This Perth Life

Loud Shirt Day

Husband mentioned "Loud Shirt Day" to me the other day and said that he would probably wear his extra loud almost florescent pink shirt to work. Why he was telling me that so far in advance I'm not sure. Maybe he wants me to put it on the calendar or something? More likely it will need an iron before he wears it and that's why he's brought it up!

Anyhoo if you fancy wearing a loud shirt (or socks or tie) in aid of Telethon's Speech & Hearing programmes, then get yours ready to wear on the 15th of May 2009.

Throw out your usual dress rules and get your work or school to participate by wearing the loudest, brightest or craziest shirt, tie or socks, in return for a gold coin donation to Telethon Speech and Hearing.

List Person

I am a definite list person. I find that you either are or you aren't. I have been known to start a list with a couple of items that I've already done just so I can cross them off and feel good about myself.

My list of Things To Do for last weekend included dropping off eldest son to a birthday party and dropping off husband to Rock It at Arena. You'll notice that he went on his own (well with friends but without me), that'll be because I'd hardly heard of the bands that are on this year, let alone know and like their music so rather than subject myself to a possible 10 hours of complete hell, he's on his own. Now if Green Day and Oasis (both previous Rock It attendees) were on then you wouldn't be able to keep me away.

As it was, I was thinking of going with visiting family (it's that time of year...again) to Sculpture by the Sea at Cottesloe which started last weekend but since we were off to Hillaries to keep a Birthday promise to eldest son on Saturday and then he went to the Birthday party right in the middle of the day on Sunday, that put paid to that.

Maybe I should start making my weekend list for NEXT weekend now?

See the Stars at Gingin

Comet McNaught
Originally uploaded by graham_wa.

On our way to Shark Bay we passed the outskirts of Gingin and saw the signs for the observatory and the Gravity Discovery centre which sounded fascinating but obviously we didn't get a chance to stop.

But we may well go along to one of these events!

Gingin Observatory and the Gravity Discovery Centre are going to be hosting some events during May and June in celebration of the next steps in the preparation for human exploration of Mars.

Gingin Observatory and the Mars Society Australia Inc (MSA) are presenting a special night on the Phoenix Lander and will report mission updates on May 31. There's also a "bring your own telescope" class (this is definitely one for my husband who has a telescope and can only find the moon with it!) and learn the basic techniques of telescope use on Thursday 15 May or Sunday 15 June.

For more information or to get a full list of events, visit the Gingin Observatory website or email the Observatory .

Netball Golden Oldies

Netball
Originally uploaded by Pak Siang.

The over 35’s show they’ve still got what it takes on the netball court at the Golden Oldies World Netball Festival, held from 14 to 21 October at Matthews Netball Centre in Wembley.

The festival will attract up to 80 teams from all over Australia, the Asia-Pacific, South Africa and the UK. For more, go to goldenoldiessports.com

Events in Perth - Coming Up in November 2007

What's coming up this month? Keep checking the Perth Events pages out as events are added and upated....

Red Bull Air Race Returns

Red Bull Air Race Plane
Originally uploaded by thisperthlife.

Yes, the Red Bull Air Race once again returns to Perth on 4th November 2007.

Having already raced in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Monument Valley (USA) and Istanbul (Turkey) so far with Interlaken (Switzerland), London (UK), Budapest (Hungary), Porto (Portugal) and San Diego (USA) still to go, Perth once again gets to host the Final Race of the 2007 season.

For more information and to find out who's leading the pack at this stage, check out the Red Bull Air Race website here and keep checking back at thisperthlife.com for more details as we get nearer to November!

Thomas the Tank Engine on Stage

Thomas the Tank Engine
Originally uploaded by cjcam.

The all new 90 minute spectacular stage musical, Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage in Thomas Saves the Day is coming to Australia!

Direct from New York, Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage features huge sets, new railroad-themed songs, and three dimensional animatronic engines, bringing Thomas and his engine friends to life on stage for the very first time.

WWE Smackdown

WWE Smackdown
Originally uploaded by marnie_jan.

WWE's SmackDown returns to Australia for one night only at the Burswood Dome on Sunday 29 July 2007 as a part of the SmackDown SummerSlam Tour.

To get more information and tickets , click here for Ticketek.

Circus Joseph Ashton at Joondalup

big top
Originally uploaded by thescatteredimage.

Roll Up Roll Up for Circus Joseph Ashton at Arena Joondalup over the next few weeks.

See below for all the show dates and for tickets, please click here for Ticketmaster.

The Entertainment Book is Back!

City & Swan Brewery
Originally uploaded by thisperthlife.

Be sure not to miss out!

The 2007/08 Entertainment book is back and bigger than ever with 25% to 50% off and 2 for 1 offers from the best restaurants, cafés, family dining, accommodation, theatre, sports and much more.

Look out for the new "Fashion, Health & Beauty" section featuring valuable offers up to 50% off for leading brands of cosmetics, fashion, lingerie, swimwear, skincare, hair care and fragrances.

The Entertainment book retails at $60 if collected from the Bibbulmun Track Foundation office or $7 for regular postage/$9.50 for registered post.

To order call 9321 0649, visit the website or email to order your copy now!