Plus scroll down to the Plan Ahead section for a few exciting events that you will need to buy tickets for, sooner rather than later.
Wombat help
This Sunday 28 July, Volunteer 4 Wildlife is organising a working bee at the Mudgeroo Emu Farm & Animal Refuge. The incredible volunteers who look after injured, orphaned or abandoned animals at this Jervis Bay property need help with gardening and other maintenance especially after the massive rains.
Free entry at Bundanon
Residents of the Shoalhaven and pensioner concession card holders have free entry at Bundanon on the last Wednesday of the month, which falls on 31 July (usually $18/$12). In the gallery right now is a series of Shoalhaven-inspired landscapes by Arthur Boyd from the mid-1980s. Open 10-5, and don’t forget your ID.
Husky sound bath
Tune in to your inner vibrations and tune out the stress at a Husky Sound Bath on Friday 2 August at the Husky Community Centre, starting at 6.30pm and ending with a warm herbal tea. Your sound healer Jen, from Husky Sound will combine instruments such as crystal singing bowls and Koshi chimes to generate unique waves and patterns of sounds to wash over and through you as you rest comfortably, book online $30.
Culburra Italian
New Italian restaurant opens this weekend in Culburra Beach. There’s a buzz in the air as Bella Lido is preparing to open its doors on Saturday 27 July, with a live band, The Jazz Camels, and canapes from 5-8pm (please note this is not a dinner service).Keep an eye out for their menu, opening hours and booking information, all coming soon.
Sunday Sessions
There’ll be toe-tapping fiddle and lyrical tales from folk duo, Vic and Linds aka We Mavericks at the Jervis Bay Brewing Co from 3pm, Sunday 28 July.
Cupitt’s Estate Sunday sessions start at 12.30pm, enjoy lunch in the sun and the sounds of Dave Newman playing lounge classics with his guitar and warm vocals.
Bannisters Rooftop bar sunset Sundays start at 5pm and this weekend it’s Rhiannon, so kick back with a cocktail to end the weekend in style.
Plan Ahead
Art/craft workshops are selling fast for the Arts Muster in Huskisson next month – if you want to try your hand at Experimental Knitting or Gel plate Printing, there are only a few places left. This annual creative event offers art & craft classes beyond painting (we are lucky to have a plethora of painting classes around the south coast), great for those of us who count ourselves as “not creative” – all the workshops are designed for beginners.
Browse the full program of creative workshops, and mark your diaries for the Artisans Markets on the Sunday, 25 August.
Two great film festivals
Coming soon to Huski Pictures, two fantastic programs of features and shorts.
The Travelling Film Festival is up first, 9-11 August and there are nine feature films in the program for $117, which works out at $13 per film. If that doesn’t convince you, check out the program for yourself, and choose one or more for $15 each. Our pick is the portrait of Australian writer Charmian Clift on the Friday, and Nepalese odyssey, Shambhala, at lunchtime on Sunday.
The Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival is coming in September, from Friday 20 to Sunday 22. A 6-session festival pass including the opening night event at Huskisson Community Centre is $66, or single tickets $15. The program of work by Australian filmmakers from across the country and within our own local community, runs the gamut of emotions and genres.
