My weekly summary with the highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia this week; Monday 25 December 2006 to Monday 1 January 2007. Check out my for more!
Funnily enough there isn t any thing at all in the calendar for Christmas Day(the outdoor cinemas are showing up, but I don t think there s any showings on Christmas Day).
So I hope you manage to enjoy yourselves with either family, friends, partners, the tv, the radio, the internet, the outdoors (it s going to be hot!) .!
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is happening on Tuesday, Boxing Day. It s an all ages event (with licensed area), and features bands like Grinspoon, The Butterfly Effect, Frenzal Romb, Gyroscope and more. It s happening from 2pm on the Mandurah Foreshore, and tickets are still available through .
is happening at Belvoir Amphitheatre. also on Boxing Day. It s completely sold out!
However, this year there is also a , happening on the 29th near Busselton, the line-up is very similar and tickets are still available.
The Cat Empire perform an all ages show at on Thursday 28 December and an on Friday 29 December. They also play down south on the 30th.
Tickets still available from Heatseeker, see links.
performs at a dinner and show at Friends Restaurant on the 30th, but it s sold out.
from Chicago performs upstairs at the Cottesloe Hotel on Saturday the 30th, tickets limited.
is located in Rockingham from Wednesday (27 December) to 14 January.
Check out one of the !
The Outdoor Cinema season has started, with at Somerville, UWA and Joondalup Pines, in Mosman park, in King s Park, in Burswood Park, and in Leederville!
Celebrate and watch the Boxing Day Test Match (cricket) broadcast live from the big screen. There s also races, kids entertainment and music.
International Water Polo Championships are held in Melville from 27 to 30 December.
is held at Burswood Dome from 29 December to 5 January 2007.
Note: this post has been prepared earlier, I m away on holiday till the 8th of January! Published December 24th, 2006 in , , , The Hyundai Hopman Cup is happening at Burswood Dome from 30 December to 5 January 2007.
Australia will be represented by Alicia Molik and Mark Philippoussis, two of Australia’s most successful international players. They play similar styles with massive serves backed up by big forehands so will not be overpowered by the other teams. The Australian team has tasted representative success before - Alicia is the 2004 Olympic Games bronze medallist and Mark Philippoussis is the only Australian Player to win both the Davis Cup (twice) and the Hopman Cup.
Alicia will be looking for a successful Hopman Cup to kick off the Australian Summer of Tennis, as occurred two years ago.
Tickets are on sale through , and prices start at $24 for the first sessions, and $48 for the final.
UPDATE: Venus Williams will now not be coming to Perth, via .
Published December 19th, 2006 in , My weekly summary with the highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia this week; Monday 11 to Sunday 17 December 2006. Check out the for more!
The Sensitive New Age Cowpersons are singing their Final Farewell at on the Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
perform at the Woodvale Tavern on Wednesday, the High Road Tavern in Riverton on Saturday and Friends Restaurant on Sunday.
perform at Friends Restaurant on Thursday, the Leopold in Bicton on Saturday and the Oxford in Leederville on Sunday.
with Andy James Court is held at IMAX Theatre in Northbridge on Thursday night.
are performing at the Amplifier Bar on Thursday.
is performing at the Breakwater Tavern in Hillarys on Thursday.
A new live music venue, the , launches on Thursday night with The Fuzz and The Dee Dee Dums and more in the city (Cassette night location).
A with a four course dinner, the band Mental As Anything will be held at Burswood on Friday evening.
Another Christmas Concert as part of the is held on Friday night from 7pm at Forrest Place.
(Ninjatunes) perform at the Bakery in Northbridge on Friday night.
launch their new EP at the Fly By Night on Friday night.
perform at the Amplifier Bar on Saturday and Mojos on Sunday.
are launching their EP at an all ages gig at HQ Leederville on Saturday afternoon/evening and at the Newport in Freo on Sunday night.
performs acoustically with Gem on Saturday night at the Perth Concert Hall, but the concert sold out very quickly.
performs at Friends Restaurant on Sunday night.
Free music every Sunday: courtyard music, and in Subiaco.
is performed by Academy of Ballet Performance and Danse Classique at the Perth Concert Hall on Tuesday night.
is performed by PACS at the Blue Room till Saturday.
, the quintessential Christmas ballet is being performed at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco from Friday until Sunday 17 December.
performs at Burswood Theatre on Saturday, but it has sold out.
: the Ashes Urn Howzat! Exhibition is on at WA Museum and the HIF Cricket Village is set up in Forrest Place from 11am to 2pm from Monday to Wednesday.
The Legends Twenty20 match is on Tuesday and the Ashes begin on Thursday.
The Outdoor Cinema season has started, with at Somerville at UWA and Joondalup Pines, in Mosman park, in King s Park and in Leederville!
on a skating rink (special surface, not ice) at Whitford City from 9am to 9pm.
On Tuesday the and Foreshore Party is held, with santa, christmas carols and fireworks!
The Guildford Heritage Christmas Art and Craft Market is held on Sunday from 10am to 10pm at the Guildford Town Hall precinct.
My weekly summary with the highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia this week; Monday 4 to Sunday 10 December 2006.
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Some of these events are free, some are cheap, and some are very expensive! Click on the links for more info.
The are on from Thursday to Sunday at McCallum Park in Vic Park. The Gravity G-fest concert is on Thursday night, and there s other free gigs on the other nights.
It s on Tuesday and there s an awareness event at Forrest Place from 12 to 2pm.
The first Christmas Concert as part of the is on Friday night from 7pm at Forrest Place, and the Christmas Pageant is on Saturday night from 8.30pm.
The weekly are held every Thursday throughout summer, and the are held every Friday evening.
The Harvest Festival will be held at in East Perth on Saturday from 8am to 4pm and will feature performers Stingray, Akwaaba, 33 Trees, Double Entendre, Warrdong and Junkadelic, kids entertainment, food, and the weekly Organic Growers Markets. Free family event.
is in town!
There s still a handful of mostly single tickets available, see . Shows on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at Burswood Dome.
Rise Against are performing at Club Capitol on Tuesday night.
Ticktets are $41 from .
, with Aiden, Kisschasy, Gyroscope etc is on Thursday night, as part of Gravity Games h2o. Tickets $46.
40 from . There s other free gigs on the other afternoon/evenings.
The Mess Hall are performing at Mojos Bar on Thursday night and The Bakery on Friday night.
Tickets around $16 from .
The free all ages , featuring Karnivool and others has been organised by the City of Joondalup for Friday afternoon/evening in Central Park, Joondalup.
G3-06 (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and John Petrucci (USA)) perform at Challenge Stadium on Friday night.
Tickets from $100 at
Bob Evans, performs his ARIA Award winning album Suburban Songbooks at the Hyde Park Hotel on Friday night. Tickets around $20 from .
Trial Kennedy perform at Mojos Bar on Friday night, tickets from $12 through .
Australia s Premier electric Blues/Rock Guitarists, perform at the Leopold Hotel on Friday and the Civic Hotel on Saturday, tickets are $25 from the venues.
It s the Funk Club s Third Anniversary and they re celebrating it with Fdel live, the House Band, Junkadelic and others on Friday night at the Leederville Hotel. Tickets a bit more than usual, $15, and available at the door and through .
The same night in Leederville, the Hip-E Club celebrates it s 18th birthday! See the calendar for more info.
The Closer Organisation presents at Bar Open on Friday night.
Deep Roots is happening at City Farm from 8pm with The Kill Devil Hills, The GrooveSmiths, Double Entendre and many more from 8pm, which follows on from the Harvest Festival during the day, which also includes many bands.
The Sensitive New Age Cowpersons are singing their Final Farewell at the on Saturday 9th and then on the 13th, 14th and 16th.
The first free concert for the summer season is held on Sunday evening in the Theatre Gardens at Subiaco Arts Centre.
Tosh Meets Marley for a night of reggae at the Perth Concert Hall on Sunday night. Tickets from $67 through . This features 10 original musicians from Bob Marley The Wailers and Peter Tosh s band.
WASO, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, is giving a free family concert at on Sunday from 7pm. Arrive earlier for pre-event children entertainment.
And there s lots of free being held in local parks, mainly on Sunday night.
brings Dame Edna back to town with a Vengeance at the Regal Theatre till Sunday 10 December. Tickets range from $60 to $86 and are available through .
Mozart s Magic Flute, by the Australian Opera Studio, is performed at the Maj until Friday.
Tickets from from $30.
Comedian is performing at the Perth Concert Hall on Wednesday, but it sold out quite a while ago.
Comedians Tripod are on their Hey We Don t Make The Yules Christmas Tour and perform at the Fly By Night Club on Friday and Saturday.
Tickets are $29 through .
The Lilac Hill Festival Cricket Match is on Friday and marks the start of the the coming weeks. The Tour Match is on Saturday and Sunday, and the Ashes Urn Howzat!
Exhibition opens at WA Museum on Sunday.
And for an overview of big events in December, see . Published December 3rd, 2006 in , , , , , , , perform at Burswood on 30 November and Friday 1 December.
performs at Subiaco Oval on 30 November and 1 December.
in intimate concert mode at the Civic Hotel on Friday, Leopold on Saturday and Oxford on Sunday.
feat Ben Watt at Ambar on Friday night.
, Friday 1, 6pm til late, Saturday 2: 9am till late.
The first weekly is held from 6pm on Friday 1 December.
at Fremantle Arts Centre, over 60 stalls on Saturday and Sunday.
performs at Burswood Dome on 4, 5 7 December
I is happening 7 December 2006 at McCallum Park with Aiden, Kisschasy, Parkway Drive, Gyroscope, The Getaway Plan and Goodnight Nurse.
is on at McCallum Park from Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 December. Lots of sports action, and lots of music, including the two Gravity G-Fest concerts.
- Joe Satriani (USA), Steve Vai (USA) and John Petrucci (USA) perform at Challenge Stadium on 8 December.
- Cricket City Perth - Lilac Hil Match on 8 December, Tour Match on 9 and 10 December.
The RAC/Channel 7 - Saturday 9 December in the cbd from 8.
30pm.
Plenty of (or many torchlight these days) held around Perth, especially on Sunday.
performs at Burswood Dome on 11 December.
performed at Perth Concert Hall on 12 December.
- Cricket City Perth - Cricket Village at Forrest Place and Ashes Urn Howzat! Exhibition at the WA Museum.
Legends Twenty20 Match on 12 December. Ashes begin on the 14th, and there will be a Live site in Northbridge from then.
, a christmas ballet, will be performed at the Regal Theatre from 15 to 17 December.
perform at Belvoir Amphitheatre on Friday 15 December and Xanadu Winery in Margaret River on 16 December.
are held from 6pm on Friday.
is performing at Burswood Theatre on Saturday 16 December.
Plenty of (or many torchlight these days) held around Perth, especially Sunday.
- Cricket City Perth - Ashes Urn Howzat! Exhibition at the WA Museum.
Ashes at the WACA and a Live site in Northbridge.
The are held from 10am to 7pm on Thursday (weekly). Special Christmas market, with an evening concert by Dave Hyams from 5.
30pm.
at Forrest Place on Wednesday 20, Thursday 21 and Friday 22 December. Santa Train happening on these days.
are held from 6pm on Friday.
(Freestylers, Freq Nasty, etc etc) is happening at the Belvoir Amphitheatre on 26 December, Boxing Day. (slightly different line-up) is happening in Dunsborough on 29 December.
, with Grinspoon, Frenzal Rhomb, The Butterfly Effect and many more at the Mandurah Foreshore on 26 December.
is in Rockingham from 27 December to 14 January 2007.
perform at Freo Arts Centre on 28 December (all ages) and Belvoir Amphitheatre on 29 December.
is on from 29 December to 5 January 2007 at Burswood.
performs for a dinner and show at Friends Restaurant on 30 December.
See for events happening on 31 December 2006.
/ is happening on New Years Day, 1 January 2007. Published November 26th, 2006 in , , , , My weekly summary with the highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia this week; Tuesday 21 November to Sunday 26 November 2006. Check out the for more!
Apologies that this is so late, I ve got a good excuse: I ve been sick! 
Some of these events are free, some are cheap, and some are very expensive (though it s all relative!)!
Click on the links for more info.
for Bright Young Things, until Sunday, lots of cheap or free events/displays mainly in the cbd and Northbridge, for children and their families.
The in the west end of the cbd begins on Friday, and includes Circus City and Perth s Biggest Office Party, and many other events, until 2 December.
The is on from 4pm Friday till 10.30pm Saturday, with all the usual show activity including fireworks on both nights.
There s also fireworks in Hillarys on Saturday from 8pm, at the Launch of Summer Show at .
(thanks Gary, would ve missed it otherwise!)
The is happening on Sunday. It raises funds for several good causes and you can ride 12, 53 or 106 kilometres.
Jason Molina performs at the Rosemount Hotel on Wednesday night, tickets $30 +bf from .
Antiskeptic are performing at the Rosemount Hotel on Friday night, Leederville HQ on Friday afternoon and Mojo s Bar on Sunday night, tickets around $15 through .
Escape to the Park, a music festival featuring Augie March, Sarah Blasko, Tex Perkins, Josh Pyke and The Panda Band is happening at King s Park on Saturday afternoon/evening, tickets still available for $53.
50 from .
Pearl Jam are performing at Subiaco Oval on Saturday, with Kings of Leon in support. Some tickets still available for $103 from .
, a tribute to hair metal, is happening at the Fly By Night Musician s Club on Saturday night. It s a benefit gig for the not-for-profit-club and members of Eskimo Joe and End of Fashion will be part of it! Tickets $15 + bf at link above, or $20 at the door.
is happening in King s Park on Sunday and Monday with Chris Isaak etc, but it sold out months ago!
is happening at Metro City on Friday night/Sat morning.
The R B Superclub is back at on Saturday nights!
(that website needs updating!)
The is happening at Belvoir Amphitheatre on Sunday, with a big line-up over two stages.
will bring electro house to Harbourside from 1pm on Sunday.
brings Dame Edna back to town with a Vengeance at the Regal Theatre till Sunday 3 December. Tickets range from $60 to $86 and are available through .
The Blonde, The Brunette and The Vengeful Redhead is a one woman tour de force performed by Jacki Weaver who apparently has suberb comic talents , at the Playhouse Theatre until Sunday 10 December.
Tickets from about $40 from .
The weekly Thursday comedy night at the Hyde Park Hotel presents a this week, with a huge bunch of comedians. Tickets $10 for subscribers, $15 for general admission.
24 At the Fly is 24 hours of non-stop improvised comedy, theatre and music by Phil Thomson and others at the Fly By Night Club from 5pm on Friday till 5pm on Saturday. Much more info available at and the .
is a one-woman show about an ex-superhero!
It s on at The Blue Room till Saturday 25 November. Tickets $20, conc $15.
For a load of other plays/theatre performances, check out the !
The is on at Cinema Paradiso in Northbridge and Luna on SX in Fremantle until 29 November.
The is happening in Applecross on Saturday from 10 to 3pm.
Another is being organised for Saturday, details here.
As said above, the is still on this week. On Sunday, there a Street Carnival from midday, a Street Parade from 4pm, and a Bhangra Street Dance Party from 6 to 9pm.
The in East Victoria Park is happening along Albany Hwy on Sunday from 4 to 8pm.
Another yachting extravaganza comes to Fremantle: the . Fremantle Sailing Club will host the fleet, and the breakwater there wil be one of the best vantage points. It s happening until 25 November.
For family fun see my !
And for an overview of big events in November, see . A post like that for December is coming up very soon!
Published November 20th, 2006 in , , , , , , , Well, cricket fever is going to hit WA in December with the Ashes Test being played at the from 14 to 18 December 2006. Tickets sold out very quickly, so if you want to see it with a crowd anyway, check out the free .
There will be a huge screen set up on the corner of James and Lake Streets (Northbridge Piazza), where you ll be able to follow the Channel 9 coverage, from the start till end of play.
The HIF Cricket Village will be at Forrest Place in the city from Monday 11 to Wednesday 13 December, where cricket will be on show, and there will be activities and guest appearances.
There s lots of other cricket events happening in December, with the Lilac Hill match on 8 December, the Tour Match on 9 and 10, the Legends Twenty20 on 12 December and the Ashes Urn Exhibition at the WA Museum from 10 to 20 December. From 11 December to 1 February there s also a cricket exhibition at the State Library.
See the website for all the details and links to buy tickets for some of the events still on sale.
And for all the latest news about the Ashes, keep an eye on the blog , they re doing a much better job than I with covering the cricket news! Published November 16th, 2006 in , , , My weekly summary with the highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia this week; Monday 13 November to Sunday 19 November 2006.
Check out the for more!
Some of these events are free, some are cheap, and some are very expensive! Click on the links for more info.
from 11am on Sunday, but an Air Festival all weekend. Free to watch, best viewing is from the South Perth foreshore, Sir James Mitchell Park. for Bright Young Things, from Friday to next week discusses his film The Inconvenient Truth at the Perth Concert Hall on Friday night.
Tickets $45 and his band are touring Wednesday at the Woodvale Tavern, Thursday at the High Road Tavern in Riverton, Friday at the Civic in Inglewood, Saturday down at the Margaret River Wine Festival and Sunday at Friends Restaurant in the Hyatt Centre. are playing at the Foundry in Cannington on Wednesday night, the Players Bar in Mandurah on Friday, HQ Leederville (all ages) on Saturday afternoon, Saturday night at the Rosemount Hotel and Sunday night at Mojo s in North Freo. is a tribute show from Las Vegas for Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley.
It s on at Burswood Theatre on Thursday night and tickets are $75 through . presents Kate Ceberano at the Wanneroo Showgrounds on Saturday evening, it s a free event. (Amphitheatre, City Beach) is happening with a Bleu Blanc Rouge Soirée on Saturday night.
Tickets $45 at the gate or a bit cheaper in presale. Close to selling out. is performing at the Fly By Night Club on Saturday night, it ll be a night of modern bellydance and live visuals, and then from 10.
30 it ll be Loungerama, a Bollywood/Arabic night club. is performing at Sandalford Wines on Sunday night. Tickets extremely expensive!
(comedian) is performing at the Playhouse Theatre from Monday to Sunday. Tickets $35 at . brings Dame Edna back to town with a Vengeance at the Regal Theatre from Tuesday till Sunday 3 December.
Tickets range from $60 to $86 and are available through . is a one-woman show about an ex-superhero! It s on at The Blue Room from Wednesday till Saturday 25 November.
Tickets $20, conc $15. Everything Must Go, presented by Playlovers Inc. looks at musicals from the last 50 years.
It s happening at the Hackett Hall in Floreat until 18 November, and tickets are $20 through . is in Bassendean until Sunday 19 November. Standard adult tickets around $20.
The are being played at UWA Sports Ground, the final is on Saturday. is happening at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Sunday from 12 to 4pm. It involves a bike show, art exhibition, bike swap-meet, circuit and bike competitions.
Another yachting extravaganza comes to Fremantle: the . Fremantle Sailing Club will host the fleet, and the breakwater there wil be one of the best vantage points. It s happening from Tuesday until 25 November.
For family fun see my ! And for an overview of big events in November, see . Published November 13th, 2006 in , , , , , , , , from went to the at Gloucester Park on Thursday 26 October 2006.
has written a post , 10 things she hates and 10 things she ll miss about Rally Australia.
And has some great photo s up on his site from the Rally.
and write about Billy Joel rocking out Burswood Dome on Tuesday 7 November 2006.
For other Christmas Festival activities in the city, read .
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