Culture magazine Issue 8 Oct-Dec 2016, The Arts Centre Gold Coast

CULTURE The Arts Centre Gold Coast | Gold Coast City Gallery | Cultural Precinct

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BERNARD FANNING On Tour

Happy Birthday PLAY SCHOOL GLITTER FESTIVAL is back ROBYN ARCHER AO Our new Chair Bell Shakespeare’s OTHELLO ELMO’S SUPER FUN HERO SHOW

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Issue Eight: October — December, 2016

Welcome to Culture

CREDITS Chair Robyn Archer AO Directors Kate Brennan Wesley Enoch Tomas Johnsson

As we move towards our 30th birthday, construction on the Cultural Precinct is full steam ahead (p.4) and we welcome a new Chair and several new Directors to the Board (p.7), heralding a brand new era for our precinct.

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Cr Bob La Castra Michael Loebenstein Airlie Maclachlan Steve Romer Executive Staff Destry Puia General Manager Anna Carroll Director Cultural Precinct Project Tracy Cooper-Lavery Gallery Director Pietro Delpechitra Director Commercial Operations

The all-inclusive Glitter Festival (p.11) is back this year with a fabulous array of shows and events; Bell Shakespeare brings us Othello (p.8); Music lovers will enjoy Queensland Symphony Orchestra (p.16) and Beethoven Weekend (p.21); or for something more contemporary, there’s the legendary Bernard Fanning (p.18), Rick Price (p.19) and more.

CULTURE The Arts Centre Gold Coast | Gold Coast City Gallery | Cultural Precinct

BERN ARD FAN N I N G On Tour

Happy Birthday PLAY SCHOOL GLITTER FESTIVAL is back

Brad Rush Programming Director Lindsay Wallace Director Marketing and Communications Laila Kesavan Acting Director Corporate Services

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If you have a Christmas event to organise, check out Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (p.17) or book our unique venues for your customised event (p.39).

ROBYN ARCHER AO Our new Chair Bell Shakespeare’s OTHELLO ELMO’S SUPER FUN HERO SHOW

CULTURE TEAM Michelle Macwhirter Marketing Coordinator / Culture Editor Katie Loveday Marketing Supervisor KateTopperwien Graphic Designer

Little ones will be spoiled with Elmo’s Super Fun Hero Show (p.33) and the exhibition Happy Birthday Play School: Celebrating 50 Years (p.25).

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Contributors Virginia Rigney, Jen Gyles, Anastasia Scott-Myles, Rob Loudon, Amber Patch, Emma Collerton

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Destry Puia - General Manager

Proofreader Angela Sunde

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CULTURAL PRECINCT 04 Construction gathers steam 05 Precinct-wide approach 07 A new Chair STAGE – THEATRE 08 Envy is a weapon 10 Time to sparkle 13 Pulitzer-Prize winning play

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Acknowledgement of Country We acknowledge and pay respects to the traditional

STAGE – DANCE 14 An Irish Christmas 15 Swan Lake

GALLERY 24 Hip, hip hooray for Play School 27 QCA graduate exhibition 27 Ceramic Fanatic 28 Recent acquisitions 30 Gallery events KIDS & TEENS 32 Elmo live on stage 34 The Musicale SCREEN 35 Coming to the Arts Cinema

Aboriginal people of the Gold Coast and their descendants. We also acknowledge the many Aboriginal people from other regions as well as Torres Strait and South Sea Islander people who now live in the local area and have made an important contribution to the community.

STAGE – MUSIC 16 The Firebird 17 Christmas with Silvie 18 Bernard Fanning 19 Heaven Knows Rick Price 21 Beethoven Weekend

The information in this magazine is correct at the time of printing (August 2016). Cover Image: Bernard Fanning

STAGE – COMEDY 22 World’s worst adult 22 Crown prince of comedy 23 Comedy in The Basement

EVENTS 36 Melbourne Cup 37 Markets and Celebrate GC MORE 38 The solution is red 39 Last minute Christmas parties 40 Calendar 44 Make a real difference 46 Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast 47 Partners

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Construction gathers steam Momentum is gathering for the city’s new hub for arts and culture.

Our cultural evolution has reached a major milestone with the demolition of the former Surfers Paradise Administration Building ‘beehive’ foyer.

Mayor Tom Tate was joined by former Mayors Cr Gary Baildon, Lex Bell OAM and Denis O’Connell as well as The Arts Centre Gold Coast’s General Manager Destry Puia to see the high-reach excavator bring down the structure.

In its place will be the Stage 1 centrepiece, a highly versatile outdoor performance space for audiences of between 850 and 5000 people.

Architects ARM Architecture and Topotek 1 have finalised detailed design for the stage and lawn which will be the city’s heart for artistic, cultural and civic celebration.

The site for Stage 1 of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct is now cleared for earthworks, and construction is due to start on the outdoor stage in coming months.

The Stage 1 scope is now incorporating upgraded public amenities on the site. The outdated and inadequate toilet amenities at Evandale Parklands have been removed to make way for the new facilities.

Temporary amenities have been installed for park users during construction.

The project team along with Stage 1 managing contractor ADCO Constructions is on track to deliver the versatile outdoor performance space and initial Artscape works by 2018. The Chevron Island green bridge design is complete, making this piece of the project shovel-ready for when construction funding becomes available.

Keep up to date with construction and view the live time lapse at goldcoastculturalprecinct.info.

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Visual arts to benefit from Riverside decision A purpose-built City Gallery is being planned for delivery earlier.

This follows the decision to demolish the Riverside building which was to house a transitional City Gallery as part of Stage 1. However, while stripping the building, structural concerns unearthed meant the building was no longer fit for its intended purpose as a high-use public gallery space.

The cost to rectify would have been more than $3.2 million. The project savings have been set aside to prioritise a purpose-built City Gallery that meets international standards.

The project team is proceeding with concept design and related ancillary work and a report will be presented to Council later this year.

A funding and implementation plan to deliver the permanent gallery will also be submitted to Council as part of the 2017-18 budget process.

It is anticipated works will be underway after the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

New City Gallery Director, Tracy Cooper-Lavery, and The Arts Centre Gold Coast General Manager Destry Puia welcome the decision and strongly support a move to a purpose-built gallery, even if that means ‘staying put’ in the current confined gallery accommodation in the interim.

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Precinct-wide approach to deliver a total visitor experience Ambitious programming and a ‘total visitor experience’ are among the key aims of a Transition Plan for the city’s Cultural Precinct.

Image credit: Architect illustrations of the versatile outdoor performance space (June 2016)

The plan, endorsed as part of the City’s 2016 – 2017 Budget, will see the responsibilities of The Arts Centre Gold Coast (TACGC) expand beyond its existing building ‘footprint’ at Evandale to take on future management of the entire precinct, with the exception of the Council Chambers.

The City has committed operating and capital development funding of $5.16 million to TACGC and set aside transitional funding of $1 million to commence programming and build management and operating capacity in readiness for the Stage 1 opening.

This investment in the cultural economy will ensure the city can: • commission standout programming • leverage the State’s GC2018 Arts and Cultural Program to drive visitors to the precinct once it opens – maintaining visitor momentum following the Games • attract government, philanthropic and corporate partners and funding • enable touring and export potential for Gold Coast creatives through co-production with national and international partners.

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Robyn Archer AO appointed Chair of The Arts Centre Board A stronger national and international focus will be brought to the city’s lead arts organisation with the appointment of Robyn Archer AO as the new Chair.

The appointment to The Arts Centre Gold Coast Board is a key part of the Transition Plan for the city’s Cultural Precinct.

Ms Archer follows on from retiring Chairman Kerry Watson.

The appointment furthers her role as the City’s Strategic Advisor for Arts and Culture.

‘The transitional phase from successful regional arts centre to 21st century cultural precinct will present a myriad of stimulating challenges over the next few years,’ said Robyn Archer, AO. ‘I’m honoured that so many excellent people have agreed to come on to this new Board to lend experienced and distinguished hands to the task.'

The Board also welcomed four other new directors: Kate Brennan, Wesley Enoch, Michael Loebenstein and Airlie Maclachlan along with reappointed directors Steve Romer, and Tomas Johnsson who will serve alongside Councillor Bob La Castra. These appointments follow the departure of retiring directors: Deputy Chair Richard Munro, Patrick Corrigan AM, Christine Lohman and Dr Patrick Mitchell who have all served the Board with distinction.

The Arts Centre company will be renamed to be consistent with the eventual Cultural Precinct brand.

Image Credit: Claudio Rascella

’Retiring Chairman Kerry Watson and his board have done an outstanding job guiding the centre to its current success.

The organisation, under his board’s leadership, is now wellpositioned to grow to the next level.

'Ms Archer will bring national and international expertise and focus to our city, the precinct and our lead arts organisation, as it evolves.’

– Mayor Tom Tate

‘It has been a pleasure to work alongside Kerry Watson for the past eight years. Kerry has been an advocate and champion for arts and culture on the Coast and has overseen unprecedented growth in visitation to the Centre.

'The Arts Centre staff and I are looking forward to working with Ms Archer as the new Chair, together building a vibrant cultural and civic hub for the city. Robyn’s worldwide expertise and experience is a tremendous asset to the city and company. With her guidance we look forward to leading the Gold Coast into a new era of cultural growth.’

‘As I end my eight year tenure as Chairman I look back with a great deal of satisfaction in regards to all that has been achieved. I am equally excited about what the future holds for the Precinct and wish Robyn and her fellow Board members the very best in moving the vision of our great city forward.’

- Kerry Watson

– Destry Puia, The Arts Centre Gold Coast General Manager

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Envy is a weapon A violent exploration of the thin line that separates love and jealousy, Othello is a relentless journey of vicious passion.

One of William Shakespeare’s most famous and passionate tragedies, Othello is directed by Bell Shakespeare’s Artistic Director Peter Evans, in a gripping production that will touch audiences to their core. Envy is a weapon wielded with brazen savagery, and the complex contradictory nature of humanity is tested.

A warrior on the fields of war, felled by the sharpness of whispered words, Othello is a man swept up in desire, quickly turned to murderous rage when he is betrayed by his military brother-in-arms, the cynically destructive Iago.

Artistic Director of Bell Shakespeare Peter Evans said, ‘As is the habit with Shakespeare’s works, it was the language in Othello that got under my skin first. The 49 times that the word honest or honesty is spoken on stage is like a dare to the audience to call out the tragedy that is occurring.

While Othello may not know how duplicitous Iago is being, Shakespeare makes us, the audience, complicit in the lie (incidentally, a word repeated over 25 times throughout the play) and presses on our awareness of these deceptions.’

‘Programming Othello in 2016 – 400 years after Shakespeare died – brings with it the challenges of considering how issues of race and the treatment of women have – or have not – changed. Certainly a lot of the satisfaction found by myself and the cast during rehearsals was when we found ways to not just accept or ignore the issues, but embrace, magnify or contemporise them. Easier with some moments, such as Emilia’s modern notions of women’s position and their desires, they fit well with our current thinking. The power of jealousy and Othello’s loss of control, and more importantly his capacity for irrational violence, is far more frightening,’ says Evans.

‘Othello inhabits a place that is confronting and psychologically disturbing, which we’ve amplified through Michael Hankin’s claustrophobic set design. The dark intimacy of the velvet walls creates an ominous world in which these flawed characters exist,’ says Evans.

‘This play is about humanity. It’s about the stories we live, the lies we tell, the realities we create for ourselves and how we alter them to change our truth,’ says Evans.

Starring Ray Chong Nee as Othello (Bell Shakespeare’s The Dream and MTC’s I Call My Brothers) and Yalin Ozucelik (Bell Shakespeare’s Henry IV and STC’s Cyrano de Bergerac) as Iago in one of Shakespeare’s most captivating and devastating pairings, this astonishing, epic tragedy will rage with jealousy.

Bell Shakespeare has been travelling the country for 25 years, bringing classic theatre to Australia. The company believes Shakespeare’s work explores human experience at its limits and the only way to truly appreciate his work is to see it brought to life through performance.

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Image: Pierre Toussaint

See Othello on Tuesday 11 October in the Arts Theatre at 11am or 7.30pm. Tickets are Adult $56, Concession $48, Group 6+ $45 and Student / Child (U15yrs) $32. Running time is 2 hours and 40 minutes (with interval). Book at theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Time to sparkle Now in its second year, Glitter Festival is a nationally recognised arts festival that embraces diversity, encourages freedom of expression and celebrates the unique personality of the Gold Coast.

Running from Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 October, Glitter will showcase a varied program of local, national and international artists and companies in the areas of theatre, cabaret, comedy, dance, film and visual arts.

Highlights include – I’m Every Woman Trevor Ashley brings glamour back as he transforms into the world’s legendary divas with the help of a smokin’ four-piece band, a cavalcade of smash-hit songs, and one extremely hard-working wind machine. See I’m Every Woman on Friday 7 October at 8pm in the Arts Theatre. Tickets are Adult $45, Concession $40, Group 6+ $37, Triple Treat* $38.25. This performance contains adult themes, haze and smoke machines and is 15+.

Glitter Race Day What a smashing, positively dashing spectacle! Enjoy a day trackside, hosted by Glitter Festival favourites, Art Simone and Philmah Bocks. This year’s theme is Royal Ascot, so channel your inner Audrey and dress in black and white! Held in the exclusive Boardroom, the day will feature fashions on the field, entertaining live performances and more. Join us for Glitter Race Day on Saturday 8 October from 11.30am until 5pm at Gold Coast Turf Club. Tickets are $135, including a five-hour beverage package, delicious buffet and return transfers from The Arts Centre Gold Coast. An 18+ event.

Ladies & Gentlemen The Songs of George Michael Anthony Callea One of Australia’s finest vocalists makes his Glitter debut celebrating the songs of a pop music legend. Featuring a six-piece live band, Ladies & Gentlemen, The Songs of George Michael showcases Callea’s incredible live vocal ability and three decades of hits from one of Anthony’s musical influences. See Anthony Callea in Ladies & Gentlemen, The Songs of George Michael on Saturday 8 October at 8pm in the Arts Theatre. Tickets are Adult $45, Concession $40, Group 6+ $37, Triple Treat* $38.25. This performance contains adult themes and coarse language.

Brown Sugar Hosted by Miss Ellaneous, Brown Sugar delivers a delectable array of stunning performances from local and international first nation performers. Featuring Constantina Bush, Kim Busty Beats and Lisa Fa’alafi from the hit show Hot Brown Honey, Brown Sugar promises to delight more than just the taste buds. See Brown Sugar on Thursday 6 October at 7.30pm. Tickets are Adult $28, Concession $22, Triple Treat* $23.80. This performance contains adult themes, coarse language and sexual references. Recommended age 15+.

For full details of these and many, many more Glitter Festival shows, films and events, please visit theartscentregc.com.au/glitter. *Triple Treat ticketing package conditions apply.

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Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece

Beloved by fans and critics alike, this modern masterpiece has won every major theatrical award including the Tony Award, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. The HBO mini-series starring Meryl Streep and Al Pacino also won 11 Emmy Awards.

Set in 1985 New York City, this groundbreaking drama follows Prior Walter, a young man diagnosed with AIDS and abandoned by his lover. Desperate and alone, he is visited in a dream by an angel who brands him a prophet. Prior is tasked with saving humanity from themselves.

As if this wasn’t a big enough burden,

Prior must navigate a minefield of colourful characters including Mormons, a homophobic lawyer and a drug-addicted housewife, who become entangled with one another through lies, betrayal, dreams and hallucinations.

Combining digital art and music from some of Australia’s leading artists, Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches also features award-winning digital artist Mitch Goodwin and rising stars Ella Fence and Kate Leopold who lead a moving and skilful musical score.

Director Claire Goodwin and her company of actors and artists bring this rare theatrical event to the stage. Claire began as a young

actor in such television productions as Beastmaster, then went on to produce and direct. Her most recent work was the multi award-winning Australian feature film Bad Behaviour. Claire’s theatre direction credits include Scenes from a Separation, The Crucible and Death and the Maiden.

See Angels in America: Part One: Millennium Approaches on Friday 30 September or Saturday 1 October at 7pm, or Sunday 2 October at 2pm in The Space.

Tickets are Adult $25 or Concession $20. Book at theartscentregc.com.au.

Recommended 15+ Adult Themes.

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An Irish Christmas Enjoy a night of Irish music, song and dance in the spirit of Christmas.

The Gold Coast Irish Club will entertain the Irish and wider community with some of the best performers in Irish art that Australia has to offer. More than fifty world-class champion dancers from Eire Dance Australia and the Australian Irish Dance Association (who are celebrating their fiftieth year in 2017) will delight audiences in both traditional and Celtic drama costumes.

Irish bands and musicians will play the haunting sounds of the Irish pipes and other traditional Irish instruments, accompanied by voices from angelic songbirds to pub-style, knee-slapping tunes and lyrics.

Don’t miss this fun, family entertainment featuring an eclectic mix of Irish and Australian performers.

See An Irish Christmas Gala on Tuesday 20 December at 7.30pm in the Arts Theatre. Tickets are Adult $55, Irish Club Members $48, Child / Pensioner $45, Group 10+ $43, Irish Club Member Group 10+ $40. For more information, please visit goldcoastirish.club. To book tickets, visit theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Swan Lake The Russian National Ballet Theatre brings us the beloved story of the swan queen this October.

Some of the world’s most famous ballerinas have played Odette; Natalie Portman took on the role in Black Swan and even Barbie had a go at playing the swan queen. The Swan Lake story has been told many times, many ways, but there’s nothing quite like seeing the classic ballet on stage.

With the instantly recognisable music of Tchaikovsky and the wonderfully dark story of good set against evil, Swan Lake is one of the most famous and loved of all ballets. This production by Evgeny Amosov for The Russian National Ballet Theatre is an especially appealing and popular one.

The glamour of the palace ballroom is evocative of the Russian Imperial world in which the ballet was created, while the haunting moonlit lakeside is perfect for the tragic conflict of the human and spirit worlds. The central role of Odette/Odile is one of the most

testing for any ballerina especially in portraying both the vulnerability of Odette the white swan and the predatory duplicity of Odile the black swan.

The Russian National Ballet Theatre was founded with support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The Russian National Ballet Theatre is truly traditional Russian classical ballet at its very best.

See Swan Lake in the Arts Theatre on Tuesday 25 October at 7.30pm. Adult tickets are $69, Pensioner/ Senior $59, Student/ Child/Group 10+ tickets are $49. Book at theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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On fire Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Director – Artistic Planning, Richard Wenn, tells us what to expect with The Firebird.

Dynamic orchestration, captivating rhythm and a smouldering finale _ Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird is his most fantastic creation.

It is no wonder that this well-loved and popular ballet score has made its way to the concert hall stage.

Richard, how would you describe The Firebird?

The Firebird is one of the most exotic and sensuous ballets commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev for his magnificent Ballets Russe in the early part of the 20th Century. It is a richly scored and fantastic folk tale based on Russian myths and legends about an underworld kingdom, a sorcerer, a daughter, a prince and a quest. The ballet score not only broke new ground as orchestration by the young Stravinsky (trained by the colourist and leading Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) it also set ballet forward on a new path and led to further Stravinsky landmark ballets Petrushka and The Rite of Spring. The Firebird is the most accessible and popular of all of Stravinsky’s works.

The music is like perfume, intoxicating,

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innovative, richly padded, powerful and at times devastatingly so. The QSO perform the Suite from the ballet and it is an actionpacked and entertaining twenty minutes of excellence.

Why has QSO selected The Firebird to perform?

Because it is an orchestral showpiece, a virtuoso demonstration of every part of a fullsized symphony orchestra on a large scale.

The percussion and brass are phenomenal, the strings and winds conjure up magical atmospheres and it a great piece to end a concert with.

Does The Firebird present particular challenges for the musicians?

The challenges are many, not just technical but physical. This piece requires big playing, refined textures, complex rhythms, inflections in articulation that are more complicated for players than standard nineteenth century music. This is music for a new age. A high energy workout.

How will audiences feel during this program?

They should feel transported to a strange and foreign wonderland, transcend their daily existence and allow themselves to be transported on a wave of musical light and scent.

Also included on the program is Prokofiev’s divine Classical Symphony, renowned for its petite, intimate melodies and one of Haydn’s best known works, his Symphony No.88. In an exciting display of local talent, the concert will also feature some of the Gold Coast’s finest young musicians, performing on stage with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

See Queensland Symphony Orchestra Plays The Firebird on Friday 28 October at 7.30pm in the Arts Theatre.

Tickets are Adult $56, Concession $48, Group 6+ $45, Student / Child (U15yrs) $32. Running time is 2 hours (including 20 minute interval). Book at theartscentregc.com.au.

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Christmas with Silvie Celebrate the festive season with Carols by

Candlelight favourite Silvie Paladino.

This year’s Christmas daytime concert, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, will feature several guest artists including the exquisite Silvie Paladino.

Silvie has performed throughout Australia, Asia and London’s West End. She starred as Eponine in the Australasian tour of Les Misérables and was then invited to perform the same role in the London production. Her other performances include lead roles in Cats, Miss Saigon, Mamma Mia, The King and I, Jerry’s Girls and Chess (Greenroom Award winner and Helpmann Award nomination).

Silvie has sung in concert with all the major orchestras and performed with celebrated theatre composers Stephen Schwartz and Stephen Sondheim. She is well known to Australian audiences through her regular appearances on Carols By Candlelight.

With voices ranging from triumphant tenor to sweet songbird, you’ll enjoy magical harmonies to lift and inspire your spirit at this special time of year. This is a perfect endof-year celebration for your club, group or friends.

Experience Silvie Paladino and other special guests in Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas on Wednseday 14 December at 11am in the Arts Theatre.

Add a delicious high tea or lunch for just $13.50 – must be pre-booked. Tickets are $29.50. Book at theartscentregc. com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Bernard Fanning on tour With his solo career now tipping the 10-year mark, Bernard Fanning has firmly cemented his position as one of Australia’s finest songwriters and lyricists.

To celebrate the release of his third studio solo LP, Civil Dusk, Bernard Fanning is excited to announce a national tour that will see him take the stage around Australia.

Showcasing new songs from Civil Dusk for the first time in a live arena, this show will also feature some old favourites from his extensive song book spanning 25 years.

Bernard will be joined by two of the most exciting local acts in the country right now. Hailing from the pristine surrounds of Armidale, J Award nominee Dustin Tebbutt has been making waves since the release of his debut EP, The Breach, in 2013. He has gathered fans, including UK legend Ricky Gervais, and built up intense anticipation around his debut album, First Light, which was released in August.

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thanks to her soul soaked power crooning, Ainslie Wills has an AMP and Melbourne Music Prize nomination under her belt. Appearing as a guest vocalist on #1 Dads track So Soldier, and support slots with Leon Bridges and Vance Joy to suit, Ainslie will open these shows with a heaving dose of progressive pop.

Civil Dusk is part one of a series of two albums. The second instalment Brutal Dawn will follow in early 2017.

See Bernard Fanning with special guests Dustin Tebbutt and Ainslie Wills on Tuesday 18 October at 7pm in the Arts Theatre. Tickets are $69.90. Book at theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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GOLD COAST JAZZ & BLUES CLUB The Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club draws acclaim for its selection of bands, singers and musicians from all over Australia.

A NIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS Friday 28 October Caxton Street Jazz Band is a six-piece ensemble playing classic hot jazz of the early 20th century as well as big band swing, mainstream jazz, rhythm and blues.

You Are Not Alone with Rick Price Don’t miss this rare opportunity to get up close and personal with Rick Price supported by Mitch King.

Since his humble yet defining days as a child in his family’s band, the self-taught multiinstrumentalist artist Rick Price has forged an internationally praised and respected career spanning more than three decades.

Multi-platinum awards and constant touring throughout the 1990s made Rick Price a household name in Australia and internationally. He had massive hits including Heaven Knows, Not A Day Goes By and Walk Away Renee, three songs that still rate amongst the most popular tracks in Australian music history.

Rick Price is breaking new ground with his new gospel, blues and roots inspired album Tennessee Sky. He will return to Australia in October on his You Are Not Alone tour.

Steve Yanko from SY music said ‘You Are Not Alone is a beautiful ballad that sounds like something Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen (amazing song writers) could

have written together. It really is a wonderful song’.

Rick Price will be supported by Mitch King, the newly crowned winner of the 2016 Tamworth Country Music Festival Busking Championship, and now voted as the Hottest New Act at the 2016 St Kilda Festival. Known for his unique and dynamic performances, Mitch will showcase his ability to simultaneously blend vocals with electric and acoustic guitars, harmonica, kick drum and tamborine to create his Australian folky blues and roots sound.

See Rick Price supported by Mitch King on Thursday 3 November at 7.30pm in The Basement. Adults are $38 and Concession/Students are $34. Book at theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

The variety of the band’s repertoire has, in part, been responsible for its popularity in recent years with demand for its performances coming from jazz festivals, jazz clubs and community and private functions throughout Queensland and central and northern NSW. The band’s ability to stay true to its roots while still being able to entertain is testament to the quality of the music and musicians and shows that jazz can have wide public appeal when performed in the manner of the Caxton Street Jazz Band.

A HOT NIGHT IN MEMPHIS Friday 25 November In downtown Memphis: the Beale Street entertainment district is a smorgasbord of delta blues, jazz, rock’n’roll, R&B and gospel. Declared The Home of the Blues by an act of Congress and made famous by legends like Louis Armstrong, Memphis Minnie, Muddy Waters and B.B. King, Beale Street, Memphis is world renowned for its hot music and cold beer. This evening Angela Fabian and Her Band conjure up the sounds of Memphis. Blessed with a powerful voice and dynamic stage presence, this Nebraska heartland woman will raise the temperature of an already hot Gold Coast night. Be prepared!

All performances are staged in the Paradise Showroom. The bar and bistro opens at 6pm and the show starts at 7.30pm. Members tickets are $25 and Visitors are $30.

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Beethoven weekend Enjoy the last of the Con Brio Concert series for 2016 with

Beethoven Weekend with Glenn Christensen and Stewart Kelly: The complete sonatas for Piano and Violin.

BEETHOVEN THE SONATAS FOR PIANO AND VIOLIN FRIDAY NIGHT Sonata No. 1 in D major op. 12 no. 1 Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major op. 12 no. 3 Sonata No. 5 in F major op. 24 Spring Sonata No. 4 in a minor op. 23 SATURDAY NIGHT Sonata No. 8 in G major op. 30 no. 3 Sonata No. 6 in A major op. 30 no. 1 Sonata No. 7 in c minor op. 30 no. 2 SUNDAY NIGHT Sonata No. 9 in A major op. 47 Kreutzer Sonata No. 2 in A major op. 12 no. 2 Sonata No. 10 in G major op. 96

Con Brio’s debut season concluded with Glenn Christensen and Stewart Kelly playing the mighty Kreutzer sonata of Beethoven.

Four years later, they return to undertake the herculean task of performing all ten of these masterpieces over one weekend. From the sunny joy of the famous Spring to the demonic seventh sonata (one of the most inspired pieces of Beethoven’s entire output) and the sadly ignored sixth, this will be an unforgettable journey.

This is a project only rarely undertaken in even the world’s musical capitals. These ten pieces cover a good deal of Beethoven’s professional life, from a feisty youth to the onset of deafness and the heavenly transcendental peace achieved in the late works. To take the journey in close succession is to go on a condensed study of life itself from one of the finest spirits to have ever walked the earth.

‘For the musicians it will be like climbing Everest _ exhilarating, exhausting, perhaps

a little dangerous and capable of delivering the greatest euphoria. For the audience it should be overwhelmingly moving,' says Stewart Kelly.

Glenn Christensen is a fulltime member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australia’s finest ensemble, and is one of the most highly decorated young violinists this country has produced in decades with more accolades and prizes than could be listed here.

See Beethoven Weekend on Friday 16, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 December at 7.30pm in Gallery 1. Tickets to individual concerts are: Adult $30, Concession $25, Student $15. Entry to all three performances: Adult $66, Concession $50, Student $35. Duration will be between 80 and 120 minutes.

Book at theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

FREE FIESTA DE LA MUSICA LUNCHTIME CONCERTS Enjoy a variety of local professional musicians and guest artists with the highest calibre of live, classical and world music repertoire. theartscentregc.com.au/fiesta

Gladys – A Tribute to Australia’s Queen of Song

Blended Charisma

Almuerzo

Gladys celebrates the life and music of renowned Australian opera singer, Gladys Moncrieff. Classically trained Tania Edmunds will pay tribute to Gladys’ hits such as Love Will Find A Way. Catch it on Thursday 6 October at 1pm in The Basement. The show runs 45 minutes and entry is free.

Join two of the Gold Coast’s finest vocal groups to celebrate all things a capella. Renowned Gold Coast choruses The Blenders and Coastal Charisma come together to sing a delightful program spanning everything from barbershop standards to modern classics. See it Thursday 3 November at 1pm on the Terrace Stage. The show runs 45 minutes and entry is free.

Chamber music has often been described as the music of friendship. Almuerzo is a program of chamber music specifically designed by the Chara Quartet to create that unique combination of an intimate, relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Catch it on Thursday 1 December at 1pm in The Basement. The show runs 45 minutes and entry is free.

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The crown prince Joel Creasey is ‘The Crown Prince’ of comedy.

World’s worst adult Hilarious comedian

In the last year, Joel has carved a comedy swathe across the globe and on TV screens, proving he’s an unstoppable comedic force. Grabbing critical acclaim in the UK, USA, Canada and of course here in Australia, he has sold out shows and conquered the globe with acerbic, fearless and hilarious tales drawn from his life. Don’t miss the next instalment from Australia’s hottest comedy star. No one is safe and nothing is sacred!

Frenchy is back.

See Joel Creasy on Thursday 24 November at 8pm in the Paradise Showroom. Tickets are Adult $39 and Concession $33.50. Duration is 1 hour. Book at theartscentregc.com. au or (07) 5588 4000.

In the last twelve months, praying mantis lookalike Frenchy has sold out all major Australian Comedy Festivals, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and debuted in iTunes’ Top 30 with his first single, Friendzone.

With over 200 million views and 1.5 million fans on social media, it’s fair to say Internet sensation Frenchy is on fire, and his audiences just keep begging for more.

In 2016 Frenchy is back with his brand new solo show and his finest hour yet.

See Frenchy – World’s Worst Adult on Wednesday 9 November at 8pm in the Paradise Showroom. Tickets are Adult $29 and Concession $23. Duration is 1 hour. Book at theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Mick Meredith

Friday 23 December

Monty Franklin

CHRISTMAS IS COMING. Book your comedy in the basement packages now. Enjoy guaranteed, non-stop laughs and hilarious antics every Friday night from 8pm at Comedy in The Basement.

Doors and bar open from 6.30pm. Tickets are $25 for adults or $22 for groups of six or more. Dinner and show packages available for $79. Groups please book in advance.

Strictly 18+.

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Hip hip Hooray for Play School!

Gold Coast City Gallery is celebrating

Play School’s 50th birthday and everyone is invited.

In July this year, the much-loved Australian television program Play School turned 50. The occasion was marked with a special exhibition at the National Museum of Australia (NMA), Canberra.

Now a travelling exhibition, the Gold Coast City Gallery is excitedly preparing to be the first venue to host the exhibition, with Happy Birthday Play School: Celebrating 50 Years opening 3 December.

Sophie Jensen, Curator of the exhibition, discusses why Play School has survived and thrived with Australian audiences.

As Australia’s longest running children’s television program, Play School has been a significant part of the childhoods of generations of Australians. Adults and children across the country enjoy the program each day – picking favourite toys and presenters, choosing which window to go through, telling the time on the Play School clock, making craft, listening to stories, dancing, singing along and generally having fun.

The Australian version of Play School was adapted from a British Broadcasting Commission (BBC) program of the same name that first went to air in Britain in 1964. The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) copied many of the props and toys, along with the regular format, of the BBC production. The Australian Play School has long outlived its British counterpart, which ceased production in 1988. Play School currently appears on the ABC Kids channel four times a day, reaching an audience of more than one million viewers each week. Play School also has its own high-quality mobile apps, spin-off series and a global web presence.

As Play School celebrates 50 years on screen, it is interesting to consider why it has survived and thrived, when other programs have fallen by the wayside. How has such a seemingly simple concept continued to capture our imagination?

Inevitably, the key reason for this success lies with the team of people who work in front of the camera and behind the scenes, putting the program together. Over the years Play School has been produced by a number of dedicated, loyal, imaginative and highly skilled people.

These writers, producers, designers, musicians and presenters make Play School appear simple, effortless, natural and fun. They manage this through considered thinking, clever scripting and many hours of hard work.

Australian society and culture has changed dramatically in the past 50 years, and Play School has adapted and evolved to reflect these changes. At the same time, Play School has maintained a consistency of approach and a set of core values that have enabled the program to retain its unique charm and personality. Presenters speak directly to the camera, to each child. They respect their audience and never patronise. The pace of the program is carefully considered to allow time for the preschool audience to process information, respond and engage.

Play School uses familiar frameworks – the windows segment, the clocks, stories and songs – to engage and interact with their audience.

From the safety of the familiar Play School environment, accompanied by their trusted presenters, children are introduced to new ideas, different environments and the wider world. These key elements, evident in each program whether it was produced in the 1960s or 2016, combine to encourage the audience to think, to imagine and to wonder.

The exhibition will include key props from the show including the square, arch and round windows, the rocket clock and the flower clock, along with additional objects on loan from the Play School production team. The gallery will be hosting special themed events and there will be many opportunities for visitors to come and sing, dance, play and reminisce.

Play School provides the gallery with a wonderful chance to consider the changing nature and experience of Australian childhood. Gold Coast City Gallery is thrilled to be joining the NMA and ABC to mark such a special year for this iconic Australian television program.

Happy Birthday Play School: Celebrating 50 Years will open at Gold Coast City Gallery on 3 December. Exhibition is free and open weekdays 10am to 5pm, Saturday and Public Holidays 11am to 5pm and Sundays 8.30 am to 5pm.

By Sophie Jensen, Curator of the exhibition. Reproduced with permission of the National Museum of Australia. A travelling exhibition from the National Museum of Australia developed in collaboration with the ABC© Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2016 Image Credit: Rocket Clock from Play School | Image courtesy: George Serras, National Museum of Australia

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Images (Clockwise from top left): John Hamblin, Justine Clarke and Alex Papps, Noni Hazelhurst, Deborah Mailman, John Waters and Benita Collings. All images Š Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2016. Flower Clock from Play School, Image courtesy: George Serras, National Museum of Australia

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Ceramic Fanatic Glenn Barkley, 2016 Guest Judge of the 30th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, reflects on the judging process for this year’s award and his passion for the increasingly popular and dynamic ceramic medium.

Undercurrents Graduate students of QCA explore the ways in which we experience the world in an unconventional way.

Undercurrents is the aptly titled graduate exhibition of QCA, Griffith University Studio Art and Photo Media undergraduate and Honours students. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines an undercurrent as ‘a flow of water that moves below the surface of the ocean or a river,’ or ‘a hidden feeling or tendency that is usually different from the one that is easy to see or understand.’ Conventional ways of understanding is habit forming, and therefore limited. Here is the work of seventeen of Australia’s newest emerging artists, and it is anything but conventional.

The exhibition features emerging artists: Alyson Baker, Jenna Baker, Adam Bradford, Raqchela Corbu-Miles, Lowana-Skye Davies, Alexandra Gonzalez-Mendoza, Jonathan James Grace, Amber Louise Middleton, Rachel Hardy, Olivia Ivy-May Heath, Samantha Manchee, Aliah Murillo, Cherie Noble, Emmy Peterson, Kingston Seinafo Feala, Sonja Vilenius and Lauren Young.

QCA Studio conveners: Dr Laini Burton and Dr Heather Faulkner Undercurrents is a free exhibition, on display in Gallery 1 and the Gallery Foyer from 29 October to 20 November. Gallery open weekdays 10am to 5pm, Saturday and Public Holidays 11am to 5pm and Sundays 8.30 am to 5pm.

Image Credit: Adam Bradford, Self Slaughter 2016, digital Photography, Courtesy of the artist.

‘I approach ceramics as an enthusiast as much as curator or artist. My responses are visceral and tactile. I get great pleasure in looking at the work of artists who work with ceramics in a more sculptural way and I have worked with many ceramic artists in my professional life. I have been fortunate as a curator to visit many of the world’s great museums and galleries. ‘Looking’ is a simple but key part of being a curator and looking, seeing, thinking and feeling about ceramics is central to my curatorial and artistic life.

'I am in awe of any artist who has spent a life time making and refining their work. I have championed artists who for one reason or another have been ignored by the mainstream contemporary art-world and have had an obsessive dedication to their practice. I mention this because, for a long time, ceramics has occupied a bit of a marginal position but this is starting to change.

'I am also interested in those artists who may have come to clay more recently after working in other fields and who may approach it as a way to talk about ideas as much as material.’

Glenn Barkley is a Sydney-based independent curator. Barkley has written extensively on Australian art and culture for magazines such as Art Monthly, Artist Profile and Art and Australia. He is co-founder and coDirector of The Curators’ Department an independent curatorial agency based in Sydney. Barkley is also a practicing artist working primarily with ceramics and his work was recently included in the 2016 Biennale of Australian Art, AGSA. He is represented by Utopia Art Sydney, Niagara Galleries Melbourne and Heiser Gallery, Brisbane.

30th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award is a free exhibition, on display in Gallery 1 until 23 October. Gallery open weekdays 10am to 5pm, Saturday and Public Holidays 11am to 5pm and Sundays 8.30 am to 5pm.

Image Credit: MY Media, Sydney

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Recent Acquisitions The first artwork to enter the Gold Coast City Gallery’s collection was Michael Taylor’s Overnight Sleeper in 1968, courtesy of the Gold Coast Art Prize. Over the years the collection has grown to over 5000 artworks through the generosity of donors and art prizes such as the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award and the GCAP. The following are recent artworks acquired from these awards for the Gold Coast City Gallery collection.

Christian Thompson Ancient Bloom 2015 C-type print on Fuji Pearl Metallic paper, 100 x 100 cm, Artist Proof Collection: Gold Coast City Gallery, Acquired from the 2016 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award

Jacqui Stockdale Kelly 2015 Type C print, 140 x 110 cm, 5 of 8 Collection: Gold Coast City Gallery, Acquired from the 2016 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award

Recently acquired to the collection from the 2016 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award is the enigmatic work Ancient Bloom

by Christian Thompson, one of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Thompson was born into a military family and moved all over Australia growing up, but has always been closely connected to his extended family in Queensland through his father Gary, a Bidjara man from Barcaldine. Thompson studied in Toowoomba and Melbourne and recently was awarded his PhD from Oxford University _ the first Indigenous Australian to achieve this honour. Thompson's work primarily features constructed self-portraits, but the artist explains, ‘My work does not need to be read through the optical lens of my race, although it can be framed in that way. My work is about lots of things: kinship, belonging, and place _ universal ideas that we all have a yearning for, or are grappling with’.

Christian Thompson often appears in his photographs, as he does Ancient Bloom, yet they are not self-portraits. Instead he uses his body to present ideas about identity and the collision of cultures.

Acquired from the 2016 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award exhibition was Jacqui Stockdale’s Kelly. Here we see the famed singer/songwriter Paul Kelly effectively standing in for his namesake Ned to create a revision of a portrait of the famous bushranger, who remains a contested figure – both revered and reviled. Instead of a more conventional image of the man in defiant head armour, Stockdale presents us with a man tenderly holding a silk scarf. Stockdale tells us that this scarf is a replica of the one found on Kelly’s body when he was killed and was in fact given to him as a commendation for bravery when he rescued a boy from drowning as a teenager.

In re-creating this new portrait we see how photography has the capacity to reconnect us with history.

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Hiromi Tango Sea Tears 2014 Mixed media, neon, Perspex, wool, donated fabric, paper, wire Gold Coast City Gallery, Winner, Gold Coast Art Prize 2015 ‘One can’t escape the energy and vitality of Sea Tears by Hiromi Tango,’ said guest judge and Art Gallery of South Australia Director Nick Mitzevich, announcing the installation as winner of the 2015 Gold Coast Art Prize.

Made using Tango’s trademark technique of weaving and binding wool and fabric, Sea Tears comprises a large seahorse-inspired central form with the neon words Sea and Tears, a reference to the artist's neuroscientific interests and personal journey. ‘Sea Tears contemplates the unique relationship between the ocean and the mind,’ said Tango. Explaining the symbolism in her work, Tango continues, ‘[I use] the seahorse as a metaphor for the seat of memory and emotion in the human brain… Tendrils branch and intertwine, forming a colourful network of fibres representing neural networks…

The role of argon in cancer treatment inspired the use of argon gas as a light source in the work – shining gently, transforming difficult memories and healing the sadness.’

Sea Tears will be on display in conjunction with the Happy Birthday Play School: Celebrating 50 years exhibition from 3 December in Gallery 1.

DATE CLAIMER! The artist of Sea Tears, Hiromi Tango, will present Monster Hotel a children’s interactive installation outside near the lake from 9 to 20 January 2017. Please check website for further information closer to this time.

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Gallery Events

Live drawing at the markets

You Me and Us

When you grab your fresh produce at the Bundall Farmers Market at The Arts Centre on a Sunday morning, make time to watch live drawing in the Gallery. The ‘live drawing’ sessions are held in Gold Coast City Gallery on the first Sunday of each month and have been hugely successful with both artists and patrons alike. Market goers have enjoyed watching local talented artists from the Royal Queensland Art Society bring to life wonderfully unique interpretations of the farmers who volunteer to sit each month. For one hour, a stall holder sits for artists who use a variety of mediums to draw, including paint, ink, charcoal, stencil work, pencil and pastels.

Greeting visitors in the gallery foyer for the duration of the Ceramic Art Award will be a ceramic display developed by a local disabilities group.

The group's work is the result of workshops over the past year with local ceramic artist Michaela Kloeckner at Liberty Community Connect in Nerang to produce individual self-portraits sculpted in clay. Each one, like their creator, is uniquely different and some of the artists depicted themselves with an unmistakable resemblance without ever looking into a mirror while others used abstract expression to interpret who they are.

If you’re at the Bundall Farmers’ Market on the first Sunday of the month (2 October, 6 November, 4 December) pop in to the Gallery to watch the live drawing from 9am. If you are interested in participating as an artist, please contact Sally Wright at wright@theartscentregc.com.au – places are limited.

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You Me and Us is a free exhibition, on display until 23 October in the gallery foyer, in conjunction with the 30th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award 2016 exhibition.

Image Credit: Karen working with Michaela Kloeckner and fellow exhibitors. Photo Courtesy Liberty Community Connect.

KIDS AND TEENS

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Elmo live on stage Sesame Street presents Elmo’s Super Fun Hero Show!

Elmo and the Sesame Street gang are on a mission today! Super Sparkleheart, a cheerful caped visitor, takes the friends on a joyful, musical journey to discover the mysterious inner super power that will make every one of them an everyday superhero!

Cookie practices sharing, Elmo cheers up the Count, Abby Cadabby and Zoe bandage Big Bird's bumps and boo-boos, while Super Grover thinks all super heroes should learn to fly!

Jam-packed with Sesame Street's coolest hits, including Belly Breathe, Elmo's Ducks, Don't Give Up, Grover Can Do It and the Everyday Hero Club Song, this is a show for little people and their grown-ups to sing, dance and join in with, while experiencing the heart and touching on the life lessons that Sesame Street has brought to three generations over more than forty years.

Be inspired to be be the best you can be with Sesame Street presents Elmo's Super Fun Hero Show!

See Sesame Street presents Elmo’s Super Fun Hero Show on Sunday 13 November at 10am or 12.30pm in the Arts Theatre.

Tickets are: Platinum (including meet and greet) $59.90, Gold $39.90, A-Reserve $29.90, Groups 10-19 people 10% off ticket face value (excluding Platinum tickets), Groups +20 people 20% off ticket face value (excluding Platinum tickets). Running time is 55 minutes.

Babies policy: You do not need to buy for a ticket for babies under 12 months of age, providing they do not occupy a seat. Everyone else needs a ticket. Adults and children’s tickets are the same.

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The Musicale Some outstanding performers from the Gold Coast Eisteddfod come together for The Musicale.

The Musicale features outstanding performers from this year’s Gold Coast Eisteddfod competition. Also making a special appearance at this concert will be the winner of the International Musical Theatre Section of the Llangollen Eisteddfod in Wales, UK. See dance, music and drama at The Musicale on Sunday 16 October at 2pm. Visit theartscentregc.com.au for details and bookings.

A Hilarious Family Comedy Show

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4TH JANUARY 2017 Show times: 10.30AM 1.30PM 6.00PM Tickets $24 (Family pass $85)

SCREEN

Coming to the Arts Cinema Cinema Supervisor and Programmer, Mika Mantykivi, gives us a sneak peek of the upcoming program.

The Girl

Café

The Light Between

On The Train

Society

The Oceans

(6 October)

(20 October)

(26 December)

CAST: Emily Blunt, Justin Theroux, Rebecca Ferguson, Lisa Kudrow

CAST: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Lively

CAST: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz

Synopsis: Rachel, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasising about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. Based on Paula Hawkins’ bestselling novel.

Set in the 1930s, Woody Allen’s bittersweet romance Café Society follows Bronxborn Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to Hollywood, where he falls in love, and back to New York, where he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life. Centering on events in the lives of Bobby’s colourful Bronx family, the film is a glittering valentine to the movie stars, socialites, playboys, debutantes, politicians, and gangsters who epitomised the excitement and glamour of the age.

Tom Sherbourne, a lighthouse keeper, and his wife Isabel are living off the coast in postWorld War I Western Australia. One day, the couple rescue a baby girl who has washed up on an adrift rowboat and decide to informally adopt her as their own, naming her Lucy. But as Lucy grows older, Tom and Isabel discover the consequences of raising the child when a visit to the mainland and an encounter with a particular woman, threaten to break apart their blissfully happy family.

*Dates subject to change. Please check our website closer to the date.

Become a

Love chatting about movies?

Cinema Member

Join our Movie Review Club!

Friends of the Arts Cinema membership offers greatly reduced cinema ticket prices to its members. The yearly membership covers the financial year 1 July to 30 June. It includes discounted movie tickets (presenting membership card at box office is required to receive discount) and one complimentary ticket to a movie of your choice (excludes special price events or films on a ‘no free list’).

On the fourth Wednesday of each month, the Arts Cinema hosts a Movie Review Club. This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and discuss the selected film with a forum of academics. See the film ahead of time and join us on the day for an interactive discussion. Morning teas are offered at a special price and Movie Review Club is free.

The next Movie Review Clubs will be held Wednesdays 26 October and 23 November in The Basement at 10.30am. Films to be advised. See you there!

Memberships are: Adults $14, Concession $9.

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THE ARTS CENTRE GOLD COAST PRESENTS

M E L B O U R N E CUP LUNCHEON 2016 DATE Tue 1 Nov, 10.30am – 4pm | VENUE Paradise Showroom COST PER PERSON $69 | COST PER TABLE OF 10 $690 includes pre-set wines on tables INCLUDES sparkling wine and canapés on arrival, delicious two-course menu and light refreshments.

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Events

EVENTS

Events and festivals happening at the Cultural Precinct.

Guide Dogs Dining in The Dark Join us for an unforgettable dining experience presented by Guide Dogs Queensland. Taste food like you’ve never tasted before, with a sensory awakening at Dining in the Dark.

You and your guests will indulge in a threecourse menu with selected beverages while blindfolded.

You will experience dining as thousands of people in Queensland with low or no vision do, every day of their lives. Live entertainment from internationally acclaimed party band Red Tie Band, live auctions, silent auctions, raffles and much more, will certainly make it a night to remember.

Experience Dining in The Dark on Saturday 15 October from 6pm in the Paradise Showroom. All tickets are $115 including three-course dinner with selected beverages.

Farmers’ Market

Parkrun

Every Sunday morning, the Bundall Farmers’ Market is a hive of activity with local farmers bringing their freshly picked produce to the market for local residents and visitors alike.

There are so many different types of stalls at the markets: fresh organic, biodynamic and conventionally grown produce, freshly squeezed orange drinks, cold pressed fruit and vegetables juices and smoothies, locally grown coffee and cakes and slices to die for.

Buy nuts and seeds, olives and tasty tapenades, herbs and just-caught seafood.

Freshly baked bread and creamy cheese are amongst the variety of exotic and yummy foods to sample and buy. Plus there’s live music played for you by local musicians.

Every Saturday morning, 30 to 40 locals and tourists visit The Arts Centre to participate in parkrun from 7am.

Parkrun is a worldwide phenomenon combining fitness with interactive technology.

Started in 2010 in London by Tim Oberg, and brought to the Gold Coast in 2011, parkrun is unique in that it allows participants to have their personal times electronically scanned and saved, making them accessible for future use at any other parkrun course.

The Cultural Precinct aims to offer something for everyone on the Coast, and parkrun brings the lake and surrounding parklands to life each Saturday morning. Local residents are enjoying the convenience of regular exercise and forming new friendships so close to home.

Indulge the senses, relax, taste, wander and unwind as you discover the Evandale Lake at the rear of the market site and the children’s playground. Grab a coffee and some breakfast or brunch and immerse yourself in the local food culture of the Gold Coast.

More information about the Surfers Paradise parkrun is available at parkrun.com.au/surfersparadise.

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The solution is red The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Solution RED QLD have teamed up bring to life many events at the centre. Whether it is an intimate dinner for 30 on our Panorama Suite balcony taking in the views of Surfers Paradise skyline or a sit-down dinner on stage for 180 guests filled with wow and awe, the team at Solution RED help make the event visually come alive.

They have the ability to inject style and creativity into all of the events with no budget too small or big to work with. Having been on the Gold Coast since 2007 and cementing their place in the industry as an award-winning supplier, it was only natural for The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Solution RED to team up together to realise the vision of our clients. Solution RED have added their finishing touch to a number of events at the centre and we look forward to working with them to further create amazing events.

If you’re interested in holding an event your guests or delegates will love, talk to our Events team today on (07) 5588 4084 or events@theartscentregc.com.au.

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Christmas Parties Last minute 2016 Christmas party packages available!

The Arts Centre’s glorious Panorama Suite is available for intimate Christmas Parties for up to 70 seated or 100 cocktail style.

You can hold a private Christmas event with packages starting from $75 per person.

Call now and ask us about the Panorama Suite and receive the first hour of your beverage package on us.

For enquiries please call the Events Team on: (07) 5588 4084 or email events@theartscentregc.com.au

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Comedy (p.23)

parkrun (p.37)

Merry Christmas!

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Boxing Day

New Year's Eve

Cinema release - The Light Between the Oceans (p.35)

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An Irish Christmas Gala (p.14)

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (p.17)

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Comedy (p.23)

Need Christmas present ideas?

Give the gift of entertainment with theatre tickets or a gift voucher!

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For enquiries contact 07 5584 1243 or stingray_goldcoast@qthotels.com.au QT Gold Coast, 7 Staghorn Avenue, Surfers Paradise

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To achieve our vision and provide the opportunity for even more people to enjoy the wonder of the arts, we need your help.

One contribution can support various facets of the arts. Whether it be assisting a young artist to get a start in their career, contributing to the purchase of a piece of art for the collection, or subsidising a worldclass artist to perform in a musical, every contribution makes a difference.

Donors who contribute $1,000 or more p.a. are eligible to join our Benefactor Program. Our Benefactors play a leading role in building and enriching the cultural life of the Gold Coast, by helping deliver outstanding performing and visual arts now and

in the future. This level of contribution can have a direct impact on the artistic outcomes our Centre provides. You can help in one or more of the following ways • Benefactor Program • Monthly Giving • Bequests • Supporters (donations under $1,000) You can make a one-off, tax-deductible contribution or make a regular monthly, quarterly or annual donation.

For more information or to make your contribution contact the Development Team on 07 5588 4081.

The Board and Management of The Arts Centre Gold Coast would like to acknowledge and thank our donors for their continued support.

It is only through the generosity and support of these individuals and corporations that the sustained development and enhancement of the arts will become a reality for the future generations of the Gold Coast.

LIFE BENEFACTORS • Patrick Corrigan AM

& Barbara Corrigan • Win Schubert AO on behalf

of The Josephine Ulrick and

Win Schubert Foundation

for the Arts PERPETUAL BENEFACTORS The following donors have made significant and sustained contributions of artwork to the Gold Coast City Gallery Collection: • Adam Knight • Dr Colin & Elizabeth Laverty • Tom & Sylvia Lowenstein • Evan Lowenstein • Adam Micmacher • Ken McGregor • Denis Savill DIAMOND BENEFACTORS • Jock McIlwain OAM

& Beverly McIlwain • Barry & Maureen Stevenson PLATINUM BENEFACTORS

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GOLD BENEFACTORS • John & Susan Barr • Prof. Emeritus Ray Byron

& Carole Byron • Pauline Ewers • Hecand PAF • Paradise Point Community

Bank Branch, Bendigo Bank • The Pemberton Family • Kathy Martin Sullivan AM • Arthur Waring SILVER BENEFACTORS • Australian Decorative & Fine

Arts Society, Gold Coast Inc. • Philip Bacon AM • John & Bonnie Bauld • Lucy Cole Prestige Properties • Dr Norman

& Mrs Margot Davies • Richard Glenister

& Ann Glenister OAM • Jacqueline Green • Ray & Jill James • John & Alison Kearney • Anna-Lisa Klettenberg • Peter & Moira Lockhart • Christine Lohman • Alan & Barbara Midwood • Peter & Annette Minck • Leonard & Glenda Neilsen • Michael & Jennifer Pinter • Pamela Railey-Mitchell • Maxine Semple • Dr Roger Welch • Betty Wheeler

BRONZE BENEFACTORS • P J Anderssen • Kylie, David & Ryan Corrigan • Kevin & Jane Doogan • E.C.Pohl & Co • Gold Coast Eisteddfod • Jackie Hughes • André & Eva Jaku • Bruce & Bennie Johnston • Lyn & Gerry Keogh • Roger & Jenny Mayfield • Graeme & Patsy Meyer • Doug & Yvonne Moorhead • Richard & Rosemary Munro • Mark & Elizabeth Niall • Destry & Poppy Puia • John Punch OAM

& Dr Renée Punch • Christene Pye • Don Robertson • John & Julie Romanin • Dr Nerida Smith • Mr Sam Smorgon AO

& Mrs Minnie Smorgon • Peter & Wendy Spencer • Kerry Watson SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT • Friends of The Arts Centre

Gold Coast • The Late Roma Blair • The Late Elaine Bermingham

PLUS1 PROJECT In 2015, The Arts Centre Gold Coast received support from Creative Partnerships Australia’s Plus1 program*. This project relied on contributions from a collection of 10 supporters, which were then matched by Creative Partnerships Australia for a total of $72,100. The Arts Centre Gold Coast gratefully receives funds from Creative Partnerships Australia and the following Plus1 Project supporters: Founding Partner • McLaughlins Lawyers Leading Advocates • Richard Glenister

& Ann Glenister OAM • Ray & Jill James • Tomas & Fiona Johnsson • Christine Lohman • Morgans Financial Limited • The Follent Family • Steve Romer • Kerry Watson • Australian Decorative

and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS)

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Mary Poppins opening night On Friday 17 June, musical lovers had a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious time at the opening night of Mary Poppins!

Enriching your life

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The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast Join The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast!

The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast is a not-for-profit organisation of around 2000 members who share a common interest in the arts. The organisation maintains an active interest in promoting and developing The Arts Centre Gold Coast. The Friends makes donations to the Centre for various projects, including youth theatre, using funds raised through membership fees. A Gift Fund established in 2006 provides grants to talented local individuals to aid them in pursuing a career in the arts.

The Friends hold frequent social events for members, catering to a variety of interests. Members of The Friends receive discounts to movies, the Arts Café and selected shows. By joining The Friends, you will help young artists and support the Centre while enjoying social events and the benefits of discounts to Members.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP Single $35, Double $50 Includes: • Invitations to social events • Discounted cinema tickets • Discounted food and beverages • 1 complimentary cinema ticket To join, visit the Box Office, phone (07) 5588 4000, email friends@friendsoftheartscentre.com.au or visit friendsoftheartscentre. com.au

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Centre Information GETTING HERE To plan your bus journey, please visit www.translink.com.au. To book a taxi, phone 131 008 or visit www.gccabs.com.au. A designated taxi setdown and pick-up area is located out the front of The Centre.

Patron parking, including wheelchair accessible parking, is located out the front of the building. We recommend arriving one hour before a performance as parking is limited.

PATRONS WITH INDIVIDUAL NEEDS We are committed to providing access to the performing arts for visitors with special needs. If you require mobility assistance, please call Box Office on (07) 5588 4000 to book your tickets, and notify the staff at this time. We will then arrange for Front of House staff to assist you when you arrive.

The Arts Theatre and Arts Cinema are both wheelchair accessible. If you require wheelchair access and seating at the Arts Theatre, please notify Box Office when you book your tickets. We don’t require advance notice for wheelchair access to the Arts Cinema.

BOOKINGS Visit theartscentregc.com.au or phone (07) 5588 4000.

Transaction fees apply to phone and online bookings.

OPENING HOURS Box Office Hours: Mon – Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 10am-8pm Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat / Sun 11am-5pm ENEWS Sign up to the fortnightly eNews on our website.

Partners PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY

INDIGENOUS PROGRAM PRESENTING PARTNER

PRESENTING PARTNER

MARY POPPINS MAJOR PARTNER

VENUE PARTNERS

SUPPORT PARTNERS

ACCOMMODATION PARTNER

CULTURAL PARTNERS

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The Arts Centre Gold Coast and QSO present

QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PLAYS THE FIREBIRD

Fri 28 Oct 7.30pm BOOK NOW

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