Events of all kinds are happening this week across the regions. Image: Bladwell Productions Facebook.
From art to a performance from an army band, plenty is happening in the regions this week.
Dance the night away and celebrate 90s nostalgia, be inspired by art exhibitions, try your hand at some experiments this Science Week or take a trip to Wagga Wagga to listen to the Australian Army Band Kapooka perform.
But that’s not all! Take your seats as an annual film festival returns to Merimbula or see an exhibition dedicated to the impact of the Vietnam War on Goulburn. Let’s get into it!
Multiple days
Check out this exhibition of smaller artworks as it draws to a close. Photo: Raglan Gallery Facebook.
Art in Miniature exhibition
When: Until 18 August, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm (Wednesday to Sunday)
Where: Raglan Gallery and Cultural Centre, 9-11 Lambie Street, Cooma
Cost: Free entry.
Who says artworks need to be large to be beautiful? A.I.M Canberra (Art in Miniature Group) headed to Cooma for its 24th Annual Group Exhibition at Raglan Gallery and Cultural Centre – and it’s just about to close. This exhibition features miniature works created in a range of styles and mediums, such as watercolour, oils, thread painting, collage, mixed media, pencil, pen and ink, scratchboard and pastels. Which will be your favourite?
Celebrate National Science Week with a range of remote and virtual events happing across Australia. Photo: Ben Calvert.
National Science Week 2024
When: 10 to 18 August, events at various times
Where: Various locations around Australia and virtually; see program
Cost: Free entry.
Join in the fun of National Science Week from 10 to 18 August, with plenty of in-person and online events ready to inspire you and get you thinking. Learn more about our world through virtual tours, hands-on science experiments, and much more in events being held across the country.
Several photographers have entered work in this exhibition. Image: Moruya and District Historical Society.
Taking Flight: Birds of Eurobodalla
When: Until 31 August, 10 am to noon (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and 17 August)
Where: Moruya Museum, 85 Campbell Street, Moruya
Cost: General public entry is $5, while members of the Moruya and District Historical Society have free entry.
This exhibition is dedicated to the diverse bird species that call Eurobodalla Shire home, featuring photographs taken by wildlife photographers Beth Westra and Merrick Bailey, together with the Eurobodalla Photographic Club. Next time you go on a walk through the bush, have a look at some birds and see if you recognise any.
Following the death in South Vietnam of Private Ray Cox on 28 December 1968, a funeral procession, with the coffin on the gun carriage, moves out of St Saviour’s Cathedral. Photo: Australian Military Forces/Rocky Hill War Memorial Museum.
Vietnam War: Honouring Service and Reflecting on Social Change
When: 16 August to November 2024, 10 am to 4 pm (Friday to Monday and Wednesdays)
Where: Rocky Hill War Memorial Museum, 265 Memorial Road, Goulburn
Cost: Entry is by gold coin donation.
We are used to seeing the news on television – but in the 1960s and 1970s, it was a very different story. A new exhibition, opening on Friday at the Rocky Hill War Memorial Museum, will explore the impact the then-new technology had on domestic attitudes to the Vietnam War as it brought images of the war into Australian homes.
A new exhibition that brings together two artists – working in different mediums – is opening this week. Photo: Spiral Gallery Bega Facebook.
Between Heaven & Earth
When: 16 August to 4 September, 10 am to 4 pm (Monday to Friday) and 10 am to 1 pm (Saturdays)
Where: Spiral Gallery, 47 Church Street, Bega
Cost: Free entry.
They work in different mediums, but Stephen Gill and Anneke Paijmans have partnered for a new exhibition. Mr Gill uses layering and linear marks in his paintings and various materials in his dioramas, while Ms Paijmans uses clay and recycled glass in her sculptures.
Ruby Moon, a show about how life can suddenly change, is the last production from Bladwell Productions. Image: Bladwell Productions Facebook.
Ruby Moon
When: 22 to 24 August, shows from 7:30 pm and noon
Where: Goulburn Performing Arts Centre, 163 Auburn Street, Goulburn
Cost: Tickets cost between $15 and $25 and are available via the Performing Arts Centre’s website.
Life appears to be picture-perfect in Flaming Tree Grove. Security and privacy are coveted and seclusion is its own reward. It all changes when Ruby goes to visit her grandmother at the end of the cul-de-sac and is never seen again. The neighbourhood breaks apart as they search for answers. The arrival of a package on her parents’ doorstep only brings more questions. Ruby Moon is the final show from Bladwell Productions, so head along and say farewell to the theatre company.
Friday
Moruya will host a night of 1990s-themed nostalgia. Image: Never Ending 80s Facebook.
Never Ending 90s – Everybody Dance Now
When: 16 August, from 6 pm
Where: Moruya Waterfront Hotel Motel, 1-5 Princes Highway, Moruya
Cost: General admission tickets cost $39.80 and are available via OzTix.
Keen for a boogie? Touring act Never Ending 80s has put together a new show – and they’re taking aim at a new decade. This show will bring back memories of dancing (and singing along) to the iconic hits that defined the 1990s. Head along and indulge the nostalgia through pop, rock and club hits, including Let Me Entertain You, Vogue, Backstreet’s Back, Wannabe, Wonderwall, Pump Up The Jam, Man I Feel Like A Woman and many more hits. And yes, there is a 90s dress code, so have a dig through your wardrobe.
Saturday
Jacob Shields and Jordan Mundey’s film about South Coast biodiversity is one of those featured in this festival. Photo: Supplied.
Far South Film Festival
When: 17 August, screenings from 10 am
Where: The Twyford, 16 Market Street, Merimbula
Cost: Tickets for the screenings cost between $16 and $20 and are available via Trybooking (there are also options for a networking and awards ceremony).
Why not watch some great movies to unwind after a long week? This annual film festival will bring together stories told by regional and remote filmmakers – some coming from close to home and others further away. This year, the program includes documentaries and short films covering a so-called ‘zombie development’ in Tura Beach on the NSW South Coast, a paleontologist living on a remote cattle station in western Queensland, a blackmail attempt gone wrong, the resilience of a small town after a natural disaster and many more.
Wednesday
Australian Army Band Kapooka returns to Wagga Wagga for a free show on Wednesday (21 August). Photo: Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre.
Australian Army Band Kapooka Concert
When: 21 August, noon to 1 pm and 6 to 7 pm
Where: Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Burns Way (off Tarcutta Street), Wagga Wagga
Cost: Free entry.
The Australian Army Band Kapooka provides musical support to the Army Recruit Training Centre and to the Riverina community. Part of its community contribution is presenting a daytime and early evening series of concerts proudly hosted by the Civic Theatre. What better way to relax is there than with some live music?
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