Bathurst Al-Anon Family Group meets Tuesdays at 5pm at the Uniting Church in William Street (down the side and up the ramp). All welcome. For information, call 0431 697 143 or 0451 749 805.

A special limited edition, behind-the-scenes night tour of Abercrombie House will be held from 6.30pm to 8.30pm to celebrate the Bathurst Winter Festival and the 50th anniversary of tourism at Abercrombie House. Call 6331 4929 or visit www.abercrombiehouse.com.au.

Macquarie Male Singers meet every Tuesday from 7.30pm at the Assumption School Hall in Mitre Street. It is an all-male choir with a singing strength of 30 members of all ages. For more information, contact John Kendall, 0427 410 625.

Kaneana May, author of The One, will speak at Bathurst Library at 6.15pm. Along with her new book (about three women who get caught up in a TV dating show), Kaneana will talk about her work as a scriptwriter for TV hits such as Home And Away. To book, phone 6333 6281 or register at eventbrite: https://bit.ly/2XbdJKF.

Bathurst District Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at Daffodil Cottage at Bathurst Base Hospital at 4pm for afternoon tea and 5pm for a speaker. Contact Daffodil Cottage, 6330 5347.

Bathurst Handweavers and Spinners Guild will meet in the Bathurst Girl Guide Hall on the corner of Charlotte and lower William streets at 10am. Call Marcia, 6331 8596, for more information.

Bathurst Seymour Centre Carers' Support Group meets on the third Tuesday at 3/55 Seymour Street. Call 6332 1449.

VERTO, in partnership with Bathurst Regional Council, will hold a free presentation by inspirational speaker Peter Davidson from 8am at BMEC as part of the VERTO Inspire Series. Call 1300 483 786 to book.

A Taste Of Ireland, featuring world champion Irish dancers direct from the West End's Lord Of The Dance, will be performed at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre at 7.30pm. The show, composed and choreographed in Dublin, tells the tale of the world's most loved nation in what is described as one incredible performance. Visit www.bmec.com.au/a-taste-of-ireland.html or call 6333 6161.

Wednesday, July 17

Everyone is very welcome to the meetings of the Macquarie Care Centre Auxiliary and to join the members for afternoon tea afterwards. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month at 2pm in the St Vincent's Function Room, Gormans Hill Road, Bathurst.

Abercrombie House will hold a kids' nighttime tour. Enjoy a tour of the house and garden walk. Bring a torch or borrow one. Wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes. For children aged from seven years (with adult). The tour will conclude with chocolate milk and cookies. Call 6331 4929 or visit www.abercrombiehouse.com.au.

Friday, July 19

As part of this year's Bathurst Winter Festival, the Bathurst Wholefood Co-operative will host the Co-op Christmas in July Canapes from 5pm-8pm in Russell Street. Call 6332 1545 or visit www.bathurstwholefood.org.

Guru Of Chai will be performed at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre. Indian Ink display their theatrical muscle in a tale and a teller bristling with mischief, mayhem and the maddening magic of India. From 8pm. To find out more, visit www.bmec.com.au/a-taste-of-ireland.html or call 6333 6161.

Coming up

A NAIDOC Cocktail Dinner, a first for Bathurst, will be held on Friday, July 26 at the Bathurst City Community Club. Buy tickets from the Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council.