What's on in May

May 2010 in Pine Rivers, Redcliffe & Caboolture

• 23 April to 1 August 2010 - Fun With Weights and Measures - From hogsheads to macaroni noodles, yards of beer to knitting needles, rods to roods, and pinches and pitches. The strange ways we have measured capacity, distance, weight, time, currency, temperature and quantity. Pine Rivers Heritage Museum, Old Petrie Town, Dayboro Road, Whiteside.
   
• 26 March to 16 May 2010 - Dayboro: The First 100 Years - The Pine Rivers Heritage Musuem and the Dayboro Historical Society are working together to tell the story of the Dayboro area and community. Pine Rivers Heritage Museum Old Petrie Town Dayboro Road Whiteside.
   
• 30 April to 3 May 2010 - Urban Country Music Festival Caboolture an action packed weekend with music, utes, horses, whips, bonfires and bush poets
   
• 1 May (Saturday) 2010 - Pine Rivers High School Seniors of 1990 Reunion - Breakfast Creek Hotel 4pm (see BCL Reunions).
   
• 1 May (Saturday) 2010 - Discover 4017 - Ferguson Park in Bracken Ridge (behind Bracken Ridge Library) will come alive from 4pm to 7pm with the Discover 4017 Festival. This free event aims to encapsulate everything great about Bracken Ridge, with live music, free BBQ, rides, art and craft and great food. The youth running this event range from 16yrs to 19yrs and are proudly supported by Brisbane City Council and Jabiru. For more information email discover4017[at]gmail.com.
   
• 1 to 31 May 2010 - Lavender for Leukaemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Campaign - Loads of lovely lavender products will be available in shopping centres and selected businesses throughout May with the proceeds to benefit patients and their families living with blood cancer. The fragrant lavender flower was chosen as it symbolises healing, cleansing and longevity. The lavender themed merchandise will include fluffy teddy bears, lapel pins, potpourri and soaps. The Leukaemia Foundation hopes to raise $150,000 through this appeal to fund further research and practical support services for patients and their families that will ease the emotional and financial burdens that come with a blood cancer diagnosis.
   
• 3 May (Monday) 2010 - Labour Day Public Holiday
   
• 7 May (Friday) 2010 - Starlight Day - A national fundraiser for the Starlight Children's Foundation Australia, a children's charity that brightens the lives of seriously ill and hospitalised children.
   
• 7 May (Friday) 2010 - National Walk Safely to School Day - Aims to promote road safety, health, public transport and the environment.
   
•  7 to 22 May 2010 - The Wedding Singer Musical - Presented by the Pine Rivers Musical Association, PRIMA. Performances on 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 & 22 May at 8:00pm and 2.30pm matinee on 16 May. Held at the Holy Spirit School Auditorium, Sparkes Road, Bray Park. Tickets can be purchased from www.prima.org.au. Adults $30, Concession $27, Group discount available. Tickets must be pre-purchased. If you have any queries, please call 0406 032 323 or email tickets[at]prima.org.au
   
• 8 May (Saturday) 2010 - Birman Cat Club Annual Cat Show - at the school hall, Bracken Ridge State High School, Barfoot Street, Bracken Ridge. There will be two International judges, one from Belarus and one from South Africa, as well as Australian judges from Queensland and New South Wales. 150+ feline entries in categories of longhair, shorthair and companion competing in kitten, cat and de-sexed classes. Entry fees are $2 for Adults, $1 for Children or $5 for a Family. For further information please contact Marie Mahoney on 07 5497 9385, mobile: 0433 815 367 or e-mail: mariemahoney [at] bigpond.com or Jenny Weekes on 07 5569 2905, mobile: 0400 210 857 or e-mail: weekesgj [at] bigpond.net.au.
   
• 8 May (Saturday) 2010 - St Williams Monthly Market (the second Sat morning of each month) Lots of great gift ideas for Mother's Day.  Our Coffee Shop is now in the air conditioned Daley Centre so bring Mum and Nana for Coffee and Cake, or one of our Sausage Sizzles! Then browse our Gorgeous Art & Craft for Sale, over 60 stalls to choose from. Let Mum choose her own Pressie or sneak back and get it when she's not looking! St William's Parish Halls, (behind church) 67 Dawson Parade Keperra. 8am - 12noon Saturday May 8th All Enquiries to: Edwyn & Margaret Jones 3351 4454 Gregory's Map Ref Map 138 E4/F4 - same as St William's School. All funds raised go to St Vincent de Paul for use in the local area
   
• 9 May (Sunday) 2010 - Mother's Day - see Mothers Day gift ideas
   
• 9 to 16 May 2010 - Queensland Heritage Festival - Annual festival with events state-wide.
   
• 10 to 16 May 2010 - National Volunteer Week - An opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and to say thank you to the more than 5 million Australians who volunteer.
   
• 12 May (Wednesday) 2010 - The Heritage Talks: The Dayboro Story - Carmel Bond, president of the Dayboro Historical Society, will talk about the history of the village of Dayboro. Free morning tea included. 10.00 am at the Pine Rivers Heritage Museum, Old Petrie Town, Dayboro Road, Whiteside.
   
• 14 May (Friday) 2010 - Loud Shirt Day - Wear a loud shirt and raise funds for deaf children around Australia.
   
• 14 & 15 May 2010 - Live Local Pro Wrestling - This year's Pro Wrestling Alliance Queensland, Rise of the Warriors Tournament will be held at the Bray Park PCYC. Pre-book by calling Luke Davidson on 0430 315 906. Tickets are $15 each night.
   
• 15 & 16 May 2010 - Redcliffe Kitefest 2010 - Presented by the Redcliffe Kite Club. Each year Redcliffe Kitefest attracts crowds in excess of 30,000 to see the spectacle of colour and excitement. The kite displays are supported by a large array of Craft & Market Stalls, Food Stalls and Amusement Rides, making the event a great family affair and is free to the general public. Saturday 10am to 4pm & Sunday 9am to 4pm.
   
• 15 & 16 May 2010 - Bribie Classic Boat Regatta - For Steam, Sail, Motor and Row Boats. Hosted annually by Bribie Island Yacht Club.
   
• 16 May (Sunday) 2010 - RSPCA Million Paws Walk - Register online to take part in the walk in order to raise funds for the RSPCA. (See also No School Today: Fundraising Activities.)
   
• 17 to 30 May 2010 - Everest Virtual Challenge - An annual fundraiser for the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation, the fundraising arm of Queensland's Royal Children's Hospital. Gather a team of 15, or join a pre-exisiting team, and take 10,000 steps a day for two weeks to walk the equivalent of climbing to the summit of Mt Everest.
   
• 22 May (Saturday) 2010 - Thomas the Tank Engine's 65th Birthday Celebrations - Every Toys"R"Us store in Australia is holding a Thomas party in store from 11am to 1pm. Trivia, games, colouring in, storytime and much more – come help celebrate with Thomas, Percy, James and all their friends. The Fat Controller might even be there!
   
• 22 to 30 May 2010 - Pine Rivers Festival
   
  • 22 May (Saturday) 2010 - The Hills Carnivale - 12pm to 6pm in Leslie Patrick Park - Dawson Parade, Arana Hills. Free entry. Experience ethnic foods, dance and music from around the world. Entertainment line up includes: Ben 10, The Twine, Peebo and Dagwood Clown Show, Brett Campbell, Elton John Tribute and more. Plus enjoy $2 rides, market & information stalls.
     
  • 29 May (Saturday) 2010 - Rodz, Rock 'n' Roll - 1pm to 9pm in Pine Rivers Park, Gympie Rd Strathpine. Free entry. Rock ‘n’ roll bands, classic cars display, food & market stalls, amusement rides & fireworks.
     
• 23 May (Sunday) 2010 - St Paul's School Jazz on the Lawn - Join us as we spend a lazy autumn day relaxing on the lawn, listening to great jazz and enjoying gourmet picnic foods and wines. Entry is free, and guests are invited to bring a picnic blanket and enjoy music from award winning school jazz bands, while enjoying gourmet cheeses, sausages, kebabs and other delights. A licensed area will also be available, including a wine bar. Entertainment will be provided by the St Paul's School Big Band, Brisbane State High School Big Band, St Paul's School Stage Band and Matthew Flinders Anglican College Big Band.
   
• 23 May (Sunday) 2010 - World Turtle Day - Build a Flatback turtle out of sand to tell Prime Minister Rudd to "Save Our Flatbacks" this World Turtle Day. Join us at 10am in one of the following locations: Perth - South Cottesloe dog beach, Broome - Cable beach, Darwin - Mindil beach, & Cairns TBA. If you are elsewhere but want to help out, please make your own sand turtle and email a photo to Jenita on jenita.enevoldsen[at]wilderness.org.au
   
• 26 May (Wednesday) 2010 - Sorry Day
   
• 26 May (Wednesday) 2010 - National Simultaneous Storytime - An annual campaign organised by the Australian Library and Information Association, in which a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously to children in a variety of venues around Australia. The book for 2010 is Little White Dogs Can't Jump.
   
• 27 May (Thursday) 2010 - Australia's Biggest Morning Tea - Host a morning tea during May or June to raise funds for the Cancer Council.
   
• 27 May to 3 June 2010 - National Reconciliation Week
   
• 28 May (Friday) 2010 - 65 Roses Day - The annual national awareness day for Cystic Fibrosis. Funds raised will go towards research projects and support services for children and young adults living with CF.
   
• 29 May (Saturday) 2010 - Good Buy Baby Mega Market - Over 80 stalls all under one roof, selling quality preloved and new items for ages 0-10 years. 9am-12noon. Entry $2 Adult, kids free. Norths Leagues & Services Club (1347 Anzac Av. Kallangur). Free onsite parking. Free show bag to first 250. (See more Markets in Brisbane)
   
• 30 May (Sunday) 2010 - Annual Dayboro Day Festival, incorporating Dayboro Antique & Collectable's Fair The main street in Dayboro comes alive every year on the last Sunday in May. The day begins with a combined churches service at 8am, followed by the Grande Street Parade at 10am and Opening Ceremony. The main streets are lined with fantastic street stalls showcasing homemade jams, lollies and cakes; heaps of crafts; local group displays; Police and Ambulance displays; and lots of food. There is also the Great Dayboro Day Debate Debacle, Wacky Wheelbarrow Relay, Pineapple Pie Eating Competition and Helicopter Rides over the district. For the Kids there is the ‘Passport to Fun’ which will take them up and down the main street looking for clues and prizes and an animal farm as well as other great activities. FREE PARKING is available at the Dayboro Show Grounds and a FREE SHUTTLE BUS service operates throughout the day, ferrying passengers between the Show grounds and the township, as the main roads will be closed from 8:30am to 3:30pm
   
• 29 May (Saturday) 2010 - Harajuku Party 1pm - 5.30pm Enjoy cutting edge Japanese Youth culture? Be part of the new Caboolture Library’s Free Harajuku Party, on Saturday May 29 from 1pm to 5.30pm. Harajuku, Anime and Manga fans will have the opportunity to enjoy live music from Freak Morice, make sushi, sip bubble tea, watch anime movies, check out the wares of Brisbane based stall-holders and so much more. For 12 to 25 year olds. Contact (07) 5433 2000
   
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