Spotlight Newsletter Mar-Apr 2013

Spotlight Event Guide March 2013 - April 2013

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ROCKHAMPTON VENUES AND EVENTS

How to buy tickets Pilbeam Theatre Box Office Dial’n’Charge 4927 4111 www.seeitlive.com.au

FRIENDS OF THE THEATRE If you enjoy the theatre, why not become a Friend of the Theatre?

Friends of the Theatre is an organisation where members volunteer to work in various aspects of the theatre such as ushering, bar, candy bar and program selling. Friends receive discounts to many of the shows listed in Spotlight, and also receive this newsletter mailed direct to them. Each time a Friend of the Theatre works they receive a Performance Work Voucher, which is exchanged for tickets to events. Unlimited seats are available in exchange for Performance Work Vouchers on events in Spotlight bearing the blue star symbol. For other events, voucher seats are limited to a total of six seats per performance. Further details as well as membership forms are available from the Box Office.

SEE IT LIVE REWARDS Save money on tickets to many events in Spotlight by becoming a See It Live Rewards member. Ask the Box Office for more details

GENERAL INFORMATION Theatre programs start promptly at the advertised start time and latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance. Smoking is not allowed in any part of the Pilbeam Theatre or other Council venues. The use of cameras and recording devices during performances is illegal and penalties for infringement of copyright in this way are severe. Please ensure all mobile phones are switched off before entering the auditorium. Crying or fidgety children can be a distraction to other theatregoers and performers, so if you bring your small child to the theatre, please book an aisle seat in case you need to exit the auditorium.

TICKETING ABBREVIATIONS A = Adult S = Student U = Unemployed Y = Youth FoT = Friend of Theatre P = Pensioner J = Junior * G10 = Group of 10 or more SC = Senior’s Card C = Concession RP = Reward Pensioner RA = Reward Adult CSC – Commonwealth Senior Card F = Family (2 adults & 2 children unless otherwise stated)

*Preschool & school age, 3yrs & over. May have additional age restrictions Please check with the Box Office to ensure you are eligible for a particular price category.

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March

Class Clowns Workshop and Competition Calling students in grades 9 to 12!

Develop your comedy routine with Dave Williams, veteran of fringe and comedy festivals both here and abroad.

Class Clowns is a national secondary school comedy competition and Rockhampton’s winner will go on to perform in the State final in Brisbane with a chance to go to the national finals in Melbourne! Register via www.classclowns.com.au

WALTER REID CULTURAL CENTRE WORKSHOPS: SATURDAY 2 MARCH 10.30AM TO 12.30PM COMPETITION SATURDAY 2 MARCH AT 1PM ENTRY TO WORKSHOP AND COMPETITION IS FREE.

Skating Join in the fun of skating at the Rockhampton Showgrounds. Fully supervised with experienced skaters to assist you but children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Entry through Gate 6, off Lion Creek Road.

EXHIBITION PAVILION, ROCKHAMPTON SHOWGROUNDS EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT 7PM TO 9.30PM $7 PER SKATER SKATE HIRE $2 INLINE, $1 QUAD

Improvisation Workshop for Actors This workshop is an opportunity to work with a professional performer to develop skills in improvisation.

It is suitable for those interested in the development of acting skills and short play scenarios in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. With a solid background in acting, tutor Dave Williams uses strong characters and improvisation which lend his workshops a distinctly theatrical flavour.

WALTER REID CULTURAL CENTRE AUDITORIUM SATURDAY 2 MARCH 3PM TO 5PM COST $15

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Oh What A Night Returning by popular demand, the Las Vegas production of Oh What A Night - a musical tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. It’s a fully scripted and choreographed tribute featuring the songs you love to hear! Featuring George Solomon, Paul Holmquist, Brandon Albright and Rick Morgan.

PILBEAM THEATRE SUNDAY 3 MARCH AT 7.30PM ADULTS $45, CONCESSION $41

Twilight Movie: Up Up is the story of a 78 year old inventor and adventure seeker who sets out to fulfil a lifelong dream of going to South America by tying thousands of balloons to his house. But he doesn’t plan on a stowaway, an 8 year old boy called Russell. Together they embark on an adventure to the wilds of South America. A Rockhampton Regional Council event.

BIG DAM, MOUNT MORGAN FRIDAY 8 MARCH AT 7PM FREE ENTRY

Outback and Beyond: A Live Australian Western This electronic opera is performed by Mike Cooper and Grayson Cooke to the blistering soundtrack of Cooper’s lap-steel guitar, deconstructed blues and electronics with Cooke’s live remix of archival footage of the outback from the National Film and Sound Archive. Cooper also sings a libretto that explores the adventures (and misadventures) of Sir Charles Todd who built the Overland Telegraph between Adelaide and Darwin in the 1870’s.

WALTER REID CULTURAL CENTRE AUDITORIUM FRIDAY 8 MARCH AT 7.30PM TICKETS A $15, C $10

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March

Workshop with Mike Cooper and Grayson Cooke This 2 hour workshop with musician, singer and songwriter Mike Cooper and audio-visual artist Grayson Cooke is an opportunity for those interested in all aspects of music. eg songwriting, live video mixing, and the notion of remixing archival materials. The workshop will include an ‘artist’s talk’ with musical/visual demonstrations of the different aspects of their show, Outback and Beyond.

SATURDAY 9 MARCH WALTER REID CULTURAL CENTRE SATURDAY 9 MARCH FROM 10.30AM TO 12.30PM COST $15 OR FREE WITH TICKET TO THE PERFORMANCE. PLEASE CONTACT BOX OFFICE TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN THE WORKSHOP).

Rocky Flix: Searching for Sugar Man With a 2013 Oscar nomination, this inspiring documentary has won awards at festivals around the world. The film follows two South Africans who set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970’s music icon Rodriguez, who had disappeared into obscurity after his first album had bombed.

Unbeknownst to him, he had become a phenomenon in apartheid South Africa over two decades after a bootleg recording found its way there.

2012, PG, 86 mins.

WALTER REID CULTURAL CENTRE AUDITORIUM WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH AT 6.30PM A$15, MEMBERS $10

CQ EXPO 2013 Central Queensland Transport, Trades & Mining Expo 2013. Find the best new equipment and products at the expo. See live equipment demonstrations and have access to product experts. It will be Rockhampton’s premier industry event for 2013.

ROCKHAMPTON SHOWGROUNDS WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH 9AM TO 5PM THURSDAY 14 MARCH 9AM TO 4PM

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CHICAGO Following on the success of Dusty and The Boy From Oz, Rockhampton Venues and Events’ turns its sights on the prohibition era with the award winning CHICAGO. Directed by Karen Crone (director of Dusty and The Boy From Oz), CHICAGO is one of the most popular and most awarded musicals the world has seen.

CHICAGO contains one show stopping song after another including All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango, When You’re Good to Mama, Mr Cellophane, The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle and more. The show features Amanda Locker as Velma, Emily Brown as Roxie, Grant Wolf Whitfield as Billy Flynn, Dean Netherwood as Amos and Anna Kahler as Matron Morton.

Set in the Cook County Jail, Chicago is based on the true stories of two accused murderesses and their sensational trials. In the 1920s, hundreds of thousands of Americans devoured newspaper and radio reports of the scandalous activities of the pair.

PILBEAM THEATRE FRIDAY 15 MARCH AT 7.30PM SATURDAY 16 MARCH AT 7.30PM SUNDAY 17 MARCH AT 3PM FRIDAY 22 MARCH AT 7.30PM SATURDAY 23 MARCH AT 7.30PM A $47, P $43, S $43, G 10+ SECONDARY STUDENT $30 EA, J (3 TO 17) $34, F $140, G 10+ A $44 EA, A FOT$44, PSU FOT $40, RA $44, RP $40

Walter Reid Cultural Centre Open Day Pottery, fibre arts, photography, lapidary, embroidery...all these and more will be on display at the Walter Reid Cultural Centre Open Day.

WALTER REID CULTURAL CENTRE SATURDAY 16 MARCH 9AM TO 3.30PM

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Speedway If you have the need for speed, come to the Rockhampton Speedway.

Entry through Main Gate.

ROCKHAMPTON SHOWGROUNDS, CENTRE RING SATURDAY 23 MARCH GATES OPEN AT 4PM, RACING STARTS 6PM.

Screenwriting and Playwrighting Workshop Learn how to write a great ten-minute play or winning short film script with award winning playwright and screenwriter, Alex Broun. If you’ve ever thought about writing a short film script or ten-minute play and didn’t know where to start, or if you’d like to learn how to make your script or play better – then this is the course for you! See your script come to life when it is given a moved reading by actors on the final day.

CHARACTER, DIALOGUE AND STRUCTURE SATURDAY 23 MARCH – 10AM TO 5PM TESTING YOUR SCRIPT – FILM SUNDAY 24 MARCH – 10AM TO 1PM BRINGING YOUR PLAY TO LIFE SUNDAY 24 MARCH – 2PM TO 5PM WALTER REID CULTURAL CENTRE AUDITORIUM SATURDAY 23 MARCH TO SUNDAY 24 MARCH COST $30 INCLUDES LUNCH ON SUNDAY

See It Live Rewards Be part of our exciting new reward program! It’s called See It Live Rewards. See It Live Rewards will offer discounts on shows and on purchases at the Pilbeam Theatre Bar and Candy Bar, copies of the See It Live Season brochure and Spotlight newsletter mailed to you, discounts at selected local businesses and other special offers from time to time. Membership is $25 for one year, $40 for two years or $200 for a life membership. Ticket prices for See It Live Rewards members are listed as RA (Reward Adult) and RP (Reward Pensioner) is the prices listed with events in the Spotlight Newsletter. Ask the Box Office for more details.

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120th Heritage Queensland Eisteddfod Hundreds of performers from all over Queensland will come to Rockhampton over the Easter 2013 long weekend to perform in the 120th annual Heritage Queensland Eisteddfod.

160 competitors have put in more than 869 entries in 68 sections.

Categories include soloist, duos, trios, quartets, choirs and ensembles.

Competitors come from as far away as Toowoomba in the south to Cairns in the north of the state, and range in age from 12 years to 95 years.

PILBEAM THEATRE AND ROCKHAMPTON ART GALLERY THURSDAY 28 TO SUNDAY 31 MARCH SESSION TICKETS: A $7.50, C $5 SEASON TICKETS: A $30, C $25, S $25, J (13 AND UNDER) $25, ADULT COMPETITOR $20, STUDENT COMPETITOR $15, TEACHER $20, ACCOMPANIST $20.

Buy tickets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at www.seeitlive.com.au.

Rocky Flix: I Wish This film will inspire hope around the world through its depiction of the innocent minds of children and the warmth of family life. Koichi and Ryunosuke are two brothers who have been separated by their parent’s divorce and Koichi’s only wish is for his family to be reunited. When he learns that a new bullet train line will soon be open linking the two towns, he starts to believe that a miracle will happen. Japan, 2012, PG, 128 mins.

WALTER REID CULTURAL CENTRE AUDITORIUM WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL AT 6.30PM A$15, MEMBERS $10

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March/April

Twilight Movie: Cars 2 Lightning McQueen with his old pal Mater head to Europe to take part in the World Grand Prix.

But Mater unwittingly becomes involved in international espionage when he is mistaken for a spy. A Rockhampton Regional Council event.

CONAGHAN PARK GRACEMERE FRIDAY 5 APRIL AT 7PM FREE ENTRY.

Over the Fence Short Comedy Film Festival 15 brilliant offbeat comedy films which deal with a wild range of situations that are just wrong, absurd, spectacular, diverse and above all wicked. The theme this year is ‘It’s a man’s world, when she’s not there.’ This dynamic short film festival is a mixture of comic shorts from around the globe.

WALTER REID CULTURAL CENTRE FRIDAY 5 APRIL AT 7.30PM ALL TICKETS $20

Short + Sweet Play Festival – Submission of Scripts Do you have a script for a short play – 10 minutes or under - that has not been performed in the Rockhampton Region? Your play will be assessed by Short+Sweet professionals for story, character, dialogue, theatricality and dramatic tension/comedy and, if selected, will be performed at the 2013 Rockhampton Short + Sweet Festival on 21 & 22 June. To submit your script, go to www.shortandsweet.org and follow prompts. Closing date for submissions is Monday 8 April

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Elvis to the Max

The memory and legend lives on in the guise of Max Pellicano, whose uncanny resemblance and equally chilling performance have mesmerised Australians over the last two decades. Max Pellicano’s tribute Elvis To The Max goes beyond mere impersonation. His recreation of The King’s looks, moves, vocal style, impressions and humour is so accurate, it’s awe-inspiring. There are lots of Elvis impersonators around, but Max Pellicano is considered as the best. People just Can’t help falling in Love with Elvis to the Max!

PILBEAM THEATRE WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL AT 8PM A $55, P/ SC $45.

Rockfest 2013

Rockfest is back in 2013. With local bands and a headline act, Rockfest 2013 will be one of the highlights of Youth Week. A Rockhampton Regional Council event.

ROCKHAMPTON SHOWGROUNDS FRIDAY 5 APRIL FREE ENTRY

GIVE THE GIFT OF LIVE THEATRE

If you’re stuck for an idea for a gift, then why not try a Pilbeam Theatre Gift Voucher? You can buy gift vouchers for any amount and they are redeemable for tickets to events which are on sale through the Pilbeam Theatre Box Office (provided tickets are available).

Contact the Box Office on 4927 4111 for more details.

CQ Thoroughbred Breeders Association Yearling Sale Annual event for horse breeders to show and sell their animals.

ROCKHAMPTON SHOWGROUNDS ROBERT SCHWARTEN PAVILION (OUTDOOR) SUNDAY 14 APRIL ,10AM TO 3PM

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April

Morning melodies - Music Of The Night Two of Australia’s most talented and versatile entertainers, Dale Burridge and Danielle Everett will take you on a journey into The Music of the Night! From Puccini to Lloyd Webber, Freddie Mercury to George Gershwin.

Soaring vocals, stunning gowns and spectacular spine tingling moments combine in this concert that will leave you begging for more!

Presented by Rockhampton Regional Council and Bolsover Radiology.

Morning Tea Supplied by

PILBEAM THEATRE MONDAY 15 APRIL AT 11AM A $18, P $16, AFOT $17, PFOT $15, G10+P $15

The Wiggles – Taking Off Live in Concert There’s nothing new under the sun, so it’s said. But wait, there really is something new! The world’s most popular children’s entertainment group, The Wiggles, are heading out on the road to introduce their new team. After 21 years of entertaining children around the globe, it’s the beginning of an exciting new era for The Wiggles as they head out on their ‘Taking Off’ tour. All of your Wiggly friends, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus, will be along as well to dance and sing along to Hot Potato, Rock-a-Bye Your Bear and all your favourite Wiggles hits.

PILBEAM THEATRE TUESDAY 16 APRIL AT 10AM AND 1PM DURATION APPROX 75 MINUTES (NO INTERVAL) ALL TICKETS $30. EVERYONE OVER 18 MONTHS MUST HAVE A TICKET

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Cautionary Tales For Children Based on the verse by Hilaire Belloc. Adapted by Claudia O’Doherty, Mark Jones and Chris Kohn.A lyrical satirical cabaret at which you may lose your head entirely! Meet our dysfunctional musical troupe of four, who have travelled to our stage via a time machine. They’re on a mission to teach today’s rascally kids a thing or two about the importance of being well-behaved, and are armed with Hilaire Belloc’s poems about wayward children and the outlandish fates that befall them. Created for audiences aged 8 and above, the delightful family production Cautionary Tales for Children is proof that learning lessons about good behaviour has never been so quite so absurd and hilarious at the same time. Presented by Rockhampton Regional Council.

PILBEAM THEATRE WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL AT 6.30PM A $18.50, P $13.50, F $57

Buy tickets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at www.seeitlive.com.au.

2013 See It Live Season The 2013 See it Live Theatre Season is a great selection of shows from a variety of producers from both Queensland and interstate. This year’s See It Live Season is an exciting selection that features some companies performing for the first time on the Pilbeam Theatre stage and some making a welcome return.

There is fine music, classical and contemporary dance, drama, comedy, opera and more.

Brochures are available from the Pilbeam Theatre Box Office or for online viewing and download at www.seeitlive.com.au

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April

Sundowner Imagine this...It is becoming increasingly difficult to discern the difference between the present and the past, between what is familiar and what is foreign.

Events that took place just minutes ago are being constantly erased, while memories that you have been able to keep at bay for decades now come rushing towards you. This breathtaking performance, starring Helen Morse, Jackie Rees, Timothy Ohl, Michelle Heaven, Craig Bary with the Tivoli Lovelies, traverses sorrow, fears and human dignity. Through the eyes of three generations, Sundowner tells the story of so many Australian families. If our parent is no longer the person we know, how can we care for them in the present and also honour their memory? Sundowner is a story of love: love of family, love of history, and love of life.

Presented by Rockhampton Regional Council. Part of the 2013 See It Live Theatre Season.

PILBEAM THEATRE SATURDAY 20 APRIL AT 7.30PM A $47, P $43, CSC $43, S $43, G10+ SECONDARY STUDENT $30EA, J (3 TO 17) $34, F $140, G10+A $44, AFOT $44, P FOT $40, RA $44, RP $40

GIVE THE GIFT OF LIVE THEATRE If you’re stuck for an idea for a gift, then why not try a Pilbeam Theatre Gift Voucher? You can buy gift vouchers for any amount and they are redeemable for tickets to events which are on sale through the Pilbeam Theatre Box Office (provided tickets are available).

Contact the Box Office on 4927 4111 for more details.

Speedway If fast cars and loud noise strikes your fancy this event is for you. Entry through Main Gate.

ROCKHAMPTON SHOWGROUNDS, CENTRE RING SATURDAY 20 APRIL GATES OPEN AT 4PM, RACING STARTS 6PM.

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Hebel Block Carving Participants will work with sculptor Brenden Tohill to create a garden sculpture with hebel blocks.

Brendon Tohill is a New Zealand sculptor, carving in wood and marble. His work is displayed in many galleries and he has worked on many commissions. Workshop cost includes materials. BYO lunch and old shirt.

SHOWGROUNDS, DALMA/RIDGELANDS ROAD, RIDGELANDS SUNDAY 21 APRIL, 10AM TO 4PM COST $30 INCLUDES MATERIALS. BYO LUNCH.

Walter’s Lounge Walter’s Lounge returns to the Walter Reid Cultural Centre in April.

Walter’s Lounge is a lounge-style information and performance event presented by Creative Capricorn in partnership with the Keppel Coast Arts Council.

WALTER REID CULTURAL CENTRE SUNDAY 21 APRIL 2PM TO 5PM FREE ENTRY

Rockhampton Eisteddfod The Rockhampton Eisteddfod will be held over April-May.

FRIDAY 26 TO 29 – SPEECH AND DRAMA 30 APRIL TO 2 MAY – INSTRUMENTAL 5 TO 6 MAY – PIANO 10 MAY – SIGNING CHOIRS 11 TO 19 MAY – DANCE 21 TO 24 MAY – VOCAL 25 MAY– GALA CONCERT PILBEAM THEATRE FRIDAY 26 APRIL TO 25 MAY SESSION AND SEASON TICKET PRICES TBC.

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Walter Reid Cultural Centre Tenant Information The following groups have club rooms and facilities in the Walter Reid Cultural Centre. For information on the activities conducted by these groups, please contact the groups direct.

Group

Room

Contact

Phone

Capricornia Potters Group

2-5

Tricia Greinke

4928 5427

CQ Contemporary Artists

2-4

Carmen Beezley-Drake 4927 6117

Creative Capricorn

0-1

Rod Ainsworth

4924 5608

Fibre Arts

1-7

Sue Angus

4926 7249

Patch Happy Circle

1-1

Mary Phelan

4926 4967

Rockhampton Chamber Music Group 2-7

Jean Boyce

4928 1435

Rockhampton Eisteddfod Association 1-2

Cheryl Fall

4927 2036

Rockhampton Embroiderers Guild

1-1

Ros McKendry

4928 8754

Rockhampton Little Theatre

1-3

Vicki Cope

0412 336 450

Rockhampton Lapidary Club

1-8

Rob Fry

0427 741 500

Rockhampton Photography Club

1-9

Mark Chapman

0418 157 615

Rockhampton Railway Modellers Assoc 1-6

Bruce Russell

Rockhampton Youth Orchestra

2-8

Brian Boswood

Royal Queensland Art Society

1-1

Lyn Howard

4933 2035 0418 755 645 4928 6319

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Events CALENDAR MAR 2 2 3 8 8 9 13 13-14 15-23 16 23 23-24 28 -31 APR 3 5 5 5 10 14 15 16 17 20 20 21 21 26 Apr - 25 May

Class Clowns workshop and performance Improvisation workshop Oh What A Night Twilight Movie Outback and Beyond Outback and Beyond Workshop Rocky Flix CQ Mining Expo Chicago Walter Reid Culutral Centre Open Day Speedway Playwrighting and Screenwriting Workshop Heritage Queensland Eisteddfod

WRCC WRCC PT O WRCC WRCC WRCC RSG PT WRCC RSG WRCC PT

Rocky Flix Twilight Movie: Cars 2 Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival Rockfest 2013 Elvis to the Max Yearling Sale Morning Melodies The Wiggles Cautionary Tales for Children Sundowner Speedway Hebel block carving workshop Walter’s Lounge Rockhampton Eisteddfod

WRCC O WRCC RSG PT RSG PT PT PT PT RSG O WRCC PT

PT = Pilbeam Theatre MB = Music Bowl RSP = Riverside Park O = Other Venue RSG=Rockhampton Showgrounds

Contact details Rockhampton Venues and Events is a business unit of Rockhampton Regional Council.

Administration Office Pilbeam Theatre, 2 Cambridge Street.

PO Box 1860 Rockhampton 4700.

Ticketing Ph 4927 4111 Administration Ph 4924 5600 Fax 4924 5633

www.venuesandevents.com.au