Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Fundraiser for Utribe Festival

Thanks to the generosity of many friends, the first fundraising gig for Utribe Festival is on at Crystal Waters on Saturday 5 December.

With the line-up including Maleny’s Hayden Hack and band, Khan and band from the Sunshine Coast, Tim Loydell and the Deckchairs fresh from their recent east coast tour, solo artists Kyla Cobe, Adam Scriven and possibly others, Utribe fans are in for a great night of roots, funk, reggae and folk. Starting at 5pm and running through until midnight there will be curries, salads, desserts and other temptations available.

Tickets at the door – $15 for adults, $8 for under 18’s, kids under 12 free.

For enquiries or if you would like to help, please contact the Utribe Office on 5435 2166 – leave a message if the office is unattended.

The Utribe team will be hosting a gig every six weeks or so at different locations to help clear outstanding 09 Festival debts and enable planning for the 2010 Utribe Festival. If you would like to see Utribe Festival return even stronger and better in 2010, come down to Crystal Waters for a night of wonderful music and the great atmosphere that Utribe brought to the region.

Chicago Blues and Natural Ball

Kicking off the month at Palmwoods Hotel, Brisbane’s Chicago blues crack shots Natural Ball are taking the bolt up the highway for 4 sets of their cracking mix of hot blues and loose limbed funk, perfect for filling the Palmwoods dance floor on Saturday December 5.

Then on Saturday December 19, Palmwoods Got The Blues goes live all over again. Young Gun Tom Richardson is one of the most popular young artists ever to perform at Palmwoods. His latest cd release “Evolution” is receiving airplay across the country and Toms ever widening reputation sees him packing the “joint” wherever he goes. The dreads and lap slide guitar are almost de rigueur these days for Australian roots artists but Tom is something else again.

8Asa Broomhall is another of the Palmwoods hotels favourite regulars and is back on on the same night along with Ray Beadle (below) . Ray’s third release “Loaded” documents the continued expansion of the monumental talent of this young man not yet 30yrs old. A hotshot guitar player certainly, but Ray’s wonderful songwriting and souldeep singing are what enable this young man to stand apart from the rest.

Free Entry at 8pm to Natural Ball. 5.30pm for Palmwoods Got the Blues.

Bernard’s Herd is ‘Micks’ media

Bernard O’Scanaill has one of the most intriguing and attractive painting exhibitions yet seen around the walls of Maleny’s UpFront Club. This quirky Irish pianist and guitarist has delivered a set of what he calls ‘Micks’ media paintings with the iconic Range focus of cows. Strongly abstract but with recognisable bovine features these paintings have attracted a lot of attention. The launch in November included spot performances at the Club by muso friends including the multi- talented Trevor Hart and Kim Cotter.

Maleny is in for a real treat on 12 December when Maleny Singers in conjunction with Maleny RSL and Maleny Rotary Club will present their inaugural ‘Carols at Twilight’.

For the first time in Maleny the Nambour Salvation Army Band will accompany the Maleny Singers in a program of Christmas carols and lessons in the Cenotaph Gardens of the RSL commencing at 7pm.

The lessons will be read by well known local identities and the Reverend Ingrid Busk will officiate.

Hinterland families are invited to bring a blanket and join with in the singing of favourite Christmas songs and carols – song sheets will be handed out on the night.

In case of rain the concert will be held in the RSL hall. For further enquiries contact Judith Caradine 54943018

Council backs Xmas Carnival

Sunshine Coast Regional Council is one of this year’s key supporters of the annual Maleny Christmas Carnival.

Each year, the township of Maleny organises a Christmas street carnival with the proceeds being donated to a worthy local charity or organisation. This year, Maleny Commerce and the organising committee for the annual Maleny Christmas Carnival are delighted that the nominated beneficiary is the Maleny Hospital Auxiliary.

“It’s a tremendous boost for the Carnival. Our aim is to raise as much as we can from the event to benefit the hospital. Council’s assistance can only translate into a better Carnival and a better result for the hospital.” said Lara Hodgson a Carnival Committee member.

This year the Carnival features more rides (and not just for the little kids) , a fantastic live music program being organised by Danny Rose of the UpFront Club, the monster raffle with fantastic prizes, a great variety of food, a new feature of show bags, show stalls by local clubs & associations and of course a visit by Santa.

The Carnival will be held on a specially closed off section of Maple Street in Maleny on Friday 4th December between 5:00pm and 9:00pm.

Raffle tickets are already on sale. There are many great prizes to be won, including first prize of a laptop computer generously donated by Maleny Computers. More information and the latest news, visit the Carnival’s web site: http://www.malenychristmascarnival.com/

Celebrating Indigenous Films

January 2010 will be a month-long celebration of Australian film, presented by the Maleny Film Society in the Maleny Community Centre in Maple Street.

The beauty of the Hinterland, its spiritual networks and the current residents’ respect for the indigenous people who lived here for thousands of years will be the focus of a Celebration of Indigenous Film and Culture on Saturday 9 January.

The full-day program from 10am until 5pm includes three locally-made films, and a performance by the Gubbi Gubbi Dance troupe at a Bush Tucker lunch provided by Dillybag catering.

Bunya Dreaming documents dynamic indigenous visionary Bev Hand’s recreation of the centuries-old Bunya festivals in modern times; followed by Sit-Down, Shivanii Cameron’s empathetic depiction of Saltwater National Park (NSW) at a time when enterprises set up by indigenous workers were losing their Community Development Employment Program funding. In White Skin, Black Spirit: The Search for My Identity, Paul Alister records the remarkable emotional journey of Crystal Waters resident Terri-Anne Goodreid, who travelled to the Northern Territory tracing her roots and discovering her lost family connections.

Cost of the day is $25 for Maleny Film Society members and $30 for temporary members. Tickets are also available for individual films and lunch.

On the same evening (9 January) at 7.15pm, the Film Society will be screening the recent, highly acclaimed indigenous film Samson and Delilah.

Chenrezig summer celebration

Chenrezig Institute, the Sunshine Coast’s Tibetan Buddhist Centre is having a summer open day on 6 December. At 10.30am there’s Dharma Club for kids and a public talk by Geshe Jamyang, Chenrezig’s resident Tibetan Lama (below). At noon there’s a vegetarian lunch at the Big Love Cafe complete with Tibetan dumplings. On the prayer wheel lawn is live acoustic music, chai, cakes or kulfi (spiced Indian ice cream). At 1.30pm there’s a guided tour of this remarkable centre, including the meditation hall and grounds. A guided meditation will take place at 2.30pm.

 More details, Phone: 54 53 2108.

Hear ‘Venhere’ at UpFront Club

Australian pianist Sean Foran – piano (Aust) Joachim Badenhorst on clarinets from Belgium and vocalist Kari Bleivik from Norway are a true international trio. They combine the skills of three young artists, each with a distinct personal voice and extensive international performing and recording experience. Between them they have performed around the UK, Norway, Sweden, USA, Mexico, Canada, France, Belgium, and Australia at countless major festivals. Haunting, captivating and truly mesmerising, this trio take listeners into a realm of sounds rich in emotion, with impressive improvisations and limitless interaction between musicians. Their debut album “UNRAVELLING” recorded in the UK in February 2009 features new compositions by the award- winning composer Sean Foran plus thoughtful reimaginings of music by Nick Drake, Swedish folk songs and obscure jazz standards.