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Queensland Ballet Dancin’ in the rain at Riverstage
April 22, 2021 | Claire Matthews
Ballet fans and families flocked to Riverstage last Saturday for an evening of free entertainment (and rain!) in Queensland Ballet on the Lawn.
#MusicforMateship: Call for Musicians to Play your Part on Anzac Day
April 12, 2020 | Claire Matthews
Musicians across Australia and New Zealand are banding together to perform the Last Post on their driveways at 6am on Anzac Day, April 25, with #MusicforMateship.
Emily Gilhome talks MELT 2019 and an ideal world
November 22, 2018 | Paige Duffy
MELT: Festival of Queer Arts and Culture returns to Brisbane’s Powerhouse in 2019 with Emily Gilhome as Guest Director. Read More
The Design Conference 2018 to return to Brisbane’s Powerhouse with The Cove
May 8, 2018 | Harry Bain
The Design Conference 2018 is set to return to Brisbane’s Powerhouse once again to deliver its most exciting conference since 2011; with Brisbane’s very own,The Cove, as an event sponsor.
Dare – The secret of Brisbane’s Club Koko
February 3, 2016 | Akira Le
It starts with a Facebook invite to an African dance party in your city- The location is currently unknown, and it appears at different venues each time. Yet, it’s still the same club. By clicking ‘Going’, a specifically assigned access code is sent to your inbox within 24 hours of the event. No code – no access. This is Club Koko, and this event is Dare. Read More
Interview: Helen Souness talks the Etsy Design Awards
July 2, 2015 | Cecile Blackmore
Entries are open right now for the 2015 Etsy Design Awards – we talk to judge Helen Souness, Managing Director of Etsy Australia and Asia about how to stand out in a crowd of over a million Etsy sellers.
Community Television In Australia Hanging By A Thread
September 23, 2014 | Vanessa Murillo Vargas
Over the next 15 months community television as we know it will be pushed off broadcasting and into online platforms, as licenses are revoked and staff look for jobs elsewhere.
Although many are understandably upset with the decision to axe community television, some are spelling out the obvious, that Australians aren’t watching community TV and this was an inevitable step towards keeping community content alive.
Laneway Learning: Classes for Anything and Everything!
May 27, 2014 | Bianca Sebecke
As a city, Brisbane is big enough to be part of the hustle and bustle, yet on the other hand; we are  intimate, creative and community driven. With roots in Melbourne and Sydney, we are now fortunate enough to have our very own branch of ‘Laneway Learning, a ‘ragtag’ series of evening classes, for anything and everything. Read More
Brisbane, the Creative City
August 30, 2013 | Dani Maynard
What comes to mind when you hear the words, Creative City?
Picnic Time
February 22, 2013 | KerstinPicnic at Hanging Rock, the iconic piece of Australiana by Joan Lindsay, has been enjoying a renaissance of late.
The book was voted by readers as one of the top ten Aussie books to read before you die in December … Read More