Merinda Dias-Jayasinha Quartet
Jazz vocalist and composer Merinda Dias-Jayasinha, is happiest when she is singing and delights in storytelling. She is passionate about developing her jazz artistry and technique, and intends to continue pursuing musical excellence through her art.
WHEN: 8pm – 10pm
WHERE: Studio 188 Ipswich, 188 Brisbane Street, Ipswich
COST: $ 25 or $72 for a table of 4
Disco Weave
Create your very own Disco Weave!
Weave and decorate a recycled compact disc using groovy neons, metallic wools and quirky plastics. Want to make it pop? Why not purchase a bag of funky beads to bedazzle your creation available for $2 at the Gallery Shop.*
Take home your disco weave, or hang it up in the Gallery’s shimmering wall of colour.
WHEN: 10am – 1pm
WHERE: Ipswich Art Gallery, d’Arcy Doyle Place, Nicholas Street, Ipswich
COST: Free
Imagination
This selection of new works by award winning local artist Margaret Klumpp uses splashes of vibrant colours and a simple mixture of styles, strokes and textures, leaving all imagination to the theatre of the mind.
WHEN: Until Monday 30 April, 9am to 1pm
WHERE: ARTtime Supplies, 203 Brisbane Street, Ipswich
COST: Free
Smurfs Live Show
Come see Papa Smurf and Smurfette as they put on a fun, family-friendly show at Redbank Plaza.
WHEN: 11am and 1pm daily, photo opportunities at noon.
WHERE: 1 Collingwood Drive, Redbank
COST: Free
Active Breaks
Get out and active during the Easter school holidays for free activites with Ipswich City Council’s Active Breaks. There’s tee ball, OZ tag, athletics and lots more at a range of parks across Ipswich. Ages 5+, reserve a spot to avoid missing out. The program for the April 2018 school holidays is packed full of exciting activities designed to get your kids up, out and about in a healthy way. See the schedule here.
WHEN: various times
WHERE: Jim Finimore Oval (oval B) 1C Old Toowoomba Road, Leichhardt
COST: Free, bookings recommended.
First 5 Forever - Toddler Time at the Plaza Library
Share rhymes, stories, songs, and movement to help develop language and social skills in your active toddler. For Ages 18 months – 3 years
WHEN: 9.30am – 10am
WHERE: Redbank Plaza Library, 1 Collingwood Dr, Redbank
COST: Free
Wriggle and Rhyme
Exploring language through movement. Bounce, clap, wiggle and giggle as we share fun rhymes, songs and stories with our older babies. Ages: 6-18 months with mums, dads and/or carers.
WHEN: 10.30am – 11am
WHERE: Ipswich Central Library, 40 South Street, Ipswich AND Redbank Plaza Library, 1 Collingwood Dr, Redbank.
COST: Free
Tech Time: Wikipedia Wizards
Ever thought about getting involved with Wikipedia but not sure where to start? Join our hands-on training course and learn how you can contribute to one of the largest online knowledge communities in the world.
Participants must have experience with computers.
This is a four week program that runs for 90 minutes each week.
Booking into the first session will be considered as a booking for the entire program.
Participants are still able to book into the following sessions for the remainder of the months.
Program dates:
Tuesday 6th / 13th / 20th / 27th March 2018 – 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Friday 6th / 13th / 20th / 27th April 2018 – 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Wednesday 9th / 16th / 23rd / 30th May 2018 – 10:00 am – 11:30 am
WHEN: 10.30am – 11am
WHERE: Ipswich Central Library, Community Training Room, 40 South Street, Ipswich
COST: Free
Under Construction
Get your hard hats on for a construction zone like no other. Create a masterpiece with LEGO® and other construction systems. Make a day of it with entry to the Museum and all exhibits included in your entry ticket.
Things to see and do for the kids:
Inventors Workshop – Have you ever wanted to build your own transport invention? How will we travel in the future? What types of engineering masterpieces will you create to take home? Let your imagination run wild in this hands on inventors workshop area.
Dream it! Design it! Build it! – Kids and adults will love this area, jam-packed full of Lego® and other construction gear ready for them to build and test their own inventions. Includes a special under 3’s big block builder’s activity space.
Miniature Train Rides – Take a miniature train ride around the Museum grounds. Train operates 10 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 3 pm daily. Additional charges apply.
WHEN: 9.30am – 4pm
WHERE: The Workshops Rail Museum, North Street, North Ipswich
COST: Adult $14.50, Child 3-15 $11.50
First Friday Fun - Waterway Play
First Friday Fun is a monthly program designed to feed the creativity, imagination and curiosity of primary school aged students.
It’s held on the first Friday of every month at Ipswich Central Library.
Bookings recommended, but drop-ins welcome if spaces available.
Suitable for ages 5-12 years.
This month we will experiment with water hydrology in Waterway Play. Dig into Ipswich City Council’s award winning Small Creek Restoration Project as we make our own natural and ‘man made’ mini creek beds. Have some ‘hands on’ fun when changing the water flow by adding waterholes, vegetation and rubble to observe cause and effect first hand.
WHEN: 3.30pm – 4.45pm
WHERE: Ipswich Central Library, Courtyard, 40 South Street, Ipswich
COST: Free
Springfield Markets
It’s market day at Springfield. Hop on down to Robelle Domain Parklands for an afternoon treat, browse through local talented artists and crafters, shop for homewares and enjoy dinner with family and friends from food trucks and multicultural stalls.
WHEN: 3pm-8pm
WHERE: Robelle Domain Parklands, Springfield Central
COST: Free entry
Climbing Web
Reach new heights and explore a hand crocheted climbing tunnel created by Evelyn Roth. Complete with music and spinning disco lights, kids can climb, tumble, dive and spin while safely suspended off the ground.
WHEN: 10am to 5pm
WHERE: Ipswich Art Gallery, d’arcy Doyle Place‚ Ipswich
COST: Free
Mums, Dads and Bubs
The Springfield Mums, Dads and Bubs runners group aim to get parents out of the house and meeting with other parents.
See more activites for Mums and Bubs at Active and Healthy Ipswich – click here
WHEN: 9.30am every Friday
WHERE: Robelle Domain Parklands, 155 Southern Cross Circuit, Springfield Central
COST: Free
Railway Swimming Club
Railway Swimming Club is a family friendly club run by volunteers. Races are for kickboard swimmers through to Seniors.
WHEN: Friday nights at 7pm
WHERE: Georgie Conway Swim Centre, Toongarra Road, Leichhardt
COST: Pool entry free with membership. Membership fee is $50 for the six month season
GYS YOUTH BBQ
The Goodna Youth Service exists to empower young people in their communities, to maximize their potential in the face of the barriers or challenges to positive living.
WHEN: Friday afternoons 3.30pm – 4.30pm
WHERE: GYS Office, 11 William Street, Goodna
COST: Free
Eighty8 Hip Hop
End the working week with a bang with hip ho classes for beginners. Fun, easy and cheap. Open to all levels of dance and to those with no experience at all. Taught by one of New Zealand’s finest dancers so you will definitely be promised a great session week after week.
WHEN: 6.30pm
WHERE: Lifestyle Health Clubs, 344 Redbank Plains Road
COST: $12
ANZAC: Photographs by Laurence Aberhart
ANZAC is the result of acclaimed New Zealand photographer Laurence Aberhart’s thirty year journey photographing World War One Memorials across New Zealand and Australia.
Focusing on the lone ‘digger’ memorials Aberhart’s photographs chart a seemingly simple pathway through the landscapes of these two nations, reflecting the scale the conflict had on these regions.
This exhibition is presented to coincide with the centenary anniversary of the end of the First World War.
WHEN: 10am – 5pm
WHERE: Ipswich Art Gallery, Darcy Doyle Place‚ Ipswich
COST: Free
19th & 20th Century Works
View some of the finest pieces from the Ipswich Art Gallery’s collection of 19th and early 20th century fine art and folk art, as well as contemporary works reflecting Ipswich’s heritage.
WHEN: 10am-5pm daily, until October 14
WHERE: Ipswich Art Gallery, d’Arcy Doyle Place, Nicholas St, Ipswich
COST: Free entry
