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CQ Contemporary Artists recognised in John Villiers Outback Art Prize

February 28, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Visual art

Three members of the CQ Contemporary Artists group have been named as finalists in this year’s John Villiers Outback Art Prize. Find out more about Ainslie McMahon, Joanne Kerr and Veronika Zeil.

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February 28, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
ainsley mcmahon, veronika zeil, joanne kerr, CQ Contemporary Artists, John Villiers Outback Art Prize
Visual art

History, hardship, mineral and metal on show in Clermont

February 24, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Local history

Laced with murder mysteries and stories of brutal cultural clashes, Clermont Historical Centre’s new exhibition Towns of Minerals and Metals remembers the harsh realities of Central Queensland’s minerals and metals rush in the mid-19th century.

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February 24, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Towns of Minerals and Metals, Clermont Historical Centre
Local history

Rocky musical theatre community puts its foot down in new production of Kinky Boots

February 21, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Theatre

The future of footwear is kinky - at least that is what Charlie Price discovers in the musical hit Kinky Boots coming to the Pilbeam theatre next month.

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February 21, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Angelo Conway, Daniel Hair, Kinky Boots, Rockhampton Regional Council, Pilbeam Theatre
Theatre

OM Fest tuning up for 2019: looking back on CQ's all-original music festival

February 21, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Festivals, Music, Opportunities

OM Fest, the Capricorn Coast’s annual celebration of original music, is back for 2019 on September 14. Find out how it all began with this short film from the early years.

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February 21, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
OM Fest
Festivals, Music, Opportunities

Brittany-Elise releases debut album Something More

February 16, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Music

Brittany-Elise’s first album Something More has debuted at #2 on the iTunes charts for country music albums.

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February 16, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Brittany-Elise, Something More
Music

Anything Goes ready to dock in Gladstone for 2019 community musical

February 15, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Theatre, Local history

It’s been 20 years since the SS American docked in Gladstone, but the ship at the centre of the Broadway classic is back for the Harbour City’s 2019 community musical Anything Goes.

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February 15, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Anything Goes, Pamela Penny, Jennifer Garrett, Donna Newberry, Ross James
Theatre, Local history

Two artists, one name, playing hits old and new: meet Gaz 'n' Gazz

February 12, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Music

Gary Quinlan and Gary McClurg share a love of music - as well as a name - and have been playing the Rockhampton music scene since the late 1960s.

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February 12, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Gaz 'n' Gazz, Kathy Dumbleton
Music

Yeppoon youth taking art to the streets

February 06, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Opportunities, Visual art, Youth arts

The Capricorn Coast’s latest public mural is wrapping the toilets at Farnborough Beach’s Rotary Park in a joyful splash of colour - and you can get involved this weekend.

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February 06, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Youth Arts Yeppoon, Livingstone Shire Council, mural, public art
Opportunities, Visual art, Youth arts

Life in Hell: a Rockhampton local reflects on blooming where you're planted

January 28, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Lifestyle, Local history, Opinion

Like many Rocky kids, Jessica Cathcart grew up waiting for the day she could get away. Now, she reflects on leaving versus staying, and blooming where you’re planted.

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January 28, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Jessica Cathcart
Lifestyle, Local history, Opinion

Moura family business helping old furniture spark joy for a new generation

January 26, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Business, Lifestyle, Environment, DIY & making

Moura mum Lucy Thompson has been making old furniture new again through creative thinking.

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January 26, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Upcycled Beauty from Messes, Kathy Dumbleton, local business, Lucy Thompson
Business, Lifestyle, Environment, DIY & making

Get your con on: what you need to know about CapriCon 2019

January 19, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Lifestyle

Cosplay! Tabletop gaming! Special guests! Vendors! Central Queensland’s highest concentration of geeks-per-square metre! CapriCon Steampunk and Pop Culture Convention is back for 2019 on April 6.

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January 19, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Capricon
Lifestyle

Rockhampton to swap artists & books with Chinese sister city Zhenjiang

January 19, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Visual art, Lifestyle

Rockhampton Regional Council has announced a series of partnership projects with Chinese sister city Zhenjiang, including an exchange program for visual artists and a library book swap.

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January 19, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Bayton Award, Rockhampton Regional Council, sister city
Visual art, Lifestyle
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Rocky Street Press acknowledges the Darumbal people, Traditional Custodians of the Central Queensland region where we live and work.  We pay our respects to Elders past and present and to Indigenous nations’ rich cultures of art and storytelling. We welcome Indigenous readers and contributors.

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