WHAT’S ON! Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa - Makara Jyothi Ayyappa Pooja
14 January - 5pm to 9pm at Senior Citizen Hall, 9 Maryvale Street, Toowoong. We request you all to attend the pooja with family and get the blessings from SWAMY AYYAPPAN. Please pass this message along to friends. The pooja will start at 5pm with Ashtothara Namaavaly. 18 devotees will be offering the Pushpam (flower). For more information contact C K Unnikrishnan Nair on 0416 927 100, Jayakrishnan 0430 217 740, Jagatheesan 0434 486 442 or email ayyappa_pooja@hotmail.com
Bal Utsav - Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia Inc Summer School Holiday Special / Childrens Cultural Workshop
JAN 12 / FEB 12
Maulood-un-Nabi Conference
Saturday 4 February - 6.30pm till 9pm at Logan West Community Centre, 2 Wineglass Drive, Hillcrest. You and your family are invited to join us on the Blessed Jalsa of Maulood-un-Nabi (Sallalahu Alaihi Wasalaam). International guest speaker: Hazrat Zain Siddiqi and other renowned scholars. All Welcome. For more details contact Haji Nawab Khan 0422 320 879 or Haji Sheik Mukhtar Ahmed 0439 726 786. Al-Mustapha Institute of Brisbane www.almustaphainstitute.org
Big Band Era Hits with Cate Shaw
Tuesday 7 February at the Salvation Army City Temple, 167 Ann Street Brisbane. 12 noon to 1pm - FREE ADMISSION. Sponsored by BCC the event will celebrate the music of the Big Band Era from last century. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy with us favourites from Cole Porter, Gershwin etc. with songs like “I’ve got you under my skin”, “I got rhythm”, “Night and day”, “I get a kick out of you”, and many more. Joining Cate are well known and highly regarded musicians Chris Poulsen on keys, Josh Hatcher on alto saxophone, Jeremy O’Connor on double bass and Luke Glanville on drums. For more information visit www.cate.net.au
Brisbane Powerhouse - World Theatre Festival 2012
Brisbane Powerhouse will be home to the World Theatre Festival 2012 this February. Showcasing the best independent theatre from around the globe World Theatre Festival will be a community gathering; connecting the multicultural audiences of South East Queensland and beyond. This year, the main program includes productions from Australia, Belarus, India, Italy, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States. For more information visit www.worldtheatrefestival.com.au
Brisbane Powerhouse, Abhinaya Theatre Company and Topolgy present Henrik Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea
Friday 24 - Sunday 26 February at Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse. Described as “a poem come to life” by Brisbane Powerhouse Director Andrew Ross, The Lady from The Sea is one of master playwright Henrik Ibsen’s iconic works, featuring a married woman who must decide between her husband and her first fiance - a rebellious sailor who returns decades after his escape from the law to claim her hand. Further information is available by calling 07 3358 8600 or by visiting www.brisbanpowerhouse.org
Saturday 21 January from 9.30am - 4pm for children aged 5 to 15 Years at Toongabbie Public School, FitzWilliam Road, entry from Binalong Road. $30 per child. The Bal Utsav workshop helps children underpin the essential values of Hindu Culture and Heritage through Sanskrit slokas, story-telling, yoga, skits, sports, games and creative art and make them more confident and a good team member. For details and registration contact: Mehul_joshi@hotmail.com or call Mehul on 0430 721 856, Rohini 9863 3067 or visit www.vhp.org.au
The City is the place to be these school holidays Children visiting The City
have been told to expect the unexpected these school holidays. The City has a variety of hearty assortment of fun and laughs for the young and ‘young at heart’ at the Queen Street Mall Stage. Plus there’ll be action off the stage with special roving performers throughout the mall. QSM Kids comedy festival will run up to 26 January and is on daily at 10am and 2pm. For more information visit www.bnecity.com.au
Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Jayatah!! Srimati Jadurani (Syamarani) Dasi is visiting Brisbane
Brisbane Bhakti Yoga Centre is pleased to announce Srimati Jadurani (Syamarani) Dasi is visiting Brisbane and will be speaking at their Centre, 28 King Edward Avenue, Darra on Friday 13 - Wed 18 January. Srimati Jadurani Dasi met her eternal spiritual master Srila A.C. Bhativedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1966 and was one of his first disciples. Under his guidance, she painted more than 200 paintings for his temples and books for 11 years. In addition she visited yoga centres, schools and universities including Harvard University in spreading Krishna consciousness. For more information please contact Malini Dasi 0417 993 644, Sundar Gopal Das 0403 993 746 or email bhaktibrisbane2010@gmail.com
Charity Villa Sale in Byron Bay 14 & 15 January at
210 Balraith Lane, Ewingsdale from 12pm to 4pm. Working with Barnardos & Starlight Children’s Foundation to raise money by marketing a magnificent Villa in Byron Bay. For more information visit www.realestateinbyronbay.com.au
Call Trudi on 07 3356 0102
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