Nine things to do in the Riverina this week (4 - 10 August)

There are three new releases this week at the cinemas – a true story (Gran Turismo), a supernatural horror (Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter) and an action-comedy (Jailer).

Meanwhile, Wagga RSL will feature live music by Spellcheck Dup and Spaul St in the Sportsbar this Friday and Saturday.

Love having couch throws? Why not have a go at learning how to knit your own tonight at Marrar?

Jane Kellaway and her one-woman show The Mother’s Club will take the audience through the rollercoaster ride of being a mother.

Junee Athenium is having a free screening of The Super Mario Bros. Movie or go to Junee for the markets at the Ex-Services Memorial Club.

Check out comedian Ross Noble on his 21st solo standup tour Jibber Jabber Jamboree.

Singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden will be peforming at Wagga Wagga Civic Theare this weekend for her Hay Dawn Tour.

The Australian Ballet company is on tour and will be performing The Sleeping Beauty ACT III at Griffith Regional Theatre.

All Week

Forum 6 Cinemas

When: All week
Where: Forum 6 Cinemas, 77 Trail Street, Wagga Wagga
Cost: Various. Tickets can be purchased here.

Another big week at the cinemas with three new releases. Based on a true story, Gran Turismo revolves around a team of unlikely underdogs who risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world. American supernatural horror Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter is the adaption of ‘The Captain’s Log’, a chapter from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. The story follows a doomed crew of the merchant ship Demeter as they try to survive the treacherous ocean voyage while being stalked by Dracula the vampire. The Indian-Tamil action-comedy Jailer follows a strict yet compassionate prison guard who sets out to stop a gang from rescuing their leader from prison.

Also still screening at cinemas this week are Barbie, Talk To Me, Elemental, Meg 2: The Trench, The New Boy, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Oppenheimer and Insidious The Red Door.

Wagga RSL Live Gigs

When: Friday 4 August, 7 pm; Saturday, 5 August, 7:30 pm
Where: Wagga RSL Club, Cnr Kincaid and Dobbs Streets, Wagga Wagga
Cost: Free.

Wagga RSL’s live gigs this weekend will feature Spellcheck Duo tonight (Friday), with Spaul St tomorrow night. Head down for a delicious dinner with friends or family while you enjoy the live music.

Friday

Couch Throw Workshop

When: Friday 4 August, 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Where: Paper Cloud Designs, 7 York Street, Marrar
Cost: Workshops are $180 and can be purchased here.

Do you want to learn how to knit your very own couch throw? Paper Cloud Designs are holding a couch throw workshop in Marrar this evening.

The Mother’s Club Musical

When: Friday 4 August, 7 pm to 10 pm
Where: Gundagai High School, 157 Hanley Street, Gundagai
Cost: Tickets are $33.08 and can be purchased here.

One-woman comedy spectacular The Mother’s Club, set in the 80s and 90s is set to take the audience through the rollercoaster ride called motherhood. Head to Gundagai High School for this fundraising event with your family and friends.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Junee Athenium Theatre

When: Friday 4 August, 6 pm to 8 pm
Where: Junee Athenium Theatre, 89 Broadway Street
Cost: Free.

Junee Athenium Theatre is inviting everyone to a free screening of The Super Mario Bros. Movie following American-Italian Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi as they travel through an underground labyrinth to save the captured Princess Peach.

Saturday

Ross Noble – Jibber Jabber Jamboree

When: Saturday 5 August, 8 pm
Where: Griffith Regional Theatre, 1 Neville Place, Griffith
Cost: Tickets are $54.50 and for a group 10+ $49.50, and can be purchased here.

Funnyman Ross Noble is in the region for his 21st solo stand-up tour Jibber Jabber Jamboree. Enjoy an evening of laughter at the Griffith Regional Theatre this weekend.

Fanny Lumsden: Hey Dawn Tour | Wagga Wagga

When: Saturday 5 August, 7:30 pm
Where: Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Burns Way, Wagga Wagga
Cost: Tickets are $45 adults, $25 under 18 and can be purchased here.

Aria and eight-time Golden Guitar award winner, singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden is set to perform in Wagga this weekend to celebrate her fourth studio album “Hey Dawn”.

Junee Rotary Markets

When: Sunday 6 August, 8 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Junee Ex-Services Memorial Club, 75 Broadway, Junee
Cost: Free entry.

Head to Junee to get your hands on freshly baked goods, wines, olives, cheeses, flowers and more. Enjoy a relaxing Sunday at the child-friendly market with live musicians.

Wednesday

The Australian Ballet On Tour – The Sleeping Beauty Act III

When: Wednesday 9 August, 7:30 pm
Where: Griffith Regional Theatre, 1 Neville Place, Griffith
Cost: Tickets for members are $69, adult $78, concession $69, child under 18 $40, group 10+ $69, family two adults and two children $228 and can be purchased here.

The Australian Ballet are performing at Griffith Regional Theatre featuring The Sleeping Beauty ACT III. The 2023 Australian Ballet On Tour is to celebrate the 60th year of the national ballet company and its more than 40 years of touring across the country.