Tuesday, March 10
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Can Assist will meet at Daffodil Cottage at 4.30pm. Contact Gen Croaker, 6331 1601.
Embroiderers' Guild Bathurst Group will meet at Bathurst Library from 10am-1pm. Call Lorraine Fry, 6332 1699, or email Lorraine@geoff-fry.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.
Bathurst Rotary will meet at the Bathurst RSL at 6.15pm.
Bathurst Senior Citizens' Centre will be open for cards at 176 Russell Street from 1pm-4pm.
Allegri Singers will meet at the Mitchell Conservatorium from 7-9pm, Call 6337 4277 or email mej612@gmail.com for more information.
Scouts Joey Mob 3rd Bathurst Scout Group (for six to eight years) will meet at the Scout Hall at the rear of All Saints' Cathedral from 4.30-5.30pm. Call 0497 198 608.
Wednesday, March 11
Bathurst Community Climate Action Network will meet at 12.30pm at the Bathurst Neighbourhood Centre. Email Bob Hill, bhill@csu.edu.au
Daffodil Cottage volunteers will meet at Daffodil Cottage at Bathurst Base Hospital at 4pm. Call 6339 5347.
Diabetic Association Bathurst Branch will meet at the Bathurst RSL at noon. Call Alan McRae, 6331 5404.
Bathurst Netball will meet in the netball clubhouse at 261 Durham Street at 7pm.
Innerwheel of Bathurst will meet at the Bathurst RSL from noon for 12.30pm. Call Lesley, 6337 1203.
Legal Aid will be at the Kelso Community Centre at 24 Bonnor Street from 10am-noon. Call 6331 2407.
Coming up
Harmony Day is held annually in Australia on March 21. It is a day to celebrate Australia's diversity and a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home - from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world. A free Bathurst Harmony Day event will be held from 10am to midday in the library/art gallery forecourt.
This year's Bathurst Multicultural Storytelling Festival includes a Storytelling Competition: Photography and Writing. Submit one photo on the theme of "Connection" or a written story on the theme of "How I Got Here" (500 to 1000 words). Prizes for each competition are $250 for first prize and $100 for second prize, plus a people's choice award. Deadline is Tuesday, March 17. The winners of the writing competition prizes will be announced at the Bathurst Multicultural Storytelling Festival at the How I Got Here event on Saturday, March 21 from 3pm to 6pm at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (see www.bathurststorytelling.com for event details) and the photography competition winners will be announced at the festival at the social connection event on Friday, March 20 at 5pm. For submission details, see www.bathurststorytelling.com.
The Holy Trinity Kelso Market Day will be held on Saturday, March 21 from 9am to 1pm at the Parish and Community Centre at 81 Gilmour Street. There will be coffee, cakes, books, clothing, bargains for blokes, craft, pick a leaf, a white elephant stall, a barbecue, refreshments, jewellery and a chocolate wheel, as well as plenty of parking.
Grab a coffee from your favourite Keppel Street cafe and wander the many beautiful pop-up stalls in the Bathurst Library/Bathurst Regional Art Gallery forecourt at the Bathurst Artisan Autumn Market on March 28.
PCYC Bingo and Games Night will be held on March 28 from 6.30pm at the Family Hotel. Special menu will include drinks, cocktails, mocktails, dinner and dessert. Tickets are $10. Contact the club to book a spot. Phone 6331 2191 or email Bathurst@pcycnsw.org.au.
Fast Ed from Better Homes And Gardens will be the guest speaker at this year's Sustainable Living Expo on Saturday, March 28. The expo will be held from 8am to 1pm and will run in conjunction with Bathurst Farmers' Markets. The event will feature a range of exhibitions, workshops, an interactive children's show promoting water conservation and the return of the popular Shoalhaven Zoo to You.
Sophie Hardcastle will talk about her new novel Below Deck at an author event at BooksPlus on Monday, March 16 at 6.30pm. Tickets for the author event are $5 and bookings are essential. Phone 6331 5994 or email admin@booksplus.com.au
The 2019 British Book of the Year, Sally Rooney's Normal People, will be examined at the next BooksPlus Book to Screen Night on Tuesday, March 17 at 6.15pm. The monthly night looks at books being adapted for film and television in 2020. RSVP to BooksPlus on 6331 5994 or email admin@booksplus.com.au
