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Illawarra Mercury

Saturday January 10, 2009

TODAY

Kids' Art Workshops - At 170 Riversdale Rd, West Cambewarra, Bundanon Homestead - Riversdale Ph 4422 2100.

Films Up North - At Thirroul Neighbourhood Centre, 256 Lawrence Hargrave Dr, Thirroul, from 7.30pm. 12-month membership $40, three-month membership $15. Ph 4267 3493.

Picasso Cows Exhibition - Hindmarsh Park, Kiama. Cows will be on show between 9am-4pm daily from 10 - 22 January. Contact Kiama Visitors Centre 4232 3322.

Berry School of Arts - Art Expo, Alexander St, Berry. Many original paintings for sale.

Wollongong Golf Club presents 78th Annual South Coast Open Amateur Championship 2009. (pictured) Entry Fee $20 per person.

TOMORROW

Archer Miniature Railway - At Archer Paceway, Albatross Rd, Nowra. Covered shoes must be worn. Ph 0412 706 045.

Ben Player Project Film Premiere - 7.30pm at Greater Union Cinemas, Wollongong. Ben Player (pictured) will be at the premiere of his signature bodyboarding DVD.

Breakwater Battery Military Museum - Open from 10am-2pm. Large collection of paintings and military memorabilia. Entry $2, pensioners $1. Gloucester Blvd, Port Kembla. Ph 4275 2888.

Miniature Train Rides - At the Illawarra Light Railway Museum, Tongarra Rd, Albion Park Rail. Free entry to the museum grounds with free usage of the picnic grounds, wood-fired barbecues, light refreshments available, small charge for train rides. Covered footwear must be worn. Ph 4256 4627 or www.ilrms.com.au

Nan Tien Temple, Berkeley - Self-development and cultivation classes, every Sunday, at 3pm. Free of charge. Ph 4272 0600 or visit www.nantien.org.au

Wollongong Church of Christ - Monthly sole parents' breakfast. 8.30am-10am at Wollongong Church of Christ, O'Briens Rd, Figtree. Cost $2, children no charge. Ph 4226 5022.

ALL WEEKEND

Albion Park Show - Tongarra Rd - Saturday - 6.30am - 11pm and Sunday 6.30am - 4pm - sideshows and animal exhibitions.

Art In The Park - Wollongong Traditional Arts Society exhibition of paintings and craft. Osborne Park, Belmore Basin, Wollongong, 10am-5pm.

Dee Kramer Photography Exhibition at the Old Court House, Cliff Rd and Harbour St, 10 - 4pm.

Gerringong and District Historical Society Museum - Blackwood St, Gerringong. Open Saturday and Sunday, 1-4pm.

THROUGH THE WEEK

Arafmi Illawarra - Provides free services to families and friends who care for someone with a mental illness. Weekly carers' support group, 1 Atchison St, Wollongong. Ph 4254 1699.

Bridge Played - At Illawarra Master Builders Club, 61 Church St, Wollongong, Monday evenings, Wednesday and Friday mornings and lessons on Saturdays at 1.30pm. Ph 4226 1195.

Cancer Carers' Market Day - Wednesday, January 14, 9am-3pm, on the ground floor of Wollongong Hospital and the ground floor of the Cancer Care Centre building (behind the hospital).

Circus Royal at JJ Kelly Park Wollongong - January 14- February 1.

152nd Annual Dapto Show - January 16-17, sideshows and animal exhibitions.

Dapto Greyhounds - Thursday nights. Great trackside action, fantastic dining facilities, first race 7.30pm. Free entry. Ph 4261 1080.

Free Fame Trivia - Thursdays, at the Beach Bar, Novotel North Beach, 7.20pm. Free BBQ and $2000 scratch and win promotion.

Free English Classes for Eligible Migrants - Classes are held throughout the year, either full or part-time. At Wollongong WEA, Kiama Adult Community Education, and Wollongong and Shellharbour TAFE Campus. Ph 4226 1622, 4232 1050, 4229 0025 or 4295 2254.

From Botany to Berlin - Johnny Warren exhibition at Jamberoo Pub. Free admission. No closing date.

Habitat Restoration and Frog Monitoring at Gerroa - January 14-15 - Join Conservation Volunteers Australia for some habitat restoration work on the fringes of Coomonderry Swamp wetland, located in the Seven Mile Beach National Park. Ph Jess Zickar on 4228 9246.

Illawarra Folk Festival 2009 - January 15-18 - Acoustic, Celtic, traditional folk concerts, dances, workshops, parades, food and drink available, camping onsite. Bulli Showground Princes Hwy. More information www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au or 1300 887 034.

Charity concert night Part of the Illawarra Folk Festival, January 15, 4-11pm, Bulli Showground. Takings to be donated to the Wollongong Shepherd Centre for Deaf Children. Ph 4285 7417.

Illawarra Folk Festival 2009 - Silent film and live music - January 15 - 4pm and January 16 - 6pm

Illawarra Vietnam Veterans Sub Branch (96 Market St, Wollongong) - Welcomes all returned service personnel and their families. Ph 4228 6774 between 10am and 3pm Monday to Friday for information for welfare, services and meetings. Or email vaaill@fishinternet.com.au

Otford Farm Summer Camps 2009 - at Otford Farm Lloyd Place, Otford January 12-16. Ph:02 4294 1296

Poets Breakfast - Held every Wednesday morning, in the community hall at the back of the Phoenix Theatre, Bridge St, Coniston, from 7am. Ph Tony Stoddard 0402 003 339.

Taupu Surf School - Learn to surf every day except Sundays at North Wollongong and Thirroul beaches with Ausport Safe Surfing Program. Ph 4268 0088.

Tongarra Museum - Exhibition: Our Working Lives. Museum open Wednesdays, 10am-4pm and Saturday, 9am-noon. Russell St, Albion Park. Ph 4256 6698.

Wollongong Al-Anon Family Groups - A 12-step support fellowship for relatives and friends of problem drinkers. No fees or dues. Meets every Thursday, 12.30pm, The Creche, Lighthouse Church, near Wollongong Railway Station. Ph 4268 5554 or 0408 420 618.

MARKETS

Today: Bowral Farmers Market, 8am-1pm, Bowral Public School; Sussex Inlet Uniting Church; Kangaroo Valley Village Markets, at Kangaroo Valley Showground; Sussex Inlet Flea Markets, Uniting Church Hall Jacobs Dr Sussex Inlet; Kangaroo Valley Village Markets - At Kangaroo Valley Showground, Moss Vale Rd Kangaroo Valley; North Nowra Guides Craft Market - At Guide Hall, Rockhill Rd North Nowra

Tomorrow:

Berrima School Markets, 8am-3pm; Bulli Markets, 9am-3pm, Bulli Harness Club, Princes Hwy, Bulli; Huskisson, White Sands Park; Robertson Country Markets, School of Arts Hall, 9am-3pm; Shellharbour Village Markets, Mary St, school grounds, 9am-2pm; Ulladulla Coastal Patrol, Ulladulla Wharf; Royal Coastal Patrol Markets, Ulladulla Wharf Ulladulla Harbour and Wharf Wason Street Ulladulla.

Friday:

Wollongong Produce and Creative Traders Markets, 9am-3pm in Crown St Mall. Fresh produce and handicrafts. Ph 4268 0709.

DANCES

Saturday:

Marshall Mount Old Time Family Dance - Marshall Mount Rd, via Dapto, 8pm-midnight. Adults $10, children $2, includes supper. Ph 4257 1212.

Old Time/New Vogue Dance - At Corrimal Region Uniting Church Hall, Russell St, Corrimal, 8pm. Admission $8. Music by The Illawarra Flame. Supper provided.

South Coast Country Music Association - Bluegrass and Traditional Country Music (acoustic) night, which starts at 7pm. Held at Mt Kembla Heights Hall, Harry Graham Dr, Mt Kembla. Entry fee is $2. All welcome. Ph 4261 1923.

Sunday:

Free Ballroom Dancing Lessons - With a fully qualified dance teacher from 6pm to 7pm, and a free social dance from 7.30pm to 10pm, at Bomaderry RSL Club, Bunderra St, Bomaderry. Ph 0419 629184.

Through the week:

Bushdance - At Wongawilli Hall, every Wednesday, at 8pm. $2.50 includes supper and live band. Free lessons available. No partner needed. Ph 4226 2082.

Square Dancing - At Woonona Bulli RSL, 10am-noon, every Tuesday. Ph Tedda and Marion 4283 5685.

The deadline for Your Week is noon Wednesday. Details to Tricia McInerney: ph 4221 2218, fax 4221 2338 or email to tmcinerney @illawarramercury.com.au

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