14 Port Macquarie News Friday, April 10, 2015 www.portnews.com.au port plus what’s on this weekend Friday Wauchope Show: Wauchope Showground, 8am, adult $14, concession/child $7 Rotary Giant Book Sale: Panthers Port Macquarie, 9am until 6pm CMNC Lunchtime Recital: Camp Showcase (grades 3-6), of music, drama and art, Ross Family Studio, Glasshouse 12.30pm, free Waves & Melodies: 12 bands, Town Beach Reserve near Port Macquarie Skate Park, 1pm until 9.30pm, free Kendall Music Exchange: With Jim and Sue Newman, Kendall Community Hall, 7pm, donation Andrew Blackmore/Matt Goodwin: Spinnakers Restaurant & Bar, Sails Resort, alternate weeks, 5.30pm until 8.30pm, free F-Sharps: Port City Bowling Club, 7.30pm, free Gotcha Covered: Paws Lounge, Port Macquarie Panthers, 7.30pm, free Drumstruck: Glasshouse, 7pm, adult $67.50, concession $60.75, youth $37.50, family (2 adults, 2 children under- 16) $189 It’s Friday I’m In Love: Tasty Tunes at Zebu Bar + Grill, 5pm, $8 cocktail, $4 domestic beer, $10 tasting plates Glasshouse Regional Gallery: Centenary of Rail photographic exhibit; Human Condition by Luke Sciberras; Works on Paper and Inspire - works from council’s art collection; all until April 26. Weekdays 10am until 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am until 4pm, free Saturday Wauchope Show: Wauchope Showground, 8am, grand parade at 2.30pm, adult $14, concession/child $7 Rotary Giant Book Sale: Panthers Port Macquarie, 9am until 6pm 100 Years of Rail Display & Parade: Wauchope Showground, 2pm Choral Workshop with Jonathon Welch: Glasshouse, 10am, $45 Sprouts: Children’s creative activities, Glasshouse, 11am, $5, bookings essential Youth Week’s The Amazing Race: Food for Less car park, register from 11.30am, $25 per team, prizes for team and car decoration Magic Castle Music Festival: Fundraiser with seven bands and two DJs, Black Duck Brewery, 1pm until 7pm, $25 Adult Craft Spot: Glasshouse, 1pm until 3pm, $5 Beyond Hard Knocks Film: Screening followed by Q & A with Jonathon Welch, Glasshouse, 2pm, $20 Reggie D, Bernie & Phil Harmonic: Grasshouse on Town Green near entrance to Sundowner Tourist Park, 5.30pm until 8.30pm, free, weather permitting Swamp Juice: Shadow puppetry, Glasshouse, 7.30pm, $45 adult, $30 under-21 Soundproofed: Paws Lounge, Panthers Port Macquarie, DJ from 7.30pm, free Piston Broke: Port City Bowling Club, 7.30pm, free The 3Bs: Beatles, Bee Gees, Beach Boys tribute, North Haven Bowling Club, 7.30pm, adult $20 History of House: With guest DJs on rotation, Zebu Bar+Grill, 6pm until 11pm, free Miniature Steam Train Rides: Yippin Creek Reserve, Wauchope, 10am until 2pm, $2, covered shoes essential Johns River Country Markets: Community Hall and Recreation Reserve, 9am until 1.30pm The Foreshore Markets: Westport Park, 8am until 1pm Sunday Junior Legacy Golf Day Fundraiser: Port Macquarie Golf Club, 4BBB stableford, social tee-off 7am, $30 includes brekkie, noon tee-off club members, $20, lunch included for all, prizes and raffles Rotary Giant Book Sale: Panthers Port Macquarie, 9am until 1pm Birpai - Beyond the Lens of Thomas Dick: Photographic exhibition, Sea Acres Rainforest Centre, 10.30am until noon, free Cosplay@Port: Dress up as anime or manga character, fashion parade, Japanese themed games, sushi and drawing workshop, 3pm until 5pm, free Jazz in the Vineyards: Jordan Jive Trio, Bago Vineyards, Wauchope, 11am, $5 pp Jonathon Welch Sings Silver Screen Classics: Sunday soiree, Glasshouse, 2pm, $45 Heritage Week Official Opening and tribute service to railway workers: Rocks Ferry Reserve, Wauchope, 12pm, free Tin Hare Railmotor Shuttles: Wauchope Railway Station to Telegraph Point return and Kendall return alternately about every 50 minutes, from 10.50am, break for lunch; to Kempsey return 7pm, adults $20, juniors $10, under-3 free Jenny Fitzgibbon: Hosted by Climate Change Australia, Old Scout Hall, 5pm until 7pm, $5 Johns River Country Markets: Community Hall and Recreation Reserve, 9am until 1.30pm Port Macquarie Art Society Market Bazaar: Hamilton House, 198 Hastings River Drive, 8am until 1pm Magic from mess: Master shadow puppeteer Jeff Atchem makes his unusual figures from household rubbish and interacts with them in front of the screen in Swamp Juice at the Glasshouse on Saturday. what: Jazz in the Vineyards when: Sunday, 11am, $5pp where: Bago Vineyards, Milligans Road, Wauchope JORDAN Jive are fixtures at many ven- ues and events around the Hastings in their different configurations. On Sunday the trio version will pro- vide the jazzy stylings at picturesque Bago Vineyards. Chris Trotman, Geoff Kearns and Mark Spence have played together for nine years as The Jordan Jive Trio. Trotman on flute, clarinet and saxo- phone, studied jazz with the great Don Burrows at the Sydney Conservatorium and has played with revered bands including Enormous Horns, Noiseworks, Grace Knight and the Jeff Duff Band. He has done a lot of professional the- atre and cruise ship gigs. Vocalist and Hammond B3 organist Kearns was musician in his native South Africa for almost 30 years, originally as drummer before taking on the organ and singing. He has been playing in the Hastings for more than 15 years and has helped hone many a musician’s talent through Coastal Music. Music teacher and multi-instrumen- talist Spence adds his vocals to the har- monising and plays a mean drum kit. He has been on skins and percussion since he was 10 years old. Spence studied at Georgia State University, graduating with degrees in Music (jazz studies) and English litera- ture. After many years playing and teach- ing professionally in Atlanta, he arrived in Port Macquarie nine years ago after entertaining aboard Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony cruise ships. Special guest on Sunday is trumpet and flugel horn player Peter Di Losa. Born and raised in Sydney, Peter start- ed playing cornet in the school brass band at nine years old. In 1973, he performed on the high rat- ing, national television talent show The BP Holden Showcase. He came second in the grand final and it spurred his desire to pursue a career in the music industry. Di Losa has worked with many music stars over the years including Shirley Bassey, Sammy Davis Jnr, Bob Hope, Liza Minelli, Englebert Humperdink, Billy Eckstein, Lou Rawls, Tom Jones, The Four Tops, Diana Ross, Cilla Black, Petula Clark, The Temptations, James Morrison and John Farnham. We are lucky enough to now claim him as a resident of Port Macquarie and hope to hear more of him around the traps. The Jordan Jive Trio: Chris Trotman and Geoff Kearns will join with Mark Spence and special guest Peter Di Losa at Bago Vineyards for Jazz in the Vineyards on Sunday. Bago Vineyards swing to the sounds of hot jazz *MARRIED couple Jim and Sue Newman of Bonny Hills enjoy sharing their music in a casual, relaxed atmosphere and the Kendall Music Exchange is the perfect opportunity to do just that. The pair has been performing their heartfelt original songs, and carefully selected covers, together for eight years. Their style could be described as acoustic folk, sometimes with a dash of soft rock, sometimes with a hint of country, hallmarked by their beautiful vocal harmonies. Jim plays the acoustic guitar and Sue the djembe and percussion. The music exchange is also open to other musicians who are encouraged to bring their instrument along and share a few songs. It has become a popular event so whoever arrives first, plays first, and others play as per their arrival order until it’s time to pack up. Those who miss out will be first on the bill at the next exchange. *ANOTHER intimate gathering will be at the Old Scout Hall at 5 Hollingworth Street, Port Macquarie on Sunday, hosted by Climate Change Australia. Jenny Fitzgibbon has a strong, captivating voice and with her Irish sense of humour, will present a show of earth, song and storytelling. The cost for adults is $5, and those younger than 18 will be admitted free for the two hour show. Tea, coffee and cake will be provided. what: KIendall Music Exchange; Jenny Fitzgibbon in concert when: Friday, 7pm, donation; Sunday, 5pm, $5 where: Kendall Community Hall; Old Scout Hall, Port Macquarie Jim and Sue Newman