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City Recital Hall – TAFELMUSIK: HOUSE OF DREAMS

23 February, 7pm

1 March, 2pm

Musica Viva presents Tafelmusik: House of Dreams, a stunning multi-media exploration of music, art and drama.

Canada’s exceptional Baroque Orchestra transports you to the world of Bach, Vivaldi, Vermeer and Canaletto with House of Dreams. In this special concert event, Tafelmusik leads you on an imaginative musical journey to five historic European houses. Explore the stories of these houses, where works by Vermeer, Canaletto and Watteau adorned the walls and the great rooms rang to the sounds of the finest composers of the day. Exquisitely detailed projected images of salons and paintings and beautiful music from a leading international period-instrument orchestra combine for an unforgettable event.

With a narrator as your tour guide, House of Dreams brings the Baroque era to life.

“…much more than a concert … an experience that transcends its many components to create a special, all-encompassing experience that makes one forget time and place for two bliss-filled hours.” The Toronto Star

Don’t miss this highly anticipated performance, book now to reserve the best seats!

Coming up at the Wagga Civic Theatre

Carl Barron – “Drinking With a Fork”

NEW SHOW RELEASED! We have just released a 6th and FINAL performance for Carl Barron on Sunday the 22nd of February!

TICKETS TO ALL OTHER PERFORMANCES  EXTREMELEY LIMITED!

Performance Dates: 13th, 14th, 15th, 20th, 21st & 22nd of February.
The Searchers

Live-on-stage performing their Greatest Hits Anniversary Australian Tour 2015
The distinctive jangling sound of the twelve string guitar and the rich harmonies embellishing their immaculate vocals have without doubt 
assured THE SEARCHERS of a lasting place the history of popular music throughout the world.

Thursday 26th February at 7:30pm
Elvis to the Max

The “Elvis to the Max” show has successfully toured Australia for over a decade, always to sell-out crowds. Max goes beyond mere impersonation. His recreation of the Kings looks, moves, vocal style, impressions and humour is so accurate, its awe inspiring. Critics have described him as Elvis ‘resurrected’ and ‘reincarnated’. It seems people just can’t help falling in love with Elvis to the Max.

Saturday 28th March at 8:00pm
Twilight by the Lagoon
Love by the Lagoon is the third event in the Twilight by the Lagoon Concert Series and features the Riverina Chamber Orchestra Collective, performing a special Valentines day concert.

This is a family friendly event, with the performance starting at 7pm. There will be roving performers from The Fool Factory from 6pm.

Friday 13th February
This is a FREE event!

Music at Midday
The Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre proudly presents the 2015 season of Music at Midday featuring the Australian Army Band Kapooka. Conducted by Major Peter Thomas.

Tickets are available the day before each concert from the Civic Theatre Box Office. Prior notification of group bookings will be accepted.

Wednesday 18th February at 12:00pm
This is a FREE event!

Man arrested following two hour stand-off with police – Cardiff

A man will appear in court tomorrow after being arrested following a stand-off with police in Lake Macquarie.

Around 10am today (Saturday 31 January 2014), police were called to a home on Arthur Street in Cardiff after neighbours reported hearing screaming and yelling coming from the property.

Police attended the location and spoke to a man, armed with two knives, who was standing at the end of the driveway, in the property’s backyard.

For approximately two hours the man refused to drop the knives or move from the rear of the property.

Following discussions with police negotiators, who arrived at the location shortly after 11am, the man dropped the knives and surrendered himself to police around 12.30pm.

He was taken to Charlestown Police Station and charged with:

– Use offensive weapon with intent to avoid lawful apprehension; and,

– Armed with intent to commit indictable offence.

The man, aged 38, was refused bail and is expected to appear in Newcastle Court tomorrow (Sunday 1 February 2014).

Man arrested after assaulting 80-year-old man and police – Tamworth

A man will appear in court over alleged offences including robbery, malicious damage and assault police, after he was arrested in Tamworth today.

About 2.40am (Saturday 31 January 2015), an 80-year-old man was driving along Denison Street, when he stopped his vehicle due to a man lying on the road.

Police have been told the man on the road approached the driver, before allegedly assaulting him and fleeing the scene with a mobile phone.

The injured man drove to Tamworth Police Station and reported the incident. He suffered facial bleeding and minor arm injuries.

Officers attached to Oxley Local Area Command commenced investigations and following inquiries, arrested a 21-year-old man at the back of a house on Denison Street.

Police will allege prior to the arrest, the man threw a chair through a window of the home, was involved in a struggle with police officers, and threw a container of chlorine at police.

Following his arrest, the man was taken to Tamworth Police Station, where he was charged with robbery, malicious damage, assault police and resist arrest.

He was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to appear at Tamworth Local Court on 16 February 2015.

Police appeal to locate driver following car theft and crash – Wagga Wagga

Police are appealing to locate the driver of a car after a theft and crash in Wagga Wagga yesterday.

About 11pm (Friday 30 January 2015), a blue Holden Commodore station wagon vehicle was stolen from Wodonga, Victoria, and later reported seen in Ashmont, Wagga Wagga.

Police were notified and following inquiries and calls from witnesses, they located the vehicle in front of a home on Adams Street, Ashmont, where it had hit a tree.

Two women, aged 18 and 27, were found injured nearby. They were treated at the scene by Ambulance Paramedics and taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital with minor injuries.

Two men, aged 16 and 23, were also taken to hospital suffering minor injuries. They have since been discharged.

All four are believed to have been passengers in the vehicle.

Officers attached to Wagga Wagga Local Area Command are investigating the circumstances leading up to the incident and are appealing for the driver of the vehicle, as well as any witnesses to come forward.

Man arrested after Good Samaritan stabbed – Wagga Wagga

A man is assisting police with their inquiries after another man was stabbed in the throat in Wagga Wagga this morning.

About 3.15am (Saturday 31 January 2015), officers attached to Wagga Wagga Local Area Command were called to Baylis Street, near Edward Street, following reports of an injured man.

Police have been told a man approached and attempted to break up a verbal argument between a man and a woman, not known to him.

The man involved in the argument then allegedly assaulted the Good Samaritan with a glass bottle, causing the bottle to break and cut the man’s face.

The man armed with the bottle ran towards a taxi rank on Station Place; however was stopped and detained by witnesses.

Emergency services were called and the injured man, aged 28, was taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital in a serious, but stable condition. His injures are not life-threatening.

No one else was injured during the incident.

The alleged offender, a 37-year-old man, was arrested and taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station, where he was charged with malicious wounding causing grievous bodily harm.

He has been refused bail, to appear at Wagga Wagga Local Court tomorrow (Sunday 1 February 2015).

 

Man charged with 40 offences – Charlestown

A man will appear in court over 40 offences after police charged him in Charlestown yesterday.

The 34-year-old man was wanted for three warrants over alleged offences including using a carriage service to menace, larceny, and goods in custody.

Following investigations by officers attached to Lake Macquarie Specialist Operations Group, about 11.15am yesterday (Friday 30 January 2015), police arrested the man at a doctor’s surgery in Charlestown.

The man was taken to Lake Macquarie Police Station, where he was charged with 40 offences, including:

– Five counts of use carriage service to menace

– Five counts of stalk/intimidate

– Six counts of contravene prohibition in AVO

– Destroy or damage property

– Shoplifting

– Police pursuit (Skye’s Law)

– Exceed speed limit over 45km/h

– Drive motor vehicle during disqualification period

– Common assault

– Assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

He was refused bail, to appear at Newcastle Local Court today (Saturday 31 January 2015).

Drivers on best holiday behaviour

DRIVERS have been praised for their “generally good behaviour” on Wodonga roads over the Australia Day weekend.

Acting Sgt Mal Burdett, of Wodonga highway patrol, yesterday said the fairly low number of offences recorded was pleasing, given the enormous number of vehicles on the roads as people enjoyed the holiday break.

Police nabbed 35 drivers for speeding and five for drink-driving or driving under the influence of a drug.

There were 63 other traffic-related bookings for such offences as driving an unregistered car.

“We have had no fatalities — just one serious collision at Eskdale,” Sgt Burdett said.

A speed camera set up in Wodonga along the Hume Freeway for a three-hour period on Monday checked more than 2000 vehicles and caught just six speeding motorists.

Sgt Burdett said, overall, motorists had been well behaved.

“It’s pleasing to see generally good behaviour over a long weekend. There’s always a few who will disappoint, especially drink-drivers or those who drive under the influence of drugs,” he said.

It was a different situation on the other side of the Border.

Top of the list was a motorist clocked travelling at 186km/h on the Hume Highway north of Holbrook.

Albury police also nabbed a 54-year-old man in Moore Street, Lavington, who was heavily intoxicated.

He recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.290 — almost six times over the legal limit.

Acting Sgt Don Qvist said police involved in the weekend-long blitz had caught 10 drink-drivers, 84 speeding drivers, 10 people not wearing seatbelts. There were 102 other offences.

Sgt Qvist said among the drink- drivers nabbed, two recorded high-range readings, four had mid-range readings and another four recorded low-range readings.

Man charged over alleged armed robberies – Lake Macquarie area

A man will face court of alleged armed robberies in the Lake Macquarie area this month.

On the afternoon of Monday 12 January 2015, a man armed with a knife entered a residence on Fennell Crescent and confronted a woman, demanding cash.

He fled the scene, allegedly taking a cash tin and a mobile phone.

Just before 9pm on Wednesday 14 January 2015, a man armed with a knife entered a residence on Turnbull Street and fled a short time later, allegedly taking a number of cash tins.

Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Local Area Command were notified of the incidents and commenced investigations.

Following inquiries, on Thursday 15 January 2015, a 26-year-old man was arrested by police at Bonnells Bay and taken to Lake Macquarie Police Station.

The man has been charged with two counts of robbery armed with offensive weapon.

He has been issued a Court Attendance Notice, to appear at Newcastle Local Court on 1 April 2015.