What's On In Your State

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 plus a discount offer for Perth Residents! To enter, email me at kayley@fiftyupclub.com.au and tell me in 25 words or less why you joined the FiftyUp Club using the subject line to say which state you are in!

RULES

• Entry to the competitions is restricted to one entry per person please.
• Entry is restricted to FiftyUp Club members only
• 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 16.9.16 until 21.9.16.
• 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 – King Kong (1933) Sunday September 25 at 2pm-State Library NSW

This is the Australian premiere of the digitally restored edition with soundtrack. From a modern movie-going point of view, the idea of a giant gorilla falling for a beautiful blonde sounds rather corny and silly, maybe even somewhat schmaltzy. But that's precisely the concept of 'King Kong (1933)' — a beauty and the beast tale with an adventure-fantasy-horror angle. From today's digital perspective also, the special effects appear more charming and quaint than astonishing and sensational. But released at the height of the Great Depression, this other-worldly spectacle of a herculean ape battling ferocious dinosaurs offered exactly the sort of visionary escapism the American public needed. For a moment, hardworking individuals paid to forget their economic hardships and retreat to a mythical island with wondrous beasts, turning this RKO production into a massive box office smash.

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

WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Discount offer

Kevyn from the Little Ferry Company is offering Perth members a discount. The boutique electric ferry connects the thriving village enclave of Claisebrook in East Perth with Elizabeth Quay in the heart of the city. Cruise along the foreshore and let our skipper entertain you with colourful insights into our city and its historical background.

See up close riverside developments under construction like; On The Point, Waterbank, New Perth Stadium and Pedestrian Bridge.

There is no noise, vibration or smell of fuel on our Edwardian designed solar electric ferry... in fact it is so smooth and quiet that the bottlenose dolphins that reside in the river often accompany us along the way.

Departure times from Elizabeth Quay: 10:30am, 12:30pm, and 2:00pm Departure times from Claisebrook Cove: 11:15am, 1:15pm and 2:45pm

Fiftyup Club members can get a 20% discount off normal ferry rates. Head to http://www.littleferryco.com.au

VICTORIA – Melbourne Fringe Festival (What’s On Only)

TALES TOLD AND TRUE is part of Melbourne’s Fringe Festival.

Our lives are full of stories: being late for school; making a new friend; the day that dog followed us home... We store these events in our minds and together they make a giant tome of tales! What if you shared just one?

We invite kids - big and small - to join us in this adventure packed interactive theatre. True stories will be shared by the audience and transformed live on stage by skilled actors and musicians. No script, no rehearsal, no two shows are ever the same. 

Fun, funny and insightful theatre, this show is a fantastical travelling trip where we deep dive into your very own life. Tell us about the true big things and the true little things that make up your world and together we will bring them to life on stage.
Proudly presented by Melbourne Playback Theatre Company at the Fringe Hub: Arts House - Rehearsal Room

QUEENSLAND– (What’s on only)

The Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers is Australia’s longest-running annual horticultural event. From gerberas to geraniums and daffodils to daisies, the Carnival is a ten-day celebration of all things Spring.

Now in its 66th year, the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers has been growing bigger, brighter and more colourful each year. It is the longest running floral event of its kind in Australia as the premiere celebration of flowers, food, wine, culture, entertainment and all things spring!

With a vibrant street parade, fascinating flowers, and floral displays, fabulous food, wondrous wine, awe-inspiring art, imaginative interactive workshops and exceptional entertainment, the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers has something for everyone!

Join us between 16 and 25 September 2016 for what promises to be a wonderful line up of attractions.

Cost: The festival is made up of a combination of ticketed and free events. Cost varies, please see the website for a full list of programming and ticketing information.

TASMANIA (What’s on only)

Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge, one of Tasmania's iconic wilderness experiences, celebrates the 20th year of Tasmania's premier culinary event 'Tastings at the Top'. This gourmet extravaganza rates among the country's best food and wine experiences; a 2-day festival celebrating the finer things in life..

www.cradlemountainlodge.com.au/food-wine/tastings-at-the-top/

NORTHERN TERRITORY- (What’s on only)

Incite Arts in partnership with Red Hot Arts Central Australia present UNBROKEN LAND in Alice Springs. Stories of connection to nature, to this place, to our belonging. Central Australia's own community-led arts company, invites you on a new journey through the moon-lit environs of the Alice Springs Desert Park.

Experience live and digital performance, music, dance, theatre and art installations. For bookings, please go to the incitearts.org.au website.-  Friday 16, Saturday 17, Sunday 18 September 2016. Cafe and gates open 6pm
Show starts 6.40pm, 6.55pm, 7.10pm, 7.25pm, 7.40pm

ACT – (What’s On Only)

Bollywood Comes to Canberra (Thanks to the Canberra Times)

There are few times and places in which a mass dance event seems appropriate, outside of a Bollywood film, that is.

But you'd be disappointed in yourself if you happened to be in Civic Square on Saturday (Sept 17) and didn't find yourself spontaneously joining in the free Bollywood workshop that's happening as part of the Confluence Festival of India in Australia.

Dancer and choreographer Gilles Chuyen has run mass Bollywood workshops around the world and will be leading the charge from 5-7pm in the forecourt of the Canberra Theatre.