DANCE YOUR MESS AROUND
DRAWING NUDES FOR VICTIMS OF FIRE. The last few weeks of fires in our community have bought people together to brainstorm what they can do to help. Sketch Appeal at Brunswick Picture House is fighting fire with the inspired, by donating money raised from life drawing sessions to National Parks and Wildlife, Animal Rescue Craft Guild (they make pouches etc), and the local Fire Brigade. On Wednesday, from 6–8.30pm and Thursday, 10am–12.30pm everyone is welcome to turn up to draw! In the spirit of the event Mandy Nolan has offered up her nude body as one of the eight that artists will get to draw! You don’t have to be a pro – just do it for fun! Please RSVP to art@followyourart.net.au if you intend to come – this will assist with setting up adequate space, tables etc.Pay on the night/morning, $20 one session, $30 both.
NORPA LAUNCHES THEIR 2020 SEASON WITH A PARTY! NORPA is throwing a launch party and they want you to crash it! The theatre company is set to reveal all the fantastic shows they’re presenting and creating in 2020, and they’re celebrating with a party on Friday 6 December, 7pm at Lismore City Hall. Enjoy live performances, music and food as Artistic Director Julian Louis, and special guests, take you through NORPA’s 2020 program. ‘2020 is set to be one of NORPA’s biggest seasons ever – it’s packed with exciting collaborations celebrating local performers, animating the stories of our region, and bringing the best of live performances to the Northern Rivers. Come and celebrate with us and find out more about what we’ve got in store for you next year!’ says Artistic Director Julian Louis. On the night, and to keep the fun times rolling, NORPA teams up with Dusty Attic and Kate Stroud to present an exciting series of live music and performance evenings in NORPA’s recently upgraded Studio venue. The first Studio Session will feature the foot-stomping fun of 5-piece Sofiella & The Handsome Husbands, and they kick off directly after NORPA’s 2020 Season Launch party – so the celebrations will continue well into the night! Whereas the Studio Sessions will be ticketed events going forward, this one is free entry to celebrate the launch of the collaboration. ‘This exciting collaboration means activating a valuable and untapped facility for the Lismore music scene, further strengthening Lismore’s cultural landscape by providing opportunities for artists to perform in a high-quality venue and providing a great space for audiences to come together to enjoy live music,’ said Kate Stroud. Join Sofiella & The Handsome Husbands in the NORPA Studio, directly after the NORPA’s 2020 Season Launch for some sweet harmony-heavy front porch folk, and footstompin’ hillbilly barn-burners! Free event, RSVP to boxoffice@norpa.org.au to let them know you’re coming!
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Dance This Mess Around is the title of the Byron School of Art’s 2019 Graduate Show. It conveys something about the complex, sometimes joyful and frequently difficult process of learning how to become an artist. The eight graduating students whose work comprises painting, printmaking, drawing, photography and installation, have all been willing to question themselves deeply, and in the process, have unearthed the motifs of their own personal experiences and histories. BS’A Teacher Emma Walker says, ‘They have all challenged themselves by investigating materials and techniques, as well as developing the capacity to think creatively. The results of this sometimes-messy dance are works of great depth that are rich with meaning and demonstrate each artist’s commitment and ability to push, explore and persevere’. The exhibition runs from 10am to 2pm. Open night 6pm, Friday 29 Nov–Saturday 7 Dec, at the BSA Project Space, 112 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby until 17 Dec. For more info visit byronschoolofart.com
MAN TELLS STORY
In Manbaggery, Mark Swivel gives a warm hearted response to an ex wife’s memoir… a remembering of a mate who died, and some stories from the community. A natural storyteller, Mark is able to walk that line between humour and pathos. In this fundraiser for Barefoot Law, his low cost legal service to assist DV and homeless clients, he is joined by Smokey Fields, and his mates James Dods and Mat Gulliford doing their Woodstock Revisited show. Monday 2 December at the Drill Hall in Mullumbimby, from 7pm. Tickets $20 at the door or from mdnc.org.au
BRUNS’ GOT TALENT, SEASON 2 Can You Fart the National Anthem? Then the Brunswick Picture House want to hear from you! Got a weird pet, or a party trick? If you’re ready to see your name in shiny lights, then it’s time for a chat with the good people at the Bruns Picture House. Come and check out this show – it promises to be one wacky night of entertainment! Saturday at 7pm – Tickets are $20-25, a family of four for $80.
ALL ABILITY ALL STARS The All Ability All Star Cabaret returns in 2019 to the Brunswick Picture House to celebrate the unique and special abilities of local residents of the Northern Rivers with disabilities. Celebrating a smashing debut in 2018, this year’s All Abilities cabaret features circus performances, duo acrobatics, dance, and an inclusive workshop activity. The All Star Cabaret celebrates International Day of People with Disability 2019 as a fundraiser for the All Ability All Star integrated circus program. This program has been delivered by Spaghetti Circus, a leading regional circus, operating from Mullumbimby for 25 years, in partnership with United Disability Care, a local disability service provider in Brunswick Heads for over five years. Tuesday 3 December at Brunswick Picture House –10.30am, $10.
COMEDY VIRGINS! Come and catch some of the funniest new comics in the Shire. From Wendy, the matriarch of the group – who is wonderfully outrageous – to Matty, a well known Byron Bay surfer and local, to Liam, a respectable school teacher, to Cameron… a Jetstar pilot. Over the last six weeks 14 fabulous people have shared their stories, searched fearlessly for their defects and downloaded on the world. Catch their first performance at The Virgin Sacrifice on Monday 9 December. Doors open 7pm, show 8pm. Tickets $10/15 at the door or from mandynolan.com.au.
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BRUNS PICTURE HOUSE LAUNCHES A LONG HOT SUMMER PROGRAM! This Friday, the Brunswick Picture House invites culture lovers to their Garden Party, celebrating the launch of their biggest Summer program yet – a whole bunch of shows that you just wouldn’t expect in sleepy Bruns! Bay FM is broadcasting live from 3.30pm. With entertainment, the barbecue fired up, and their good mates at Bruns Surf and SJS Custom Surfboards throwing in an SJS Surfboard (worth $900) giveaway for one lucky guest who is present on the day. Be there at Brunswick Picture House from 3.30pm!
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