What’s On Wednesday #28 | DIARY
Posted on July 25, 2012 by Refinery
Delectable Food Fesrival | Ends Sunday July 29 | Botanical Gardens, Brisbane City
Delectable is a celebration of food from ground to table, and will showcase Queensland’s food, produce and musical talent over a 14 day program within 3 event series – FOOD, GROW and SOUND. The festival activates green outdoor spaces throughout Brisbane’s CBD including South Bank, City Botanic Gardens and Post Office Square, making for an attractive and inspiring event, featuring both free and ticketed workshops, events and performances. delectableqld.com.au
Splendour in the Grass | Friday July 27 – July 29 | Belongil Fields, Byron Bay
Splendour in the Grass moves back home to Byron Bay this year, transforming Belongil Fields into the ultimate playground for music and art enthusiasts. This year, Splendour will host an electic gathering of artists including The Smashing Pumpkins, Jack White, The Kooks, Bloc Party, Kimbra and Lana Del Ray. splendourinthegrass.com
Sing-A-Long A Sound of Music | Friday July 27 – Saturday July 28 | Playhouse, QPAC, South Brisbane
Here’s your chance to be in the musical – Sing-A-Long A Sound of Music features the most irresistible score in movie musicl history and a cast of characters known to everyone. In this show, the host leads a vocal warm-up as the audience becomes the starts of the show. qpac.com.au
Home | Finishes Saturday July 28 | Roundhouse Theatre, La Boite Theatre, Kelvin Grove
Home explores the many and varied roles one plays in a lifetime, performed by Margi Brown Ash who reflects on the extraordinariness of an ordinary life – her life, as an actor, a mother, a wife and a therapist. laboite.com.au
The Velveteen Rabbit | Ends Sunday July 29 | Metro Arts, Brisbane City
Image Credit: Ruel Pascual
After four productions in the United States, Australian composer and lyricist, Simon Chan’s show finally comes home for its finest production yet. The Velveteen Rabbit is a new musical based on the much-loved children’s book by Margery Williams, which tells the story of a Velveteen Rabbit on a quest to be made real by the boy who loves him. metroarts.com.au
Lowbrow Art | Ends Monday July 30 | Bleeding Heart Gallery, Brisbane City
Brisbane’s Lowbrow art is a group exhibition that celebrates and appreciates the humour and wistfulness of Lowbrow illustration, which can be any things from drawing, painting and sculpture to digital or street art. The exhibition will display 13 of the best emerging artists working in the Lowbrow sphere! bleedingheart.com.au
Jersey Boys | Friday July 13 – Friday August 17 | Lyric Theatre, QPAC, South Bank
Jersey Boys is the story of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were thirty. qpac.com.au
Cirque du Soleil’s OVO | Saturday July 14 – Friday August 3 | The Grand Chapiteau, Eagle Farm
Written and directed by Deborah Colker, Cirque du Soleil’s OVO is a headlong rush into a colourful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement. The cast of OVO is comprised of 55 performing artists from 14 countries specializing in many stunning acrobatic acts. cirquedusoleil.com
