THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20
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ALBURY-WODONGA
Morning Melodies: Glenn Starr, 11am, Monty’s Bar & Grill, Carrier Arms Hotel, Wodonga
Kim Ritchie, 6pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Albury-Wodonga Uke Muster Newbies Night, 6pm, first floor, Albion Hotel, Albury
Karaoke, 7.30pm on, singing, 9pm, Paddy’s Albury
Grooveyard Hammond Combo: soul, grooves, jazz and blues, 7pm, La Maison Cafe, Wodonga
Cancelled: The Jammin’ Divas, 8pm, The Cube Wodonga
OUT OF TOWN
Rock’n’Roll Festival: Gedupandans, 6.30pm, ClubMulwala, Mulwala
MP-2 Duo, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
ALBURY-WODONGA
Tony Lukav, piano and vocals, 5pm, Q Manhattans, Albury
Smithers, 5pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Play It Cool, 7pm, Lavington Panthers, Lavington
Bobby Bruce as Nearly Neil: Diamond Beautiful Noise Tour — Neil Diamond tribute, 7.30pm, auditorium, Commercial Club, Albury
Bobby Rydell and the Allstars, 8pm, Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury
Sean and Liv Cartledge, 8.30pm, Northside Hotel, Lavington
Simon Hynes & Acoustic Foxx plus special guests, 8.30pm to 11.30pm, Blazing Stump Hotel, Wodonga
Firebird, 9pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Luke Dewing, 8pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Live Music, 9.30pm, Paddy’s Albury
DJ Zuckr, 9.30pm, Beer Garden, Paddy’s, Albury
DJs, 10pm, One Nightclub, Albury
Refresh Your Friday: DJ spins music from the 1970s to today, 10pm, ZedBar, Albury
DJ Sedgie, 10pm, The Carriers, Wodonga
OUT OF TOWN
Tony J. King, 8.30pm, bar, Hotel Nicholas, Beechworth
Adam Toms, 8.30pm, Pinsent Hotel, Wangaratta
Janet Seidel Trio: Far Away Places, 10.30am, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Cover to Cover, 8pm, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
DJ Jarrod, 9pm, Terminus Hotel, Yarrawonga
Rock’n’Roll Festival: DJ Jeff, IC Rock, 8pm, ClubMulwala, Mulwala
Maurice, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
Tumbafest, Tumbarumba — see tumbafest.com.au
Pugsley Buzzard, 7pm, Uranquinty Hotel, Uranquinty
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
ALBURY-WODONGA
Summer Music in Wodonga: Murray Conservatorium musician Katja Jorgensen, flute, 11am, Belvoir Park, Wodonga
Tony Lukav, piano and vocals, 5pm, Q Manhattans, Albury
Paul Gibbs, 5pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Solace, 8pm, Soden’s Hotel, Albury
Midnight Roar with DJ Denni from Bowens Entertainment, 8pm to midnight, Lavington Panthers, Lavington
Ryan Hynes, 8.30pm, St Ives Hotel, Wodonga
Firebird, 9pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Rick Price, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Sean Cartledge, 9pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
DJ Candy B, 9.30pm, Beer Garden, Paddy’s Albury
Live Music, 9.30pm, Paddy’s Albury
Albury’s Biggest Party, 10pm, One Nightclub, Albury
DJs, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
Saturday Night Fever: Best Party Mix, 10pm, ZedBar, Albury
OUT OF TOWN
Joe Attana: classic country rock, sausage sizzle and drinks available (no BYO) and bring a chair, 7pm to 11pm, Corryong Tennis Courts, Corryong
Pugsley Buzzard, 7pm, Riverina Hotel, Holbrook
Festivus 2014 festival: The Wits, Rick Steward, The Fibs, The Hounds Homebound, Liv Cartledge and many more, 2.30pm to midnight, Tramps MC Clubhouse, Frank Hayes Drive, Wangaratta
Open Mic, 7.30pm, Upper One Bistro, Wangaratta Club, Wangaratta
FReeZA event — Rockpool 2014: DJ Denver Richter, 5pm to 9pm, Mansfield Swimming Pool, Mansfield
Happy Days Rock’n’Roll Night: Denis Tucker plus Benalla Rock’n’Roll Dance Group, 7pm, Merrijig Hall, Merrijig
Pink Tie Ball Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation fund-raiser: band and other entertainment, three-course meal, beer and wine, and prizes. D’Amico’s Italian Restaurant at The Court House Hotel, Corowa
Rock’n’Roll Festival: DJ Jeff, Jump & Jive, 8pm, ClubMulwala, Mulwala
Neil Diamond Tribute, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
Tumbafest, Tumbarumba — see tumbafest.com.au
Pugsley Buzzard, 12.20pm, Tumbafest, Tumbarumba
Sugarcane Collins, 8pm, Romano’s Hotel, Wagga
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
ALBURY-WODONGA
Collard Greens and Gravy — top Australian blues band, 2pm to 6pm, Edwards Tavern, Wodonga
Hans Uwe Hielscher, German concert organist, 2.30pm, St Matthew’s Church, Albury
MP2, 4pm to 8pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Live Music, 4pm to 7pm, The Rooftop Bar, The Bended Elbow, Albury
Sunday Sessions, 4pm, Boomerang Hotel, Lavington
Live Music, 8pm to 11pm, The Rooftop Bar, The Bended Elbow, Albury
OUT OF TOWN
Live Music: Sami Cooke, rising country star from Young, plus open mic — singers and musos welcome (meals available), 2.30pm to 6.30pm, Gerogery Hotel, Gerogery
100 Acre Woods, 3pm to 6pm, Bright Brewery, Bright
Open Mic, 3pm, Happy Valley Hotel, Ovens
The Grey Cats Jazz Band, 11am, Beechworth Bakery
Sugarcane Collins, 2.30pm, Bridge Road Brewers, Beechworth
Cutest Little Monster Trio, 4pm, The Northo, Wangaratta
Rock’n’Roll Festival: Joe Galea Band, noon, ClubMulwala, Mulwala
Tumbafest, Tumbarumba — see tumbafest.com.au
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
ALBURY-WODONGA
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Class Clowns Competition Heat, The Cube Wodonga
Gaven Slater, 6pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Open Mic, 6pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Open Mic, 8pm, Albion Hotel, Albury
Live Music, 9.30pm, Paddy’s Albury
DJ Candy B, 9.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
Uni Night: DJ Franco, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
OUT OF TOWN
Irish Jam Session, 8pm, Star Hotel, Yackandandah
Glenn Shorrock and Brian Cadd, 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Trevor Doddridge, 6.30pm, Border Bistro, Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort, Mulwala
FEBRUARY
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Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience — three-course dinner and two-hour interactive show and fund-raiser for the Bogong Children’s Camp a Rotary Club of Wodonga West project, Huon Hill Tavern, Wodonga
Tune In: Live music from young Albury and Lavington musicians, 5.30pm to 6.30pm, Lavington Library Museum, Northpoint Tower, Lavington
Hot Summer Night — Bushfire Relief Concert: Paris Zachariou, Glenn Starr, Amanuael Visser, various jazz bands and many more entertainers, 7.30pm, Quality Wangaratta Gateway Hotel, Wangaratta
Twilight Art and Music: Couchgrass, blues/celtic band, 5pm to 6.15pm, Olivia Jacobs, GRADA student, 6.3pm, to 8pm, on the deck, Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla
GRADA: Don’s Party, 6.30pm, Blackbox Theatre, GOTAFE, Benalla
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The Dead Daisies, 9pm, SS&A Albury
The Beatles Festival Albury: Beatle Magic, 9pm, Albion Hotel, Albury
The Beatles Festival Albury: The Melbeats, 9pm, ZedBar, Albury
February Frolic and Family Fund-Raiser including live music to help fund remedial works to the Towong Turf Club grandstand, 6pm, Towong Racecourse, Towong
Liv Cartledge, 8.30pm, Pinsent Hotel, Wangaratta
Neil Murray (writer of the song My Island Home), The Produce Store, Mansfield
Corowa RSL Club Jazz Festival including Shirazz, Maryborough Traditional Jazz Ensemble, Loose Goose and Russell James, 7pm to close, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
Rutherglen Dance Festival
Deniliquin Show, Deniliquin
MARCH
1
The Beatles Festival Albury — Beatles Street Party: The Melbeats, Beatle Magic, The Fab Four, 11am to 5.30pm, western end of Dean Street, Albury
The Beatles Festival Albury: The Beatels, 9pm, Commercial Club, Albury
Corryong Show
Shakespeare in the Vines: Essential Theatre presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream, gates open 6pm, Gapsted Wines, Gapsted
They’re Playing Our Song, 7.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre
Corowa RSL Club Jazz Festival including Shirazz, Maryborough Traditional Jazz Ensemble, Loose Goose and Russell James, 7pm to close, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
Music on the Murray: Scott Cook, noon to 4pm, St Leonards Vineyard, Wahgunyah
The Dead Daisies featuring Jon Stevens, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
Deniliquin Show, Deniliquin
Tumut Show
2
Cafe Culture Series: Saoirse, 5pm, Arts Space Wodonga
2014 Dreamfields Music Festival, 2pm to 6pm, Thurgoona Country Golf Club, Thurgoona
The Beatles Festival Albury: The Fab Four — The Australian Beatles Show, 4pm, Commercial Club, Albury
Live Music: The Iain Archibald Band plus open mic — singers and musos welcome (meals available), 2.30pm to 6.30pm, Gerogery Hotel, Gerogery
Open Mic, 5pm, Telegraph Hotel, Chiltern
Wangaratta Cup, Wangaratta Racecourse
Corowa RSL Club Jazz Festival including Shirazz, Maryborough Traditional Jazz Ensemble, Loose Goose and Russell James, 7pm to close, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
4
Free Morning Show: Kelly Auty and her Wild Women Show, 10.30am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Morning Melodies: Englebert Humperdinck 10am, ClubMulwala, Mulwala
6
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Stories I Want To Tell You In Person: Lally Katz, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Myrtleford Festival, Myrtleford
7
Scholarship Concert featuring Murray Conservatorium Scholarship winners, 7.30pm, Murray Conservatorium, Albury
The Other Theatre Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Albury Botanic Gardens, Albury
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Stories I Want To Tell You In Person: Lally Katz, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Jazz Albury-Wodonga presents Tony Gould and Peter Petrucci, 8pm, The Jazz Basement, Wodonga
Tallangatta Show
Myrtleford Festival, Myrtleford
2014 Deniliquin Concert Season launch, 7pm, South West Music, George Street, Deniliquin
Junee Rhythm’n’Rail Festival, Junee
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The Other Theatre Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Albury Botanic Gardens, Albury
The Foggy Mountain Jam tour: Kasey Chambers, Busby Marou, Ashleigh Dallas, Harry Hookey, SS&A Albury
Ladies’ Night with Muscle Entertainment, North Albury Sports Club, North Albury
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Stories I Want To Tell You In Person Lally Katz, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Tallangatta Show
Myrtleford Festival, Myrtleford
Doug Parkinson, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
Tallangatta Show
Tastes of Rutherglen
Junee Rhythm’n’Rail Festival, Junee
9
Tallangatta Show
Live Music: The Beez plus open mic — singers and musos welcome (meals available), 2.30pm to 6.30pm, Gerogery Hotel, Gerogery
Culcairn Country Music Club: Live music, noon to 5pm, Culcairn Bowling and Recreation Club, Culcairn
Myrtleford Festival, Myrtleford
Live Music, 1pm to 4pm, Gapsted Wines, Gapsted
Picnic in the Park: Richard Perso, Mount Buller
Mighty Mitta Muster, Mitta
Junee Rhythm’n’Rail Festival, Junee
10
Myrtleford Festival, Myrtleford
11
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Stories I Want To Tell You In Person: Lally Katz, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
12
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Stories I Want To Tell You In Person: Lally Katz and Supper Club, 6.30pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
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The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Stories I Want To Tell You In Person Lally Katz, 11am and 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
QEII Twilight Markets featuring music from The Timbers, 5pm to 8pm, QEII Square, Albury
Rubber Soul: The Beatles Show, 8pm, Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre, Benalla
McAlister Kemp: Harder to Tame tour, Montreal Theatre, Tumut
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The Other Theatre Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Albury Botanic Gardens, Albury
Raymond Crowe: The Unusualist, 7pm, Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury**
Marion Martin: The Flower of Scotland, 7.30pm, auditorium, Commercial Club, Albury
Reece Mastin, SS&A Albury
Veludo, Groove Saint, Albury
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Stories I Want To Tell You In Person Lally Katz, 11am and 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Rock’n’roll Music Legends: Roy Orbison and Del Shannon tribute with Dean Bourne and Fallon, 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
15
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Stories I Want To Tell You In Person Lally Katz, 3pm and 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
The Other Theatre Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Albury Botanic Gardens, Albury
Spectrum — 1970s Aussie rock band, 7.30pm, supported by supported by Dean Haitani, 6.30pm, Gerogery Hotel, Gerogery
2014 Melbourne Fashion Film Festival, 6.30pm, followed by barbecue tea and The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, 8.30pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
Nick Fletcher, 8pm, Telegraph Hotel, Chiltern
Raymond Crowe: The Unusualist, 7pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Tastes of Rutherglen
The Melbeats, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
GOLD: The Ultimate ABBA Show — The New Arrival Tour, Wagga Civic Theatre
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Music in the Gardens: Galapagos Duck, 1pm to 3pm, Albury Botanic Gardens, Albury
Liv Cartledge, 2.30pm to 5.30pm, Bridge Road Brewers, Beechworth
Tastes of Rutherglen
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St Patrick’s Day
Arts Space Echoes: Classic Keys with Roman Turewicz, piano, performing classical selections with a Celtic twist for St Patrick’s Day, Arts Space Wodonga
Prepared Like A Bride: Overcomer tour with special guests Vices and Rivalries, Wodonga Masonic Hall, Wodonga
18
Free Morning Show: Don Costa, 10.30am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
20
A Different Telling: A one-act play by Leisa Whyte, The Jazz Basement, Wodonga
21
A Different Telling: A one-act play by Leisa Whyte, The Jazz Basement, Wodonga
John Waters with Stewart D’Arrietta: Looking Through a Glass Onion — John Lennon in Words and Music, Albury Entertainment Centre
Dragon: The Trilogy Concert, 8pm, The Cube Wodonga
The Baby Animals: Feed the Birds Part II Tour, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Stayin’ Alive: The Australian Bee Gees Show, 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Yackandandah Folk Festival, Yackandandah
Stayin’ Alive: The Australian Bee Gees Show, 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
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Invenio Singers – a cappella group, 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church, Albury
Yackandandah Folk Festival, Yackandandah
Beechworth Bakery Camp Street Carnival and 30th Birthday Party, 11am to 3pm, Camp Street, Beechworth
John Waters with Stewart D’Arrietta: Looking Through a Glass Onion — John Lennon in Words and Music, Wagga Civic Theatre
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The Blues Mountain Trio, 2pm to 6pm, Edwards Tavern, Wodonga
Yackandandah Folk Festival, Yackandandah
Jingellic Show
Play School Live in Concert: Prince of Bears, 10am, St Patrick’s Hall, Wangaratta***
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Play School Live in Concert: Prince of Bears, 10am, auditorium, Commercial Club, Albury***
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Free Morning Show: Howie Brothers, 10.30am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Play School Live in Concert: Prince of Bears, Yarrawonga-Mulwala Golf Club Resort, Mulwala-CHK VENUE***
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Debra Byrne: Ripe, 11am, Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre, Benalla
SATURDAY
HUME MURRAY FARMERS’ MARKET
8am to noon, Gateway Island, Wodonga
MYRTLEFORD PRODUCE MARKET
8am to noon, St Paul’s Anglican Church, Myrtleford
BENALLA LAKESIDE CRAFT AND FARMERS’ MARKET
9am to 1pm, Benalla Lake Foreshore, Benalla
MANSFIELD FARMERS’ MARKET
8.30am to 1pm, Mansfield Primary School, Mansfield
MANSFIELD PRODUCE SWAP
10am to noon, Snowgum Nursery, Mansfield
COBRAM LIONS LOG CABIN MARKET
8am to 2pm, Log Cabin, Federation Park, Cobram
SUNDAY
ALBURY-WODONGA COMMUNITY MARKET
8am to noon, Wilson Street Carpark, Wilson Street, Albury
HOWLONG COMMUNITY MARKET
9am to 2pm, Howlong Country Golf Club, Howlong
CHILTERN MONTHLY MARKET
9.30am to 1.30pm, Chiltern Recreational Reserve Football Ground, Chiltern
WANGARATTA TRASH AND TREASURE MARKET
8am to 1pm, Wareena Park Swimming Pool carpark, Wangaratta
YARRAWONGA FARMERS’ MARKET
8.30am to 12.30pm, Yarrawonga Foreshore, Yarrawonga
ALBURY LIBRARY MUSEUM
GODS AND MONSTERS
UNTIL APRIL 7
Howard Daniel was an avid and eclectic collector. A true renaissance man, Daniel’s passion to collect inspired his research for writing books and acquiring diverse sculptures and exotic figurines. Daniel was an empathic individual, advocating for human rights and became involved in international affairs. This took him into many countries; South America, Africa, Eastern Europe, particularly in Romania and Yugoslavia and China at the time of the Revolution. The Daniel Gift Collection came to AlburyCity through the offices of Mr Justice J.F. Nagle, a long-time friend. The gift includes a Tang dynasty ceramic horse and rider, Chinese ivory figurines, Tibetan gilt bronze sculptures depicting fearsome-looking deities and Ashanti Gold weights from West Africa. This exhibition showcases these stunning Gods and Monsters.
THE REAL STORY OF SUPERHEROES
UNTIL MARCH 23
This internationally acclaimed exhibition is the work of photographer Dulce Pinzón, showcasing 20 colour photographs of Mexican immigrants dressed in the costumes of popular American and Mexican superheroes. The tough realities of Hispanic immigrant life in New York and the heroic fantasy of comic-book characters fuse to create a powerful and humane critique of contemporary global economics. Each photo depicts the subject in their every-day work environment, and is accompanied by a short commentary including name, hometown, years working in New York and the amount of money sent to Mexico each week.
ENTER THE PHANTOM
UNTIL MARCH 16
This enthralling exhibition explores the phenomenon of The Phantom, an American comic-strip character, popular throughout the world for over 75 years. Through a fascinating array of objects from private collectors, including posters, ceramics, rings, weapons, syroco figurines, comics, a throne and the submarine from the movie The Phantom; Slam Evil (1996), visitors will engage with the supporting cast and constantly changing story line and messages that has kept The Phantom legend alive over the decades.
Phantom Fun Day - Saturday 15 February
A feast of Phantom programs.
11am–11.45am: Super Hero Family Storytime in Kidspace. Dress up as your favourite super hero and enjoy storytime and Phantom photo opportunities.
11am–noon: Cartooning workshop for ages eight to adult.
1pm: Sharing your Collection and Stories – Join Collectors of Phantom and similar memorabilia and share their stories.
2pm: Exhibition opening & talk and tour: Join exhibition co-curators and a special Phantom guest to officially open Enter the Phantom.
Movie night - The Phantom – Slam Evil 1996 (PG)
In The Phantom: Slam Evil, The Phantom travels to New York to thwart a ruthless tycoon seeking the legendary skulls of Tuganda. Drinks and nibbles supplied, followed by an exhibition tour. Date: Thursday 20 February at 5.30pm
Exhibition tours 2pm March 1 and March 15: includes an opportunity to be photographed in the submarine and on the throne.
WIRADJURI TALKBACK
UNTIL JULY 1, 2014
Wiradjuri Talkback is 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.
ALBURY ART GALLERY
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
REOPENING JUNE 2015
After 32 years, the Albury Art Gallery has temporarily closed its doors to make way for a $10.5 million redevelopment. For more information about the gallery’s history, and its future, go to alburycity.nsw.gov.au/leisure-and-culture/albury-regional-art-gallery/redevelopment-plans.
LAVINGTON LIBRARY
MUSEUM EXPOSED!
UNTIL MARCH 30
Photography at the Australian Museum. From a Lion wrapped in plastic to a man with an aerial in his hand and a bird on his head, photographers of the Australian Museum in Sydney are exposed to many unique visual opportunities in their daily working lives. Museum EXPOSED! provides an opportunity to put forward images from the museum’s photography department which may have never seen the light of day. The Lavington Library in on the ground floor of Northpoint Tower, Griffith Road, Lavington. Free entry.
ARTS SPACE WODONGA
AUSTRALIA WIDE THREE
UNTIL FEBRUARY 21
Australia Wide Three is the latest travelling exhibition by Australia’s national organisation for art quilters, Ozquilt Network Inc. Featuring 34 original stitched works, this eye-catching exhibition showcases diverse interpretations of contemporary textile art from Australia’s leading and emerging quilt artists. Ozquilt Network Inc has a long and respected history promoting contemporary quilt-making excellence in Australia. Free entry.
GIGS ART GALLERY, WODONGA
TURNING HEADS AT THE RACECOURSE HAT AND JEWELLERY EXHIBITION
UNTIL FEBRUARY 23
An eclectic array of stylish hats, head pieces and jewellery....for those who dare to stand out in the crowd!
Meet the artists — Kylie Quinlivan, Kristy Swan, Bronwyn Cossor, Delphine Nicholson, Rebecca Hillis and Kylie Maguire — 10am to noon Saturday, February 8 and 10am to noon Saturday, February 22. GIGS Art Gallery is in Gateway Village, Lincoln Causeway, Wodonga. Open 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Sunday. Phone (02) 6021 3037. Website: gigs.org.au.
ARMY MUSEUM BANDIANA
EXTENSIVE MILITARY DISPLAY
MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS
The Army Museum Bandiana is among Australia’s best army museums where 190 army vehicles, dozens of field guns, weapons, uniforms, medals and items dating back as far as the 18th century are displayed in about 5000 square metres of display space. The museum is at the Gaza Ridge Barracks, Anderson Road, Bandiana, just out of Wodonga. Open 9.30am to 4pm Monday to Saturday but not on New Year’s Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day or from December 24 to 28. Phone (02) 6055 2525.
BLOCK 19 — BONEGILLA MIGRANT EXPERIENCE
ANNE FRANK— A HISTORY FOR TODAY
UNTIL FEBRUARY 28
This compelling exhibition carries a strong message for young people on the Border, with a unique insight into the history of the Jewish Holocaust from the perspective of Anne Frank and her family. Presented by the Anne Frank Stichting (Foundation), this international display uses original images and quotations from the Diary of Anne Frank. It depicts the most important developments of that time, the rise of national socialism, World War II and the persecution of the Jews. It shows how persecuted people can be affected by political decisions and the actions of individuals. It also provokes thought on the consequences the Anne Frank story has for today’s world. A set of teachers’ notes is available to allow teachers to take a self-guided tour of this exhibition. Annelies “Anne” Marie Frank (1929-1945) is one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Her autobiography, The Diary of a Young Girl, has been the basis for several plays and films. Born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany, she lived most of her life in or near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Born a German national, Frank lost her citizenship in 1941. She gained international fame posthumously after her diary was published. It documents her experiences hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Free entry. Open 10am to 3pm. For bookings, phone Bonegilla Migrant Experience on (02) 6020 6912.
WOOLPACK IN MUSEUM, HOLBROOK
HOLBROOK’S HISTORICAL TREASURES
OPEN DAILY*
This large, unique and varied display of historical treasures includes the best collection of submarine artefacts in Australia. There’s also an exhibition on the Holbrook bypass. The Woolpack Inn Museum is a two story heritage listed historic building located in the main street of Holbrook. The original Woolpack Inn was opened in 1839 by John Mitten and continued trading until it was destroyed by fire in 1895. All of the items on display have been donated by local residents over many years and now fill 22 rooms, depicting life in the 19th century include bedrooms, dining room, sitting room, kitchen, pantry and laundry, along with a number of other rooms filled with interesting items from bygone years. Relocated and erected in the grounds is a drop slab school house, built in about 1872, a replica of the old Holbrook bakery, a blacksmith’s shop and a large collection of old machinery, wagons and coaches. The museum is at 83 Albury Street, Holbrook. Phone: (02) 6036 2131 or go to woolpackinn.com.au for more information. *The Museum is open daily from 9.30am to 4pm at a cost of $5 per head for adults, $3 concession and $1 for children. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday. Catering for morning or afternoon tea or light lunch for groups of 20 or more by arrangement.
MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER MUSEUM AND RILEY’S VILLAGE, CORRYONG
LIVE THE LEGEND
OPEN DAILY
This diverse and colourful exhibition that celebrates the history of the Upper Murray and its people. Learn about the legend of Jack Riley. Open 10am to 4pm, September to May and 11am to 3pm, June to August. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day. The Man From Snowy River Museum and Riley’s Village is at 103 Hansen Street, Corryong. For more information, visit manfromsnowyrivermuseum.com. Phone (02) 6076 2600.
KHANCOBAN ARTISAN GALLERY AND WORKSHOP
OPEN DAILY
ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION AND SALE
OPEN DAILY
Local artists and craft people are invited to display and sell their creations in this new gallery, which can be found in the Khancoban General Store. The workshop is opposite, on the Community Technology Centre. Twenty per cent of sales will fund local events programs. To find out more phone Ann-Maree de Wit on (02) 6076 9099 or email her at annalby57@gmail.com or phone Louise Werrett on (02) 6076 9408. Open daily.
BRIGHT ART GALLERY AND CULTURAL CENTRE
AUSTRALIAN MUSE
FEBRUARY 22 TO MARCH 9
Take a visual journey through the Australian landscape in this new exhibition featuring more than 50 paintings by Wandiligong artist Annemarie Wiegerinck, who has been a practising artist for 35 years. The exhibition will be open 10am to 4pm Wednesday to Sunday.
THE BEECHWORTH BURKE MUSEUM, BEECHWORTH
GROOMED
UNTIL MARCH 1
Before the plethora of grooming products we have today, from hairdryers, straightening irons, curling wands, scrunchies, clips, mousse, wax and other such essential items. There were simpler rituals conducted by women and men in their quest for greater beauty. The Beechworth Burke Museum is celebrating the time and care women and men put into their everyday grooming routine. The exhibition offers insight into the accessories, tools and textiles that were used to create that perfect look in the days before electricity. Collections Manager Linda Peacock has found numerous items in the permanent collection all related to grooming and preparing for the day ahead. “We found within our collection a significant number of items relevant to grooming and thought what an opportunity to show how we managed in a time before electrical appliances,” Linda said. “Back then it was a real production to get ready for the day ahead as it was not appropriate to be seen dishevelled in public,” Linda said. The exhibition is currently showing at the Beechworth Burke Museum.
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE GALLERY, BEECHWORTH
WORKS BY LOCAL ARTISANS
OPEN DAILY
North East painters, jewellery makers, textile artists, woodworkers, glass artists and more display their works in the 1863 building that once housed a school. 1 Loch Street. Open 10am to 4pm daily. Visit oldschoolhousegallery.biz.
WANGARATTA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
BRENT LAYCOCK: A FRESH LOOK
UNTIL MARCH 10
A Canadian Interprets the Australian Landscape. Since accepting a church assignment in Wangaratta for 18 months, Canadian artist, Brent R. Laycock faces the challenge of painting the Australian landscape with its unique geology, flora and fauna. It refreshes the artist’s thinking to encounter an environment that demands abandoning old formulas and understanding through fresh eyes.
PHOTOGRAPHIC ABSTRACTIONS
UNTIL MARCH 2
A Monash Gallery of Art Travelling Exhibition drawing on MGA’s nationally significant collection of Australian photographs, as well as loans from key practitioners, this exhibition highlights works by artists who use photography to achieve abstract effects. These effects have been realised through a number of techniques and methods that challenge ideas about photography and open up a photographic language that is less concerned with documentation and more concerned with engaging the senses, exciting the imagination and challenging the way we look at the world around us.
10 TO 4 GALLERY, GLENROWAN
LOCAL ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE
OPEN DAILY
Enjoy a diverse variety of textiles and wood, iron and other handcrafted items created by local artists and craftspeople. The gallery is at 32 Gladstone Street, Glenrowan and is open from 10am to 4pm.
BENALLA ART GALLERY
SAM STAUGHTON — RETROSPECTIVE
UNTIL MARCH 2
Sam Staughton was born into the life of farming but was naturally inclined towards the visual arts. ‘Wolbunya’, the family property was his working life although he managed a full course of study at the National Gallery of Victoria and a tour of England and Europe before he returned to his family’s farming commitments. Marriage, children and continual farming did not stop his painting passion. Finally the farm was sold and Sam and his wife Marian and children moved to Melbourne. Sam was painting full time.
In the years that followed Sam held ten solo exhibitions, almost one a year, establishing himself as a highly committed and well liked artist amongst his peers and industry notables.
PERMANENT COLLECTION
UNTIL MAY 5
The Benalla Art Gallery permanent collection is one of the most important public collections of Australian art in regional Victoria and surveys Australian art history across the periods of the colonial, indigenous, impressionist, modernist and postmodernist eras. The Benalla Art Gallery collection includes a significant collection of historic and contemporary Australian landscape paintings, prints and works on paper, sculpture, ceramics and a growing collection of Australian contemporary art. This exhibition, in the Ledger Gallery, includes works by Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin, John Peter Russell, J.A. Turner, Eugene Von Gerard, Freda Robertshaw, Margaret Preston, Arthur Boyd, Leonard French, Danila Vassilieff, John Brack, Jeffrey Smart, Fred Williams, Albert Tucker, Sidney Nolan, John Perceval and Charles Blackman.
BENALLA COSTUME AND PIONEER MUSEUM
LOVELY IN LACE 1750-1980
CONTINUING INDEFINITELY
Benalla Costume & Pioneer Museum is open from 9am to 5pm and is at 14 Mair Street, Benalla. Phone (03) 5762 1749. For more information, visit www.home.vicnet.net.au/~benmus. $8 entry.
GALLERY 294
COROWA AND DISTRICT ARTISTS’ WORKS
DAILY
Gallery 294 contains a wide range of arts and crafts of a very high standard. The work is by the talented artists and craftspeople of Corowa and the surrounding region with works representing a diverse range of media. The gallery is at 294 Honour Avenue (the Albury road), Corowa, and is open daily from 9am to 4pm. For more information, visit gallery294.org.au or phone (02) 6033 5086.
COROWA SHIRE ART SPACE
COROWA COLLECTION
OPEN DAILY
The Corowa Collection showcases the prize winners in all sections of the annual Federation Art Show that have been acquired by the Federation Art Show Committee and held in trust by Corowa Council for the past 14 years. This is the first time that these art works have been displayed together as a collection and for many of these works it is the first time they have been on public display. The gallery is open 11am to 4pm weekdays, 11am to 3pm Saturdays and 11am to 1pm Sundays.