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| Jonathan Brilliant Resident Artis |
Cairns Festival 2012 opens with a bang on 178 August with
many major highlights
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Jonathan Brilliant Resident Artist Installation, Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre
– Monday, 13 August – Thursday 23 August Installation and Friday, 24 August –
Sunday, 2 September, 2012 Exhibition
Jonathan Brilliant is an artist based in North Carolina. Jonathan will be
creating an organic site specific installation in the new Botanic Gardens
Visitor Centre by weaving thousands of wooden coffee stir sticks in place using
only tension and compression – this is will be Cairns’ own piece, aptly
entitled, “The Cairns Piece”.
• UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire Concert - Fogarty Park,
Cairns
Esplanade, Friday 17 August, 2012
UMI Arts’ Big Talk One Fire Concert and markets is a
FREE community concert with Indigenous bands from Far North Queensland,
traditional dancers and visual arts and craft market stall holders. Big Talk
One Fire is a celebration and showcasing of the breadth and diversity of
indigenous culture and talent, from Cairns
and Far North Queensland.
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| Australian Ballet’s Don Quixote |
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Australian Ballet’s Don Quixote at Cairns Civic Theatre – 16 – 17 August, 2012.
"The Dancers Company" will present the lively
ballet classic Don Quixote. Based on the legendary tale by Spanish author
Cervantes, this classic ballet tells the story of the knight Quixote on a quest
to find his lost love. Set in a Spanish seaside village, this light-hearted and
colourful ballet features a rich diversity of characters.
• An
Evening with Colin Hay, Tanks Arts Centre – Friday, 17 August, 2012
Colin Hay - front man and principle songwriter for 1980’s
hit machine Men at Work, plays at Tanks Arts Centre as a part of Cairns
Festival 2012. Hay will perform songs from his new album (Gathering
Mercury) as well as selections from his solo albums and fan favourites from the
past.
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Music Botanica featuring Sarah Blasko, Cairns
Botanic Gardens – Sunday, 19 August, 2012
An afternoon of live musical entertainment set in the green
surrounds of the Cairns Botanic Gardens. Aussie singer / songwriter Sarah
Blasko headlines this event, supported by several local and national artists
including Holly Throsby. Blasko returns to Australia after recording a new
album overseas.
• The
Big Laugh, Cairns
Civic Theatre – Wednesday, 22 August, 2012
Featuring five of the best, ‘laugh out loud’ comedians from
across Australia.
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| Lanie Lane |
• Lanie Lane
+ Mia Dyson at Tanks Arts Centre - Friday, 24 August, 2012Join Mia Dyson and Lanie Lane at Tanks
for one night of memorable tunes. Dyson’s voice soars and slides, taking
you through her beautifully composed set, complemented by her bluesy guitar,
while Lanie never fails to impress the crowd with her powerful vocals and
charming character.
· Tropical
Pride Festival, Sunday, 26 August, 2012
Drawing over 2000 people, this is a family day full of food,
frivolity and fun with diverse community stalls dotting the pathways around and
in the Tanks Arts Centre precinct, featuring a wealth of talented performers
across two stages including the Cairns OutLoud Gay and Lesbian Choir, events
such as Gay Bingo, Art Exhibition and Dog Show. For more www.cairnstropicalpride.com.au
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Centre of Contemporary Arts Music Series – Tuesday, 28 August – Saturday, 1
September, 2012
v Frank Yamma, the voice from the centre of Australia,
v The McMenamins homecoming concert,
v Paradise Concerts featuring electrifying tour de
force international piano sensation Ambre Hammond (see www.ambrehammond.com)
v Comrade Z featuring a melee of flamboyant, sometimes
irreverent traditional Eastern European music.
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| Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs |
· Dein
Perry’s Tap Dogs, Tuesday 28 August – Sunday 2 September, Civic Theatre
Australia’s
own Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs returns to Australia after storming the world
with their unique brand of family entertainment. A global dance
phenomenon, Tap Dogs has won over 11 major international awards and exhilarated
audiences around the world. Now they’re back on home turf to energise and
hydrate Australian audiences with an explosion of dance.
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Frank Yamma, Centre of Contemporary Arts – Wednesday, 29 August, 2012
Indigenous singer/songwriter Frank Yamma is a traditional
Pitjantjatjara man from Australia's
central desert. An extraordinary songwriter and an exceptional guitarist, Frank
Yamma has an incredible voice, rich, deep and resonant and is regarded by many
as one of Australia’s
most important songwriters.
• Jazz
Up North featuring Grace Knight, Tanks Arts Centre – Friday, 31 August, 2012
This leading lady of Australian music electrified the stage
as lead singer of the Eurogliders and continues to transfix with her luscious
vocals. Cairns Festival presents Grace Knight at Tanks Arts Centre as a
part of the Jazz Up North series. Her luscious, sexy tracks and commanding
stage presence make this a night not to be missed.
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| Hanuman Restaurant, Cairns |
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Secrets of Spice Spring Feast and Cooking Demonstrations at Hanuman Restaurant,
Cairns –
Saturday, 1 September, 2012
Welcome spring with a nine flavours banquet feast and cooking
demonstration by renowned celebrity chef/owner Jimmy Shu of Hanuman Restaurants
in Darwin and Cairns.
Jimmy will demonstrate his favourite recipes and chat about the ‘Secrets of
Spices’ whilst you enjoy a luncheon filled with exotic culinary flavours and
aromas
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