WEEK 1

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9AM 1ST JUNE 2010

Wed 27 Oct to Sun 31 Oct
Noosa Triathlon Multi Sport Festival 2010
Hastings Street, Noosa Heads
Open daily from 8.30am to 5.30pm
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Sat 5 Jun
James Morrison & The Idea Of North (TION)
‘Feels Like Spring’ 2010 Tour
Nambour Civic Centre - Main Hall, Nambour
8pm
Two of this country’s most dynamic artists collude to blow the winter blues away with a national tour based on their new collaborative album through ABC/Universal, Feels Like Spring.

James Morrison is far and away the most virtuosic and unrelentingly entertaining performer in Australian jazz and contemporary music. The Idea of North has been mesmerising audiences for over 15 years with their dextrous and distinctive style which is both astonishingly precise and impossibly beautiful.
Long time friends and colleagues, it was Morrison who first made the loudest noise when TION refreshingly burst upon the scene. In return the vocal group, like most of us, has long recognised Morrison’s extreme talents and the opportunity to record and tour an album together went hand in glove.
Feels like Spring features sparkling originals and new arrangements of standards. Morrison is blastingly good on every instrument, including the double bass – the first time he has recorded as a bassist. TION’s astoundingly acute harmonies flow like molasses and the end result is a brave, bright and gorgeous production both fans and first-timers will enjoy.
Tickets: $61.50 Adult
$51.50 Child/Pensioner
$49.50 PP Group +10
Ph: 5475 7777 to book
or visit www.nambourciviccentre.com.au
& book online

Sun 6 June
Caloundra Foreshore Fun Run 2010
• 10km Caloundra Foreshore Fun Run
• 3km Fun Run
• 3km Family Walk
be there at 6.30am for a 7.15am start

Join in Queensland's most scenic 3km or 10km fun run.
The 10km course hugs the Pumicestone Passage Marine Park from Bell's Creek at Golden Beach to Bulcock Beach and then around the Caloundra Headland taking in the spectacular scenery at Kings Beach & Shelly Beach before finishing at Moffat Beach.
Cash prizes to be won & T-Shirts for 10km participants who register prior to Race Day

The event is organised by an enthusastic group of volunteers. All funds raised go directly to help resource the P & F at Our Lady Of The Rosary, Catholic School.

For all details of the race program & entry information please visit www.caloundrafunrun.com

WEEK 2 -QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND

Wed 9 at 7.30pm
 & Thu 10 Jun at 11am
COSI
The Events Centre Caloundra
Lewis takes a job in a mental asylum working with patients who are interested in the dramatic arts. He thinks his work will involve staging a small variety show with the group, until long term patient Roy hijacks the show.
For bookings Ph: 5491 4240
or for more info visit: www.theeventscentre.com.au

Thu 10 to Mon 13 Jun
The Etchells Australian Winter Championship 2010
Mooloolaba Yacht Club
Parkyn Pde, Mooloolaba
Racing starts approx. 10.30am & finishes by 4pm
Free Entry
The Etchells Australian Winter Championship will be conducted off Mooloolaba from 5 to 9 June. The annual Championship attracts the best Australian & New Zealand one-design class sailors to compete in seven race series. Previous winners of the series include America's Cup, Olympic class, Sydney-Hobart race winners & class World Champions.
The sailors enjoy travelling to Queensland to compete in the warm June winds blowing off Mooloolaba. The sailors usually encounter not only high-quality competition but also challenging sailing conditions. The Mooloolaba Yacht Club venue is well set up to host the Etchells fleet with good facilities, great hospitality & immediate access to the competition waters.
Mooloolaba accommodation for the sailors & their families ranges from camping to four-star+ self-contained units & luxury apartments, all located only a few minutes walk from the Yacht Club.
Further information on the Championship is available from the event website.
Email: trevor.martin@raywhite.com
Web: www.mooetchells.yachting.org.au
NOTE: The event is often described by Australia's top sailors as probably the most competitive regatta on the Australian yachting calendar at this time of year. Often competitors bring with them to the event their partners who enjoy the holiday weekend participating in social, tourism & shopping experiences during the event.and shopping experiences during the event.

Thu 10, Fri 11 & Sat 12 June @ 7.30pm
Noosa One Act Play Festival 2010
Noosa Arts Theatre
163 Weyba Rd Noosaville
Enjoy the stage premiere of these 3 Australian plays
• The Usual Five for Lunch
• The God Willing
• Tudo Ou Nada
The 3 finalists from Noosa Arts Theatre’s National One-Act Playwriting Competition
The Winner takes home $2500 sponsored by Macquarie Financial Services
Audience Choice wins a publishing contract with Maverick Plays & Musicals
Tickets: Adults: $22, Conc. $18, Group 10+ $16p.p
Bookings Ph: 5449 9343 or visit
www.noosaartstheatre.org.au

Fri 11 to Mon 14 Jun 2010
The Dreaming Festival
Woodford
The Dreaming Festival; Australia's International Indigenous Festival is emerging as one of Australia's not to be missed cultural events of the year. Traditional and contemporary Indigenous culture is on display often in breathtaking and inspiring ways. Whether you have a preference for theatre, dance, film, song, or art you will find it presented richly at this festival. Indigenous performers from across the world, including Australia of course are invited to The Dreaming Festival to share and present their art and culture and tell their stories to the growing audience of Australians wanting to soak up and explore new cultures
For all the info & a full program of events visit:
www.thedreamingfestival.com

Sat 12 to Sun 13 Jun
Gardening on the Edge 2010
Indoor Activity Centre
Maleny High School, Bunya Street, Maleny
9am to 4pm
Maleny Garden Club is holding "Gardening on the Edge", a gardening extravaganza. There will be 6 gardens open. In the school hall, there will be specialist growers of roses, camellias, natives, herbs, African violets, bromeliads, perenials and orchids selling quality and locally plants. Plants can be purchase from the Garden Club's stall.

Cost : Hall entry is FREE. Open gardens and map tickets $10 per person, tickets can be purchased on the day from the activity centre at Maleny High School.

Includes:

• Gardening related stalls of interest. including our own Maleny Garden Club Plant Stall
• Refreshments – homemade of course – available to enjoy in the hall
• Daily raffle prizes
• Camellia flower display

Enjoy a day in the country and be inspired by our delightful gardens
For more info phone Jan on (07) 5499 9010
or visit www.malenygardenclub.org

Sat 12 to Mon 14 Jun
Caloundra Golden Orchidfest 2010
Lake Kawana Community Centre
Fri 9am to 5pm
Sat 9am to 5pm
Sun 9am to 2pm
The Sunshine Coast Orchid Society Caloundra is hosting the next Sub Tropical Orchid Council Queensland Triennial Orchidfest. The best of the best orchids and bromeliads will be on display and vying for prize honours. Up to 18 Orchid Societies will be displaying at this show with guest speakers, orchid plants and product sales and cultural talks to ad to the visitor experience. As you enjoy the exhibition, speak with orchid lovers and growers and get their secrets to success. Refreshments available for purchase at the venue.
More info Ph: 5491 5654

WEEK 3

SAVE THE DATE!
Wed 16 June
State of Origin 2010
Game 2
Blues V Maroons
Brisbane

Fri 18, Sat 19, Sun 20 Jun 2010
Sunshine Coast Show
It’s our answer to the Ekka!
3 days of super show fun! The Biggest & Best EVER!
Sunshine Coast Showgrounds
Coronation Ave, Nambour
Gates open at 8am
Show Day: Fri 18 June 2010
SPECTACULAR FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Monster Trucks •High Flying Stunt Motor Bikes • World Renowned Hypnotist Shane St James • Free Ashtons Big Top Circus • Spaceship Trapeze Act over Main Arena • Cooking Shows & Fashion Parades • Great Carnival Rides • Sideshow Alley • Showbags • Fireworks • Family Entertainment • Bands • Showgirls
AGRICULTURAL/ART/CRAFT EXHIBITS
Art & Craft • Horses, Ponies & Ring Events • Dairy, Stud & Prime Cattle • Poultry • Budgerigars • Llamas • Produce, Table Fruit, Vegetables • Kids Craft • Youth Exhibits • Floraculture • Fabric Painting • Needlework • Penning • Patchwork & Quilting • Cookery • Sweet Preserves • Photography • Pottery • Woodchop • Woodcraft • Beaut Ute Competition
Pre-purchase your entry tickets at any Heritage Building Society & SAVE!
FREE Buses departing Sunshine Plaza every hour from 9.30am Fri-Sat
More info: www.sunshinecoastshow.asn.au

SAVE THE DATE!
Fri 18 to Sun 27 Jun
Noosa Longweekend 2010
Various Locations: Restaurants, Galleries, Theatres in Noosa
Free Entry
Combine arts & culture with sun & sand at The Noosa Longweekend in one of the world's most enviable destinations. The Noosa Longweekend is an annual 10-day festival of theatre, art, food, film, dance, music, literature and thought-provoking, barrier-breaking forums that has become recognised as one of Australia's foremost regional cultural events.
Established in 2002 by prominent Australian playwright David Williamson, his wife Kristin and former Berlin Philharmonic violinist Brett Dean, the festival continues to attract some of Australia's and the world's best artists, performers, writers, film makers, musicians, environmentalists and commentators.
Noosa's unique geography and village-style atmosphere provide the inspiring backdrop for this festival that offers visitors beautiful beaches, fabulous food and culture - nourishment for the body, mind and soul. It is a celebration that embraces diversity; The Noosa Longweekend presents a broad program of events that entertains, enlivens and inspires its many different audiences.
The Noosa Longweekend festival presents a diverse program of events which in its nine years has attracted some of the best Australian and international performers, writers, film-makers, musicians, artists, chefs, environmentalists and commentators.
This years program includes Tom Burlinson, International Stars of Ballet, Agatha Christie Radio Mysteries, David Williamson's Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica featuring Georgie Parker and Glenn Hazeldine, Showcase - One Act Plays, short films, Macquarie's collection of art, Caroline OÇonnor, Caroline Nin, Band of Brothers, Virginia Gay, Acrobatica Under the Sun, Ita Buttrose, Don Burke, Kylie, Kwong, Tim Ferguson, Bollywood Dreams dance workshop, buskers and street performers plus much, much more.

Check the website for full program details:
More info Ph: 07 5474 9941
Email: info@noosalongweekend.com
Web: www.noosalongweekend.com.au

Fri 18 Jun
Part of NoosaLongWeekend
Band of Brothers
The Events Centre Caloundra
7.30pm
Guitar virtuosi, Slava and Leonard Grigoryan return again to The Noosa Longweekend after wild acclaim at last year’s festival. The duo is joined by the extraordinarily talented Joseph and James Tawadros for an adventurous musical partnership that crosses musical boundaries. The exotic sounds of the oud and req’ add an intriguing dimension to this eclectic program. Each a distinguished artist in his own right, this collaboration showcases an inspiring synergy of Australian talent.

The Brothers’ repertoire embodies a mixture of their original duo pieces, a special arrangement of Blackbird by the Beatles and some group pieces composed by Joseph Tawadros - Lucca, Ten Ten, Freo and Sahara. All works are interspersed with thrilling forays into spontaneous, brilliant improvisation.

In 2007, Band of Brothers performed at the Queensland Music Festival, and in 2008 were invited to perform at the Sydney Opera House and as part of the Adelaide International Guitar Festival. The same year, the group toured the east coast of Australia. In 2009, Band of Brothers performed at Arts in the Valley, Kangaroo Valley. This year, The Noosa Longweekend Festival is proud to present Band of Brothers as one of its keyline acts in Caloundra and Noosa.
Tickets: $55 Adults
Check the website for full program details:
More info Ph: 07 5474 9941
Email: info@noosalongweekend.com
Web: www.noosalongweekend.com.au

Sat 19 & Sun 20 Jun
Part of NoosaLongWeekend
Agatha Christie Radio Mysteries
The Events Centre Caloundra
1pm & 5pm
Let your imagination run wild as a group of top Melbourne Theatre Company and Australian screen actors recreate the pre-television days using recently rediscovered radio scripts by Agatha Christie.
Agatha Christie was an English crime fiction writer. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but is chiefly remembered for her 78 detective novels. Her work with these novels, particularly featuring detectives Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple, have given her the title the ‘Queen of Crime’ and made her one of the most important and innovative writers in the development of the genre.
The Lux Radio Theatre actors play a wide range of roles, perform the soap commercials and do the live sound effects as actors did during live audience broadcasts generations ago.
The show features Beverley Dunn, a veteran of radio, who has also been appearing with the Melbourne Theatre Company since its inception. Also in the cast is Simon Russell, a regular on the “Thank God you’re Here” television series, Knockabout Theatre Company founder Rosalind Mackay and two TDK/ National Library Audio Book Award winners James Wright and Jenny Seedsman.
Director Don Mackay recently staged national tours of The Carer with the late Bud Tingwell and The Book Club with Amanda Muggleton. He produced television and ABC radio drama and was Executive Director of the Victorian Arts Council (now RAV).
“Audiences really enjoy being in on the joke” director Don Mackay says “the actors run on gravel, blow train whistles and suggest all kinds of unlikely locations while acting vigorously in front of a microphone. Dame Agatha still has a big following and these radio plays are every bit as intriguing as her recently revived Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot stories on television.”
Tickets - from $30 per person
Check the website for full program details:
More info Ph: 07 5474 9941
Email: info@noosalongweekend.com
Web: www.noosalongweekend.com.au

Sat 19 & Sun 20 Jun
Part of NoosaLongWeekend
Tom Burlinson - Frank - A Life in Song
The Events Centre Caloundra
7.30pm
Start spread'n the news......
Tom Burlinson is coming to Noosa and Caloundra with his highly acclaimed and popular international success... FRANK - A Life in Song.
This unique show celebrates the music and career of the late, great Frank Sinatra through the performance of many of his most popular songs, interspersed with entertaining and illuminating biographical details.
Tom is accompanied on stage by a fabulous 8 piece band playing arrangements based on the originals by Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Quincy Jones and Don Costa. Tom sings, in the unmistakable Sinatra style, many of the greatest popular classics of the 20th century. In a repertoire of more than thirty songs he includes timeless standards from throughout Sinatra's brilliant career.
"Come Fly With Me", "I've Got You Under my Skin", "Lady is a Tramp", "That's Life", "My Way" and of course, "New York, New York" just to name a few!
Tickets: $55 per person
Check the website for full program details:
More info Ph: 07 5474 9941
Email: info@noosalongweekend.com
Web: www.noosalongweekend.com.au

WEEK 4

Thu 24 Jun
Part of NoosaLongWeekend
Caroline Nin
Hymne a Piaf
The Events Centre Caloundra
7.30pm
Fans of Edith Piáf know there is more to ‘the little sparrow’ than “Non, je ne regrette rien!.”
Parisian cabaret performer Caroline Nin brings to Australia and The Noosa Longweekend Festival this frank and tender tribute to France’s most famous chanteuse.
Since its inception, the show has been presented as far afield as the Royal Festival Hall and the King’s Head Theatre in London.
After sellout seasons at the Sydney Opera House and Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Nin comes to the Sunshine Coast to draw audiences into Piáf’s uplifting and tragic world.
Nin’s spine-tingling and moving revelation makes full use of her eloquent, attentive diction and spirited singing to breathe new life into familiar anthems. This Piáf tribute by this finely-chiselled performer is not an impersonation, but homage by a fellow Parisian chanteuse.
She has been hailed internationally for her renditions of famous anthems such as La vie en Rose, Hymne à l’amour and Padam, all served up in her signature, smoky, jazz-inflected tone.
Caroline Nin will be accompanied by Tom O’Halloran on piano and Jonathan Zwartz on contrabass.
Tickets - $55 per person
Check the website for full program details:
More info Ph: 07 5474 9941
Email: info@noosalongweekend.com
Web: www.noosalongweekend.com.au

DIRECT FROM THE USA - 2 EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN DANCE PERFORMANCES
Fri 25 Jun
Part of NoosaLongWeekend
International Stars of Ballet
The Events Centre Caloundra
Gala Performance at 7.30pm
Seven principal dancers from the San Francisco Ballet create two Australian performances, exclusive to The Noosa Longweekend Festival. A constellation of International Ballet Stars will beguile audiences with two Australian performances, exclusive to the Noosa Longweekend Festival. This extraordinary group, under the direction of internationally renowned dancer Damian Smith, will perform eight pieces that are certain to thrill and delight dance aficionados and novices alike.
The seven principals, (together with Ballet Master Parrish Maynard), Vanessa Zahorian, Davit Karapetyan, Sarah Van Patten, Pierre-Francois Vilanoba, Australian-born Damian Smith, Frances Chung and Gennadi Nedvigin all have danced and performed in world renowned ballet companies such as the Kirov, Bolshoi, Zurich, Royal Danish Ballet and the Paris Opera before joining the San Francisco Ballet.

The works are a mixture of traditional classical favourites including Pas de Deux from Swan Lake and stirring original contemporary dance pieces.
The Noosa Longweekend Festival is fielding strong interest from across the eastern seaboard for this event, so book early!

THE PROGRAM:
White Swan Pas de Deux: Vanessa Zahorian, Davit Karapetyan
Within the Golden Hour: Sarah Van Patten, Pierre-Francois Vilanoba (Wheeldon)
Don Quixote: Frances Chung, Gennadi Nedvigin
Romeo & Juliet Balcony Pas de Deux: Sarah Van Patten, Pierre-Francois Vilanoba (Tomasson)
Aria: Damian Smith (Caniparoli)
Pas de Deux (piece by Nicolas Blanc): Vanessa Zahorian, Davit Karapetyan
Pas de Deux (Victor): Frances Chung, Gennadi Nedvigin
After the Rain Pas de Deux: Sarah Van Patten, Damian Smith (Wheeldon)

Public Master Class with Parrish Maynard from 10am.
Internationally acclaimed Dancer/Choreographer on stage at The Events Centre, with 17 scholarship students and principal dancers of International Stars of Ballet, 2 hour public viewing Masterclass, followed by audience Q & A opportunity.
Check the website for full program details:
More info Ph: 07 5474 9941
Email: info@noosalongweekend.com
Web: www.noosalongweekend.com.au

Fri 25 June @ 8pm
Sat 26 June @ 3pm & 8pm
Menopause - The Musical
Nambour Civic Centre - Main Hall, Nambour
Brought to you from the original US creative team, Australia welcomes the international sensation and #1 Girls’ Night Out, Menopause The Musical®!
Inspired by a hot flush and a bottle of wine, Jeanie Linders created Menopause The Musical® as a celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle, or have survived ‘The Change’.
Set in a department store, four women (Soap Star, Dubbo Housewife, Power Woman and Earth Mother) with seemingly nothing in common but a black lace bra meet by chance at a lingerie sale. They quickly bond and make fun of their woeful hot flushes, forgetfulness, mood swings, wrinkles, night sweats and chocolate binges. A sisterhood is created between these diverse women as they realise that menopause is no longer the silent passage!
Maybe the attraction to the show is the songs that everyone grew up with – The Great Pretender, Only You, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Heat Wave, I Will Survive and more – all sung with gusto and all with their new lyrics. Or maybe it is the realisation that there is a wonderful life waiting after ‘The Change.’
Menopause The Musical® has travelled for 71 weeks during 2008 – 2009 breaking box office records and will continue in 2010 for an additional 40+ week tour to capital city, metropolitan and regional theatre venues throughout all states and territories of Australia. Many of the audience members have come back time and time again to join in this 90 minute, one act laugh-a-thon but they’ve never seen it like this before! Now with new songs, more choreography and a refreshed look at ‘The Change’.
The hilarious celebration of women and ‘The Change’
Prices: $45.90 Adult
$39.90 Pensioner/Student/Groups of 6+
Ph: 5475 7777 to book
or visit www.nambourciviccentre.com.au
& book online

Fri 25 Jun
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.

Sun 27 Jun 10am to 3pm
Eumundi Food Fest 2010
+ Noosa Beach Classic Car Club Show & Shine
Lovers of good food and fabulous fresh produce, eager cooks & budding chefs are in for treat with the upcoming 2010 Eumundi Food Fest, taking place from 10am – 3pm on Sunday 27 June.
Part of the Noosalongweekend 10 day cultural event, the Eumundi Food Fest (now in its 8th year) brings together local producers, growers, chefs, restaurateurs, entertainers & food lovers with a host of activities & entertainment throughout the day.
Eumundi Food Fest Coordinator Trent Harvison says Eumundi’s village atmosphere is the ideal setting for an event that has become a “must do” for local foodies.
“The Tucker Tent will be the place to enjoy all sorts of foodie fun – with cooking presentations & demonstrations throughout the day taking place in a state-of-the-art stainless steel kitchen,” Trent says.
“Demonstrations by local restaurants & providores will take visitors on a journey through the wonderful produce available on the Sunshine Coast,” he says.
“It’s a great chance for most of us novice cooks to learn from the experts, pick up some great new tricks & recipes, & then head home armed with produce to get cooking!”

An additional demonstration stage will focus on alternative & sustainable produce and cooking practices. This area will also have an emphasis on education & instruction.
When it comes to cuisine to devour on the day, visitors will be able to explore the delights of over 70 stalls, featuring tasty morsels from the Sunshine Coast & hinterland’s premier producers & growers.

“This year also see the introduction of tasting plates, where stalls will offer a sample of their tasty treats for $5,” says Trent. The smaller portion options will make it easier for visitors to graze their way around.
“It’s an ideal setting to design your own gourmet picnic from the stalls around, then sit back, relax & listen to local musicians while sipping a quality Sunshine Coast wine”

The Noosa Beach Classic Car Club will also be hosting their ‘Show and Shine’ display – an impressive gathering of sparkling classic motor vehicles. Situated right in the middle of the Food Fest, the display will provide scores of delicious cars to drool over.  There will also be a number of rides & amusements.
A truly great day out in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, the Eumundi Food Fest is an event not to be missed. The Eumundi Food Fest is an initiative of the Eumundi Chamber of Commerce.
For further information, contact Trent on 0458 128 020 or visit www.eumundifoodfest.com.au

Sun 27 Jun @ 2pm
The Sunshine Coast Concert Band presents
"Musical Memories" Concert
Caloundra Uniting Church,
(cnr of Queen & Ulm Sts, Caloundra)
At 2pm on Sunday 27th June, the Sunshine Coast Concert Band, will present a programme of popular tunes, including "Memory" from the musical CATS, & the old favourites "Memories" & "Memory Lane" - hence the title of the concert.
But there'll also be some Dixie groups, Ian Edwards solos, some Billy Joel, "Swing" numbers, an Irving Berlin Medley, a couple of stirring marches, & even some Al Jolson songs. As usual, there'll be a great variety of musical styles - something for everyone.
This 40 piece award-winning band with Music Director Ken Chadwick OAM, will be accompanied by singers Alan Winter, Bev Gourlay, Aart Schouten & Ken Farrow.

The admission of $10 at the door (which includes afternoon tea), will raise funds for the Cittamani Hospice, - a not-for-profit community organisation which gives support to terminally ill patients and their families - a most worthy cause.
AND:
This happy group of musicians is also encouraging wind instrumentalists of a reasonable (but not necessarily, outstanding) standard to join them.
Check out their website www.sccb.org.au for more information.