The Ballina Art Society 2023 Exhibition

The staff reincarnated some stars who have left us, with Dame Edna Everage, Freddy Mercury and two versions of Tina Turner putting in surprisingly lively performances. And they did ft or royalty with King Charles and Queen Camilla and the Sussexes, Harry and Meghan giving the show regal approval.

The council had to beat out some tough opponents in Dougherty Property and Westlawn Finance.

Dougherty Property’s Infatable Talent Show put blow up costumes to inspired uses and told some appalling dad jokes. Who would have thought a raffe held in space could have a constellation prize?

They also created another reincarnation of Tina Turner, who chose the more sedate role of a judge handing out scores for acts in their show.

Westlawn Finance double down on its Clarence Valley Monopoly promotion, recreating skits around the locations featured in the game.

Grafton July Carnival racing, the Jacaranda

Festival, the jail, Yamba lifesavers and many more places in the game featured prominently. There was also ferce competition for the Silver Cup, open to smaller businesses, which this year went to disability services provider Wellways.

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TINTENBAR HALL Tintenbar Road, Tintenbar

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Friday 17 November 1 - 5pm with the Exhibition Opening and Awards at 6 - 8 pm

Saturday 18 Nov 10 - 5pm

Sunday 19 Nov 10 - 4pm is year’s exhibition will again be held at the historic Tintenbar Hall where you can meet the local artists and enjoy refreshments and homemade treats.

Each year since 1972, the members of Ballina Art Society have showcased their latest artworks for the public.

Come to see over 160 artworks across a range of styles and mediums, created by both well-known and emerging local artists. All artworks are for sale.

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Perhaps their “fercest” competition came from Paper Daisies Florist, whose Jaca-Arassic Park show provided a few surprises for the cohort of young dancers in front of the stage.

The mystery began with the arrival onstage of a massive egg from the Jacarassic period.

Scientists had found the eggs had a remarkable property, they only hatched on the Jacaranda Thursdays.

And this one did not disappoint with a three-metre jacasaurus bursting from the egg to the shrieks of fear and delight from the rapidly back-pedalling young audience members.

They were also treated to a Jacarassic battle royal when a rare fameasaurus found its way onto the stage.

Earlier the staff and clients of NDIS service provider Liveable had kicked off the entertainment with a medley of energetic dance numbers.

Wesley Mission, the major sponsor of the Jacaranda Festival, took attention away from the stage and back to the early days of Jacaranda, with a maypole set up nearby.

Staff danced merrily around the maypole weaving patterns with purple coloured streamers.

A partner at competition sponsor,

Findex, Glenn Thompson, was delighted to hand out the spoils to the winners.

He said the judges had been placed under plenty of pressure to award the Gold Cup.

“It was very close between the last three acts, but I think the council’s last couple of items brought it home for them,” he said.

Jacaranda Festival manager Mark Blackadder was excited by the response to this year’s Jacaranda Thursday program.

“It feels like the crowd was bigger again this year and there have been no problems,” he said.

“And we had seven or eight entries for the silver and gold cups, which was another plus.”