his raspy Joe Cocker-like voice and his natural talent in Top 100 week. So much so, he was picked for the Top 24. Making it on the wildcard into the Top 12, week after week he not only improved but soon it became apparent that he was a hot favourite, charming the country with his rock tunes and his down to earth nature. Idol gave the boy from the country the confidence in his abilities to hone his skill as a soul singer and rock performer. With a huge fan base Luke became a Final 2 contender, only weeks after he became a father for the first time. Luke’s Grand Final performance of Joe Cocker’s Feelin’ Alright embodied everything that he had become - a funk, soul singer owning the stage as if he had been there all his life. Since May of 2008, Luke has shaken off the flannie, put down the shearer’s clippers and has become a household name across Australia. He also became a father to now 6 month old Jordan. He has spent the Aussie summer in the recording studio consolidating the talent he nurtured in 2008. By the end of February he had notched up performances in Sydney and Los Angeles. 2009 is set to be an even bigger year for Luke Dickens (if that were possible) with the release of his solo album, and a much-anticipated nationwide tour. The boy from the country is now a name to be reckoned with. With all of his success, the thing about Luke is even though you can take the boy out of the country, you will never take the country out of the boy.
Venue: Parkes Leagues Club
Address: Clarinda Street
Town: Parkes

Symphony in Winter, Parkes
Date of function: Sunday July 5, 2.30pm
Presenter: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Contact: Call 6862 6667
Description: Featuring The Orange Symphony Orchestra and the ORC Symphonic Choir with soloist Samara Redman, the event is conducted by Graham Sattler and Ben Macpherson
Venue: Little Theatre
Address: Bogan Street
Town: Parkes

Official unveiling of the Welcome to part of Wiradjuri Country Signage
Date of function: Thursday July 9, 10am
Contact: Parkes Multi-Purpose Centre
Contact details: Phone: (02) 6862 4327
Description: The official unveiling of the Welcome to part of Wiradjuri Country Signage will take place on Thursday 9 July at 10am at the sign site at Peak Hill. Mayor Ken Keith and Wiradjuri Linguist Stan Grant Senior will conduct the unveiling followed by community morning tea.
Venue: Peak Hill
Town: Peak Hill

Parkes Astrofest
Date of function: Friday July 17 - Sunday July 19
Contact: Parkes Visitor Information Centre 6863 8860
Contact details: John Sarkissian 6861 1700
Description: The festival endeavours to bring people of the central west and astronomers together to share their enthusiam and love of the heavens.
Venue: Parkes
Town: Parkes

CSIRO Parkes Telescope Open Weekend
Date of function: Saturday July 18 & Sunday July 19
Presenter: Parkes Radio Telescope
Contact: Parkes Visitor Information Centre 6863 8860
Contact details: 6861 1777 / www.parkes.atfn.csiro.au
Description: Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, 400 years since Galileo used his telescope and the 40th anniversary of the moon landing at the Australian Icon 'The Dish'. Tours all weekend and special activities on the Saturday evening.
Venue: Parkes Radio Telescope
Town: Parkes

Felting Classes
Date of function: Saturday July 18 & Sunday July 19
Presenter: Alpaca Country Shop
Contact: 02 6863 1133
Contact details: www.alpacacountryshop.com.au
Description: Saturday make an nuno felted scarf, Sunday make a felted bag. Includes all materials, light lunch, coffee/tea all day, morning tea.
Venue: Alpaca Country Shop
Address: 2322 Newell Highway (10km South of Parkes)
Town: Parkes

The Secrets of Stagecraft
Date of function: July 20 and 21 and July 22 and 23.
Presenter: Bathurst Theatre Company
Contact: Julie Broggy, Theatre Administrator 02 6368 3232
Contact details: Or belinda.mcgrath@parkes.nsw.gov.au
Description: The Bathurst Theatre Company in conjunction with Parkes Musical Society will be conducting 2 Secrets of Stagecraft Workshops in the July school holidays. The purpose of the workshops is to provide tuition in stage movement, characterization, projection, script interpretation and music and choreography. The workshops will be 2 days long each with the first workshops commence the 20th & 21st July, with the next to begin on the 22nd & 23rd July. There will be 2 age groups 8-13 years and 14 to 18 years and the cost will be $50 per student. Application forms to attend will be available soon so please send me an email if you are interested in attending. Funding for these workshops has been obtained from Regional Arts NSW and C.A.S.P.
Venue: Little Theatre
Address: Bogan Street
Town: Parkes

ArtStart Drama Workshops
Date of function: Monday July 20 - Thursday July 23
Presenter: Arts OutWest Inc
Contact: Arts OutWest 6338 4657
Contact details: zrodwell@yahoo.com
Description: Drama workshops with Sarah Parsons. Group 1 Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 July. Group 2 Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 July. For students 14-17 years. An ArtStart program running in conjunction with workshops for younger students, with Bathurst Theatre Company's Zoe McGirr, funded by CASP and the Regional arts Fund.
Venue: Little Theatre
Address: Bogan Street
Town: Parkes

Quota Bookfest
Date of function: Saturday July 25, 9am-4.30pm
Contact: Barbara Thompson
Contact details: 02 6862 3233
Description: Quota are selling pre-loved books to fundraise for local charities - all book donations are welcome call us to arrange pick or delivery.
Venue: Girl Guide Hall, Parkes
Address: Cecile Street
Town: Parkes

2009 Australian Regional Economies Conference
Date of function: July 26-28, 2009
Presenter: Parkes Shire Council
Contact: Katrina Dwyer, Parkes Shire Council 02 6863 8860
Contact details: katrina.dwyer@parkes.nsw.gov.au
Description: AREC 2009 will be held in the progressive regional centre of Parkes, well known for its economic strengths and diversity including its developing status as a national transport logistics hub. Our conference will address a plethora of economic development issues and strategies and represents a must attend for practitioners in areas of local government, business, transport, agriculture, tourism, community development, education and regional development. The conference will offer papers and presentations identifying economic strengths and opportunities that can be developed by, and introduced to your region. The theme ‘adapt rather than adopt’ will underpin conference sessions. www.parkes.nsw.gov.au
Venue: Parkes
Town: Parkes

North Sydney Youth Orchestra
Date of function: Sunday July 12, 2pm
Venue: Henry Lawson High School Auditorium
Address: South Street
Town: Grenfell

ArtStart Street Art
Date of function: Tuesday July 14 & Wednesday July 15
Presenter: Arts OutWest Inc
Contact: Arts OutWest 6338 4657
Contact details: zrodwell@yahoo.com
Description: Stencil art workshops as part of ARTSTART 2009. Open to people aged 12-24 years.
Venue: Grenfell Community Health Centre
Town: Grenfell

Sing Australia Choir, Wellington
Date of function: Wednesday evenings, 7-8pm
Presenter: Sing Australia
Venue: Senior Citizens Hall, Wellington
Address: Swift Street
Town: Wellington

Wellington Museum
Date of function: Open 1.30 - 4.30pm Mon-Fri.
Contact details: 6845 2325
Description: Collection of local historical interest.
Venue: Wellington Museum, Oxley Branch
Address: Warne St
Town: Wellington

Story time - Wellington Library
Date of function: Every Wednesday morning, 11am.
Contact: Mark
Contact details: 6845 2156
Description: Reading time for preschoolers, all welcome.
Venue: Wellington Library
Town: Wellington

Percy St Gallery
Date of function: Monday- Friday 10am to 4pm Saturdays 10am to 2pm
Presenter: Percy St Gallery
Contact: Katie Barton
Contact details: 0427 730 383
Description: The gallery celebrates its third birthday. Phoebe Maroulis who runs Cicero will take-over both rooms upstairs. Her current trading room will remain filled with pre-adored gear for kids & the current children's room run by the gallery will be filled with new & exciting clothes & gifts for children. Showcasing the work of artists and designers from around the world who create magic in their ideas for decorating the home and the art of gift giving. The Gallery's aim is to demonstrate a holistic and creative approach to living, with an emphasis on having fun with colour. Showcasing original art from a diverse range of talented Australian artists.
Venue: Percy St Gallery
Address: 71 Percy St
Town: Wellington

Markets in the Plaza
Date of function: Monthly on Saturdays.
Presenter: Wellington Council
Contact: Enid Trayor 6845 1157
Description: Local produce and crafts.
Venue: Wellington Plaza
Town: Wellington

Arts Days @ Narroogal Park Wellington
Date of function: First Sunday of the month, 12noon onwards
Presenter: Percy St Gallery
Contact: Jane 0429 127 653
Description: Informal get-togethers to paint, create, explore and more….. On the first Sunday of the month from midday onwards. Whether you are a seasoned artist or just love dabbling, come along with your paints and brushes and any other art materials. EVERYONE WELCOME.
Venue: Narroogal Park
Town: Wellington

Us Through Arts Mums Group
Date of function: Every second Friday, 10am-1pm. August 29, Sept 12, Sept 26 etc
Presenter: Communities for Children
Contact: www.communitiesforchildren.com.au
Contact details: Trish or Lai on 6845 3545 for transport
Venue: SHINE For Kids Centre
Address: Mudgee Road
Town: Wellington

Wellington Town Band practice
Date of function: Thursday nights. Resumes February 5, 2009
Presenter: Wellington Town Band
Venue: Wellington
Town: Wellington

ArtStart Drama Program
Date of function: Friday nights, starting July 10
Presenter: Arts OutWest Inc
Contact: (02) 6845 2590
Description: Drama workshops for teenagers.
Venue: Wellington PCYC
Address: 69 Gobolian St
Town: Wellington

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