What's On - Events
August
2006
To 5 Aug
The Sentimental Bloke
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Theatre Production
Date Wednesday 19th July to Saturday 5th August 2006
Venue Jetty Memorial Theatre
Chats Productions presents a musical version of The Sentimental Bloke. "The Bloke" is based on the characters and poems of C.J. Dennis, and follows the adventures of the larrikin hero Bill and his beloved Doreen. You'll also meet Ginger Mick the Rabbitoh and his lively girlfriend Rose - known as Rose of Spadgers' Lane - as well as a host of other colourful characters. It is full of great songs and spectacular dances, including sequences at the beach and the Melbourne Cup.
Contact Jetty Memorial Theatre on (02) 6652 4697
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1 Aug
Carlton Draught Gold Cup Carnival - Day 2
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Horse Racing
Date Tuesday 1st August 2006
Venue Coffs Harbour Racing Club
Contact (02) 6652 1488
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1-31 Aug
Vantage Point: The Art of Fan Dongwang
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Art Exhibition
Date Thursday 27th July to Saturday 2nd September 2006
Venue Coffs City Gallery
Fan Dongwang's extraordinary images explore the shifting nature of Australian culture from the perspective of an artist trained in Chinese painting and low relief carving. These richly coloured and evocative works do not provide a fixed point of entry but allow their own view of the shadowy territory of cultural exchange and reconstruction. Curated by Rod Pattenden.
Contact Coffs City Gallery on (02) 6648 4861
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3 Aug
Carlton Draught 2006 Coffs Harbour Gold Cup
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Horse Racing
Date Thursday 3rd August 2006
Venue Coffs Harbour Racing Club
Coffs Harbour Gold Cup is the major racing and social event of the year. A punters paradise and a day full of horses, entertainment and glamour with Fashions on the Field.
Contact Coffs Harbour Racing Club on (02) 6652 1488
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4-6 Aug
Volkswagen Spectacular
Area Valla Beach
Type Exhibition
Date Friday 4th August to Sunday 6th August 2006
Venue Valla Beach Resort
Cost Adults $15, Children free, Family $22 or day visitors gold coin donation.
One of the largest exhibition of Volkswagen vehicles in this three day show and shine event. Convoy from Valla Beach Resort to Nambucca. Hill climb at Raleigh International Raceway. All day swap meet and markets with jumping castle and other activities for the kids.
Contact Nambucca VW Club, Donna Pell on 0427 695 203 or (02) 6569 5203
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5 Aug
Live Jazz - Chris Frater Band
Area Bellingen
Type Concert/Music
Date Saturday 5th August 2006
Venue Bellingen Golf Club
Time From 8pm
Cost Adult $12. Children free.
Enjoy the soothing sounds of jazz for a great evening of live entertainment by the Chris Frater Band.
Contact Bellingen Jazz Society on (02) 6655 1053
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6 Aug
Sunday Salon at Coffs City Gallery
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Classical Music
Date Sunday 6th August 2006
Venue Coffs City Gallery
Time 3-4pm
Cost $25
Talented classical performers Trish O'Brien & Gareth Koch have wowed audiences all over Australia as solo artists and more recently as chamber musicians. Trish has recently recorded a CD of hauntingly lovely cello favourites, and Gareth has also recorded much of his considerable guitar repertoire. Today’s programme includes work by Rodriguez, Piazzolla, Satie Debussy and others. Bookings Absolutely Essential.
Contact Coffs City Gallery on (02) 6648 4861
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10 Aug
Carmen by OzOpera
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Opera
Date Thursday 10th August 2006
Venue Sportz Central, Bray Street
Time 8pm
Cost Ticket prices range from $40 up to $70 for premium seats with discounts available - book online at www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au
Opera Australia's renowned touring company OzOpera and Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium of Music present the world's most loved opera 'Carmen'. Carmen is an opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet, and based on the novel by Mérimée. Carmen is the ultimate lover - passionate, determined, strong willed and resourceful. A soldier, a cigarette-factory worker, a group of smugglers and gypsies together with a bull-figher make up the cast of one of the world's first operas to tell a story about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. This sizzling production will be brought to life in a full stage production with chamber orchestra. Don't miss this fiery and much loved musical story set in Seville, Spain and now re-created in Coffs Harbour.
Contact Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium on (02) 6652 1592
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12-13 Aug
Coffs Harbour Doll & Bear Show
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Exhibition
Date Saturday 12th August to Sunday 13th August 2006
Venue Norm Jordan Pavillion - Coffs Harbour Showground
Time 9.30am to 3.30pm
Cost Adults $5, Children $1, Pensioners $4
Competition dolls judged and displayed. Dolls and bears also for sale including items such as dolls clothes, beads, miniatures, novelties and pre-loved dolls and bears.
Contact Beth Donald on (02) 6656 2438
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13 Aug
Sunday Salon at Coffs City Gallery
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Guitar Music
Date Sunday 13th August 2006
Venue Coffs City Gallery
Time 3-4pm
Cost $5
An exciting afternoon of guitar music with Javier Serrano and John Luckock. These young musicians have a diverse and challenging programme for lovers of the guitar. Today’s programme will include flamenco, classical and contemporary works.
Contact Coffs City Gallery on (02) 6648 4861
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18-20 Aug
Bellingen Jazz & Blues Festival
Area Bellingen
Type Festival
Date Friday 18th August to Sunday 20th August 2006
Venue Various locations throughout Bellingen
Time 8am to 11pm
Cost Adult 3-day weekend pass $95 (early bird price until 31st July) or $120 after 31st July. Children under 15 years FREE
In it's 17th year The Bellingen Jazz & Blues Festival will again feature some of the best jazz and blues artists from around Australia including the legendary Jo Camilleri with his band Bakelite Radio, and the phenomenal Vince Jones. Local artists will perform alongside international talents such as Bruce Brown (America), Jam Session (Hungary) and Armandito Garcia Perez (Cuba). With over 40 performances at 12 venues around Bellingen, get your weekend pass and enjoy three days of jazz and blues.
Contact Bellingen Jazz Festival Inc on (02) 6655 9345
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19 Aug
Maestro- David Scheel
Type Musical/ Theatre
Date Saturday 19 August 2006
Venue Jetty Memorial Theatre
Time 2pm
Cost Adult $25, Concession $20, Group Discounts Available
Maestro is a celebration of music's eccentrics through the ages, and in the show David brings to life 25 of music's greatest and weirdest personalities in a virtuoso performance of narrative and character acting. Bach, Beethoven, Sir Thomas Beecham and many others are resurrected, or in the case of living performers such as David Helfgott, actually impersonated, with pinpoint accuracy.
Merely as a theatre piece Maestro would be a challenge for any actor. But when you add the fact that David also plays the works of his "victims", displaying both remarkable technique and sensitivity on the piano, then it becomes clear that there are very few people in the world who could even attempt a performance of this nature.
And amid the fun there are serious moments, for David also includes in the program his new suite on environmental themes, A Hymn for Planet Earth, which has already brought standing ovations on two recent USA tours, as well as at home.
Contact Jetty Memorial Theatre on (02) 6652 8088
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22-27 Aug
Golfest
Area Nambucca Heads
Type Golf
Date Monday 22nd August to Sunday 27th August 2006
Venue Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club
Cost $12 per player per game
Week of golf including single and team games.
Contact Peter Coutman on (02) 6569 4111
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26 Aug to 3 Oct
18th Annual Rotary Cartoon Awards
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Art Exhibition
Date Saturday 26th August to Tuesday 3rd October 2006
Venue Bunker Cartoon Gallery
The Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City initiated the cartoon competition in 1989 to provide the proposed Regional Art Gallery with a collection of cartoons that were to provide the city with a unique specialization. The Competition recognizes the best of Australian and International cartoons with prizes totaling over $10 000. The Awards are sponsored by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City to raise funds for various Rotary charities and to promote cartooning through the Bunker Cartoon Gallery and other galleries in Australian.
Contact Bunker Cartoon Gallery on (02) 6651 7343
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