The only way to fi nd out what’s going on! Serving the Hunter for over 20 years with a readership of over 4,000 weekly! Thursday 15th February, 2018 Missed an issue? www.huntervalleyprinting.com.au/Pages/Entertainer.php FREE ENTRY 8 TAB RACES See inside BUSINESS RACE DAY FEB 23 Driving the Hunter 2018 for 60 years! TV Guide FRIDAY 23rd OF FEBRUARY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR MORE NETWORKING? MORE EXPOSURE? Adjudicator and fi nalists 434 Bunnan Road Scone NSW - 02.6545.1607 - www.sconeraceclub.com.au announced Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre WWININ ! has announced the fi nalists of the 45th Muswellbrook Art Prize along with this year’s a double pass to Majestic Cinemas. adjudicator - Tracy Cooper-Lavery, Gallery www.facebook.com/EntertainerPublication See page 2 for details Director, Gold Coast City Gallery. Finalists of the 45th Muswellbrook Art Prize will WHEN compete for a total prize pool of $71,000, with SUNDAY 18 MARCH 2018 26 works selected for the $50,000. Painting 10AM - 3PM 18 Prize, 19 works for the $10,000 Works on MAR WHERE Paper Prize and 12 works for the $10,000 MICHAEL REID MURRURUNDI Ceramics Prize. LITTLE STREET MURRURUNDI Winners of the Art Prize will be announced at the opening night at 6pm Saturday 10 March Free activities for the little people Espresso Coffee & Catering 2018. A $1,000 People’s Choice Prize can also QUALITY, HANDMADE, Live Entertainment be voted for during the course of the exhibition. LOCALISH GOODS AND Cooking with Local Produce Demonstration Series of Homegrown + Visit the MRAC website for the full list of FRESH PRODUCE MARKET Handmade Mini Workshops fi nalists. SESSION TIMES: THURSDAY 15 FEBRUARY - WEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY Cinema is CLOSED Mondays outside of school and public holidays BLACK PANTHER THE SHAPE OF THE NUT JOB 2: (M) 134mins WATER NUTTY BY NATURE 2D: Thu & Tue 11.35am, 1.35pm, 6.20pm & 9.20pm (MA15+) 123mins (G) 91mins Fri 11.35am, 1.35pm & 9.20pm Sat 11.20am, 2.00pm, 6.25pm & 9.15pm Thu, Fri & Tue Thu, Fri & Tue Sun 11.20am, 2.00pm & 6.25pm 2.20pm & 7.00pm 4.20pm Wed 11.20am, 2.00pm & 9.15pm Sat, Sun & Wed Sat, Sun & Wed 3D: Fri 6.20pm Sun 9.10pm Wed 6.25pm 4.00pm & 9.10pm 2.00pm COMING SOON FIFTY SHADES FREED (MA15+) 105mins MOLLY’S GAME I, Tonya DARKEST HOUR (M) 140mins Red Sparrow Thu, Fri & Tue (PG) 125mins Game Night 11.20am, 4.40pm & 9.00pm DAILY (EX MON) 12 Strong 12-15 Sydney Street Sat, Sun & Wed DAILY (EX MON) 9.00am Tomb Raider Muswellbrook 11.40am, 4.40pm & 7.00pm 9.00am LAST WEEK Pacific Rim Uprising Phone: (02) 4044 0600 Live in Muswellbrook? Don’t forget the Courtesy Bus is available to get you to the cinema. Ph: 6543 2011 www.muswellbrookcinema.com.au Join Erin & Mark broadcasting across the Upper Hunter every Saturday on 2NM SUMMER SATURDAY With Erin Molan & Mark Levy Saturday from 12pm – 6pm what’s on ONE-DAY PASS: Adult $20; Junior $10 (13-17); Family $45; Pension Concession $10 rd th TWO-DAY PASS (Sat/Sun): Adult $35; Junior 23 – 25 February 2018 (13-17) $15; Family $80; Pension Concession $15 THREE-DAY PASS: Adult $50; Junior (13-17) $25; Family $110; Pension Concession $25 Event & Entry Information 0419 207 910 www.kingoftheranges.com.au [email protected] Celebrating everything ‘country’ Not only is Murrurundi’s King of the Ranges Stockman’s Challenge a dazzling display of skill and bravery, there is plenty of other entertainment on offer at the four-day festival. Luke Thomas and his Outback Show will put on a performance every day and you can also watch Luke at work in his camp. If high velocity trick riding is more your thing make sure you’re there for the shows on Saturday and Sunday. Children’s goat races, bands, cattle dog championships and so much more will round the program. The challenge runs from February 22 - 25. Find out more online at www.kingoftheranges.com.au IMAGE: Spectacular Miah Bryant from High Velocity Trick Riding. Photo by and courtesy of Joan Faras. Racing business style Why not mix business and pleasure at the Business Race Day at Scone Race Club on Friday February 23. Make the most of networking and exposure opportunities with free entry and eight TAB races. For more information log on to www.sconeraceclub.com.au Shop online for tickets and vouchers at www.majesticcinemas.com.au Would you like your story, event or advertisement in Up Country Entertainer? Contact Cheri Gibson at Hunter Valley Printing E [email protected] P: 02 6545 2888 F: 02 6545 1465 PROGRAM INFORMATION THURS 15th February to WED 21st February WIN two double passes! 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From 17 to 25 February 2018, the Muswellbrook’s Leanne Duck will speak about her trek up Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania while guests enjoy a three-course meal. Come along and improbably bearded vocalists tour regional New South enjoy a fantastic evening whilst at the same time supporting local Wales for Musica Viva, taking their unforgettable concerts Scouts in building resilience, confi dence, and participating in fun youth and workshops on an 1,100-kilometre road trip through development activities. Goulburn, Muswellbrook, Coffs Harbour and Taree. Bookings are essential, email Greg Morris at gcl.morris@bigpond. Based on the twin pillars of grand foolishness and the quest for the com by Friday 23 February. perfect subwoofer-rattling boofchord, they commentate the absurdity Image is courtesy of 1st Scone Scout Group. and grandeur of the modern male, armed only with their voices, a sly collection of hats and a twinkle in the eye. They draw on a combination of Georgian table songs, pindrop beautiful ballads, highly inappropriate covers, and immaculate man anthems like “Don’t stand between a man 1ST SCONE SCOUT GROUP and his tool”, all of which amount to a manifesto for the new breed of man: happily suspended between thug and wimp. invite you to join the scone service clubs for a Formed in the Blue Mountains in 2001 by Christchurch-born spookmeister FUNDRAISING DINNER Stephen Taberner, the Spooky Men have appeared on Spicks and To raise funds for the local Scout Group to enable scouts Specks, The Mix and The New Inventors, performed live on ABC radio to attend the National Jamboree at the end of the year. many times and have earned great international acclaim on six UK tours and at major festivals including Edinburgh Fringe, Cambridge and Tonder (Denmark). With six albums under their belt, they’re more masters of their territory than ever before. SATURDAY 10 MARCH GUEST SPEAKER 6.30PM Hear the Spooky Men’s Chorale live at the Upper Hunter Muswellbrook’s Conservatorium in Muswellbrook in the Atherstone Room on 23 SCONE SCOUT HALL, MAIN STREET SCONE $30pp for 3 course meal Leanne Duck February at 7.30pm. For further information on ticket sales and bus Bookings essential Talking about her trek up service from Scone and Aberdeen to the concert, contact the UHCM Greg Morris - [email protected] Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania on 6541 4888. by Friday 23rd February (The highest mountain in Africa) Scone Motor Inn Packed to the rafters with fine art supplies catering for Conference Centre hobby/professional artist Affordable 4 star Accommodation WE HAVE MOVED! 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