Hi Members! Each week we will bring you one event per state and where possible, we will try and secure tickets to the events.

This week we have freebies in New South Wales, Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland! To enter, email me at kayley@fiftyupclub.com.au and tell me in 25 words or less why you joined the FiftyUp Club!

RULES

• Entry to the competitions is restricted to one entry per person please.
• Winners will be chosen at random from all valid entries.
• Winners will be contacted via email and names displayed on our website/social media.
• The Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in to.
• The competition will run from 12.8.16 until 17.8.16.
• Please note that no travel is provided to the events.
• All entries to be emailed to kayley@fiftyupclub.com.au with the name of the event you wish to enter in the subject line.

NSW – Opera in the Vineyards!

Opera in the Vineyards is one of Australia’s beloved annual events, celebrating wine, food and opera! This year will see its debut at the stunning Roche Estate (formerly Tempus Two), located right in the heart of Pokolbin, and surrounded by a variety of visitor accommodation and popular vineyard destinations.

The programme will include all the greatest hits of opera, by Mozart, Puccini and Verdi. It’s always a magical night!

To book tickets head to www.operainthevineyards.com.au or…

WIN TWO TICKETS by emailing kayley@fiftyupclub.com.au (NSW RESIDENTS ONLY)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Grease is the Word! 

Set in the 1950s, the Pink Ladies and bad boy T-Birds of Rydell High, take us on a nostalgic journey with well-known songs and high-energy dance numbers.

The cast includes Home and Away’s Lynne McGranger, Dancing With the Stars Carmelo Pizzino and John O’Hara, most recently seen in Perth in Wicked the Musical. They are joined by a cat of over 80 locally based performers. The production features live music from Slim Jim and the Phatts.

3 Shows ONLY with special

• Friday 26th August 2016 - Pink Ladies Day
• Wednesday 31st August 2016 - Meet and Greet Lynne McGranger
• Thursday 1st September 2016 - Pink Ladies Day

Tickets - SPECIAL RATE: $45.00 a ticket (all other tickets $79 through Ticketek) PLUS buy 20 get 1 FREE. BOOK through www.greaseperth.com put in code FIFTY and get them at this discounted rate or….

WIN TWO TICKETS PLUS A MEET AND GREET WITH LYNNE MCGRANGER by emailing kayley@fiftyupclub.com.au      (PERTH RESIDENTS ONLY)

VICTORIA – Latin Film Festival

Celebrate the launch of the Hola Mexico Film Festival showcase with the Melbourne premiere of the clever and cheeky anti rom-com HAPPY TIMES. Pre-film Fiesta includes tasty Mexican treats from Los Amates Mexican Kitchen, drinks and the sweet sounds of the one-and-only Mexican Music Man.

PALACE WESTGARTH

Thursday 18 August

7.00pm Mexican Fiesta

8.00pm Screening of HAPPY TIMES

For info or book tickets head to http://www.cinelatinofilmfestival.com.au or…..

WIN TWO TICKETS by emailing kayley@fiftyupclub.com.au (MELBOURNE RESIDENTS ONLY)

QUEENSLAND– Miss Fisher Costume Exhibition

Win tickets to Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition, open until 4 September in Brisbane! Step into Old Government House at QUT's Gardens Point campus and enter the opulent 1920s world of the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher and her crime fighting associates. The popular ABC series has captured the imaginations of Australians thanks to the impeccable costumes by award-winning designer Marion Boyce. Don't miss your chance to see 50 exquisite costumes and props from series three and fascinating behind-the-scenes insights into the work rooms of the costume department.

To book tickets go to http://www.ogh.qut.edu.au/miss-fisher/ or…..

WIN TWO TICKETS by emailing kayley@fiftyupclub.com.au (QUEENSLAND RESIDENTS ONLY)

TASMANIA (What’s on only)

Tastrofest - Tasmania's Astronomy Festival is back and bigger by a whole order of magnitude! Join us in Ulverstone for a three-day festival of Lego exhibitions, Science shows, Space lectures and workshops. Even take something home from the Aurora and Astrophotography Gallery. Come along and see your favorite characters from Star Wars and other Sci Fi shows as well as see demonstrations of 3D Printing. You will find Lego models, memorabilia as well as meet Storm Troopers for photo opportunities!

Want to learn how to take aurora photos? or advance your photography skills to the next level? Do you want to know how black holes are formed and what are gravity waves? You can do this and so much more at TastroFest 2016! Many events are free. Please keep in mind that there are as few as 20 seats at some sessions so book early. Lectures run for around 45mins and workshops go for about 1-1.5hrs.

TastroFest - Tasmania's Astronomy Festival

Ulverstone Civic Centre, 19 King Edward Street, Ulverstone

Friday 12 August 2016 – Sunday 14 August 2016 .

Rocket Workshops: $3.00

Main Lecture Workshops: $5.00

Buy Tickets – 03 6425 2839

NORTHERN TERRITORY (What’s on only)

Australia’s most northern and only tropical arts festival was born out of the destruction and devastation of a natural disaster over 40 years ago. Cyclone Tracy tore through the Northern Territory’s capital city on Christmas Eve in 1974 leaving behind 68 dead and 25,000 Darwin residents homeless. There was talk from some of abandoning the city site altogether but others were more determined to rebuild.

In 1977, Northern Territory Director of Health Dr Charles Gurd suggested celebrating the town’s revival with a festival that would draw the community together and reflect the optimism of those determined to rebuild. It’s on now - www.darwinfestival.org.au

SOUTH AUSTRALIA (What’s on only)

This August, Independent Theatre is proudly presenting a special season of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker at Goodwood Institute Theatre.

The classic comedy was first staged at the Edinburgh Festival andTheatre Royal Haymarket in London's West End, before opening on Broadway in 1955 at the Royale Theatre, completing its run of 486 performances.

The wild success of the play led to two film adaptations, most notably Hello, Dolly!, with Barbra Streisand in the lead role.

However the play itself is still regarded as a far richer and funnier experience and the Independent Theatre is proud to bring it the stage once again.

The Matchmaker will play for a strictly limited season at Goodwood Institute Theatre. Performances will be held August 5th, 6th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th at 7.30pm with Matinees on Sunday 7th at 4.00p,, Saturday 13th at 2.00pm and Tuesday 9th at 6.30pm.

Tickets are now on sale and priced as follows: Adults $35, Concession $30 and Students $18. Bookings can be made at www.independenttheatre.org.au.

ACT (What’s on only)

Letters to Lindy 9-13 Aug 2016

The Playhouse, London Circuit, Civic Square

From sympathy to abuse, marriage proposals to death threats, over three decades Australians wrote more than 20,000 letters to Lindy Chamberlain.

Letters To Lindy paints a picture of an Australia that has a surprising warmth and empathy for Lindy Chamberlain. It’s this fascination that has marked her life as the defining legal and human drama of our time.

Do you know what we said to her? Do you know what we sent?

Holding the mirror up to our collected response creates a powerful portrait of the heartbreak, wisdom, and resilience of a grieving mother, and a nation that loved and condemned her in equal measure.

Filled with warmth, humour, and intrigue, this new work by award-winning playwright Alana Valentine (Run Rabbit Run, Head Full of Love, Parramatta Girls) puts the letters centre stage and lets us explore our obsession with one of 20th Century Australia’s most iconic figures.

It’s fascinating, it’s heart wrenching, it’s true.