Batten down the hatches, close your windows, barricade your doors - Gypsies are in town! Matthew Dennett (accordion), Clive Van Capelle (Guitar) and with Michael O'Donnell (Fiddle) filling in for Simon Watts, we are in for a real treat. The Vardo Trio, a wild bunch of Blue Mountaineers aim to pierce your very soul with their twist on the dark and mysterious style that is gypsy jazz!!! Get ready to have your feet-a-tappin! 4:30-6:30pm, free event. Hotel Blue, the Mountains' own 'House of Jazz'.

Stick around to see The Vanishing Shapes 'Live in the Attic' (6:30-8:30pm; $15), Newcastle's gypsy-folk juggernauts!