Two day running festival with spectacular scenery & off-road trails.

Welcome to Australia’s freshest and naturally stunning ultra running event, traversing the Myall Lakes region of the Barrington Coast. In the Lakes Trail Festival runners can complete 100km, 70km, 50km or 30km. There is a 12km course for those wanting a shorter trail experience and a special 1km kids run.

The race will start and finish in Hawks Nest taking runners along beaches, past lakes and through forests, tracking some of the most stunning coastal scenery in the Australia. The100k will have the arguably the most beautiful half way point in Australia beside the beach at Seal Rocks, taking runners past the iconic lighthouse.

Each course follows existing tracks and trails, beaches, lake edges and single track capturing what makes this part of the coast so special

Race weekend starts with rego on Friday 5 July and racing starting on Saturday 6 July 2024 – this is a great time of year to go for a run. Temperature wise it will be cool at night but mild during the day and most likely dry – perfect running weather.

For more information visit Lakes Trail Festival here.

The Grandparents Club comedy musical live at the MEC.

Finally a show that celebrates Grandparenthood! 90 mins of pure joy that is hilariously funny and touchingly authentic. Written by comedy legend Wendy Harmer with toe-tapping, sing-a-long music from John Field, this is a show that understands how truly Grand life can be!

Join Lynne McGranger (Home and Away), Wayne Scott Kermond, Andrew James and Meredith O’Reilly in a whirl of stand up, send-up and song as they share their hearts, stories and mishaps over coffee…or was that a gin…in the famous Grandparents Club. All Grands and Great Grands welcome – we’re all in this Club together!

Duration: 90 mins - no interval

Tickets: Adult $69.50, pensioner $64.50, group 8+ $64.50, friends of the MEC $64.50

Sinfonia Mid North Coast 25th Anniversary Concert live at the MEC.

Sinfonia MNC, our local Symphony orchestra, is proud to announce its 25th Birthday Concert, to be held at the Manning Entertainment Centre Sunday 30th June at 2pm.

The Concert programme includes works by Russian composers of the 19th century Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin, including the Polovetsian Dances. Also included are well known works by Saint-Saens, Mussorgsky and Faure. By contrast “Fnugg Blue” is a work by a modern Norwegian composer, with stunning brass solos by Will Jackson, a previous Sinfonia scholarship awardee.

The Finale of the Concert features the heart stopping Csardas composed by Vittorio Monti, played by the young violinist Abi French, who was another previous Sinfonia scholarship awardee.

Duration: 1 hr 30 mins including interval

Tickets:
Adult $25, concession $20, children under18 Free (must be accompanied by a ticket holding Adult)

Ultimate Tina live at the MEC.

Following huge tours of Canada and New Zealand this year, TINA The Ultimate Tribute to the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll is making its way to Australia.

Get the electrifying concert experience of Tina Turner with this full stage production brimming with Tina hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s.

It’s time to sing the night away with Caroline Borole and the powerhouse team as we re-live Tina Turner’s greatest hits.

For Caroline Borole, music has been a major influence in her life. The South African-born songstress credits her family, who saturated her childhood with a multitude of musical genres and artists, with shaping her personal musical style.

When Showtime Australia began casting the tribute TINA The Ultimate Tribute to the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll in 2017, Caroline was hard to overlook for the leading role, with a natural rasp and extraordinary power to her voice, and an athleticism on stage that Director Johnny Van Grinsven simply couldn’t find elsewhere.

Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins including interval
Tickets: Adult $72.50, concession $65.50, under 13 years $43.50, group 6+ $67.50, friends of the MEC $67.50

It's Not Unusual to love this show!

Tom Jones is one of the world’s most revered vocals to ever grace the stage and is one of the few artists in history to have a hit record in every decade from the 1960’s onwards. Highly acclaimed singer, actor and children’s author Shane Peters brings the vocal prowess and stage presence in TOM JONES 60.

Shane capsulates the 6-decade long career from his first ever hit “It’s Not Unusual” to the more recent “I’m Growing Old” in his long prolific career.

What is ever present in this show is the big band sound of Tom Jones with a powerful 6-piece band with 2 amazing female vocalists.

With his endless collaborations with other musical artists throughout the decades, the show gives a salute to his female counterparts that he either recorded or performed with featuring the songs of: Dusty Springfield, Janis Joplin and Carole King.

So, join Shane Peters in this non-stop music event and celebration paying the ultimate tribute to: The ICON…THE PERFORMER….THE VOICE Mr TOM JONES.

Local producers supplying quality fresh food to the community at Nabiac on the last Saturday of each month.

You'll love the fresh local produce at the Nabiac Farmers Market: organic vegies, free range eggs, local fruits, cakes, chocolates, gingerbread, olive products, honey, natural skin care, gourmet goodies, wines, sourdough bread, a variety of plants, locally made crafts, gifts for friends and family, seedlings, chooks and lots more! A bit of yesteryear with today’s produce.

So bring a friend and come along for a **** to eat, a chat and enjoy an old-fashioned shopping experience. Don’t forget your baskets and reusable bags!

Pups are welcome too! Dog friendly on leash.

Covering all the classics from the 60's to now!

Join us at the Gloucester Soldiers Club for a night of Rock.

Ian Papworth live at The Recky.

Singer song-writer guitarist Ian Papworth live & lakeside June 23rd from 4PM - free entry!

Variety of stalls offering produce, clothing, jewelry, beauty, homeware, tools, bags, garden ornaments, and much more!

They are held on the 4th Sunday of the month on the beach promenade in Old Bar.

8:00am - 1:00pm

International Blues Challenge Winner in Memphis USA Frank Sultana & The All Star Blues Band performing live at Longview Farm.

Also rocking the stage is Dan Sullivan's Band 'TomCat Playground' and Rob Papp as part of his annual East Coast Tour. The festival starts with a Blues Club Jam Session including Adam Waltron ****, Ethan Stewart ****, Leanne Paris & Other special guests.

Tickets: $90 - Under 15yrs Free.

Camping $25 per person
Glamping starts at $120 double $150 Queen.

Please call to discuss (discounts may apply) 0498 069 148 or email midnthbluesclb@gmail.com to book.

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