Father's Day, Sunday, September 6

Spring has sprung and hot on its heels comes Father's Day! Kids will want to spoil their special dad with handmade cards and gifts. Some will have also been to the Father's Day school stall. With a forecast of 18 degrees and sunny, it's shaping up as perfect picnic and bike-riding weather. Just steer clear of nesting magpies, then everyone will stay happy.

TAKING STOCK

Albury Wodonga Farmers' Market, Gateway Village, Wodonga, Saturday, September 5, 8am to noon

NSW residents will be able to return to the Albury-Wodonga Farmers' Market for the first time since mid-July after changes to border permits*. There will be fruit and vegetables, fresh herbs, tomatoes, honey, free-range pork, lamb, kimchi, artisan cheese, bread and pastries, locally-roasted coffee beans, homemade pasta and sauces, pasture-raised free-range eggs, small goods and smoked meats. * Remember to have your permit handy when you head back home to NSW.

WELL READ

Dymocks Albury, Myer Centrepoint Albury, Olive Street, Albury, or follow them on Facebook

Victoria Purman's latest novel The Women's Pages is an excellent read with appealing characters. It presents an engaging story that illuminates the real history of post-war Australian women. The World of Roald Dahl is a witty and entertaining yet riveting and informative book about Dahl's world. It is a perfect companion to his iconic stories. In the stunning new cookbook Flavour, Yotam Ottolenghi and co-writer Ixta Belfrage offer innovative vegetable dishes that deliver new ingredient combinations to excite and inspire.

SILVER SCREEN

Regent Cinemas Albury Wodonga, varied screenings, regentcinemas.com.au

The intermission is over! Grease, Ghostbusters and Frozen join other retro classics screening at Regent Cinemas this weekend. Blockbuster Tenet is also playing multiple cinemas and screening times. For a full list of movies and screening times visit regentcinemas.com.au.

WATCH OUT

Further Back in Time for Dinner, ABC TV iview

The Ferrones were the veterans of ABC TV series, 2018's Back in Time For Dinner, in which they experienced the 1950s through to the present day. Now they are living through Australia's most turbulent decades, encompassing Federation, world wars, a depression and more offal than you'd imagine. Fascinating TV!

ON COUNTRY

MAMA, Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6, 10am to 4pm

Check out Lorraine Connelly-Northey's On Country in the MAMA foyer. It's a nuanced consideration of the Murray River as it courses through the twin cities. The work is made of materials found on the country of Connelly-Northey and her mother, Waradgerie (Wiradjuri).

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