Travel Back in Time at the Midland Railway Workshops Heritage Open Day
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The Midland Railway Workshops Heritage Open Day will be held this Sunday 8 September from 10am to 4pm. The open day will provide a unique chance to experience a special part of Western Australian history giving local residents, former workers and the broader Western Australian community an opportunity to look inside the iconic Workshops buildings and enjoy the many displays and activities on offer.
You’ll also get a chance to own a piece of Midland’s past with an auction at the Midland Railway Workshops Auction to be held on Tuesday 10 September. The auction will be of keen interest to DIY enthusiasts, interior designers, history buffs and people looking for a unique piece of furniture for their home or office to inspect items up for sale.
The Open Day will offer visitors plenty of things to see and do, ranging from guided tours revealing the rich history of The Workshops, to live music, historical displays, documentaries and food stalls.
Shrine by Tim Winton at Black Swan State Theatre Company
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Distinctly West Australian, emotive, and charged with tension and gut wrenching grief are some of the key words to describe Tim Winton’s latest playwright piece Shrine, produced by the Black Swan State Theatre Company.
The characters come to life as the tragedy of Jack Mansfield's death is revealed. At the tender age of 19, Jack dies in a car crash whilst driving home to Perth with his mates, and the repercussions of his death are destroying his parents and haunting his friends.
Submerged - A Hypothetical about Climate Refugees at Rosie O'Gradys
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- Written by: Katrina Bercov
A Greens Pollie, an American Anti-Climate-Change Professor, a Noongar Academic and a Pakistani Comedian walk into a bar Submerged.
Submerged is Strictly Hypothetical's latest show "A Hypothetical about Climate Refugees" will be showing on Thursday 5 September at Rosie O'Grady's, in Northbridge, commencing 7.30pm.
When the oceans rise, the Islanders of Neknus can no longer squeeze into the few remaining hilltop houses. Where are they to go and who is responsible?
Inspired by Geoffrey Robertson, and billed as "the thinking person's night out", Strictly Hypothetical is social commentary, meets live comedy.
Two in One Charity Art Exhibition at the Victoria Park Centre for the Arts
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The opening night for the Two in One Charity Art Exhibition kicked off yesterday evening at the Victoria Park Centre for the Arts, showcasing art work by Su Mei Chew and Vincent Lam.
All proceeds from the art exhibition go towards helping support disadvantaged children and youth, and the funds raised will go towards the charity organisations Compassion Australia, Children's Dream and Youth Focus.
The artists shared their perspectives on their inspiration for their art work with those attending the opening night:
Chew said: “I use painting to make keen observations of life and its phenomena..."
Perth Walkabout July Monthly Wrap
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The Perth Walkabout Monthly Wrap is published at the start of each month to provide a snapshot of articles that hit the headlines in the last 4 weeks.
Here is Perth Walkabout's Monthly Wrap for the month of July:
The Handy Guide to Bike Parking in the Perth CBD
A big thumbs up to the City of Perth which provides bike parking facilities at its Elder Street car park in the Perth CBD - this means that cyclists, whether you are commuting to work by bike, or just coming in to the Perth CBD for leisure, have somewhere to park.
Frances Ha at Luna
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Frances Ha showing at Luna follows the life of two 20 something girls living in New York – ballet dancer Frances Ha (played by Greta Gerwif), and her best friend and housemate Sophie (Mickey Sumner), who is in publishing.
The movie follows the ups and downs of their lives as they face different challenges relating to their careers, relationships, friendships, money, and flatmate issues.
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