Top 10 things to do around the region  

1) WBBL

Friday, November 19 to Saturday, November 20
Great Barrier Reef Arena, Harrup Park
Get ready for another huge weekend of WBBL. There will be fast-paced action on the field and great family entertainment off the field, including a fireworks display. Best of all, entry is FREE! Simply turn up and enjoy, no ticket redemption required. https://www.brisbaneheat.com.au/

2) Teal Heels

Saturday, November 20, from 4.30pm
Hamilton Room, Harrup Park
Tickets $155
Brisbane Heat are bringing their annual Teal Heels fundraising event for Ovarian Cancer Australia to Mackay! Enjoy a fabulous night out at the Women's Big Bash League and help raise funds for a worthy cause. Food and beverages included, great raffle prizes, hear from inspirational guest speakers, cocktail dress code and get premium seating for Heat vs Renegades game from 6.05pm. All funds raised are donated to Ovarian Cancer Australia. Buy your tickets via https://bit.ly/3mtJh8p

3) Relaxation corner

Wednesday, November 24, noon to 2pm
Dudley Denny City Library
Come along once a month to this quiet spot in the library and colour away your stress or just relax. Adult colouring-in is proven to be very therapeutic, so give this time to yourself and take a moment for you. https://bit.ly/3Di1iOq

4) Speed date the collection

Thursday, November 25, 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Artspace Mackay
Last Speed Date the Collection for the year! Meet artists’ books from the Mackay Regional Council Art Collection. Our informal Speed date the Collection night is an opportunity for the community to ‘meet’ artists’ books from the Collection in an enjoyable way. Participants will become familiar with artists’ books held in the Mackay Regional Council Art Collection in a social, interactive context. https://bit.ly/3wK0mzI

5) Silver screen surprise: Sherlock Holmes the Woman in Green (1945)

Friday, November 26, 9.30am to 11.30am
Gordon White Library
Are you tired of seeing the same movies or haven’t found one you loved in a while? This film is for adults 18+. https://bit.ly/2YLLVPf

6) Lagoons Gallery Exhibition ‘Birds in the Landscape’

Until Sunday, November 28
Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens
Three artists present three different artwork displays using prints, paintings and miniature steel sculptures made from recycled nuts, bolts and steel. The exhibition is on display in the Lagoons Gallery within the Botanic Gardens café. Open Wednesday to Friday, 9am to 2pm, and weekends 8am to 4pm. https://bit.ly/30u8Z5U

7) Ride Mackay

Until Tuesday, November 30
Ride Mackay trails
Whether you walk, run, wheel or ride Mackay, active travel can be a great way to explore our beautiful region – or simply get from A to B. To celebrate the launch of Ride Mackay, council is giving away $2000 in gift vouchers thanks to Corry Cycles and Mackay Cycles! To enter, visit one of the Ride Mackay trails, scan the QR code and fill out the entry form. The competition will run until Tuesday, November 30. https://bit.ly/3Fk2lxZ

8) Jenna Lee: Cont.ained

Until January 9, 2022
Foyer Gallery, Artspace Mackay
Jenna Lee is an artist of Indigenous (Larrakia, Wardaman, and Karrajarri), Asian (Japanese, Chinese, and Filipino) and Anglo-Australian ancestry who manipulates paper to explore her many overlapping identities. Her research into ancestral cultural objects and archival practices inform an artist's book-making practice that often imitates the display of specimens or artefacts. https://bit.ly/30npQGW

9) Jonathan McBurnie: Birdland

Until January 16, 2022
Foundation Gallery, Artspace Mackay
North Queensland artist Jonathan McBurnie draws upon the aesthetics of professional wrestling. The exhibition of new drawings on a large, immersive scale are inspired by parallels between professional wrestling and McBurnie’s personal experience of continuing his creative practice amid illness and the impact of an ongoing recovery. https://bit.ly/30npQGW

10) Lindy Lee: Moon in a Dew Drop

Until January 16, 2022
Main Gallery, Artspace Mackay
Using light, shadow and scale, the work of influential Australian-Chinese artist Lindy Lee will mesmerise you. Slow down and absorb Lee’s reflective, meditative works and her spectacular array of processes. https://bit.ly/30npQGW

Reminders:

2022 Libris Awards opening

Tuesday, November 30
Artspace Mackay
Artspace Mackay’s biennial event, the Libris Awards, brings together works by leading and emerging artist book makers from across the country. The Awards are a chance to celebrate the art form and build on the gallery’s significant artist book collection through the competition’s acquisitive prizes. With four awards, including special categories for locally based artists and art students, the prize offers $14,500 in total prize money. The Awards open on Tuesday, November 30 and close on Wednesday, January 5. https://bit.ly/306sykw

A Not So Silent Night

Friday, December 3, 6.30pm  
The MECC, Plenary Halls
Leave your judgement at the door, this is cabaret as you've never seen before! Comedian Steven Oliver, music by The Base Coats and a buffet Christmas feast, this really will be A Not So Silent Night. Grab the crew and join in on the fun, for an end of year party like never before. But hey, let's leave the kids at home - this one is strictly 18+. https://bit.ly/3FfBS4p