There are plenty of exciting events across the regions this week. Photo: INXSIVE, the INXS Tribute Show Facebook.
The next few days are busy in the regions, with heaps of live music, literary events, performances, tribute shows, car show and shines, stand-up and more.
Sydney Writers’ Festival will be livestreamed to the Eurobodalla’s libraries, bringing the best literary events in Sydney straight to the regions. If you’re a writer or reader, head to your local library to hear from some of the nation’s best writers.
INXSIVE comes to Batemans Bay to take audiences back to the golden years of INXS, one of Australia’s best-loved bands. The band will be playing all the hits, so don’t miss out and head to the Bay Pavilions.
Comedian Luke Kidgell comes to Goulburn ready to split sides and lighten up your week.
All this and everything in between – don’t miss out on the best to get up to this week.
Multiple Days
Check out the Sydney Writers Festival in your local library. Photo: eventbrite.
Sydney Writers Festival – Livestreamed to Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma
When: 22 and 23 May
Where: Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma libraries
Cost: Free | Book online.
One of Australia’s most-loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling, the Sydney Writers’ Festival will livestream its headline events from Sydney to libraries in the Eurobodalla.
Prepare to be invigorated and engaged by conversations, debates and discussions featuring some of the world’s finest writers and thinkers, from the comfort of your local library.
Check online for more information on individual events.
A classic story told with local talent. Image: Trybooking.
Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple at the Twyford Theatre
When: Performances from 28 to 30 May
Where: The Twyford Theatre, 16 Market Street, Merimbula
Cost: Tickets are $44 | Book online.
Spectrum Theatre Group, in tandem with Theatre Onset, presents Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple.
Simon’s Tony Award-winning play is about divorce and friendship, telling the story of two mates, a fussy journalist and a sloppy sportswriter, as they become roommates, straining their friendship.
Moving in together, these two friends unknowingly make the very same mistakes that ruined the marriages they left.
This classic story, full of laughs and wry observations about human faults, has been adapted numerous times and this adaptation is sure to add something to the classic.
Friday
An exciting live concert at Yazzbar this week. Photo: Yazzbar.
Sneaky Jeremiah at Yazzbar
When: 22 May, 7 to 10 pm
Where: 81 Comur Street, Yass
Cost: Free entry.
Head to Yazzbar for a cruisy Friday afternoon of great music and cold drinks with Sneaky Jeremiah.
Sneaky Jeremiah is promising a good night, performing music from Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye, Sam and Dave, Van Morrison and more.
Cap off the week with a perfect evening concert, intimate and local, at the Yazzbar.
Relive the sights and sounds of INXS at the Bay Pavilions. Photo: INXSIVE, the INXS Tribute Show Facebook.
INXSIVE, the INXS Tribute Show
When: 22 May, 8 pm
Where: Bay Pavilions, 12 Vesper Street, Batemans Bay
Cost: Tickets from $35 | Book online.
Coming all the way from Melbourne, INXSIVE is an INXS Tribute Show coming to Batemans Bay to recreate the magic of the original band.
INXSIVE has been touring the country in venues, theatres and festivals for more than 20 years and the team’s full sound and stage presence have made them a beloved act across Australia.
They will be performing a stacked repertoire with all of the smash hits from INXS, so head to the Bay Pavilions for a great night celebrating one of Australia’s most loved bands.
Saturday
Head to the Cooma Baptist Church for the Show and Shine, with a whole lot for revheads to get excited about. Image: Cooma Baptist Church Facebook.
Car Show & Shine and Fete – Cooma
When: 23 May, 9:30 am to 3 pm
Where: Cooma Baptist Church, Cnr Boona St and Baroona Ave, Cooma
Cost: Free.
Head to the Cooma Baptist Church for the car show and shine. There will be plenty of exciting collector cars, as well as fete stalls, a sausage sizzle, live music, cake stalls, craft stalls, market stalls and books.
All vehicles are welcome and the lawn will be covered with classic, modern and project cars.
Sunday
What’s the buzz? Photo: eventbrite.
Let’s Talk Bees – Kalkite
When: 24 May, 10 am to 1 pm
Where: Straw Castle Collective, 917 Kalkite Road, Kalkite
Cost: Tickets are $59.54 | Book online.
The Straw Castle Collective is inviting you for a fun, informative chat about bees and the amazing contribution they make to the world.
Bee keepers and bee lovers will congregate and learn about the most important insects in the animal kingdom, asking questions, sharing stories and connecting with each other. As the Straw Castle Collective themselves keep bees, there will also be opportunities to get up close with the busy bugs, perhaps kickstarting your own journey in the sweet world of beekeeping.
But if European honey bees aren’t your thing, there will be just as much to learn about native varieties.
Wednesday
An exciting nationwide event at the Goulburn Library. Image: Humanitix.
National Simultaneous Storytime – Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller at the Goulburn Library
When: 27 May, 11 am to noon
Where: Goulburn Mulwaree Library, 184/194 Bourke St, Goulburn
Cost: Free | Book online.
In Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller, rookie captain Luna Roo leaves nothing on the pitch as she leads FC Outback in a thrilling face-off against Bush United. Faced with a spider goalkeeper, snakes in attack and bubbling nerves, Luna must trust her skills and her teammates to soar to victory.
Written by football veterans Adam Jackson and Adrian Lloyd, Luna Roo captures all the intense excitement of the game, with a heartwarming message that courage and determination are a winning combination.
This special literary event includes a live performance of the book by Trinity Catholic College drama students.
Comedian Luke Kidgell will perform at the Goulburn Performing Arts Centre. Image: Goulburn Performing Arts Centre.
Luke Kidgell—Good Intentions – Goulburn Performing Arts Centre
When: 27 May, 7:30 to 9 pm
Where: Goulburn Performing Arts Centre, 163 Auburn Street, Goulburn
Cost: Tickets $55 | Book online.
Luke Kidgell is hitting Australia on his world tour, bringing his signature style of crowd work and off-the-cuff humour to Goulburn. On the Good Intentions tour, Kidgell insists that he means well deep down and he’s on a mission to prove it.
If you’ve seen him on Instagram or TikTok and you want to see the real deal, you don’t need to go far – catch him at the Goulburn Performing Arts Centre this Wednesday.
