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Events | Exhibitions | Theatre | Workshops | Programs Proudly presented by Townsville City Council
CURTAIN CALL 3-5 MAY
16 MAY
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL Riverway Arts Centre Thursday 3 May, 7.30pm Friday 4 May, 7.30pm Saturday 5 May, 6pm & 9pm Rated 15+
Join the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow as it journeys around the country, home delivering hot and tasty comic treats to audiences near and far. This roving tour-de-comedy features funny makers from Australia and beyond, showcasing everything from stand-up and sketch to satire and song in one side-splitting show! Comedians confirmed: Brennan Reece (UK), Dane Simpson, Gillian Cosgriff & Sam Taunton ͅͅ Tickets: Adult $45, Concession $40, School St./Child $25, 2018 TicketShop
Members: Adult $40.50, Concession $36
MORNING MELODIES – SONGS ON THE SILVER SCREEN Riverway Arts Centre, 10.30am and 1.30pm
We all remember those famous scenes - When Holly had Breakfast at Tiffany’s, when Bogie saw Bergman, When Harry Met Sally. Spend the morning reminiscing the romance and glamour of the silver screen and the unforgettable songs that made them, as Catherine and her trio perform your favourites including Moon River, The Way We Were, When You Wish Upon A Star and As Time Goes By. ͅͅ Tickets: Adult $14, FOTT Member $12, 2018 Ticketshop Member:
Adult $12.60, Group (10+) $12 each ͅͅ Free refreshments with every ticket purchased
FAMILY THEATRE 11 MAY
YO DIDDLE DIDDLE Riverway Arts Centre, 12.30pm and 6.30pm
What if your dream was only one jump away? Cat tells us the story of Cow & her dream to jump the moon, and the night the famous nursery rhyme was created. Cow tries and tries again, encouraged by the wise and resourceful Cat, and musical and inventive Houston. Her friends band together to help Cow to keep trying while Cow discovers what it takes to achieve your dreams. Exploring the theme of resilience, Yo Diddle Diddle is the first work by Patch Theatre’s new Artistic Director Naomi Edwards. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. ͅͅ Tickets: Adult $15, School student/child $15, Group (10+) $12 each, Ticketshop member $13.50
Phone 07 4727 9797, Email ticketshop@townsville.qld.gov.au
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
27 JULY
13 & 14 AUG
13 & 14 NOV
ANTLive SOME OF THE BEST AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTIONS IN A CINEMA LIVE EXPERIENCE. Australian National Theatre Live has found a new and innovative way to give audiences a new ‘event’ cinema experience at an affordable price.
Next ANTLive performance:
12 MAY
Australia produces world-class theatre and Australian National Theatre Live will give audiences across Australia the opportunity to experience some of the best productions available – good theatre will no longer just be for metropolitan audiences. Filming with up to 9 cameras, fine performances are captured up close. Patrons are given the real sensation of being in the front row. Great Australian stories staged by Australia’s most wellknown theatres, written by well-known playwrights, directors and performed by the very best actors in the country.
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WHARF REVUE
12 MAY
THE DAPTO CHASER
16 JUNE
AWAY
3 NOVEMBER
WHARF REVUE C2, Civic Theatre, 2.30pm and 6.30pm
Over 15 years and 21 shows, they’ve mercilessly mocked all the usual suspects. We’ve watched Howard Tampa with refugees, Rudd give pennies from Kevin, Gillard refuse to be lectured by “that man”, “that man” scrap the carbon tax, stop the boats and – um – get the budget back into surplus… But no one has been able to outplay, outwit or outlast The Wharf Revue. The Wharf Revue was a parade of past and present in dignitaries – a who’s who of 21st century embarrassments, from the politicians to the celebrities – all skewered on the stake of seriously side-splitting satirical silliness and musical mayhem. ͅͅ Tickets: Adult $17, Concession $15, School student $12,
Family (2ad + 2ch) $50, Group (+10) $14 each. Ticketshop member: Adult $15.30, Concession $13.50 Phone 07 4727 9797 Email ticketshop@townsville.qld.gov.au
WEEKLY EVENTS FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN
Celebrate shared moments of excitement,laughter and fun.
MONDAYS
BABY RHYME TIME CityLibraries Aitkenvale Session 1: 10am to 11am Session 2: 11am to 12pm
TUESDAYS
NEWBORN FAMILY DROP IN SERVICE CityLibraries Aitkenvale 9am to 2pm
TODDLER TIME
CityLibraries Thuringowa Central Session 1: 9.15 to 10.15am Session 2: 10.30 to 11.30am
STORYTIME
CityLibraries Flinders Street 10am to 11am
WALK IN TUESDAYS CityLibraries Thuringowa Central 1pm to 4pm
WEDNESDAYS
STORYTIME
CityLibraries Thuringowa Central 10am to 11am
TODDLER TIME
FRIDAYS
STORYTIME
CityLibraries Aitkenvale 10am to 11am
SATURDAYS
Flinders Street Library 10am to 11am
THURSDAYS
TODDLER TIME CityLibraries Aitkenvale 10am to 11am
BABY RHYME TIME CityLibraries Thuringowa Central Session 1: 9.15 to 10.15am Session 2: 10.30 to 11.30am
NEWBORN FAMILY DROP IN SERVICE CityLibraries Aitkenvale 9am to 12pm
CITYLIBRARIES PROGRAMS 5 MAY
19 MAY
POKEMON CLUB
DEADLY DIGITAL: DOWNLOADING PHOTOS
CityLibraries Thuringowa Central, 10am to 12pm
CityLibraries Thuringowa Central, 10am to 11am
A club for children 8 and over to come together and trade battle cards, play video games and share their love of all things Pokémon.
12 MAY MESSY PLAY IN THE PARK Aitkenvale Park, 9am to 11am
14 MAY DEADLY DIGITAL: INTRODUCTION TO EMAIL CityLibraries Thuringowa Central, 10am to 11am
The Deadly Digital sessions are for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who are just beginning their technology journey and would like to learn more about email.
28 MAY
MEET YOUR LOCAL AUTHOR – DEREK SMITH CityLibraries Aitkenvale, 10am to 11.30am
Do you enjoy reading amazing life stories? Come along and meet local author Derek Smith as he reveals his life journey from growing up in the 1950’s to being immersed in the Vietnam War. Derek will share his quest to self-publishing with a humour that many readers and writers will connect to.
The Deadly Digital sessions are for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who are just beginning their technology journey and would like to learn more about downloading photos.
3, 17 & 31 MAY
LEGO IN THE LIBRARY CityLibraries Thuringowa Central, 3pm to 4.30pm
Looking for an after school activity? Do you like bricks, blocks and books? Join us at Lego in the Library, an after school program for children aged 6-12 years.
DON’T MISS! 18 MAY
20 MAY
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS
HERITAGE DAY
Riverway Oval 6.30pm to 8.30pm
West End Park 10am to 2pm
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
Bring your blanket along and enjoy the free open-air movie under the stars and raintrees at Riverway!
Heritage Day is a free, family friendly event that promotes Townsville’s unique heritage and increases community awareness of our local heritage groups and organisations. Enjoy live entertainment, food court and a range of other free activities. Set in West End Park, a popular activity is the guided tours. Pay a visit to stalls featuring almost 30 local heritage and historical groups.
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two overly imaginative pranksters who spend hours in a treehouse creating comic books. When their mean principal threatens to separate them into different classes, the mischievous boys accidentally hypnotize him into thinking that he’s a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dim-witted superhero named Captain Underpants.
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ON VIEW 27 APRIL – 15 JULY
27 APRIL – 15 JULY
PERCIVAL PORTRAIT PAINTING PRIZE 2018
PERCIVAL ANIMAL PORTRAIT PRIZE
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Mon to Fri: 10am to 5pm Sat to Sun: 10am to 2pm
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Mon to Fri: 10am to 5pm Sat to Sun: 10am to 2pm
The biennial Percival Portrait Painting Prize is North Queensland’s own portrait competition.
The Percival Animal Portrait Prize is coordinated and awarded by Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville City Council. A major prize of $1000 will be awarded to the work judged the best on display. The much-loved Percival Animal Portrait Prize is exhibited on the first floor of the Gallery, coinciding with the Percival Portrait Painting Prize.
Having begun in 2007, The Percivals is an open competition for artists. While showcasing the outstanding and innovative work currently being produced by Australian artists. The competition has also given many emerging artists an opportunity to engage with portraiture and share their expressions of themselves and those close to them. ͅͅ Anne-Marie ZANETTI; The Taste of a Memory [detail] 2018, Oil on canvas,
76x60cm
ͅͅ Helen CALDWELL; Staying Alive [detail] 2016, Watercolour on waterford
300gsm paper 54x44cm. Winner of Percival Animal Portrait Prize 2016
ON VIEW 5 MAY – 15 JULY
PERCIVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE Pinnacles Gallery Tues to Sun: 10am to 5pm
In 2018 the Percival Photographic Portrait Prize returns for the third time since its inaugural display in 2014. This prize was started to coincide with the Percival Portrait Painting Prize and ensure a city-wide celebration of portraiture. The exhibition offers a major $10,000 acquisitive prize. ͅͅ Narelle DELLE-BAITE, Glorious, 2017, Digital Photography, 59.4x42cm
4 MAY
EXHIBITION LAUNCH: PERCIVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE Pinnacles Gallery, 6.30pm for 7pm
This event will feature the launch of the Percival Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 and the announcement of the winning works. To RSVP Call 4727 9011 or email ptrg@townsville.qld.gov.au ͅͅ Ingvar KENNE, Anonymous Couple, Chu Da Vietnam, 2016, Type C Print,
100x100cm. Entrant in Duo Magazine Percival Photographic Portrait Prize 2016
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