WHAT'S ON?

Mardi Gras Streamed Live

Head to the Majestic Theatre Pomona on 1 March for a live streaming of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on the big screen.

This year’s theme is Free to Be. Dress-ups are highly encouraged and dancing is expected. There will be pre-show dancing, door prizes for the best wig, best dressed and more. The doors and a licensed bar open at 6pm, and the screening runs from 7-11pm. Tickets are $15 with proceeds going to The Hope Fund. Bookings: themajestictheatre.com.au.

D.I.V.E Workshops

D.I.V.E Theatre Collective is a Sunshine Coastbased multicultural contemporary theatre company that aims to create thought-provoking productions. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion D.I.V.E stands for: diverse, investigative, visceral, enlightening.

This year D.I.V.E will run a number of workshops at The Black Box Theatre in Nambour. Dancing with Words will be held in 4 modules on 15 February, 26 July, 23 August and 8 November with a focus on creative writing, theatre and movement. The Art of Presence takes place on 15 March and will focus on physical theatre and storytelling. The Art of Devising will be held on 28 June and Theatre of the Oppressed from 29 September to 3 October. Visit: divetheatre.com.

Noosa’s Surfing History

Join TV personality Andy Phipps at The J on 11 March as he leads a conversation with surfers who knew Noosa from the 1960s-90s. What influence did those surfers have on today’s Noosa?

Noosa Libraries have been recording interviews with surfers and board makers from that era. The bar opens at 4pm and the discussion begins at 5pm. Noosa’s Surfing History: In Conversation lasts for 90mins and will be followed by refreshments on the deck. Bookings: thej.com.au.

Pomona Community House

The Pomona Community House (PCH) goes from strength to strength with a wide range of activities and community support programs in place. PCH has a new bimonthly What’s On newsletter located outside the PCH in a box made by the Pomona Men’s Shed to help everyone keep up with its many activities.

A new group for 2025, Adolescent Allies:

Parenting Beyond Childhood focuses on raising teens and meets monthly from 12 February at 4-5.30pm. The organisation also hosts regular support sessions, including advice on family law, finances, NDIS, accessing Services Australia and other matters. PCH has also organised a community pantry donation box for nonperishables, located outside the Pomona IGA.

On 22 February PCH has joined with The Spot social hub at 15 Diamond St, Cooroy to host a special evening of songs, stories and art called The Spotlight, with bookings through Humanitix. Visit: pomonacommunityhouse.org.au.