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By JOHN ROZENTALS

JOHN'S MOLONG BLOG: 20 DECEMBER 2016

TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER WEATHER FORECAST

Molong: 32ºC max; shower

Orange: 28ºC max; partly cloudy

Sydney: 31ºC max; possible afternoon shower

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY — TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER

Molong Hospital Auxiliary, 2pm — HealthOne, Banks St, Molong

CWA Borenore Branch, 3.30pm — CWA Hall, 5 Convent Rd, Borenore — Phone Dawn Davis 6365 2385 — email davisl3@bigpond.com.

CWA Woodstock Branch, 10am — CWA Rooms, Rankin St, Woodstock.

Molong Community Garden — St Johns Anglican Church, Bank St, Molong, 9-11.30am — Sew, grow and share — all welcome

Hillside Harvest — pick your own cherries — call to book 10 or more, refreshments available — phone 6365 2247.

WHAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW — WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER

CWA Lyndhurst Branch, 10am — CWA Rooms, 17 Mt McDonald Rd, Lyndhurst — phone Helen Southwell 6360 3159.

Community lunch — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Riddell St, Molong — Phone 6366 8105 — two-course meal — $10

Veterinarian visiting Cumnock, 11am–1pm — Monthly visit by Wellington Vet Hospital, Cumnock Showground — Phone 6845 2872 the day before the clinic to make appointment.

Bingo — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — noon — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Hump Day Happy Hour — noon-1pm and 4-5pm — Telegraph Hotel, 53 Bank St, Molong — phone 6366 8095 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/The-Telegraph-Hotel-Molong-1292919920737395/?fref=ts

Molong Rotary Club, 6.30pm — Wing Hang Restasurant, Bank St, Molong — Contact Paul Mullins 6366 8017.

Hillside Harvest — pick your own cherries — call to book 10 or more, refreshments available — phone 6365 2247.

LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT WEEKEND

Friday 23 December

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro & Pizzeria — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — 6-8pm — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — from 6.30pm — Twenty $20 vouchers to be won, plus Members’ Cash Draw — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Lily's Asian Restaurant — Molong Bowling Club, Euchareena Rd, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — 5.30-8.30pm — All-you-can-eat buffet $13.80 — Western and Asian food.

Hillside Harvest — pick your own cherries — call to book 10 or more, refreshments available — phone 6365 2247.

Saturday 24 December

Molong Cricket Association — Christmas/New Year break. For more information contact Greg Pringle on 0412 853 466.

Live music — Agrestic Grocer , 426 Molong Road, Orange — noon-3pm — phone 6360 4604

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro & Pizzeria — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — 6-8pm — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Bingo — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — 1pm — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Saturday night badge draw, 7.30-8pm — $$$$ — Giant meat tray and vouchers — Molong Bowling Club, Euchareena Rd, Molong — phone 6366 8105.

Lily's Asian Restaurant — Molong Bowling Club, Euchareena Rd, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — 5.30-8.30pm — All-you-can-eat buffet $13.80 — Western and Asian food.

Hillside Harvest — pick your own cherries — call to book 10 or more, refreshments available — phone 6365 2247.

Sunday 25 December

CHRISTMAS DAY

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

Molong & District Servicemen & Servicewomen Portrait Gallery — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — Anne Marie Ingham portraits of locals who served — open for viewing in club foyer during club opening hours — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Age of Fishes Museum — Cnr Gaskill St and Ferguson St, Canowindra — a glimpse into life during the Devonian period, when the world was ruled by fish— phone 6344 1008 — open daily, 10am-4pm — http://www.ageoffishes.org.au

Banjo Paterson Museum — 43 Forbes Road, Yeoval — phone 0472 089 913 — open daily, 9am-3pm — http://www.banjopatersonmorethanapoet.com.auBanjo Paterson ... More than a Poet exhibition — priceless collection of memorabilia, books, letters and collectibles — Clancy's Café.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Various artists, Scanlines: Four Decades of Australian Media Art. Until 15 January 2017. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Various artists, Editioned, prints from the collection. Until 15 January 2017. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Euan MacLeod, Ptints 1991-2016. Until 5 February 2017. Gallery open daily.

Ludlow Creative Space (http://www.ludlowgallery.com.au) | 187 Lords Place, Orange | Eva Frengstad, Raw. Gallery open noon-5.30pm Wednesday to Sunday.

Ludlow Creative Space (http://www.ludlowgallery.com.au) | 187 Lords Place, Orange | Joy Engelman, Flow. Opens 13 January Until 4 February. Gallery open noon-5.30pm Wednesday to Sunday.

Corner Store Gallery (http://www.cornerstoregallery.com) | 382 Summer St, Orange | Phone 6369 1694 — Emily Ellis and Helen Whittle, exhibition. Opens 16 February. Until 5 March. Gallery open Thursdays to Sundays.

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (http://www.bathurstart.com.au) | 70-78 Keppel St, Bathurst | Phone 6333 6555 — Brett Whiteley, West of the Divide. Until 29 January. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday.

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (http://www.bathurstart.com.au) | 70-78 Keppel St, Bathurst | Phone 6333 6555 — Ryan 'The Brickman' McNaught, Lego Mount Panorama — Wahluu Model. Until 29 January. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday.

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (http://www.bathurstart.com.au) | 70-78 Keppel St, Bathurst | Phone 6333 6555 — Lesley O'Shea & Joe Penn, Two Lives, One Road. Until 29 January. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Belinda Mason, Unfinished Business. Until 22 January 2017. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Local primary school students, Ngu-Ng-Gila-Nha: Give to Each Other. Until 22 January 2017. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Rod McRae, Wunderkammer and Afterlife; Animal Stories from Beyond the Grave. Until 26 February 2017. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Various artists, Make the Mark: HSC Artworks from the Dubbo Region. Until 29 January 2017. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Various artists, Western College Art Prize. Opens 10 December. Until 29 January 2017. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Kieth Yap, Twenty-Seven. Opens 10 December. Until 5 February. Gallery open daily.

FEATURE EVENT

Bingo — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — noon, tomorrow (Wednesday 21 December) — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

I need plenty of help with input for this page, so please contact me with details of upcoming events on 0409 831 216 or through mailto:john@molong.com.au or via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MolongOnline)