What's On Hervey Bay, and on the Fraser Coast Weekend Guide: Friday, December 09 – Sunday, December 11
Friday, December 09: Markets • Marina Twilight Markets 2.30pm-7.30pm, Hervey Bay Marina. • DOTERRA Christmas Shopping Afternoon, 3pm to 5pm, Essential Oils, Necklaces etc, The Sticky Fig Cafe, 81-91 Boat Harbour Drive, Pialba. Fitness of the mind and body • Hervey Bay Laughter Yoga/Wellness Class-10am sharp, APSL Hall, 61 Hunter St, Hervey Bay, Contact Bev or Darryl on 0466 938 613, All Welcome, Cost $3, this includes tea and coffee. • Friday Night Fun Skate, presented by the Hervey Bay Rollerz, 7pm till 9pm, Admission, $5 single, $8 double, $10 triple, $15 family, (unlimited). First time: Free admission, and skate hire, Roller Blades welcolme, Saftey Gear is optional, Every Friday night during the school term. Yarillee State School Hall. • Twilight Barefoot Bowls, 5.15pm for 5.30pm start, Bistro open from 5pm, Meals from $10, Cost: Adults $10, Children $5, Phone: 4128 1432 for details. (Every friday evening). • Indoor Volleyball, 6pm, Cost: $6, All welcome, Hervey Bay Volleyball, Hervey Bay PCYC, (every Friday). • Bellydance and Bollywood dance class – 6pm, CWA Hall, 19 Pulgul St, Urangan, Contact Lorna on: 0416 463 686. The Arts/ Workshops and Creative persuits Exhibitions on show at the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, are: • Art after Dark, 6pm, Art, Music, Drinks, 2 Exhibition Openings, live music etc. Fraser Coast Cultural Centre. • Welcome Aboard the SS Maheno – 20/09/16 to 31/12/16 • Botanica-Hervey Bay Spinners Weavers and Fibre Artists Inc-02/12/16 to 29/01/17 • Three Foot Six-The Sunlander-09/12/16 to 05/02/17 Exhibitions on show at Gatakers Artspace, Maryborough are: • A Mother, A Daughter & A Camera-Kym Thomson – 28/11/16 to 24/12/16 • Critter Tales and Inner Landscapes-Adam Chashmore Brooke – 28/11/16 to 24/12/16
• Flotsam-Jo Williams-28/11/16 to 24/12/16 Talks/Tours • Free Guided Maryborough Heritage Walk Tour through Maryborough from 9am, Phone 4190 5722 for details. • Maryborough, Lunch Time Local History Talks, Doug Harwood, 10am to 11am, Bookings Essential: Call: 4190 5788, Maryborough Library. Other • Booklets Story Time, 9.30am-10.30pm, this is a friendly environment where parents can drop in for coffee and a chat while meeting new people, Storytelling and craft activities are provided for the children. This program runs every week during term time. Supported by Anglicare, Mary Ryan's Hervey Bay, Shop 5, 15 Central Ave. For more information contact Mary Ryan's on 4194 2111 or Anglicare on 1300 114 397. • Maryborough, Christmas Cocktail Party, 6.30pm to 11pm, Tickets $20 each, $5 from every ticket goes to Make a Wish Foundation, Silent Auction, Raffles, Champagne on arrival, light refreshments, Maryborough RSL. • Wetside Water Park Light Show Spectacular, 7.30 pm. The water fountains in the main arena lights up in colour to the sound of music. The front gates and main water park are closed so enter via the fish and chip shop and make your way to the main deck area. Live Entertainment & Theatre •
1001 Arabian Nights, 7.30pm, Tickets:Adults $25, Concession $20, tickets available online, go to: www.zpactheatre.com.au or phone: 0418 712 636, Zpac Theatre, 15 Zephyr St, Scarness.
• Friday Windup, John Corowa, 7.30pm-10pm, The Vinyard, Urangan. • •
Jon Vea Vea, 5.30pm, followed by Hard Cover, 8pm, The Boat Club, Hervey Bay. Red Betty, 6.00pm in main lounge, Hervey Bay RSL.
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Jim Daniels,, 6pm, Smokey Joe's Bar and Bistro.
• Rick Manych, 6-9pm, The Clubhouse. • Till Dawn, 8pm to Midnight, The Federal Hotel, Maryborough • Quinn the Radiostar, 8pm, the Beach House Hotel. • Peter Baker, Live Entertainment, 7.30pm, the Bayswater Hotel. • Frank Benn, no time advised, Maryborough RSL •
Two Tone, 9pm, the Torquay Hotel.
Saturday, December 10: Markets/ Community Garage Sales • Pier Park Community Markets, 7am-1pm, Pier Park, Urangan, Supporting local charities. • Torquay Beachside Markets, 8am to 1pm, Outside Aquavue, Torquay • Burrum Heads Markets, 7am to 11am, Community Hall, Main Rd, & Howard St, Burrum Heads. • Tiaro Markets, 7am to 12 noon, Memorial Hall, Main St, Tiaro. Fitness of the mind and body • Hervey Bay Parkrun 5km, 7am start, Lions Park at Urangan Pier, Urangan, Cost, Free, must register at parkrun.com.au. • Maryborough Parkrun,7am start at ulah, must register at parkrun.com.au, and take along barcode. • River Heads-Walk Run, 7am, Cost: Free, River Heads Reserve, Seafarer Dr. For the whole family, but please keep your dog on a leash. Coffee can be purchased. The hosts are the River Heads Progress Association. • Yoga Qigong, 7.30 -8.45am, on the deck at Gatakers Landing Restaurant, Point Vernon, All Welcome, Casual class fee $15, or $12 concession, BYO mats, Phone Kath on 0448663303 for details. • The 2016 'Exercise-a-thon', 2.45pm to 4.45pm, Intergrated Martial Arts Wellbeing Centre, raising funds for, 'Ubuntu Planet', (www.ubuntuplanet.org) Contact Michael on: 040 299 2074. The Arts/ Workshops and Creative persuits Exhibitions on show at the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, are: • Welcome Aboard the SS Maheno – 20/09/16 to 31/12/16 • Botanica-Hervey Bay Spinners Weavers and Fibre Artists Inc-02/12/16 to 29/01/17 • Three Foot Six-The Sunlander-09/12/16 to 05/02/17 Exhibitions on show at Gatakers Artspace, Maryborough are: • A Mother, A Daughter & A Camera-Kym Thomson – 28/11/16 to 24/12/16 • Critter Tales and Inner Landscapes-Adam Chashmore Brooke – 28/11/16 to 24/12/16 • Flotsam-Jo Williams-28/11/16 to 24/12/16 •
Art Classes, Rachael Brown's Art Studio, 10am-1pm, based on Portraiture, Beginners welcome, Cost: $35 per class materials are included in this price, email: artstudio123@ozemail.com or call 0488198951 for venue and further
details. Talks/Tours • Free Guided Maryborough Heritage Walk Tour through Maryborough from 9am, Phone 4190 5722 for details. Community • Hucknall Horse Rescue Family Fun Grand Opening, 9am to 1pm, Market Stalls, christmas photos. 7 Hucknall Rd, Yengarie. Other: • Frozen Wonderland Ice Skating & Tobogganing, Sessions start from 9.30am, No Bookings, bring long socks, prices include skate hire, go to: www.frozenwonderland.com.au for more detail, Urangan State High School Hall. Live Entertainment & Theatre • Sparks Dance Centre's 5th Concert, Matinee 1pm, Evening Show 6.30pm, Hervey Bay High School,Great Hall, Pialba. Tickets available at: www.sparksdc.com.au • 1001 Arabian Nights, (and a Matinee), 2.00pm & 7.30pm, Tickets:Adults $25, Concession $20, tickets available online, go to: www.zpactheatre.com.au or phone: 0418 712 636, Z-pac Theatre, 15 Zephyr St, Scarness. • Jon Vea Vea 5pm, followed by UK Bee Geez from 8pm, The Boat Club, Hervey Bay •
TBA, 6pm, Smokey Joe's Bar and Grill, Urangan
• Jamie Parkinson, 6-9pm, The Clubhouse • Sly Ru, no time advised, Maryborough RSL • Wetside Water Park Light Show Spectacular, 7.30pm. The water fountains in the main arena lights up in colour to the sound of music. The front gates and main water park are closed so enter via the fish and chip shop and make your way to the main deck area. • Quinn the Radiostar, 7.30pm, The Bayswater Hotel, Urangan • KISSperience, fancy dress, wear your KISS gear, 8pm, The Hervey Bay RSL. • Bobby Barnes, 7.30pm to 10.30pm, The Tinana Hotel, Maryborough • Doug & the Upperhand, 8pm, Hoolihans Irish Bar and Restaurant • Uncle Arthur,, 8.30pm, the Beach House Hotel, Scarness • Red Betty, 9pm, the Torquay Hotel
Sunday, December 11: Markets • Koala Markets, 6am to noon, Kruger Court, Booral Rd, Urangan. Fitness of the mind and body • Come and Try Outrigging, 7.50am, at the canoe compound beside the Boat Club premises, Buccaneer Dr, Urangan Harbour, Hervey Bay Outrigger Canoe Club, Phone Simon on 0423 680 076 for details. The Arts/ Workshops and Creative persuits • Workshops for kids and adults from 10am at Bunnings Warehouse, Hervey Bay, bookings essential, Phone 4128 5100 for details. Other • Ulysses & Wide Bay Rodders Xmas Charity Toy Run, Meeting at the Brolga, (Maryborough), at 7am, BBQ Breakfast & Coffee available for purchase. Leaving Brolga at 9.30am, and Heading into Hervey Bay, Central Tavern around 10.30am. Open to all Motorbikes, Classic Cars & Hotrods. Gold Coin Donation, All proceeds go to: The Hervey Bay NeoNatal Special Care Nursery, and toys donated to the Children's Ward. • Frozen Wonderland Ice Skating & Tobogganing, Sessions start from 9.30am, No Bookings, bring long socks, prices include skate hire, go to: www.frozenwonderland.com.au for more detail, Urangan State High School Hall. • Sensitive Santa, from 8am till 10am, Sensitive Santa is designed for families with special needs or sensory challenged children. Bookings are essential call: 4124 5422, (select option 3), sessions are free & photo packages will be available to purchase, Stockland Shopping Centre. • Maryborough, Santa Fair, 2.30pm to 5.30pm, Free Entry, Apex Train, Kid's Rides, Jumping castle etc. Queens Park, Sussex Street. • What Women Want Christmas at COAST, (for those who have booked), 3:00 pm for Canapes & Bubbles, Cost:$40/adult includes one drink & canapes & a donation to "Drought Angels" no need to bring any gifts this year. COAST Restaurant & Bar, 469 Charlton Esplanade Torquay. Live Entertainment & Theatre • Derek F Smith – 11am to 2pm – Shoreline Cafe Court, Stockland Shopping Centre. • Trevor Judge, 1pm, followed by Neil Wenk from 6pm, The Boat Club, Hervey Bay • Slainte, 1pm, Hoolihans Irish Bar & Restaurant
• Quinn the Radiostar, 3pm, the Bayswater Hotel, Urangan. • After UFC, will be Ian Murray from 4pm, The Beach House Hotel.
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