December 2019 GIG GUIDE
GIG GUIDE December 2019
Gigs
& Interests By Mel Bowman-Finn
Check this months Gig Guide to get in the spirit, as we have included dates by our locals who go to the trouble to organise a visit from Santa and host Christmas celebrations across the Cassowary Coast. When it’s time to come together with family and friends, this region never disappoints
and there are plenty of opportunities to take the kids along to a family event in full Christmas cheer. In the New Year the Cassowary Coast Independent News look forward to launching their online version of dates and events, which you can already access on their app. This electronic version will be getting better and better as 2020 opens into a prosperous new year. In the meantime, check this month’s gig guide and make some plans for holiday festivities and your New Year’s Eve shenanigans.
Mission 2 Dance Wow Young Fans SEAN DENT MISSION 2 Dance, a local notfor-profit dance school run by Charmaine Billing, hosted Once Upon a Dream, a dance show at the Tully High School MPC last Saturday, bringing in a crowd of over 250 people, nearly half of which appeared to be kids. The Tully Lions Club provided plenty of food and refreshments for the families in attendance. The ticket instructions stated that children under four years of age were allowed in free but had to be seated on their parent’s lap. Good luck with that idea because the dancing bug seemed to hit many of them, and they couldn’t sit still and often danced along with the performers. The show went from just after 6:00pm up till 9:00pm, offering great value for the $23 ticket price, but just try keeping a four-year-old on your lap for that long at a dance show. Billing wasn’t complaining. She loves the effect that dance has on people and it was what drove her to open her own dance school when she moved up from Sydney four years ago. “I looked around and they had football and netball, but no dance.” Her town had to have dance, right? The show provided a lot of variety from hip hop to ballet and everything else along the musical spectrum. There was aldo a range of ages from tow and a half years old up to the age where wome stop telling you how old they are. Okay, the really young ones struggled a bit with the discipline, but that’s to be expected. The challenge at that age is working in sync with other dancers on the stage. It does, however give them good experience of performing in front of hundreds of admirers, including parents filming every adorable step and twirl. The costumes were simply stunning; clearly a lot of work went into custom-making each
of them. The Harry Potter ensembles and the red dresses with the chequered were both eye-catching and coincided with two of the best performances on the night. You might assume that they were the biggest cost of the event, but Billing said that between sponsorship and the hard work of parents, that cost was relatively low. The real big-ticket item was the dazzling sound and lighting, she said. “It cost about $4000 but Ben (Reichardt from Cassowary Coast Audio & Lighting Solutions) provided probably about $8000 worth. I wanted to show them what we could do, and that was a big part of it.” It probably didn’t surprise many that there were very few boys or men among the dance troupe, and honestly, the level of talent among the girls and women outshone their male counterparts on this night. Some of girls were absolutely spectacular, in fact. It goes without saying that it takes guts to walk out onto a stage. It takes a fair amount of confidence to put everything out of your mind and just be there in the moment, alone with the music and the floor beneath your feet. Many of the numbers were technically challenging, demanding nimble movements in time with both some very upbeat songs and the movements of their partners on the stage. I would imagine these are the ones that the choreographers worry the most about, and rejoice the most over when the dancers pull them off flawlessly, which most did on this night. Two people Billing singled out were Mrs Timms, a fifth grade teacher who helped her a lot and Haylee Brown, a young lady and wonderful dancer who Billing said she could not have done this without. She started to say how much her husband Rob contributed, but he quickly shut her down, saying this was all down to his wife.
Page 14 Cassowary Coast Independent News, Thursday, November 28, 2019
The grapevine
GIG GUIDE W h at s h a p p e n i n g C a s s o wa r y c o a s t
NOVEMBER THURSDAY 28TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Pool Comp 7.30pm FRIDAY 29TH Hotel Tully Top Pub DJ 9pm-late Mt Tyson Hotel Tully Davros 7.30pm Bingil Bay Café Pauly P 6.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Carrizma 7pm Christmas Street Party Rotary Lighting of the Christmas Tree Edith Street Innisfail 5.30pm-9pm Mission Arts Mission Christmas Celebration Gallery & Shop, Live Music, Bar, 6pm-9pm SATURDAY 30TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Dine & Dance Ukes on a Mission 6:30-8:30pm Bingil Bay Café Poets Corner Open Mic Night Christmas Party All Welcome Host Muso ‘Doc’ 7pm King Reef Resort Kurrimine Euphoric 7.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Issy Dye Cabaret Show Bookings preferred 7pm Tully Bull & Bike Ride Tully Showgrounds Entry fee 5pm-1am
DECEMBER SUNDAY 1ST King Reef Resort Kurrimine Davros 12pm-4pm THURSDAY 5TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Throwback Thursday-party night from 5pm Pool Comp prizes 7.30pm FRIDAY 6TH Hotel Tully Top Pub DJ 9pm-late Mt Tyson Hotel Tully Pop Standen 7.30pm Bingil Bay Café Paul Brennan 6.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Mirror Image 7pm Queens Hotel Innisfail Eclectic Electric – DJ Jeff & Guest DJ Willow B 18+ event from 8:30pm Cardwell State School end of year concert Cardwell Community Hall free entry 6.30pm-8.30pm
DECEMBER
app now available uring Are you to e h in t Coast? Cassowary the Touring,
After subscribing to the app - go to the Touring, Local Events and Activities section and find 2 pages of local events and activities that are happening in our region.
e link on Follow th ts and Activities en Ev l ca Lo areas to a local page to go nd useful fi page to n. informatio
SATURDAY 7TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Live Music free entry book your Christmas Party 6.30pm-8.30pm King Reef Resort Kurrimine Mark Nugent 8pm-12am Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Mirror Image 7pm Cardwell Ambulance Christmas Markets with Santa & his elves 7am12pm
FRIDAY 20TH Hotel Tully Top Pub DJ 9pm-late Mt Tyson Hotel Tully Nev Wilson 7.30pm Bingil Bay Café Luna 6.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Spare Parts 7pm Queens Hotel Innisfail Queens Christmas Dinner Party! $65/h set menu, live music, Jazz Blues Bookings only 6pm
SATURDAY 4TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Live Music free entry 6.30pm-8.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Mark Nugent 7pm
SUNDAY 8TH King Reef Resort Kurrimine Lazy Tradie 12pm-4pm Tully Carols by Candlelight Tully Cyclone Shelter Kids Activities from 6pm
SATURDAY 21ST Hotel Tully Top Pub Live Music free entry book your Christmas Party 6.30pm-8.30pm King Reef Resort Kurrimine Col Fitz 4pm-12am Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Wendy & Danny 7pm
FRIDAY 10TH Hotel Tully Top Pub DJ 9pm-late Bingil Bay Café Bluewings 6.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail 4 IN A Groove 7pm Queens Hotel Innisfail Eclectic Electric-DJ Jeff & Guest DJ Willow B 18+ event from 8:30pm
TUESDAY 10TH Bingil Bay Café Trivia Night prizes 7.30pm THURSDAY 12TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Throwback Thursday-party night from 5pm Pool Comp prizes 7.30pm
SUNDAY 22ND King Reef Resort Kurrimine Vinnie 12pm-4pm TUESDAY 24TH CHRISTMAS EVE Bingil Bay Café Christmas Carols with Live Music & visit from Santa from 5pm
FRIDAY 13TH Hotel Tully Top Pub DJ 9pm-late Mt Tyson Hotel Tully Paul Brennan 7.30pm Bingil Bay Café Shannon Hunter 6.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Obbsession 7pm The Village Green Children’s Christmas Party with Santa 5.30pm9pm
WEDNESDAY 25TH CHRISTMAS DAY Queens Hotel Innisfail Queens Christmas Day Lunch Adults $70/h Bookings Essential for 11, 12 & 1pm times only
SATURDAY 14TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Live Music free entry book your Christmas Party 6.30pm-8.30pm King Reef Resort Kurrimine Double Pluggers 4pm -12am Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Mark Burton 7pm
FRIDAY 27TH Hotel Tully Top Pub DJ 9pm-late Bingil Bay Café Pauly P 6.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Rock N Sweet 7pm
SUNDAY 15TH Bingil Bay Café Pop Up Pre-loved clothes flea market- Book your stall 3pm-6pm King Reef Resort Kurrimine Love Handles 12pm-4pm Silkwood Clay Target Club Inc. Christmas Carols & Santa via helicopter Live Music 5pm THURSDAY 19TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Throwback Thursday-party night from 5pm Pool Comp prizes 7.30pm Mt Tyson Hotel Tully Make Us Famous Tully Christmas Street Party Butler Street 5pm-9pm
THURSDAY 26TH BOXING DAY Hotel Tully Top Pub Throwback Thursday-party night from 5pm Pool Comp prizes 7.30pm
SATURDAY 28TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Live Music free entry 6.30pm-8.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Flavez 7pm TUESDAY 31ST NEW YEAR’S EVE King Reef Resort Kurrimine Captain Morgan Presents NYE at the Reef Live band Euphoric with Leo Brown DJ food stalls $15 p/h 6.30pm- 2am Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail New Year’s Eve Live Band Area 13 til late Queens Hotel Innisfail Queens Hotel New Year’s Eve Party 2019 Free Entry DJ Jeff & DJ Willow B, Tropical dress, street food, cocktails, prizes 18+ event 9pm-2am
JANUARY THURSDAY 2ND Hotel Tully Top Pub Throwback Thursday-party night from 5pm Pool Comp prizes 7.30pm FRIDAY 3RD Hotel Tully Top Pub DJ 9pm-late Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Wendy & Danny 7pm
THURSDAY 9TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Throwback Thursday-party night from 5pm Pool Comp prizes 7.30pm
SATURDAY 11TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Live music free entry 6.30pm-8.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Spare Parts 7pm THURSDAY 16TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Throwback Thursday-party night from 5pm Pool Comp prizes 7.30pm FRIDAY 17TH Hotel Tully Top Pub DJ 9pm-late Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Obbsession 7pm SATURDAY 18TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Live Music free entry 6.30pm-8.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Infinity Duo 7pm THURSDAY 23RD Hotel Tully Top Pub Throwback Thursday-party night from 5pm Pool Comp prizes 7.30pm FRIDAY 24TH Hotel Tully Top Pub DJ 9pm-late Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Infinity Duo 7pm SATURDAY 25TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Live Music free entry 6.30pm-8.30pm Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Wendy & Danny 7pm THURSDAY 30TH Hotel Tully Top Pub Throwback Thursday-party night from 5pm Pool Comp prizes 7.30pm FRIDAY 31ST Hotel Tully Top Pub DJ 9pm-late Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail Deluge 7pm
Musical Instruments Accessories DVD's & CD's Christmas Gifts Closed from 25th Dec Re-open 13th Jan
shop@goodvibrationsmusic.com.au www.goodvibrationsmusic.com.au 39 BUTLER STREET TULLY • PH 4068 3166
WANT TO BE PART OF OUR NEXT
GIG GUIDE
CALL
4068 0088
Cassowary Coast Independent News, Thursday, November 28, 2019 Page 11