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August 2010
LYING CHEATING BASTARD
Date: 3 - 7 August 2010 Venue: Illawarra Performing Arts Centre 32 Burelli Street, Wollongong
Time: See website for details
Australia's greatest magician, James Galea performs a slick mix of magic and theatre. Charting Sydney's underbelly of gangsters and gambling, Lying Cheating Bastard combines close up projections of astonishing card tricks with an edge-of-your-seat tale of high rollers, high living and high stakes.
ILLAWARRA HOME AND LEISURE SHOW
Date: 7 - 8 August 2010 Venue: Kembla Grange Race Course.
Contact Details: Bluejuice Events - 4221 1300
Formerly the Wollongong Home Show, this show is the largest Home and Leisure Show in the Illawarra and is now in its second year.
The event covers over 1000 sqm of exhibition space and attracts thousands of home and leisure orientated people living in the Illawarra and South Coast areas.
$8.00 entry fee.
HOODOO GURUS
Date: 7 August 2010 Venue: The Flinders Room Shellharbour Workers Club. Cnr Wattle & Shellharbour Rds, Shellharbour
Door Times: 8pm
Show Times: 8.30pm
Like wow. For two and a half decades the Hoodoo Gurus have consistently been one of the most inventive, lyrically smart and goddamn exciting rock’n‘roll bands Australia has ever produced. Oh yeah, and they’ve done it with style, panache and a wicked sense of humour and along the way they’ve influenced an entire generation of bands. Over 18s Only.
Members Price: $33.00
Visitors Price: $35.00
MT KEMBLA MINING HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Date: 7 -8 August 2010 Venue: Cordeaux Road, Mt Kembla Village
Over the weekend events will be held at Mt Kembla Village. Heritage displays, art, music (free entry), food, walks & guided tours, rides for the kids, harley davidson and vintage bike displays.
FREE shuttle bus will be available from Unanderra Train Station and parking lot at Lower Stones Road.
PRODUCE MARKETS
Date: 7 August 2010 Venue: AGA Club Germania 636A Northcliffe Drive, Kembla Grange
Time: 8am to 1pm
The German Club hosts a Produce Market every 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. There is a variety of produce available including: Fresh fruit & veg, cakes, jams, chilli, International foods, free range poultry as well as beautiful craft, candles, hand made soaps, pet food and outdoor furniture.
PLAY DETECTIVE: MURDER MYSTERY EVENTS
Date: 7 August 2010 Venue: Ravensthorpe Guesthouse and Restaurant, 56 Tongarra Road, Albion Park 2527
Contact Details: Ravensthorpe Guesthouse and Restaurant on 4257 6096.
"Game Set, Murder!"
Play Detective: Murder Mystery Events. Enjoy an evening of great food & prepare to star in the World Premiere of “Game, Set, Murder!” An entertaining storyline and novel twist on a night out with friends. Reserve a table for 8 – we will send you the character pack with all the clues you need to play.
SHELLHARBOUR VILLAGE MARKETS
Date: 8 August 2010 Venue: Shellharbour Public School Addison Street, Shellharbour Village
Contact Details: Markets on 0400 412 963 or Shellharbour Public School on 02 4295 1334
Time: 9am - 2pm
Browse through the wonderful craft and gourmet food markets which are held on the second Sunday of each month (excluding January). The markets are an all weather market so you can enjoy the markets whatever the weather.
ILLAWARRA LIGHT RAILWAY MUSEUM
Date: 8 August 2010 Venue: 48A Tongarra Road, Albion Park
Contact Details: Illawarra Light Railway Museum on 02 4256 4627 or visit www.ilrms.com.au
Time: 10.30am to 4pm
See the action – have a ride – take a picnic
On the second Sunday of every month.
Free entry parking inside, picnic grounds with free wood fired barbeques with free usage of the picnic grounds and a safe Childs play area.
L'AMFIPARNASSO BY VECCHI
Date: 9 August 2010 Venue: Wollongong City Gallery, Corner Kembla and Burelli Streets Wollongong
Contact Details: For further information please contact (02) 8272 9500.
Time: 7.30pm
The Song Company presents this Italian masterpiece of musical comedy in Wollongong. Hear the Song Company’s vocalists as they create the voices of familiar Commedia dell-arte characters in a storyline that is a rollercoaster of love triangles, trickery and treachery. Watch how Sydney Wharf Review’s much loved actor Drew Forsythe’s gift for mimicry and mime is put to the test as he assumes the roles of a mean-hearted old man, a verbose doctor, an over-amorous Spanish captain, a pair of young lovers and an assortment of scheming servants. All delivered with the backing of period instruments played by Tommie Andersson and Laura Vaughan.
The Song Company is a not-for-profit company with a core of 7 full time artists and a small administration. With Key Organisation support of The Australia Council and Arts NSW, the company operates full-time. Through a longstanding commitment to education, an annual concert series, as well as many recordings and broadcasts, the Song Company has built up an impressive following around Australia, and increasingly so, around the world.
$15 student, $32 under 30, $35 concession, $45 adult
Tickets at the door or book now - www.songcompany.com.au or call (02) 8272 9500.
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
Date: 9 - 12 August 2010 Venue: Oak Flats Bowling & Recreation Club, Cnr Kingston St & David Ave Oak Flats 2529
Contact Details: For further information on the event and the club courtesy bus contact 02 4256 1444.
Oak Flats Bowling & Recreation Club will be hosting the N.S.W prestigious Champion of Champions for the fifth year in succession. 76 top players will compete against one another to play for $1200 first prize and $800 runner up. Full Bistro is available, plus a coffee shop including pizza, sandwiches, hot pies, sausage rolls etc. All spectators are welcome with no admission fee.
KIAMA TO SHELLHARBOUR SOCIAL PADDLE
Date: 14 August 2010 Venue: Kiama Harbour
Contact Details: For further details please contact Paul Schloeffel on 0418650904.
To mark the opening of the new Shellharbour Surf Club, a 15km social paddle is planned from the Kiama Harbour to the Shellharbour Surf Club. The paddle is open to all forms of craft including Surf Skis, Kayaks, Ocean Racers and Boat Crews. Water safety will be provided.
Those interested can meet at the Shellharbour Surf club at 8am for a coordinated move to Kiama. Alternatively you can make your own way to Kiama for a 9am Start.
SUNRISE ON THE FLY
Date: 14 August 2010 Venue: Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk, 182 Knights Hill Road, Knights Hill NSW 2577
The walk commencing at 6am will be a semi guided walk with staff on the walk to highlight some of the key features of the forest, surrounds and construction of the Treetop Walk.
Following the walk join us in Café 106 for a hearty buffet breakfast.
Priced at $50pp this 3 hour package provides exceptional value and a truly unique experience. Bookings are essential. Held on the 2nd Saturday of each month.
SHELLHARBOUR FAMILY SPORTS EXPO
Date: 14 August 2010 Venue: Shellharbour City Stadium, Croom Road Albion Park Rail 2527
Time: 2pm - 4pm
The Australian Sports Commission is holding a family sports expo to introduce children and their parents to the wide range of club sports and physical activities available in Shellharbour. A large variety of local sporting clubs will be in attendance and provide information to children and families about becoming involved in their club and be taking expressions of interest and registrations. On the day there will be exciting active demonstrations that appeal to the whole family and fun activities for children to participate in. At the conclusion of the Expo, Wollongong ahm Hawks players will be signing autographs and at 5pm there will be a National Wheelchair Basketball League game with local team the Roller Hawks playing reigning premiers, the Perth Wheelcats.
PLAY DETECTIVE: MURDER MYSTERY EVENTS
Date: 14 August 2010 Venue: Ravensthorpe Guesthouse and Restaurant, 56 Tongarra Road, Albion Park 2527
Contact Details: Ravensthorpe Guesthouse and Restaurant on 4257 6096.
"Game Set, Murder!"
Play Detective: Murder Mystery Events. Enjoy an evening of great food & prepare to star in the World Premiere of “Game, Set, Murder!” An entertaining storyline and novel twist on a night out with friends. Reserve a table for 8 – we will send you the character pack with all the clues you need to play.
JOHN PAUL YOUNG
Date: 14 August 2010 Venue: Wests Illawarra Leagues Club, Hargreaves Street, Unanderra NSW 2526
Time: Doors will open at 7.30pm for an 8.00pm show.
John Paul Young is one of the biggest Australian stars of the 70's with his career progressing through the 80's, 90's and into the 21st century!!
JPY's signature tune "Love Is In The Air" came back as an international hit in the 90's after it was introduced on the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's "Strictly Ballroom" and now you can have the chance to see these classic hits performed live here at Wests.
ROMEO & JULIET
Date: 17 - 22 August 2010 Venue: Illawarra Performing Arts Centre 32 Burelli Street, Wollongong
Time: See website for details
Two lovers will do anything to be together. Two households will do anything to keep them apart. This isn’t just any love story; it’s the love story. This all-time classic is exquisitely re-imagined by the highly acclaimed Royal New Zealand Ballet. Following rave reviews from the UK and China, Romeo & Juliet marks the company's Wollongong debut.
Christopher Hampson’s choreography, innately musical and dramatically sustained throughout, brings tradition and tragedy into the 21st century. Inspired by Fellini’s La Dolce Vita and Baz Luhrmann’s film version of Romeo & Juliet, Hampson brings a cinematic quality to Prokofiev’s epic score.
In Romeo & Juliet the Royal New Zealand Ballet confirms its unique reputation for pushing boundaries and taking the art of ballet forward.
PRODUCE MARKETS
Date: 21 August 2010 Venue: AGA Club Germania 636A Northcliffe Drive, Kembla Grange
Time: 8am to 1pm
The German Club hosts a Produce Market every 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. There is a variety of produce available including: Fresh fruit & veg, cakes, jams, chilli, International foods, free range poultry as well as beautiful craft, candles, hand made soaps, pet food and outdoor furniture.
SOUTHERN STARS - 10 IN TWENTY TEN
Date: 27 - 28 August 2010 Venue: WIN Entertainment Centre Corner of Crown & Harbour Streets Wollongong.
Contact Details: Ticketek Box Office on 02 4220 2828.
Southern Stars is the Illawarra and South East Region’s biggest and most dynamic musical spectacular showcasing the incredible talent of the region’s public school students and teachers.
The 2010 Southern Stars annual spectacular this year celebrates ten years of providing audiences with an amazing experience of music, dance, colour and magic with the performance “10 in twenty ten”.
SHELLHARBOUR HOSPITAL MARKETS
Date: 27 August 2010 Venue: Shellharbour Hospital, Madigan Boulevard, Mt Warrigal
Contact Details: For enquiries regarding the markets please call Karen Partridge on 4253 4886.
Time: 9.00 am - 2.00pm
The Market Day, which is held every 4th Friday of the month, boasts numerous stalls including: local honey, macadamia nut products, plants and herbs, cards and gifts, handmade jewellery, local embroidery and baby wear, funky giftware, ladies clothes, shoes and handbags. The Shellharbour Hospital auxiliary are also part of the event and hold a stall selling a variety of great gift bargains. All are welcome to come along and enjoy a morning of good food, bargains and a bit of entertainment while supporting your local hospital.
All monies raised will go towards much needed Shellharbour Hospital Equipment.
TOUCHDOWN HELICOPTERS LOCAL JOYFLIGHTS
Date: 29 August 2010 Venue: The Aviator Lounge at Illawarra Regional Airport, Airport Road Albion Park Rail
On the last Sunday of every month. Flights start at $65.00 per person for 10 minutes and bookings are not required.
SHELLHARBOUR VILLAGE HARBOURSIDE MARKETS
Date: 29 August 2010 Venue: Little Park, end of Addison Street, Shellharbour Village
Contact Details: Julie Core on 4295 1234.
Time: 8am - 2pm
Come and spend the day in the picturesque Shellharbour Village and browse through the wonderful markets located right at the waters edge. Choose from handmade arts and crafts, gourmet food, jewellery and enjoy the day's entertainment. Held on the 4th Sunday of each month.
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