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On Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June, members of the Western Sydney Amateur Astronomy Group (WSAAG) will take their telescopes out of the observatory grounds and into the streets of Katoomba. High powered telescopes will be set up in Carrington Place complete with solar filters so that the sun may be viewed safely. Find out more about WSAAG.
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 The Winter Magic Short Film Festival is growing into a huge event. One showing is not enough. Neither are two (see details of venues, times and artists).
The Short Film Festival will now run to three shows from 10:30 to 1:30 and 4pm to 7pm on Saturday 21st June at the Bower Bird Gallery, 171 Lurline St Katoomba.
This will be followed by a special Sunday 22nd June showing 6 to 9:30pm in the Carrington Hotel’s Baroque Room.
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 Welcome to Katoomba. On Sunday 22nd and Saturday 28th June, meet local Historian Paul Innes on the steps of Carrington Place (grassed area in front of Carrington Hotel) from where he will lead a guided tour of Katoomba and Main Streets. |
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.jpg "Orpheus Strings Sunday 22nd June") Orpheus Strings is a Katoomba-based community orchestra made up of professional and amateur string players with Julie Cooney as conductor and Rotraud Schneider as leader. The orchestra has presented four concerts per year since its inception fifteen years ago. The repertoire is not always strictly strings, as often works with other instruments, vocal soloists and choirs are added.
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.jpg) | The latest version of Al Gore’s Oscar-winning climate change movie An Inconvenient Truth will premiere in Katoomba as part of Winter Magic 2008. The presentation canvasses the basics of climate science and documents mounting evidence that the world faces an irreversible crisis unless immediate action is taken. See what everyone is talking about Thursday, 26th June, 8pm Hotel Gearin, Katoomba. |
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Lenny Marks – acoustic guitar and Richard Delaney – acoustic guitar, bass at the Savoy Cafe 7-9pm, 20th and 27th June 2008.
Right at the top of Katoomba Street
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.jpg "Robin Ward Harpist - St Hildas Church 28th June") Robin Ward, New Zealand’s premier baroque harpist started his journey without a harp or anyone in New Zealand with the ability to teach him. Out of necessity this led him to building his own instrument, a triple harp with three rows of strings, and teaching himself to play. Since then he has completed a Masters Degree in Baroque Harp.
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The Gardens Shop at Mount Tomah Botanic Garden will be celebrating the magic of winter this year by showcasing an exquisite range of new works by some of the Blue Mountain’s best ethereal artists.
On display in the Gardens Shop and the Visitor Centre from Sat 28 June through to Thursday 31 July, the indoor arena is set to be transformed as the faeries move in.
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 To celebrate Winter Magic Festival the brand new Kids Kingdom Indoor Play Centre at the Katoomba Sports & Aquatic Centre is holding a Family Disco night Saturday 28th June from 3pm-5pm.
Tickets are only $28.00 for the family and this includes entry to the Kids Kingdom, all the disco fun you can have for 2 hours and a table & chairs. Tickets are limited and bookings are essential.
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 | Anne Ridgeway will close off the Winter Magic Festival season of Satellite Events, Sunday 29th June. Show starts at 4pm. First stop over the bridge as you enter Katoomba |
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 This was Katoomba’s Third World Juggling Day celebration and it was a great success. Over 800 balls were made and our town now has many new jugglers. Attendees walked away with a new set of juggling balls, an official Katoomba Juggling Institute Certificate, the skills to make their own balls and a passion for juggling.
Remember our Mission Statement: "To place a juggler in every home" and our aim "To become the juggling capital of the Southern Hemisphere. Truth is, I think we are already there. |
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