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Like a Rhinestone Cowboy
Multi award winning performer, Darren Coggan, returns to his country roots 'Like A Rhinestone Cowboy', delivering the vocal authenticity and guitar prowess of the great Glen Campbell. In a personal reflection, Darren respectfully honours the indelible voice behind the golden hits of the 60’s and 70’s including Gentle On My Mind, Wichita Lineman, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Try A Little Kindness, Galveston, True Grit, Southern Nights, Rhinestone Cowboy and many more.
“Glen Campbell has always been an inspiration to me, from a very early age, he was the reason I wanted to be a country singer, in fact my parents have cassette tapes of me singing Rhinestone Cowboy at the age of about 4. I had the honour of touring with Glen on his Australian tour in 1997, opening up his show each night as a fresh faced, twenty-four-year-old from Wagga Wagga. Glen went out of his way to make me feel welcome, watching my performance from the wings each night and encouraging me to take the road less travelled and be myself.” Reflected Darren.
During a career that spanned six decades, Campbell sold over 45 million records. His guitar touched the landmark recordings of his time. That’s his rhythm line on Sinatra’s ‘Strangers in the Night’, he played bubble-gum riffs for the Monkees; his guitar rings out on the ‘Viva Las Vegas’ soundtrack album by Presley and, alongside his voice, his guitar playing grooved on the Beach Boys’ landmark album ‘Pet Sounds’.
He was a rare breed in the music business, a hybrid stylist at home in both country and pop music, a chart-topping singer and hit television host, a prime mover in the creation of the country crossover phenomenon that made the careers of Kenny Rogers and many other artists possible.
At the age of 81, following his long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease, Glen Campbell took his final bow, but the legacy he leaves behind is expansive, songs that the whole world sang along with, now, remarkably re-created live, by Darren Coggan.
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.
John Coghlan's Quo & Ted Mulry Gang
This will take you back to the heady days of Countdown when denim was interlaced with satin.
Featuring more than an hour of songs from the classic era of “Status Quo”, who had a string of chart-topping albums, and an almost endless stream of hits which included “Pictures of Matchstick Men”, “In My Chair”, “Paper Plane”, “Caroline”, “Down Down”, “Rain", “Wild Side Of Life”, “Rockin' All over the World”, and many more, performed by John Coghlan’s Quo.
Add to this, a full set of songs from the Ted Mulry Gang (TMG), a band heavily influenced by Status Quo, performing all their greatest hits “Jump In My Car”, “Dark Town Strutters Ball”, “Crazy”, “Jamaica Rum”, “My Little Girl”, “Heart Of Stone”, and many others from the mid 1970s when they dominated the Australian Radio Charts.
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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TRIAGE! A Nursing Cabaret
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Welcome to the curious world of Triage! A Nursing Cabaret, A show that explores the sometimes cruel, occasionally pleasant, always stressful world of in your face hospital medicine, as seen through the eyes of Zuleika Khan - Greenroom & Broadway World Award winner, Division 1 Registered Nurse and Soul Diva! It will leave you with your heart rate elevated, pupils fully dilated and an insatiable urge to laugh incontinently! Don't miss out on your tickets!
If only every visit to the Emergency Room could be so entertaining - Theatre press 2017
Fearlessly Energetic ***** - Glam Adelaide 2017
A Magician on the Piano **** - Out in Perth 2017
Multi-talented--- each musical number is a treat! **** - In Daily 2017
Recommended children 16+ with adult supervision
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
After performing to thousands of audiences nation wide, The Irish Music & Dance Sensation ‘A Taste of Ireland’ is touring Nationally in 2019.
Witness the World Champions directly from the West End’s Lord of the Dance, as they tell the tale of the World’s most loved nation in one incredible live performance.
Told through Irish music and dance, ‘A Taste of Ireland’ reveals the magical tale of two star crossed lovers leaving their Emerald home forever.
Produced by Australia’s golden duo, Brent Pace & Ceili Moore, ‘A Taste of Ireland’ transports the audience to a time and place where tunes, taps and tradition are all the very essence of celebrating the Irish spirit.
Featuring an unparalleled cast of World, All Ireland & National Champion Irish dancers, and musicians from around the globe, A Taste of Ireland is unique for a production in this genre and features music & dance reflected through raw talent, which is impressively 100% LIVE!!
Irish accordion, paired with raw guitar and rhythmic banjo, combined ballads and songs from across the counties and provinces as the audience is transported on a journey through the Celtic motherland.
Choreographed and led by ex-Gaelforce Dance & Rhythms of Ireland Lead Principal, World Medalist and 6 Time Champion Brent Pace, ‘A Taste of Ireland’ is the quintessential Irish tale, a show never to be missed!
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Tenorz Downunder In Concert
TenOrZ Downunder is a proud group of Australian Tenors, who have come together to mainly bring Australian music to the public. In this TenOrZ Downunder In Concert, they bring to the stage many of your old favourites that you have grown to love and know over the years. Songs such as Clancy of the Overflow, Click go the Shears and I Still Call Australia Home, are encompassed in a collection of favourites from Perhaps Love, Walking in the Air and The Impossible Dream with a few opera favourites, too! This concert truly has something for everyone and the boys are confident you won’t go home disappointed!
Only coming together a couple of years ago, these boys have over 90 years of experience in opera, operetta and concerts, throughout the world. Each are Principal Opera Singers in their own right and each have extensive concert performance experience. Since becoming this trio of formidable vocal force, TenOrZ Downunder is quickly becoming a favourite with audiences.
Tenorz Downunder also has the singular honour of having Glenn Amer as their Musical Director and in this production Glenn has kindly agreed to perform his own solo spot within the show. This will be a delight to many, given Glenn’s inimitable style and captivating presence on the stage.
Albury’s own Bagpipers from Scots High School have been specifically and specially invited to play in this show, as not only do we try and involve local talent wherever we go, but our own Thomas Strong was an old boy from Scots, too!
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
Fever!
Fever! is a brand new show devised specifically for the Cafe Culture Series audience.
Rebecca Barnard, Brooke Russell, Monique di Mattina, & Jacqueline Tonks belt out harmony versions of an exquisite choice of songs ranging from jazz, rock, blues, folk and chart toppers from the past decade. These four dynamic singers are accompanied by a talent-packed live band.
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
Land & Title
The collection of the Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) consists of over 2000 objects and works of art. It is a collection of diversity and strength, and like any sustained collection, it wears its history proudly. The careful examination of any such collection is an act of cultural archaeology that variously reveals through-lines of focus, moments of great achievement or generosity, curiosities, spasms of eccentricity, maligned histories, and reasons for deserved civic, personal or institutional pride. The MAMA collection is no different in this regard.
This spectrum of inquiry and endeavour is no easy thing to map. As such, the current hang of the MAMA art collection, under the banner of Land and Title, does not attempt a comprehensive survey. Rather, it seeks moments of connection between art works that bridge divides of time, style, medium and origin.
Land & Title is an exclusively Australian exhibition, and takes its title from Albury’s Land and Title Building, which was renovated to form part of the MAMA redevelopment, and now contains the Joss Family Galleries that house the exhibition.
Artworks that relate directly to artist’s experience of the local area are included, with Russell Drysdale’s Convoy on a road near Albury, and Mary Jane Griggs Arboreta series, featuring prominently. These sit within an exchange between artworks that consider the complex history of Australia more broadly. Gordon Bennett’s print works Poem and Penetration explicitly address the violent colonisation of this land by British forces, Yorta Yorta artist Uncle Phil Murray’s collection of spears signposts Aboriginal resilience whilst celebrating traditional practices of object making, whilst Gloria Petyarre’s Leaves provides a modest, yet beautiful example of the artist’s defining painterly motif, elongated daubs of paint that suggest the dynamism of nature and speak to practices of bush medicine. Also included are works by Tom Roberts, Fred Williams and Ian Fairweather, three male artists who, although separated in time and celebrated in their own unique ways, present markers of colonial histories of Australia that inform an understanding of the ongoing centrality of land to Australian cultural sensibilities.
These works of art provide a frame upon which ideas that relate more closely to subjective inspection, material exploration and the nature of narrative and storytelling can be supported. Artists in this section of Land and Title include Bea Maddock, Aida Tomescu and Mike Parr, three artists who have greatly informed recent histories of Australian printmaking, photographers Olive Cotton, Tracey Moffatt, Bill Henson and Justine Varga, as well as Asher Bilu and Gunter Christmann, John Coburn and Jimmy Njiminjuma.
The works of the nineteen artists presented in Land and Title collectively offer a story of the complexity, difference and strength of recent Australian art practice, and the relationship between the art and the environment in which it was made.
Summer Thursdays
Bringing live music and art happenings to you each and every Thursday evening this Summer at MAMA.
We're open until 7pm every Thursday, refresh this page for the latest updates on the weekly program.
Thursday 20 December
Tonight we join in the fun of Christmas in the Lane, with extra late opening to 7.30pm, and flash specials on some of our favourite brands in MAMA Store. Our local and regional makers will be front and centre as we encourage you to consider supporting a local artist this Christmas.
Get hands on the foyer as we host a handmade gift wrap workshop inspired by Australian native botanicals - perfect to wrap your Australian designer gifts from MAMA Store.
Thursday 27 December
MAMA will be open until 7pm, however, no special activity will be taking place this week.
Thursday 3 January
Bring your holidays visitors along to a free guided tour of Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly Series with one of our curatorial team. The Summer Bar will be open and Plastic Palace in QEII will be open until 7pm also.
Thursday 10 January
Meet artist Margaret Sprouster and enjoy a conversation within her current exhibition, Up ahead.
Summer bar will open at 5.30pm before Margaret begins at 6.00pm.
Thursday 17, 24, 31 January & 7 February
To celebrate the tradition of outlaw narratives in Australian arts, MAMA is hosting an Outlaw Film Festival, featuring classic Australian films that paint a picture of the unlikely hero. Each film will be briefly introduced prior to screening.
Films will be screened in the Paul Ramsay Galleries in the theatrette currently screening The Story of the Ned Kelly Gang (1906).
No bookings required, FREE.
Sidney Nolan: Ned Kelly Series
Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series depicts the story of Australia’s most infamous outlaw in a sequence of 26 paintings.
Nolan’s starkly simplified silhouette and vibrant colour strokes brought this early colonial mythology to life, with Nolan’s depiction quickly forming part of Australia’s shared iconography.
The series is a masterclass on Australian history and the development of a new figuration and landscape depiction in Australian art.
Sidney Nolan
Ned Kelly, 1946
from the Ned Kelly series 1946 - 1947
enamel paint on composition board
90.80 x 121.50 cm
Gift of Sunday Reed 1977
Sidney Nolan
The Trial, 1947
from the Ned Kelly series 1946 - 1947
enamel paint on composition board
90.70 x 121.20 cm
Gift of Sunday Reed 1977
Ned Kelly series is on tour from the National Gallery of Australia.
Plastic Palace: Raffaello Rosselli
Australia is facing a plastic waste crisis. With China no longer accepting Australia’s mixed recyclables, some waste management facilities have been left to stockpile recyclables while a solution is sought.
Albury Waste Management Centre alone receives 4 tonnes of hard plastic per week. Where will this plastic waste end up? Can we possibly recycle it all?
In response to this question, MAMA has commissioned award winning architect Raffaello Rosselli to design and construct an experimental structure to stand in QEII Square over the summer period. The result, Plastic Palace, transforms 20 tonnes of hard plastics in a unique architectural design that engages our local community in this critical conversation.
Raffaello Rosselli is known as the sustainable architect, and challenges himself to embrace discarded and waste materials as potential building materials. Plastic Palace presented many technical challenges as the team worked to find new ways to use this abundant material. The structure represents just 5 weeks of hard plastic collection from Albury Waste Management Management Centre, and asks us to question our reliance on plastic as an everyday material, and the true cost of its production.
Summer Place is a new annual initiative, bringing art and architecture together in QEII Square over the Summer months. Plastic Palace will be repurposed within the community at the conclusion of the installation on 3 March 2019.
We invite you to explore inside the structure during our opening hours, however, Plastic Palace will be secured overnight.
Margaret Sprouster: Up ahead
In her new solo exhibition Up ahead, Margaret Sprouster presents a selection of recent paintings that focus on places of shelter, birds in flight and the rural landscape of the border region.
These paintings are the product of a reflective time in the artist’s life, and collectively they convey a sparseness, a desire to pause, and overall a sense of calm in the world.
This is the final exhibition in the 2018 Brindley Family Galleries program, supporting artists from the Murray region.
Sprouster has a long standing involvement with the arts and creative pursuits in the region - as a painter, a teacher, a student, an organiser, a peer and as a supporter. The steadfastness of Sprouster’s involvement in the cultural life of Albury has garnered her much respect and admiration.
Join us for the opening on Thursday 6 December at 5.30pm to celebrate with the artist.
Margaret will also present an artist talk on Thursday 10 January.
Year 12 Art Show 2018
The Year 12 Art Show celebrates the achievements of graduating art students in the Murray region. This year, the exhibition will be co-hosted between three venues: Albury LibraryMuseum, Arts Space Wodonga, & Murray Art Museum Albury.
This popular annual exhibition provides an important opportunity for the community to connect with the ideas, concerns and complex identities of young people.
For the students involved, the exhibition is a chance to revisit their work outside the classroom and curriculum environment. For many it will be the first time that their work is displayed publicly as an object of value, rather than the result of an assessment task.
The vibrant and diverse artworks were drawn from:
- Albury High School
- Catholic College Wodonga
- James Fallon High School
- Murray High School
- Scots School Albury
- Victory Lutheran College
- Wodonga Senior Secondary College
- Xavier High School
- Beechworth Secondary College
- Tallangatta Secondary College
- Mt Beauty High School
- Trinity Anglican College
This exhibition also applauds the dedication and commitment of our local Visual Arts Teachers. For teachers and parents it is not only a time to celebrate the achievements of each student but a chance to acknowledge their contribution in the immense emotional, practical and financial support given to a Year 12 student in the midst of creating a major artwork for the HSC & VCE.
Outlaw Film Festival
To celebrate the tradition of outlaw narratives in Australian arts, MAMA is hosting an Outlaw Film Festival, featuring classic Australian films that paint a picture of the alternative hero. Each film will be briefly introduced prior to screening.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following programs may contain images and voices of deceased persons.
Thursday 17 January, 6.00pm
One Night The Moon (2001)
duration 54 min
directed by Rachel Perkins
rated M
One Night The Moon is based on a set of events that took place the Australian outback in1932. Mesmerised by a full moon, a young girl goes missing after climbing out of her bedroom window. Her distraught parents alert the police but ignore their suggestion for Aboriginal tracker Albert to lead the search. Presented in operatic form with poetic cinematography, the narrative is told almost entirely through song, featuring music composed by Paul Kelly, Kev Carmoday and Mairead Hannan.
Thursday 24 January, 6.00pm
Muriel’s Wedding (1994)
duration 106 min
directed by P.J. Hogan
rated M
A hilarious and harrowing comedy following one woman’s relentless quest for love and ultimate acceptance. The film explores the best and ‘terrible’ aspects of Australian society – patriarchy, social awkwardness, regional divide, friendship and fantasy - are woven into a relatable and almost too real tale. Starring Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths and Bill Hunter.
Thursday 31 January, 6.00pm
Wake in Fright (1971)
duration 116 min
directed by Ted Kotcheff, story by Kenneth Cook
rated M
Wake in Fright is a fictional, powerfully atmospheric film based on the 1961 novel by Kenneth Cook. The stunning yet brutal cult film lifts the lid on the ugly side of Australian society and values, shamelessly exposing the notion of mateship, masculinity and the reckless danger of the mundane. Although internationally critically acclaimed, Wake in Fright was rejected by Australian audiences at the time partly due to its uncomfortable portrayal of outback life. It gained cult status in the 90’s, labelled the Australia’s great ‘lost film’. Starring Donald Pleasance, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay.
Thursday 7 February, 6.00pm
Double Feature Finale
Night Cries: a Rural Tragedy (1989)
duration 17 min
written and directed by Tracey Moffatt
rated G
Night Cries portrays the relationship between an elderly white woman and her adopted Aboriginal daughter. The sole carer for her dying mother, the daughter dutifully tends to her responsibilities, though her feelings of frustration, anguish, loneliness and disconnect are ever present.
Shot entirely in a studio, the film conjures the vast, brightly vivid Australian landscape, suggestive of the daughter’s dream of an alternative reality to her domestic routine. Starring Marcia Langton, Akira Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Gentle, Anges Hardwick, Jimmy Little.
TERROR NULLIUS (2018)
HD video, 54mins
Soda_Jerk
unrated
Part political satire, eco-horror and road movie, TERROR NULLIUS is a political revenge fable which offers an unwriting of Australian national mythologies. Binding together a documentary impulse with the bent plotlines of Australian film texts, Soda_Jerk’s revisionist history opens a willful narrative space where cinema fictions and historical facts permeate each other in new ways. The apocalyptic desert camps of Mad Max 2 become the site of refugee detention, feminist motorcycle gangs rule the highways, and flesh-eating sheep are recast as anti-colonial insurgents.
TERROR NULLIUS was commissioned by ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image)
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.
School Holiday Art Camps
Break up the Spring 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.
- Wednesday 16 January
- Thursday 17 January
- Wednesday 23 January
- Thursday 24 January
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.
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
Preschool Storytime
For ages: For children aged 3 - 5 years
It's never too early to start enjoying books and stories. Bring your little ones along to share songs, rhymes and all the fun of a great story.
Preschool Storytime
For ages: For children aged 3 - 5 years
It's never too early to start enjoying books and stories. Bring your little ones along to share songs, rhymes and all the fun of a great story.
Toddler Time
For ages: For children aged 1 - 3 years
It's never too early to start enjoying books and stories. Bring your little ones along to share songs, rhymes and all the fun of a great story.
Preschool Storytime
For ages: For children aged 3 - 5 years
It's never too early to start enjoying books and stories. Bring your little ones along to share songs, rhymes and all the fun of a great story.
Baby Bounce
For ages: For littlies aged 0 - 12 months
It's never too early to start enjoying books and stories. Bring your little ones along to share songs, rhymes and all the fun of a great story.
Baby Bounce
For ages: For littlies aged 0 - 12 months
It's never too early to start enjoying books and stories. Bring your little ones along to share songs, rhymes and all the fun of a great story.
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.
Unearthed: What lay beneath QEII
QEII Square has always been a busy part of Albury’s centre. Public buildings, businesses and offices have been built, used, demolished and replaced over and over again, and they always leave traces in the earth. This exhibition showcases some of the significant and interesting material from recent excavations in the QEII cultural precinct.
Join us for the exhibition launch and refreshments on Saturday 18 August at 2.00pm. RSVP 6023 8333.
Featuring special guest speaker, Sarah Myers, director of ArchLink, and lead cultural Heritage adviser for the MAMA archaeology excavation.
Image credit: Raised time ball in front of the Albury Telegraph Station, c.1862–1868, AlburyCity Collection, ARM 15.843
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
Happy Birthday Play School! Celebrating 50 Years
Come inside and find all your favourite Play School characters in an exhibition that brings our childhood stories alive. Happy Birthday Play School: Celebrating 50 Years honours Australia’s longest-running children’s television program and its special place in people’s hearts. Featuring Big Ted, Little Ted, Humpty and Jemima – plus the Rocket Clock and all the windows – this exhibition is a wonderful chance to consider the changing nature and experience of Australian childhood.
A travelling exhibition from the National Museum of Australia developed in collaboration with the ABC
© Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2018
We are running three special Sensory Sessions for Young People on Wednesday 5 and 19 December and 16 January where the exhibition will be open early for children and young people with additional needs to enjoy the exhibition in a calm, quiet and safe environment.
Don't miss Teo Joins Big Ted and Friends on 1 December at the LibraryMuseum and our Play School Up Late event on Friday 7 December for adults.
The Year 12 Art Show
The Year 12 Art Show is a rare occasion where three key arts organisations (the LibraryMuseum, MAMA and Arts Space Wodonga) from the Albury Wodonga region come together for a single project to celebrate the Border’s graduating Visual Arts students who are encouraged to reflect on the efforts of their final year as VCE and HSC students. This stunning exhibition celebrates the creativity, innovation and unique perspectives of these young people. Come along, view the artwork and reflect on the important role this art plays in the development of their individual identities.
The Exhibition will open at Arts Space Wodonga on Friday 14 December from 4.30pm - 7.00pm.
Phone: 02 6022 9600
Year 12 Art Show Reception, LibraryMuseum, MAMA and Retro Lane Café
Saturday 15 December, 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Summer Reading Club
Bookings: School age children
It’s summer time at last! So let’s get curious and join the Summer Reading Club and read, read, read - just for fun - all summer long. Pop in to your library from 1 December for lots of great books to read and join up online at http://www.summerreadingclub.org.au/ for lots of extra activities and prizes.
The theme this year is Curious Creatures so get curious and explore the world of creatures real and imagined. From microscopic to megafauna, real and imagined, come in to read and stay a while to complete one of our drop in Curious Creatures activities
Lavington Library are hosting an online Summer Reading Club on 6, 13 and 20 December and 10 and 24 January from 5.00pm - 6.00pm. Come in and use our computers to enter your books online.
To book you must:
* Be registered for Summer Reading Club.
* Have your own library card (as Junior Internet member)
* Have parental permission to enter Summer Reading Club online competitions.
Limited spaces. Book in for the day/s you are able to come. Participation ticket for prize draw available.
Don't miss our Summer Reading Club Finale Party on Tuesday 5 February from 4.00pm-5.00pm at Lavington Library.
Bookings essential: 02 6043 5645
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Tune Out! February
Bookings: 12-25
An afternoon of chilling out, lawn games, pool, PlayStation and live 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!
Live @ The Retro Launch
Bookings: 12-25
Are you Into Live Music? Formerly known as the “Retro Friday Night Gig”, Retro has rebranded its most popular night of the month! 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 cafe.
Interested in getting on the bill? Contact us retrolane@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Open Mic Night: February
Bookings: 12-25
Due to popular demand, 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.
A Night In @ The Retro
Bookings: 15-25
Kick back on the bean bags, enjoy some popcorn and catch a double feature @ The Retro!
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
Enjoy Storytime for Grandparents and Carers
Celebrate Senior's Festival and share the enjoyment of stories and a love of reading with the special little people in your lives. Come along and join in with storytelling, rhymes and craft activities. (Auslan interpreted)
Enjoy Storytime for Grandparents and Carers
Celebrate Senior's Festival and share the enjoyment of stories and a love of reading with the special little people in your lives. Come along and join in with storytelling, rhymes and craft activities..
Art Deco in Albury: Photography by Dirk HR Spenneman
Art Deco in Albury, an exhibition that explores Art Deco style in regional Australia, using Albury as the epitome of how Australians interpreted, loved, collected and lived the Art Deco from 1920s to the end of the 1930s.
The Art Deco Movement broke with tradition, exchanging elaborate decoration and detailing, for linear symmetry, strong lines and streamlined forms. The clean, sparse lines of Art Deco architecture were meant to invoke a sense of progress; of looking to the future.
Art Deco is about fun and frivolity, colour, design and essentially style. Art Deco is opulence, a time of ocean liners and streamlined Chrysler’s, Bakelite, cigarette cases and class. This was Albury’s golden time where we said goodbye to the Victorian “country town” attitude and became a modern city.
Image: Onwards and Upwards by Dirk HR Spenneman, 2011
Metallic Print, War Memorial, Monument Hill, Albury
Faces and Places of Albury
The Kalianna Photography Group has once again been out and about taking photos of people and places. This exhibition is held in conjunction with National Disability Day 2018.
Exhibition Opening: Wednesday 5 December, 11.00am
Meet the photographers over light refreshments as they share their photography experiences.
Play School holiday programs..And stories to tell..
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
And the stories will be in the music of Play School as our clever local musicians again treat us to some of the great songs and stories from 50 years of Play School.
Don't miss our Happy Birthday Play School exhibition showing until 20 January.
A travelling exhibition from the National Museum of Australia developed in collaboration with the ABC © Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2018
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.
Join us for a special launch of the exhibition on Friday 7 March with guest speaker, Ken Helm of Helm Wines.
Keep watching for more program details.
Concerts on the Big Screen
Bookings: 15-25
Retro has live concerts on the big screen in the café all day, bean bags out, coffee machine on! Come in and chill out at the Retro with some awesome live music. We may even feature the songs of 2018’s Friday Night Gigs!
School Holiday Programs: Jewellery Making Workshop
Bookings: Bookings essential 6043 5645
Bookings: 8 years plus
Come along and make your own jewellery at The Cats Pyjamas Jewellery Workshops with Kurt Saggers. Engage in a beginner’s class of design and creation of many jewellery styles and techniques.
All tools and materials provided in a relaxed, fun, learning environment.
School Holiday Programs: Create Your Own Lunch Bag!
Bookings: Bookings essential 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Bookings: 5 years plus
Bring along a friend or sibling and get creative by decorating your own lunch bag for school! Use your imagination and bring your bag to life with beautiful, bright, textured colours!
School Holiday Programs: Creating Australia
Bookings: Bookings essential 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Bookings: 5 years plus
Australia Day is fast approaching…let’s get together draw, paint and collage a Library mural inspired by the sights and sounds of Australia. Make a mini version to take home as well.
The Dressmaker Launch
Bookings: Bookings essential 02 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
THIS EVENT HAS BOOKED OUT.
Celebrate the launch of The Dressmaker exhibition with a special In Conversation with Rosalie Ham, author, Marion Boyce, exhibition and costume designer, and Sue Maslin, producer of the film.
Be among the first to see the beautiful collection of haute couture costumes from the iconic Australian film.
Complimentary canapés and glass of champagne on arrival.
Wine provided by Posh Plonk
Photography by Ben King, courtesy of Film Art Media.
This exhibition is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
The Dressmaker - Curator's Talk with Marion Boyce - Booked Out
Booked Out
Costume and exhibition designer Marion Boyce will provide an in-depth look at the designer's process of making the beautiful couture for the film. She will also give a guided tour of the exhibition.
Photograph by Ben King, courtesy of Film Art Media
This exhibition is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Australia Day Celebrations
On 26 January, we invite you to reflect on being Australian, celebrate contemporary Australia and recognise our history at the Albury Australia Day Celebrations.
The 2019 Australia Day Program will be held on the foreshore of the Murray River at Noreuil Park, Albury.
Proceedings to include:
- Albury City Band
- Flag raising ceremony
- Welcome to Country
- Australian Citizenship and affirmation ceremony - celebrating 70 years
- Announcement of the Albury Awards 2019
- Show 'n' shine presented by the Antique Car Club of Albury Wodonga
Food and drink will be available for purchase.
Noreuil Park foreshore is an alcohol prohibited area on Australia Day.
Film screening of The Dressmaker
Bookings: Tickets available from the LibraryMuseum or Regent Cinemas 02 6023 8333 learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Bookings: M rating (recommended 15 years plus)
Join us at Regent Cinemas as we celebrate the launch of our new exhibition The Dressmaker with a special screening of the film that started it all. The producer of The Dressmaker, Sue Maslin, will introduce the film.
Complimentary canapés and glass of champagne on arrival. Additional drinks at bar prices
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.