Featured Events in Gordon in January, 2025 (June Updated)

The 2025 Redlands Recruiting Combine, in partnership with the Redlands Rendezvous, will be held on January 3rd at the Bennett Event Center in Oklahoma City, OK and is open to any female high school age player and 8th graders! The Redlands Recruiting Combine will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. - This is a College Coach Attended and Video Recorded Combine. In 2024, 20+ Confirmed schools from NCAA Division II, Division III, NAIA and Junior Colleges (NCAA DI is a Recruiting Quiet/Dead Period ) attended! And, the Video Recording and Player Information Packet be sent to every college volleyball program (including DI) in OK-TX-KS-AR-MO. Volleyball players will be divided by position and noted by graduation year to allow attending college coaches to efficiently evaluate them. Multiple courts will be used at the Bennett Event Center, with each court having a court coach , to allow players to showcase their skills sets to the college coaches. The court coaches will put the players through volleyball drills within their specific positions, along with combining positions to illustrate group skill sets. 6 on 6 competition will not occur, as to limit injury chances. Parents are not allowed into the Recruiting Combine per the preference of the attending college coaches - There will be an important Combine and Recruiting Update for parents in the lobby by a 20 year NCAA College Volleyball Head Coach! PLEASE NOTE - We cannot accept cancellations within 48 hours of the Combine or Combine event - Any refunds will not include eventbrite.com fees per eventbrite.com policy... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Athletic Recruiting Counselors, arcvb.com, is the official recruiting service partner of Championship Combines! ARC is a Volleyball Only service, created by volleyball folks with over 40 years of college volleyball playing, coaching and recruiting experience - They provide Unlimited Support for their client families! Click to schedule your FREE Recruiting and Membership Evaluation! Information Source: Championship Combines | eventbrite

The 2025 Redlands Recruiting Combine, in partnership with the Redlands Rendezvous, will be held on January 3rd at the Bennett Event Center in Oklahoma City, OK and is open to any female high school age player and 8th graders! The Redlands Recruiting Combine will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. - This is a College Coach Attended and Video Recorded Combine. In 2024, 20+ Confirmed schools from NCAA Division II, Division III, NAIA and Junior Colleges (NCAA DI is a Recruiting Quiet/Dead Period ) attended! And, the Video Recording and Player Information Packet be sent to every college volleyball program (including DI) in OK-TX-KS-AR-MO. Volleyball players will be divided by position and noted by graduation year to allow attending college coaches to efficiently evaluate them. Multiple courts will be used at the Bennett Event Center, with each court having a court coach , to allow players to showcase their skills sets to the college coaches. The court coaches will put the players through volleyball drills within their specific positions, along with combining positions to illustrate group skill sets. 6 on 6 competition will not occur, as to limit injury chances. Parents are not allowed into the Recruiting Combine per the preference of the attending college coaches - There will be an important Combine and Recruiting Update for parents in the lobby by a 20 year NCAA College Volleyball Head Coach! PLEASE NOTE - We cannot accept cancellations within 48 hours of the Combine or Combine event - Any refunds will not include eventbrite.com fees per eventbrite.com policy... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Athletic Recruiting Counselors, arcvb.com, is the official recruiting service partner of Championship Combines! ARC is a Volleyball Only service, created by volleyball folks with over 40 years of college volleyball playing, coaching and recruiting experience - They provide Unlimited Support for their client families! Click to schedule your FREE Recruiting and Membership Evaluation! Information Source: Championship Combines | eventbrite

Does your child enjoy technology and design? This workshop teaches children and teens the basics of design and the techniques involved in simple laser cutting. Participants will create their own surfing inspired designs and print them on the laser cutter. This workshop coincides with the current Swell Chasers exhibition at YAM. Suitable for 9 + years Tuesday 14 January 10:30pm – 12:30pm Cost $30 per child. Make Space, Yarrila Arts and Museum Bookings essential Information Source: Yarrila Arts and Museum | eventbrite

Does your child enjoy being creative? This workshop encourages children to use their creativity to paint funky surf paintings. This workshop coincides with the current exhibition, Swell Chasers and Heading North, at YAM. 16 Jan 12:30 – 2pm 1: Suitable for 5 - 9 years Bookings essential Information Source: Yarrila Arts and Museum | eventbrite

Does your child enjoy being creative? This workshop encourages children to use their creativity to paint funky surf paintings. This workshop coincides with the current exhibition, Swell Chasers and Heading North, at YAM. 16 Jan 12:30 – 2pm 1: Suitable for 5 - 9 years Bookings essential Information Source: Yarrila Arts and Museum | eventbrite

Mackay Regional Council and Artspace Mackay invite you to the launch of four new exhibitions. To be officially opened by Cr Greg Williamson, Mayor of Mackay Regional Council. Join us from 6pm Friday 17 January 2025, Artspace Mackay, Civic Precinct, Gordon St. I, OBJECT DANISH QUAPOOR - THE WALL | DEPARTED FOCUS ON THE COLLECTION - ANNEKE SILVER: ICONIC MOMENTS THEA ANAMARA PERKINS: DUALITIES FREE TO ATTEND, bookings are essential. Please carefully read the terms and conditions before making a booking: • All program attendees must be in good health prior to attending the session (eg. no runny noses, coughs, temperatures). If any of the attendees booked in feel unwell, please cancel your booking to enable another to use the vacant spot. • Consider carefully your availability to attend the event BEFORE making your booking. Booking cancellations - especially late cancellations - can mean that we may not be able to fill that place, rendering it a lost opportunity for another community member. • A reminder notification will be sent 24 hours prior to the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel through eventbrite, or contact Artspace Mackay ASAP on 4961 9722 to advise so they may remove you from the list manually. • Photography Permission: Please be aware that all programs may be filmed and posted to Artspace Mackay website and Facebook page to provide access to those unable to attend the session. Filming will focus on the presenter but may include attendees. Do not attend if you do not wish to be filmed • By making a booking you agree to all of the above EVENT TIPS: • Download and use the Eventbrite App to store your ticket and add a reminder to your calendar. • Allow time for travel and parking. For more information about the location of Artspace Mackay visit www.artspacemakay.com.au • Please arrive promptly to each event that you have registered to attend to allow for minimal disruption. IMAGE: Michael Boiyool Anning / Yidinyji people / Australia QLD b.1955 / Rainforest shield (hand-held fish net design) and sword 2000-01 / Shield: natural pigments on softwood (Alstonia scholaris or Argyrodendron perlatum); sword: natural pigments on hardwood (Xanthostemon whitei), beeswax and resin with bush string / Shield: 102 x 41 x 6cm; sword: 130 x 14 x 3.5cm / Purchased 2001. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Michael Boiyool Anning. Information Source: Artspace Mackay | eventbrite

Does your child enjoy science and love to be creative? This workshop provides children with a hands-on experience, science, art and the wonders of the ocean. Participants will explore miniature communities and ocean ecosystems, then imagine and create their own Petri dish-sized microcosm. This workshop coincides with the current exhibition, Swell Chasers, at YAM. Suitable for 8 + years Friday 17 January 2025 1:30pm – 3:30pm Cost $30 per child. The Workshop, Yarrila Arts and Museum Bookings essential Information Source: Yarrila Arts and Museum | eventbrite

Join us at Artspace Mackay for a free exhibition floor talk exploring ‘I, Object’ with Simon Wright, Assistant Director Learning and Public Programming. Drawing from the collection of the Queensland Art Gallery I Gallery of Modern Art, ‘I, Object’ features contemporary painting, sculpture, and installation. The works consider the complex relationships Indigenous Australian artists continue to have with objects–from the histories informing their creation to the social and cultural consequences of their collection. 10:30am Saturday 18 January. . Artspace Mackay, Civic Precinct, Gordon St Tickets: Free – https://bit.ly/3ND3oyK www.artspacemackay.com.au IMAGE: Fiona Foley / Badtjala people, Wondunna clan, K’gari (Fraser Island) / Australia QLD/NSW b.1964 / DISPERSED 2008 / Charred laminated wood, cast aluminium, .303 inch calibre bullets / Nine parts: 51 x 43 x 26cm (each, approx.); 51 x 500 x 26cm (installed) / Purchased 2013. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Fiona Foley. Please carefully read the terms and conditions before making a booking: • All program attendees must be in good health prior to attending the session (eg. no runny noses, coughs, temperatures). If any of the attendees booked in feel unwell, please cancel your booking to enable another to use the vacant spot. • Consider carefully your availability to attend the event BEFORE making your booking. Booking cancellations - especially late cancellations - can mean that we may not be able to fill that place, rendering it a lost opportunity for another community member. • A reminder notification will be sent 24 hours prior to the program. If you are unable to attend, please cancel through eventbrite, or contact Artspace Mackay ASAP on 4961 9722 to advise so they may remove you from the list manually. • Photography Permission: Please be aware that all programs may be filmed and posted to Artspace Mackay website and Facebook page to provide access to those unable to attend the session. Filming will focus on the presenter but may include attendees. Do not attend if you do not wish to be filmed • By making a booking you agree to all of the above EVENT TIPS: • Download and use the Eventbrite App to store your ticket and add a reminder to your calendar. • Allow time for travel and parking. For more information about the location of Artspace Mackay visit www.artspacemakay.com.au • Please arrive promptly to each event that you have registered to attend to allow for minimal disruption. Information Source: Artspace Mackay | eventbrite

Fiddelium (pronounced fi-DELL-ee-um ) will perform at the Shaw Auditorium in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre on Saturday January 18 at 7pm. This group has been representing Nanaimo very well, winning several national awards over the past 4 years including a Canadian Folk Music Award. With three full-length albums under their belt, Fiddelium puts on a show that is varied and highly entertaining, showcasing traditional and contemporary folk music from around the world. Information Source: Nanaimo Fiddle Society | eventbrite

“The moral to be drawn from this dangerous nightmare situation is a simple one: Don’t let it happen. It depends on you.”What was Orwell’s final warning? On the 75th anniversary of George Orwell’s death, join D. J. Taylor, Sandra Newman and Jeffrey Wasserstrom to discuss the afterlife of Orwell’s final novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. ----------------- Are all interpretations of Nineteen Eighty-Four equal? Published just months before Orwell’s death, Nineteen Eighty-Four immediately sparked debate about its meaning. Was it a warning? A prophecy? Who or what was its target? When reviewers began interpreting the novel as an attack on the British Labour Party in particular, Orwell and his publishers felt compelled to issue a statement to the press clarifying his own beliefs. He was, he said, a supporter of the government, but he had set the novel in Britain because he wanted to show that “the seeds of totalitarian thought” could be found anywhere. When Orwell died just six months later, the statement took on the status of a deathbed appeal. However, despite Orwell’s best efforts, Nineteen Eighty-Four continues to be claimed by readers across the political spectrum and is increasingly wielded in support of extreme views, especially on social media. How have we got here? And will we ever be able to see the man beneath the myth? Information Source: The Orwell Foundation | eventbrite

Learn the art of stop motion animation using mixed media and digital technology to create animations inspired by surfing and the ocean. Sessions: Wednesday 22nd Jan 10am – 12pm & 1pm – 3pm Wednesday Ages 8 - 16 both sessions Cost: $10 Information Source: Yarrila Arts and Museum | eventbrite

Learn the art of stop motion animation using mixed media and digital technology to create animations inspired by surfing and the ocean. Sessions: Wednesday 22nd Jan 10am – 12pm & 1pm – 3pm Wednesday Ages 8 - 16 both sessions Cost: $10 Information Source: Yarrila Arts and Museum | eventbrite

This event marks the launch of The Routledge Companion to the Sound of Space (Routledge, 2024) by Emma-Kate Matthews Architect, Composer and Director of Fabrication and Design Collaboration, The Bartlett School of Architecture, Prof. Jane Burry, Architect and Dean of Adelaide University, and Prof. Mark Burry, Architect and Foundation Director of Swinburne University of Technology’s Smart Cities Research Institute. This edited volume explores conceptual and practical relationships between sound and space across disciplines, offering insights from technical, creative, cultural, political, philosophical, psychological, and physiological perspectives. Its chapters traverse spatial typologies—from reverberant buildings to intimate interiors, natural environments, and highly engineered spaces—revealing the many ways that sonic and spatial realms intersect. By bridging technology, philosophy, composition, and design, this volume encourages practitioners, scholars, and enthusiasts to adopt fresh perspectives and methodologies. Blending theory, practice, and reflection, it is an essential resource for anyone fascinated by the complex interplay of sound and space, from architecture and engineering to urban and product design. Information Source: The Bartlett School of Architecture | eventbrite

Learn the art and beauty of black & white photography and how to process your own 35mm film with local photographer Kate Atkinson. Over two workshops you will learn about light, aperture, film speed and composition with a group outing to one of our many stunning beaches, followed by a hands-on workshop back at the Studio processing the film. You will also learn about scanning and post processing your negatives. The first workshop will include a tour of ‘Swellchasers’ exhibition at Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM). Participants will also have the opportunity to look at a range of vintage medium format cameras, one of which was used to take photographs for the Swell Chasers exhibition. Film and all processing chemicals provided. Please bring your own SLR camera (we will have 2 available to use if you are not able to bring one) Sessions: Workshop 1 – Meet at YAM for tour of ‘Swellchasers’ Exhibition. then at the Jetty - Friday 31 January 2pm – 6pm Workshop 2 – At the Digital Studio (Yarrila Place) Friday 7 February 2pm – 6pm Bookings through Eventbrite Friday 31 January & Friday 7 February 2pm – 6pm Ages 16 + Cost: $90 ( includes 2 x 4 hour workshops, film stock, film development ) Link to Kate’s Website www.kateatkinson.com.au Information Source: Yarrila Arts and Museum | eventbrite