Live like a local – explore like a tourist
A few of my favourite brands and creatives making glorious fashion, apparel, and accessories in Brisbane! If you love being able to wear the art you invest in (especially small batch, unique, and one-off pieces), this list might be a good place to start. Shibuya Moon I’ve amassed quite a collection of beautiful Shibuya Moon... Continue Reading →
As much as we are all trying to stay abreast of what is happening in the world at the moment, it's eve more important to stay connected to the people and things we love, and that make us feel good. Lots of local people and organisations have wonderful online initiatives going (many of them free).... Continue Reading →
The Radioplay Hour Streamed The Fat Man in Murder is the Medium 30 March - 18 April Listen or watch online here on The Drama Merchant website Use your device to tune in to entertainment from days past The Radioplay Hour’s second show of the year is "The Fat Man in Murder is the Medium". In... Continue Reading →
Many of us are now self-isolating at home, possibly with much more time on our hands than usual. Getting creative, whether it is picking up an old hobby again or trying out a new one, can help us to feel more relaxed, productive, and focused. Personally, I've returned to a half-finished crochet project with new... Continue Reading →
Imagery supplied by Avid Reader PLEASE NOTE: This event has been cancelled due to the current health concerns and advice provided by QLD Health around non-essential travel. At this stage, the only in-store events being cancelled are specific to authors travelling interstate. All other events will go ahead as planned unless Avid Reader notify otherwise. Visit... Continue Reading →
Imagery supplied by Avid Reader Wednesday 18 March 6pm arrival for a 6.30pm start Avid Reader Bookshop Krissy Kneen is in-conversation with Liam Pieper at the launch of his latest novel, Sweetness and Light; an intoxicating, unsettling story of the battle between light and dark, love and lust, morality and corruption. India, monsoon season.... Continue Reading →
PLEASE NOTE: All remaining performances of TRIPLE X have been cancelled under the government guidelines and updated advice about the COVID-19 pandemic. If you were a ticketholder, Queensland Theatre's Box Office team will be working as quickly as possible to get in contact with you, in order of date of performance, so please be patient and... Continue Reading →
PLEASE NOTE: The season of American Song at QUT Gardens Theatre has been cancelled due to the limits on non-essential indoor gatherings of 100 or more persons. Ticket holders should have now received an email with further information, and can phone QTIX on 136 246 if they have any questions. To keep up to date... Continue Reading →
Big Fork Theatre present late-night laughs and the chance to bust out your karaoke favourites with After Hours: Singalong as part of Brisbane Comedy Festival - an improvised sketch show based on a set list of classic belters. The audience sang along with enthusiasm to tunes from Grease!, Wheatus, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and The Wiggles,... Continue Reading →
Supercell Festival of Contemporary Dance’s Independent Dance Exchange (INDEX) is a platform to support the development and sharing of new dance works in development by local artists, and the INDEX walking tour was a unique and enjoyable way to experience a diverse series of four dance works in one evening, each presented in a different... Continue Reading →
The bowling green becomes a battlefield in Gold Coast based Gogi Dance Collective’s You Don’t Know Jack + Kitty, an homage to lawn bowls and its role in Australian culture and community, performed at New Farm Bowls Club as part of the Supercell Festival of Contemporary Dance. The choreography used the whole space of the... Continue Reading →
Canberra-based Australian Dance Party performed Mine! in Queen Street Mall as part of Supercell Festival of Contemporary Dance, an engaging and visually exciting performance piece dealing with the proposed new mega-mines in Queensland. Originally commissioned for National Science Week ACT, Mine! Five dancers in brightly coloured jumpsuits and carrying boxes of Lego performed the work,... Continue Reading →
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