The highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia, from Monday 28 July to Sunday 3 August 2008.

Please submit events you think should be listed. Have a good week!

MUSIC

The Presets at Metropolis Freo – 27/28 July

Maurice Fulton and Instistubes Paris Terror Club at Shape on Monday 28 July

The Breeders at Capitol on Wednesday 30 July

Rick Price at Friends Restaurant on 30 July

TZU in WA from 30 July to 3 August

The Fratellis at Capitol on Thursday 31 July

Chocolate Martini at The Bakery on 31 July

James Morrison and Friends at the Perth Concert Hall on Friday 1 August

MSTRKRFT at Ambar on 1 August (sold out)

The Wombats at Capitol on 2 August

Birds of Tokyo – Live at the Wireless for triple j at the Fly By Night from 2pm on 3 August

Browse the Perth Concerts List occasionally for gigs further into the future, I don’t write individual articles for all of them!

MISCELLANEOUS

GO3 Electronic & Entertainment Expo at Perth Convention Exhibition Centre from Friday 1 July to Sunday 3 August

Avon Descent on 2 and 3 August (Starting in Northam on Saturday, finishing in Perth on Saturday) – lots of events along the way (Tooday Food Festival, Family Fun Day at Sandalford Wines, Family Fun Day at Garvey Park, Ascot, Community Day and Finish Line event at Riverside Gardens, Bayswater.

The Mundaring Truffle Festival on 2 and 3 August (in Mundaring, just outside Perth on Gt Eastern Hwy)

WA Craft Quilt & Stitch Show on 1, 2 and 3 August at Claremont Showgrounds

City of Perth Winter Arts Festival from 1 June to 31 August

The Leonardo da Vinci Machines Exhibition at Riverside Drive near the Esplanade Train Station from Friday 28 March to 12 October (extended!).

PERFORMING ARTS

The Pitch by Black Swan Theatre Company and Critical Stages at Subiaco Arts Centre from 22 July to 2 August

Ballet at the Regal at the Regal Theatre from 31 July to 2 August

The Barber of Seville by West Australian Opera at His Majesty’s from 2 to 16 August

Speed-The-Plow by Perth Theatre Company from 19 July to 2 August

City of Perth Winter Arts Festival from 1 June to 31 August

For other (local) theatre productions, see the Taz Entertainment website