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boss of what, just step away. Don’t waste this week’s potent nuclear energy fussing and fighting. Take it adventuring into the great outdoors, exploring a wonderful idea or in a new life direction. Use your superpowers for love and joy. TAURUS: TAURUS: If this week brings a heated clash over cash, don’t get pressured or provoked into a quick decision, which is never your forte. Mercury moving forward again in Taurus gradually unwinds knotty problems so that ongoing projects, business ventures and relationships can steadily progress and strengthen.
GEMINI: Just a touch over treading water, being patient, talking things through and weighing options? Join the club. Sun and Venus sparkling into your sign are this week’s game changers: buffing up your personal appeal, not to mention shopping instincts for bargain buys. Geminis, this is your week. Happy birthday, scintillant Twins!
CANCER: This could be an antsy week for you lunar Crabsters, so here’s an action plan: You like hanging on to stuff, but there’s presently a widespread need for deletion. Don’t panic: something’s waiting to enter the space. Your call is to prune life’s dead wood so this can happen.
CULTURE MANDY NOLAN THINKS POLITICS IS A JOKE! As part of the federal election campaign the local Greens have put out the challenge for up-and-coming and established comedians to tell the best jokes, including at least one political joke, in just three minutes! ‘Politicians have been writing comedy for years,’ says Mandy Nolan. ‘They call it policy.’ ‘Performers certainly have enough material to choose from, with CSG mining resulting in the Condamine River turning into a tea-light candle, Peter Dutton blaming refugee advocates for asylum-
seeker immolation and acts of self-harm, and PM Malcolm Turnbull’s twee fascination with catching public transport, declaring that no worker will have longer than a 30-minute travel to work under his reign. ‘Expect a night of cutting-edge satire and political commentary,’ she said. Only The Greens aren’t beholden to big donors and corporate interests, as they will never accept their donations. We’re people powered, not fossil fuelled. It means we must be innovative with our fundraising. The bonus: we get among the community and have a laugh.’ Tickets: dawnwalker.com.au/ mandylaughs. Doors 6pm Friday 3 June at the Mullumbimby ExServices Club.
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LEO: This week martial Mars picks arguments with just about everything – and everyone. Feisty pyrotechnics? You can bet on it. Resist fighting fire with fire because, well, you know from experience how that ends up. Honey’s the answer, so use sweet soothing speech. Be warm, not scorching.
VIRGO: After retrograde Pluto and Mercury flushing your body, mind and spirit of stressy toxins (and probably giving your closets a colonic as well), this week’s turbocharged energies breathe fresh spritz into old plans. Plus an auspicious late-week Jupiter/Saturn connection encourages trying out those new dance steps you’ve learned recently…
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SAGITTARIUS: Retro Mars (high desire/want it now) and Saturn (slow progress/more to learn) together in your sign can be frustrating. While lower chakras react, higher chakras respond, so review, rethink and take responsibility for finding ways to communicate without upsetting others. Results continue to be your most reliable teachers.
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CAPRICORN: You’re definitely dating the forces of change right now, so make that work for you. Capricorns being the zodiac’s premier list writers, here’s this week’s suggestion: Make a list of things that make you happy. And another one of things you do every day. Compare lists. Adjust accordingly.
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LIBRA: Code red alert this week: Do Not Lose The Venusian Cool. That hurdle past, Sun and Venus slipping into the hot-gossipy, let’s-do-coffee air-sign Gemini reboots social intercourse to lively interactive mode again, clarifying misunderstandings and promising a peak week for Librans in the media.
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SCORPIO: This week could trigger differences of opinion over joint finances. Contrary to popular belief, attack isn’t the best defence – which is actually not being defensive at all. Scorpios tend to be fearless under fire, so use your calmest, smartest negotiating skills to broker the best agreements for all concerned.
AQUARIUS: If this week starts combusting partnership camaraderie, perhaps ask yourself if it’s time to step back and take an objective, impartial assessment of what you look like through other people’s eyes. Might it be wise to rein in renegade behaviour? Unclench the fist of contrary thinking? No? Then carry on…
PISCES: In traditional astrology, Mercury’s the messenger between heaven and earth, head and feet, conscious and unconscious, and its recent retrograde focused on deleting old stories that no longer work so new scripts can be written. This truth-seeking week could stir fireworks under something that’s been simmering for some time.
CURRYOKE Friends of the Circus are hosting fundraising event Curryoke at Circus Arts Byron Bay this Saturday. The night includes delicious curry, a silent auction, entertainment from the Bollywood Sisters, the Circus Arts Performance Troupe and Circus Arts Ensemble plus karaoke for all, and the bar will be open. 6pm. Meal and show $25, Event entry (no meal) $15. 10 per cent discount for groups of eight or more. To book call 6685 6566 or visit circusarts.com.au.
FUNNY WOMEN REIGN SUPREME Kat Davidson has often been referred to as ‘the funniest chick I’ve seen’ and has been known to keep working-class blokes and high-class gals alike gasping with laughter. Kat started her standup career in 1997 (as Katrina Shiels) and has continued her love affair with the stage in the public eye. The relationship is ‘fiery and passionate’ and they have no plans to stop seeing each other. Kat brings a fresh and intelligent view to her comedy. She tackles relationships, observations and random events with equal passion and her unique storytelling ability takes her audience along with her for the ride.
OUR LAST TANGO, SCREENING AT THE MULLUM CIVIC HALL ON FRIDAY. TICKETS $15/$13 CONC. AVAILABLE AT MULLUMBIMBY BOOKSHOP AND MARY RYAN’S BYRON BAY, OR THROUGH TRAVELLINGFLICKS@GMAIL.COM. DOORS OPEN AT 6.30PM FOR CHAI AND CAKES AND THE FILM SCREENS AT 7.30PM. She can be heard regularly across Queensland ABC radio and has headlined the best clubs in Australia and Canada. She is also the co-producer of the highly successful Ladies Comedy Nights in Brisbane, can regularly be found at sea performing for huge crowds on P&O cruise ships, and enjoyed a sellout season of her original show Untidy at the 2012 Brisbane Comedy Festival. Kat Davidson headlines The Big Gig Comedy Clubat the Ballina RSL on Thursday with Marty Lappan as support. Mandy Nolan returns after her tour with Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow as MC. 8pm. Free.
THREE BAGS FULL The Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina, will graciously accept donations of unused wool for a community art project titled Apomogy and is inviting the community to make an apology through the vessel of a pom pom. The gallery is calling on community members to support this project by donating unwanted and unused
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skeins of wool for this fun and colourful community art project. Donations can be dropped off at the gallery before Thursday 2 June during opening hours on Wednesday through Friday from 10am till 4pm or on weekends from 9.30am till 2.30pm.
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Sunday 12 June | 3pm Byron Community Centre Theatre Concert & dinner | $100 | $95 Members & Seniors Concert only | $35 | $30 Members & Seniors www.byronmusicsociety.com
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GALPAGOS DUCK SUN 29 MAY 3:00PM $20 / KIDS UNDER 12 FREE
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