What’s On this weekend

FRIDAY

All Power National

Timmis Speedway – 1pm-10pm (Friday and Saturday)

THE Sunraysia Dirt Karters will host the Mildura All Power National, the biggest event on the speedway karting calendar. The meeting combines several classes (modified clubman, 125cc and outlaws) racing side by side over a two-night format. There will also be a junior feature, standard clubman feature and a modified clubman feature.

Legally Blonde The Musical JR.

Mildura Arts Centre – 7pm (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

THE award-winning Broadway musical and the smash hit motion picture, Legally Blonde The Musical JR. is a fabulously fun journey of self-empowerment and expanding horizons. The show’s instantly recognisable songs are filled with humour, wit and sass, leaving cast members and audiences alike seeing pink. To purchase tickets, visit the Mildura Arts Centre website.

Free Shane Warne Legacy Heart Screen

Langtree Mall – 9am-4pm

THE free screening is a consultation which allows participants to get instant insights into their heart health, including blood pressure, BMI, body-fat percentage, diabetes risk and cholesterol profile. The screening takes 10-15 minutes and results are available immediately via the SiSU Health App. No bookings – all appointment are walk-up.


SATURDAY

Pooncarie Field Day Gymkhana and Bikekhana

Pooncarie – 8am-5pm (Saturday and Sunday)

GET set for a fun-filled weekend of action and entertainment in Pooncarie. Saturday will see the fast-paced horse sports, as well as a live band, a whip-cracking competition and a community auction. Then Sunday is set to be packed with motorbike novelty events. Camping is available.

Car Boot and Market Stall

158 Seventeenth Street – 8am

A MIX of bric-a-brac, kitchen goods, men’s shed items, plants, local produce, art, clothing, jewelry and a whole lot more is on offer at the Car Boot and Market Stall. Entry is free.

Celebrate National Reconciliation Week

Rio Vista Park – 11am-3pm

ENJOY arts and crafts, traditional food and cultural entertainment to celebrate this year’s National Reconciliation Week and National Sorry Day.

Big V Basketball

Mildura Hothouse Basketball Stadium – 6pm-9.30pm

MILDURA’S elite basketballers will host a home game at the Hothouse.

Nangiloc FNC – Andy Vening Comedy Hypnotist Show

Kulkyne Way – 6.30pm-10pm

THE Nangiloc Football Netball Club will host their major event of the year, comedy hypnotist Andy Venning. All members of the community are welcome. Tickets can be purchased at trybooking.com/events/1197649/sessions/4500735/sections/2249504/tickets.

Dinner Dance Mildura

498 Deakin Ave – 7pm-11pm

GET ready to dance the night away with an enchanting evening of music and dance at Club Da Vinci. A fusion of English and Italian music will be performed by The Rousers. Tickets are available at 123tix.com.au/events/42442/dinner-dance-mildura.


SUNDAY

Sunday Music Session

Mildura Arts Centre – noon-2pm

CATCH up with family and friends and enjoy music by Iwan and Andrea at the free event at the Mildura Arts Centre.

Embodied Landscape Drawing

Mallee Conservation, Wonga Avenue, Colignan – 10am-4pm

THIS workshop is for those interested in the natural world and our creative connection with it. It seeks to explore how we can draw in response to, and in collaboration with, the landscape. No drawing experience is necessary and all materials are provided. To book, visit events.humanitix.com/embodied-landscape-drawing.

MFS Screening – The Teacher’s Lounge

Wallis Cinemas Mildura – 6.30pm

THE Mildura Film Society presents The Teacher’s Lounge, a thriller about a teacher who tries to investigate a series of thefts at her school but is relentlessly confronted with the structures of the school system.

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