Celebrate Australia Day at Kingston’s Globe to Globe Festival
CELEBRATE Australia Day in style at Kingston’s 16th annual Globe to Globe World Music Festival featuring a host of talented performers, free workshops, children’s entertainment and a spectacular fireworks finale. Proudly presented by the City of Kingston, this fantastic community event is on 11am-10pm Tuesday 26 January at Namatjira Park in Springs Rd, Clayton South. This much-loved annual event features a host of talented musicians...
Indigenous Hip Hop celebrates Australia Day
By MELISSA WALSH Prepare to be amazed when Indigenous Hip Hop (IHHP) arrives on the Mornington Peninsula, champing at the bit to energise crowds on Australia Day at Mornington Park. The interactive hip hop works on the principle of using “arts for change,” focusing on young Indigenous people’s strengths, developing their skills and attitudes and working closely with partners to support community development. The group started about 10...
Film Stars
By ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS IMAGINE a warm summer afternoon, perfect picnic basket packed, a cool beverage in your hand whilst relaxing with friends or family; then the sun sets, twilight turns to the twinkling of night stars and you are captivated by a collection of short films flickering across a big screen. Sound good? If so, don’t miss the 5th annual Peninsula Short Film Festival at the Village Green in Rosebud. The best part is it’s...
Jason Coleman brings world first urban theatre to Rye
Following on from the outrageously successful season of Jason Coleman’s Spiegelicious, Jason Coleman proudly presents “Razzle Dazzle,” performed exclusively in the Cabaret Cathedral in Rye! Located adjacent to the Rye Carnival Site on the ever popular foreshore, will sit the Cabaret Cathedral. Providing a state of the art, purpose built urban theatre space, exclusively for another Jason Coleman premiere event! Jason and his crew will...
Festival hits the waterfront
The Frankston Waterfront Festival will return this January. A Mornington Peninsula summer favourite, the annual festival attracts 35,000 people over two days and features live music, free activities, market stalls, food, wine, and much more. The Cold Chisel Tribute Band will lead the charge on the Live n’ Local Main Stage, while The Jackson Four, Avenues End, Eel Race Road, The Chris Commerford Band, Peta Evans-Taylor Band and more...
The Tea Party’s Jeff Martin set to take Frankston by storm
By ANDREW DIXON Few rock bands exude a musical culture born of global influence with the finesse and polish of The Tea Party. 1.6 million albums sold worldwide under EMI and a cult Australian following are testament to that. The Canadian rockers took an extended break in 2005 but have come back with a vengeance, touring extensively in Australia and Canada and even releasing a new album since reforming in 2011. Frontman Jeff Martin now...