Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

What’s on in… October

Monday nights, October 12,19,26 The Chat Room every Monday 6.30-8.30pm till the end of October. Resuming in February 2010. Speakers include: October 19 - Maleny’s Dr Bob will speak on his work with “Parents and Grandparents” and on October 26 Debbie Sawtell tells us of “Ancient Healing For the 21st Century.” Address: 13 Vivian Street (off Kentia [...]

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Creative Cuts

Deep Blue’s Dream Experience Deep Blue - The Dream will be performed at The Events Centre on Wednesday August 26 at 7.30pm. Combining film music with classics and rock, right through to electronica, Deep Blue is a visual and aural experience. Moving images, moving music and most importantly moving performances. Tickets: 54 914240 or www.etixdirect.com.au Finbar’s songs to [...]

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Ethical Investing

Thursday, 30th July Ethical investing:  ‘Has doing good, done better?’ ‘Which ethical investments are right for me?’ Come and find out.  Australian Ethical Investments and Ethical Investment Advisers host a seminar and light supper, in the Deck Room, Tranquil Park Resort at 6.15pm.  Entry is free of charge.  RSVP to Karen on 07) 3876 2377 [...]

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Creative Cuts

Mick Hart Oz tour to rock Maleny ARIA nominated artist Mick Hart continues his huge “What Lies Beneath” tour with a show at the Maleny Community Centre on Friday 24 July. Praised across the globe by critics and fans including Ben Harper and Jeff Buckley’s manager Dave Lory, Mick has supported music giants Bob Dylan, Sting, Coldplay, [...]

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Films in Review by the Maleny Film Society

4th July The Class (France) documentary/drama 130 mins M Winner Palme d’Or , Cannes Film Festival 2009 Based on an autobiographical novel by teacher Francois Begaudeau, this is the story of Marin, a teacher in an ethnically diverse, inner-city Paris high school. Although a drama, the film has the energy of a documentary. Through a series of extraordinarily [...]

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Artist of the Month-Adam Bogusz

An Unreal World Born in Melbourne in 1971, Adam moved with his parents to Saunders Beach, a little north of Townsville, when he was fifteen. “Our family home was a stone’s throw from the water’s edge and surrounded by natural beauty. Our nearest neighbour was just a dot on the horizon. It suited my temperament but [...]

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Creative Cuts… arts, entertainment, performance

Telling it on the mountain Mapleton choir members are busy rehearsing for the Autumn Concert in May.  Director, Ailsa Morehen has welcomed some new faces to the choir, giving her the scope to introduce a wider repertoire. “Tell It On The Mountain” will have two performances in the Mapleton Hall, on Friday May 22 at 7.30 pm [...]

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Artist of the Month

Julie Hutchings Montville Art Gallery’s feature artist for the month of April is Julie Hutchings. Grafton has been Julie’s home since her birth in 1959.  Her ambition on leaving school was to become a jockey but she wasn’t small enough.  Instead, she married John Hutchings, a top jockey in the Northern Rivers district until he retired in [...]

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Embellishment

Two dynamic and talented ladies – Tracey Sims and Susanne Barrett have pooled their artistic skills to present an exhibition of original paintings entitled ‘Embellishment’, (beautifully adorned and decorated). The exhibition is now running at Holden’s Gallery - corner Coral and Myrtle Streets, Maleny until April 26. Working predominantly with acrylics combined with other media, Susanne [...]

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Rex Backhaus-Smith and his artistic journey

The next exhibition by potential icon Rex Backhaus-Smith is called An Artist’s Journey which, according to the 74 year-old Rex, is a review of his past 50 years as an artist. The exhibition of about 35 works starts off this month at the Graydon Gallery in Brisbane, then moves to Surat, Rex’s birthplace, the Stockman’s [...]

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