By JOHN ROZENTALS

JOHN'S MOLONG BLOG: 23 FEBRUARY 2017

THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY WEATHER FORECAST

Molong: 35ºC max; partly cloudy

Orange: 33ºC max; sunny

Sydney: 31ºC max; sunny

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY — THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY

FEATURE EVENT: T20 CRICKET COMPETITION: Country v Magpies — starting 6pm at the Molong Recreastion Ground.

CWA Canowindra Branch, 6.30pm — CWA Rooms, Blatchford St, Canowindra — Phone Frances French 6344 1094

Community playgroup — 10am to noon — Cabonne/Blayney Family Day Care Office, 103 Bank St, Molong (next to council chambers) — gold-coin donation covers tea and coffee, craft resources and provision of toys — phone 6392 3219.

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 Historical Museum, Cnr Gidley St & Riddell St, Molong (opposite RSL Club) — phone Sue Milne on 6362 8960 or 0400 425 015 — museum open 11am-3.30pm.

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.

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

WHAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW — FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY

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 $1000 Members’ Cash Draw — Free jukebox from 8pm — 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.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WEEKEND

Saturday 25 February

FEATURE EVENT: Theatre — Molong Players, A Conversation with Banjo — part of the Banjo Paterson Festival — Yeoval Baptist Hall, 3pm. Tickets through Alf Cantrell on 0427 208 913.

Cricket — Country v Magpies at Molong Rec Ground; Telegraph v Cudal at Cudal — matches start 1pm.

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.

Bathurst Farmers Market, 8am-noon — Bathurst Showground, Kendall Ave (Great Western Highway), Bathurst — Phone 0409 924 182 — http://bathurstfarmersmarket.com.au/

Sunday 26 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

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

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 — Various artists, The 100 Kilometre Art Exhibition. Until 19 March. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Various artists, Recent Acquisitions. Until 26 March. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Various artists, Different Takes: Guest Curator Series ... SHTICK by Sonny Day. Until 26 March. Gallery open daily.

Ludlow Creative Space (http://www.ludlowgallery.com.au) | 187 Lords Place, Orange | Sonny Day, Resumé. 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. 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 — Various artists, Hill End Table: Food, Fire, Art. Until 26 March. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday.

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (http://www.bathurstart.com.au) | 70-78 Keppel St, Bathurst | Phone 6333 6555 — Lloyd Rees, In the Regions. Until 26 March. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday.

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (http://www.bathurstart.com.au) | 70-78 Keppel St, Bathurst | Phone 6333 6555 — Various Artists, A Prize Collection: Srudio Ceramics from the Carillon City Festival and Bathurst Art Prizes 1972-1998. Until 26 March. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Various artists, Colonial Afterlives. Until 26 March. 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. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Victoria Lovecchio, Breathing Space. Until 16 April. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Various artists, Chalk It Up: 100 Years of Public Education in Dubbo. Until 21 May. Gallery open daily.

Cowra Regional Art Gallery (http://cowraartgallery.com.au/) | 77 Darling St, Cowra | Phone 6340 2190 — Various artists, Archibald Prize 2016. Until 19 March. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday.

FEATURE EVENT

T20 CRICKET COMPETITION: Today, Thursday 16 February; Country v Magpies — starting 6pm at the Molong Recreastion Ground.

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)