THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
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Kim Ritchie, 6pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
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
Grooveyard Hammond Combo: soul, grooves, jazz and blues every Thursday, 7pm to 9.30pm, La Maison Cafe, Wodonga
Karaoke Showtime! Registrations 7.30pm on, karaoke starts from 9pm, Paddy’s Albury
Twin Cities Rock’n’Roll Club Weekly Dance, 7.30pm, auditorium, Commercial Club, Albury
Benny Walker: Sinners and Saints album launch, doors open 8pm, Albion Hotel, Albury
Karaoke, 9.30pm, Alpine Hotel, Bright
Blues Club: Nine Below Zero, 7pm, Avalon House, Harrietville
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, Wangaratta
Open Mic: Kane Mills, 7.30pm, Royal Hotel, Corowa
Bruce Poulter, ClubMulwala
Tom Routledge, Mulwala Waterski Club
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Friday Night Seafood Buffet and Jazz Night, 4pm bar opens 5pm music, buffet 6pm, Fresco’s Restaurant Bar, Rydges Albury
John Gratton, 5pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Tony Lukav, 5pm to 10pm, Q Manhattans, Albury
Live Music, 5.30pm, Birallee Tavern, Wodonga
Peter Cominos, 6pm, Sevens Bistro, Commercial Club, Albury
Akal Dalby Duo featuring Liam Dalby, 7pm, Rooftop Bier Garden, Albury
Live Music, 7pm, Lavington Panthers
Mystical Groove, 9pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Mia Grace and the Aviators, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Powerage: The Bon Scott Era of AC/DC, 9pm, Astor Hotel, Albury
Live Music, 9pm, Boomerang Hotel, Lavington
Darren Colston, 8pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Live DJ, 9pm, O’Maille’s Pub & Hops Garden, Wodonga
Nathan & Teresa, 9.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
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
Dreamboogie, Legends Restaurant, Corryong
Open Mic: 6pm, Mountain View Hotel (The Wandi Pub), Wandiligong
New Building Opening Party: Hoppy Hour — Nicky Bomba’s Bustamento, 5pm, Bright Brewery
2013 Cafe Culture Series begins: Sarah Jones, ventriloquist — Sarah Doesn’t Play Well with Others, and Dennis Coard, actor, 8pm, Vine Hotel, Wangaratta
Alibi, 8pm, Corowa RSL Club
Rodney Vincent, ClubMulwala
Touch’n’Go, Mulwala Waterski Club
Cheap Thrillz with DJ Jarrod, 8pm, Terminus Hotel, Yarrawonga
Maurice Milani, 7.30pm, Yarrawonga-Mulwala Golf Club Resort
Mark Haze, Barooga Sports Club
Heartbeat, 8pm, Main Lounge, Deniliquin RSL Club
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Smithers, 5pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Tony Lukav, 5pm to 10pm, Q Manhattans, Albury
Garry O’Brien, 6pm, Sevens Bistro, Commercial Club, Albury
Brent & Bella, 8.30pm, Soden’s Hotel, Albury
Mystical Groove, 9pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Ledd Asprin, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Keith Fischer, 9pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Geoff Achison, 9pm, Edwards Tavern, Wodonga
Nathan & Teresa, 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
109th Henty Show, Henty Showgrounds
Sweet Valley Sounds Festival: Picnic-style event with chilled-out funky music including Howlin’ Steam Train, Bustamento, Steve Smyth and many more, plus market stalls 11.30am to 10pm, Mountain Bike Park, Mount Beauty
Live Band, 9.30pm, Alpine Hotel, Bright
2013 Cafe Culture Series begins: Sarah Jones, ventriloquist — Sarah Doesn’t Play Well With Others, and Dennis Coard, actor — The Umpire Strikes Back, 8pm, Porepunkah Hall
Bush Dance: Jigid, 127th Tolmie Sports Bush Bance, Tolmie Hall
Maurice Milani and The Rumour, 8pm, Corowa RSL Club
DJ Supple K, ClubMulwala
Alter Ego, Mulwala Waterski Club
Cheap Thrillz with DJ Jarrod, 8.30pm, Terminus Hotel, Yarrawonga
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Live Music, 1.30pm (lunch from noon), Birallee Tavern, Wodonga
Elissa Van Dorst, 4pm, Rooftop Bier Garden, Albury
Sunday Sessions: Grooveyard Hammond combo, 2pm to 4pm, The Cube Wodonga Courtyard
Sunday Sessions on the Lawn: live entertainment from 2.30pm, Boomerang Hotel, Lavington
Deckchair Sundays: Marcus Gett, DJ Zuckr, 4pm, Paddy’s, Albury
Route 61, 4pm to 8pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
2013 Cafe Culture Series begins: Sarah Jones, ventriloquist — Sarah Doesn’t Play Well With Others, and Dennis Coard, actor 5pm, Arts Space Wodonga
Giant 440, 7.30pm, Rooftop Bier Garden, Albury
Launch of Peter Klein’s latest Mudpoo book, 2pm, Courthouse Hotel, Bethanga
Launch Open Mic Sunday Sessions: Danny Phegan and Longreach, barbecue — singers and musos welcome — new weekly gig, 2pm to 6pm, Gerogery Hotel
Open Stage Acoustic Open Mic with Michael Franklin — PA and microphones provided, 2pm to 5pm, MJ’s Bakery, Tallangatta
Open Mic: Rudi Katterl, 2pm, Bright Brewery
Open Mic, 2pm, Everton Hotel
Mahogany, 11am, Beechworth Bakery
Bruce Poulter, 3pm, North Eastern Hotel (The Northo), Wangaratta
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Arts Space Echoes — Jazz in the Gallery: Stephen O’Connell, saxophones, and Paul Gibbs, keyboard, 10.30am, Arts Space Wodonga
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Jam Session, 7.30pm, McEvoy Tavern, Eldorado
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Gaven Slater, 6pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Open Mic with Aron McLean, ex-lead singer of The Pigs, 6pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Kartoon, 9pm, SS&A Albury
New Direction, 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
Trevor Doddridge, 6pm, Border Bistro, Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort, Mulwala
FREE TIME OUT ONLINE GUIDE: Email music, comedy, theatre or exhibitions details to play@bordermail.com.au or phone (02) 6024 0548. Deadline: noon Wednesdays. A fresh Time Out is posted at the bordermail.com.au every Thursday.
COMING UP: TOURS AND FESTIVALS
FEBRUARY
15: Shane Pacey Blues Trio, Albion Hotel
15: Tom Burlinson, Commercial Club
15: Andreas Bohlen Quartet, The Jazz Basement
15-17: Riverboats Music Festival: Pete Murray, Echuca-Moama
16: Rick Price, Albury Entertainment Centre
16: The Janet Seidel Trio, Mount Beauty Country Club
16: Tripod, Wagga Civic Theatre
16: Festivus Music Festival, Tramps Clubrooms, Wangaratta
16: Tom Burlinson: dinner show, ClubMulwala
16: Geoff Achison and the Souldiggers, Barooga Sports Club
18: Rick Price: The John Denver Story, Albury Entertainment Centre
19: The Australian Bee Gees Show, The Cube Wodonga
20: The Australian Bee Gees Show, The Cube Wodonga
21: Diesel, Wangaratta PAC
22: Diesel: The Velvet Curtain Tour, Wagga Civic Theatre
22-24: Cool Summer Festival: Stonefield, Loon Lake and more, Mount Hotham
23: Adam Brand, Beccy Cole and Travis Collins, Kinross
23: Shakespeare in the Vines, Gapsted Wines
23: Blackwater – Doobie Broothers tribute, Barooga Sports Club
23-24: Tumbafest, Tumbarumba
24: Sugarcane Collins, Uranquinty Hotel
26: Class Clowns, The Cube Wodonga
27: Denise Drysdale, Boyntons Feathertop Winery, Porepunkah
28-3: Beatles Festival, Albion, Commercial Club, ZedBar
MARCH
1: Denise Drysdale, Wangaratta PAC
3: Drapht, Paddy’s
1-3: Rutherglen Dance Festival, Rutherglen Memorial Hall
2: A Day on the Green: Neil Finn, Paul Kelly, Mark Seymour, Lisa Mitchell, All Saints Estate, Wahgunyah
2-3: The Wiggles: Taking Off!, Albury Entertainment Centre
3: Drapht, Paddy’s
7-8: The Wiggles: Taking Off!, Wagga Civic Theatre
7-11: Myrtleford Festival
8: Time Warp, Commercial Club
8: Michelle Nicolle Quartet, The Jazz Basement
8-11: Dinner Plain Festival of Rock
9: Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, guitarists, Albury Botanic Gardens
9: Male Review, North Albury Sports Club
9-10: Carnivale Wodonga
9-10: Tastes of Rutherglen
10: Seven Harp Ensemble, Albury Library Museum
10: Mighty Mitta Muster, Mitta
13: David Strassman, Albury Entertainment Centre
13: Henri Szeps, Wangaratta PAC
VISUAL ARTS AND HISTORY: EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
ALBURY ART GALLERY
STRIPES, STRIPES EVERYWHERE
UNTIL FEBRUARY 10
Why not come in and sit and stare! Stripes, dots and zig-zags, patterns come in all different shapes, colours and sizes feature in this exhibition for the entire family to enjoy, which includes ceramics made by the students from Glenroy Public School. Free event.
NOT DEAD YET
FEBRUARY 9 TO MARCH 31
Don’t miss this landmark retrospective exhibition by two of the Northern Territory’s pioneers of alternative printmaking, Therese Ritchie and Chips Mackinolty.
Not Dead Yet traces developments and techniques in traditional printmaking, collage and photographic media. This is a powerful and persuasive graphic art of protest, propaganda and people’s politics. For more than three decades, Ritchie and Mackinolty have captured the lives, landscapes and major events that have defined the Northern Territory both as home and as an enduring Australian frontier. Free event.
ALBURY LIBRARY MUSEUM
GROWTH RINGS — UNEARTHING THE ALBURY BOTANIC GARDENS
UNTIL FEBRUARY 10
Unearthing the history of Albury’s much loved Botanic Gardens, this exhibition showcases 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. Phone (02) 6023 8333. Free event.
THOROUGHFARE — INSIDE ALBURY’S TRANSPORT HUB
UNTIL MARCH 1
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.
THE CEDAR: WHERE MEMORIES ARE MADE
UNTIL MARCH 17
For almost 25 years Jim and Vicki Bacash ran The Cedar of Albury reception rooms in Olive Street. Together they hosted more than 1000 wedding receptions, balls and social events. Vicki was known for her elegance and Jim for his bow ties. This costume exhibition is rekindling memories of The Cedar for many residents of Albury.
CROSSING PLACE— A STORY OF ALBURY
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
Weaving together the story of Albury from its first contact with the Wiradjuri people, traditional owners of the land, to the city we know today, this world-class exhibition, told through an engaging collection of objects, oral stories and film, is on permanent display in the main galleries of the Albury Library Museum.
WIRADJURI TALKBACK
UNTIL JULY 1, 2014
A celebration of the perspectives and traditional knowledge of the Albury-Wodonga region’s Aboriginal people, showcasing a powerful and thought-provoking blend of traditional and contemporary elements illustrating the rich cultural traditions of Wiradjuri country. Alongside traditional Riverina bark paintings and tools are sketches by 19th century Aboriginal artist Tommy McRae, a local identity famed for his depictions of traditional Aboriginal life.
LAVINGTON LIBRARY
LAUGHTER AND GAMES
UNTIL MARCH 3
Laughter and Games showcases playful toys and games from the Albury Council 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.
ARTS SPACE WODONGA
BLOCK X BLOCK
UNTIL FEBRUARY 23
An exciting group exhibition that explores the medium of print. Although not all known as printmakers, this group of established artists — Kirsten Coates, Chris Dormer, Linda Fish, Joan Mullarvey, Janet Sutherland, Ali Rowe, Tania Sutton and Abi Thompson among them — have explored the diverse uses of printing processes, from lino print to etching and collograph to monoprint.
CREATORS ARTSPACE, WODONGA
DIAMOND JUBILEE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
UNTIL FEBRUARY 19
A celebration of 60 years of the Wodonga Albury Camera Club featuring works by members past and present. Many of the images will be for sale. Opening night 6pm to 8pm Friday, February 8 with the exhibition open daily from 10am to 4pm. Free entry. A 60th Anniversary dinner will also be held at Lavington Panthers on Saturday, February 9. For more information phone (02) 6024 4885 or 0401 950 273.
GIGS ART GALLERY, WODONGA
LACUNAE
UNTIL FEBRUARY 24
When discarding items, have you ever wondered about what happened to the objects, homes and clothing that you have left behind? Conceptual artist Beth Peters explores the idea of a psychological, emotional or spiritual presence left behind in objects. Through repetition of line, text and imagery, Peters explores the idea of retrieving something lost or coming to an understanding of that something, whether a memory or an idea. Take time out of your day and wonder through the insightful exhibition ... you may find something you thought was lost. Open 10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday. GIGS Gallery & Studios, Gateway Island, Wodonga. Phone (02) 6021 3073.
YACKANDANDAH MUSEUM
A STITCH IN TIME
UNTIL MARCH 31
Featuring two signature cloths, one from the early 1920s, made for the Presbyterian Church Yackandandah as a fund-raiser, and the other a Yackandandah Bush Nursing Hospital fund-raiser for the town’s new hospital, built in 1929. Both have wonderful stories and together feature about 400 local names. 11am to 4pm Wednesday to Sunday.
WANGARATTA ART GALLERY
ACTION/ABSTRACTION
FEBRUARY 9 TO MARCH 24
Leading Australian artists working in contemporary abstraction use gestural movement of paint on canvas (and mixed media on paper), vibrant colour, and powerful visual expression in their works. Such pictorial elements combined in large works of art have a striking effect and impact on the viewer. Journey through the artists’ energetic and sensory approach to their individual works, and embrace the manner in which each artist contributes to the viewer’s experience of this captivating and exceptional exhibition. Curated by Dianne Mangan. Artists include: Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Jo Davenport, Ildiko Kovacs, Todd Hunter and Aida Tomescu.
ALAN PHILLIPS: ART IMITATES LIFE 1968-2007
FEBRUARY 9 to MARCH 3
A reflection and visual memoir on the art and life of this north east Victorian artist covering the period of his student life, in the 1960s, to the present day. The artist presents the four elements of collage, photography, drawing and diary entries. A thought-provoking exhibition that comprises a selection of works about the artist’s response to the world around him, introducing works that focus on a diversity of subject matter including photographic studies of Melbourne’s wharf’s and markets; Central Australian photographic studies; images taken during a trip to Europe; and pictures taken in China revealing effects relating to the Cultural Revolution. Phillip has been concerned with inside stories, social realism, politics and social protest. Exhibition Wine & Cheese Night with Artist Floor Talk: 5.30pm Thursday, February 14. The exhibition is in the Workshop Space is behind the main gallery. Phone (03) 5722 0865.
WANGARATTA VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE
WANGARATTA YOUNG FARMERS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
UNTIL FEBRUARY 26
During 2012 the Wangaratta Branch of the Victorian Farmers Federation began collecting copies of photographs of farming activities from many generational farmers within the Rural City of Wangaratta. The display features some of these photographs. Open 9am to 5pm. Phone 1800 801 065.
BENALLA ART GALLERY
CCP DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
UNTIL MARCH 10
Enjoy this biennial showcase of contemporary Australian documentary photography. It represents a unique, national initiative in support of documentary photography, providing a rare opportunity to assess the themes, styles and ideas that characterise this fascinating genre.
CLUBMULWALA AUDITORIUM
YARRAWONGA-MULWALA ART AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION 2013
UNTIL FEBRUARY 10
Presented by the Yarrawonga-Mulwala Arts Council. Opening hours: Noon to 6pm Mondays to Thursdays; 10am to 8pm Fridays and Saturdays; 10am to 1pm Sundays.