Keiynan Lonsdale: the triple threat

“I forgot how intense the show was,” Keiynan Lonsdale laughs at the thought of the 14-hour schedule of Dance Academy. “We were all dancers four years ago, but now we had to pretend that we were just as good, if not better.

Five street artists you need to see at the Wall to Wall Festival

The Wall to Wall festival is now in its third year, and serves as one largest celebrations of street art in Australia, and most certainly in regional Victoria.

Mali & Wolf, an evolving local business

Seven months ago, Dajana Dizdarevic took her creative venture from the confines of her carport and selling at markets to the streets of Geelong West with her first physical storefront.

Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Look out everyone, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) will be returning for another massive movie marathon this month. Going strong for 27 years, MQFF is well known for their striking appearance of LGBTIQ cinema and amazing films from all over the world. The festival has always been a huge support of the queer film making community, and this year is no exception.

A new avenue for this local Geelong Creative

Geelong’s creative wonder woman Laura Van Noordenburg has found herself a new creative movement to pioneer with the fresh and inspired boutique clothing label Hera Bloom.

Ruby & Leo: A Vintage-Lovers Paradise.

Tucked away in Highton Village, is vintage-lovers paradise Ruby & Leo. Behind the counter is owner, jewellery designer and milliner-extraordinaire Victoria Henderson.

Terrain: Bringing spirit, purpose and strength to the stage

A powerful fusion of contemporary dance and storytelling, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Terrain takes you on a journey, transporting audiences to Lake Eyre, the place of Australia’s inland sea, and will be featured at Geelong’s GPAC next month as part of a regional tour.

Pako Festa: 35 years as Geelong’s uniting, multicultural community celebration

In one place, on one day, Pakington street comes alive with an abundance of colour, unique costumes, live music, street performers, multicultural food, and traditional dancing in celebration of Geelong’s diverse mix of cultures with people from all walks of life.

Pause Fest: For the thinkers, makers and doers

Technology, business and creative are at the core of any industry, and are the three pillars of building a successful start-up that will be featured in a one-stop festival this weekend. In the heart of Melbourne CBD, Federation Square will become the home to some of the finest leaders, speakers and innovative thinkers at the premier creative technology festival Pause Fest.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016

Discover the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography collection by visiting the world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 exhibition.

Here’s our five top picks for what to do at Melbourne’s creative tech festival

Pause Fest is Australia’s premier event empowering young creators to achieve when it comes to technology and business. And when…

White Night Ballarat

The very first regional White Night will take place on Saturday March 4 in Ballarat, following the success of Melbourne’s acclaimed White Night events.

Discover Your Local Theatre

2017 has just begun, and it’s a year to be reckoned with. This year, get out and explore the dynamic performing arts, theatrical and musical performances that your town has to offer – you never know what you will discover. We’ve rounded up a few local theatres to look into.

Moonlight Market

Bendigo’s Moonlight Market is back again on January 21 at Hargreaves Mall.

Lowercase poetry ‘Transition’

‘Transition’ is the upcoming instalment from lowercase poetry on January 19.

The Dream That Paid Off

For friends Lauren Green and Tanayah Smith, the possibility of starting a business together began with a phone call from the other side of the world. “[Loz] rang me when she was in South America and said, ‘We need to do something’,” Tanayah, affectionately known as Tee, says.

NightJar Festival

The NightJar Independent Artists festival kicked off in Torquay this month for its seventh year.

Courtney Ward’s ‘Xanadu’ exhibition launches at Little Creatures tonight

Local artist Courtney Ward’s new exhibition ‘Xanadu’ launches tonight at Little Creatures Brewery in Geelong.

GPAC’s 2017 Deakin University Theatre Season

Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) has unveiled it’s 2017 Deakin University Season, featuring a range of nine local and international works from a variety of major companies and small and medium independent producers, also featuring some of Australia’s most loved performers.

Arts experiences to broaden your mind in 2017

While everyone’s making New Year’s resolutions, here are a few ideas and places for you to actually see them through.

Geelong by Nature: Photography Exhibition

From January 14th to May 14th, the National Wool Museum in Geelong will play host to the gallery featured during the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition.

Ballarat Christmas Street Party

It’s one big party in one of Ballarat’s streets and is one not to be missed. With all day music leading up to headline acts The Pierce Brothers.

A little bit of vintage comes to Geelong

In 2010 when the world of Facebook was still unfamiliar territory, Katie Perkins and Jai Spence took what started as a market stall and turned it into a thriving online business – all by posting a couple of vintage items on their page.

Shirly J Collection

Soy candles are in right now – especially ones that are both affordable and environmentally friendly. Forté chat to Janece Smith of Shirly J Collection.

 

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