Ten things to do throughout the Border and North East this weekend, May 3-4

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Style meets sustainability in West Albury at a pre-loved market.

Get ready for a fashion-filled day of thrifting, swapping and shopping your heart out! Style Revive is the ultimate pre-loved fashion market, where style meets sustainability. Ranging from vintage treasures to modern must-haves, designer steals to one-of-a-kind pieces, the market is packed with a curated selection of pre-loved clothes and accessories. It's all about giving fashion a second life while helping the planet, too.

Whether you're a seller or a shopper, it's going to be a vibe you won't want to miss. Get ready to revive your style, make new fashion friends and score killer threads! Afterwards, reward yourself with a Frankies pastry and coffee. or signup to continue reading Where can you enjoy the serenity of a garden while also jamming out to rock and roll? Look no place else but 21 The Elms Lane, Walla.



Explore the gardens while checking out a range of cars from clubs around the region. There will be a two-hour rock and roll set where you can pull up a hay bale and listen in. Bar, barbecue, boxed lunches and cakes will be on offer to keep hungry bellies at bay.

There will be a raffle with prizes including a trailer load of wood, three hours of landscaping and a Farmer's Inn Hotel Burrumbuttock voucher. All money will go towards Burrumbuttock's 150th birthday, with celebrations on the October long weekend. Entry is $12 for adults, $8 concessions and children are free.

Experience the wonder of Roy Orbison in this brilliant theatrical portrayal of the man, his music, voice and life. You will find yourself believing you are in his presence, transported back in time, reliving the emotion of each of his songs and the stories of his life. Mark Shelley is brilliant in his characterisation of Orbison.

He not only has the vocal range and tone to honour his songs, he also has the sensitivity and artistic ability to channel him. Without doubt, this is the definitive portrayal of Roy Orbison. It features Orbison classics and .

Bookings: Albury Entertainment Centre Box Office or . Attention queens of Wodonga, is making her local debut. Step into the ultimate celebration of self-expression, diversity and unfiltered fabulousness as takes over The Cube Wodonga.

She will serve up a devastating showcase of Victoria's best and baddest cabaret and performance artists, DJs, pop-up performances, impromptu vogueing sessions and uninhibited black queer beauty from the stage to the dancefloor. Part-show-part-party, it's a jubilant homage to black women, queer icons, indigenous royalty and every breathtaking expression in between. And it's all hosted by a gang of larger-than-life aunties who'll be working their magic and making you feel right at home.

is brought to you by Beat Entertainment and Reckning Sounds, Border legends who specialise in spectacular celebrations of Queer, BIPOC and First Nations excellence. Dress to impress. Bookings: The Cube Wodonga Box Office or .

Vote 1 for sustainability! Repair Cafe Albury Wodonga is back this month, coinciding with the federal election. Bring along any broken items that belong to your mum to get in her good books ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday, May 11. All repair desks will be operating including furniture-woodwork, tool sharpening, battery-operated and device repair-help, clothing-textiles and costume jewellery.

They cannot repair electrical appliances or do clothing alterations. Repair Cafe is a free service but a donation is welcome. Learn how to repair and fix your items to save them from landfill.

Limit of three items each. Complimentary cuppa and cake included, donated by Kooka Brotha's Patisserie. The Repair Cafe is a community-run initiative.

Anyone who wants to volunteer can message through the Facebook page. For more information visit: Jindera Garage Sale has doubled in the past 25 years. It has increased from 40 to 80 houses, making it the largest community garage sale in the Albury-Wodonga area.

By mid-morning, the town is busy with cars and pedestrians, attracted to the variety and amount of goods. Maps will be available on the day outside the Op Shop for $2. The Jindera Museum co-ordinated the first Jindera Community Garage Sale in 1999 before it handed the event over to Rural CareLink.

Held on the second Sunday after Easter, this year's sale will be one of the latest yet. Although production of this once well-known marque stopped 65 years ago, Armstrong Siddeley vehicles produced from 1919 until 1960 are still held in high regard. Enthusiasts carry on the preservation and restoration of these classic English vehicles today.

Heavily involved in the aviation industry, Armstrong Siddeley vehicles were advertised as "Cars of Aircraft Quality", valued for sound design and reliability. The various models of cars post World War II were named after the company's well-known aviation products such as Hurricane, Lancaster, Whitley and Sapphire. A car display at Noreuil Park in South Albury is open to the public this weekend.

Meet other car enthusiasts. No charge. Ruth Moody is an award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Her otherworldly soprano voice and inspired songwriting have gained the hearts, minds and ears of millions of listeners. As a solo artist and founding member of The Wailin' Jennys, she has garnered two JUNO Awards and performed sold-out venues worldwide. Her collaborations with the legendary Mark Knopfler on and his albums and brought her voice to music lovers across the world.

She will perform her new album, which explores the emotional journey of motherhood, the joy and pain of life, the mysterious and complicated dance of love and the longing for home. Doors open at 3pm. Bookings: Join Jade Miles at twilight in the Black Barn courtyard for an autumnal toast and shared light supper to .

Feast on farm-grown fare, take your own signed copy of the book home and enjoy an evening in conversation of shared wisdom for building a tomorrow of togetherness. This will be the official launch of the book before Jade tours throughout Australia and the UK. Bookings: Special Mother's Day gifts will be on offer at Albury Women's Shed this weekend.

Think woodwork, craft and specialty items, books, pre-loved homewares and plants. Mother's Day raffle with first prize Rutherglen Winery Experience package valued at $1300. EFTPOS available.

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