June 2nd 2008
What's On: June 2008
June is when the perfect north Queensland winter weather takes hold and visitors and residents love to get out and about. There's a lot on in the region including the, off-Magnetic, Palm Creek Folk Festival but there are some terrific times to be had on terra Magnetic with the Golf Club's Ladies Championships, great music with "Humarimba" muso Lindsay Pollak visiting as well as the always grooving Musos Club. But for those who love a bit of sun and a great garden, save your legs for the 28 and 29th when the Australian Open Gardens weekend on Magnetic Island comes into full bloom.June 2008
Magnetic Times attempts to list all the events happening on Magnetic Island but realise there will be things we miss. If you know of an event that is in this month or coming up later in the year please email editor@magnetictimes.com so we can add it as we learn of it. We also list regular weekly events and activities on Magnetic in our Regular Weekly Activities page ( here).
Ongoing:
Requiem: By the Photographers who died in Vietnam and Indochina
Friday, 11 April 2008 .. to .. Sunday, 8 June 2008
Venue: Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Cnr Denham St and Flinders Mall
Cost: FREE
Family/Youth event
Presented by: Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Contact: 4727 9011 (Perc Tucker Regional Gallery)
Between the height of the French Indochina War in the fifties and the fall of Phnom Penh and Saigon in 1975, 135 photographers from all sides of the conflict were recorded as missing or dead. This exhibition is a memorial to those men and women. In many cases it included the last photographs they took.
An exhibition organised by Horst Fass and Tim Page and toured by George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film.
www.townsville.qld.gov.au/perctucker
Reef Check Australia 2008 Photo Competition submit your photo NOW!!
Thursday, 1 May 2008 .. to .. Monday, 30 June 2008
Venue: Nationwide. Cost: FREE Presented by: Reef Check Australia
Contact: Reef Check Australia 4724 3950
2008 is International Year of the Reef and Reef Check Australia are holding their annual photcompetition again. With 5 different categories and great prizes to be won, enter now.
www.reefcheckaustralia.org
Digital Photography & the Digital Lab with Troy Rodgers: These hands-on workshops/classes coincide with the exhibition Requiem: by the photographers who died in Vietnam and Indochina. Troy will set projects and demonstrate all processes focussing on: The Digital Camera - your cameras basic and more complex functions, settings, lighting and framing; Photoshop - how to download, scan, format, edit, crop and save your digital images; Output Options - ways to produce images that can have print (paper, card, vinyl etc) or screen based application (email, CD, Web); Please bring your own digital camera and Laptop Computer (if you have one).
till Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Venue: Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, cnr Denham & Flinders Street, Flinders Mall, Townsville
Time: Tuesday Evenings 6.45pm - 9.15pm 13th, 20th, 27th May & 3rd June
Cost: $65
Presented by: Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Bookings are essential as places are limited. www.townsville.qld.gov.au/recreation/gallery
Creature
Till Sunday, 22 June 2008
Venue: Umbrella Studio, 482 Flinders St West
Cost: FREE
Family/Youth event
Contact: 4772 7818 info@umbrella.org.au
A group exhibition by artists from the Cairns region which explores the nature of the creature, whether destructive force of nature or gentle loving sprit, through a range of different media. Feature creators of this exhibition are two members of the academic staff of the School of Creative Arts at James Cook University - Russell Milledge lecturer in digital media and Dr Steven Campbell, lecturer in digital sound.
www.umbrella.org.au
Cowshed Creations
Tuesday, 20 May 2008 .. to .. Friday, 6 June 2008
Venue: Umbrella Studio, 482 Flinders St West
Cost: FREE
Presented by: Umbrella Studio
Contact: 4772 7818 info@umbrella.org.au
JCU final sculpture students exhibition of works opened at Umbrella Studio. The sculptures are made with everything from mud, steel, wire, sand, and wood. Exhibiting artists include Emma Hill, Janice Kent-Mackenzie, Paul Clothier, Sue Tilley and Vivienne Salu. www.umbrella.org.au
Stardust Circus
Till Sunday, 8 June 2008
Venue: Lou Litster Park
Time: From Friday 23 May to Sunday 8 June - check with TicketShop for session times
Cost: Ringside Adult $30, Child 3-15 $16, Elevated Front View Chairs Adult $28, Child 3-15 $14
Presented by: Janlin Circuses Pty Ltd
Stardust Circus brings to Townsville the largest and best traditional Animal Circus still travelling in Australia.
Performing Lions, mischievous Monkeys, magnificent Liberty Horses as well as miniature trick Ponies.
Also in the program is a large flying Trapeze Troupe, a big team of Hungarian tranined Teeter Board (springboard) Act, Sensational Aerialists high up in the big top, Acrobatic comedy routine, Hungarian Acrobats and of course many clowns in a two hour quality program.
Moondog Blues
Till 29 November 2008
Venue: Shores Bar & Restuarant, The Strand, Townsville
Time: Every Saturday from 7:30pm and 4th Sunday of the month
Cost: FREE
Family/Youth event
Presented by: Kate Farrand
Contact: Kate 0420 447 178
Blues Duo of Moondog (Guitars, Mississippi Sax, various stringed instruments according to mood) & Gurl Feend (Drums/Percussion, various stringed instruments according to mood) www.moondogsblues.com
Tropic Sun 2008 Winter Season - 3 Blokes and Their BarbiesTill Saturday, 7 June 2008
Venue: The Court Theatre, Cnr Stokes and Sturt Street
Time: 27 - 29 May 6.30pm, 30 & 31 May 8pm, 1st June 5pm, 3 - 5 June 6.30pm, 6 & 7 June 8pm
Presented by: Tropic Sun Theatre
Contact: Bookings: 4721 5433
3 Blokes and Their Barbies by Daynan Brazil. Directed by Karen Gibb and starring Jeremy Cheetham, Ron Pulman and Mark Reed. Cold beer & Cold Chisel. Snags, not S.N.A.Gs. Backyard bliss. Enter the sacred domain of blokes and their barbies in a very social evening in a suburban backyard. Not a missus in sight! Three blokes let you into their world where the sausage is supreme not the pizza. Join them for some laughs, a cold beer, backyard wisdom and the meaning of life. Sing along, have a beer sit back and relax.
www.tropicsun.com.au
Second Nature - Richard Dunlop
Friday, 30 May 2008 .. to .. Sunday, 20 July 2008
Venue: Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Cnr Denham St and Flinders Mall
Cost: FREE
Family/Youth event
Presented by: Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Contact: 4727 9011 (Perc Tucker Regional Gallery)
Richard Dunlop breaks new grounds in terms of hybridisation of the Australian tradition of landscape painting and botanical illustration.
www.townsville.qld.gov.au/perctucker
Sunday 1
Eco Fiesta: Held each year on the first Sunday in June, Eco Fiesta attracts the environmentally-conscious searching out new and alternative technologies and environmental information. Combined with live entertainment, workshops, displays, food and the Townsville City Council's Environmental Excellence and Sustainability Awards it is a great day for young and old. Eco Fiesta is run by Council's Community Development Section. The awards are managed by Integrated Sustainability Services.
Venue: Queens Gardens, North Ward
Cost: FREE
Family/Youth event
Presented by: Townsville City Council
Contact: 4727 9000 justine.wilkinson@townsville.qld.gov.au www.townsville.qld.gov.au
Announced during Eco-Fiesta: Environmental Excellence and Sustainability Awards: recognises the environmental and sustainability contributions, achievements and commitments of local schools, community groups, individuals and businesses to achieve a sustainable future for Townsville. The awards recognise volunteers' hard work and dedication to the local community in shaping Townsville into a clean, green, and sustainable place to live and work.
Nominations were accepted for the following categories:
Sustainability in Business Award
Individual Initiative Award
Neighbourhood/Local Resident Award
Community Group Award
Junior Schools Award - Pre-Schools and Primary School
Senior Schools Award - High School, TAFE, and University
Thursday 5
9.30am: Ladies Open Golf Championships. 18 holes with morning tea, lunch prizes and more for $18 at MI Country Club in Picnic Bay.
Friday 6
6pm - 9.30pm: Environmental Display at the Strand Night Market
Venue: Strand Park - The Strand
Cost: Free
Palm Creek Folk Festival: (Till Monday June 9) The Palm Creek Folk Festival is an annual event, held over the Queens Birthday weekend in June, in the lush tropical grounds of the Mountain View Lake Eco Park, 40km south of Townsville, North Queensland.
The event takes place over four days and three nights involving more than 100 performers and events with concerts, dances, workshops, acoustic jams, youth festival, art and craft workshops, late night cabarets and special events including a spectacular fire event. The Festival features the cream of local performers and a smattering of special guests. This year the theme is Space. Be sure to bring your fancy dress for Sunday night's Fancy Dress Parade.
Venue: Palm Creek (South of Townsville)
Presented by: Townsville Folk & Acoustic Music Club Inc
Contact: secretary@tsvfolkclub.org
www.palmcreek.org.au
8pm: Heroes - Gerald Sibleyras First World War veterans Henri, Gustave and Philippe spend their autumn years reflecting upon the peculiar circumstances of their equally peculiar nursing home. Will Philippe survive Sister Madeleine's obsession with birthdays? Can Gustave ever get past the front gate? How will Henri woo his young school teacher? And is there more to the stone dog than meets the eye?
Time is running out for our three ex-Musketeers, until they hatch a daring plan to seize the day: their own great escape from the nursing home! Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award winning translation of G
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