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Kickstart for live music AN iconic rock act and a Eurovision contestant are set to help restart the local live music scene. The Live At City Hall program kicks off at the end of this month at Kingston City Hall in Moorabbin. To kickoff the program, Australian rock band Regurgitator will perform on 30 July. On 31 July, acclaimed singer Kate Ceberano will take to the stage with Ben Butler for a show featuring pop, jazz, and soul classics. On 13 August, X Factor Winner and Eurovision contestant Isaiah Firebrace will perform on the City Hall stage.
The program is presented by Kingston Arts. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “we hope the local community will embrace the opportunity to once again enjoy Melbourne’s vibrant music scene so close to home. Kingston is already home to some of the country’s most talented performers, and we are also thrilled to attract musicians from all over Australia for the new star-studded Live at City Hall program, making great live music more accessible to Melbourne’s south eastern suburbs.” For more information visit kingstonarts.com. au
Football’s coming home SURREAL LANDSCAPES MORNINGTON Peninsula Regional Gallery exhibition ‘Surreal Landscapes’ explores the natural world through historic and political narrative. Curated by Danny Lacy and Rosie Weiss, the show includes newly commissioned work alongside select loans from Hayley Millar Baker, Nadine Christensen, Peta Clancy, Emily Ferretti, Tara Gilbee, Philip Hunter, Raafat Ishak, James Newitt, Emma Phillips, Christian Thompson AO. The works explore personal or historical narratives and embeds political and social commentary, for example, Indigenous photographer Peta Clancy’s powerful photographic-based works taken on a submerged indigenous massacre site in north
west Victoria. The poignant and powerful works are showing now at MPRG until 22 August. Also showing at MPRG now until 22 August, is Rosie Weiss – Collected works, exploring our relationship with the natural world. In 2020, MPRG was successful with a Robert Salzer Foundation Acquisition Fund grant, administered by the PGAV, to acquire a suite of thirteen works on paper by Weiss. The Friends of MPRG supported the acquisition with matched funding, enabling MPRG to acquire key works that provide an overview of the artists’ practice from 1979 through to 2018.
SPORT has returned to RF Miles Reserve. The Seaford sporting ground is back in action after redevelopment works. Players returned to the ground to play last month. The ground is home to Seaford Football Netball Club and Seaford Cricket Club. Work to redevelop the ground began in April 2020. The ground had been taken over by level crossing removal works. The finished project cost $9.147 million. Works included building a two-storey pavilion, a larger oval, a new netball court, new cricket nets, car parking, oval lighting, a scoreboard, and a coaches box. Pictures: Supplied
A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSICAL SENSATION BUDDY HOLLY DURING this dynamic two hour production show Scot Robin who played the lead role in the smash hit musical “Buddy”, (Original cast) together with his Crickets will perform over thirty of Buddy Holly’s hit songs such as - That’ll Be The Day, Heartbeat, Think It Over, Peggy Sue , Raining In My Heart, Rave On, Maybe Baby, True Love Ways and of course Oh Boy! & much much more. This Internationally Acclaimed production show has and will continue to mesmerise and excite audiences both visually and musically with it’s high energy performance, brilliant costumes and fantastic musicianship. Scot Robin has been receiving rave reviews and standing ovations worldwide for his superb portrayal of the legend that is Buddy Holly. 2021 will mark the 27th Anniversary of Scot Robin performing the role of the legendary rock n roll performer, Buddy Holly! He played the lead role of Buddy Holly in the smash hit musical "Buddy" The Buddy Holly story, (Original cast) Scot was cast by the West End Theatre Director from London and was the first Australian to perform the role and has performed the role of Buddy Holly over 1,000 times, and has received international acclaim for his portrayal of Buddy Holly. Scot has also performed in Buddy's home town of Lubbock Texas and has meet with Buddy's wife Maria Elena several times, and who flew out to Australia to see him perform the role of her late husband at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne. This 60th anniversary tour will see the show perform Australia wide and as always... leave
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the audience feeling as though they have witnessed the real thing!! Buddy Holly was one of the greatest pioneers of Rock and Roll music in the 50's, a career spanning only two short years that made a lasting impact on popular music and the world. Buddy Holly 60th Anniversary Celebration will be performed at the Frankston Arts Centre on Friday 23 July. Tickets are now on sale at thefac.com.au or on 03 9784 1060.
7 July 2021
Friday 23 July 2021
Tickets at thefac.com.au or call 03 9784 1060