Things to do in the regions this week (24 - 30 October)

There’s a whole lot to see and do across the regions this week, including live music, festivals, art exhibitions, car shows and an author talk.

The Basil Sellers Exhibition Centre hosts a special art show from Sienna Curby exploring tactile sensations and how they impact and play a role in memory.

Nelligen’s Steampacket Hotel hosts a proper celebration of Oktoberfest with beer, competitions, German food and a live German band.

Choose from all this and much more in the regions this week.

Multiple Days

Artefacts – Exhibition from Sienna Curby

When: 25 to 30 October, open during regular gallery hours
Where: Basil Sellers Exhibition Centre, corner Vulcan and Murray streets, Moruya
Cost: Free.

You’re invited to a special exhibition at the Basil Sellers Exhibition Centre showcasing the works of artist Sienna Curby, whose works intimately explore gesture, memory and sensuality.

Through partial compositions and strangely framed bodies, Curby investigates the tactile, sensory components of memory through touch, place and time, reflecting an engagement with the past and how we interact with it.

Family photos served as the visual basis for her works and what Curby gleaned from these were a sense of fleeting realities and partial figures.

Don’t miss out on this fascinating exploration of how we see the past.

Saturday

Annual Car and Bike Show

When: 25 October, opens at 10 am, judging at 1 pm
Where: Historic Bredbo Inn, 1 Monaro Hwy, Bredbo
Cost: Vehicle entry $15 | Spectators enter with a gold coin donation

Head to the Bredbo Inn for its annual car and bike show, with plenty of exciting classic cars, historic vehicles, oddball automotives and suped up cars.

There will also be competitions and judging for the categories of best car, best bike, best presented, people’s choice and Bredbo men’s choice.

Author talk with Sarah Giddy

When: 25 October, 10:45 am to 12:30 pm
Where: Yass Valley Library, 88 Comur St, Yass
Cost: Free.

Yass local Sarah Giddy gives a special author talk with Mayor Jasmin Jones about her debut children’s book Flight of the Drakkonbarq, a story of friendship, hope and imagination.

Currently working as a high school English teacher in Sydney, Sarah Giddy is passionate about kids’ literature, illustration and storytelling.

Flight of the Drakkonbarq follows Bat Brikson, our two-centimetre-tall protagonist, as he takes a ride on a newly hatched moth to go on a daring adventure, with the ultimate goal of riding beyond the grass, his home for his whole life. Bat wants to find the legendary dragonfly-riders but he gets caught in a world he didn’t expect. It’s an uplifting story of adventure and bravery, perfect for kids.

This author talk includes a live reading, an interactive audience discussion, a book signing, a morning tea and art activities perfect for the whole family.

Sunday

Brushstrokes Through Time: A Journey into Impressionism

When: 26 October, 10 to 11:30 am
Where: Art Central, 24 Church St, Moruya
Cost: Tickets from $100 to $130 | Book online.

This workshop is an immersive introduction to the world of impressionism, where participants will learn about key artists from this movement in art, such as Monet, Renoir and Morisot.

Participants also get to create their own small painting inspired by the colours, techniques and feeling of impressionism. Materials will be supplied for amateur artists.

Gain special insight into one of the most revolutionary movements in art and then test your own hand at it.

Oktoberfest at the Steampacket Hotel

When: 26 October, noon
Where: Steampacket Hotel, 963 Kings Highway, Nelligen
Cost: Free entry.

Head to the Steampacket Hotel for a proper Oktoberfest celebration, with a spit roast, bratwurst, sauerkraut, pretzels, German beer, a live German band, games and prizes all day and dress-up competitions.

Steampacket Hotel is hosting the best Oktoberfest in the regions this week – don’t miss out on a full day of fun, food, beer and music.

Youth Orchestras String Extravaganza

When: 26 October, 1 pm
Where: Four Winds Pavilion, 17 Four Winds Road, Barragga Bay
Cost: Tickets from $20 to $25 | Book online.

Young musicians from the Bega Valley and Wollongong area come together to create a unique musical experience for the community.

Bega Valley Youth Orchestra (BVYO), BlueScope Youth Orchestra (BSYO) and Powell Orchestra are joining forces to perform music together, with a vibrant performance to take the stage by storm at 1 pm with a program full of energy, skill and the joy of music from young amateurs showing off their skill.

Don’t miss this community celebration of youth music.

EMMA by Jane Austen from Highlands Theatre Group

When: 26 October, 3 to 5:30 pm
Where: Goulburn Performing Arts Centre, 163 Auburn St, Goulburn
Cost: Tickets from $39.90 to $44.90 | Book online.

This modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma by Highlands Theatre Group is inventive, evocative and bold, while still retaining the spirit and language of the original.

Jane Austen is exhausted and has fallen asleep over the recently finished manuscript of Emma, when her nieces run in and decide to act out their aunt’s novel. Initially irritated, Jane decides to indulge them, leading to the girls inventing fun and new versions of Jane’s story.

This adaptation was first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1999 and it has survived this long through its humour and its fresh take on a much-loved staple of English literature.

Thursday

Boney M Xperience and Fabba at the Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre

When: 30 October, 7:30 pm
Where: 253 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
Cost: Tickets from $49.50 to $69.50 | Book online.

Relive some classic 80s nostalgia by dancing and singing along to some classic Boney M and Abba hits at this Euro-pop tribute performance. There’ll be timeless hits such as Dancing Queen and Take a Chance on Me by Abba and Boney M’s Ma Baker and Rivers of Babylon. It’s going to be a must-see event for anyone in the region.