Explore the Fairy Meadow Lifestyle & Mystics Fair where you’ll find exhibitors showcasing alternative healing and spiritual services and retail items. Photo: Neirfy007.
Whether you’re looking for a summer brew session, poetry or business connections, the Illawarra has something for every vibe this week.
Acclaimed sculpture artist Philip Spelman is coming to Kiama, there are belly laughs to be had at The Builders Club and the Illawarra Folk Club is set to farewell City Diggers Club, its home of two decades, with a fantastic show.
Smarter Selling founder, director and lead trainer Charmaine Keegan will speak at the upcoming Business Connections Wollongong event and a local nutritionist is headed to Shellharbour to kick off a series of life skills seminars for adults.
Here are nine things to do in our beautiful region this week.
Multiple Days
Don’t miss your chance to try this massive eight-beer line-up and meet the brewers behind them. Image: @jeddiqueb.
Collabruary 2025
When: Friday 7 and Saturday 8 February, noon to 8 pm
Where: Seeker Brewing, Unit 4/1 Industrial Road, Unanderra
Cost: Free entry.
Starting the year off with a bang, Seeker Brewing has lined up a super special “Collabruary” with some mates across Australia and the US. Held over two days at the Brewhouse, you’ll sample eight collaborative beers, which will be available for takeaway or on tap, and meet the brewers behind them. Breweries include Future Brewing Syd, One Drop Brewing Co, Capital Brewing, Bright Brewery, Dangerous Ales, Banks Brewing, Ruse Brewing (USA) and Abnormal Beer Co (USA). Live music comes courtesy of Morning Mood.
Philip Spelman’s colourful abstract metal sculptures are instantly recognisable. Photo: SevenMarks.
“Framing Space” Sculpture Exhibition
When: Saturday 8 February to Friday 15 March, Fridays 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday 10 am to 3 pm (except opening night Saturday 8 February 5 to 7 pm)
Where: SevenMarks Gallery, 7 Marks Street, Kiama
Cost: Free | Book via eventbrite.
A key figure in Sculpture by the Sea for 20 years and one of Australia’s leading abstract sculptors, Philip Spelman is bringing his colourful, instantly recognisable abstract metal sculptures to the Illawarra. Major works by Phil are featured in public spaces across Canberra including the Australian National University and Canberra Museum and Art Gallery, Pt Leo Estate Sculpture Park Mornington Peninsula, Bathurst Regional Gallery and The Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail in southern NSW, as well as major private collections in New Zealand and the USA. Bookings are required to attend the opening night on Saturday 8 February.
Friday
This combined thank you and farewell concert is free for volunteers of the 2025 Illawarra Folk Festival. Image: Illawarra Folk Club.
Illawarra Folk Festival 2025 – Volunteers Thank You Concert
When: Friday 7 February, 7 to 10 pm
Where: City Diggers Club, 82 Church Street, Wollongong
Cost: Volunteers Free | Members $20 | Non-Members $25 | Book via eventbrite.
The Illawarra Folk Club will host a “Thank You” concert for its volunteers at the 2025 Illawarra Folk Festival, featuring the talents of Enda Kenny and Claire Roberts. A double finalist in the 2024 Australian Folk Music Awards (AFMAs) for Best Solo Artist and The People’s Choice Award, Enda Kenny has delighted Australian audiences across the country for more than three decades. She will be supported by Claire Roberts, a member and favourite of the Illawarra Folk Club.
The event is also a farewell to the City Diggers Club, where the Illawarra Folk Club has held major concerts for over 20 years. The City Diggers Club is to be demolished and redeveloped this year.
Saturday
Get set for a night of top comedians lined up to give you a good old belly laugh. Image: Wollongong Comedy.
Wollongong Comedy
When: Saturday 8 February, from 6 pm
Where: The Builders Club, 61 Church Street, Wollongong
Cost: Dinner and Show $60 | Show Only $30 | Book via TryBooking.
The Builders’ monthly shows feature the cream of the Australian comedy scene, with some of the highest-profile comedy names in the country coming to perform in Wollongong’s hottest live venue. They’re kicking the year off with a ripper of a line-up featuring Australian comedy legend Chris Franklin, with MC Chris Radburn and supported by Bec Charlwood. Come for the show only at 8 pm, or book in for dinner and a show from 6 pm, including a main and dessert served alternatively.
Get inspired with ways to nourish your inner wellbeing. Image: Divine Soul Events.
Fairy Meadow Lifestyle & Mystics Fair
When: Saturday 8 February, 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Where: The Fraternity Club, 11 Bourke Street, Fairy Meadow
Cost: Adult $5 | Child under 16 free (with paying adult) | Payable upon entry (cash only).
Treat your heart and soul at this family-friendly event. Expect psychic and tarot readings and an amazing variety of exhibitors showcasing alternative healing and spiritual services including aura photography, reiki, kinesiology and sound and energy healing, and retail items including crystals and gemstones, jewellery, candles, paintings and artworks, dreamcatchers, spiritual gifts and beautiful handmade creations. There will also be free workshops and presentations.
Tuesday
Smarter Selling founder, director and lead trainer Charmaine Keegan will be the guest speaker at the next Business Connections Wollongong event. Image: Business Connections Wollongong.
Business Connections Wollongong
When: Tuesday 11 February, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Where: ITeC Academy, 1-5 Miller Street, Coniston
Cost: Free | Book via Humanitix.
Calling all professionals and business owners – want to expand your networks, meet like-minded professionals and potential customers, gain insights from industry experts, explore opportunities for collaboration and mutual growth and promote your business to a targeted audience? Business Connections’ bi-monthly meetings include networking sessions, guest speaker presentations, Q&A sessions and more. The next event features guest speaker Charmaine Keegan, the founder, director and lead trainer at Smarter Selling.
Wednesday
A new kind of pharmacy has arrived – one that prescribes poetry instead of pills as medicine for the soul. Image: Kiama Council.
Poetry Pharmacy
When: Wednesday 12 February, 3 to 6 pm
Where: Kiama Farmers’ Market, Coronation Park, Kiama
Cost: Free.
The Poetry Pharmacy offers personalised poems to soothe the mind, lift the spirit,and inspire the heart – just in time for Valentine’s Day. Share your sentiment or ailment — be it love, heartbreak, homesickness, or a touch of wanderlust — with local poet, writer and filmmaker Butch Schwarzkopf and he will prescribe for you a personalised poem, or compose a poetry gift for someone special in your life. This free service is brought to you by Kiama Library, which will also have a pop-up market stall offering bookish gifts with a Valentine’s Day twist. Think library bags, mystery books, gift packs, bookmarks and more, as well as a fun free craft activity for kids.
Bring your craft project, any materials you may need and some quality banter to this creative space. Photo: Alfonso Soler.
Makers Mingle: Social Craft Group at Shellharbour Library
When: Wednesday 12 February, 10 am to noon
Where: City Library, Shellharbour Civic Centre, 76 Cygnet Avenue, Shellharbour City Centre
Cost: Free | Book via eventbrite.
Shellharbour City Library’s “Create Space” is where community and crafts come together. Bring along your own craft project to work on, enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and spend some time in good company. Whether you’re knitting, crocheting, quilting, sewing, embroidering, scrapbooking or working on any other creative project, this is the perfect space to sit, craft and chat. The Create Space has a sewing machine, embroidery machine, Cricut and iron that participants can use free of charge.
Thursday
Life skills will be taught in this seminar series, starting with nutrition. Photo: Envato / Daniel Vincek.
SkillScape: Healthy Eating and Meal Prep Advice at Shellharbour Library
When: Thursday 13 February, 6 to 7 pm
Where: City Library, Shellharbour Civic Centre, 76 Cygnet Avenue, Shellharbour City Centre
Cost: Free | Book via eventbrite.
Do you have questions about all the adulting you’re expected to do, which you may have never been taught? Shellharbour City Council is kicking off 2025 with a series of seminars and workshops on self-care. Meet a range of professionals at Shellharbour Civic Centre to help you with your life admin. The first session is facilitated by local nutritionist Emily Gardem, who will be discussing healthy eating and meal prep, with a no-cook demonstration and tasting to follow. All you need to bring is your notepad and pen.
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