What's On Penrith January - February 2017 by DailyPressGroup

JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2017

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ON? YOUR GUIDE TO FUN

Tamou: MY BEST IS YET TO COME

2017 NRL DRAW INDULGE YOURSELF AT Oliver Brown

EVAN THEATRE Renovation

Australia Day CARNIVAL

Introducing

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TO PA N T H E R S As we open the first chapter into the New Year, we would like to thank you for your ongoing support of our wonderful club.

March. We won’t leave you without entertainment though, with a full list of free entertainment scheduled for you (see page 18).

To kick-off the year we have an exciting array of fun, entertainment and most importantly rugby league planned for you.

Looking ahead we also have two exciting days coming up with Australia Day and Valentines Day. Our Australia Day line-up includes a full day of fun and excitement (See page 14).

Our NRL team’s preparation for 2017 is in full swing with the entire team now on board. Check out what recruit James Tamou has to say about his move to the foot of the mountains on pages 4 and 5. The boys will be back in action with 2 NRL trial games in February (see full NRL draw on pages 12 and 13). Your live entertainment experience is also about to get a whole lot better with the revamp of the EVAN Theatre starting in mid-January. Upgrades include new flooring installed, painting, intelligent lighting, follow spots and LED panels throughout the theatre to name a few and are set to be completed in

I look forward to seeing you around the club and at Pepper Stadium in the coming months.

Brian Fletcher

CEO, Panthers Group

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TAMOU: MY BEST IS YET TO COME James Tamou is ready to take his game to the next level as he prepares to put on the Penrith Panthers jersey for the first time this season.

The big-name-signing believes finding his new home at the foot of the mountains will reignite his career after hitting the ground running in pre-season training. Now he is aiming to transfer his pre-season energy into the rest of Penrith’s formidable forward pack as the club sets its sights on the NRL Premiership. “Every morning I am excited to come to training and that’s how it should be,” Tamou said. “It’s one of those things, a fire has been ignited inside of me to go to that next level of football and it is a pleasure to do it at Penrith. “Footy wise to come into a new team, wanting to make good first impressions and set goals, I think some of the goals have already been set about this team and what it can do in the future.

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“The way the group play on the field really impresses me. They play an exciting brand of football, totally different to what I’m used to.”

The Panthers tore their way through the back end of the 2016 season before succumbing to the Canberra Raiders in the NRL finals. Being bundled out of the 2016 finals could be a blessing in disguise, according to Tamou. The hard-running forward says experiencing a finals loss as well as the perfect blend of youthful and seasoned campaigners has the Panthers in the perfect position for 2017. “Some of these young boys, I am just impressed by what I see,” he said.

“Them being so young they still have got a lot to learn but I wish when I was there age I knew what they know. I think where they are now, they are ahead of me training wise, footy wise at that age. It’s just good to see that the club’s future will be good. “Last year (at the Cowboys) I think we had good depth and when the rep players went away some of our younger players came up and did the job. I see that a lot here.” Despite being only 27-years-old, Tamou quickly becomes one of the older players in the youthful Panthers squad.

The front rower says he finds it funny that he now considered an elder statesman, but has welcomed it with open arms and cannot wait for the season ahead. “It is funny looking at it, that’s how young the playing group here is,” he said. “I think Peter Wallace is the oldest and I think it goes me next. It’s weird having it that way coming from North Queensland where we had a few older players and I took a back seat."

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R E N OVAT I O N Watching some of the best shows in town is about to get even better with renovations planned for the EVAN Theatre. The impressive theatre, which has played host to several international and local starts over the years, will receive a well-deserved upgrade starting in mid-January. Upgrades include new flooring installed, painting, intelligent lighting, follow spots and LED panels throughout the theatre which will provide a vastly improved experience for patrons. The modern and artistic update will also encompass artistic sections of monochromatic

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geometric shapes providing a to several reasons including contemporary and striking uplift. its size and the fact that it is quite intimate. The new design will be contemporary and befitting of a “Most importantly, these modern theatre. upgrades will make our members experience when Panthers Group chief executive watching shows all the better.” officer Brian Fletcher cannot wait to share the new EVAN The EVAN Theatre will be Theatre with members closed from mid-January and guests. through to March. Our first show in the renovated EVAN “Our EVAN Theatre renovation Theatre will be Cowboys and will bring the theatre into the Angels on Friday 3 March. modern world,” he said. “The artists which perform in the EVAN Theatre love it due

• New look and feel of monochromatic geometric shapes • New flooring, carpet, vinyl and nosings • Updating green rooms • Updating talk back system, microphone kit • Installing a video wall • Installing LED panels throughout the theatre • Replacing lighting profiles, consoles • Upgrading lighting with dimmers and globes

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J A N U A R Y N E A R LY N E I L

SUN 8 JANUARY MEMBERS FREE V I S I TO R S $27

DOORS OPEN 3.30PM SHOW 4PM

S TO RY T I M E BALLET T H E NU TC R AC K E R SUN 15 JANUARY (3 S H OW S) 11AM, 2PM & 4PM

MON 16 JANUARY (2 S H OW S) 11A M & 2PM

TUE 17 J ANUARY (2 S H OW S) 11A M & 2PM

T I CKE T S: A RES $39 | B RES $32 C RES $22

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COWB OY S & ANGELS

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B LO O D, S WE AT AND TEARS

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SAT 18 MARC H

TI CKETS: $42.50

TICKE TS: $37.40

TIC K ETS: $73.60

B AC K TO R E AC TO R1

V I OL E N T FEMMES

NE V E R E ND I NG 80'S

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T H U 23 MARCH

FRI 24 MARCH

SAT 1 APRIL

TI CKETS: $67.50

TICKE TS: $29.50

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2017 NRL DRAW ROUND 1

DRAGONS v PANTHERS @ UOW Jubilee Oval

4.30PM | SAT 4 MAR

ROUND 2

TIGERS v PANTHERS @ Campbelltown Stadium

4PM | SUN 12 MAR

ROUND 3

PANTHERS v ROOSTERS @ Pepper Stadium

7PM | SAT 18 MAR

ROUND 4

PANTHERS v KNIGHTS @ Pepper Stadium

6PM | FRI 24 MAR

ROUND 5

STORM v PANTHERS @ AAMI Park

7.30PM | SAT 1 APR

ROUND 6

PANTHERS v RABBITOHS @ Pepper Stadium

7.50PM | FRI 7 APR

Home Game Sponsor: HostPlus

Home Game Sponsor: Hertz

ROUND 7

PANTHERS v SHARKS @ Pepper Stadium

4PM | SUN 16 APR

Home Game Sponsor: Pepper Money – Family Day, Easter Long Weekend

ROUND 8

EELS v PANTHERS @ ANZ Stadium

3PM | SAT 22 APR

ROUND 9

BRONCOS v PANTHERS @ Suncorp Stadium

7.50PM | THU 27 APR

ROUND 10

PANTHERS v WARRIORS @ Pepper Stadium

3PM | SAT 13 MAY

Home Game Sponsor: Kari – Indigenous Round, Mother’s Day Weekend

ROUND 11

KNIGHTS v PANTHERS @ McDonald Jones Stadium

2PM | SUN 21 MAY

ROUND 12

BYE

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ROUND 13

BULLDOGS v PANTHERS @ ANZ Stadium

4PM | SUN 4 JUN

ROUND 14

PANTHERS v RAIDERS @ Carrington Park, Bathurst

5.30PM | SAT 10 JUN

ROUND 15

BYE

ROUND 16

COWBOYS v PANTHERS @ 1300SMILES Stadium

3PM | SAT 24 JUN

ROUND 17

RABBITOHS v PANTHERS @ ANZ Stadium

4PM | SUN 2 JUL

ROUND 18

PANTHERS v MANLY @ Pepper Stadium

5.30PM | SAT 8 JUL

Home Game Sponsor: OAK, Junior League Appreciation

ROUND 19

WARRIORS v PANTHERS @ Mt Smart Stadium

8PM | FRI 14 JUL

ROUND 20

PANTHERS v TITANS @ Pepper Stadium

3PM | SAT 22 JUL

Home Game Sponsor: Westfield Penrith - Women in League Round

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