On track: Josie Pepper was first girl home in the half marathon during 2017's Forster Running Festival. The event is on again this Sunday.
What’s on in the Manning, Great Lakes and Gloucester
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All weekend
- Gathering Threads exhibition at the Manning Regional Art Gallery, featuring the work of six fibre and textile artists, Hadley Westwood, Faye Collier, Pat Land, Kathleen Soper, Pat Davidson and Jana Pearceova. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm and Sunday 1pm to 4pm.
- Outback/Ocean/Obsession, Works in Encaustic by Ken Robb at the Hallidays Point Library Exhibition Space at Black Head. Hours, Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm, Saturday, 10am to noon.
- Gloucester Art Society Spring Exhibition at Gloucester Gallery, Denison Street, Gloucester. Open Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm; Sunday 10am to 1pm.
- 42nd National Chevrolet Festival, from Friday to Monday at John Wright Park, Tuncurry. Show’n’Shine on Sunday from 9am to 4pm. Spectator entry is free (gold coin donation to Westpac Rescue Helicopter appreciated).
- Wallis Lake Oyster and Craft Beer Festival, 11am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday, at Hamilton’s Oysters, Palm Street, Tuncurry.
- “2-4-6-8 Strings” at Craven Creek Music Festival. Saturday and Sunday, at “Kingfisher” 274 Craven Creek Rd, Rookhurst. The sounds of Haydn, Bach, Strausss, Mendelssohn and others. $30, book at www.cravencreekmusic.com or call Greg on 0411 114 653.
Friday
- Circus Oz - Model Citizens at the Manning Entertainment Centre, Taree. Three shows, 10.30am (one hour), 12.30pm (one hour) and 7.30pm (two hours).
- Rudi's Market, 8am to 2pm, corner of Bushland and Kanangra Drive, Taree.
- Storytime at Hallidays Point Library from 10.30am to 11.30am, Village Shopping Centre, Hallidays Point.
- Bush dance and auction to fundraise for farmers, 6.30pm at Forster Bowling Club, $10 for adults, $30 family (two adults/four children).
- Tea and Talk at Forster Library, 10.30am to 12.30pm, find out about your recycling services.
Saturday
- Tuncurry Markets, 8am to 1pm at John Wright Park, Tuncurry.
- Paddle NSW Myall Classic, ultra-marathon for paddlers on the Myall River, Tea Gardens. Distances of 12km, 27km and 47km. Presentation at 2.45pm.
- Ian Moss national theatre tour, 8pm at the Manning Entertainment Centre, Taree.
- The Three Brothers Farm Produce, 8am to noon, Johns River Community Hall.
- Sinfonia’s The Classical Collection concert, 2pm at Upper Lansdowne Community Hall.
- Family dance, 7pm until midnight at Marlee Hall, Bulga Road, Marlee. Enquiries to Ken 6550 5164 or Rhonda 6550 5152.
- Gloucester Westpac Rescue Helicopter Support Group 20th anniversary celebration at Gloucester Soldiers Club. Tickets from Gloucester Health Foods.
Sunday
- Forster Running Festival, two or four kilometre kids fun runs, five kilometre run, 10 kilometre run, half marathon (21.1 kilometres), or the treble bridge buster. From Beach Street, Forster.
- Old Bar Markets, 7am to 1pm at Old Bar Reserve, Old Bar.
- Artists Floor Talk - Pat Land and Jana Pearceova (exhibiting in Gathering Threads), 2pm to 3pm, at the Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree.
- Sinfonia’s The Classical Collection concert, 2pm at St John Anglican Church, Taree.