The Ideal Home Show is on this long weekend (Friday 2 to Monday 5 March 2007) at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre (PCEC). The Smart Home Technology Show is part of it.

If your project is to extend, build from the ground up, or to renovate or redecorate you’ll find what you need at the Ideal Home Show. If you’re about to enter the brave new world of smart home technology you’ll find it all at the Smart Home Technology Show.

Entry is $14 for adults, $10 for pensioners and children under 15 with an adult get in free.

It’s open from 10am to 6pm.

On Friday entry is half price, and the show is open till 8pm, and there is special parking.

See the official Ideal Home Show website for many more details.

WHAT’S ON APRIL COMING TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY… :)

Following is a list of the major events in Perth, Western Australia, per week, in March 2007, to let you know what’s happening in Perth!

I feature many more in my weekly ‘what’s on’ posts!!

Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 March 2007

Performing Arts:

The UWA Perth International Arts Festival - 9 February to 4 March 2007

Topol in Fiddler on the Roof at Burswood Theatre from 20 February to 4 March 2007

Circus Oz - 21 February to 5 March 2007 at the The Esplanade in a Big Top (sold out)

Movin’ Melvin Brown at Subiaco Arts Centre from 26 February to 4 March 2007

Little Britain Live - 3 to 9 March 2007 at Challenge Stadium

Ballet at the Quarry (City Beach) - 14 February to 9 March 2007

Circus Joseph Ashton - Midland from 23 February to 18 March 2007

Music:

Beck’s Verandah - Elana Stone Band on Thurs, Camera Obscura on Friday, The Bell Rays on Saturday, and s free entry after the main acts, from 10.30pm each night.

Calexico perform at Fremantle Arts Centre the Fly By Night on Thursday 1 March.

Suicidal Tendencies at Amplifier Bar on 2 March 2007

Soundwave Festival - Claremont Showgrounds - 3 March 2007

Evelyn Glennie with WASO - 3 March 2007 at King’s Park

Mundaring Weir Hotel Festival - James Morrison on 2 and 3 March 07

Future Music Festival at Supreme Court Gardens, 4 March 2007

The Dears at Club Capitol on 4 March 2007

Other:

City Food and Wine Month - special offers and events

Antique Antics at Subiaco Arts Centre on Friday 2 March 07

A Toast to the Coast - Mindarie Marina food festival - Sunday 4 March

The Ideal Home Show at Perth Convention Exhibition Centre from Friday to Monday 5 March 2007.

Monday 5 to Sunday 11 March 2007

Performing Arts:

Little Britain Live - 3 to 9 March 2007 at Challenge Stadium

Danny Bhoy at His Majesty’s Theatre - 9 + 10 March 07

Ballet at the Quarry (City Beach) - 14 February to 9 March 2007.

Circus Joseph Ashton - Midland from 23 February to 18 March 2007

Tripod - The Big Zoo-Hah-Hah at Perth Zoo on 10 March 2007

Music:

Slayfest - Capitol and Amplifier Bar on Friday 9 March 07

Toni Collette & The Finish - Rosemount on 10 March and Fly By Night Club on 11 March 07

James Flynn (King of Swing, and 8 piece band) - Quarry Amphitheatre on 10 March 07

Mundaring Weir Hotel Festival - Kate Ceberano - 10 March 07

LIVE 07 - all ages free music festival at Wanneroo Showgrounds on Saturday 10 March

Other:

Sculptures By the Sea at Cottesloe Beach from 8 to 18 March 2007

City Food and Wine Month - special offers and events

Perth Caravan & Camping Show - Belmont Park Racecourse - Thursday to Monday 12 March 2007

Perth Chilli Festival at Araluen in Roleystone on 10 and 11 March 2007

Monday 12 to Sunday 18 March 2007

Performing Arts:

Dave Hughes at the Regal Theatre on 16 and 17 March 07 (sold out)

Weird Al Yankovic at Burswood Theatre, 17 March 2007

Circus Joseph Ashton - Midland from 23 February to 18 March 2007

Music:

Ralph McTell in Concert at Fly By Night on 15 March 07

Arrested Development at Metro City on 16 March 2007

INXS, Simple Minds and Arrested Development at the WACA on 17 March 2007

Mundaring Weir Hotel Festival - Saffire (Australian Guitar Quartet) - 17 March 07

South Perth Fiesta opening concert wtih Wendy Mathews (free) on Saturday 17 March

Karnivool play at Mandurah Crab festival on Saturday night.

St Patricks Day events at Northbridge Piazza, Burswood, Ascot and more, on Saturday.

Other:

City Food and Wine Month - special offers and events including Feast Perth on Sunday at Claisebrook Cove.

Harmony Week is on from 15 to 21 March with a lot of free events, including CONNECT at Hyde Park on Sunday

South Perth Fiesta from 17 March with free Wendy Mathews concert and many other events later

Crab Fest Mandurah on 17 and 18 March 2007

Shamrock City - free family St Patricks Day event at Northbridge Piazza 17 March

Multicultural Food Festival in Eden HIll on Saturday 17 March.

The Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma - Sunday 18 March 2007

Coogee Beach Festival on Sunday

Monday 19 to Sunday 25 March 2007

Performing Arts:

Subiaco’s Wild West Comedy Festival, 21 March to 1 April 2007

Imperial Russian Dance Company’s Flying Tzaars at Burswood Theatre, 24 March 2007

Music:

Lady Sovereign at Club Capitol on 20 March 2007

The Mars Volta at Metro City, 21 March 2006 Cancelled at last minute due to illness

Eric Bibb with Danny Thompson at the Fly By Night on 24 March 2007

Vin Garbutt at Fly By Night on 23 March 07

Al Jarreau and George Benson for An Evening on the Green at King’s Park, 24 March 2007

D&D Ball (desperate and dateless ball, Young Divas, Mike Goldman + more) at Adventure World on 24 March 2007 Cancelled - see info here

Hearing Aid Family Concert (Rogue Traders, Ross Wilson, Courtney Murphy etc) at the Supreme Court Gardens on 25 March 2007

Other:

City Food and Wine Month - special offers and events

The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships are held at Scarborough Beach from 20 to 25 March 2007

Monday 26 to Saturday 31 March 2007

Performing Arts:

Subiaco’s Wild West Comedy Festival, 21 March to 1 April 2007

Sideshow at Fremantle Prison, 31 March 2007

Catch The China Acrobatic Troupe at Challenge Stadium on 31 March 2007

Music:

The Dropkick Murphys at Club Capitol on 26 March 2007

Luka Bloom at the Fly By Night Musician’s Club on 27 March 2007

Radio Soulwax Presents: Nite Versions / 2 Many DJs at Metro City on 29 March 2007

Helmet at Capitol on 30 March 2007

West Coast Blues n Roots - 31 March and 1 April, Esplanade Fremantle. Ben Harper, Dave Mathews Band, John Mayer, Wolfmother John Butler, etc etc etc etc.

Other:

GO3 Electronic Entertainment Expo 2007 at PCEC from Friday 30 March to 1 April 2007.

Sideshow at Fremantle Prison, 31 March 2007

City Food and Wine Month - special offers and events

National Careers & Employment Expo 2007 on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 March 2007

Kalamunda Show, 30 + 31 March 2007

Joondalup Festival, 31 March and 1 April 2007

Minnawarra Festival in Armadale on 31 March and 1 April

This major event for the not-for-profit organisation will feature the Rogue Traders, Ross Wilson & the Urban Legends, The Hooley Dooleys, Courtney Murphy & Murphy’s Lore, The Flairz and the Dave Mann Collective. More local acts will be announced.

It’s all happening in the Supreme Court Gardens on Sunday 25 March 2007 from 3pm and will raise funds for important medical research into preventing and treating ear and hearing disorders.

Help the Ear Science Institute Australia (ESIA) break the silence for millions of Australians living with hearing loss!!

Tickets are $60 for adults, $53 concession and $40 for children aged 12 to 15 (and they need to be accompanied by an adult). Children under 12 get in free with an adult who has a ticket.

Note: Line-up subject to change without notice. And it should be finished around 9pm.

See the Ticketek website for more details, conditions and to purchase tickets.

My weekly summary with the highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia, this week; Monday 26 February to Monday 5 March 2007, which includes the Labour Day long weekend!

Music:

The Dropkick Murphys perform at Capitol on Monday 26 February 07.

Yo La Tengo perform at Amplifier on Tuesday 27 February 2007.

Jon Auer performs at Mojos Bar on Tuesday and Wednesday with Laura Imbruglia.

NOFX perform at Metro City on Tuesday.

Garage to V, the WA final is held at The Bakery in Northbridge on Wednesday, winners perform at the V Festival and win funds for recording!

Calexico perform at Fremantle Arts Centre Fly By Night on Thursday 1 March.

Jazz in the Park in Stirk Park, Kalamunda from 6pm on Thursdays.

The Gozzy Rock all ages band comp heats are held at Don Russel Performing Arts Centre in Thornlie from 9 February to 2 March.

Funk Club National Tour Launch with Lysistrata, The Crux, DJ Charlie Bucket and Loco Ren, upstairs at the Leederville Hotel on Friday night! Free compilations cd for first 50 through the door!

The Nannup Music Festival is on the whole long weekend, about 300kms south of Perth, most of the music can be described as folk and world music.

The Mundaring Weir Hotel Festival continues with James Morrison and his band on Friday and Saturday night.

The UWA Perth International Arts Festival continues till 4 March 2007, and the Beck’s Verandah line-up is packed full (Lunasa on Tues, Walkmen on Wed, Elana Stone Band on Thurs, Camera Obscura on Friday, The Bell Rays on Saturday), and includes free entry after the main acts, from 10.30pm each night (bands and djs).

Soundwave Festival (Deftones, +44, Suicidal Tendencies, Thrice etc) is held at Claremont Showgrounds from midday on Saturday.

Lotterwest Festival Finale - World Music Concert - FREE at Sir James Mitchell Park in South Perth from 6.30pm on Saturday.

Evelyn Glennie performs a Percussion Spectacular with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra on Saturday 3 March 2007 in King’s Park.

Symphony under the Stars at Araluen in Roleystone on Saturday evening.

Sunday

Future Music Festival (Ferry Corsten, Felix Da Housecat etc) is held in the Supreme Court Gardens on Sunday.

Minnawarra Blues Festival in the Park in Armadale from 5pm on Sunday 4 March 2007, with Brett Hardwick and the John Meyer Blues Express.

Armadale Free Family Concert for the Perth Arts Festival, with the Elana Stone Band from 7pm in Anzac Memorial Park, and some crazy street theatre!

People in Parks, a free family concert and activities from the City of Gosnells at Westfield Skate Park in Maddington from 6pm on Sunday.

Montreal’s The Dears perform at Club Capitol on Sunday evening.

Free Closing Party for Beck’s Verandah from 8pm, with special guests the Circus Oz Band.

Free music every Sunday: Freo Arts Centre courtyard music, and Sunset@Subi in Subiaco.

For other gigs check out this comprehensive gig guide.

Performing and Visual Arts:

The Little Britain Live Show is on from 3 to 9 March 2007 at Challenge Stadium (some of the days are sold out).

Movin’ Melvin Brown is back in Perth for his show “Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr” at the Subiaco Arts Centre on Monday 26, Wednesday 28 February, Thursday 1, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 March 2007.

Topol performs in Fiddler on the Roof at Burswood Theatre from 20 February to 4 March 2007.

Circus Oz performs under the Big Top at The Esplanade from 21 February till 5 March 2007.

Circus Joseph Ashton (a traditional circus) is at Midland from 23 February to 18 March 2007.

Under Milk Wood, a classic play by Dyland Thomas, is performed at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco from Friday 2 to Saturday 10 March 2007.

The Lost Girl, by Barking Gecko Theatre Company, is theatre for 5 to 10 year olds, and is on at Subiaco Arts Centre from 12 February to 3 March 2007.

The UWA Perth International Arts Festival is on from 9 February to 4 March 2007, and is jam packed with all sorts of entertainment.

Ballet at the Quarry (City Beach) in on until 9 March 2007.

Check out one of the weekly comedy nights!

Check out all the outdoor cinemas at this post!

Other:

City Food and Wine Month begins with events and special offers, see the details here.

Antique Antics is happening on Friday night at Subiaco Arts Centre.

A Toast to the Coast - Mindarie Marina food festival is held on Sunday from 11am to 7pm with demonstrations, stalls, tastings, kids activities, live music and specials.

The Ideal Home Show is on at Perth Convention Exhibition Centre from Friday to Monday 5 March 2007.

It’s Writers’ Week until 28 February, with workshops and a free exhibition.

The Hyde Park Community Fair is on Sunday and Monday, and it’s free!

The Variety Family Fun Day is held in Whiteman Park on Monday from 11am to celebrate the return of the Kimberley Diamond Variety Bike Run participants.

The Fremantle Village Art Markets are held from 10am to 5.30pm every Thursday until the end of April.

Joondalup Sunset Markets are held from 6pm on Friday. From 7pm there is free music on Reid Promenade.

The Mandjar Markets are held at the Waterfront in Mandurah every Sunday from 1 to 5pm until the end of April.

City of Perth’s annual Food and Wine Month is happening in March 2007 and includes special events and special deals!
Some of the events happening are:

Dinner on the Dock - Friday 2 March 2007 - Lamont’s East Perth

National Sausage King Competition - Saturday 3 March 2007 - Northbridge Piazza

WA Barista Championships - Saturday 3 + Sunday 4 March 07 - Perth Town Hall

Feast Perth (Food Fair, workshops and more) - Sunday 18 March 2007 - Claisebrook Cove, East Perth

Many of the city’s restaurants and cafes have special offers for lunch ($15 and $20) and dinner ($20) during this month. The Perth Mint Tea Garden is offering a special high tea, and some of the hotels offer special long weekend packages.

Download the pdf file with all the event lists and special deals here.

And by the way, for a great Perth restaurant site, check out Eatingwa.com.au, where you can rate restaurants and submit reviews.