The QLD National Ballet captivated and thrilled the judges and audiences at the recent 2010 Brisbane, Sunshine Coast & Wynnum Eisteddfods with their award winning performances in solos, duos and open age group ballet and contemporary. These outstanding dancers pirouetted home to The Old Museum in Bowen Hills with the Talia Fowler Trophy for Classical Ballet, a staggering 17 ‘1st Places’, 8 ‘2nd Places’, 11 ‘3rd Places’ and 10 ‘Highly Commended’. Congratulations also to Jake Robinson - Winner of SCDE Senior Bursary (for the highest scoring solo competitor in this prestigious competition). At the close of the competition, QNB dancers were again rewarded with an additional 3 titles. Most outstanding neo-classical dancer- Jake Robinson.  Most outstanding classical male dancer – Jake Robinson. Most outstanding contemporary dancer – Caleb Irvin.

With barely time to catch their breath, they will soon be competing in the Sydney Eisteddfods and performing at their Gala Concert at The Old Museum Concert Hall in June. Upon their return, they are starting rehearsals for Romeo and Juliet.  In 3 short years, this highly prolific company and Registered Training Organisation has also received accolades for their versatility and talent at the 2009 Quest Business Achiever Awards.

Artistic Director Martyn Fleming has had a long and distinguished career as a professional dancer nationally and internationally for over 20 years. Martyn was a Soloist and Guest Artist with Australian Ballet Company, a Principal Artist with Bejart Ballet Lausanne and Principal Artist with English National Ballet, London Festival Ballet and Opera Australia.

Upon establishing QNB, Martyn invited former principal dance partners and well known ballet and contemporary talent to work with his fledgling performers. These teachers include: Janette Mulligan - Former Principal English National Ballet, Simon Pointon - Former Principal Royal New Zealand Ballet Company, Susan Hogart – Former Principal English National Ballet, Maina Geilgud - Patron and Former Artistic Director Australian Ballet Company/Royal Danish Ballet, Mona Schaufuss - Former Dancer, Peter Schaufuss Balletten, Denmark, Anthony Lee – Founder ID Entertainment Agency – Brisbane, Choreography consultant, Miranda Zeller – Contemporary choreographer recently graduated QUT, Bachelor of Arts (Dance) and Richard Leader – Former 1st Soloist in companies such as State Theatre Braunshweig, Halberstadt Theatre & Regional Theatre Linz.

QNB Students are predominantly trained in the Russian Vaganova Ballet system which is recognized worldwide for its development of strength and flexibility in its dancers. QNB is fast becoming recognised as a leading training organisation and dynamic performance company.

Tickets available from OZTIX, CLICK HERE

Circus, music, sideshow, dance, comedy, magic, burlesque, and more! Come, relax, enjoy a glass of champagne in the ambience of the Old Museum, and see what comes to life on a winter’s night in Brisbane. Our troupe will dazzle and astound you, bewilder and bewitch you, amaze and amuse you, entice you, tease you, and leave you breathless with delight!

Featuring:
- The wit and charm of your host, Brendan “Sweet Cheeks” May!
- The glamorous tease of La Viola Vixen!
- The death-defying young stars of Circa!
- The mesmerising tango of Hugo Fernandez!
- The swingin’ tunes of the Calibre Cats!
- A showcase of Brisbane’s finest stage talent!

Ladies and Gentlemen: You may have heard of circus tricks. You may have heard of sideshow. You may have heard of all kinds of jazz flips and dancers jumpin’ the wildest and the most insane. You may have heard of sexy, saucy, crazy gals. But you studs and stallions and cats and kitties have NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS!

This is an 18+ event.

Saturday 19 June

CineRetro Classic Cinema Screening

Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 35mm print

Stars Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor, Jean Hagen Cyd Charisse.

Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly.

Quite simply one of the greatest of screen musicals featuring a perfect, balance of music and comedy, an abundance of talent, and the luminousity of Technicolor all combined into blissful entertainment! Beautiful eye-popping Technicolor 35mm print.

…..prior to intermission and the feature:

A delicious selection of original theatrical period shorts, newsreel trailers and cartoon from and cartoon from

Satruday 26 & Sunday 27 June

Finders Keepers Markets

The next Brisbane markets will be Autumn/Winter 2010 held on June 26th & 27th 2010. The markets will be held at the beautiful Old Museum next to the RNA showgrounds in Brisbane. The markets brings together new contemporary independent artists and designers. Every market event is unique and we always rotate our designers and introduce new ones, as well as featuring music and with a lovely outdoor cafe.

Where, When, How?

The next markets are:
Saturday 26th June 11am – 6pm
Sunday 27th June 11am – 6pm

The markets will be held at:
The Old Museum
Cnr Bowen Bridge Road & Gregory Terrace,
Herston

Nearest train:
Brunswick Street Station and its only a short walk from Brunswick Street in Fortitude Valley.

The markets are free entry and parking is not available on site. Public transport is recommended. There is no ATM at the markets and most stalls will trade cash only, please be prepared for the weekend.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE GREEN
In order to make your visit to The Finders Keepers at the Old Museum as smooth and pleasant as possible, we encourage you to leave your car at home! It’s easy to get to the Old Museum by train, bus or bike. We recommend that you take advantage of the easily accessible public transport and save yourself and others the headache of trying to park in the area.

Songbirds

Saturday 24 April 5.30pm
Concert at Twilight

Old Museum Concert Hall
2nd Queensland Youth Orchestra
Rimsky-Korsakov: Golden Cockerel Suite
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8

Saturday 24 April

CineRetro Classic Cinema Screening

All This and Heaven Too (1940)

Stars Bette Davis, Charles Boyer, Barbara O’Neill, Jeffrey Lynn.

Directed by Anatole Livak.

Taken from Rachel Field’s fact-based best seller set in the 1840′s, this was Warners “big” production for 1940. Davis is the gentle natured governess Henriette Deluzy, who enters the Duc de Praslin’s French household only to find mystery, jealousy and rage at which hand she suffers. This is the kind of sympathetic role that Davis preferred, and plays expertly, supported by the solid production values of Warners.

The feature content of this screening will be a digital presentation

16mm film print shorts for this presentation accessed from

Sunday 25 April 3.00pm
Concert at Twilight

Old Museum Concert Hall
QYO Chamber Ensembles

Saturday 1 May – 7.30pm
Concert Hall

Ceroc Club Brisbane Annual Dance Xpose

Saturday 8 May

CineRetro Classic Cinema Screening

Johnny Belinda (1948)

Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead.

Directed by Jean Negulesco.

Wyman turns in a high caliber performance as the deaf mute being tutored by a doctor whose efforts are undermined when she is raped with resulting prejudice and judgment in a small town. This is by  definition of the word a true melodrama, ever the more viewable through above average production values.

16mm feature and shorts for this presentation accessed from

Saturday 8 May – Studio #3

Dante’s Inferno production by Zen Zen Zo

DANTE’S INFERNO – In The Raw
In 2010, the highly popular IN THE RAW Studio Season production will be Dante’s Inferno. Based on one of the greatest works of world literature, the first book in Dante’s Divine Comedy, Dante’s Inferno will unpack the concept of Hell in the contemporary world. This performance will take audience members through three stations around the grounds of Brisbane’s heritage-listed Old Museum Building, and will be performed in Zen Zen Zo’s highly physical and visual house-style. Directed by Associate Artist Stephen Atkins from Vancouver.dantes_image.jpgDates: 6 – 22 May, 2010Times: Tue/Wed/Thur/Sat – 7.00 & 8.00pm, Fri – 9.00 & 10.00pmBookings: http://www.webticketing.com.au/DisplayEvent.aspx?eventid=48 IN THE RAW ALWAYS SELLS OUT – BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!

Saturday 22 May

Queensland University Musical Society

Performing the thrilling Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.

Saturday 29 May

Mardi Lumsden and the Rising Sea

EP Launch - Wherever you go, there you are – with special guests, including Scott Spark.

Saturday 29 May – 8pm

Para Los Ninos

Event Contact: Norm 3399 1230
Milonga para Los Niños 5th Saturday Milonga

Dance For The Children

Dance is a uniquely human expression of joy and hope for mankind.  Tango is communication without words. It is an embrace.  Milonga Para Los Niños reaches out to embrace the children of Argentina and Latin America to bring hope and joy to their lives in return for their gift to the world of Tango and Latin music and dance.  Great venue, great music, great supper, great cause.  Short update on progress in Buenos Aires.

Saturday 5 June – 5.30pm

Queensland Youth Orchestra’s Concert

Air Asia X Concert at Twilight Brisbane Boys College String Orchestra conducted by Theo Kotzas Third Queensland Youth Orchestra conducted by Bradley Voltz.

Yves Klein Blue 17 April

Sat 17th April: The Old Museum, Brisbane ALL AGES LICENSED SHOW

Oztix: 1300 762 545; http://tickets.oztix.com.au/default.aspx?Event=14212

http://www.myspace.com/yveskleinbluemusic

Yves Klein Blue Embark On About The Future

Brisbane’s sons of poetical rhetoric, Yves Klein Blue hit the road in 2010 to muse “About The Future” with a major national tour across Australia’s regional areas and cities in March and April.

Currently in the midst of touring regional towns along the East Coast with their party playmates, Bluejuice, Yves Klein Blue have been honing their live shows across the globe. Having just returned from a two month stint in the UK touring with Reverend & The Makers as well as winning punters over at their own headline shows.

Yves Klein Blue blew away any cobwebs that may have been lurking at Falls this NYE with fierce sets and a special cover of Love Is The Air that would melt any heart. The band join Franz Ferdinand on stage in March before boarding the Bacardi Express with La Roux.

Yves Klein Blue will tackle their headline shows in March and April with gusto and renewed bravado, holding audience in the palms of their sweaty little hands and getting the boys and girls dancing and singing away as if there was no tomorrow.

Yves Klein Blue will be joined by Cloud Control

Yves Klein Blue ‘About The Future’ Tour
With Special Guests Cloud Control (NOT WA) & Last Dinosaurs (not Tas/WA)
Presented by Triple J, Channel [V], Beat and Fasterlouder

The Sundance Kids :: 20 March

http://www.myspace.com/thesundancekids

CineRetro Classic Cinema Screening 13 March, 2010

Trouble in Paradise (1932)
Stars Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
Sexy! Subtle! Sublime!
Made prior to the censorship crackdown from 1934, this sparkling comedy never disappoints the viewer. Pure elegance and sophistication, coupled with spot-on comedy at every turn enveloped in gorgeous sets and costumes. Marshall and Hopkins play a pair of ritzy high-class jewel thieves with masterful aplomb.

16mm feature and shorts for this presentation accessed from

Scratched & Stitched in Studio #1Last Dinosaur CD Launch Friday 26 February

http://www.myspace.com/wearelastdinosaurs

Cineretro Film Society: Night of the Hunter (1955) Sat January 9

Night of the Hunter (1955)
Director – Charles Laughton
Cast – Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish.
Mitchum is most menacing as the psychotic impersonating a preacher taking moral issues into his own hands. Brilliant in every aspect, having a perfect balance of suspense juxtaposed alonside absolute moments of beauty. Misunderstood amdist the sea of CinemaScope and Eastmancolour productions that flowed forth to lure audiences back into theatres in the mid 1950′s, this standout film played to virtually empty houses, finally recieving deserved attention over time.

All Prints for this screening accessed from:

The Queensland National Ballet presents Romeo and Juliet

Queensland National Ballet Presents- Romeo + Juliet

This Contemporary Ballet performance, with modern music puts a twist on the traditional ballet that we know Romeo and Juliet to be, bringing it into the 20th century.

A story of star-crossed lovers that take their lives. Choreographed by Martyn Fleming his interpretation of the film and play by William Shakespeare, brings together the old and the new, the traditional and modern.

Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of December 2009 Concert Hall, Old Museum, Bowen Hills Doors open 7pm, commencing at 7:30pm
Tickets- $30 Adult and $20 Concession/Student/Pensioner

CALL NOW ON 0415951077 FOR TICKETS- Bookings required.

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QNB will be relocating to new premises in 2010. It is with great excitement that we can now formally announce our invitation to join the Old Museum Performing Arts Complex at Bowen Hills in Brisbane.

Now Auditioning-

Excellence Programme 10 to 15yrs, This is an elite programme and the students must demonstrate special talent and a great deal of potential in order to ensure a career in Classical Ballet and Contemporary dance.

Full-time Training- Certificate IV in Performing Arts (Classical and Modern Dance)
Diploma in Performing Arts (Classical and Modern Dance)
Advanced Diploma in Performing Arts (Classical and Modern Dance)
Professional Year
Featuring the

Pipes Concert Poster

Echoes of Edinburgh

Queensland Police Pipes & Drums

Billy Raymond

Other Celtic Artists

Venue:          Concert Hall, Old Museum Building, Gregory Tce, Bowen Hills

Date:                        Friday 20th November 2009 (moved from 6th November)

Time:                                             2.00pm Matinee

7.00pm Evening

Tickets $10 per person

For bookings phone 3253 3800, Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm

Concert includes old Favourites, “Amazing Grace, Scotland the Brave,

Black Bear, Highland Cathedral and many more……”

Fundraising Concert sponsored by Queensland Police Pipes & Drums Supporters’ Association Inc.

Queensland Police Pipes & Drums merchandise will be available at the concert

An Evening of Exotic Song and Spiritual Wonder, to support the Tibetan Nuns

good fortune trust
Supporting Tibetan Buddhist Monks And Nuns In India And Tibet

SPECIAL EVENT – MEDIA RELEASE – NOVEMBER 2009
Saturday November 21st
The Old Museum Concert Hall
Cnr Gregory Tce & Bowen Bridge Rd Bowen Hills
Doors open 6.30 pm Concert 7.30pm
TICKETS: $25 $18 Concession Family package – $50 (2 adults 2 kids)
Bookings & Information Email: hello@goodfortunetrust.org
SMS or leave message on 0431 887 705 or 3162 1959

An Evening of Exotic Song & Spiritual Wonders

The Good Fortune Trust presents…
A benefit concert featuring…
TIBET 2 TIMBUK2
featuring
Tenzin Chogyal
PEARLY BLACK
& FRIENDS
Pearly Black
Leah Cotterell
John Rodgers
Jamie Clark
Special Guest appearance by Tibetan Lama
The Venerable Geshe Lozang
Jamyang
The Good Fortune Trust
The Good Fortune Trust is an Australian initiative that supports Tibetan Buddhist monks
and nuns, both those in Tibet and those in exile in India. It was founded by globally
revered teacher, the Venerable Geshe Tashi Tsering to care for his home monastery
in the Kardze area of Tibet, as well as for hundreds of monks from this region who are
studying in India. His many Tibetan students look to him for guidance and practical
support. He shoulders this responsibility with characteristic compassion and kindness.
The Good Fortune Trust is rebuilding Khangmar Monastery, a small and very poor
monastery in eastern Tibet. The conditions at Khangmar Monastery and the nearby Jhilu
Ritrek Nunnery are very primitive. Thanks to the kindness of Westerners, the Trust is able
to provide basic food and medicine and essential utilities like running water. The Good
Fortune Trust is also funding literacy programmes that will underpin the establishment of
advanced formal study at the monastery.
The Concert
This special event takes place in the beautiful Concert Hall in the Old
Museum which has been one of Qld’s premier performance venues for
over 100 years.

The Old Museum Concert Hall is a truly inspiring place to
listen to live music. Get inside our state’s living history!
Rollicking Tibetan folk, Afro-Reggae guitar grooves
and intricate Indian tabla sound as if they were made
for each other! Together, Tenzin Choegyal, Marcello
Milani and Shen Flindell create a new joyful sound
that transcends cultural boundaries.
Tibet2Timbuk2 has an eclectic repertoire resulting
in an overall sound which is full and organic. All
three musicians share melody, harmony, bass and
percussion roles to create a solid yet easy groove.
From the joyous to the meditative, come on a journey
from Tibet to Timbuktu.
Leah Cotterell & Jamie Clark – Pearly Black & John
Rodgers – A unique combination of two superb duos
gives us a truly exotic quartet!
Apart from their various great accomplishments in
Jazz, Blues, Folk, World Music & the Avante Garde,
all four of these superb musicians are members of
Brisbane’s beloved Gospel groove band Tell Heaven.
Putting them together in a quartet expressly for this
special event promises listeners a feast of great taste
and variety – Flamenco, Mexican, Bluegrass, Irish folk
and lush Gospel vocal harmony to move the heart
and refresh the spirit.
TIBET 2 TIMBUK2 PEARLY BLACK & FRIENDS
Information & contacts
For any further information, background and press photos
please contact:
Venerable Tshering
Email: tshering@goodfortunetrust.org Phone: 0402 441 597
Pearly Black
Email: pearly@blackcherry.com.au Phone: 0438 670 213
Web
www.goodfortunetrust.org
www.tenzinchoegyal.com
May Peace
Prevail
On Earth

Q150 : Brisbane’s Musical History up to 1930

Dame Nellie Melba

Saturday 28 November, 11amOld Museum Concert HallBookings essential: 3257 3029 or info@qyo.org.au Brisbane’s Musical History up to 1930:
Free Public Lecture

Dr Martin Buzacott, recipient of the John Oxley Library Fellowship for 2007, gives a free public lecture on Brisbane’s Music History up to 1930 with musical performances by organist Christopher Wrench and the QYO String Quartet.
The Old Museum Concert Hall was the centre of Brisbane’s music scene from it’s opening in 1891 to 1930 when the new Brisbane City Hall opened. To coincide with the opening of a small exhibition in the foyer of the concert hall, Dr Buzacott will bring to life the important events and musical figures from this period. Drawing of the Exhibition Building, first Exposition

Janek Gwizdala Project

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Welcome to Oz Manouche – Brisbane Queensland.



OzManouche is Australia’s premiere Manouche Gypsy Jazz Festival.
Held at the Old Queensland Museum in Gregory Terrace Brisbane, Oz Manouche is two days of concert performances, workshops, masterclasses, film screenings, merchandise stalls, food, licensed bar, chalkboard performances and endless djamming opportunities!


The Old Qld Museum


OzManouche 2009 is on! 28th-29th November at the Old Museum in Gregory Terrace. Featuring the best of Australian Gypsy Jazz – Duck Musique from Melbourne, the inimitable Date Bros from Ireland and Sydney, Ewan MacKenzie and Swing Manouche from Brisbane, the Gypsy Swingers from Brisbane and Sydney, Belle Musette from Melbourne and lots more!!

We’ve just added Rom Gypsy duo Vasil and Vasil to the bill – they’ve attracted lots of attention following their appearance on Australia’s Got Talent – great to have them aboard!
We’ll be running all day Saturday and Sunday with afternoon and evening concerts, workshops, djamming and food, coffee and a licensed bar!

Guitar Brothers will be there with a range of Gypsy Jazz guitars and accessories, and King Billy Basses will have a range of electric double basses on show.

We’ll be raffling a $300 gift voucher from Guitar Brothers and a set of double bass strings courtesy of King Billy Basses.

Doors open from 1pm till 11pm each day – no need to leave except to go home and sleep!

Tickets on sale at www.oztix.com.au
or PH: 1300 762 545
and all Oztix Outlets.

Of course tickets will also be available at the door.

See you there!!!

For those of you who will be in Brisbane on Friday 27th and want an advance taste of Manouche, The Gypsy Swingers will be playing the Brisbane Jazz Club.

The OzTix website
Book now for OzManouche 2009 at OzTix 

Brisbane’s Burlesque Revival

An Evening With...

Those in the know will be flocking to Brisbane’s Old Museum on Friday the 13th of November to witness the revival of the River City’s vaudeville heyday.

New local entertainment company Whistle Productions is bringing the city’s old sequinned and laced-up spirit to life, through a series of shows that transport the viewer back to the age of showmanship, glamour and tease. Best of all, the showcase is exclusively Brisbane talent – Whistle is bent on showing the city what culture and charm we already possess without importing from other cities.

On Friday the 13th, the heritage-listed Old Museum will host the first of these showcases. “An Evening With…” begins at 7pm with drinks, music and casual entertainment. Doors open at 8pm, as the audience take their seats in the lavish Concert Hall. Then Brisbane’s finest will keep them spellbound – iconic burlesque performer Lola the Vamp, rising stars The Judy Dolls, boylesque sensation Mark Winmill, virtuosos The Empire Salon and Dance Orchestra, singer Matthew McDowell, underground burlesque prodigy Rose, and more, all join in for An Evening of tease, circus, dance, wit, and music.

“An Evening With…” starts at 7pm at the Old Museum, Brisbane on Friday the 13th of November. Tickets $32 from http://www.moshtix.com or $45 at the door.

The Letter Q – a musical journey of queer queensland

Old Museum Concert Hall

31 Oct 2009

Choose Your Date:
Sat 31 Oct 2009, 7:00PM

The Brisbane Lesbian and Gay Pride Choir presents its stage show, The Letter Q.

Letters between lovers, family and friends mix with Australian songs of the city and country to depict a musical journey of Queer Queensland.

With special guests Dawn Daylight and Mary Jane Carpenter, the stage show features a new work, ‘Dear Me’, by Chris Pye and the choir.

Date/Time
Sat 31 Oct 2009, 7.00pm

Tickets (inc. fees)
$17.00 to $22.00

Duration
1 Hour 30 Minutes
(subject to change without notice)

Venue
Old Museum Concert Hal,
cnr Gregory Terrace & Bowen Bridge Road,
Bowen Hilll

Presented by
Brisbane Lesbian and Gay Pride Choir, with support from Q150

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Australian Premiere. One Night Only!
Charity Concert Performance

Date: Sunday 11 October 2009

Time: 7.30pm (bar open from 6.30pm)

Venue: Old Museum, Bowen Hills, Brisbane

Dress: Black Tie optional (but preferred!)

Tickets:
STUDENT DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE
$75 – General admission
$40 – Concession*

Bookings: Click here or call 07 3636 7588

Conducted by Richard Lewis and performed by Gregory Massingham, Sarah Crane, Shaun Brown and Georgie Hawes with the Opera at the Old Museum Orchestra (featuring members of The Queensland Orchestra)
The Opera

This special performance of L’Isola Disibitata is being stage in honour of the bicentenary of Joseph Haydn’s death.

It is a Tresure Island-esque story in which Costanza has been left shipwrecked on a tropical island with her sister Silvia, believing her husband Gernando has abandoned her. In reality, Gernando has spent 13 years in the captivity of pirates before returning to the island to seek out his beloved with the help of his good friend Enrico.

The Performers

Richard Lewis – Conductor
Richard first started conducting at EdinburghUniversity where he completed his Master’s Degree. He has also worked in London, Germany, Austria, Budapest and Holland. He is currently the chorus master and conductor at Opera Queensland. Read more…
Gregory Massingham – Tenor
A graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium, Gregory Massingham is one of Australia’s most experienced singers. Following postgraduate study at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama with the distinguished tenor Sir Peter Pears, Mr Massingham returned to Brisbane to take up the position of Head of Opera at the Conservatorium. Read more…
Sarah Crane – Soprano
A graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium, Sarah received the 1997 German Operatic Award and was a Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Award. She also received the 1998 American Institute of Musical Studies Award from Opera Foundation Australia, was a member of the Opera Studio, Cologne Opera (1998-2000) and was a Young Artist with the Opera National du Rhin, Strasbourg, France (2000). Read more…
Shaun Brown – Baritone
Shaun has Graduate Diplomas in Opera and Vocal Performance from the Queensland Conservatorium. Shaun also travelled to England, Germany and Italy to further his vocal and language studies. On his return to Australia, he was awarded the Italian Opera Award (1999) and the National Liederfest German-Australian Lied Prize (2005). Read more…
Georgia Hawes – Mezzo-Soprano
Georgia Hawes graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium with First Class Honours in 2003. She made her operatic debut with the Auckland Opera Studio in 2004. In 2005 she won the Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship, and has recently been awarded the 2009 Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship that will enable her to study opera performance in the US and Germany. Read more…

The Cause
Opera at the Museum is an initiative of Queensland Orchestra violinist Rachel Smith to help raise funds for research conducted at RBWH by her father, Dr Harry Smith.
Dr Smith is a renowned paediatric haematologiest who has ahd a distinguished career in both Australia and the UK. His research track record is outstanding with just one of the highlights being his work leading to a better understanding of the nature and fetal origins of childhood Leukaemia.

Money raised from this performance of L’sola Disibatata will be used at Royal Brisbane & Women´s Hospital for an electron microscopic search for the causative agent/s of Crohn´s disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Kawasaki disease.

The Tickets

Premium Tickets – $120
Includes premium theatre seating for the opera performance and access to the post-performance reception where you can meet the vocal soloists and musicians as well as enjoy a glass of wine and something to eat.
General Admission – $75, Concessions – $40
Includes admission to the opera performance only. Drinks and some food will be available for sale before the performance begins and during intermission.
* Proof of eligibility of concession must be given at the time of purchasing tickets and relevant concession documentation must be shown upon entry to the event.

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THE JOHN STEEL SINGERS RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘MASOCHIST’ IN OCTOBER 2009
DEBUT ALBUM ‘TANGALOOMA’ TO FOLLOW EARLY 2010

The collision of art-rock, classic pop and indie has never sounded as lush as it does on ‘Masochist’, the first single lifted from Brisbane six piece band The John Steel Singers’ forthcoming debut album.
Recorded under the guidance of producer, mentor and fellow Queenslander Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens, new single ‘Masochist’ sees The John Steel Singers blend rich vocal harmonies and horns to create a woozy, psychedelic soundtrack for the lyrics of writer Scott Bromiley. ‘Masochist’ has The John Steel Singers apply what is becoming their trademarked psychedelic, observation of disfunctional relationships; the story here of a man who can’t apply himself to love. The band keep things upbeat though, moving between Beatles’eque horn arrangements and orchestral pomp. It’s a fluid, appealing sound.
Following the high-rotation Triple J radio success of previous singles ‘Rainbow Kraut’, ‘Evolution’ and ‘Strawberry Wine’ the John Steel Singers took the opportunity to record their debut album with Robert Forster in Melbourne’s Sing Sing Studios. Forster has drawn a live, energetic performance out of the group, allowing them freedom to wander and experiment. The album will be tied together by Brooklyn-based producer Nicholas Vernhes, renowned for working with US indie giants Animal Collective and Dearhunter. He is due to complete mixing the album at his Rare Book Room Studio in Brooklyn by the middle of October.New single ‘Masochist’ showcases The John Steel Singers’ bent sense of color and versatility in composition, their effortless pastiche of classic pop and warped indie. The John Steel Singers hit the road in October to celebrate the launch of ‘Masochist’. Joining the band will be the irresistible folk hues of Little Scout, whose are launching across the tour their second EP named “ Different in the Distance”.
‘Masochist’ singles launch dates are presented by Brag, Beat, Rave, FBI and 4ZZZ.
Dates are:


FRI 16 OCT – JIVE, ADELAIDE
SUPPORT: LITTLE SCOUT + BING GOES TO MONACO
TICKETS: $14 pre+BF / $17 door
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au <http://www.moshtix.com.au/> or Moshtix OutletsSAT 17 OCT – ONE MOVEMENT, WAFRI 23 OCT- ANNANDALE HOTEL, SYDNEY
SUPPORT: LITTLE SCOUT + LITTLE LOVERS
TICKETS: $14 pre+BF / $17 door
Tickets available from www.annandalehotel.com <http://www.annandalehotel.com/> or 02 9550 1078SAT 24 OCT – TRANSIT BAR, CANBERRA
SUPPORT: KEMPSEY
FREE ENTRYFRI 30 OCT – PELLY BAR, FRANKSTON
SUPPORT: LITTLE SCOUT + GUESTS
TICKETS: $14 pre+BF / $17 door
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au <http://www.oztix.com.au/> and all Oztix Outlets and from the bar at Pelly Bar-Pier Hotel or Phonecharge 03 9783 7311SAT 31 OCT – KAROVA, BALLARAT
SUPPORT: LITTLE SCOUT + RAT VS POSSUM
TICKETS: $14 pre+BF / $17 door
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au <http://www.oztix.com.au/> or 1300 762 545 and New Generation
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SAT 7 NOV – OLD MUSEUM, BRISBANE
SUPPORT: LITTLE SCOUT + OH YE DENVER BIRDS
TICKETS: $14 pre+BF / $17 door
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au <http://www.oztix.com.au/> or 1300 762 545

For further information contact:

Tour Publicity:
Peer Group Media
Phone 02 9552 6333Hannah Cooper e. hannah@peergroupmedia.com
Eileen Francisco e. elieen@peergroupmedia.comManagement:
Maggie Collins e. thejohnsteelsingers@gmail.com
Todd Wagstaff e. todd@parkerandmrfrench.com

The Finders Keepers Markets

Brisbane Finders Keepers Markets @ the Old Museum

Brisbane Finders Keepers Markets @ the Old Museum

The first Brisbane markets will be Spring/Summer 2009 held on the October 31st & November 1st 2009. The markets will be held at the beautiful Old Museum

The markets brings together new contemporary independent artists and designers of original and high creative standards. Our aim is to always introduce new designers and new product to cater for a wide range of our customers and supporters.

The markets will feature free live music, with a cafe and bar open all day.

Where, When, How?

The next markets are:

Saturday 31st October from 12pm – 9pm

Sunday 1st November from 10am – 5pm

The markets will be held at:

The Old Museum

Cnr Bowen Bridge Road & Gregory Terrace,

Herston

Nearest train:

Brunswick Street Station and its only a short walk from Brunswick Street in Fortitude Valley.

The markets are free entry and parking is not available on site. Public transport is recommended. There is no ATM at the markets and most stalls will trade cash only, please be prepared for the weekend.

Interested in applying and want to find out more?

FAQ and Criteria are all listed here: http://www.thefinderskeepers.com/brisbane_markets_criteria.php

Qld Youth Symphony with John Curro

present Concertos in the Old Museum

Concertos in the Old Museum Building

Concertos in the Old Museum Building

National Youth Concerto Competition

National Youth Concerto Competition

Ken Lord presents Brisbane Unplugged

Live at the Old Museum Studio #1

Ken Lord presents Brisbane Unplugged

Ken Lord presents Brisbane Unplugged

KEN LORD IN CABARET

Here’s his colourful tribute to this city’s 150th Birthday.

He knows his town and he tickles its fancies with larrikin wordplay and saucy lyrics.

He pings off at Brisbane’s life, lifestyles, plusses, minuses, leaders, cowboys and

wannabes in florid Cabaret style; tongue in cheek stuff with showbiz tunes.

He’s not out to change the world he wallows in, he just wants to point out that all things considered, Brisbane is a bit of a three-ring circus. Send in the clownsbrisbane_unplugged

Events and the city, Girls Night Out Brisbane. 24,25 September

10 reasons to go to girls night out