Coming events in Upper Lachlan Shire

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MARCH / APRIL

Ireland in the Lavender - Crystalbrook	13 March
Gunning Car Boot Sale	13 March
Wayne Ryder & Friends - Crookwell Services Club	13 March
AP&H Show Taralga	13-14 March
Binda Picnic Races	20 March
Gunning Markets	28 March
Crookwell Uniting Church Markets	3 April
Bigga's Biggest Market	3 April
Crookwell Lions Markets	4 April
Open Gardens & Autumn Lovers Market	10-11 April
Gunning Car Boot Sale	10 April
Gunning Anglican Parish Fete	17 April
Charity Art Auction and Exhibition	23-25 April
Gunning Markets	25 April

CROOKWELL, GUNNING AND TARALGA SHOWS

Enjoy a great day out at one or all of the local agricultural shows. Follow these links for details on each event -

Crookwell - www.crookwellshow.com.au

Gunning - www.gunningshow.com.au

Taralga - www.taralgashow.com

A WEE BIT OF IRELAND IN THE LAVENDER

Crystal Brook Lavender @ Laggan

Saturday 13th March - 7pm for 7.30pm

Enjoy a fun evening with friends and a fantastic Irish meal

Bookings essential - 4843 3333 or 0448 434 956 on or before March 10th

judith@lavenderatlaggan.com.au

BYO (no corkage) - $45pp

Wear something green: A prize for the best Irish joke.

FORTY OF THE BEST - CHARITY ART AUCTION & EXHIBITION

In aid of the Crookwell District Community Trust (CDCT)

April 23 through April 25

If Santa brought you the wrong things once again this year don't worry, the 2nd Biennial 'Forty of the Best' Invitational Art Exhibition is set to open on Friday April 23, 2010 at the Crookwell Memorial Hall. The exhibition/auction will feature 40 works for auction and a further 80 works for general sale.

The exhibition is limited to 40 artists and will include Archibald winners Adam Cullen and Cherry Hood, Archibald finalist Max Cullen (actor/painter/sculptor) and Margarita Georgiadis, exciting young Sydney artist Ben Frost, internationally known artists Graeme Townsend of South Australia and John Dawson from the USA. In support of these artists will be a further 33 excellent local and regional artists.

The auction side of the event will be opened by the Hon Katrina Hodgekinson, the member for Burrinjuck and is jointly sponsored by the CWA Day Branch, Rotary, Crookwell and District Arts Society, Country Energy, Crookwell Hall Committee, ArtHead, Upper Lachlan Shire Council, Trinity College, Landmark, Art & Australia and the Crookwell Gazette.

The exhibition will open for public viewing on Friday April 23 at 6pm with drinks and an introduction by Mr Tim McCarthy, President of the CDCT. This will be followed by a three course 'Tapas' meal at Catherine's CBD - cost $40 pp. Bookings can be made with Tim McCarthy 4832 2055 - 88 Goulburn St Crookwell.

The auction side of the event will be held on Saturday April 24 at 2pm. The public is welcome to view the work for auction and on exhibition from 10am.

The exhibition will also be open on Sunday April 25 from 10-2pm.

Sheep's Head by Cherry Hood