There’s lots to get you out of the house and entertained this weekend.
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Organise your weekend with this handy hit list.
1. Lennon: Through a Glass Onion
Lennon: Through a Glass Onion is returning to Wagga and co-creator John Waters promises a show not to be forgotten.
In 1992, twelve years after Lennon’s death, John Waters and Stewart D’Arrietta first conceived and performed Lennon: Through a Glass Onion on a small stage at the Tilbury Hotel in Sydney.
The show will be held in the Wagga Civic Theatre on October 5. For more information click here.
2. Spring Jam
Kids will be able to lose themselves in the fun and excitement of Spring Jam, a new children’s festival that combines circus acts, adventure play, interactive fun, live entertainment, safaris, treats and more.
Spring Jam will have a range of zones across the Botanic Gardens, including:
- Big Top featuring two ticketed children’s performances (all ages)
- Main stage with free, live entertainment (all ages)
- Active/outdoor kid’s area with free activities/entertainment (five to 12 years)
- Workshop zone with free activities/entertainment (two to four years)
- Chill-out zone with food vendors, tepees, installations, information tent, activities for toddlers and ample seating
The ticketed Big Top will feature performances by Children are Stinky, fresh from their five-star show and children’s choice award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Children are Stinky delivers daredevil stunts, incredible acrobatics, lightning fast hula hoops, and loads of laughs. And it’s not just all for kids – the show is set in the 1990s with plenty of throwback laughs and nostalgia for mums and dads.
For more information click here.
3. Riverina Comedy Club
If you’re keen for a laugh and a bevvy at the end of a long week, the Riverina Comedy Club is perfect for you.
This week’s headline act is Claire Hooper.
Hosted by Dane Simpson plus Wagga’s own comedic locals, it promises to be a killer-fun night.
For more information click here.
4. Downside Bush Dance
Somewhere between Wagga and Coolamon is arguably one of the best preserved old-time community halls in the state.
Everything is in good working order; the dance floor is sound, the acoustics and lighting is just right and when the monthly bush dance is in full swing, a very precious part of Australia's history comes to life.
The Downside Bush Dance has been running continuously, on the first Saturday of each month since 1971.
This week the Tin Shed Rattlers will be donating all door takings to assist with the upkeep of the hall.
For more information about the event click here.
5. Check out the art exhibitions around town
Soft Core
From Michael Parekowhai’s huge inflatable bunny to Simon Yates’ foam sculptures and Koji Ryui’s animated Have a Nice Day clay-filled shopping bags, Soft Core brings together a colourfully provocative collection of works from Australian and international artists, in an exploration of the meaning of “softness”.
WHERE: Wagga Art Gallery
Kathy Cavaliere: Nest
Katthy Cavaliere explores narrative, using personal possessions, performance, installation and photography.
Nest, inspired by her mother’s death to ovarian cancer, the disease claiming her life three years’ later, returns to the womb.
With her mother’s clothing, she constructs a cliff-side nest at Sydney’s Clovelly Beach, often visited with her mother. Wearing only her mother’s stockings on her head, the film captures fluttering stockings and the movements performed by the artist.
WHERE: Wagga Art Gallery
The Realism of War: Works of Humanity by George Gittoes
War artist George Gittoes paints the horrors and heroics he witnessed in conflict zones over recent decades, including Rwanda, Nicaragua, Afghanistan and Iraq.
The Realism of War is the third exhibition curated by Museum of the Riverina to commemorate the Centenary of ANZAC. The exhibition will include a selection of the artist’s paintings and drawings, photographs, service records and films.
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