3 October 2014
“The first photo I remember taking was of my parents at the beach when the sunset was behind them, so real corny. I remembered taking that photo and I just thought it was so cool that I’d captured this moment … that it was forever,” Cessiah gushes. “From then on it was pretty much always like I want to be a photographer, I’m going to be a photographer – and I’d be trying to take the camera off dad all the time.”
3 October 2014
“For me comedy was always the main thing and the music came secondly,” says Sammy J. “I realised at school that I could get away with more if I put stuff into songs, so I’ve always treated it like a tool. I treat myself as a thief in the musical world. I just scuttle in and do my thing and then run back out.”
3 October 2014
Geelong’s very first Coffee and Tea expo in conjunction with the Australian Speciality Coffee Association (ASCA), Australia’s governing coffee body. See Victoria’s largest display of retro coffee machines.
3 October 2014
One of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s most successful and well-known musicals, Jesus Christ Superstar has been enthralling audiences worldwide for over 40 years. Regarded as the first rock opera, created as a concept album at the end of the turbulent 1960s, it is appropriate that it should have at its centre a social and political rebel in Judas Iscariot.
2 October 2014
Have you been hiding away your film making skills, waiting for the chance to show them to the world? Now could be your chance, as St Kilda Film Festival in conjunction with Lorne P12 College are running a competition for VCAL students as part of the official amateur film section of the St Kilda Film Festival.
30 September 2014
There’s sure to be something to appeal at the 2014 Birregurra Festival and Art Show –whether it’s chilling to the music, embracing artwork, browsing street stalls or tucking into the gourmet food and wine.
26 September 2014
Depending on where you stumble upon his name on the ‘net, Joel Creasey is either a Rock God or an Acid Tongue Prince. He’s certainly a funny fella. We were lucky enough to share a few laughs with the funnyman as he worked his magic abroad. Good news for locals, however, is that he has a show coming up next month.
24 September 2014
Latvian-born Meilerts migrated to Australia in 1948, quickly making her mark in the local art world. From 1950 to 1954 she was a Dunlop Prize finalist, sharing fifth place in 1950 with Fred Williams. Early in her Australian career, Meilerts’ work was collected by major institutions including, the National Gallery of Victoria. Despite her early successes, Meilerts’ position in the story of Australian art has been sadly downplayed in many art historical accounts.
21 September 2014
Join Us! Make a Poppy! The National Wool Museum in partnership with 5000 Poppies have developed a poppy campaign to make 1914+ Poppies by Remembrance Day on Tuesday 11 November 2014.
20 September 2014
Many of us will remember when Jesus Christ Superstar toured Australia, sharing the tale of Judas and Jesus via celebrities Tim Minchin, Mel Chisolm and numerous others. This time around the show will be recreated and performed closer to home with a mostly Geelong based cast, aside from a few talented dancers who have braved the long drive from Colac.
20 September 2014
art@wintergarden will draw on outstanding artists from around regional and city centres through Victoria and interstate. This year’s exhibition features artists David and Lyn Dickson, Donal Molloy Drum, Cas Duff, Jia Xin Nong, Victoria Edgar, Brian Keyte, Jacinta Leitch, Philip Stokes, Mark Cowie, Deb Talor, Stefan Nechwatal, Phillip Doggett-Williams, Gregor Wallace, Nadia Mercuri, Melinda Solly, Ana Hernandez Y Jensen, Cinnamon & Rowan Stephens and Steve Drew.
20 September 2014
The multi-award winning CenterStage Geelong proudly presents the Geelong premiere of Guys and Dolls Jr. Perfect for all ages and a great school holiday activity. Set in 1940s New York City, Guys and Dolls Jr. is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler Nathan Detroit tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the police breathe down his neck.
19 September 2014
‘Wannik’ is a Gunai/Kurnai word meaning learning together. This is exactly what occurs when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island students come together at Newcomb Secondary College for their Wannik group. Whilst they do the usual school work, improving their literacy and numeracy, they also discuss their culture and identity and create works of art which reflect these connections to their culture.
19 September 2014
Inspired by the life of iconic writer Anais Nin, this visceral new dance theatre work explores notions of female identity and the power of literature to both shape and be shaped by our lives. With creative stagecraft, innovative video projection and beautiful physicality, Written on the Body is an immersive celebration; a love affair with the written word.
18 September 2014
It’s commonplace in a show for audience members not to know what to expect as they watch the onstage antics. What joke will come next? Will I be involved? Where’s this story going? These thoughts are natural and occur at any point of the show. What’s not normal though is when the comedian himself has no clue what’s going to come next, and that’s exactly how Jason Byrne’s new show will play out.
18 September 2014
So often in life we opt for the easy way out. We choose to drive instead of walk, eat takeaway instead of a home-cooked meal and pick black over colours. Young creatives Lauren Green and Joshua Maxwell de Hoog certainly aren’t afraid of a challenge and have used every colour at their disposal to create a vibrant dual exhibition at Courthouse ARTS.
18 September 2014
Julia Gillard was Australia’s first female prime minister. Much has been said and written (already) about her three years at the top, but now she’s telling her side of the story –without shying away from her mistakes or misjudgements. Her leadership was tumultuous, action-packed, and controversial. But as notable as the controversy was her management of a hung parliament and the record amount of legislation passed during her term.
9 September 2014
Kids will be in heavy competition with kids at heart as the Bendigo Record, Comic & Toy Fair returns for another day of fun-filled action. Making its debut earlier in the year, such was the success that vinyl traders, CDs, cassettes, collectables, comic back-issues, merchandising, figurines, retro-games and loads more will be up for grabs once again this month. Let the games begin…
6 September 2014
Angair stands for ‘Anglesea and Aireys Inlet Society for the Protection of Flora and Fauna’, and so the theme of our Art Show is ‘the natural environment’. The Angair Wildflower and Art Show has been an annual event for over 40 years.
5 September 2014
The Club is Williamson’s famous play written in 1974 for the stage, a film version directed by Bruce Bereford and starring Jack Thompson, John Howard and Graham Kennedy was produced in 1980, and is a sports/political satire based loosely around the Collingwood Football Club. It’s about the uses and abuses of managerial power, which in 1976 foreshadowed the great changes that Australian football has since endured, and proves even more prescient since the rise and fall of Super League.
5 September 2014
Graeme Heard mightn’t be a household name, but the Geelong West artist sure knows how to name-drop. After painting portraits of John Howard, Ricky Ponting, Cathy Freeman and Gough Whitlam, there’s few prolific Australians Graeme hasn’t captured on canvas. Though from his impressive list, Graeme looks on the late and well-respected Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe as a highlight.
4 September 2014
You may recognise her as the winner of Channel 7’s show ‘The One’ a few years back when she was crowned Australia’s best psychic. Charmaine tragically lost her brother, four-year-old daughter and beloved grandfather in the space of just five years, all before she was 23. This immense amount of grief combined with the ending of her 12-year relationship with her boys’ father sent her off the rails – enough was enough.
