Youth band Blind Pretty at Pacific Palms Rec Club for MusicNSW Regional Tours. Photo: Lens Head.
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 […]
Guts Dance returns to the Jetty Theatre with ‘SUB’.
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, […]
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 […]
Birdlife on Yurruun.ga’s wetlands.
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 […]
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”, […]
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). […]
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 […]
Dr Olive with ArstNational Coffs Coast’s secretary, Natacha Borecky.
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 […]
The car being raced in the Mystery Box Rally 2025.
The car being raced in the Mystery Box Rally 2025. Laura Orr and her dad Steve Parkin in 2024, winning the Best Dressed team award. Photo: Mystery Box Rally. Laura Orr and Steve on the finish line in 2024. LAURA Orr and her dad Steve Parkin are preparing for their second Mystery Box Rally. The […]
The orchestra’s young string players will soon visit Europe.
A FREE “warm-up” concert at Marian Grove Retirement Village on Saturday the 24 May will be performed by the Coffs Harbour City Orchestra. Called Potpourri, the concert features a mix of musical items from a range of genres; Jazz (Duke Ellington), Big Band medleys, Musicals and Opera (The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, Carmen), Movies […]
