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Where? Musgrave Park & The Greek Club, Edmondstone Street, South Brisbane When? Saturday May 19 from 12 noon, & Sunday May 20 from 10am. OPA! Next week’s Paniyiri Festival will celebrate the authentic flavours, faces, and culture of Greece, and Backstreet Brisbane has two double passes to give away! Head over to Backstreet Brisbane's... Continue Reading →
'Fire of the Desert' - one of the dishes that will be on offer at Opal Highly acclaimed Brisbane chef Josue ‘Josh’ Lopez has unveiled the name and details of his first signature restaurant ahead of its much-anticipated opening in early August – Opal will be the restaurant at the new flagship Emporium... Continue Reading →
Where? Bacchus Restaurant, Brisbane When? 26 April – 26 May, 2018 Timed to mark Australia’s triennial national beef expo in Rockhampton, Bacchus Restaurant presents The Beef Discovery Degustation – a journey from head to tail. Following the success of their special seasonal degustations in 2017, from truffles to caviar to the taste of... Continue Reading →
Where? Anywhere but a theatre across Brisbane, Noosa, and the Sunshine Coast! When? May 10 - 27, 2018 Anywhere Festival has launched, with the full programme now available and some shows already sold out! A Brisbane-based non-profit with a vision of bringing exciting performances to non-traditional spaces – backyards, bars, battleships – Anywhere is... Continue Reading →
Dobbo prepares for his big moment at the Dress Rehearsal Luke Bradnam and Ben “Dobbo” Dobbin from Brisbane’s Triple M radio station are Green Day fans, it turns out – and one of them has won the right to share the stage with the all-star cast in tonight’s performance! After auditioning for the show’s... Continue Reading →
Ben Bennett as Johnny and Sarah McLeod as St Jimmy, photographed by David Fell Where? Playhouse Theatre, QPAC When? April 13-21, 2018 Brush off your teenage angst, Brisbane – Green Day’s American Idiot has hit the Playhouse, and it’s an adrenaline rush you won’t want to miss if you’re a fan of their music. Directed... Continue Reading →
Alexander Prior conducts the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Photographed by Peter Wallis. Where? Concert Hall, QPAC When? April 14, 2018 Queensland Symphony Orchestra and 2018 Artist in Residence Sergio Tiempo took audiences on a journey last Saturday night with An Emotional Rollercoaster, performing diverse works by Debussy, Ginastera, and Brahms under the baton of guest... Continue Reading →
Where? Concert Hall, QPAC When? April 7, 2018 Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Fauré Requiem on Saturday night, one of the company's two choral concerts for 2018, was spine-tingling beautiful, and included Gabriel Fauré’s famous piece as well as three works by Stravinsky, Britten, and Whitacre. The orchestra was joined onstage by The Australian Voices (directed... Continue Reading →
Master at work - Brisbane cake decorator Zoe Byres with some of her incredible creations On Tuesday evening I was lucky and excited to be able to attend A Sweet Meet with Brisbane cake wizard Zoe Byres at Lollipops Cake Supplies. Zoe shared some of her decorating tips and tricks with us (including an amazing... Continue Reading →
The Osbourne Hotel (corner of Ann & Constance Streets, Fortitude Valley) celebrates a new Head Chef and a flavourful new menu for autumn.Reopening its doors last October, the heritage-listed and recently refurbished Osbourne has become a popular Valley local and hosted a number of very successful events over the past six months, including last December’s... Continue Reading →
Soloist Joel Woellner as Solor (front), photographed by David Kelly Where? Playhouse Theatre, QPAC When? March 16-31, 2018 Queensland Ballet present the world premiere of Greg Horsman’s La Bayadère, a co-production between QB, West Australian Ballet and Royal Winnipeg Ballet that reimagines a little-known classical ballet and sweeps audiences away to the 19th century British... Continue Reading →
Crowds flocked to HOTA's new Outdoor Stage to see Tim Minchin - photographed by LEXIMAGERY Where? HOTA’s brand new outdoor stage (135 Bundall Rd, Surfers Paradise) When? March 17, 2018 In February, the Gold Coast Arts Centre unveiled their new stage and new name and became HOTA, Home of the Arts. On Saturday night,... Continue Reading →
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