Art Exhibition Opening - Wondai
The Wondai Regional Art Gallery on the roundabout at Wondai will be opening their eighth monthly exhibition for 2015 with a wine and cheese tasting at 6:00pm tonight. This month the gallery will be hosting the 17th annual South Burnett Regional Art Competition, which showcases works in art, photography, sculpture and ceramics categories created exclusively by South Burnett artists. The competition offers $4800 in prize monies, including a $1500 South Burnett Acquisitive sponsored by the South Burnett Regional Council, and is the biggest art competition of its kind in the region. Tonight's opening will also launch this year's South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show long weekend festival of events, and it will be followed by the festival's Sample The South Burnett & Cherbourg Dinner across the road at the 101-year-old Wondai Hotel & Cellar (see entry below). As usual, tonight's opening will also feature great hot and cold finger foods and punch, along with wine tastings from a South Burnett winery, live entertainment and lots of fun socialising. Admission is $5 and everyone is welcome to attend. More details? Phone the Gallery on (07) 4168-5926. Note: After tonight's opening the exhibition will remain on show from 10:00am to 4:00pm daily until the end of the month.
Sample The South Burnett & Cherbourg Dinner - Wondai
The Sample The South Burnett & Cherbourg Dinner will be held at the Wondai Hotel & Cellar In Haly Street, Wondai from 7:30pm until late tonight. The dinner is the official launch event for this year's South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show long weekend festival of events, and guests will get to tuck into a gourmet dinner of locally produced foods and wines in the historic hotel, as well as enjoy live music by some of our region's best indigenous musicians. Tickets to the dinner are $60 without accompanying wines or $75 with wines, and are strictly limited. You can read more about this dinner - and see the menu - on our website.
Noel Miller Art Exhibition - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Art Gallery in Haly Street, Kingaroy (right next to the Visitor Information Centre) will be showing artworks by Brisbane artist Noel Miller between 10:00am and 4:00pm today. The exhibition has drawn rave reviews since it opened and its display time has been extended to 2:00pm on Monday as part of this year's South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show long weekend festival of events. You can read more about it - and see some examples of Noel Miller's artworks - on our website. Admission is free.
Maidenwell Folk Festival
If your tastes lean more towards folk than art or gourmet dinners, you should get along to the historic Maidenwell Hotel today. The twice-a-year Maidenwell Folk Festival will be getting into its first full day of activities with lots of informal jam sessions and chalk-boarding sessions that will start early in the day and continue until late tonight on the hotel's spacious verandahs. Maidenwell Hotel publican Spud and the team will be serving up great pub grub along with an array of cleansing ales. Admission to the Festival is free and there's also free camping on the adjoining Maidenwell sports field if you want to stay overnight or take your full long weekend vacation in the town. More details from the hotel on (07) 4164-6133.
Kittens In The Mall - Kingaroy
- The South Burnett RSPCA will be in Kingaroy Shoppingworld with kittens all this week as a school holiday attraction for children. Their display will also be offering RSPCA merchandise, and stall staff will be happy to provide free advice about responsible pet ownership and the advantages of adopting RSPCA animals.
Yarraman Ladies Bowls Club Meeting
- The Yarraman Ladies Bowls Club will be holding their regular monthly meeting at the Yarraman Bowls Club in Margaret Street, Yarraman at 9:00am this morning. New members are very welcome. More details? Phone (07) 4163-8389.
Friday Night Poker - Kingaroy
- Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy will be hosting Friday night poker games this evening. Registration starts at 6:30pm and the first cards are dealt at 7:00pm. There are cash prizes to be won and no fees to play. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755. NB: Friday night poker games are played on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month.
South Burnett Autism Support Group - Kingaroy
- The South Burnett Autism Support Group will be holding its first Friday of the month meeting at SB Care opposite Super IGA in Avoca Street, Kingaroy at 7:00pm this evening. New members are always welcome! More details? Phone Jenni on (07) 4171-0096 or Jenny on (07) 4164-1107
School Holiday Activities - Murgon and Kingaroy
- The South Burnett PCYC in Macalister Street, Murgon and Taabinga State School in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy will both be running Spring school vacation activities today. In Murgon, the PCYC will be running an In Club Day offering fully supervised games of Laser Tag for $20 per head. You can find out more about it by phoning the PCYC on 0428-227-057. And at Taabinga State School, they'll be having an excursion for Laser Wars, where children can try out their combat, leadership and teamwork skills in a safe interactive environment. You can find out more about it by phoning the school on (07) 4168-1889
Friday Social Golf - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Golf Club on the Bunya Highway at Kingaroy will holding their regular Friday 9-ers 9 hole social golfing sessions for men and women from 8:00am until dusk today. Everyone is most welcome (including non-members) and green fees are $11 for members or $14 for non-members for the nine holes - but this also includes a card draw for prizes in the clubhouse in the evening (there's also a Jackpot card draw on the last Friday of each month). More details? Phone the Golf Club on (07) 4162-1720
Country Music Night - Nanango
- An informal Country Music Night will be held at the Uniting Church Hall in Gipps Street, Nanango at 7:30pm tonight. The get-together is open to both spectators and performers, and the $2 entry fee includes supper. Everyone is welcome!
Friday Morning Bingo - Kingaroy
- The Endeavour Foundation will be running bingo games at Kingaroy RSL from 10:00am this morning (eyes down at 10:30am). There'll be four jackpots on offer, along with book games and raffles, and proceeds will go to help people with an intellectual disability. Everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Endeavour's Kingaroy Kitchen on (07) 4162-2254
Friday Afternoon Scroungers - Nanango
- The Nanango Bowls Club in Henry Street will be holding their reglar Friday Afternoon Scroungers at 3:00pm. New players are welcome. More details from the club: (07) 4163-3363.
Coverty Creek Social Club Meeting
- The Coverty Creek Community Development and Social Club will be holding its regular Friday night social gathering at the Red Shed at 198 Coverty Road, Coverty from 5:00pm until around 10:00pm tonight. There'll be a $2.50 sausage sizzle and drinks will be available, along with free coffee and tea. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Gavin on (07) 4168-9574 or send him an email.
Blue Light Skating - Nanango
- The Nanango Blue Light Disco committee will be holding a Family Skating Night at the Nanango Skating Rink in George Street, Nanango from 6:00pm to 9:00pm tonight. A canteen will be operating and admission is $5, which includes skate hire. More details? Phone Nanango Police on (07) 4163-1211.
South Burnett Pantry - Kingaroy
- The South Burnett Pantry will be open from 8:30am to 12:30pm today at 22 Stolzenberg Road in Kingaroy. The Pantry is a not-for-profit registered charity run by a Board of Management and staffed by volunteers, and it helps low income families, couples and singles stretch their shopping dollar further. The Pantry offers $40 pantry hampers that contain most of the food and personal cleaning items that most people need to get through part of the week (though you'll need to shop elsewhere for extras or special items). And anyone who's finding it hard to make ends meet is very welcome to make use of it. More details? Phone Joane on (0427) 496-684 or Ruth on (0447) 812-789. PS: If you'd like to help The Pantry in any way - either by volunteering or donating goods - please contact Joanne or Ruth about this too, or visit the website.
