OUTSET is a new and free opportunity created by MusicNSW to help young people on the Mid North Coast build live music careers. Guided by inspirational music industry professionals, up to 10 young people in the region will be selected to work together as a Youth Committee to create their own live music event. Applications […]
June at the Jetty: Dance, drama and big laughs
THE Jetty Memorial Theatre is bursting with bold, unforgettable performances in June, from boundary-breaking contemporary dance to hilarious theatrical comedy and world-class stand-up. Kicking off on Tuesday 5 June, New Zealand’s anarchic troupe A Slightly Isolated Dog unleashes “The Trojan War”. Five flamboyant “French” performers guide the audience through a chaotic retelling of Homer’s Iliad, […]
Rock ‘n’ roll revamp: Razzle Dazzle Rockers are back at Sawtell
THERE is great news for rock and roll lovers on the Coffs Coast. After an unintentional break from the scene due to illness, Razzle Dazzle Rockers teachers Dale and Sandy are restarting their popular dance classes on Wednesday 11 June at Sawtell RSL Club with a revamped format. “We aim at creating a social dance […]
Citizen science arts exhibition celebrates the reclaimed wetlands of Yuurrun.ga
Musician and citizen scientist John Laidler. Poet and photographer John Bennett. Birdlife on Yurruun.ga’s wetlands. Yurruun.ga’s wetlands. AN exhibition of artworks celebrating the reclaimed wetland at Yuurrun.ga (Urunga) is showing at Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) between 17 May and 22 June. Created by John Bennett and John Laidley, it is described as a story […]
Each + Ochre landscape exhibition at Bellingen’s Nexus Gallery
Dusk on the Ranges oil on linen by Lisa Zanderigo. Lisa Zanderigo’s Trephina Gorge oil on board. Terra Rossa oil on canvas by Lisa Zanderigo. WAY WAY artist Lisa Zanderigo opens her landscape exhibition “Earth + Ochre” in The Studio at Bellingen’s Nexus Gallery on 25 May. Living in Way Way for a “quieter life”, […]
8 Elizabeth Street, Sawtell is on the market with Unrealestate Coffs Coast
8 Elizabeth Street, SawtellAuction on-site: Saturday 31 May at 1pm.Beds 3, Bath 1, Car 3Land size: 954.8sqm THIS grand old Sawtell home is being offered to market for the first time after being tightly held for nearly 80 years. Built by the Brissett family who were some of the early entrepreneurs of Sawtell, the home […]
Coffs City Mayor to join national simultaneous Storytime
CITY of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams, will lead the local contribution to National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday, 21 May. Cr Williams will read “The Truck Cat” between 10.30-11.30am at the Harry Bailey Memorial Library at Yarrila Place, Coffs Harbour. National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). […]
Tea Time with Breast Cancer Buddies Support Group
THE Breast Cancer Buddies Support Group in Coffs Harbour is hosting a “Tea, Treats and Togetherness” event at the Botanic Gardens, in support of Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser. Everyone is invited to this gathering on Wednesday, 21 May from 10am to 12pm, which will bring the community together to celebrate and support the […]
Botanic Gardens Week celebrates safeguarding plants and connecting with nature
The Powerful Owl, a threatened species living in the Botanic Gardens. The endangered Swamp Orchid is protected at the Botanic Garden. THE Friends of the Botanic Gardens in Coffs Harbour are embracing the theme of Botanic Gardens Week, 19–25 May, with a series of free visitor activities in line with the powerful message, “Guardians of […]
Sharing the woodblocking art of Hiroshige at ArtsNational
Dr Olive with ArstNational Coffs Coast’s secretary, Natacha Borecky. The ‘silence of snow’ as Dr Olive described Hiroshige’s technical brilliance. Snow at Akashi by Hiroshige. ARTSNATIONAL Coffs Coast’s April arts talk featured the work of Japanese woodblock master and innovator, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). Titled “Hiroshige’s Woodblock Masterpieces and the Japanese Sensibility for Snow”, it was […]