What's On
| jump into sound | ||||
| herman's hermits | shannon noll | |||
| festuri | manhattan film festival | |||
| raga dolls quartet | fire - mike stewart | |||
| the pitch | jaleos flamenco | |||
| travelling north | misinterprotato |
The question should be 'what's not going on?'! There's always something exciting happening at The J, seven days a week, approximately 360 days a year.
We need YOU
We herewith encourage community and school based theatre groups, dance troupes, bands, choirs and acoustic musicians to get involved in the J’s 2nd Birthday Celebrations “the event will give groups an opportunity to perform at this great facility for their friends, families and community members.” To register your interest contact Barbara Gracey on 5449 5116 or email barbara.gracey@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au no later than 15th of September 2008
The J plays host to a number of regular weekly meetings involving probus clubs and community groups and a range of one-off and on-going workshops.
As the working week rolls on, nights at The J certainly heat up with live events. From rock or classical concerts and discos to theatre and comedy nights, you're sure to find something that takes your fancy. You can also enjoy a drink or two at The J Bar before each licensed event - a great start to a wonderful night out.
Check it out...
HERMAN'S HERMITS
date: 28th august 2008
time: 7pm bar / 8pm start
price: $45 or $40 for groups of 10 or more
bookings:5455 4455 or book online
genre: sixties / rock / oldies
On August the 28th one of the best bands of the sixties will visit Noosa on the Australian leg of their world tour: Herman's Hermits!
Even today almost everyone will instantly start humming along to all time favourites like 'Silhouettes', 'Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter', 'Henry VIII', 'Into Something Good' and many more. The music scene of the sixties was dominated by British acts, three of which have become household names - The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Herman's Hermits!
Much to the enjoyment of their fans the 'Golden Oldies' still make up a large part of the show. They have just had so many hits! The band who's emphasis always was a non-threatening, clean cut image has managed to chalk up over 23 hit sings, 10 hit albums, 3 major movies and countless television shows and concert tours all over the world. Up to date they have sold a total of over 75 million records.
Original band member Barry (The Bean) Whitlam has guided the band from strength to strength into one of the hardest working acts in the business. This time their touring schedule takes them to Germany, Holland, Belgium, Scandinavia, the U.S.A, Canada and finally Australia and New Zealand. They will arrive in Australia this week to get ready for the surely amazing show at The J on Thursday the 28th.
At every venue they are just packing in the audiences and delighting them with their solid musicianship, vocal ability and dynamic stage presence.
More info on: http://www.hermanshermits.co.uk or book online
FESTURI - Dance to the Latin beat
date: sat 30 aug 2008
time: 7pm till midnight
price: presold $20/17, door $23/20
bookings:5455 4455 or book online
genre: World Music/Latin
FESTURI is proud to present the biggest Latin Dance Event on the Sunshine Coast calendar: A multicultural celebration including authentic Latin Music performed by live band N-Ritmoz and a great DJ. To get you started there will be an introductory dance class and special guest Latin Dance Performances. Dance to the Latin Beat features authentic conjunto (salsa band) N’Ritmoz and Latin dancers from Rio Rhythmics Latin Dance Academy. Come along and salsa the night away!
7.30-8.30pm: Introductory Latin dance class
9pm-midnight: N’Ritmoz
9.30pm – Performance by Rio Rhythmics Latin Dance Academy
JUMP INTO SOUND
date: sun 31 aug 2008
time: 2pm - 7pm
price: free of charge
genre: lounge/chill/dub
'Jump into Sound' is a great Sunday afternoon event promoted by Dj Sun (Active8) from Pitch Promotions and an offshoot from jSun's radio show ‘Active8’ on Noosa Community Radio. New electronic genres as well as old favourites are his speciality blending genres like Dubstep, Hip-Hop, Minimal and Breakbeat smoothly into Reggae, Lounge & Funk. jSun’s insatiable talent for song selection and mixing will keep you entertained way beyond the weekend. Don't miss these all-weather Sunday afternoon events every last Sunday of the month in The J Lounge.
RAGA DOLLS QUARTET - Musical Director David Osborne
date: sat 06 sep 2008
time: 7pm bar / 8pm start
price: $20
bookings: 5455 4455 or book online
genre: World Music
The Raga Dolls Quartet formed in Melbourne in 1998. The group currently comprises of violinist and composer David Osborne, Piano accordion Virtuoso George Butrumlis, Guitarist Kieren Ray and Double Bass Player Marion Heckenberg. They have released two very popular CDs- ‘Wordless Meanings’ in 2000 and ‘Stray Dog Waltz and Other Stories’ in 2002 which received an almost unheard of five stars from Deborah Jones writing in the Weekend Australian. The group’s music is regularly broadcast on ABC Classic FM and Radio National and they have performed live on Radio National’s ‘The Music Show’, Evenings with Derek Guille on ABC local radio as well as TV Arts program ‘Coast to Coast’.
“A repertoire peculiarly suited to and evocative of long summer evenings; of surreptitious flirtations, clinking champagne flutes and tinkling laughter ... arranged with ingenuity and panache."
Sydney Morning Herald”
https://www.redchair.com.au/?page=32&artist=31
THE PITCH - critical stages theatre company, SYDNEY
date: fri 12 & sat 13 sep 2008
time: 7pm bar / 8pm start
price: $29/25
bookings:5455 4455 or book online
genre: Theatre/Comedy
Peter Houghton's brilliant show was critically acclaimed and a huge hit in Melbourne in 2006 and 2007 and was awarded two prestigious Green Room Awards for performance and for best new play. The Pitch is set in the very humble apartment of aspiring screenwriter Walter Weinerman just before he is about to sell his screenplay to an all-powerful Hollywood film industry panel.
We watch as Walter desperately practices pitching his film concept. It's his one shot at the big time and there's a lot at stake. It's a chance for immortality. It's a chance to prove to the world that he's got what it takes and maybe it's a chance to win back his girlfriend who dumped him. Peter Houghton's The Pitch is one hilarious antidote for the many clichéd and overdone Hollywood blockbusters that we are all familiar with.
Critical Stages organises and manages tours of high quality independent theatre productions in Australia. Each production chosen to be part of Critical Stages is literally one in a hundred hand picked in a detailed curatorial process. All shows selected must have had a lengthy sell out season at an established theatre, significant critical and industry acclaim and must be of the highest professional standard.
TRAVELLING NORTH - by David Williamson
date: sat 20 sep 2008
time: 7pm bar for 8pm start
price: $39/35
bookings: 5455 4455 or book online
genre: Theatre / Comedy
Before the sea-changers and grey nomads began heading north, David Williamson wrote his gentle comedy of Frank and Frances, two retirees who decide to sell up and spend their final years together in the tropics.
Their respective adult children are horrified at the prospect of Frank and Frances uprooting the family home and following their romantic dreams so late in life.
But things don't go as smoothly as planned, forcing Frank and Frances, their friends and families to confront the realities of their new life.
“While the story does have a serious side and looks at relationships between older people, it does naturally have much comedy, as expected from Williamson, and is I feel a piece that many mature people can and will relate to.” John Gunn, 3CR’s “Curtain Up”.
Starring: Terence Donovan (Neighbours), Sandy Gore, Lewis Fiander, Ross Thompson, Kate Cole, Shelley Lauman & Elizabeth Slattery.
Directed by: Bruce Myles
The 11th annual MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
date: sat 27 sep 2008
time: 7pm bar for 8pm start
price: $12
bookings: 5455 4455 or book online
genre: film/movie/short films
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL PUTS DIRECTORS AT MERCY OF WORLD WIDE AUDIENCE
This year’s festival exceeds expectations with 429 entries from 42 countries. The resulting 12 films are set to screen 295 times in 115 cities in one week – from as far north as Saint Petersburg, Russia to as far south as St. Kilda in Melbourne, Australia – during the last week of September.
The best short film and winner of the 2008 Manhattan Short Film Festival will be determined by the global theater-going public. After each screening, audience members can vote for their favorite film. The votes will be tallied and sent directly to the Manhattan Short headquarters where the winner will be announced in New York City at 10 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2008.
In 2007 three of the finalists went on to screen at the Sundance Film Festival in which one won, another was later nominated for a BAFTA, while another went on to receive an Oscar Nomination. “We are expecting similar results if not better with this year’s crop. The films are simply outstanding,” said Festival Director Nicholas Mason.
To vote and for more information please visit: www.msfilmfest.com
JALEOS FLAMENCO - BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND - world music @ the j
date: sat 4 oct 2008
time: 7pm bar for 8pm start
price: $20
bookings: 5455 4455 or book online
genre: world music / spain / flamenco
Brought to you by earthBase and Settler's Cove.
Jaleos Flamenco are back at The J because you want them to! This dynamic, Brisbane based ensemble that celebrates the passion and grace of flamenco music and dance. Simone Pope (dancer) & Andrew Veivers (guitar) bring together the intricate rhythms, dazzling footwork and raw energy of flamenco. Their performances encompasses both: the ancient richness of the traditional and the virtuosity of contemporary flamenco. Jaleos Flamenco will feature Andrew Veivers & Simone Pope plus dancers, singers, guitarists, strings 
and percussion.
SHANNON NOLL
date: thu 16th oct 2008
time: 7pm bar for 8pm start
ages: all ages
price: $40
bookings: 5455 4455 or book online
genre: shannon noll / pop
Shannon Noll fans all over the country will be excited to hear that the much loved performer has added 9 new dates to his extensive "No Turning Back" national tour, and will play at The J on 16th of October. The tour has grown from 23 dates to 32 over the last week, and is set to become one of the biggest tours of Shannon's career.
Shannon Noll's new album, "No Turning Back: The Story So Far", will feature 10 of the biggest hits of his career and 5 new songs. Set for release on 27th September, the album will lead off with a brand new single "Summertime" which is scheduled to impact at national radio on 25th August and will be available for exclusive preview via audio stream on take40.com from the afternoon of 18th August, for a week.
www.shannonnoll.com.au
MISINTERPROTATO
date: sat 18 oct 2008
time: 7pm bar for 8pm start
price: $20
bookings: 5455 4455 or book online
genre: jazz / fusion / pop
Misinterprotato are one of Australia’s most inventive contemporary music ensembles to expand boundaries of the classic jazz trio with elements of the avant-garde and fresh attitude they bring to their music. It is their virtuosity and passion to discover new ground, which sets this trio apart.
The group’s sound is driven by pianist Sean Foran’s beautiful flow on the keys, teamed with John Parker’s expansive dynamic and timbral range on percussion and Patrick Marchisella’s visceral touch on the double bass, exuding emotion sweetly and succinctly. With two acclaimed albums released, “now for the free” and “In is In” the trio gathered acclaim in Australia and Internationally, performing at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, the Calgary International Jazz Festival, Canada and Kutchan Jazz Festival, Japan among others. In the newest addition to the band’s current catalogue “Variations” finds a confident group of musicians who are truly creating some very special moments on this captivating record.
“Playing live, we try to expand what people think could be jazz” - Foran describes the essence of Misinterprotato’s very accessible music.
Sean Foran – Piano
John Parker – Drums
Pat Marchisella – Acoustic Bass
www.misinterprotato.com
www.myspace.com/misinterprotato
FIRE - Mike Stewart and Scott Carter
date: sun 19th oct 2008
time: 5.30pm for 6pm start
price: $15
bookings:5455 4455 or book online
genre: surf / film / bodyboarding
From the creator of "Bodyboarding - enough said" and "The Inside" comes the most anticipated film of all time.
FIRE in Mike's own words: "Ten years in the making, mind blowing imagery combines with thought provoking messages in what is assumed to be a revolutionary film experience..."
In partnership with Scott Carter, whose 1996 film "The Inside" remains the definite statement of body boarding, Stewart is endeavoring to capture his career and his philosophy in a single film - without words. The images are so striking that film has already (in its unfinished form) won an award at the 2005 Cinema Paradise Film Festival in Honolulu. The film shows Stewart at his best in spots around the world. Like Stewart's incredibly breat taking performance at Teahupo'o on the 11th of September 2005, a day well documented in Shane Dorian's "wave of a lifetime". It was huge, it was perfect. And Mike Stewart was out there alone.
www.oceanicimages.com.au
www.mikestewart.com
JAZZ TEA PARTY
date: thu 13 nov 2008
time: 10am
price: $12 each includes morning tea
bookings:5455 4455 or book online
genre: Jazz in the Roaring Twenties - Audience Dress Up
Everyone young at heart will thoroughly enjoy this fun morning with live entertainment featuring the famous "Jazz Factory". The last of this quarterly events for seniors will be themed THE ROARING TWENTIES!
So dig deep into your closet and find those wonderful outfits you used to love. Now is your chance to wear them out again.
The popular "Jazz Factory" from Noosa draws its inspiration from an earlier era of love songs, rip roaring jazz and great fun times. They use a wide range of material with over 600 songs in their repertoire. If you like Louis Armstrong, Irving Berlin and Duke Ellington, you will love this band! Three of the band members sing so you won't, go short of some great vocals. One of the great delights of this band is the clean sound and harmonic balance achieved by the musician's compatibility, no doubt partially as a result of the many gigs played together over the last 13 years.
The "Jazz Factory" is in great demand to perform at festivals and functions from the Gold Coast to Townsville. Hence the boys are likely to pop up anywhere, as far a field as Sydney, Alice Springs or The Hunter Valley.
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