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By JOHN ROZENTALS

JOHN'S MOLONG BLOG: 07 APRIL 2017

FRIDAY 07 APRIL WEATHER FORECAST

Molong: 23ºC max; partly cloudy

Orange: 20ºC max; mostly sunny

Sydney: 23ºC max; mostly sunny

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY — FRIDAY 07 APRIL

FEATURE EVENT — Orange FOOD Week — various venues in Orange and district, including Cabonne. Visit http://orangefoodweek.com.au.

Fermented food and drink workshops — Habitat Vineyard, 329 Old Canobolas Rd, Nashdale, 9am-3pm — sourdough, kimchi, sauerkraut, milk and water kefirs — $80 per head — phone 0403 811 985— Part of Orange FOOD Week — Visit http://orangefoodweek.com.au.

Cumulus Pop-Up Cellar Door — Wentworth Golf Club, 130 Ploughmans Lane, Orange, 10am-3.30pm — bubbles, band and local tasting plate — $10, phone 6361 4505 — Part of Orange FOOD Week — Visit http://orangefoodweek.com.au.

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 — Live music by None But Ned 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.

WHAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW SATURDAY 08 APRIL

FEATURE EVENT — Langdon's April Long Lunch — 1241 Peabody Rd, Molong — noon-5pm — a seven-course, local, sustainable, on-farm lunch with awarded Printhie wines or local Borenore Brewhouse beer with each course — live entertainment — some places still available — phone 0473 517 637 — http://www.themolongfarm.com/

FEATURE EVENT — Forage — a 3.6km stroll through Orange district vineyards, with wine tastings and tasting plates every 500m or so — $115 per head — phone James Sweetapple on 0428 656 100 — Part of Orange FOOD Week — Visit http://orangefoodweek.com.au.

FEATURE EVENT — Orange FOOD Week — various venues in Orange and district, including Cabonne. Visit http://orangefoodweek.com.au.

FEATURE EVENT — GrainCorp Cup Rugby Union Central Division — opening round — Molong Magpies v Yeoval Eagles at Molong Rec; CSU Orange v Blayney Rams at Ron Gordon Oval, Orange; Condoblin Rams v Canowindra Pythons at Condoblin — matches start 3pm.

Fermented food and drink workshops — Habitat Vineyard, 329 Old Canobolas Rd, Nashdale, 9am-3pm — sourdough, kimchi, sauerkraut, milk and water kefirs — $80 per head — phone 0403 811 985— Part of Orange FOOD Week — Visit http://orangefoodweek.com.au.

Cumulus Pop-Up Cellar Door — Wentworth Golf Club, 130 Ploughmans Lane, Orange, 10am-3.30pm — bubbles, band and local tasting plate — $10, phone 6361 4505 — Part of Orange FOOD Week — Visit http://orangefoodweek.com.au.

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 — afternoon, but starting time varies according to weather and time of year. Contact Mary Iffland on 6366 9076 or 0401 010 479 for details.

WHAT'S HAPPENING SUNDAY 09 APRIL

FEATURE EVENT — Producers' Market and Brunch — Cook Park, Orange, 8.30am-12.30pm — brunch, cooking demos and stalls — Free, phone Richard Dowling on 0412 199 404 — Part of Orange FOOD Week — Visit http://orangefoodweek.com.au.

FEATURE EVENT — Orange FOOD Week — various venues in Orange and district, including Cabonne. Visit http://orangefoodweek.com.au.

Fermented food and drink workshops — Habitat Vineyard, 329 Old Canobolas Rd, Nashdale, 9am-3pm — sourdough, kimchi, sauerkraut, milk and water kefirs — $80 per head — phone 0403 811 985— Part of Orange FOOD Week — Visit http://orangefoodweek.com.au.

Cumulus Pop-Up Cellar Door — Wentworth Golf Club, 130 Ploughmans Lane, Orange, 10am-3.30pm — bubbles, band and local tasting plate — $10, phone 6361 4505 — Part of Orange FOOD Week — Visit http://orangefoodweek.com.au.

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

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 — long lunch noon-4pm — phone 6366 8105 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

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

FEATURE EXHIBITION — Jayes Gallery (http://jayes.gallery) — 33 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 9093 — Michael Carroll, Tropics and the Fourth Wall — Until 9 April — Gallery open Thursday to Sunday.

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, Private Treasure, Public Spaces. Until 25 June. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Neil Cuthbert, Homecoming. Opens 8 April. Until 4 June. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Peter Wilson, Form & Surface. Until 21 May. Gallery open daily.

Ludlow Creative Space (http://www.ludlowgallery.com.au) | 187 Lords Place, Orange | Chrissie Abbott and Richard 'French' Sayer, Technical Ecstacy. Gallery open noon-5.30pm Wednesday to Sunday.

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, Beyond Belief: The Sublime in Contemporary Art. Until 4 June. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Various artists, Creative Accounting. Until 28 May. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Various artists, The Art of Wool. Until 30 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.

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.

Cowra Regional Art Gallery (http://cowraartgallery.com.au) | 77 Darling St, Cowra | Phone 6340 2190 — Various artists, Colours of the Country III: Beanie Festival. Until 30 April. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday.

Langdon's April Long Lunch — 1241 Peabody Rd, Molong — noon-5pm, Saturday 8 April — a seven-course, local, sustainable, on-farm lunch with awarded Printhie wines or local Borenore Brewhouse beer with each course — live entertainment — some places still available — phone 0473 517 637 — http://www.themolongfarm.com/

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)