A music show with a live band is just one of many events happening this week. Photo: Brayden Smith, BCS Imaging.
The weather is starting to warm up (though we could do without the wind) and as we mark the changing of the seasons, life is picking back up again – and our events calendar is no different. Here’s our pick of nine events that will get you out of the house and into the world this week.
Multiple days
Hamedah Mashiyat (above) is one of more than a dozen artists who have their work featured in the exhibition. Photo: Raglan Gallery Facebook.
INSIDE OUTSIDE exhibition
When: 21 August to 6 October, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm (open Wednesday to Sunday)
Where: Raglan Gallery and Cultural Centre, 9-11 Lambie Street, Cooma
Cost: Free entry.
INSIDE OUTSIDE brings together 98 sculptures and ceramics by 28 artists. The artworks are arranged in the Mitchell and Tillers Galleries, as well as in the courtyard, giving the exhibition’s name a literal meaning. And if one catches your eye, know you don’t need to leave it behind – all the artworks are for sale and most can be taken home on the day.
The Taralga Art Collective has partnered with a Goulburn venue for this exhibition. Image: Supplied.
Taralga Art Collective
When: 6 September to 10 November, 5 to 8 pm (Thursdays), 5 to 11 pm (Fridays) and 1 to 5 pm (Sundays)
Where: Goulburn Club, 19 Market Street, Goulburn
Cost: Free entry.
Jan Elliott, Jan Green, Keith Miller, Vicki Moloney and Esther Voorwinden – all members of the Taralga Art Collective – have partnered together for this exhibition. Make a visit to the Goulburn Club and take in the art while you’re there.
Friday
Wollongong’s Liam Cooper resurrects his hit show – but there’s one change. Photo: Brayden Smith, BCS Imaging.
King of the Keys
When: 6 September, from 7:30 pm
Where: Queanbeyan Bicentennial Hall (the B), Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, 253 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan
Cost: Tickets cost between $49.90 and $89.90 and are available via the Performing Arts Centre’s website.
Join Australia’s piano man Liam Cooper who will combine the music of Elton John, Peter Allen, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Freddie Mercury, Ray Charles and more musical legends in a thrilling live concert. The set list of 40 classic songs from 15 musical legends performed by a killer live band (complete with a horn section) will get you dancing in your seat – and maybe in the aisle. The audience can also get involved by using their phones to vote on the grand finale of this musical spectacular.
Saturday
Take a peek behind the curtain of the museum. Image: Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Facebook.
Queanbeyan Museum Open Day
When: 7 September, noon to 4 pm
Where: Queanbeyan Museum, 10 Farrer Place, Queanbeyan
Cost: Free entry.
Have you ever wondered what treasures are behind the doors of the Queanbeyan Museum? As part of History Week, the Queanbeyan Museum is holding an open day on Saturday. Check out their interesting exhibitions that dive into the area’s local history – including their new exhibits on sports and lighting. If the tour inspires you, volunteers will be on hand for a chat about the museum and how you can get involved.
After a five-year hiatus, fireworks will return to Gunning this September. Photo: Martin Brady.
Gunning Fireworks Festival
When: 7 September, gates open from 3 pm
Where: Gunning Showground, 80 Lerida Street, Gunning
Cost: Tickets cost $15 for adults, $10 for kids or $40 per family and are available online.
It’s been five years in the making, but a fireworks festival will once again light up the night in Gunning this September. For the first time, the festival will feature two pyromusical shows (fireworks displays set to music), as well as rides and food stalls. The first show will be family-themed, while the second will have a rock’n’roll theme. The night will close with a demonstration of new fireworks the organiser Fireworks Australia has in its toolbox.
Wattle Time returns on Saturday for a day of family fun and festivities to be held in Cootamundra’s Albert Park following a street parade. Photo: Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council.
Wattle Time Festival
When: 7 September, from 11 am
Where: Albert Park, 18 Bourke Street, Cootamundra
Cost: Free entry.
Cootamundra’s legendary Wattle Time Festival is set to return this weekend after a four-year break due to the pandemic, and inclement weather in 2022. A street parade in Cootamundra’s Parker Street from 10:30 am will start the day before the festival fun starts.
The Wattle Time Festival will return at 11 am in Albert Park, so head out to Cootamundra and be part of history. Attendees can take part in browsing market stalls and live performances. There will also be children’s activities to make sure everyone is entertained, such as face painting, henna tattoos, a mega slide and an air racer/ball balance inflatable game.
Sunday
Brave the wind and join in on this celebration of spring. Photo: Long Beach Community Association 2536 Facebook.
Long Beach Spring Fair
When: 8 September, 10 am to 2 pm
Where: Sandy Place Reserve, Long Beach
Cost: Free entry.
To mark the advent of spring, Sandy Place Reserve will be transformed into the site of the Long Beach Spring Fair. This all-day celebration will feature stallholders from local creatives, opportunities to get some yummy food, relax to live music, and for attendees to try their hand at a dance around the maypole.
Four Winds will be transformed as Bega Valley choirs gather for a performance – and you’re invited. Photo: David Rogers.
Spring Sing
When: 8 September, 3:30 to 4:30 pm
Where: Windsong Pavilion, Four Winds, 17 Four Winds Road, Barragga Bay
Cost: Tickets are through a donation on the day.
This all-day singing workshop will take place at the Windsong Pavilion, facilitated by Dan Scollay and Geoffrey Badger. Choirs from across the Bega Valley have been hard at work preparing their pieces in the lead-up to the show, and on the day of the workshop, they will put their finishing touches on their performances.
In the afternoon, Spring Sing will culminate in a public performance. Each choir will perform a couple of short pieces of their own, before a performance of combined pieces.
Tharwa will host family-friendly fun this Sunday. Photo: Tharwa Bush Fair Facebook.
Tharwa Bush Fair 2024
When: 8 September, 10 am to 2 pm
Where: Tharwa Preschool, 8 North Street, Tharwa
Cost: Gold coin on entry.
Head to Tharwa for some family-friendly fun this weekend! The Bush Fair has been organised to support the Tharwa Preschool, with the entry cost being donated to the P&C. Attendees are able to browse the stalls, the famous Tharwa Fair cake stall, enter raffles, see live bands and much more! Organisers ask that attendees carry cash as internet service is limited.
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