THIS Friday, October 23 at 7.30pm, Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre looks forward to welcoming Australian soprano Eleanor Lyons and pianist, Vladimir Fanshil.

This special program includes favourite opera arias, undiscovered songs by Gliere, Grieg's Six Songs, Op 48 and the premiere of a new work composed especially for them, Wandering Hearts, by Sydney composer Elena Kats-Chernin.

Book at bmec.com.au.

FOUR new solo exhibitions are now open at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery:

Amala Groom, RE: Union: A five-year survey of the video and photographic work of Wiradyuri artist Amala Groom.

Jock Alexander, Of This Place: A descendent of several colonial families, Oberon-born, Bathurst-based multi-discipline artist Jock Alexander cites connecting with the local Wiradyuri as a crucial aspect of his life and practice.

Tom Buckland, Flightpaths: Through a series of works made of bronze, cardboard and found objects, sculptor Tom Buckland seeks to explore our emotional, ethical and imaginative connection to the world of birds.

Wiradyuri Ngurang Buwugarra-Gu Gudhi-Dha Murruway, Wiradyuri Ngaanha, Birrunga Wiradyrui (English translation: Coming home on songline Wiradyuri lens, Birrunga Wiradyuri): Birrunga Wiradyuri is a Wiradyuri artist. This exhibition focuses on aspects of Birrunga's personal Songline, referencing geographic and historic sites across the Bathurst region as well as contemporary Cultural narratives.

THE doors are reopening in Cowra, too.

After a lengthy break, the Cowra Civic Centre is hosting two special concerts, Where Song Began and Wandering Hearts, to welcome back patrons.

They are on this Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25.

"It is very exciting to finally be able to reopen the doors and welcome the community back to the Civic Centre," civic centre manager Jonathan Llewellyn, said.

COVID-safe procedures will be in place, including allocated seating. Capacity for both concerts is limited so bookings are essential at cowraciviccentre.mailchimpsites.com.