We checked out what’s on in our region this month
Discover events in and around the Garden City this September
ENJOY THE CREATIVITY OF LOCAL JEWELLRY ARTISTS EXHIBITION – CONTEMPORARY WEARABLES
WHEN: Opens Saturday, September 7, 10am to 4pm
WHERE: Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, 531 Ruthven St
WHAT: This biennial award and exhibition is held to recognise and promote different ways of making contemporary jewellery. Competitors experiment, explore and innovate with design and material use to create their pieces, which are then on display until Sunday, November 3. The free official opening and award ceremony will be held from 1.30pm on Sunday, September 8, but if you’d rather take in the beauty at another time, the gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am to 4pm and from 1pm to 4pm on Sundays.
COST: Free admission
MENTOR IN THE HOUSE: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
WHEN: Monday, September 9, 9am to noon
WHERE: Canvas Coworking, Suite 1, 625 Ruthven St
WHAT: Managing director of TechMAC and IP Active, Dallas Gibb is lending his time for this mentoring event. Dallas believes understanding your IP position shouldn’t be hard, and will discuss topics such as key options for IP protections, deciding when and how to protect your innovation, and key timelines in patent protection. While the event is free, bookings are essential to guarantee your spot by calling Joy Taylor on 0407 584 987.
COST: Free
MY FAIR LADY
WHEN: Friday, September 13, at 7.30pm; Saturday, September 14, at 1.30pm and 7.30pm; and Sunday, September 15, at 1.30pm
WHERE: Empire Theatre, 54 Neil St, Toowoomba City
WHAT: One of the most loved and well-known musicals, Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady is coming to the Garden City, thanks to the Toowoomba Choral Society. Led by a ‘stellar’ creative team, including director Kate Peters, this stage production is perfect for the entire family. It tells the tale of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady, based on the 1913 stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, and includes songs such as The Rain in Spain, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly? and I Could Have Danced All Night. COST: $48 per adult, $40 concession, $25 children, and $38 per person for groups of six or more.
TOOWOOMBA ORCHID SOCIETY SPRING SHOW
WHEN: Friday, September 20, to Tuesday, September 24, from 8.30am to 4pm daily
WHERE: St Paul’s Lurtheran Church Hall, cnr James and Phillip streets, South Toowoomba
WHAT: Heaven for orchid-lovers and even those who just enjoy flowers in general. Take in a huge display of orchids — arguably the largest in the south-east — and enjoy the raffles, pick up a bargain at the plant sales and craft stalls, or treat your tastebuds to light refreshments or lunch. Members of the Orchid Society will also be there to share their knowledge and passion for these plants.
COST: $4 entry
GOLDEN GOUGE WOODCRAFT COMPETITION
WHEN: Friday, September 20, to Sunday, September 22, 9am to 4pm
WHERE: Toowoomba Showgrounds, Glenvale Rd, Glenvale
WHAT: Learn all about the art of woodcrafting with competition entries on display from a wide variety of skills — from carving to cabinet making and pyrography — as well as daily demonstrations.
COST: Free entry
TOOWOOMBA CLIVIA SHOW
WHEN: Friday, September 20, to Wednesday, September 25, 9am to 5pm daily
WHERE: TAFE horticulture pavilion, cnr Campbell and Lindsay streets, East Toowoomba
WHAT: Breathtaking clivias will be on display during this show, as well as demonstrations and flowering plants, seedlings and seeds available for sale.
COST: Free entry
THE CHRONICLE GARDEN COMPETITION
WHEN: Friday, September 20, to Sunday, September 29, from 9am to 5pm daily
WHERE: Various places around the Toowoomba region
WHAT: Now celebrating 70 years, The Chronicle Garden Competition brings together more than 40 categories’ worth of garden entries, with most private gardens being open for the entirety of the Carnival of Flowers. With both City and Country entrants, you can make a day or two of enjoying all the gorgeous flowers and plants and the amazing skills of the entrants. Maps and addresses of the open gardens are available in The Chronicle Garden Competition Guide, released with the paper on Friday, September 20. COST: Free entry