The Batemans Bay monthly guided walk is a great way to relax, exercise and learn about the local area. Photo: Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens.
Truth be told, we’re a bit culture-heavy this week in the What’s On, but we’re embracing it!
Whether it’s the Jazz Age and a classic musical, experiencing art in a variety of mediums, burlesque or chamber choirs, we’re there!
But a healthy mind needs a healthy body, so we might crack out the sneakers for a parkrun (it could happen!) or go for a walk (more likely). Whatever you choose, get out there and make the most of it!
Multiple Days
The Queanbeyan Players put on a modern Broadway hit at the Q. Photo: Queanbeyan Players.
Broadway performance in Queanbeyan
When: 1 to 10 November, performances at 2 pm and 7:30 pm
Where: “The Q” Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, 253 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
Cost: Tickets from $30 to $59.
The Queanbeyan Players present Nice Work If You Can, Get It! a hilarious musical comedy featuring the writing talent of George and Ira Gershwin (and includes some of their most beloved works, like ‘Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off’ and the American songbook standard ‘Someone To Watch Over Me’).
This tale centres on the carefree, wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter during prohibition. Usually happy to pal around with dancing girls, he is forced by his mother to marry a respectable young woman. Yet as soon as he finds himself engaged, he also becomes trapped in a complex nexus of prohibitionists, senators, bootleggers and chorus girls. Laugh and tap your foot along to the excesses and contradictions of the Jazz Age.
The Suki & Hugh Gallery is hosting the glassworks of Canberra-based artist Debra Jurss. Photo: Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council.
Breathe by Debra Jurss
When: 1 to 24 November
Where: Suki and Hugh Gallery, 38A Gibraltar St, Bungendore
Cost: Free entry.
Debra Jurss’s new exhibition of glassworks is heavily inspired by the liminal spaces of Antarctica and Scotland. The bareness of those environments is visible in her works, with a greater emphasis on line and form rather than detail. Her works explore the nature of breath and breathing, a simple part of life that she seeks to explore both in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and the physical world we live in. Debra Jurss is proof that regional Australia punches well above its weight artistically.
Saturday
Take advantage of the warm weather at Riverbank Parkrun. Photo: Parkrun
Riverbank Parkrun
When: 2 November, 8 am
Where: Riverbank Park, Church Street, Yass
Cost: Free, but registrations are recommended.
Parkrun welcomes all ages and all levels of fitness to its weekly 5k event. Run, walk or jog with the community, catch some sun and get some exercise in at whatever level suits you. Race up the front or hang back and have a breezy chat. When you’re finished, there’s coffee to look forward to at Trader and Co.
Catch Tom Curtain at the Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds this Saturday. Photo: Tom Curtain.
Tom Curtain’s Good Life Tour
When: 2 November 2024, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where: Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds, 19 East St, Murrumbateman
Cost: Tickets start at $28; more details can be found via Humanitix.
To celebrate the release of his fifth album, multiple Golden Guitar winner and horseman extraordinaire Tom Curtain has again hit the road with his award-winning Outback Show Katherine Outback Experience as part of his Good Life Tour.
Sunday
Velvet Vice Studio opens its doors to dancers with any experience or none at all to join them. Image: Humanitix.
Velvet Vice Studio hosts Burlesque in Bega
When: 3 November, 1 to 5 pm
Where: Many Worlds, 2-4 Barrack St, Bega
Cost: Casual pass $25 per class.
Velvet Vice Studios is putting on a series of classes this Sunday. There’s no skill or experience requirement, just attend and enjoy yourself. There’s a variety of classes on offer, such as fan dancing and more traditional burlesque. It’ll be a fun evening, so learn from the pros and enjoy the flamboyant, exciting world of burlesque dancing in a friendly environment.
Old Airs is a unique musical experience spanning 2000 years of human history. Image: Sounds like Sydney.
Old Airs by Luminescence Chamber Singers
When: 3 November, 3 to 4 pm
Where: Braidwood Uniting Church, Braidwood
Cost: Tickets from $21 to $47.
Inspired by ancient musical traditions and folk music, Old Airs presents a broad range of songs that seek to oppose the speed and rush of modernity by slowing things down. The performance covers 2000 years of history, music and philosophy in a holistic view of the passage of time. It promises to be a fascinating exploration of ideas and feelings through song.
The Batemans Bay monthly guided walk is a great way to relax, exercise and learn about the local area. Photo: Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens.
Monthly guided walk – Batemans Bay
When: 3 November, 11 am
Where: Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden Visitor Centre
Cost: Free.
Come for a tour of the Eurobodalla Botanic Gardens. You’ll be guided by experienced volunteers who will tell you about local flora, as well as any projects that the Botanic Garden is undertaking. You and the group you’re with will determine the distance and speed at which you go, and afterwards, you can socialise at the Gardens Cafe and grab a coffee. It’s a great way to experience the local bush and get some local expertise.
Tuesday
Come join the Goulburn genre book club and find some hidden literary gems. Image: Goulburn Mulwaree Council.
Genre Book Club
When: 5 November, 5:30 to 7 pm
Where: Goulburn Mulwaree Library
Cost: Free.
If you’re looking to meet friends, get some new recommendations from other bookworms or you just have to talk about the last page-turner you read, Genre Book Club is for you. On the first Tuesday of each month, Genre Book Club members meet up and discuss the books they’ve read. Centred around a particular theme, everyone reads a different book so you get to listen to other readers’ experiences – you may even find your next favourite book.
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