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Marina Prior & David Hobson 'The Two of Us' - Encore Show
After selling out their 2018 show well in advance, Soprano and Tenor powerhouse legends of Musical Theatre & Opera, Marina Prior & David Hobson, announce their 2019 ENCORE SHOW at the Albury Entertainment Centre. Such is their vast repertoire and careers’, there will be new songs and stories, so best you come along.
‘The 2 Of Us’, ‘Up Close & Personal ‘ is accompanied by renowned pianist David Cameron, in a two-hour intimate performance. Marina and David will perform their classics from productions such as The Phantom of The Opera, Les Miserables, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and La Boheme, to name but a few - as well as favourites from their award-winning albums.
“It’s great that we have the opportunity to take the show to the people in areas around the country that we may not have otherwise been able to get to with some of the bigger productions we perform in.’ - Marina.
‘With the Up Close & Personal show, its like you’re in our living room and we’re in yours, singing both yours and our favourite songs with a few funny career stories thrown in.' - David.
David Hobson is one of Australia’s best-known operatic tenors, musical theatre performers and recording artists. He has sung many roles for Opera Australia, performed lead roles in musical theatre, sung for the Queen, featured at the AFL Grand Final, Carols by Candlelight, Spicks and Specks, Dancing with the Stars, It Takes Two and has been a presenter on Foxtel’s Arts Channel, Studio.
Marina Prior is regarded as Australia’s leading lady of musical theatre. She is best known for her lead role in The Phantom of the Opera. She has also performed with international stars including Richard Harris and Jose Carreras. Well known for her Carols by Candlelight performance each year, she was recently seen on the ABC TV series The Divorce. In 2006, Marina was honoured with an induction into Australia’s 100 Entertainers of the Century.
Hear the classics, their recorded favourites and a hint of humour thrown in! Definitely a show not to be missed!
Click here to view a brilliant new promo video of Marina & David 'The 2 Of Us' 2019 Tour.
The Robertson Brothers 60's Variety Show
Relive the good old days the The Robertson Brothers 60s Variety Show featuring direct from Jersey Boys, Simon Brook McLachlan. An amazing interactive live Variety TV style show, featuring hits from The Bee Gees, Frankie Valli, and The Four Seasons, The Everly Brothers and The Hollies.
Take a trip down memory lane with hit after hit that will have you singing, dancing, laughing and crying! With half a million record sales, 22 MO and ACE Awards, along with two ARIA and Golden Guitar nominations, The Robertson Brothers are unquestionably Australia's leading vocal duo.
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Banff Mountain Film Festival 2019
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the world's most prestigious mountain film festival now in its 42nd year. After premiering in the mountain town of Banff in Canada, a selection of the best short films about adventure tour the globe.
The 2019 tour promises 3 hours of captivating footage, shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. Sure to set your pulse racing, this carefully curated program showcases a selection of films packed full of mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and adrenaline-inducing action sequences.
Experience incredible highs and agonising lows through the lenses of some of the most accomplished climbers, paddlers, skiers, snowboarders, mountaineers, mountain bikers, explorers and adventure filmmakers alive today!
The Celtic Tenors
THE CELTIC TENORS
Touring Australia 2019
When you put together three brilliant Tenor voices with natural Irish charm, singing spine-tingling Classical, Folk, Irish, Gaelic, and Pop favourites in stacked three-part harmonies, then mix them up with quick witted banter, you have THE CELTIC TENORS.
The charismatic, globe-trotting trio are the most successful classical crossover artists ever to have come out of Ireland.
They sing songs they love and they most certainly don't take themselves too seriously. It's all about the music, the harmonies and the fun.
Three unique solo voices, but when called upon - one tenor sound!
The Celtic Tenors will perform The Irish Songbook on their Australian tour with such classic's as Finnegan's Wake, In The Gloaming, Song For Ireland, Danny Boy, The Dutchman, Caledonia, You Raise Me Up and many more favourites.
With a polished international reputation and just over a million album sales world-wide, The Celtic Tenors offer something truly unique. The skill, range and ability of world-class tenors combined with the personality and fun of genuine Irish performers.
No babes in arms or children under 2 permitted.
Celtic Illusion
The premier Irish dance and Illusion sensation that Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong are going crazy over! Celtic Illusion is a unique combination of two incredible art forms in one unforgettable theatrical experience the whole family will enjoy.
Remastered timeless classics, incredible new choreography, impossible illusions and spine-tingling orchestral music will blow you away. This is a sensory experience like no other.
Showcasing a stellar cast of champion and internationally-acclaimed dancers, including performers from both Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, Celtic Illusion offers some of the fastest taps in the world as the dancers’ thunderous rhythm fills the stage in perfect unison. The show is led by Australia’s very own Anthony Street, the first Australian to perform leading roles in Michael Flatley’s widely-acclaimed Lord of the Dance, including the very role that Michael Flatley originally performed himself.
Since its premiere in 2011 the show has performed to sell-out audiences across Australia and New Zealand, with audiences blown away by the combination of scintillating dance and illusion.
Now it is your chance to witness the magic that is Celtic Illusion.
A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation
This year audiences have the chance to witness World Champion Irish dancers direct from the West End’s Lord of the Dance, as A TASTE OF IRELAND – THE IRISH MUSIC AND DANCE SENSATION tours Australia wide telling the tale of the world’s most loved nation in one incredible live performance.
Told through Irish music and dance, A TASTE OF IRELAND explores magical tales spanning generations of Irish storytelling and culture. This world class show features World, All Ireland & National Champion Irish dancers, and musicians from around the globe performing unique music and dance that reflects pure Irish talent.
Melodic Celtic accordion, alongside raw and rhythmic guitar and banjo, complimented with heart felt sound of the traditional tin whistle, the tunes are Munster born & Dublin raised. Impressive dancing rarely seen outside of the World Championship stage, "A Taste of Ireland" was composed and choreographed in Dublin and is quickly on its way to becoming the new frontier in Irish entertainment.
Created and produced by Pace Entertainment Group, the show will transport the audience to a time and place where tunes, taps and tradition showcase the very essence of celebrating the Irish spirit.
STARRING – CEILI MOORE and BRENT PACE
CEILI MOORE performed the lead role opposite Michael Flatley in Lord of the Dance on tour throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe, South Africa and London’s West End Palladium Theatre. Her other dancing highlights include the Graham Norton Show, BBC Proms In The Park, Dancing Down Under and The Wiggles videos. Ceili has returned to Australia and teamed up with her partner, Choreographer and Producer BRENT PACE to perform in A Taste of Ireland. Brent was the Lead Principal in "Gaelforce Dance" and "Rhythms of Ireland”, is a World Medallist and six-Time National Champion.
Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots is the winner of every major Best Musical award, including the Tony, the Grammy and London’s Olivier Award. Based on true events, this huge-hearted hit tells the story of two people with nothing in common—or so they think! Charlie is a factory owner struggling to save his family business. Lola is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, this unexpected pair learns to embrace their differences and creates a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen! But in the end, their most sensational achievement is their friendship.
Featuring 16 original songs by Cyndi Lauper, a book by Harvey Fierstein, and direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell, this joyous sensation “struts its stuff with sparkle, stilettos and heart!” (Sydney Morning Herald).
Tickets on sale Monday 3rd December, 9am.
Performance Dates & Times
Friday 10 May, 7.30pm | Saturday 11 May, 7.30pm | Sunday 12 May, 2.00pm | Thursday 16 May, 7.30pm | Friday 17 May, 7.30pm | Saturday 18 May, 2.00pm & 7.30pm*
*Please note prices differ between performances
Saturday and Sunday Matinee Performances
$52 Premium, $42 Adult, $37 Concession, $32 Child under 12, $140 Family of 4, $47pp Group 8+ (Premium), $37pp Group 8+ (General)
Friday and Saturday Evening Performances
$55 Premium, $45 Adult, $39 Concession, $35 Child under 12, $150 Family of 4, $50pp Group 8+ (Premium), $40pp (General)
Thursday Evening Performance
$52 Premium, $42 Adult, $37 Concession, $32 Child under 12, $140 Family of 4, $47pp Group 8+ (Premium), $37pp Group 8+ (General)
Premium Ticket Information
Please note that Concession, Children and Family prices do not apply to Premium tickets.
To apply the 8+ group price all tickets need to be selected as Adult.
Audio Description is available for this performance.
Les Divas
Bookings: 16+ (under 16 accompanied by an adult)
Les Divas: An all-male revue
From the producers of Prada’s Priscillas comes Les Divas: An all-male revue.
Australia’s six-foot something songstress Prada Clutch & her divas, take you on a star-studded journey, celebrating the divas that have shaped music history.
The ninety-minute all-male revue includes some of the world’s greatest divas including: Cher, Barbara Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion & Diana Ross.
Relive their greatest hits including: If I Could Turn Back Time, Get The Party Started, Proud Mary, I Will Always Love You & I'm Coming Out.
The show is headlined by Prada Clutch; one of Australia's most in demand live-singing drag queens. Prada has headlined stage shows across Australia, playing both major cities & regional towns.
The show is Creatively Directed by one of Australia’s original divas from Les Girls of Kings Cross, Monique Kelly. Monique was a cast member of Les Girls from 1973 to 1997.
The show features a cast of seven, choreographed by Stephen Clarke. Stephen has been Dancing and Choreographing professionally since 1985. Stephen’s experience extends to working with Aussie divas Kylie & Dannii Minogue, as well as international divas Cyndi Lauper & Diana Ross.
Witness the greatest divas being impersonated like never before as they tour Australia in 2019.
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A true diva spectacular not to be missed!
Dami Im - 'Dreamer' Tour
Prices: Adult $65.00, Concession $60.00, Child (under 16) $35.00, Group 6+ $60.00pp, Member $60.00, Babies under 18 months are free on adult knee.
Limited V.I.P. Meet & Greet Tickets: Adult $95.00, Concession/Member $90.00, Child $65.00.
The HIT Network Presents Australia’s most revered pop artist of the new millennium, Dami Im is set to take her all new national tour on the road in 2019. Bringing her exciting band along, concertgoers can expect to see something special in Dami’s live show; an array of established hits and fan favourites from X Factor, power ballad and international Eurovision smash, “Sound of Silence” and a mix of new material including ‘Dreamer’.
Dami is no stranger to the stage, since performing in intimate venues along the east coast of Australia, Dami reveals “I’ve always felt most confident when I’m on stage performing and it’s been a dream of mine to live this life as a performer. It’s going to be a very special tour where I get to show my musical evolution as I sing my previous repertoire as well as the new music that I’ve been working on this year.”
Dami Im has amassed a multitude of hits and achievements during her relatively short career. The Korean born singer and musician first came to national prominence when she won season five of The X Factor in 2013. Dami walked off The X Factor stage victorious and strode, without delay, into the #1 spot on the ARIA charts with her platinum self-titled album DAMI IM.
Since then, she’s released three more acclaimed studio albums, including the Gold accredited 2014 release, CLASSIC CARPENTERS, which peaked at #3 on the ARIA album charts and gave rise to a sold-out national tour. Dami then traveled to Sweden to represent Australia at The Eurovision Song Contest 2016—where she placed second in the world performing in front of an audience of 200 million with her international hit, ‘Sound of Silence’. Early 2018, Dami released her fourth studio album I HEAR A SONG which peaked #3 on the ARIA Album Charts.
Please note: Tickets go on sale online on Saturday 1 December via the website, or Monday 9.00am over the phone 02 6043 5610 or in the Box Office.
Menopause The Musical®
Bookings: Includes menopausal themes and sexual references. Ladies get ready to laugh! 15 years and over
The original New York and Las Vegas hit Menopause The Musical® returns to Australia in 2019!
Four women at a lingerie sale have nothing in common but a black lace bra, memory loss, hot flushes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more.
Inspired by a hot flush and a bottle of wine, Menopause The Musical® is a celebration for women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “The Change”.
This sidesplitting musical parody set to classic tunes from the 60s, 70s and 80s will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles!
See what 11+ million women (and brave men) have been laughing about for 17 years. It’s the Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change!®
“Impossible not to laugh” – New York Times
“Ninety minutes of extraordinary fun” – Australian Stage
“You’ll love it. It’s hilarious. Go see it” – Joy Behar, The View
“A rollicking girls’ night out!” – Boston Globe
“Dollar for dollar… it’s the best show in town!” – The Las Vegas Review Journal
Audio Description is available for this performance.
Evening Stars - Jane Rutter & Peter Cousens in Concert
West End Musical star, Peter Cousens, and Legendary Flutist Jane Rutter (Chevalière des Arts et Lettres) join forces to bring you a Magical Night of Musical Romance, performing popular Classical pieces and Romantic songs by some of the World’s greatest popular composers: Gershwin, Cole Porter, Massenet, Offenbach, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ravel, Lehar, Lerner and Loewe, Bernstein and more…
The duo takes you on a romantic journey, with best-loved songs from Peter's starring roles in West Side Story, Camelot, Showboat, Aspects of Love, Phantom of the Opera, and Les Miserables and featuring luscious romantic pieces from Jane's 23 solo albums.
Jane and Peter have attained National Treasure status in Australia - a sensational duo that sold out its debut Sydney Opera House Concert Hall performance. Don’t miss this endearingly intimate, witty take on all things Romantic. Evening Stars: an evening of elegance, guaranteed to make your heart sing!
From My Life - Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Quartet
As the maxim says, those who know the rules are best placed to break them. Haydn, having co-authored the rule book for string quartets and the Classical style, throws convention aside in his daring G minor quartet. Rhythmic jokes, harmonic twists of the knife, and razor-sharp wit come together to give us Haydn at his best.
In 1876, afflicted by deafness, the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana wrote one of the most ambitious string quartets of the Romantic period, From My Life. A deeply personal statement, the quartet is imbued with the biographical vignettes of the title, from lively dances to heartfelt yearnings of mature love and tragedy. With Czech passion at the fore and virtuosic use of all the members of the quartet, this is a wonderful musical experience for new listeners and connoisseurs alike.
Haydn String Quartet in G Minor Op 20 No 3 Hob III:33
Smetana String Quartet No 1 From My Life
Namatjira Project - Film
From the remote Australian desert to the opulence of Buckingham Palace – this is the iconic story of the Namatjira family, tracing their quest for justice.
Albert Namatjira was a man caught between cultures – paraded as a great Australian, whilst treated with contempt. He was the first Indigenous person to be made a citizen by the Australian Government. The founder of the Indigenous art movement in Australia, his artworks gave many Australians their first glimpses into the outback heart of the country. He was widely celebrated, exhibited globally, and introduced to Queen Elizabeth. In 1957 he was imprisoned for something he didn’t do, and in 1959 he died, a broken man. In 1983 the Government sold the copyright to his artworks to an art dealer. Today his family fight for survival, justice and to regain their grandfather’s copyright.
This is one of Australia’s most potent stories – illuminating the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people today, in Australia and globally.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the Namatjira Project documentary contains images & voices of deceased persons.
Namatjira Project - Trailer from Big hART on Vimeo.
Toni Childs - Retrospective
Join the legendary Toni Childs for a special two hour performance as she celebrates her 30 year anniversary of Union. Toni will be performing hits and fan favourites from Union, House of Hope, the Woman’s Boat and Keep the Faith. The second hour will be your introduction to Toni’s new music from two very special albums It’s All a Beautiful Noise and Citizens of the Planet.
Emmy Winner and three-time Grammy nominated recording artist, Toni is a celebrated singer/songwriter known for her powerful voice, inspiring independent spirit and crafted storytelling
With fans in over 50 countries around the world, Toni has produced a list of international hits such as: Don’t Walk Away, Stop Your Fussin’, Walk and Talk Like Angels, Zimbabwe, Where’s the Ocean, Many Rivers to Cross, I’ve Got To Go Now and Because You’re Beautiful, to name a few.
Toni has opened for Bob Dylan, and performed duets with greats such as Al Green and Peter Gabriel.
“...EVOCATIVE, EVANESCENT MUSIC THAT ALLOWS YOU TO IMMERSE YOURSELF AND DRIFT AWAY.” - ROLLING STONE
“IN A YEAR OF AUSPICIOUS BREAK-THROUGHS FOR WOMEN WRITER- PERFORMERS, CHILDS WAS THE STANDOUT.” - TIME MAGAZINE
VIP Meet & Greet prior to performance during soundcheck and a drink backstage after the concert, at a special ticket price of $150 which also includes a VIP lanyard.
The 3 Chinese Tenors
“Australia’s answer to Pavarotti, Carreras and Domingo”
(Panorama Magazine - Qantas).
The 3 Chinese Tenors are an internationally recognised ensemble that have inspired audiences across Australia and South East Asia performing the most beautiful and evocative classical pieces ever written. The group was formed in the early 1990s when the three singers were invited to perform as part of Australia’s bid to win the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Since that time the group has performed across Australia as well as in China, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong. The 3 Chinese Tenors perform a rich and diverse ‘menu’ of classical and popular works including: Di Quella Pira(Verdi), Toreador song(Bizet), O Sole Mio(Di Capua), Some Enchanted Evening(Rogers and Hammerstein), Time to Say Goodbye (Francesco Sartori), Love Changes
Everything (Lloyd Webber), Maria (Leonard Bernstein), You Raise Me up(Rolf Løvland), Somewhere Over the Rainbow(Harold Arlen), Prayer and many more...
The 3 Chinese Tenors were created by Hao Zhou. Hao’s boyhood dream growing up in Chang
Sha, China was to learn opera under the tutelage of Dame Joan Sutherland and sing at the Sydney Opera House under the direction of Richard Bonynge. Hao came to Australia aged 20 and took up a kitchen hand role at the Victorian Arts Centre washing dishes at night. In this time the Italian cooks would sing Neapolitan folk songs and opera arias. One day Hao decided to perform ‘O Sole Mio’ to his kitchen associates with the response from management being instant. Within days Melbourne’s media had termed Hao the ‘Kitchen Caruso’. Within a month he was invited to sing at the Australian Vocal Symposium under the tutelage of Dame
Joan Sutherland. From this time Hao became a principal operatic performer with the Victorian State Opera and Opera Australia performing concerts directed by Richard Bonynge. ‘People are amazed that The 3 Chinese Tenors perform songs in Italian, French, German, English and Chinese, all in the one program. We take our audiences on a journey of music, beauty and delight. Our program showcases a wide range of traditional opera composers including Puccini, Bizet and Verdi. We also actively engage our audiences by performing humorous drinking songs including Brindisi”, says Zhou. The 3 Chinese Tenors bring energy, passion and operatic fireworks to the stage. A night spent in the company of these talented performers will have audiences captivated from the very first note by the beauty of the pieces, the power of the music and the energy of the performers. Don’t miss The 3 Chinese Tenors.
“Victorious Tenors from Victoria” - Opera Australasia
“These Tenors are a phenomenon” - The Australian
“Taking Singapore by Storm” - Straits Times
The Sapphires
The Sapphires is one of the Australia’s best-loved stories. Winning multiple awards as a play, film and soundtrack album there was one challenge left and that was to undertake a national tour of Australia. Bringing the raw energy, fun and emotion of this story directly to stages like Albury and across the nation.
Writer Tony Briggs will direct his work in a version he promises will be the most intimate telling of The Sapphires story yet.
“I hope the audience will feel a fresh sense of connection to a story that has already successfully infiltrated the psyche of the Australian theatre and movie going public and get a sense of joy and understanding of who Aboriginal people are and walk away from ‘The Sapphires’ with a smile on their faces." Said Tony.
Four young Aboriginal women from regional Australia, who like singing country music, suddenly get the chance to change their tune, their clothes and their lives. Wearing uniforms of sequins, armed only with microphones they find themselves trying to spread joy in the hell that is the Vietnam War.
The Sapphires is a funny, heart-warming tale inspired by the true story of writer Tony Brigg’s mother. It tells of the incredible journey of a singing group of four Yorta Yorta Women, who sing Motown soul hits against the backdrop of personal change and massive social upheaval. It is an energetic, fun and engaging play that affirms life and the realisation of dreams.
Audio Description is available for this performance.
Foster & Allen
Legendary Irish folk music duo Foster & Allen are number one stars across the globe, having 30 new-release charting albums over a 40-year career, the only act in the world to do so. This legendary Irish folk music act began in 1975 when Mick Foster & Tony Allen formed their duo after many years of playing together. Their big break came with the single 'A Bunch of Thyme' which stayed in the Irish Charts for an unbelievable 53 weeks and became a Number One single in the British Top 20. Foster & Allen's mega-hits include 'Old Flames' & 'Maggie' which has seen them amass record sales in excess of 20 million sales worldwide due to their loyal fan-base.
Foster & Allen's style and easy listening sound remains as fresh and exciting as ever. Join them on their 2019 Australian tour.
Point of No Return
Point Puer Boys’ Prison is located on a peninsula next to Port Arthur prison in Tasmania. Established in 1834, it was the first of its kind for the British Empire and an experiment that aimed to rehabilitate young offenders. On opening, there were 68 boys aged from 10 – 20. The boys were given some opportunities to learn a trade, read and write. But, this was sporadic and depended on the skills and attitudes of the guards, many of whom were once prisoners at Port Arthur. Living conditions were rough and punishments were often brutal.
Point of No Return centres on a group of young convicts transported to Point Puer. The group face terrible hardship and strive to find hope for a future beyond the horrors of prison life. The leader of the group cleverly protects his gangs and fights to keep them together. Their guard, Hawkins, has the difficult task of keeping them under control yet secretly protecting them from other guards who are playing their own brutal game. A new young convict arrives and challenges the dynamics and relationships of the group.
A lost piece of history. Fascinating - Unforgettable
Alaine Beek’s play manages to be historically responsible, educative, psychologically credible and entertaining to boot. - The Australian.
A powerful story. A totally enjoyable and sometimes confronting performance, I loved every moment. - Nigel Sutton, Director, NDS Productions
The actors deliver highly convincing performances in which the depth of their bond and affection is apparent. A play worth seeing. - Antonia Kent, Pop Culture-y.com
Audio Description is available for this performance.
The New Hip
It’s intelligent, insightful, bitingly honest comedy. Stephen Blackburn (TV Fast Forward & Australia You’re Standing In It, Choir of Hard Knocks) & his trio will present his very witty original songs aimed at modern absurdities, pretence & frustrations in a dizzying array of musical styles. His engaging patter from the piano takes the audience through unexpected moments of genuine poignancy spiked with belly laughs.
Canyon
Sharp musicianship and silken four part harmonies fuel this acoustic driven band who presents a flashback to 70’s radio sound.
Featuring impressively penned originals inspired by the big names of the era America, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, The Band, Little Feat, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Emy Lou Harris, Crosby, Stills Nash & Young.
Dr Hernandez
Dr Hernández play an exotic tonic of rootsy electro-cumbia, soulful boogaloo and funky reggae. Bringing a new twist to these traditions, the band combines electronic beats & Hammond-infused grooves with a three-piece horn section, percussion and Sally Ford’s soaring Spanish vocals. This is music for dancing, listening or just lounging. Guaranteed to be good for whatever ails you.
Anthony Callea 'Unplugged & Unfiltered'
Join this ARIA Award winner, and one of Australia’s finest voices, for an intimate concert experience: Unplugged & Unfiltered. Audiences will be captivated by Anthony’s extraordinary voice and infectious personality in it’s purest form, when he will be joined on stage by piano, guitar and vocals. Performing in an intimate setting, songs from his 7 albums and more, as well as sharing stories and experiences from his life in and out of music.
It’s been 15 years since hitting the spotlight, followed by national tours, performing for royalty, touring with the likes of Celine Dion and Whitney Houston, number 1 albums and countless TV appearances. Anthony is still at the top of his game with his undeniable flawless vocals.
His most recent studio album, ARIA Number 1 Hits in Symphony (recorded with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra), debuting at #1 on the ARIA album charts in 2017. This was Anthony’s third album to enter the charts at #1, and sees him join the elite ranks of Australian music royalty - John Farnham, Jimmy Barnes, Keith Urban and The John Butler Trio - as the only Australian artists to have three or more albums debut at #1 on the national ARIA charts.
Please note: child under 2 years free on the knee.
Charmaine Wilson
Bookings: Recommended 16+. NO BABES IN ARMS
Charmaine Wilson is a world-renowned Australian medium, who has been consistently recognised for her skill and compassion since awakening to her gift in 1999. She was the winner of Channel Seven’s inaugural season of The One, and was also honoured as Queensland Psychic of the Year in 2008 and Australian Psychic of the Year for 2005. Charmaine tours extensively around the country, and runs workshops all year long.
She has lived through a lot of heartache in her life, including the death of her brother and her four-year-old daughter, both to tragic accidents. Her mother passed in late 2006. These deaths have made her a most compassionate and understanding reader, especially in relating to how her clients may be feeling.
Charmaine has been dedicated to giving accurate information about the spirit world to her clients since she began her work in 2002. She has toured extensively around Australia and works on radio stations throughout regional Australia.
Recommended for ages 16+ | NO BABES IN ARMS
The Phantom of the Opera by Trinity Anglican College
Based on the 1910 horror novel by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera is a thrilling and romantic account of the legendary Phantom, a musical genius who dwells deep beneath a majestic opera house in Paris. Shunned by society for his horrible facial deformity, he takes a promising young soprano, Christine, under his wing and grooms her for operatic fame, all the while falling deeply in love with her. As Christine grows ever more successful, and a handsome young man from her past begins to successfully court her, the Phantom descends into a jealous rage and terrorizes the opera company with increasingly dangerous threats. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score soars with such famous tunes as “Think of Me,” “All I Ask of You,” “The Music of the Night,” and the title song, “The Phantom of the Opera,” and Phantom has gone on to become a cultural tour de force, and one of the most successful musicals of all time.
Cliff Richard & The Shadows 60th Anniversary Tribute Concert
Sir Cliff Richard and the Shadows may not be coming to the Albury Entertainment Centre but the next best thing is - The Cliff Richard and the Shadows 60th Anniversary Tribute Concert. This is a show that delivers a captivating live performance recreating the unforgettable sound of Cliff Richard & The Shadows.
The group dominated British popular music in the late 1950's and early 1960's in the years before the Beatles. Cliff Richard and the Shadows were in the forefront of the UK beat-group boom, placing 69 UK charted singles from the 1950's to the 2000's, 35 credited to the Shadows and 34 to Cliff Richard and the Shadows.
Performing all the classic hits including ‘Do You Want To Dance’, 'Singing The Blues’, 'Move It’, 'Lucky Lips’, 'Summer Holiday’, ‘Bachelor Boy’, ‘The Young Ones’, ‘Living Doll’, ‘Congratulations’. Also including legendary instrumentals from The Shadows including 'Apache’, 'Wonderful Land’, 'FBI’, 'Atlantis’, 'Sleep Walk’ amongst many more with a mix of Cliff Richard Solo Hits, 'Devil Woman’, 'Wired For Sound’, 'We Don’t Talk Anymore’, 'Some People’, plus ‘Dreamin’.
This is a tribute Show not to be missed.
Disney's Camp Rock: The Musical
After staging the hugely successful Xanadu Jr. in 2018, ByteSized Productions returns in 2019 with Disney's Camp Rock: The Musical. A fabulous feel good musical perfect for the whole family, the show opens with Mitchie and her friends arriving at Camp Rock, ready to spend another summer jamming out and having the time of their lives. But the new, flashy Camp Star across the lake now threatens Camp Rock's very existence. To keep the doors open, Mitchie steps up, rallies her fellow Camp Rockers and gets them into top shape for the ultimate showdown!
Disney's Camp Rock: The Musical, is a combination of The Disney Channel’s "Camp Rock" and "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" (starring teen idols, Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers) and will fire up the stage with over a dozen songs, including "This Is Me," "Can't Back Down," "It's On" and "We Rock."
2019 Stars of Border Dance for Cancer
Cancer Council NSW is proud to present, for the sixth year running, the exciting and much anticipated event for the Border and surrounding communities; Stars of Border Dance for Cancer!
Stars of Border is a gala fundraising event where 10 local, well known and influential members of the Border Community team up with local dance teachers to make and perform 10 dance routines all in the name of entertainment.
In a fresh, fun way and with your commitment Cancer Council NSW has a goal to raise valuable funds for our community in the fight against cancer.
Tickets include canapes on arrival, 2 course alternate meal and loads of entertainment!
We hope you will join us for a night of fun, dancing and food!
Yamato: The Drummers of Japan
Following their hugely successful tour in 2017, the Yamato Drummers are back in Australia by popular demand.
Their acclaimed performances of Japanese Taiko drumming and music have captivated audiences of over 7 million people in 54 countries across the globe.
In a brand new show "Passion", the drummers challenge and push themselves to their absolute limits.
Yamato will leave audiences exhilarated by this visually spectacular, high-energy and explosive show.
★★★★★ 'Pure energy meets spiritual high' - The Scotsman
★★★★ 'A genuinely theatrical experience delivered with balletic grace & infectious humour' - The Times
'They are exuberant performers, leaping from drum to drum. It’s energetic, noisy, varied and exhilarating.’ - The Independent
'A delight. Elegant, gorgeous and a sheer joy.’ - Metro London
'Simply Breathtaking' - Daily Telegraph
Adam Thompson – Bohemian Rhapsody Soundtrack Live
When it comes to enigmatic front men, there are few that embody the power and passion quite like Chocolate Starfish’s Adam Thompson. He owns the stage, channels the music, and has audiences eating out the palm of his hand. So it is no surprise that when it came to picking his next great project, Adam chose to showcase the music of his hero Freddie Mercury and Queen in Bohemian Rhapsody the blockbuster movie soundtrack, live in concert.
Chocolate Starfish are known for paying homage to great music. They’ve put on a hugely successful run of Classic Album Series concerts, with an ode to Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell (2017) and INXS’s KICK (2018), bringing the music to life with their powerhouse performances. Now, the band are stepping aside to let their electric and engaging lead singer – lover of life, singer of great songs – pay tribute to the immeasurable talent of Queen, Freddie Mercury and the acclaimed soundtrack of the smash-hit Golden Globe winning music biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Performing with the We Will Rock You band is a special coup for Adam Thompson, and for audiences. In 2002, Queen’s Brian May and Rodger Taylor hand-picked the band in Melbourne for their hit musical. Featuring Simon Croft, Andy Swann and Andrew Patterson, it brings special revelry to the evening.
The Bohemian Rhapsody concert will feature hit after hit from Queen’s back catalogue. With tracks such as Somebody to Love, Killer Queen, Fat Bottomed Girls, We Will Rock You, Another One Bites The Dust, I Want To Break Free and Under Pressure to name a few, it will be a spectacular evening from start to finish. Adam Thompson and the We Will Rock You band look forward to exchanging that love and energy of Queen with audiences.
Lee Kernaghan - Backroad Nation Tour
Lee Kernaghan is one of the all-time greats of Australian music with 38 number 1 hits and a ute load of Golden Guitar awards to his credit.
Following his sold out 25th Anniversary Tour Lee began turning his experiences out on the road into songs and a brand new album “Backroad Nation”.
Lee said “Backroad Nation” is a celebration of us, our way of life and the people who make our country great. Much of the inspiration for the songs has come from the people I’ve met and the places I’ve travelled to from Alice Springs to the Deni Ute Muster, from the mighty Pilbara region in WA to backroads QLD and everywhere in between.”
Since the release of his mega hit Boys From The Bush, Lee has scored a plethora of hits with songs like The Outback Club, Hat Town, She’s My Ute, Planet Country, Flying With The King, Australian Boy and Spirit Of The ANZACS – the highest selling Australian album of 2015,
Fans are encouraged to book tickets early to secure their place to celebrate with Lee as he tours the country with his new album and incredible new show – Backroad Nation.
Lee’s Special Guests are the 2019 multiple Golden Guitar award winners The Wolfe Brothers.
Swan Lake
The Imperial Russian Ballet Company return to Australia & New Zealand with Swan Lake...the most loved classical ballet of them all.
This masterpiece ballet is presented in two acts and follows the original storyline. Subtle revisions and variations have been introduced by Gediminas Taranda, Artistic Director of the Imperial Russian Ballet Company.
Swan Lake crosses the world of magic and mystical creatures with that of the real world. It is a story where the virtues of love and forgiveness in the end conquer evil and betrayal.
The Imperial Russian Ballet Company was formed in 1994, headed by the Bolshoi Theatre soloist Gediminas Taranda. The Imperial Russian Ballet Company comprises 40 dancers from the major ballet schools of Russia.
“Bold, Brave Russians”
"In a night that overflows with all things ballet, you can't help be swept up by the sheer panache of the Imperial Russian Ballet Company dancers." - The West Australian
“The Russians Know Best.” - Jenny Stevenson, Dominion Post
“Perhaps it is true after all that only the Russians can do the classic Swan Lake.”
Puttin' On the Ritz
Dig out your sequins and slip into your dancing shoes. It’s time to head back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Back by popular demand, following the huge success of their 2017 debut Australian tour and direct from London, Puttin’ On the Ritz is returning to Australia this May and June. Come and enjoy the all-singing, all-dancing celebration of some of the most iconic music of all time.
Delivering all the razzamatazz and style, this wonderful extravaganza celebrates the most famous songs which hark back to the glory days.
The soundtrack includes timeless classics by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter including Cheek to Cheek, Alexander’s Rag Time Band, Birth of the Blues, Swanee, Night and Day, I Got Rhythm, Easter Parade and of course Puttin’ On the Ritz.
In glittering costumes, the stellar cast of energetic dancers and multi-talented vocalists will give you a glamorous night out and a show you’ll never forget.
“A decadent visual treat. A wonderful reminder of times gone by.” - What’s On Theatre
Rockin' Through the Ages
On Sale Saturday 1 June
We have boldly gone where very few have gone before and created this awesome production show that is targeted at the baby boomers.
When the doors open and the audience enter the Albury Entertainment Centre, the big screens come to life showing original music clips and TV commercials from the 50’s, 60’s & 70’s to set the nostalgic mood in the room. You hear the audience laugh and chatting with each other as they reminisce over the old footage that sparks the memories of the days gone by.
The group enters the stage and kicks the first song off with the Bill Haley classic ‘Rock Around The Clock’ and in an instant you see the crowd dancing in their seats and watching the original video clips on the big screen. This high energy show encourages the audience to join in and sing along with some of the greatest number one hits of all times from Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones and also great bands like Daddy Cool, The Monkeys, Dr Hook, Queen and many more.
The show is performed and delivered by three seasoned professionals and cheeky entertainers in Greg (Bankxy) Bankx, David (Sprouty) Cail & Steve Cummins and is backed by the RTA Band.
‘Rockin' through the Ages’ is a totally fun and nostalgic show that guarantees to please.
Zoe Knighton - Cellist
Albury Chamber Music Festival presents Sundays at St Matthew's, a series of three afternoon concerts featuring some of Australia's finest chamber musicians.
In April hear renowned Australian cellist Zoe Knighton perform the sublime solo cello music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Be warmed in winter with mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell singing some of her favourite works.
And come spring, enjoy the virtuosity of harpist Marshall McGuire on a dance through European music!
Sally-Anne Russell - Mezzo-Soprano
Albury Chamber Music Festival presents Sundays at St Matthew's, a series of three afternoon concerts featuring some of Australia's finest chamber musicians.
In April hear renowned Australian cellist Zoe Knighton perform the sublime solo cello music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Be warmed in winter with mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell singing some of her favourite works.
And come spring, enjoy the virtuosity of harpist Marshall McGuire on a dance through European music!
Marshall McGuire - Harpist
Albury Chamber Music Festival presents Sundays at St Matthew's, a series of three afternoon concerts featuring some of Australia's finest chamber musicians.
In April hear renowned Australian cellist Zoe Knighton perform the sublime solo cello music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Be warmed in winter with mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell singing some of her favourite works.
And come spring, enjoy the virtuosity of harpist Marshall McGuire on a dance through European music!
Dr Seuss's The Cat in the Hat - Live on Stage
Premium: $35.00 Admit, $120.00 Family of 4, $25.00 Group 10+ pp
A Reserve: $29.99 Admit, $100.00 Family of 4, $22.50 Group 10+ pp
B Reserve: $25.00 Admit, $90.00 Family of 4, $20.00 Group 10+ pp
Few children’s books have stood the test of time quite like Dr Seuss’s 200 word masterpiece ‘The Cat in the Hat’. As the top selling children’s author of all time, the story is as popular now as it was in the 1950’s when Oxford University educated Theodor ‘Seuss’ Geissel wrote the book. Now both children and adults alike are sure to be left in raptures by this zany and imaginative stage show, that will bring the story to life on a 20 city, 40 show nationwide tour of theatres and arenas.
The play was adapted for the stage in 2009 by the National Theatre of Great Britain, but tells the story consistent with the book of a brother and sister, bored at home on a rainy day...(without their Mother!!??) when they are visited by none other than ‘The Cat’ in his red and white striped Hat....(which they let in the door!!??).Their outspoken and outraged pet Fish (yep the fish talks...and is the babysitter!!) is astounded and concerned, but this cat will not be deterred. He will teach us all to make our own fun with nothing but a little imagination. "It's fun to have fun, but you have to know how." Along with his friends, Thing One and Thing Two (Hey we all have those types of friends) they turn the house upside down leaving mess everywhere but have no fear because The Cat brings in his red ‘Picker-Up Machine’ and all is back to normal before Mum walks back in the door.
Over 2 years in the planning, The Cat in the Hat fresh from a SOLD OUT tour of New Zealand, features a full scale set of the house and over 70 props that the cast use to bring to life every detail of the well-known book.
Please note: On sale Tuesday 16 April at 9.00am
Mark Eliott: Tales from the sky and land, day and night, sea and sand
Sydney artist Mark Eliott creates sculptural installations that combine glass, stop-motion animation, and writing to create multi-dimensional narratives across MAMA's five peephole spaces.
In his new series, Tales from the sky and land, day and night, sea and sand, each peephole is dedicated to one story.
Accompanying Dr Mermaid and the Abovemarine is a 'Flame-ation', a moving digital composition which combines stop motion photography with flame worked glass.
A contemporary artist, Eliott explores sculptural abstraction and the interplay between improvisation and structure, an indication of his love of jazz. He is fascinated by the way living organisms represented in art and cites 19th and 20th century glassblowers such as Rudolf and Leopold Blaschka as influences. Ever the storyteller, Eliott enjoys adding layers of narrative and mythology to his work, incorporating performance, text, music and other creative elements to enhance his work.
Andrew Tenison: Let Me Imagine You
Albury born artist Andrew Tenison reimagines history in Let Me Imagine You.
Inspired by a negative of a WWII serviceman found whilst rummaging in an op shop in Berlin, Tenison set out to explore the possible experiences the soldier may have encountered, recreating scenes and new hand printed silver gelatin photographs to go with the original.
Tenison is interested in the role photography plays in history, memory, and myth making. Photographs can enhance or deceive our understanding of events, losing context as they drift untethered into the future.
Part of the project brought Tenison to Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre, as he researched the lives of German soldiers, particularly the Luftwaffe that served in WWII, and those that migrated post-war to Australia. Bonegilla was used as part of the recreated scenes in some of the photographs.
The exhibition will open together with Sarah Goffman's Bridge to Asia and CATPC - the artists from the plantation. A portrait by Baloji, 2018, as part of our Autumn season.
miniMAMA's Messy Mornings
Want to develop your little one's artistic eye from a young age? Join this relaxed morning program with our professional arts educators!
Enjoy age-appropriate tours of current exhibitions, hand-on art workshops, and an opportunity to interact with other art-loving families. Children will also enjoy art-based play, stories, and songs.
Running weekly on Wednesdays during NSW school terms, this workshop is suitable for pre-schoolers (aged 2-5 years) accompanied by an adult.
Maximum of 10 children per session
Sarah Goffman: Bridge to Asia
A global citizen, avid traveller and cultural appreciator, artist Sarah Goffman has long dreamed of a bridge between Australia and South East Asia, a bridge across which we embrace our neighbours and trade the best of each others cultures. The detail, care, tradition and aesthetic of Asia, combined with the casualness, humour, and the landscape of Australia. Goffman manifests this dream in the form of a 13 metre bamboo bridge spanning the foyer above the installation.
Goffman is an artist with an abundant imagination, and a delight in the everyday details of our material existence. She has long been obsessed with plastic, a material so plentiful, so available, so varied, it has formed the foundation of her artistic practice over the last 20 years. Always alert to interesting pieces, she collects and waits for the perfect match, contrast, or story to take hold of each object.
Bridge to Asia contains hundreds of small sculptures, creatively repurposed from garbage. Each piece has been lovingly transformed by time and imagination into objects of delight. Objects that now belong in a museum. Or do they? Is it real? Or a simulation, a projection of a set of treasured artefacts?
Image: Bridge to Asia (detail) by Sarah Goffman at Murray Art Museum Albury 2019.
Like all simulations Bridge to Asia is both real and unreal. There are physical works - carefully collected, slowly crafted, thoughtfully arranged. And yet, the connections between the objects are intangible. A backstory, a moment of inspiration, a comment on culture, a deliberate attempt to replicate tradition, and even more deliberate attempts to buck tradition.
Goffman describes her work as 'like a game show', a projection of reality, her reality, manifested into physical objects seeking balance, harmony, beauty, longevity, acceptance, and ultimately, peace.
Sarah Goffman will be leading a workshop during April, please register your interest here.
CATPC - the artists from the plantation. A portrait by Baloji, 2018.
The Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise (CATPC) is a cooperative from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that buys back land through participating in the global art market, profitably producing and selling critically engaged art.
Concerned that the value produced from the plantations is funnelled out of local communities, former plantation workers came together with the vision of creating community owned, inclusive, ecologically sensitive ‘Post-Plantations’.
This new social enterprise generated its capital from the production of artworks, notably, sculptures made from cacao, that were presented with acclaim to the global art market. It is the belief of the collective that it is not enough to simply make art about inequality, art can be made to redress inequality directly.
The first solo exhibition in the USA was hailed by the New York Times in their shortlist of the ‘best art of 2017’, naming it the most challenging exhibition of the year. The work has been exhibited across Europe, elsewhere in the US, together with the Biennale of Sydney.
MAMA is thrilled to present CATPC – the artists from the Plantation a video portrait of the collective by the Belgian-Congolese poet, musician and filmmaker Baloji. A dream-like sequence that dances through the plantation and its people, questioning the connection between the plantation system, its investors, and the funding of arts institutions globally.
Set in the lush landscape around Lusanga, in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where CATPC formed in 2014, the film is punctuated with portraits of individual artists and their artworks. Also depicted is the collective’s museum, a White Cube structure designed by OMA, on a 85 hectare plantation that has been gradually bought back as the group generates profits from its artwork sales.
The goal of the collective is to demonstrate that an inclusive, ecological and worker-owned plantation, driven by art is more profitable and more sustainable than the exploitative model of intensively cropping monocultures on behalf of investors that still prevails in many parts of the world.
Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney with generous assistance from the Mondriaan Fund and Murray Art Museum Albury
John Mawurndjul: I am the old and the new
- John Mawurndjul
John Mawurndjul AM (b.1952, Kubukkan, western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia) is celebrated for his mastery of rarrk (fine painted cross-hatching), a tradition shared by generations of Kuninjku artists. This exhibition of bark paintings and sculptures tells the stories of Kuninjku culture and the significant locations surrounding the artist’s home in western Arnhem Land.
I am the old and the new includes over 50 works, spanning forty years of John Mawurndjul's practice.
John Mawurndjul, Ngalyod (Female rainbow serpent), 1988
Museum of Contemporary Art, purchased with funds donated by Mr and Mrs Jim Bain, 1989.
© John Mawurndjul / Copyright Agency, 2019, photograph: Jessica Maurer.
Presented bilingually in Kuninjku and English, the exhibition illuminates Kuninjku culture and the dynamic connections between land and ancestral power in Mawurndjul’s home in western Arnhem Land. It also reveals the mastery of an artist who vividly provides a narrative thread linking the past to the present and beyond. John Mawurndjul: I am the old and the new is rightly described by curator-writer Hetti Perkins as ‘a self-portrait … the embodiment of the contemporary spirit of an old soul’.
Art Gallery of South Australia and MCA curators Nici Cumpston, Dr Lisa Slade, Natasha Bullock and Clothilde Bullen commented: ‘This artist-led exhibition has been an extraordinary journey across country and culture, with multiple voices working closely together to support and facilitate the artist’s vision. We hope that through the beauty of Mawurndjul’s art, and the extensive research that went into this exhibition, audiences will gain a deep understanding of the living history and culture of the Kuninjku people and their country’.
This exhibition was developed and co-presented by the MCA and the Art Gallery of South Australia, in association with Maningrida Arts & Culture. Visit the exhibition guide at www.johnmawurndjul.com and learn more about the artist, Kuninjku language, and over 160 artworks.
Curators
Clothilde Bullen, Natasha Bullock, Nici Cumpston and Lisa Slade with Keith Munro as Lead Cultural Advisor; in close collaboration with John Mawurndjul AM, Kay Lindjuwanga, Ananais Jawulba and Maningrida Arts & Culture staff Michelle Culpitt, Zebedee Bonson, Derek Carter and interpreter/translator Dr Murray Garde.
Culture Connect
Monthly meetups in a welcoming space to meet new people, share stories, share food and be creative!
Free bus transport from Lavington, Wodonga and East Albury.
Navī’āṁ lōkāṁ nū milaṇa, kahāṇī’āṁ sān̄ jhī’āṁ karana, khāṇā sān̄ jhā karana atē racanātamaka baṇana la’ī ika savāgata sathāna vica mahīnāvāra mulākātāṁ! Lavaiṇṭaṭana, vōḍōṅgā atē īsaṭa alabarī tōṁ muphata basa ṭarānsapōraṭa
Mkutano wa kila mwezi katika nafasi ya kukaribisha kukutana na watu wapya, kushiriki hadithi, kushiriki chakula na kuwa wabunifu! Usafi ri wa basi wa Lavington, Wodonga na East Albury.
Nayām̐ vyaktilā’ī bhēṭna, kathāharū sājhā garna, svāgata sājhā garna ra svāgatatmaka ṭhā’um̐ mā māsika milana’apa racanātmaka hunuhōs! Lavington, Wodonga ra East Albury bāṭa ni: Śulka basa yātāyāta.
Dates for 2019
Sundays, 2.00pm - 4.00pm
17 February, 17 March, 14 April, 12 May, 9 June, 21 July, 18 August, 15 September, 13 October, 10 November.
Free events, all welcome, all ages, kids too!
For bus pick up points please call Sophie on (02) 6043 5806
School Holiday Art Camps
Break up the Autumn school holidays with a fun day of art and creative games at MAMA.
This comprehensive art experience includes guided tours of MAMA's current exhibitions, art workshops, as well as active outdoor play in QEII square.
Lunch and snacks are included.
- Tuesday 16 April
- Wednesday 17 April
- Thursday 18 April
24 places are available each day, however the children will be divided into two age groups (junior primary and senior primary) to allow for more tailored, age appropriate programming.
Kids Workshop: Sarah Goffman
Turn a discarded plastic bottle into a work of art, with artist Sarah Goffman, in this free school holiday workshop.
Sarah is obsessed with plastic, and all the wonderful colours, shapes, sizes, and properties that plastic has to offer! A self-confessed garbologist, Sarah is an enthusiastic and engaging artist that will excite your little one with the possibilities of sculpture using discarded everyday objects.
Bring along a used plastic bottle - see if you can find something with an interesting shape or form - or simply go through your recycling and see what is there. Make sure it is clean before you arrive. Kids will then take this basic form and give it a new life as a unique, decorated plastic sculpture.
For inspiration, check out Sarah Goffman: Bridge to Asia, currently on exhibition in ANZ Zauner Foyer.
Please book online to reserve your free spot in this workshop.
Workshop: Patternation with Sarah Goffman
Spend an afternoon in the MAMA Studio with artist Sarah Goffman, a sculpter and mixed modality artist that works primarily with the medium of discarded plastics, and Asian inspired decorative patterns.
Sarah will work with participants to convert a plastic bottle or container into a work of art, using patternation and decoration inspired by a variety of sources including Asian patternation found along the Silk Road.
An experienced artist and tutor, Sarah brings an energy and enthusiasm to the materials she works with that is both inspired and inspiring. Learn about the endless possibilities of sculpture using found objects, and the relentless supply of soft and hard plastics we have to work with. After this workshop you will consider your recycling bin in a whole new way!
Bring along a used plastic bottle - see if you can find something with an interesting shape or form - or simply go through your recycling and see what is there. Make sure it is clean before you arrive. Participants will then take this basic form and give it a new life as a unique, decorated plastic sculpture.
For inspiration, check out Sarah Goffman: Bridge to Asia, currently on exhibition in ANZ Zauner Foyer.
Susie Losch: New Old Stock
New Old Stock, a solo exhibition by Susie Losch, presents an ambitious and joyful collection of new sculptural forms.
A prolific maker, Losch is driven by the discovery of the unexpected, using plaster casting techniques to reveal hidden negative spaces of everyday objects. The process allows the artist to sculpt without inhibition and relinquish an element of control – allowing the underneath, the inside, indentations, and naturally occurring patterns to be captured.
Losch finds potential for new forms in everyday and discarded materials: kitchen vessels, baking equipment, Styrofoam packaging, fruit half pecked by her chickens. The results of her experiments are intricate textures, curves and undulations that Losch feels can’t be imitated by hand. Losch’s objects are then accentuated with coloured pigment and stacked, suspended or adorned with attachments, adding an element of assemblage and relegating any former potential to an existence as pure form, with only imagined uses.
Included within Losch’s exhibition is a recent addition to MAMA’s collection by the celebrated Australian artist, Hany Armanious. The major sculpture, Figure Eight is an ode to making - the efforts of artists, labourers, craftspeople and alchemists are conjured.
This inclusion brings into conversation two quite different artists, at differing life and career stages, one with new work and one with work drawn from the museum collection, but with a shared vision of material possibility.
Susie Losch will lead a workshop in June, sharing the joy of plaster casting in the MAMA Studio.
The exhibition opening celebration will take place on Thursday 2 May, in a joint opening with Linda Lees.
Linda Lees
"At a time when we surround ourselves with mass produced items, to be able to visually embrace the simplicity and uniqueness of the handmade is a joy." Linda Lees
North East artist Linda Lees has been studying and practicing art for close to 30 years, experimenting in many areas, but with a particular focus on photography.
In recent years though, Lee’s longstanding interest in sculpture has seen her move into ceramics, forming intimately scaled works using slab construction techniques and experimenting with glazes and combinations of forms.
It is the formal qualities of the works that most drive Lee’s process, with each piece presenting as though a stoneware maquette for an as yet unrealised Modernist masterwork. With many of the works, Lee’s pays direct tribute to the revered British sculptor Barbara Hepworth. This connection, along with the ever present allusions to 20th century modernism, playfully place Lee’s new works in a long sculptural tradition, even as the artist attempts to break new creative ground.
Tech Talks
Drop in with your tech issues and our friendly staff with assist you.
Tech Talks
Drop in with your tech issues and our friendly staff with assist you.
Handcrafting
Join the Handcrafting group at the Lavington Library. Bring along your current projects and get help or give advice to other handcrafters with their projects. Dip into our swap basket and donate your unused handicraft bits and bobs.
Enjoy the social environment and a cuppa while you work on your masterpieces.
Handcrafting group meets on the Third Monday of the Month from 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm at the Lavington Library
Cards, Mindful Mandalas and Coffee: Multicultural Program
This is a great chance to drop in and catch up with old friends and make new friends, including recent immigrants and refugees, over cards, games, mandala making and coffee.
You’re also welcome to come along and practice your English with friendly volunteers.
During NSW School Terms. Also held at Lavington Library.
Bookings for all programs: 0473 740730 or email awce@vrb.org.au
The Cultural Exchange
The Cultural Exchange initiates and supports activities and events in our libraries that have mutual benefit for new community members from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, their cultural groups and for the wider Albury Wodonga community.
Cards, Mindful Mandalas and Coffee: Multicultural Program
This is a great chance to drop in and catch up with old friends and make new friends, including recent immigrants and refugees, over cards, games, mandala making and coffee.
You’re also welcome to come along and practice your English with friendly volunteers.
During NSW School Terms. Also held at Albury LibraryMuseum.
Bookings for all programs: 0473 740730 or email awce@vrb.org.au
The Cultural Exchange
The Cultural Exchange initiates and supports activities and events in our libraries that have mutual benefit for new community members from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, their cultural groups and for the wider Albury Wodonga community.
Homework Help: Multicultural Program
Are you from the CALD community and needing some help with schoolwork? Bring your reader, maths homework, projects you’re working on or anything that you need help with for school. Each session has qualified volunteers to help CALD students with homework and assignments.
Weekly during NSW School Terms.
Bookings for all programs: 0473 740730 or email awce@vrb.org.au
Albury Wodonga Cultural Exchange
AWCE initiates and supports activities and events in our libraries that have mutual benefit for new community members from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, their cultural groups and for the wider Albury Wodonga community.
Friends of the LibraryMuseum Book Sale
Browse through our selection of pre-loved books and find a treasure.
All funds raised help the Friends of the Libraries and Museum purchase new items for the collection.
Music in the Gardens - Elixir feat. Katie Noonan
Dont miss multi-platinum selling and five-time ARIA award-winning singer and songwriter Katie Noonan as she returns with her ARIA Award winning jazz trio Elixir featuring Zac Hurren – for a magical afternoon of music and poetry.
Elixir has enjoyed much success and great commendation along the way including: an ARIA Award (Best Jazz Album 2011), 13 weeks at #1 on the ARIA Jazz Chart, TV & Festival appearances.
The trio exists to explore new musical opportunities and relationships and thrives in unusual collaborative environments. Elixir seeks to explore the relationship between text and sound and celebrate great Australian poetry.
The concert will feature the new ‘Gratitude and Grief’ collaboration between Elixir and Michael Leunig, showcasing a unique combination of poetry, angelic vocals and sublime improvisation. With some of Elixir’s previous catalogue and a few of their favourite songs by other artists, this promises to be a truly special event.
Bring your family and friends, pack a picnic and enjoy the magical sounds of Ellixir! A limited number of chairs and tables are provided, with ample space for your own picnic rug and cushions. BBQ, ice-creams, coffee and Posh Plonk's selection of wines available for sale. BYO alcohol is permitted. Music in the Gardens is a smoke-free event.
Music in the Gardens is a series of free outdoor concerts staged at the Albury Botanic Gardens during Spring and Autumn presented by AlburyCity and Johnsons MME with support from the Murray Conservatorium.
Armistice: Albury's Armistice Celebration
At 7.30pm on Monday 11 November 1918, Alderman H.G. Davies appeared on the balcony of the Town Hall clutching a telegram addressed to the Daily News and shouted to the people on Dean Street that the Armistice had been signed and the war was over!
This exhibition examines life in Albury at the time of the Armistice. It looks at the immediate impact of war, peace and a soldier’s return home. Albury, like the rest of Australia, was no longer at war. World War One had significant impact on Albury and this display looks at the way the people celebrated, welcomed the returned soldiers and commemorated those that were lost.
Join us for the launch of the exhibition on Friday 9 November, 11.00am
Refreshments provided
AlburyCity Council Foyer
RSVP: 02 6023 8333
Don't miss the talk Assessing the Impact of World War One on Albury and District on Thursday 25 October
The Dressmaker
Revenge is back in fashion!
Explore the dusty 1950s town of Dungatar in this exquisite display of costumes from the iconic Australian film, The Dressmaker based on the novel by Rosalie Ham.
The exhibition will showcase the beautiful collection of haute couture costumes by award-winning costume designer Marion Boyce. The Dressmaker exhibition reveals how the costumes were made and developed and allows you to discover the immense level of detail and artisanship that went into these magnificent costumes.
Costumes courtesy of Film Art Media. This exhibition is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Image credit: Sarah Snook as Gertrude in The Dressmaker (2015, director Jocelyn Moorhouse).
The Way of the Reformer: Gough Whitlam in his Century
Gough Whitlam shaped the Australian nation, but before that, the Australian nation shaped him. This exhibition, which marks the centenary of Gough Whitlam's birth, tells the story of the man behind the legacy – the bright Canberra schoolboy obsessed with Greek myths, the RAAF navigator braving hazardous skies at the height of the Pacific war, and the young father starting a family on the urban fringe.
A touring exhibition of The Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University
Image: Pilot Officer Edward Gough Whitlam on 4 March 1943. Whitlam Prime Ministerial Collection 16008.jpg
Voyages Botanical
Voyages Botanical is artist Christine Johnson’s tribute to the untamed treasures of Australia’s vast native flower garden. It is indeed a voyage: through rare and wonderful landscapes, but also through our botanical heritage and history.
Voyages Botanical was inspired by Johnson’s time as a Creative Fellow at the State Library of Victoria. Her research, which drew on the Library’s collection of rare books of botanical illustration, took her back to the pioneering work of early botanical artists including Sydney Parkinson, Pierre-Joseph Redouté and Ferdinand Bauer. This was the beginning of Johnson’s own creative journey that at once honours our past, present and future.
Image: Solar-plate engraving, 56 x 47cm, Christine Johnson, Chorizema illicifolia
CHEERS! the hidden history of Albury's vineyards.
During the mid to late 1800s, Albury was one of the biggest producers of wine in Australia. Our streets, buildings and land around us are steeped in this history, but do we see it? This exhibition brings together decades of research to showcase this significant yet hidden part of Albury and Australian history.
Creative Colouring for Adults
Relax and chat with old and new friends as you revisit the muchloved pastime of colouring in.
Bookings essential
Creative Colouring for adults
Relax and chat with old and new friends as you revisit the much-loved pastime of colouring in.
Booking essential
Let Me Be Myself: The life story of Anne Frank
This exhibition reveals the life story of Jewish girl Anne Frank from her birth in 1929 to her death in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. Let Me Be Myself connects the personal story told in Anne Frank’s famous diaries to important historical events of that time: the rise of Nazism, the persecution of Jews and the Holocaust. Addressing the topics of prejudice, discrimination and exclusion, the exhibition also highlights the contemporary relevance of Anne Frank’s story.
Vintage Fashion Night
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333
Join us as we farewell the wonderful exhibition The Dressmaker with a night of vintage fashion and fun.
This event will feature some of the best of local vintage and textiles. Throughout the night there will be a mini fashion show from Chic to Chic Boutique, textiles from Julia’s Fabrics and expertise from milliner Elizabeth Hemsley PLUS trivia and competitions.
Come along and join in the fun
Featuring canapés, music and local fashion experts, this is an event not to be missed!
Bookings essential via eventbrite
Youth Week Launch (Retrofest!)
Bookings: 12-25
Come celebrate Youth Week with Retro! Pop in, play some Smash on the Nintendo Switch, check out the venue and listen to some great LIVE music. Snacks and good times @ The Retro! Come hang with us!
Da Vinci Machines
Discover the extraordinary designs of one of the world’s greatest minds in this award-winning interactive exhibition.
On loan from the Da Vinci Museum in Florence, the exhibition showcases 60 iconic machines and inventions inspired by Leonardo’s drawings. See 500-year-old contraptions brought to life, including da Vinci’s flying machines and digital reproductions of his most famous artworks, including the Mona Lisa.
During the exhibition, there will be lots of programs and events for children, adults, families and groups. Click on the links below to learn more.
Entry to the main exhibition in the LibraryMuseum is by donation.
This exhibition is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Created by Artisans of Florence - International Pty Ltd in collaboration with The Niccolai Group (Firenze).
Official Drive Partner SEW-Eurodrive
Addicted Band Comp
Bookings: 12-25
Are you a musician or in a band? We want you! RetroFest 2019 will kick off with the Retro’s Addicted 2 Acoustic competition, so grab your gear and book in now for your chance to win cash or even a chance to record your own original music!
Youth Week Lunchtimes
Bookings: 12-25
Right through Youth Week, we are showcasing local youth artists on our stage. Come down and support some of the best local young talent in the area! The schedule is available on our website.
Retro Official Smash Tournament
Bookings: helloretro.com.au/smash
Bookings: 12-25
GAMERS! Any good at Super Smash Bros? Head down to Retro and sign up for the Retro Youth Week Smash Tourney. $50 to the winner, food and drinks available onsite, bonus prizes and loud tunes.
Show off your Smash skills and meet some new gamers!
Tune Out: April
Bookings: 12-25
An afternoon of chilling out, lawn games, pool, Nintendo and loud music! Who knows – you might even find a pop-up art workshop running. Come down and check out the space, kick back and chill out at the Retro!
Tune Out: May
Bookings: 12-25
An afternoon of chilling out, lawn games, pool, Nintendo and loud music! Who knows – you might even find a pop-up art workshop running. Come down and check out the space, kick back and chill out at the Retro!
Retro Pool Comp: April
Bookings: 12-25
Tied in with our Tune Out! program, the Retro Pool comp is your chance to show off your cue skills!
Retro Pool Comp: May
Bookings: 12-25
Tied in with our Tune Out! program, the Retro Pool comp is your chance to show off your cue skills!
Live at the Retro: March
Bookings: 12-25
Are youinto live music? Retro’s most popular night of the month, formerly known as the ‘Retro Friday Night Gig’, has been rebranded! Retro hosts regular gigs throughout the year in a range of genres. We proudly support local artists and provide a safe place to enjoy live music free of charge.
All events are drug and alcohol free, with great food for sale at the café.
Interested in getting on the bill? Contact us at retrolane@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Live at the Retro: May
Bookings: 12-25
Are youinto live music? Retro’s most popular night of the month, formerly known as the ‘Retro Friday Night Gig’, has been rebranded! Retro hosts regular gigs throughout the year in a range of genres. We proudly support local artists and provide a safe place to enjoy live music free of charge.
All events are drug and alcohol free, with great food for sale at the café.
Interested in getting on the bill? Contact us at retrolane@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Live at the Retro: April
Bookings: 12-25
Are youinto live music? Retro’s most popular night of the month, formerly known as the ‘Retro Friday Night Gig’, has been rebranded! Retro hosts regular gigs throughout the year in a range of genres. We proudly support local artists and provide a safe place to enjoy live music free of charge.
All events are drug and alcohol free, with great food for sale at the café.
Interested in getting on the bill? Contact us at retrolane@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Open Mic Night: May
Bookings: 12-25
Retro now hosts its Open Mic once a month!
Do you play music, write poetry or have a performance you’re keen to share? Book a spot to be part of our Open Mic acoustic night. All performers score a little something for their time and a lot of applause!
This is a great opportunity for artists wanting to gain some stage time in a supportive environment.
Toddler Time
Bring your Toddlers to our weekly session for songs, rhymes and stories.
These sessions are for 1 - 3 year olds and parents.
For more information phone the Lavington Library on 02 6043 5645.
Law Week 2019
Book into one of the Law Week sessions at Lavington Library and the LibraryMusuem. Keep an eye out for further details closer to the time.
Study Skills for Secondary Students
Bookings: LibraryMuseum 02 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
For ages: secondary school students
Come in and learn a range of study skills and library research skills to assist with achieving your best.
Do you want to learn more effective ways of staying on top of your study load? Do you understand yourself as a learner? Do you want to critically discuss assessments and share ideas or just have somewhere you can study with support? These sessions will expose you to a variety of study skills and strategies that aim to set you up to get the best out of yourself as a student. You will also discover our amazing range of free resources and databases available to you with your Albury City Library membership.
Baby Bounce
Come and join us on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the Lavington Library for Stories and rhymes for babies and parents to share.
These sessions are for children under 1 year old.
For more information please phone Lavington Library on 02 6043 5645.
Baby Bounce
Come and join us on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the Lavington Library for Stories and rhymes for babies and parents to share.
These sessions are for children under 1 year old.
For more information please phone Lavington Library on 02 6043 5645.
Preschool Storytime
Bring your little ones along for songs, rhymes, craft and a great story session at the Lavington Library.
These sessions are for 3 - 5 year olds.
For more information please phone Lavington Library 02 6043 5645.
Preschool Storytime
It’s never too early to start enjoying books and stories.
Bring your little ones along for songs, rhymes and all the fun of a great story. Storytimes run during NSW school terms.
Sessions are aimed at 3 - 5 yr olds.
For more information phone the LibraryMuseum on 02 6023 8333.
Preschool Storytime
It’s never too early to start enjoying books and stories.
Bring your little ones along for songs, rhymes and all the fun of a great story. Storytimes run during NSW school terms.
Sessions are aimed at 3 - 5 yr olds.
For more information phone the LibraryMuseum on 02 6023 8333.
Cheers to Da Vinci: Albury's boutique wine festival in honour of Leonardo da Vinci
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333
Bookings: For the whole family
Come and celebrate the hidden histories of Albury’s vineyards and Leonardo da Vinci.
To mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, come and celebrate the iconic artist with our region’s food and wine.
Featuring links to the blockbuster exhibition, Da Vinci Machines, as well as local wine exhibition, Cheers! The Hidden History of Albury’s Vineyards, the AlburyCity Council and the LibraryMuseum invite you to come along to QEII Square for an evening enjoying the diversity of the food and wine from our surrounding regions. Featuring wine tasting, tours, workshops and Italian cooking – this is an event not to be missed!
This event is a part of the celebrations for the Australian Heritage Festival 2019.
For bookings, please click here
Da Vinci Machines Exhibition Launch
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333
Don’t miss the chance to be at the launch of the award-winning blockbuster exhibition Da Vinci Machines. Explore the mind of artist, scientist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci while enjoying classic Renaissance-themed musical entertainment and finger food and a fascinating talk by Luigi Rizzo from the Artisans of Florence.
For bookings, please click here
Da Vinci Machines Special Guided Tour
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333
Join Luigi Rizzo from the Artisans of Florence for a special guided tour of the Da Vinci Machines exhibition. Learn more about Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic inventions and the fascinating process of recreating them for display.
For bookings, please click here
Da Vinci Joins Family Fun Night
Bookings: Bookings essential 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Spend the evening creating da Vinci inspired fascinating objects using your imagination, drawing your own Mona Lisa with a twist, all while having loads of fun! There may even be a Da Vinci Code inspired scavenger hunt mystery for the littlies to solve.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event will be Auslan interpreted.
(Photo by the City of Karratha, courtesy of the Artisans of Florence)
Da Vinci Machines Exhibition tour
Bookings: Bookings essential for all tours. 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Join this informative discovery tour as we visit the highlights of the exhibition, including Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic inventions and the true-to-life reproduction of La Gioconda (Mona Lisa).
Da Vinci Machines Art Themed Tour
Bookings: Bookings essential for all tours 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Celebrate Italian Week 2019 by joining this art expert led tour that will focus on the Italian genius’s art works. Da Vinci’s art works in the exhibition are reproductions of La Gioconda (Mona Lisa), The Last Supper, The Annunciation, Lady with an Ermine and da Vinci’s Self-Portrait.
Da Vinci Machines Customised Tours
Bookings: Bookings essential 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Whether you are a group of friends, a Rotary Club, work colleagues or a seniors group, we can customise a tour around your group’s interest and at a time that suits you. Tours are available during or outside opening hours, but please note that the exhibition will remain open to the public if your tour occurs during opening hours. Price includes a 45-minute tour of the exhibition with one of our experienced guides followed by light refreshments.
Da Vinci Machines Special Guided Tour
Bookings: Bookings essential for all tours 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
An opportunity not to be missed! Join the Artisans of Florence who will guide you through the Da Vinci Machines exhibition and share with you the fascinating process of recreating da Vinci’s iconic inventions for display
Choir in the Cafe
Bookings: Bookings and enquiries for all programs 0473 740730 awce@vrb.org,au
Calling all rappers, rhymers, singers and musicians: do you have an interest in music and singing? If so, we want you! You don’t need to be good at singing or know much about music.
Includes afternoon tea and time to chat with others.
Bus pick-ups and drop-offs are available if needed.
National Simultaneous Storytime
Bookings: preschool children
For the 19th year, libraries and schools around the country will all be sharing the love of a great Australian story at the same time. National Simultaneous Storytime is organised each year by the Australian Library and Information Service (ALIA)
This year’s book is Alpacas with Maracas,written and illustrated by Matt Cosgrove. Macca and his pal Al are the best of friends and love spending time together. When there is an opportunity to enter a talent contest, they just can’t resist. But what will their act be? Come and join the fun as we read this delightful book together.
National Simultaneous Storytime at Lavington Library will be Auslan interpreted
Australia's Biggest Morning Tea
Bookings: More information 02 6023 8333
Bookings: All ages welcome
Pop in and join us for a fun morning of coffee, tea and cake, and make a gold coin donation. All proceeds go to the Cancer Council to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.
Help raise awareness and funds for cancer research. Dress in yellow and bring a friend or two.
Sydney Writers' Festival Livestream
Bookings: For more information: writearoundthemurray.org.au/swf
Prepare to be stimulated and engaged by conversations, debates and discussions as the Sydney Writers’ Festival brings the world’s finest authors to Albury in real time. As well as hearing new ideas from great thinkers, audiences have the opportunity to participate in Q&A sessions at each event, sending questions direct to the Sydney stage. Enjoy festival highlight events for a fraction of the cost without leaving town.
School Holiday Programs: Build a Bridge..And get over it (Hopefully)
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Bookings: 8+
Use your da Vinci inspired engineering concepts to design and construct a functional bridge.
One of our special School Holiday Programs to tie in with our Da Vinci Machines exhibition
School Holiday Programs: The Magic of Flight
Bookings: Bookings essential 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Bookings: 9-12
Interested in a career in aviation? Join young instructors from the Australian Air Force Cadets for an interactive lesson on the theory of flight and find out what it’s really like to be a student pilot.
One of our special School Holiday Programs to tie in with our Da Vinci Machines exhibition
School Holiday Programs: Artistic Endeavours
Bookings: bookings essential 02 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Bookings: 8+
Channel your inner artist as you work together to recreate one of da Vinci’s most famous artworks.
One of our special School Holiday Programs to tie in with our Da Vinci Machines exhibition
School Holiday Programs: Miniature Mechanical Masterpieces
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Bookings: 8+
Be inspired by da Vinci’s genius as you recreate some of his inventions and maybe even invent some of your own.
One of our special School Holiday Programs to tie in with the Da Vinci Machines exhibition
School Holiday Programs: Discovering Leonardo da Vinci family tour
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333
Discover da Vinci’s world as a family during our interactive guided tour of the Da Vinci Machines exhibition. This tour revolves around interaction between the generations and will delight young and old alike.
For bookings, please click here
(Photo by the City of Karratha. Courtesy of the Artisans of Florence)
School Holiday Programs: Brilliant Batteries
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6043 5645
Bookings: 5+
How does a battery work? Enjoy creating a battery using a lemon and a potato while learning more about chemical energy. Also, experiment with a glow salt circuit activity!
School Holiday Programs: Easter Egg Doily Craft
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6043 5645
Bookings: 5+
Get egg-cited over this fun Easter craft using doilies, washable markers, water and coloured paper to make a stunning decoration for Easter or create a card for someone special.
School Holiday Programs: Da Vinci Glider
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6043 5645
Bookings: 8+
Be inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's genius and make a model glider. Bring your intricate cutting and folding skills.
Not suitable for younger children as this activity involves lots of careful cutting, folding and gluing.
School Holiday Programs: Yarn Wrapped Leaf Art
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6043 5645
Bookings: 5+
Get unique with leaf art using yarn and coloured paper. Experiment with different patterns and enjoy mixing and matching yarn colours to create a gorgeous picture which captures all the wonderful colours of autumn!
Kidsmake: Easter Egg Baskets
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Bookings: 8-12
It’s almost that time of year. We all need somewhere to store our Easter eggs. Why not make your own to store your stash?
Get creative and crafty with a variety of fun after school activities at Kidsmake.
Pop in on the first Thursday of each month during the school term for our after school maker space, where children can enjoy a variety of activities, including art, craft and technology.
Lego Club
For ages: 5-15
Drop in to our after school hub for all things Lego® and brick building. Meet other Lego® lovers, get involved in build challenges and extend your builds with robotics and electronics. You’ll be able to display your finished masterpieces in the LibraryMuseum to inspire others. Lego® and all other materials supplied.
School Holiday Programs: Silly Science
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6043 5645
Bookings: 5+
Let’s experiment with kinetic energy and have loads of fun creating a marshmallow catapult and leaping paper frogs. Then let’s have a competition to see how far they can go!
Dads Read Storytime
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6043 5645
Bring your little ones along for Dads Read every fourth Saturday at the Lavington Library. Have fun listening to stories together, borrow lots of books and make a fun craft piece to take home.
Bookings essential
Alvis Car and Engineering Company: Celebrating 100 Years
Don’t miss this fascinating display of photographs charting the history of the Alvis Car and Engineering Company on the LibraryMuseum Community Exhibition Wall.
In 1919 the Alvis Car Company began trading and a year later the first Alvis car was produced. The most famous vintage Alvis, the 12/50, was produced from 1923. With a 1,460cc, four-cylinder engine with overhead valves (rare at this time), the Alvis made use of lightweight aluminium in the engine and body to give it a high power-to-weight ratio. Its name reflected its rated and developed brake horsepower. In its first year of production, an Alvis works 12/50 won the 200 Miles Race at the English race circuit Brooklands at an average speed of 93.20 mph. In that same year, Alvis took 39 class records in one day at Brooklands.
You will also be able to see a historic Alvis 1925 SC 12/50 Ducksback at the LibraryMuseum from 5 to 7 April.
Up Late with Da Vinci (18+)
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Bookings: 18+
Celebrate Italian Week with your friends in a fun filled evening of scavenger hunting and Da Vinci inspired machine building
Music in the Gardens - Jazz Party
Meet the Jazz Party - an eight-piece powerhouse with a punk attitude, furious drums, soaring vocal harmonies and horns.
Jazz Party features vocalist, pianist and heart breaker Hue Blanes, as well as former members of The Rackettes, bassist and cult hero Jules Pascoe and the supreme diva, Loretta Miller.
Well-dressed jazz punks with a passion for classic and neo soul, Jazz Party play RnB inspired tunes with a contemporary bent. With Darcy McNulty’s wailing saxophone leading the horns section, the silver-tongued backing vocals by the jazzboys form the perfect backdrop to the almighty roar of lead lady and soul diva Loretta Miller. This is Jazz Party.
Bring your family and friends, pack a picnic and enjoy the rock n'roll style of the Jazz Party! A limited number of chairs and tables are provided, with ample space for your own picnic rug and cushions. BBQ, ice-creams, coffee and Posh Plonk's selection of wines available for sale. BYO alcohol is permitted. Music in the Gardens is a smoke-free event.
Music in the Gardens is a series of free outdoor concerts staged at the Albury Botanic Gardens during Spring and Autumn presented by AlburyCity and Johnsons MME with support from the Murray Conservatorium.
Digging up the skeletons: Researching your family history
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333
Learn the basics you need to get started on your own family history research using the resources available at the LibraryMuseum. Coffee, tea and cake provided.
Bookings required by 21 May 2019
Kidsmake: Create your own diary
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 60238333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Bookings: 8+
Our Let Me Be Myself – The Life Story of Anne Frank exhibition is currently on display. Why not create a diary and, like Anne, use it for your stories and thoughts?
Kidsmake: Drop in activities for preschoolers
Bookings: Preschoolers
Let your imagination run wild. Build a magical kingdom with giant blocks and cook up a feast in the play kitchen. Come in to either of the LibraryMuseum or Lavington Library any time through the school holidays during opening hours.
Holiday drop in activities for school age children
Bookings: School age children
Drop in to either Lavington Library or the LibraryMuseum throughout the school holidays and try out the activities inspired by our Da Vinci Machines exhibition
School Holidays: Storybites
Bookings: Preschoolers and school age children
Pop into the LibraryMuseum during school holidays on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings for a special bite-sized storytime
Book Launch - Ebony Violette Chapman
Bookings: Please contact the LibraryMuseum 02 6023 8333 librarymuseum@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Local author Ebony Violette Chapman is launching her new book Awake Asleep: Awaken your inner Goddess, Shine your Light. This book was written to inspire girls and women to be creative in their own way and to shine their light.
Join Ebony as she chats about the book and the process in creating the story and the panels she hand stitched which illustrate the book.
Do you let your inner light shine?
Come on a magical journey of self discovery & awakening.
Awake Asleep is an empowering spiritual gift book for girls of all ages.
Beautiful hand embroidered illustrations encourage girls to be creative, to love & trust themselves & to share their inner wisdom, gifts & light with the world.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase on the day.
Light refreshments provided.