WHAT’S ON

from Your Time Magazine Brisbane - March 2022

TRAVEL

CELEBRATE the golden age of jazz and swing with the music of Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra and many more. Be swept up in the ambience of Roma when Mambo Italiano! celebrates the influence of Italian American musicians on the golden age of 1950s jazz and swing at Redland Performing Arts Centre (RPAC).

In an energetic, romantic and passionate concert, award-winning cabaret artist and chanteuse Nadia Sunde, together with an all-star band, takes audiences on a journey into the music of Louis Prima, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Sophia Loren, Bobby Darin, Perry Como and many more for the second concert in the popular Musical Melodies Concert Series. An acclaimed cabaret artist, songwriter, theatre actress, comedienne and former ABC radio presenter, Nadia Sunde is a standout performer effortlessly engaging and delighting her audiences with warmth, wit and velvet voice.

To bring this show to life, Nadia has joined forces with virtuoso jazz pianist and accordionist John Reeves.

As musical director, John has assembled some of Queensland’s finest jazz and swing musicians to pay tribute to the great Italian American singers and songwriters.

This will definitely have you dancing in your seat at RPAC

It’s on Saturday, April 9 at Redland Performing Arts Centre. Tickets are $25-$35 and can be booked by calling the RPAC box office on 3829 8131, or visit rpac.com.au (booking fees are $6 online and $5 by phone per transaction).

2022 ASIA PACIFIC ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL WILL CELEBRATE HOW WE CO-OPERATE, CO-DESIGN AND CO-EXIST

THE Asia Pacific Architecture Festival (APAF) returns to Brisbane from March 12 to 25, 2022 in a collaboration between founding partners Architecture Media and State Library of Queensland.

The festival will deliver an exciting program of exhibitions, installations, symposia, lectures and workshops that promote and celebrate architecture’s contribution to the culture, sustainability and economy of the Asia Pacific region.

The theme co-operate, co-design, co-exist will urge attendees to really define these three pillars of collaboration and how they can best be used to positively impact the design process. Particularly relevant to the Asia Pacific — given its rich diversity of cultures and languages — the theme will interrogate how our shared challenges and experiences can benefit from more collective and inclusive design strategies.

The festival will return to its regular

Oland Estate–on the hills, Kulakumbai, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, Chitra Vishwanath, 2010. Credit: Environments of Tomorrow, Manipal University base in Brisbane with satellite events planned in Queensland’s regions and further afield in the Asia Pacific. In addition to in-person events, patrons will have the opportunity to log-on to ‘virtual’ experiences too.

For more information, go to asiapacificarchitecturefestival.com. LIKE Cluedo? Think you are as good as Poirot or Clouseau? Well, Act 1’s whodunit comedy thriller A Tomb with a View has another weekend of shows on March 11 and 12. Solve the murder and you could win a prize for your efforts. A fully licensed bar with reduced prices will also keep you in the mood to work out who is the murderer! There’s free parking behind the theatre and on Hall Street. Note: Strathpine train station is approximately 200 metres away.

Buy your tickets now at trybooking. com/events/landing?eid=857636. For more, visit act1theatre.com.au. THE Milton Markets are inner-west Brisbane’s premium food, farmers and lifestyle market. They remain dedicated to supporting southeast Queensland’s best growers, farmers, painters, chefs, designers, bakers, fishmongers, butchers, baristas, juicers and artists.

Featuring the freshest farm-direct produce, meats, seafood, eggs, honey, gourmet food stall, arts and craft. With plenty of parking, easy public transport access and improved facilities.

Visit visitbrisbane.com.au/brisbane/ whats-on/fashion-and-shopping/themilton-markets?sc_lang=en-au.

Redland Performing Arts Centre and SK Entertainment present

Australia’s favourite showgirl celebrates 40 years from stage to jungle with her dazzling new show!

In this musical extravaganza, Rhonda will interpret hits like Katy Perry’s Roar, Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman, Cher’s If I Could Turn Back Time and Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive for a musical extravaganza unlike any other.

THUR 31 MARCH, 7.30PM

Redland Performing Arts Centre, Concert Hall

Tickets: $35–$45 via 3829 8131 or www.rpac.com.au

Booking fees: $5 by phone & $6 online per transaction

Cinematic

FEATURES MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS STAR WARS • INDIANA JONES • SUPERMAN • SCHINDLER’S LIST MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA • JAWS • HARRY POTTER • AND MUCH MORE

FRI 29 APR 7.30PM + SAT 30 APR 1.30PM & 7.30PM CONCERT HALL QPAC

ART STUDIOS OPENING UP DURING MARCH

OPEN Studios Sunshine Coast is a celebration of the region’s vibrant and diverse art scene, offering visitors a unique opportunity to meet and see artists work in their own creative spaces. Throughout the week-long event, the community can take selfguided tours to meet local artists in person, view artistry in action, purchase art, participate in workshops and gain a new appreciation for the creativity of local talent.

One of the artists on the trail is artist Janet Clay. From early childhood, painting at the kitchen table to her experience working and exploring the communities of the Northern Territory as a nurse, Janet evokes and portrays her emotions thought her art.

Whether they be of her landscapes of the Australian outback or her inspirational seascapes from sailing through the Pacific Islands, she takes you on a journey through time Participating artist Janet Clay and memories, portrayed in her paintings.

The event takes place: Coast studios, March 18-20. Hinterland studios, March 26-27. Some studios are also open on weekdays from 10am-4pm in the five days between the Hinterland and the Coastal weekends. Please check listings to ensure they are open when you plan to visit.

Visit openstudiossunshine coast.com.au. by visionary Rastafarians Bob Marley and The Wailers. In the 1970s, many Indigenous Australian social movements adopted Marley’s reggae anthems as their own,

DRAWN from thecollection, this exhibition of works by Indigenous Queensland artists demonstrates the makers’ engagement with cultural, familial, historical and political movements, their assertion of sovereignty and desire for political and social equality. The exhibition borrows its name from the 1973 song Get Up, Stand Up — synonymous with social resistance movements globally — written

2022 ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL

THE 2022 Alliance Francaise French film festival full line-up has arrived and a full program of French cinematic escapes has been announced.

There are more than 42 films to choose from and a talented and diverse line-up of film ambassadors eager to celebrate the profound impact of French cinema on their careers personally and filmmaking more broadly.

Ambassadors include

This show is on until November 20 at the Queensland Art Gallery, (Gallery 2). Free entry. For more, visit qagoma. qld.gov.au/whats-on/ exhibitions/get-up,-stand-up.

blockbuster film director Phillip Noyce, renowned actor David Wenham, acclaimed screen and theatre director Shannon Murphy and internationally recognised filmmaker Samantha Langed. The festival will be shown at The Palace Cinema, 39 James St, Fortitude Valley and, Palace Barracks 61 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane from Wednesday, March 16 to Wednesday April 13.

To build your watch list and bag your tickets to enjoy the crème-de la-crème of contemporary French film, head to affrenchfilmfestival.org.

CLEVELAND MARKETS

ONE of the original Brisbane farmers markets located in Cleveland on Brisbane’s Bayside, they showcase artisans, beautiful fresh produce, arts and craft stalls, food, cafe and coffee shops with over 75 stalls. The markets are open every Sunday morning on Bloomfield Street, Cleveland, 7am to 1pm.

To find out more about these local markets, head to visitbrisbane.com.au/redlands/ whats-on/eat-and-drink/ cleveland-markets? sc_lang=en-au.

CURATED ART TRAILS - WORKSHOPS - EVENTS

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Meet established and emerging local artists as they open their studio doors, rarely open to the public. Open Studios Sunshine Coast offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Sunshine Coast’s most intriguing artists’, studios and galleries.

18-27 MARCH, 2022

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‘Like a puppet version of The Blue Planet’ Mail on Sunday (UK)

Before Darwin changed the world, one voyage changed his life.

This award-winning drama tells the story of the rebellious young Charles Darwin and his daring voyage aboard HMS Beagle to the far side of the world.

THUR 24 MARCH, 10.30AM & 7PM

Redland Performing Arts Centre – Concert Hall

Tickets: $25 - $45 via 3829 8131 or www.rpac.com.au

SEE ANOTHER SIDE OF BRISBANE IN NEW ART SHOW

MUSEUM of Brisbane delves deep into its collections for a new exhibition presenting multiple artist perspectives on the changing nature of our city with Making Place: 100 Views of Brisbane.

Featuring artwork depicting views from as early as the 1820s, the new exhibition presents more than 100 historical and contemporary depictions of the Brisbane region from the MoB collections.

Adding additional layers of storytelling to the experience, MoB have commissioned an immersive sound artwork by Brisbane composer, artist and curator, Lawrence English to share the city’s many soundscapes.

While a dynamic installation by artist Jenna Lee looks at the dual impact of colonisation and development’s historic and ongoing impact on environment and language. Artists featured in Making Place: 100 Views of Brisbane include Judy Watson, Richard Randall, Noel McKenna, William Bustard, Vida Lahey, Jane Grealy, Danie Mellor, Kenneth Jack, Sam Fulbrook, Charles Lancaster, Robert Brownhall, Margaret Olley, Stephen Nothling, Margaret Cilento, Lloyd Rees, Paul Davies, Mia Boe and more.

MoB’s Making Place: 100 views of Brisbane, opens on Saturday, March 26. Attendance is free. For more invormation, visit museumofbrisbane.com.au. SIP, sing and socialise on the last Wednesday of the month. Nurture your love of song as you sing along to wellknown tunes led by Opera Queensland artists at Emporium Hotel South Bank – the home of Sing Sing Sing. Sing Sing Sing is a fun-filled night of music making and merriment for singers of all levels of experience and ability. Join in as people come together each month to connect with friends and share in a love of song in the luxurious Piano Bar at Emporium Hotel South Bank. Book now for the next event.

It will be held on March 30 from 6pm. Tickets are $38. For more information, visit oq.com.au/whats-on/sing-singsing-2022/

Nadia Sunde sings Mambo Italiano!

Songs by:

Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Dean Martin, Louis P ma, Bobby Da n, Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney and many more. HURRY! Tickets selling fast.

Celebrate the golden age of jazz and swing

Nadia Sunde has joined forces with jazz pianist and accordionist John Reeves and an all-star band to pay t bute to the great Italian Ame can singers and songw ters of the 1950s.