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June
2006
To 10 Jun
Operation Art & Geoff McSkimming
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Art Exhibition
Date Wednesday 10th May to Saturday 10th June 2006
Venue Coffs City Gallery
An exhibition of 50 paintings by NSW school students from Kindergarten to Year 10 for children in hospital. Art is an initiative of the Westmead Children's Hospital, the NSW Department of Education and Training and the Art Gallery of NSW and supported by the Nelson Meer Foundation. The exhibition was conceived by Dr John Yu to create a positive environment to aid the recovery process of young patients. Also on display is a multi-sensory installation on a musical theme by local artist Geoff McSkimming, complemented by ambient music specially written by nationally acclaimed composer David Slater.
Contact Coffs City Gallery on (02) 6648 4861
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3 Jun
Live Jazz - The Louise Gore Trio
Area Bellingen
Type Concert/Music
Date Saturday 3rd June 2006
Venue Bellingen Golf Club
Time From 8pm
Cost Adult $12. Children free.
Great local contemporary jazz
Contact Bellingen Jazz Society on (02) 6655 1053
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3-11 Jun
CELTIC THUNDER: Festival of the Celts
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Celtic Festival
Date Saturday 3 June 2006 to Sunday 11 June 2006
Venue Coffs Harbour Showground
The 3rd annual Festival of the Celts comes to Coffs Harbour from Saturday the 3rd to Sunday the 11th June 2006. In the week leading up to Saturday the 10th , be sure to catch events and Celtic entertainers including Irish, Scottish and Welsh at local venues all around the Coffs Coast. Centered around the Coffs Harbour Showground, the weekend of the 10th and 11th June 2006 culminates with a Street Parade, Tattoo, Highland Gathering, Kids Entertainment and family fun.
Contact Ray Ellington 02 6651 3399
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4 Jun
Trek to the Pub With No Beer
Area Taylors Arm
Type Fun Run & Fun Day
Date Sunday 4th June 2006
Venue Macksville to Taylors Arm
Test your fitness with an early morning walk, run or ride from Macksville to the famous Pub With No Beer at Taylors Arm (26km). On your arrival there will be a host of family activities and entertainment including an egg throwing competition, woodchops, live music, raffles and tasty food. Each competitor receives a certificate and a foot massage.
Contact Barry Fuller on (02) 6568 1081
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8-10 & 15-17 Jun
The King & I
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Musical
Date Thursday 8th June to Sunday 10th June 2006 and Thursday 15th June to Sunday 17th June 2006
Venue Jetty Memorial Theatre
Time 7.30pm
Cost Adults $20, Concession $14
East meets West in the timelesss story of the King of Siam and Anna, the British governess he has hired to teach his many children. Based on the real-life adventures of Anna Leonowens, this performance presents a fascinating clash of cultures, as Anna's western ways threaten the king's beliefs.
Contact Jetty Memorial Theatre box office on (02) 6652 4697
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9-12 Jun
Flora, Fauna & Nature
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Art Exhibition
Date Friday 9th June to Monday 12th June 2006
Venue Botanic Gardens
Time 9am - 5pm
Paintings by local artists of flora, fauna and nature in the region. All artworks are for public viewing and sale.
Contact Sawtell Art Group on (02) 6653 5157
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10 Jun
The Yale Wiffenpoofs
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Black Tie Dinner & Show
Date Saturday 10th June 2006
Venue Opal Cove Resort
Time From 6.00pm
Cost $115 per person
The Yale Wiffenpoofs, one of Yale's most celebrated and hallowed traditions, is the world's oldest and most famous a capella group that supports a worldwide children's literacy campaign and educates students about music and a capella singing. Includes a delectable 3-course meal and selection of fine wines and beers.
Contact Hassan Soliman - Opal Cove Resort on (02) 6651 0510
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10 Jun
Wheels of Time premiere
Area Glenreagh
Type Launch
Date Saturday 10th June 2006
Venue Glenreagh Community Hall
The launch of the new Glenreagh Mountain Railway's documentary film 'Wheels of Time' will take place with an evening barbeque, supporting short film and screening of the production followed by at 'Steaming under the Stars' ride aboard steam train 'Betty'. Copies of the DVD will be available for sale on the night.
Contact Glenreagh Mountain Railway on (02) 6649 2234
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12 Jun
Orara Valley Country Fair
Area Coramba
Type Fair
Date Monday 12th June 2006
A great family day out with plenty of activities and entertainment including demonstration horse show-jumping, woodchopping, tai chi, BJ Magician, sheep shearing, vintage machinery display, reptile show, country markets, live music and dancing.
Contact (02) 6653 9009
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12 Jun
Live Jazz - The Northern Nighthawks
Area Bellingen
Type Concert/Music
Date Saturday 12th June 2006
Venue Bellingen Golf Club
Time From 12 noon
Cost Adult $8. Children free.
Live Jazz featuring Brett Iggulden (cornet, saxaphones, vocals), Geoff Speed (clarinet, saxaphones, vocals), Don Nicoll (piano), Steve Buckley (bass) & Mauri Thomas (drums). Picnic atmosphere, BYO everything
Contact Bellingen Jazz Society on (02) 6655 1053
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15 Jun - 22 Jul
Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Art Exhibition
Date Thursday 15th June to Saturday 22nd July 2006
Venue Coffs City Gallery
The biennial JADA aims to encourage and promote innovation and excellence in drawing and build a significant collection of contemporary drawing. Prize money of $20,000 encourages entries from all over Australia. In recent years both artists and judges have streched the definition of a drawing to an unprecedented extent, stimulating debate about the medium and it's practice.
Contact Coffs City Gallery on (02) 6648 4861
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23 Jun
Slava Grigoryan
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Concert
Date Friday 23rd June 2006
Time 8pm
Venue Jetty Memorial Theatre
Multi-award winning classical guitarist. Born in Khazakstan, he emigrated with his family to Australia in 1981 and began studying guitar with his father, a professional violinist at the age of 7. As a major prize winner at the Tokyo International Classical Guitar Competition, Slava was signed by Sony Music Entertainment in 1995 and released four solo albums. In 1995, Slava began touring Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, and of course his home continent of Australia. Slava has recorded for ABC Classics in Australia.
In 1998, he was awarded the Young Australian of the Year for the Arts, and the 'MO' award for Instrumentalist of the Year in 2001. Slava also won the ARIA for Best Classical Album in 2002 and 2003.
Contact Jetty Memorial Theatre on (02) 6652 4697
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23-25 Jun
4WD Caravan & Camping Show
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Exhibition
Date Friday 23rd June to Sunday 25th June 2006
Venue Coffs Harbour Showground
Cost Adults $8, Children/Students $4, Family $20
Over 150 exhibitors displaying a full range of 4WD, caravan, camping and marine equipment, plus great attractions to entertain the whole family.
Contact Grimmo Promotions on (02) 6653 3093
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28 Jun
Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Comedy Festival
Date Wednesday 28th June 2006
Venue Jetty Memorial Theatre
For a stand-up, in your face, knock-you-down good time, the finest and funniest of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival toured live on stage throughout Australia and to Singapore following the 2005 Comedy Festival. For the seventh side-splitting year, the Roadshow line-up, featured some of the brightest home-grown and overseas guest comedians from the 2005 Festival, delivering routines far and wide.
Contact Jetty Memorial Theatre on (02) 6652 4697
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30 Jun to 7 Jul
The Naidoc Aboriginal Art Exhibition
Area Coffs Harbour
Type Exhibition
Date Friday 30th June 2006 to Friday 7th July 2006
Venue Bunker Cartoon Gallery
The national NAIDOC theme for 2006 is 'Respect the past - beleive in the furture". Local Aboriginal artwork will be on display at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery. Opening Night and the Awards presentation will take place on Friday 30th June 2006 with light refreshments and entertainment provided.
Contact Brett McKay on (02) 6648 3680
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