Mark Olive - Blackbutt
Celebrity chef Mark Olive (also affectionately known ss "The Black Olive" by his legion of fans) will be appearing around the South Burnett this week to inspire and motivate the community to make healthy food choices. Mark has been brought to the region by the South Burnett Regional Council's Healthy Communities initiative, and today he'll be concluding his series of free healthy cooking demonstrations at the Blackbutt Memorial Hall in Coulson Street, Blackbutt at 9:45am (for a 10:00am start). In addition to demonstrating how to prepare several healthy, easy-to-make dishes Mark will also give the audience an insight into traditional Aboriginal cooking using native Australian ingredients. Food will be provided free for the first 25 registrations, but to secure one of these spots it's essential that you RSVP to Kerry Oldfield, Healthy Communities Coordinator at the South Burnett Regional Council on (07) 4189-9412 or by emailing her.
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
Art Exhibition Opening - Wondai
The Wondai Regional Art Gallery on the roundabout at Wondai will be opening their fourth monthly exhibition for 2012 with a wine and cheese tasting at 6:00pm this evening. Tonight's exhibition will feature six large paintings of the Wooroolin Wetlands by Brisbane artist Zane Stuart in the main gallery; a selection of photographs under glass or printed on canvas by Kingaroy photographer Katherine Steinhardt in the front gallery; and watercolours by Gold Coast artist Alan Banfield in the rear gallery, as well as a small range of cloth-covered items by his wife Jan. Works by students from Wondai Kindy will be featured in Kidz Korner. As usual, tonight's opening will also feature great finger foods, live music (this month from Cloyna guitarist Wayne Castle) and wine tastings from a South Burnett winery (in tonight's case, Crane Wines). Admission is $5 and everyone is very 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 every day until the end of the month.
Endeavour Foundation Bingo - Kingaroy
- The Endeavour Foundation will be holding bingo games at Kingaroy RSL from 10:00am this morning. More than $1,000 in jackpots will be on offer. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755
Rumours - Nanango
The Nanango Theatre Company will be presenting the second-last performance of their latest production "Rumours" (a Neil Simon farce) at the Nanango Theatre Company Playhouse at the corner of Elk and George Streets, Nanango at 7:00pm this evening (plays begins at 7:30pm sharp). Rumours tells the story of several affluent couples who gather together for a dinner party celebrating their hosts' tenth anniversary. However, they discover there are no servants, the hostess is missing, and the host - the deputy mayor of New York - has shot himself through the earlobe. Comic complications arise when - given everyone's upper class status - they decide they need to do everything possible to conceal the evening's events from the local police and the media. Tonight's show is a supper night and will continue until around 10:00pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and pensioners (or $15 and $10 if you book and pay 7 days in advance). More details and/or bookings? Phone In Gear in Fitzroy Street, Nanango on (07) 4163-3582. Some tickets will be available at the door as well. [Note: One final performance will be held at the same time and venue tomorrow night]
Brendan Schick - Kingaroy
- Popular South Burnett entertainer Brendan Schick will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy from 7:30pm to 11:30pm this evening. Admission is free. More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755
Friday Night Dinner & Social Darts - Nanango
- The Nanango and District Darts Association will be holding their regular Friday night social darts games at their club house at the end of George Street, Nanango from 7:15pm onwards this evening. They'll also be offering inexpensive home-cooked dinners from 6:30pm if you want to chow down beforehand. The club's licenced bar will be operating too, and both visitors and potential new members are very welcome.
