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By JOHN ROZENTALS

JOHN'S MOLONG BLOG: 09 MARCH 2017

THURSDAY 09 MARCH WEATHER FORECAST

Molong: 27ºC max; sunny

Orange: 24ºC max; sunny

Sydney: 24ºC max; shower or two

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY — THURSDAY 09 MARCH

FEATURE EVENT — International Women's Day event — Old Vic Inn, 56 Gaskill St, Canowindra — guest speaker: Karlie Irwin from Pay It Forward, Orange — live music by Josh Maynard — $30, bookings essential — phone 6344 1846.

Molong Advancement Group meeting, 7pm, UPA Hall (old Scouts Hall), Hill St, Molong— Secretary, Marj Bollinger 6366 8593 — Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/molong
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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 10 MARCH

FEATURE EVENT — International Women's Day event — MBC Women. Agri. Business — Eat Your Greens Function Centre, The Escort Way, Eugowra — all-day event — numder of guest speakers — phone 6366 8044 — http://www.mbco.com.au

FEATURE EVENT — Cabonne ANTY Committee thanks Molong comunity for support during the successful anti-amalgamation battle — Molong RSL Club Beer Garden — 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — 5pm — Phone Jock Haynes on 0437 601 054 for further information.

Roy: The Hall of Fame Tour — Orange Civic Theatre — Cnr Byng St & Lords Place, Orange — 6393 8112 — http://www.orange.nsw.gov.au — 8pm — A-List Entertainment — Damien Leith's tribute to Roy Orbison.

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, 10am — CWA Rooms, 43 Nanima St, Eugowra — phone Frances Anderson 6859 2202.

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 $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.

Taste presents The Sauerkrouts (Rob and Deta Raynor from the Beez) — Taste Canowindra, 42 Ferguson St, Canowindra, 7.30-11.30pm — a yodelling, thigh-slapping fest of German music and vocals — $65 includes three-course meal — phone 6344 2332 — https://www.tastecanowindra.com.au

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WEEKEND

Saturday 11 March

FEATURE EVENT — Cabonne ANTY Committee thanks Manildra comunity for support during the successful anti-amalgamation battle — Manildra Bowling Club, Kiewa St, Manildra — 12 noon — Phone Jock Haynes on 0437 601 054 for further information.

FEATURE EVENT — Cabonne ANTY Committee thanks Canowindra comunity for support during the successful anti-amalgamation battle — Canowindra Community Bowls & Recreation Club, 61-66 Ryall St, Canowindra — 6pm — Phone Jock Haynes on 0437 601 054 for further information.

FEATURE EVENT — Cricket — Oilsplus Molong Cricket Competition — Preliminary Final — Molong Magpies v Cudal ‚ Molong Recreation Ground, 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.

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

Molong Croquet Club — on the greens at the Molong Bowling Club, Euchareena Rd, Molong — 5pm — contact Mary Iffland on 6366 9076 or 0401 010 479.

Sunday 12 March

Sunday Session — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — from 1pm — bistro special, meat raffles, $500 cash draws — phone 6366 8105 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

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

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

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.

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.

Old IGA Store, Gaskill St, Canowindra — second Artful Eight exhibition, featuring works by 14 local and regional artists. Opens 3 March. Until 7 March.

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 — Various artists, 8x10 Group Show. Opens 9 March. Until 26 March. Gallery open Thursdays to Sundays.

Corner Store Gallery (http://www.cornerstoregallery.com) | 382 Summer St, Orange | Phone 6369 1694 — Jaq Davies, Tonya Graham, Ingrid Bowen & Belinda Street, On Common Ground: Four Artists Respond to the Local Landscape. Opens 6 April. Until 23 April. 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 — 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.

Cabonne ANTY Committee thanks Molong comunity for support during the successful anti-amalgamation battle — Molong RSL Club Beer Garden — 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — Tomorrow (10 March) 5pm — Phone Jock Haynes on 0437 601 054 for further information.

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)