ENTERTAINMENT

Just keep surfing: The Noosa Festival of Surfing continues with finals for many events being held today and tomorrow, Sat 15 March at First Point. Watch the action from the Beach Bar, open from 4-10pm today, Fri, and from 3-10pm on Sat, with live music. Tonight, see the Endless Summer 50th anniversary show, 7.30-9.30pm. Cafe Le Mionde hosts Band of Freaks from 10pm tonight and the after-party with Hi Boys and Pat Capocci on Sat, 9pm til late. See noosafestivalofsurfing.com

St Patrick’s Day: Go green and celebrate St Patrick’s Day on Mon 17 March. Miss Moneypenny’s in Hastings St has a $24 home-cooked Beef and Guinness pie with a Guinness or Kilkenny from lunch onwards. Sunshine Beach Surf Club has Irish meal specials all weekend, and on Monday, a special St Paddy’s beef and potato Irish pie and a can of Guinness for $19.90, plus there’s green ice cream when the kids order a kids meal for $9.50. Start the celebrations early this Sunday in The Green Room at The Imperial Hotel in Eumundi with live music from 1pm, prizes for best dressed, dance a jig to win a prize, find the gold leprechaun to win a $100 voucher, and join the Irish beer pong tournament from 2pm. The Irish fun continues on Tues 18 March at Halse Lodge, Noosa Heads with the Irish jam session from 7pm

Thundercloud: See big-wave surfing at its best in Thundercloud, a surf documentary about Fiji’s Cloudbreak, screening at Noosa 5 Cinemas tonight, Fri 14 March, 7pm. Advance tickets through facebook.com/onepalmMEDIA or at the door

Minefields and Miniskirts: Laugh and cry at this collection of stories, memories and songs from women in Australia who were affected by the Vietnam War. Opens at Noosa Arts Theatre, Weyba Rd, Noosaville tonight, Fri 14 March, with evening performances to 22 March and a matinee this Sunday at 2pm. See noosaartstheatre.org.au or phone 5449 9343

Live music: Check out live music in Noosa this week (14-20 March)

• The Imperial Hotel Eumundi has Chris Reynolds on Fri 14 March, 7pm; and Angus J Walker and Fieu on Sat 2pm
• Mick Lindsay is live on the deck at Sunshine Beach Surf Club on Sun 16 March, 3pm
• Rod Christensen Duo, Harbour Wine Bar, Noosa Marina, Tewantin Fri 5.30pm
• Musos’ blackboard night at the Apollonian Hotel, Boreen Point on Fri 14 March. The spit roast on Sun, noon-3pm is with The slider Blues – must book on 5485 3100
• Coolum Beach Surf Club this Friday has piano from 6pm and Test for Echo, 9pm to midnight. Live music on the deck Sunday 2-4pm
• Strange Brew are at Tewantin-Noosa RSL Fri 14 March, 8pm, $10; Hip hop party with D-San, Kudos, Knux, Outlook Selekta and DJ-Ace from Seattle on Sat 15 March, 7pm, $15; The Beatlegs, Sat 15, 8pm, free; Merlin, Thurs 20 March, 7pm, free
• Shades Cafe and Wine Bar, Noosa Junction, live music Wed and Sat nights
• At Cafe Le Monde, Hastings St, Band Of Frequencies, DJ Nato, Fri 14 March, 9pm; Noosa Surf Stomp with Pat Capocci, High Boys, Pipeline Pedro, Sat, 8.30pm; Karlos and Wintex, Sun 9pm; Shannon Carrol, Harrison Biden, Carl Wockner, Thurs 6.30pm
• Rooftop Therapy are at Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club on Sun 16 March, 2.30-5.30pm
• At Bohemian Bungalow, Eumundi, on Sat 15 March see Lloyd Hughes from noon – 2pm and on Sun 16 March see Jen Mize, 1-3pm. Meals available, book on 5442 8679
• Gabor is at Rococo Bistro and Bar, Hastings St on Sun 16 March, 6-9.30pm
• Alan Kelly leads the Irish Jam Session at Halse Lodge, Halse Lane, Noosa Heads, Tues 18 March, 7pm

Ferry cruise: See Noosa from the river on board the Noosa Ferry every day between Noosa Marina and Hastings St, with stops along the river at Noosaville. And find out about Noosa’s beautiful birds, river life and flora on the Noosa Biosphere Cruise – book on 5449 8442

Boating: Lots of options to cruise and explore the NoosaRiver, from the river mouth near HastingsStreet to the upper lakes past Tewantin. Noosa River and Canal Cruises, Cruising Restaurant, gondola, Noosa Dreamboats, SunsetCruise or drive yourself on a party pontoon or hireboat. OBoathire has the biggest and best range of party BBQ pontoons, frontrunners, runabout, jetskis and kayaks at 222 Gympie Tce, Noosaville. 54497513 www.oboathire.com

Bike Hire: At Liberty Noosaville Servo 207 Gympie Tce, Noosaville they have a special where you can hire a bike for a whole day for less than the half day rate. Call 54497733

Noosa Farmers Market: Sunday from 7am to 11am Weyba Road, Noosaville . Also this weekend is the Eumundi Markets on Saturday morning, Noosa Marina Markets on Sunday morning, Peregian Beach Markets on Sunday morning, and the Cooroy Markets on Thursday morning