WEEK 1

Sat 3 April
The Annual Bike & Hot Rod Show
Beerwah Sports Ground
Beerwah
10am to 6pm
There will be market stalls, food stalls, live music, side show alley, rides, hot rod car and bike display, tattoo show and competition, a burnout strip, Big Bear Bikes from the US, Freestyle motorcross team doing jumps and stunts.
Plenty of great live music.
Burn out competition: 1st prize $1000, 2nd prize $500, 3rd prize $400
Entry cost: $15 adults, $20 family (2 adults & 2 kids U12)
For more info phone Rocco on 0411 807 640

EASTER SAT
Sat 3 April
Australian Pipe Band Championships
8am to 7pm
Caloundra Indoor Sports Stadium,
North St, Golden Beach
Graded into grades four, three, two and one with a special grade for juvenile pipers and drummers, bands are challenged to perform specific genres of music. Juvenile and grade four bands play a traditional march selection plus an own-choice musical selection, whilst grades three, two and one play a march, strathspey and reel and an own-choice musical selection.Technical ability of piping and drumming and the band’s overall musicality is adjudicated by an ensemble and drumming adjudicator plus two piping adjudicators. The ‘swing of the kilt’ is also judged in the dress element of the competition
Visit www.tartanspectacular.com for more info
or phone 07 3202 6418 or 0414 815 237

EASTER WEEKEND
Sat 3 & Sun 4 April
Champion of Champions
Championships
Australia’s most prestigious highland dancing event
8am to 7pm
Caloundra Indoor Sports Complex, North St
Golden Beach
The Champion of Champions Championship of Australia is Australia's most prestigious highland dancing event. It brings together Highland Dancers from many parts of the World as it rotates on a biennial basis through the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
Saturday's Highland Dancing events include the Queensland Highland Dancing Championships, the Tartan Spectacular Titles and a very special fundraising event - "Australia's Largest Highland Fling." Monies raised from this will be devoted to finding a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and for the future care of Logan Mitchelsen, the son of former world Champion Gareth Mitchelsen. Everyone is invited to "dance a Fling for Logan"
Sunday sees the Champion of Championships Highland Dancing Championship of Australia and the Queensland Highland Dancing Titles. Dancers from Canada, New Zealand, the United States of America will compete alongside our own champions. Approximately 100 Champion Dancers will compete for the 3 Champion of Champions Titles - Australia's premium highland Dancing event. Total entry is approximately 560.
Cost: $5 per person per day
Visit www.tartanspectacular.com for more info
or phone 07 3202 6418 or 0414 815 237

EASTER WEEKEND & BEYOND
FINE ART EXHIBITION
Sat 3 to Sun 18 April
10am to 4pm (closed Mon)
Art Treasures from the Masters
Tiffany Jones Art Gallery
138 Burnett St Buderim
Highlighting the talent & beauty of paintings by Master artists, the Sunshine Coast’s specialists in investment art, Tiffany Jones Fine Art Gallery offer, over the Easter holiday, works by the Who’s Who of Australian art.

Enjoy originals by: David Boyd, Robert Dickerson, Albert Namatjira, Margaret Olley, Tim Storrier, Jason Benjamin, Pro Hart, Hugh Sawrey, Norman Lindsay & many more.

Visit: www.tiffanyjonesfineart.com.au
Call: Tiffany Jones on (07) 5450 1722

EASTER SUN
Sun 4 Apr
Aussie Wildlife Experience at Corbould Park Racecourse Caloundra
Sunshine Coast Turf Club
170 Pierce Avenue, Caloundra
Get up close & experience real Australian wildlife.
Touch a crocodile, cuddle a cute wombat!
Family fun day planned at Corbould Park Racecourse with entertainment for the kids including a visit from the Easter Bunny!
The first race begins at 1.10pm & gates open at 10.30am.Adults $10, children under 18 are FREE
More info visit www.sctc.com.au or ph: 5491 6788

Sun 4 Apr
The Blues Brothers Revue
Sunshine Coast Function Centre
Caloundra RSL
19 West Tce Caloundra
Seated Concert 18+
At last, the incomparable, Official Blues Brothers Revue from America embarks on its first national tour downunder. Wayne Catania and Kieron Lafferty, aka Jake & Elwood, are on a mission to deliver the most dynamic & authentic Blues Brother Show ever to hit our shores.

Sanctioned by Dan Ackroyd & The John Belushi Estate, this live concert combines the comedy & hits from the original 1980 hit film Blues Brothers as well as paying homage to Chicago's rich history of blues, gospel & soul music.
Tickets: $30 + Booking Fee
Available at reception or call 07 5491 1544
www.sunshinecoastfunctioncentre.com.au

EASTER SUN
Sun 4 April
The 33rd Conondale Easter Sunday Rodeo 2010
I & T Smith Arena opposite Fritz Park, across the bridge, just North of Conondale township.
Maleny-Kenilworth Rd Conondale
from 7am
Come to Conondale on Easter Sunday & enjoy a cheap family day out with heaps of entertainment!
The all-day event features barrel racing, team penning, bullock ride, wild cow milking, team branding, cutting & penning, ribbon races & the feature bull ride, a crowd favourite! YEE-HAH!!
For more info Ph: Ian on (07) 5494 4560

WEEK 2

School Holiday Fun!
Tue 6 Apr
Children’s Workshop
Live Snake Show
The Event Centre
20 Minchinton St Caloundra
10.30am to 11.30am
The Events Centre’s first childrens workshop for 2010 will feature wildlife carer & educational promoter, Jill Zimmerman with her live snakes.
The children will be introduced to a few different pet pythons & will learn all about a snake’s body & how they move, their skeleton, eyes, ears & tongue & their senses. Children will also be introduced to Sunny, a six foot puppet snake, & will learn what to do if they see a snake. Jill holds a Wildlife Demonstrators Licence through EPA Qld National Parks & Wildlife Service.
Bookings are essential as there are limited places available for each performance. Book now to avoid disappointment.
$6 includes a fruit platter for morning tea
(additional fees & charges may apply)
More info Ph: 5491 4240
or visit www.theeventscentre.com.au

Wed 7 Apr
Dirty Dusting
Starring Joan Sydney, Maggie King & Anne Phelan
The Event Centre
20 Minchinton St Caloundra
7.30pm - Midnight
Presented by Ellis Productions & The Whitehorse Centre in association with Robert C Kelly & Michael Harrison

A trio of hard-working cleaners are facing the axe. They might be past their best, beyond their sell-by date & over the hill but they certainly wont take threats of redundancy lying down.
These game girls set up a phone sex service, known as The Telephone Belles, & thats when the fun really begins. Their bosses dont know about it, their families would never guess & their very willing customers are none the wiser. They are the only chat-line girls with dusters, attitude & their very own bus passes!

Tickets: Adults $44.50, Concession/Groups 10+ $38, Students (under 18) $16, Members 40.00, Concession Member $34.20 (additional fees & charges may apply)
More info Ph: 5491 4240
or visit www.theeventscentre.com.au

School Holiday Fun!
Wed 7 Apr @ 10am
Goldilocks Rocks
at Lake Kawana Community Centre
Interactive Children’s Theatre
produced by Jally Productions
+Wed 7 Apr @ 1pm
at Beerwah Community Hall
Fri 9 Apr @ 11am & 1pm
at The J Noosa
Suitable for kids aged 3 to 11
Join Goldilocks & her friends as they sing & dance their way to the house of the 3 bears while helping 3 little pigs to build a home & keeping the eccentric old wolf out of trouble in the process. Lots of interaction for children as they are invited up on the stage to play the parts of characters in the show!
The very confident GOLDILOCKS & her clever assistant George are busy helping the three pigs with their various building projects. Their homes need to be strong and safe because that rotten old wolf is always trying to blow them down. Meanwhile Goldie has come up with a new idea for instant Porridge & decides to show Mrs Bear how to use her new microwave.
Lots of twists & plenty of laughs in this very interactive children’s comedy.
All tickets $13 (Groups of 8+ $11 incl. booking fee)
Bookings for Lake Kawana & Beerwah shows can be made at Lake Kawana Community Centre Ph: 5437 1170
Mon-Fri 9am to 4.30pm
Tickets for all venues can be purchased online at
www.thej.com.au or by phoning 5455 4455
NOTE: Cash only for door sales at Beerwah on the day.

Fri 9 Apr @ 10am to 11am + 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Sat 10 April @ 10am to 11am + 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Nick Jnrs Dora the Explorer LIVE
The Event Centre
20 Minchinton St Caloundra
2 days - 2 shows per day
Dora the Explorer is embarking on an all new LIVE musical adventure in NICK JRs DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE! SEARCH FOR THE CITY OF LOST TOYS. This all-new show features well-known songs from the TV series as well as brand new songs created just for the stage.
Tickets: A Reserve $48, B Reserve $38, C Reserve $28 (additional fees and charges may apply)
More info Ph: 5491 4240
or visit www.theeventscentre.com.au

Sat 10 Apr 2010
April in Paris
presented by The Sunshine Coast Concert Band
Kawana Community Centre, Nanyima Street, Buddina
7.30pm
If either French music or dancing is your taste, come to the Sunshine Coast Concert Bands 'April in Paris' Dance at 7.30pm at the Kawana Community Centre, Nanyima Street, Buddina.
Apart from featuring many French tunes, there will be some "Sequence" dances, some "New Vogue Dances", but there will still be the old style favourites of rock'n roll, waltzes and foxtrots.
So whether you want to just listen to the toe-tapping sound of the big band (40 members) or dance the night away, why not organise a party of up to 12 people and book a table for just $120 - that's either 12 people @ $10 or 10 people @ $12.
Book with Aileen on 5446 5031
or email aileen.ernie@y7mail.com.
Individual entry will be $15, & BYO drinks, nibbles & party are encouraged!
For details of the band and their activities, check out their website www.sccb.org.au

Sat 10 Apr @ 7pm
Maleny Fringe Music Festival
with a return visit by the Caxton Street Jazz Band
Maleny RSL Hall
Bunya St Maleny
Tickets: $30 (Members: $25 at the door)
Bar opens 6.30pm - bring your own picnic
More info ph: Joan Benson 5494 2708

WEEK 3

Fri 16, Sat 17 & Sun 18 Apr
Maleny Autumn Music Festival 2010
presented by Maleny Arts Council, part of Qld Arts Council Creative Incommunities
Various Venues - Maleny
A festival weekend with leading Australian international musicians - Piers Lane, William Barton, Anthony Garcia, Spiros Rantos & Brachi Tilles, performing celebratory classics by Schumann & Chopin in their bicentennial birthday year, by Brisbane's Arthur Benjamin
(in his 50th) and much much more!
• Festival Dinner with Robert Keane – Fri 6pm
Festival Dinner with music theatre maestro Robert Keane
'Cricket & Other Crimes' comedy show
Maleny Manor - 894 Landsborough-Maleny Road Maleny
6pm for 6.15pm
Tickets for dinner & show $85 per person available from Joan Benson Ph: 5494 2708 joan.benson@bigpond.com
• Piers Lane – Sat 7pm
Maleny Community Centre
Maple St Maleny
Brisbane's - London-based - world travelling piano virtuoso in a solo 'salon soiree' of Schuman's 'Papillons' & 'Carnaval', Benjamin miniatures & Chopin Nocturnes.
• Anthony Garcia & William Barton – Sun 10.30am
'Desert Stars Dancing'
Queenslanders triumphing on world stages dazzle in a magical performance of evocative, procvocative sounds in an indigenous gallery setting.
Artspark Australia
407 Mt Mellum Road Maleny
• Brachi Tilles & Spiros Rantos – Sun 3pm
By popular demand ! With inimitable flair in a Schumann Sonata, Bejamin's Caribbean party pieces, Chopin bon bons and Spiros' 'global village' of piano and violin encores.
Artspark Australia
407 Mt Mellum Road Maleny
Tickets available from:
Maleny Bower Bird, Maple Street Maleny Ph: 5494 3277
Montville Pharmacy Ph: 5478 5454
The Events Centre Caloundra (07) 5491 4240
or book online www.etixdirect.com.au

POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER

Sat 17 Apr
RAW SOUNDS Youth Music Festival
A FREE ALL-DAY LIVE MUSIC event
Lions Park
Kings Beach Caloundra
10am to 4pm
ORIGINAL local bands are getting ready to celebrate National Youth Week with the first Raw Sounds Youth Music Festival at Kings Beach on April 17.
Raw Sounds is a free live music event organised by young people for young people and will showcase an exciting line-up of young local talent.
Featuring:
Spacifix | The Map Project | The Marsden Lee’s | The Floating Bridges | Freak Morice | Gandalf the Grey | The Strange Few | Spec 2 C | Dunsinane
With the support of the Sunshine Coast Youth Partnership and Sunshine Coast Drink Safe Coalition, Raw Sounds will bring young people and the Sunshine Coast community together to recognise and celebrate youth.
Raw Sounds will be the grand finale to the Manifest Youth Arts Festival 2010.
Manifest is a collaborative approach to National Youth Week celebrations on the Sunshine Coast.
For all the details, head to
www.sunshinecoastyouth.com/drinksafe

Sat 17 Apr 2010
Caloundra Model Railway Ass. Sale & Display Day
Caloundra Arts Centre
North St Caloundra
10am to 2pm
Entry is FREE!
Visits have been organized by The Maleny Model Railway Group and the Gold Coast Rail Group. The members of these Clubs will be bringing their show layouts. The Maleny display is 5 meters in length. These layouts are complete with buildings and scenery. There's also a children's timber track set-up with THOMAS and Friends that will bring back some childhood memories for many visitors.
Also on show will be one of the smaller “n” scale layouts a Swiss outline built by a Caloundra club member.
An assortment of preloved railway rolling stock, books magazines, engines, track, buildings and electrics will be on sale.
Light refreshments available (very good sausage rolls & drinks).
For more info ph: 5445 1225 or 5491 9213 or 5499 6572

Sun 18 Apr
Wedding Links Expo
The Events Centre
20 Minchinton St Caloundra
9.30am to 4pm
Fashion Parades at 11am 1pm & 3pm
Win your ultimate wedding dress along with other prize give-a-ways!
A Wedding Links expo is a fantastic way of obtaining unique and innovative ideas from a wide variety of suppliers. Couples, you can save considerable time planning your wedding by visiting our expo. It's a one stop shop for wedding related products and services!
Bring your partner, your bridal party - or girls, bring your mother...It's the best way to plan, sample, or simply gather information to create your ultimate wedding day experience.
$10 entry - register online and receive half price entry (valid until midnight 17 April 2010)
More info contact Wedding Links SEQ
Ph: 0439931533 or visit
www.weddinglinks.com.au

Sun 18 Apr
Sunshine Coast Heritage Festival
Bankfoot House
1998 Old Gympie Road, Glass House Mountains
9am to 4pm
FREE ENTRY!
Come along and celebrate our Sunshine Coast Heritage with a wide range of activities including guided tours of Bankfoot House, pioneer cooking demonstration, memorabilia from coaching days at the Australian Teamsters Hall of Fame, furniture restoration and photo preservation displays, regional museum displays, period costume competition, antique and art appraisals/value estimates and vintage cars and machinery.
More info Ph: 0407 760 989 or email
friends@bankfoothouse.org

Sat 17 & Sun 18 Apr 2010
Dingo Creek Annual Wine Jazz & Blues Festival
Dingo Creek Vineyard
265 Tandur Traveston Road
Travesto near Gympie (directions below)
Gates open on Sat at 7am & close at 10pm.
Gates open on Sun at 7am & close at 5pm.
Event from 11am to 5pm both days.
Dingo Creek Wine Jazz & Blues Festival is unique & not to be missed. The weekend will present the best jazz & blues with John Morrison, Jacki Cooper, Ingrid James, Gil Askey, John Nicol, Kevin Hunt to name a few. The event raises funds for SIDS & Kids Queensland.
Situated just north of Noosa, John Morrison the Mayor of Swing City had this to say, ""Dingo Creek Jazz and Blues Festival is Australia's only personal music festival. It's a place where music lovers can meet & greet all their favourite musicians in a setting that is second to none!""
Bring your sleeping bag & enjoy it the whole weekend. There is nothing like it anywhere! So this weekend give yourself a treat & spend it in the picturesque surroundings of the Dingo Creek Vineyard. The venue is covered & seating is provided, accommodation is provided locally.
Entry: Adult Weekend Pass $99, or Day Pass $60 per day
Children 0-13 free when accompanied by an adult.
Children are welcome. Food and drinks will be available. All children are the responsibility of their parents or carer.
Disabled: There is access for guests with a disability. Disabled access is available including a ramp, parking & toilets. Access to the covered venues is wheelchair friendly.
Camping is free of charge, this is a NO glass, NO bring your own (BYO) venue. No dogs please.
Early bookings are highly recommended to ensure your weekend of fine wine, food, music & fun.
For more info Ph: 07 5485 1731 or 0438851731
visit the website: www.dingocreek.com.au
or email: festival@dingocreek.com.au
NOTES: Ample camping area is available & rows of toilets & showers are provided. Weekend campers are able to arrive from 7am Saturday & leave Monday morning if they wish. If coming for the Saturday program only, you may camp Saturday night if you wish & leave the property by 8am Sunday morning. If coming for the Sunday program you may camp Sunday night. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to camp under the stars while taking in the sweet sound of Jazz. Bring the family & enjoy listening to & mixing with the Legends of Jazz.

’Heres a Google Map Link for directions >>
Dingo Creek Vineyard is situated 1.5hrs north of Brisbane along the Bruce Highway, 40 minutes north west of Noosa & the Sunshine Coast. For those travelling from the Brisbane & Sunshine coast direction follow the Bruce Highway north to Traveston Road which is approximately 15 minutes past the Pomona turn-off. Turn right into the Traveston Road & follow for approximately 4.5km, turn left into Tandur Traveston Road & the Dingo Creek Winery is 1.3km from the intersection, turn right under the railway line at the winery sign.

If travelling from Gympie, go south along the Bruce Highway from Gympie for approximately 15 minutes & turn left at Matilda service station at Kybong, onto the Tandur Road. Follow for approximately 4.7kms & turn right into the Tandur Traveston Road just before the railway line. Follow the Tandur Traveston Road for approximately 2.7kms & turn left at the winery sign. The area will be well sign posted.

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Tue 20 Apr 2010 @ 8pm
DIRECT FROM DUBLIN....
RHYTHMS OF IRELAND
The Events Centre
20 Minchinton St Caloundra
The Rhythms of Ireland:
The Real Culture - The Real Passion.
Due to unprecedented demand The Rhythms Of Ireland are returning to Australia. Ireland’s most celebrated show, The Rhythms Of Ireland, will return to Australia to continue with their awe-inspiring and innovative production before heading back overseas.
The Rhythms Of Ireland is an Irish Dance show which has been seen by over two-million worldwide amassing an unsurpassed reputation for their “stunningly executed performance". The incomparable quality and pure unadulterated spectacle of their work perfectly blends the ancient traditions of Irish dance and music with the innovative and flawlessly choreographed production values of contemporary Irish excellence.

Stars of the calibre of Anthony Street with a recorded tapping speed of 34 taps per second and lead male soloist of Lord Of The Dance (2003-2007), David Moore, lead male soloist of Riverdance (2003-2005) Dierdra Kieley, 3 time world Irish dance champion lead a cast of 18 dancers with extensive experience with major Irish international productions thus ensuring a standard of excellence and quality in performance.
Choreographer Michael Donnellan needs no introduction. He is 2-times World Irish Dance Champion, the ex-lead male dancer of Riverdance and Lord Of The Dance. He directed the acclaimed Magic Of The Dance.
The Rhythms Of Ireland is not to be missed, Experience the fastest Taps in the world in the most popular show of the present.
If you missed the show the first time around then this is your chance to witness the The Rhythms Of Ireland.
So book now to avoid disappointment as tickets will sell fast.
”The Rhythms of Ireland & its dancer’s are just Brilliant” Rockhampton Bulletin
Visit the website:
www.rhythmsofireland.com
Tickets: $64.90 Adult
$54.90 Pensioner / Student / Group 10+
$44.90 Junior (under 15 years)
Bookings & more info Ph: 5491 4240
or visit www.theeventscentre.com.au

The Main Event!
Thu 22 April @ 8pm
COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW
The Events Centre
20 Minchinton St Caloundra
Bolstered by roars of laughter and unbridled adoration of audiences during their Melbourne season, a bunch of international & local comedians will be cramming healthy egos into tiny suitcases & hitting the highways of this mighty continent.
Last year, the Roadshow consisted of approximately 40 of the Festival’s finest comedians, who played a total of 103 performances to 52,137 people (to be exact). Confronted by a ticker-tape parade (almost) of fans at every regional pitstop they visited, the 2010 Roadshow is set to overdrive for its 12th year, covering more mileage than ever before – from the North to the South to the East to the West – and even setting sail across to Singapore.
At every point of the journey, the Comedy Festival Roadshow leaves smiling faces & tickled ribs in its wake. Don’t you miss out on the circus when it comes to Nambour Town!
Roadshow performances may contain coarse language, sexual references & material that can offend.
Not recommended for children under the age of 15

‘A feast of in-your-face laughter.’
Style Magazine
‘The Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow has such chalk-and-cheese personalities delivering such a wide assortment of gags, it has everyone’s humour covered.’
Sunday Times (WA)
‘An event no comedy fan should miss.’
Satellite (QLD)
‘Not only will this Roadshow leave you with all sorts of stitches and aches, it will make your cheeks burn and your jaw sore too.’
Caloundra Weekly (QLD)

Adult $38, Concession/Groups 10+ $35, Students $30, Members 34.20, Concession Members $30.60
(additional fees and charges may apply)
Bookings & more info Ph: 5491 4240
or visit www.theeventscentre.com.au

Fri 23 Apr from 12 noon
Class Clowns (Competition Heat)
Nambour Civic Centre - Theatre
FREE Public Performance 3pm to 4pm
Sunshine Coast Council is partnering with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) to present Class Clowns, a national youth comedy competition & workshop program, for the first time on the coast. The competition has been run by MICF since 1996 & is aimed at young people aged 14 to 17 years (or in Year 9 to 12).

At a Class Clowns gig, participants who have prepared a comedy routine (max 5 mins) participate in a workshop with a professional comedian before performing on stage to a public audience. The winner goes to the Queensland State Final at Brisbane Powerhouse, & can go on to the Nationals in Melbourne , to compete for $2000 in cash & prizes.
In the lead up, Free Crash Course workshops with professional comedian, Liz Skitch, were offered across the coast during March for budding comedians to learn valuable comedy skills, test their material & help prepare them for the Class Clowns heat.
Class Clowns acts can enter through their school or independently as an individual, duo or trio.

When & Where:
Fri 23 Apr from 12 noon to 2pm
• Class Clowns REHEARSAL
Nambour Civic Centre - Theatre
Pre-performance rehearsal/workshop with a MICF Roadshow comedian.
Fri 23 Apr from 3pm to 4pm
• Class Clowns PUBLIC PERFORMANCE
Public Performance on stage with a live audience.

** To register for CLASS CLOWNS HEAT as an individual, duo or trio, log onto www.classclowns.com.au & follow the instructions. You’ll need to download & complete the form then return by email to Gail Hewton

Prices: Crash Course workshop – free
Class Clowns competition – Registration $11 per act
Class Clowns performance
Open to general public free
For more info phone Gail Hewton on 5455 4455
Nambour Civic Centre is a licensed venue - every person under 18yrs of age must be accompanied by an adult

Sun 25 Apr
ANZAC Day in Caloundra
Dawn Service 5.15am
Lions Park, Kings Beach
Anzac Day March 9am
Assemble at Cnr Burgess & Albert Sts, march to Kings Beach Park

Fri 23 Apr
Caloundra Blue Light Disco
Caloundra Rollerdrome
Caloundra Rd, Caloundra
7pm to 10pm
Entry: $8 - NO PASSOUTS
Age group 7—16 years
Smoking, drugs & alcohol are not permitted.
More info & photo galleries
visit www.caloundrabluelight.org.au >>
or call the Caloundra Blue Light Hotline on 5438 0666.

Blue Light Dance Parties are held on the last Friday of every month at the Caloundra Rollerdrome.

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