Monthly Events For help with all your accommodation and touring needs the friendly and expert team at The Ballina Visitor Information Centre can assist with information, a free booking service and first hand knowledge of all the best kept secrets!

Venue: Ballina Community Services Centre

Contact Details:

For further information please contact Liza 0429 596 406 or email aguidinglight@bigpond.com

Tarot Group starts Wednesday 21 July, 18 August and 15 September from 7pm-9pm at the Ballina Community Services Centre, Bangalow Road, Ballina .

Cost is just $5 per night.

All levels of knowledge and experience are welcome and it will be a relaxed atmosphere in which to explore the tarot with something new each month.

Venue: Barratt Galleries, 5 Bugden Avenue, Alstonville

Contact Details:

Venue: Barratt Galleries 5 Bugden Avenue, Alstonville

For more information please call the gallery on 02 6628 0297

Gallery Hours: Wed to Sun 11am till 4pm

Louise Irving, A Paper Sword

New work by Northern Rivers artist Louise Irving. Seven pairs of prints, begun in Scotland and completed at home, represent parts of the body which have two halves. Paper napkins stained by the act of eating record meals taken in significant places. Collected and re-imagined they serve as backgrounds upon which the tensions of cultural identity are explored.

Cedar Henderson, Recent work

Storytelling in its many forms is my passion and fuels my practice. I have become fascinated by the histories and mythologies that surround and inform traditional fairytales. My investigation into the histories that surround such narratives creates a link to my cultural heritage as these narratives have their roots in the traditions and homes of my cultural ancestors. I find myself lost in the tall stories my grandmother spins. When I visit her home I am fascinated by the way everything becomes wrapped in story, every object has a history and stories weave their way into each conversation. This body of work has become a collection of fragments that map this dialogue.

Trading Card Project

A collaboration between Barratt Galleries and msbrown’s lounge. The first annual msbrownslounge & barratt galleries Artist Trading Card Folio exchange & exhibition. 52 artists worldwide will display their trading cards based on travel.
Gallery Hours: Wed to Sun 11am till 4pm.

Venue: Lismore Showground, Alexandra Parade, North Lismore

Contact Details:

For bookings please call Ticketmaster on 136 100

or Horseman & Direct Group Bookings on 1300 365 700

or visit www.ticketmaster.com.au

Jump aboard for the ride of your life when the true Australian outback comes to Lismore for an unforgettable season from Friday 30^th July - Sunday 8^th August, 2010. Featuring some of the most magnificent horses in Australia and alongside a menagerie of other four-footed pals, international horse master Rene Gasser’s says his new show, "The Horseman from Snowy River" will delight every generation who seek action packed entertainment.

Thrill to the sights and sounds of six horses and Drizabone-clad riders thundering into the arena to recreate a spectacular Olympics opening routine. And that just sets the tone for what follows – see the giants of the horse world, the majestic Clydesdales, performing comedy routines with miniature ponies.

Every true outback show features high energy trick riding and The Horseman from Snowy River is no exception. This combined with two majestic Lipizzaner Stallions displaying their skills under the long rein and a comedy act with Tam the wonder dog as he demonstrates his skills with his unruly four-legged friend, presents a show designed to entertain the whole family.

There is a range of seating prices to suit every pocket, and also available to the horse enthusiast a Horse Training Clinic on the 2nd Thursday at 7:30pm to demonstrate first-hand how these magnificent horses are trained plus a additional meet and greet (VIP stable tour) after every performance.

If you only choose one special event to go to each year, The Horseman from Snowy River is the one that will live on in your memory forever as a great night out.

ON SALE NOW!

Lismore: Lismore Showgrounds Dunoon Rd

From Friday 30^th July – Sunday 8^th August, 2010

Friday 30^th July & 6^th August @ 8pm,

Saturday 31^st July and 7^th August @ 2pm and 8 pm,

Sunday 1^st August & 8^th August @11am,

Bookings: Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100

Direct & Group Bookings and Horse Training Clinic: 1300 365 700

www.thehorsemanfromsnowyriver.com.au

Venue: Casino Airport, Casino

Contact Details:

For more information please visit www.summerlanddrags.com or please contact David Lander on 0408 222 908

Summerland Drags are held at the Casino Airport. The strip is a 1/8th mile track and all street cars and motorcycles are welcome to compete. The track is fully ANDRA sanctioned. The next meeting will be held on Saturday 31 July 2010. This meeting will be run as a "heads-up, rung what you brung" meeting. That means that ALL cars and motorcycles are eligible to attend. Classes include: 4 Cylinder Street, 6 Cylinder Street, 8 Cylinder Street, Turbo/Super Charged/NOS, Motorcycle, Exhibition Class.

Enter on line at: www.summerlanddrags.com

Nomination costs $50 and includes one vehicle entry and admission for the driver. Competitors gate opens at 9am, First run 12 Noon Admission $20, Kids Under 12 are FREE Gates Open 10am.

Venue: Ballina Community Services Centre

Contact Details:

Tickets available by calling Elizabeth 0429 918 400

Deportment & Grooming Graduation - Fashion Parade - ALL WELCOME

Commencing 5.30pm at the Ballina Community Services Centre, Bangalow Road, Ballina

Finger food will be served

Adult tickets $15 Children $10 (6-14years) Under 5 free - Call Elizabeth on 0427 918 400 to book

New Courses starting on 17 August 2010 with bookings being taken now