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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6
Andrew Kennedy, 6pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Grooveyard Hammond Combo: soul, grooves, jazz and blues every Thursday, 7pm to 9.30pm, La Maison Cafe, Wodonga
Sharyn Hill School of Speech and Drama: In the Spotlight, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Albury-Wodonga Uke Muster, 6pm, first floor, Albion Hotel, Albury
Sounds of the Border Open Mic Nights hosted by Larry Caton: for all ages and music styles, 7.30pm, register at 6pm, bistro, Astor Hotel, Albury
Club Phoenix with DJ Chris G — monthly gay and lesbian night (everyone welcome), 8pm, One Nightclub, Albury
Karaoke Showtime! Registrations 7.30pm on, karaoke starts from 9pm, Paddy’s Albury
Blues Club: Nine Below Zero, 7pm, Avalon House, Harrietville
Karaoke, 9.30pm, Alpine Hotel, Bright
Beechworth Community Christmas Spectacular
Wangaratta Ukulele Band, 7pm, Vine Hotel, Wangaratta
Thirsty Thursdays Acoustic Night featuring five up-and-coming acoustic acts, 8pm to midnight, The First Lounge Bar and Nightclub, 1 Victoria Street, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) premiere screenings of local stories, 8pm, Greta-Hansonville Hall
Wangaratta
Open Mic: Kane Mills, 7.30pm, Royal Hotel, Corowa
Phil Dalby, ClubMulwala
Ray Macartney, Mulwala Waterski Club
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7
Friday Night Seafood Buffet and Jazz Night: Grooveyard Hammond Combo, 4pm bar opens 5pm music, buffet 6pm, Charity Christmas Tree Festival, first of three days, 5pm to 9pm, St Mark’s Church, North Albury
Fresco’s Restaurant Bar, Rydges Albury
Unplug and Unwind: Brock Shirley, live acoustic music on the deck, 5pm to 7pm, Paddy’s Albury
John Gratton, 5pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Tony Lukav, 5pm to 10pm, Q Manhattans, Albury
Tim, 5.30pm, Birallee Tavern, Wodonga
PJ, 6pm, Sevens Bistro, Commercial Club, Albury
Jazz on the River: The Date Brothers – guitarists Ian and Nigel — with guests and share platter feast, 6pm to 11pm, Willowbank, South Albury
Live music, 7pm, Lavington Panthers
Celebrating 20 years of celebrating International Day of People with a DisAbility: Rudely Interrupted plus locals The Wild Things band, Belvoir Rock Band and an Elvis Presley impersonator, 7pm, Victory Lutheran College, Wodonga
Livid Christmas Show — Back to the ’60s: comedy, music and dance featuring a fantastic 1960s band plus a wheelchair basketball demonstration, 7.30pm, The Jazz Basement, Wodonga
Overtime, 9pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Ethanol Brothers, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Idle Fret, 9pm, Boomerang Hotel, Lavington
Ruckus, 9pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Live DJ, 9pm, O’Maille’s Pub & Hops Garden, Wodonga
DJ Zuckr, 9.30pm, Beer Garden, Paddy’s, Albury
Famous Fridays: Party Music from the 1970s to the 2000s plus Today’s Top 40 Hits, 10pm, ZedBar, Albury
DJ Sedgie, 10pm, The Carriers, Wodonga
DJ Franco, 10pm, Groove Saint
DJ, 9pm, Birallee Tavern, Wodonga
Albury’s Biggest Club Party: Resident DJs, One Nightclub, Albury
DJ Dartmouth, 9pm, Alpine Hotel, Bright
Beechworth Community Christmas Spectacular
Wangaratta Choristers: Celebrate Christmas, 8pm, St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Myrtleford
Festival of Folk, Rhythm and Life (sold out): Abbie Cardwell, Ben Smith Band, Chris Wilson and Sarah Carroll, Dallas Frasca, The Hounds Homebound, Lee Rosser, Liz Stringer, My Left Boot, Sabrina and the Red Vans, Sal Kimber and the Rollin’ Wheel, Steve Pigram. The Kat’s Whiskers, Bluguru and many more, Bilyana Natural Amphitheatre, Eldorado
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) premiere screenings of local stories, 7.30pm, Cheshunt Hall
Lipstick Dreams, 8pm, Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre
Cover to Cover, 8pm, Corowa RSL Club
Anthony Tenace Duo, ClubMulwala
Fat Sam and the Toothpick, Mulwala Waterski Club
Cheap Thrillz with DJ Jarrod, 8pm, Terminus Hotel, Yarrawonga
What’s Next, Yarrawonga-Mulwala Golf Club Resort
John Mathewson, 7pm, Barooga Sports Club
Kim Ritchie, 8pm, Main Lounge, Deniliquin RSL Club
Two Mates, 8pm, Rules Club Wagga
The Divine Miss Bette, 6.30pm, Wagga RSL and Commercial Club
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8
Albury Central: Children’s Family Fun Day, 10am to 2pm, QWII Square, Albury
Elissa van Dorst, 11am to 2pm, Rooftop Bier Garden, Albury
Phil Dalby, 5pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Tony Lukav, 5pm to 10pm, Q Manhattans, Albury
Charity Christmas Tree Festival, second of three days, 5pm to 9pm, St Mark’s Church, North Albury
Fiesta Filipina 2012 — Fiesta Filipina Day: Celebrating traditional Filipino culture through music, dance and food, 5.30pm, St Monica’s Hall, Wodonga
Sandy Worrell, 6pm, Sevens Bistro, Commercial Club, Albury
Retro Rewind Dance Party, 7pm to 11pm, Retro Youth Cafe, Albury
Blackwater: The Doobie Brothers Show – dinner and show, 7pm, Commercial Club, Albury
Spank! Trio with Tiffani Wood, 8.30pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Murray Conservatorium Choir: Christmas Bells concert, 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church, Albury
Livid Productions: Livid Christmas Show — Back to the ’60s: comedy, music and dance featuring a fantastic 1960s band, 7.30pm, The Jazz Basement, Wodonga
Brock Shirley, 8.30pm, Soden’s Hotel, Albury
Overtime, 9pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Ledd Asprin - classic rock covers, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Spank! Trio with Tiffani Wood, 9pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Take Cover, 9.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
DJ Candy B, 9.30pm, beer garden, Paddy’s, Albury
DJs Franco and Vitz, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
Saturday Night, One Nightclub, Albury
Open Mic, 7.30pm, Bethanga Hotel
Myrtleford’s Tracy Hamilton with special guest Rudi Katterl, 7pm, Grape and Grain Bar, Bright
SMAC, 9.30pm, Alpine Hotel, Bright
Beechworth Community Christmas Spectacular
Festival of Folk, Rhythm and Life (sold out): Abbie Cardwell, Ben Smith Band, Chris Wilson and Sarah Carroll, Dallas Frasca, The Hounds Homebound, Lee Rosser, Liz Stringer, My Left Boot, Sabrina and the Red Vans, Sal Kimber and the Rollin’ Wheel, Steve Pigram, The Kat’s Whiskers, Bluguru and many more, Bilyana Natural Amphitheatre, Eldorado
Christmas Countdown Dinner Show Extravaganza, 6pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre
Wangaratta Choristers: Celebrate Christmas, 3pm, Benalla Art Gallery
Covered in Tracks, 7.30pm, Bundy’s Corowa Hotel
A Bit on the Side, 8pm, Corowa RSL Club
Wendy Matthews, 8.3pm, Corowa RSL Club
The Stafford Brothers — DJs, ClubMulwala
Catch 22, Mulwala Waterski Club
Giant 440, Criterion Hotel, Yarrawonga
Cheap Thrillz with DJ Jarrod, 8.30pm, Terminus Hotel, Yarrawonga
Sweet as Taylor, Barooga Sports Club
Two Mates, 8pm, Rules Club Wagga
The Divine Miss Bette, 6.30pm, Wagga RSL and Commercial Club
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9
The Paul Wookey Trio, 12.30pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Festa Filipina 2012 — Christmas Family Lunch, 12.30pm, Sacred Church Hall, Wodonga
Music, 1.30pm (lunch from noon), Birallee Tavern, Wodonga
Mia Grace and the Aviators, 2pm, Rooftop Bier Garden, Albury
Sunday Sessions: Lars and the Prussians, 2pm to 4pm, The Cube Wodonga
Val Edmunds Children’s Theatre: Hijack Over Hygenia and Mission Impossible, 2pm, Wodonga Senior Secondary College
Charity Christmas Tree Festival, third of three days, 2pm to 8pm, St Mark’s Church, North Albury Murray Conservatorium Choir: Christmas Bells concert, 2.30pm, St John’s Anglican Church, Wodonga
Deckchair Sundays: DJ Zuckr, beer garden stage, 4pm, Paddy’s, Albury
Route 61, 4pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Movie: Bush Christmas, 6pm, courtyard, The Cube Wodonga
Sonic Loader, 7pm, Rooftop Bier Garden, Albury
Open Stage Acoustic Open Mic with Michael Franklin — PA and microphones provided, 2pm to 5pm, MJ’s Bakery, Tallangatta
Bach Piano: Anthony Newcombe, 2pm, Yackandandah Town Hall
Andy Watkins — laid back acoustics, 2pm, Bright Brewery
Open Mic, 2pm, Everton Hotel
Festival of Folk, Rhythm and Life(sold out): Abbie Cardwell, Ben Smith Band, Chris Wilson and Sarah Carroll, Dallas Frasca, The Hounds Homebound, Lee Rosser, Liz Stringer, My Left Boot, Sabrina and the Red Vans, Sal Kimber and the Rollin’ Wheel, Steve Pigram, The Kat’s Whiskers, Bluguru and many more, Bilyana Natural Amphitheatre, Eldorado
Beechworth Community Christmas Spectacular
Hard Cab, 11am, Beechworth Bakery
Wangaratta District Studio of Dance 13th Annual End of Year Concert, 11am and 4pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre
The Megan Kelly Gang, 3pm, North Eastern Hotel (The Northo), Wangaratta
Carols by Candlelight, 6.30pm to 9.30pm, Merriwa Park (St Patrick’s Hall if weather inclement), Wangaratta
Carols by the Creek, noon to 4pm, Pfeiffer Wines, Wahgunyah
Music in the Park, Kennedy Park, Yarrawonga
Cafe Noir, Deniliquin trio, performing favourites by Schubert, Gilbert and Sullivan, Gershwin, Cole Porter, Doris Day, Kate Bush and more, 1pm, Deniliquin Club
Keys & Strings, Rules Club Wagga
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10
Beechworth Community Christmas Spectacular
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11
Rodney Vincent Christmas Show, 10.30am, Commercial Club, Albury
Beechworth Community Christmas Spectacular
Jam Session, 7.30pm, McEvoy Tavern, Eldorado
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12
Kerri O’Keefe, 6pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Open Mic with Aron McLean, ex-lead singer of The Pigs, 6pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Sonic Loader, 9.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
DJ Candy B, 9.30pm, beer garden, Paddy’s Albury
Uni Night: DJ Franco, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
Irish Jam Session, 8pm, Star Hotel, Yackandandah
Beechworth Community Christmas Spectacular
Steinway on Stage: Emili Rackemann, piano, 6pm to 7pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre
Wangaratta Choristers: Christmas Concert, 8pm, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta
Open Mic @ The Vine, 6.30pm, Vine Hotel, Wangaratta
Trevor Doddridge, 6pm, Border Bistro, Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort, Mulwala
Col Noye, Rules Club Wagga
Time Out is The Border Mail’s free weekly online entertainment guide posted every Thursday at bordermail.com.au/community. Submit music, comedy, theatre or art exhibition listings to play@bordermail.com.au or phone (02) 6024 0548 before noon Wednesday.
COMING UP
DECEMBER
13: QEII Twilight Market: The Stillsons, QEII Square, Albury
14: Highway 31 Blues and Roots Music Club, SS&A Albury
14: Don’t Ask, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
14: James Reyne and Daryl Braithwaite, SS&A Albury
14: Jazz Albury-Wodonga: New Sheiks, The Jazz Basement, Wodonga
14: Twilight Carols, Town Triangles, Tallangatta
14: Carols by Candlelight, Lions Park, Rutherglen
14: A BPACC Christmas: Denis Walter, Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre
15: Christmas Carols, Mirambeena Community Centre, Lavington
15: Rock Goddess Show and dinner, Commercial Club, Albury
15: Danny Phegan and the Longreach Band, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
15: Virus Swing Quartet, function room, Star Hotel, Bright
15: The Stillsons, Tanswell’s Hotel, Beechworth
16: Mia Grace and the Aviators, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
16: Wodonga Carols by Candlelight: Wodonga Brass, Willow Park, Wodonga
16: Kinross Country Carols: Local performers backed by Danny Phegan and the Longreach Band, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
16: Carols by Candlelight, Walla Sportsground
16: The Stillsons acoustic duo, Bridge Road Brewers, Beechworth
16: Carols by Candlelight, Beechworth Town Hall Gardens
16: Liv Cartledge, Buffalo Brewery, Boorhaman
16: Carols by Candlelight, Benalla Botanical Gardens
16: Bidgee Blues Christmas Gathering: Finn, Home Tavern, Wagga
16: Carols by the Lagoon, Mulwala Waterski Club
17: Nine Lessons and Carols, Holy Trinity Church, Yackandandah
17: Christmas Carols Service with barbecue, Chiltern Memorial Hall
19: Albury Carols by Candlelight, QEII Square, Albury
21: Dirt Farmer, The Long Room, Albion Hotel, Albury
21: Carols by Candlelight, Barnawartha Soldiers Memorial Hall
21: Beechworth Singers Christmas Concert, Beechworth Town Hall
21: Carols by Candlelight and Family Picnic in the Park, Newman Square, Numurkah
21-22: Flying Fruit Fly Circus: Control Alt Delete, The Y, Albury
22: Carus Thompson and Richard Perso, The Long Room, Albion Hotel, Albury
22: Covered in Tracks, Bundy’s Corowa Hotel
22: Cutest Little Monster (and Santa), Royal Mail Hotel, Corowa
23: A Service of Carols and Readings, St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Wodonga
24: Live Music and Dancing, Commercial Hotel, Mansfield
30: Mia Grace and the Aviators, Gapsted Wines
31: Steve Williamson: The Buble Experience, Howlong Country Golf Club
31: New Year’s Eve Harness Racing and fireworks, Albury Paceway
31: Steve Williamson: The Buble Experience, Howlong Country Golf Club
31: New Year’s Eve Black Tie Dinner, All Saints Estate, Rutherglen
31: New Year’s Eve rock’n’roll, Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort
31: New Year’s Eve: Jinx, Finley Returned Soldiers Club
JANUARY
4: 1927, Corowa RSL Club
5: 1927, Mulwala Waterski Club
5: The Red Hot Summer Tour: Jimmy Barnes, Baby Animals, Chocolate Starfish, Dragon, Tumut Showgrounds
6: Live Music on the Deck, Gapsted Wines
6: Kartoon, Mulwala Waterski Club
9: Big Shots Duelling Piano Dinner Show, ClubMulwala
10: QEII Twilight Market including live music, QEII Square, Albury
12: Keith Urban and Taylor Swift Tribute, Mulwala Waterski Club
VISUAL ARTS AND HISTORY: EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
ON DISPLAY: ALBURY-WODONGA
WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION
GARDEN GALLERY CAFE, WODONGA PLANT FARM
An exhibition of recent watercolours by Meg Brown and Kathy Blakemore. The Wodonga Plant Farm is at the corner of Beechworth and Huon Creek roads, Wodonga.
December 5 to January 2
LAUGHTER AND GAMES
LAVINGTON LIBRARY
Laughter and Games showcases playful toys and games from the AlburyCity collection, presenting a number of childhood favourites from years past. The exhibit looks at toys and children’s playthings from the early 1900s to the 1960s. From a 1960s Space Station Morse Signalling Set and playing cards to puzzles, dolls and tea sets, as well as an Albury-Wodonga board game, there is something for everyone.
December 7 to March 3
THOROUGHFARE — INSIDE ALBURY’S TRANSPORT HUB
ALBURY LIBRARY MUSEUM
A look at Albury’s transportation industry as it moved from horse-drawn carriages to the motor car. It draws on the site history of Albury’s 526-540 Kiewa Street, now home to the Albury Library Museum. Discover the stories behind some of the businesses that operated along Albury’s major transport thoroughfare. The site has been home to myriad owners and its uses are a reflection of the time, advances in technology and the people who worked there. The exhibition is filled with significant objects and stories relating to Crawford and Co stables, West’s Motors garage, Azor Robbins and Alex Porter mechanics, Blacklocks motor cycle and car repairs and the Murray Valley Coaches depot.
Until March 1, 2013
GROWTH RINGS — UNEARTHING THE ALBURY BOTANIC GARDENS
ALBURY LIBRARY MUSEUM
Unearthing the history of Albury’s much loved Botanic Gardens, this exhibition will captivate the visitor. Showcasing the stunning botanic illustrations created by local botanical artists and displaying turn of the century textile costumes the exhibition recreates the 1900s botanic scene and tells the history of gardens. Visitors will enjoy this indoor and outdoor botanic experience. Programs include Guided tours of the exhibition every Saturday at 11am, and Art workshops for adults and children. Opening 6pm, November 22, 6pm. RSVP by phoning (02) 6023 8333. Free.
Until February 10
ATTACK: JAPANESE MIDGET SUBMARINES IN SYDNEY HARBOUR
ALBURY ART GALLERY
On the night of May 31, 1942, three Japanese midget submarines entered the waters of Sydney Harbour. The surprise attack resulted in chaos and panic in the nation’s largest