By JOHN ROZENTALS

JOHN'S MOLONG BLOG: 05 FEBUARY 2017

Who'd have believed it? Here it is, February already.

SUNDAY 05 FEBRUARY WEATHER FORECAST

Molong: 38ºC max; shower

Orange: 36ºC max; shower or two; clearing

Sydney: 38ºC max; hot; partly cloudy

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY — SUNDAY 05 FEBRUARY

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

Beast Feast Wine — Union Bank Wine Bar, cnr Sale & Byng Sts, Orange — 3-6pm — phone 6361 4441.

Sunday Acoustic Sessions — Orange Ex–services Club, 243 Anson Street, Orange — 1- 4pm — 6362 2666.

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — long lunch noon-4pm — phone 6366 8105 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

WHAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW — MONDAY 06 FEBRUARY

Molong Men’s Shed — rear, 114 Bank St, Molong — phone Alan Barnes 6366 8514 — members gather from 9am to about 3.30pm

LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT WEEKEND

Friday 10 February

CWA Molong Branch meeting, 10am — Walluwin Centre, Bank St, Molong — phone Natalie De Gabriel 0425 403 201.

Story time — children's library session organised by Cabonne/Blayney Family Day Care at the Molong Library (old railway station, bottom of Bank St) — 11am to noon — stories, song, dance and craft — all welcome.

CWA Eugowra Branch, 6.30pm — meet and greet — 6 Strom Lane, Eugowra — phone Janet 6859 2457.

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — lunch noon-2pm; dinner 6-9pm — phone 6366 8105 — 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.

Saturday 11 February

Puppetry of the Penis — Orange Civic Theatre — Cnr Byng St & Lords Place, Orange — 6393 8112 — http://www.orange.nsw.gov.au — 8pm — A-List Entertainment.

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

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — lunch noon-2pm; dinner 6-9pm — phone 6366 8105 — 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.

Four on the 4loor, 8pm — Victoria Hotel, Summer Street, Orange — Phone 02 6362 3365 — free show from four live bands.

Miniature train rides, 1-4pm — Matthews Park, Moulder Street, Orange — Phone 02 6362 9634 — Run by Orange Society of Model Engineers — Cost $1 per ride.

Orange Region Farmers Market, 8.30am to noon — Northcourt, Orange — Phone Cath Thompson 0425 259 350 — http://www.orangefarmersmarket.org.au

Sunday 12 February

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

Beast Feast Wine — Union Bank Wine Bar, cnr Sale & Byng Sts, Orange — 3-6pm — phone 6361 4441.

Sunday Acoustic Sessions — Orange Ex–services Club, 243 Anson Street, Orange — 1- 4pm — 6362 2666.

Dubbo Riverside Markets, 8.30am-12.30pm — Ollie Robbins Oval, Dubbo — Phone 6882 4364.

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — long lunch noon-4pm — phone 6366 8105 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

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.au — Banjo 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 — Euan MacLeod, Prints 1991-2016. Until 5 February 2017. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Mary Turner Collection. Until 5 February 2017. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Various artists, The 100 Kilometre Art Exhibition. Opens 4 February. Until 19 March. Gallery open daily.

Ludlow Creative Space (http://www.ludlowgallery.com.au) | 187 Lords Place, Orange | Joy Engelman, Flow. 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 — 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. 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. Until 5 February. Gallery open daily.

FEATURE EVENT

Tristan Cronin ... serving up long lunch today (Sunday 5 February) at Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — lunch noon-4pm — phone 6366 8105 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

HELP

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)