Top 10 things to do in Bunbury this week ...

1 Sunday Cinema

International Sunday Cinema returns to Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre for October with the Hungarian drama The Door. Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren stars in the story of two isolated women each distanced from their respective worlds by vastly different circums tances, who forge an unlikely friendship over the course of their lifetimes. The Door will screen at 3pm and 6pm this Sunday. Tickets are available at www.bunburyentertainment.com, by calling 1300 661 272 or at the Box Office on the day.

2 Orchestra

Attilla Sautov and TheMueller International Chamber Orchestra will play pieces by Bach, Tchaikovsky and Brahms among others. Appearing at St Boniface Cathedral, Parkfield Street, Bunbury from 7.30pm on Wednesday. Tickets are available at Vibrations Music, 100 Spencer Street, Bunbury. Tickets prices are $30 for adults, $25 for concession and $20 for students. Formore information contact 0469 566 618.

3 Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest is happening at World Kitchen, Cobblestone Drive, this Friday starting at 6pm. Listen to a live six-piece Oompah band playing all night. Tickets are $39 for a two course German meal and entertainment. Enjoy German beers. For more information and bookings email food@thesingingchef.com.au or phone 9791 9700.

4 Star gazing

The Astronomical Society will open the doors to the observatory to the public this weekend for a few sessions of star gazing.Weather permitting, the observatory will be open from 7pm on Friday through to Sunday. Located at Kebe Heights, College Grove, Bunbury, there will be an admission fee into the observatory. Contact 9795 8204 for more information.

5 Exhibition

Act Belong Commit’s Fire, Fibre & Fine Arts Exhibition will be held at the Stirling Street Arts Centre, Stirling Street, Bunbury from 10am to 4pm Friday through to Sunday. There will be exhibitions, and art items and craft will be for sale. There is a gold coin entry and for more information contact 9791 1256.

6 Blues

Ali Penney and Her West Coast Money Makers will be performing at the Eliot Street Bar, Eliot Street this Friday. Doors open at 7.30pm. Home Brew will perform first. It will cost $15 for members and $20 for non-members. For more information log onto www.southwestbluesclub.org or call 9795 5593.

7 Circus time

Make time to soak up the atmosphere and colour at Circus Royale starting tomorrow. All the usual circus delights and much more. Showing at the Bunbury Trotting Club from tomorrow until October 14, it will be a great school holiday activity. Tickets vary from $25-$40 for adults, $20-$35 for concession and $15-$30 for children. Visit www.circusroyale.com.au or 0410 669 253 for more information or tickets.

8 Taken sequel

Apparently bad guys did not get the memo: don’t mess with Liam Neeson. In Taken 2, sequel to the 2008 film Taken, this time it is Bryan Mills (Neeson) and his wife that are taken hostage. And they are in Istanbul this time, not Paris. Bryan soon discovers that his kidnapping is payback by the father of a man he killed while rescuing his daughter in the last film. Taken 2 starts showing at the Grand Cinemas on Thursday. Visit www.grandcinemas.com.au for more information.

9 Mental

Live wire Shaz (Toni Collette) becomes a nanny to five girls after politician Barry (Anthony LaPaglia) has his wife Shirley (Rebecca Gibney) committed to a mental institution after she suffers from a nervous breakdown. Watch the antics as they unfold in this dramatic comedy. This Australian film is just over two hours long and is rated MA. Mental opens at the Grand Cinemas on Thursday, visit www.grandcinemas.com.au for more information.

10 Grand Final

Football fans are expected to pack into Hands Oval this Sunday for the SWFL grand final between the Collie Eagles and Busselton. More than 1700 people watched the Magpies defeat Bunbury at the weekend to qualify for this Sunday’s decider and it is anticipated another big crowd will be in attendance when the match begins at 2.30pm. Grand finals for all three grades will be held on Sunday. The Colts game begins at 9.30am and the Reserves fixture gets under way from 11.50am.