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By JOHN ROZENTALS

JOHN'S MOLONG BLOG: 16 APRIL 2017

SUNDAY 16 APRIL WEATHER FORECAST

Molong: 23ºC max; partly cloudy

Orange: 20ºC max; partly cloudy

Sydney: 25ºC max; sunny

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY — SUNDAY 16 APRIL

Easter Sunday

FEATURE EVENT — Banjo Paterson Museum, 43 Forbes Rd, Yeoval — Banjo Paterson more than a Poet Museum — Participating in the Orange District Heritage Festival Collection of Paterson memorabilia, books, letters & collectables — Clancy’s Café open daily 9am-3pm — http://www.banjopatersonmore
thanapoet.com.au

Blayney Farmers Market, 8.30am-12.30pm — Carrington Park, Blayney — Phone Rebecca 0419 482 449 — http://www.blayneyfarmersmarket.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.

FEATURE EVENT — Manildra Amusu April movie — The Legend of Ben Hall — Amusu Theatre, Derowrie St, Manildra — starring Jack Martin, Jamie Coffa and William Lee — Ben Hall is drawn back into bushranging by the reappearance of his old friend John Gilbert. Reforming the gang, they soon become the most wanted men in Australian history — Rated M, 134 minutes — starts 1.30pm — afternoon tea afterwards — phone Joan on 0418 452 902 or 6364 5906.

WHAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW MONDAY 17 APRIL

Easter Monday

FEATURE EVENT — Banjo Paterson Museum, 43 Forbes Rd, Yeoval — Banjo Paterson more than a Poet Museum — Participating in the Orange District Heritage Festival Collection of Paterson memorabilia, books, letters & collectables — Clancy’s Café open daily 9am-3pm — http://www.banjopatersonmore
thanapoet.com.au

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

Jayes Gallery (http://jayes.gallery) — 33 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 9093 — wide range of contemporary art, plus sculpture garden — 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. 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. 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.

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

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Anna Kainedar, Contribution. Opens 22 April. Until 18 June. 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.

Manildra Amusu April movie — The Legend of Ben Hall — Amusu Theatre, Derowrie St, Manildra — starring Jack Martin, Jamie Coffa and William Lee — Ben Hall is drawn back into bushranging by the reappearance of his old friend John Gilbert. Reforming the gang, they soon become the most wanted men in Australian history — Rated M, 134 minutes — starts 1.30pm, today, Sunday 16 April — afternoon tea afterwards — phone Joan on 0418 452 902 or 6364 5906.

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)