Scene Archives - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment/scene Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:36:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Scene Archives - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment/scene 32 32 Sydney Wearable Art Gala Presents A Vibrant World of Vaudeville And Sustainability /news/sydney-wearable-art-gala-presents-a-vibrant-world-of-vaudeville-and-sustainability/233931 /news/sydney-wearable-art-gala-presents-a-vibrant-world-of-vaudeville-and-sustainability/233931#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:28:40 +0000 /?p=233931 Step into a world of boundless imagination with the return of TAFE NSW Design Centre Enmore’s Sydney Wearable Art Gala (SWAG). The second annual SWAG showcase and competition is back ...

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]]> /news/sydney-wearable-art-gala-presents-a-vibrant-world-of-vaudeville-and-sustainability/233931/feed 0 Sydney Mardi Gras Has Dropped Their Huge 2025 Program /artsentertainment/sydney-mardi-gras-has-dropped-their-huge-2025-program/233752 /artsentertainment/sydney-mardi-gras-has-dropped-their-huge-2025-program/233752#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 01:11:02 +0000 /?p=233752 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has just announced their 2025 festival and events lineup. The festival will run from February 14 until March 2, 2025.  The festival promises a ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/sydney-mardi-gras-has-dropped-their-huge-2025-program/233752/feed 0 SIX The Musical Arrives in Sydney – Purple Carpet /photos/six-the-musical-arrives-in-sydney/233664 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:27:35 +0000 /photos/six-the-musical-arrives-in-sydney/233664 The Sydney opening night of worldwide smash hit play SIX The Musical opened on Wednesday, October 30. Sydney saw a star-studded red purple carpet with the likes of Kerri-Anne Kennerley, ...

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]]> The Sydney Festival Has Dropped Their Incredible 2025 Program /artsentertainment/the-sydney-festival-has-dropped-their-incredible-2025-program/233622 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:20:59 +0000 /?p=233622 The widely beloved Sydney Festival, which will run from 4–26 January next year, has dropped their absolutely incredible program for 2025. The almost month-long international arts festival is an opportunity to ...

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]]> Cabaret Club Opened In Kings Cross By House Of Mince And Maurice Terzini /artsentertainment/cabaret-club-opened-in-kings-cross-by-house-of-mince-and-maurice-terzini/233084 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:06:39 +0000 /?p=233084 Queer party collective House of Mince are set to resurrect Maurice Terzini’s Cabaret Club in Kings Cross at Mirage KX on Bayswater Road, the former home of Gourmet Life.  Set ...

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]]> Sydney Festival Announces Next Director For 2026-2029 /artsentertainment/sydney-festival-announces-next-director-for-2026-2029/233065 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 02:00:00 +0000 /?p=233065 The iconic Sydney Festival has announced today that they will be welcoming queer, Canadian-born Kris Nelson as the new Festival Director from 2026-2029.  Nelson brings with him a huge amount ...

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]]> Lucille MacKellar Thrills In Hilariously Unhinged Sydney Fringe Show /artsentertainment/lucille-mackellar-has-boy-problems-review/232895 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:05:12 +0000 /?p=232895 It’s a little hard to briefly describe exactly what Lucille MacKellar Has Boy Problems is – part stand-up show and part Ted talk with accompanying slides, it starts off as ...

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]]> New Fortnightly Queer Sketch Club At Kinsleas /artsentertainment/new-fortnightly-queer-sketch-club-at-kinsleas/232709 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 01:01:27 +0000 /?p=232709 Sketchy things have been known to happen in the basement of Kinselas, but none quite as shady as this. It’s a new fortnightly Queer Sketch Club, devised and run by renowned ...

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]]> The 2025 Mardi Gras Theme & Dates Have Been Announced! /news/the-2025-mardi-gras-theme-dates-have-been-announced/232503 /news/the-2025-mardi-gras-theme-dates-have-been-announced/232503#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:04:51 +0000 /?p=232503 The theme and 2025 dates for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival have been announced! Mardi Gras will return to Sydney from February 14 – March 2 next year, marking its 47th ...

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]]> /news/the-2025-mardi-gras-theme-dates-have-been-announced/232503/feed 1 Who’s To Blame For The ‘Sad State’ Of Sydney’s Gaybourhood Oxford Street? /news/whos-to-blame-for-the-sad-state-of-sydneys-gaybourhood-oxford-street/232496 /news/whos-to-blame-for-the-sad-state-of-sydneys-gaybourhood-oxford-street/232496#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 02:43:35 +0000 /?p=232496 In the lead up to the September mayoral election, the ‘sad state’ of Sydney’s gay neighbourhood Oxford Street is once again in focus. Independent Sydney mayoral candidate Yvonne Weldon has ...

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]]> /news/whos-to-blame-for-the-sad-state-of-sydneys-gaybourhood-oxford-street/232496/feed 2 SciFest: AJ Lamarque Fuses Science & Comedy /artsentertainment/scifest-aj-lamarque-fuses-science-comedy/232069 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:41:58 +0000 /?p=232069 By ASPEN ABNER On August 16 at UNSW, SciFest will make you realize that you can love science and comedy at the same time. Combining his background in science and ...

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]]> Stonewall Hotel Closed On Mondays And Tuesdays Through Winter /artsentertainment/scene/stonewall-hotel-closed-on-mondays-and-tuesdays-through-winter/231974 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:13:27 +0000 /?p=231974 The Stonewall Hotel has announced that they won’t be trading on Mondays and Tuesdays throughout winter. The news was announced by the iconic Oxford Street venue yesterday (Tuesday July 9), ...

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]]> Meet The LGBTQIA+ Disruptors Keeping Michael Glynn’s Legacy Alive /artsentertainment/meet-the-lgbtqia-disruptors-keeping-michael-glynns-legacy-alive/231934 Sun, 07 Jul 2024 04:03:38 +0000 /?p=231934 Controversial and opinionated, Michael Glynn made a lasting impact on Sydney’s LGBTQIA+ scene through his pioneering, innovative and boundary-pushing approach.  Glynn was a true disruptor in the community, founding the ...

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]]> PIPES – The Singing Drag Show! /news/pipes-the-singing-drag-show/231740 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 03:32:01 +0000 /?p=231740 PIPES: The Singing Drag Show! is back and bigger than ever before, with two double-stacked shows at the iconic Victorian Pride Centre. Produced by Izzy Inyette, PIPES is a drag ...

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]]> Roxane Gay Announced For Festival Of Dangerous Ideas 2024 /news/roxane-gay-announced-for-festival-of-dangerous-ideas-2024/231691 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:29:36 +0000 /?p=231691 This post also appeared on CityHub. Queer writer and commentator Roxane Gay has been announced as the first guest in this year’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas (24-25 August), and for ...

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]]> Got Some LGBT History To Share? The Australian Queer Archives Wanna Hear It /news/australian-queer-archives-conference-aqhc/231616 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 07:14:06 +0000 /?p=231616 Do you have community stories, queer memories and Aussie LGBTQI+ history you want to share? The Australian Queer Archives want to hear all about it! Artists, writers, historians and scholars ...

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]]> LGBT Hospitality Workers At High Risk Of Harassment, Discrimination /news/lgbt-hospitality-high-risk-harassment-discrimination/231068 Fri, 24 May 2024 00:09:24 +0000 /?p=231068 A number of reports have shown that LGBT hospitality workers are highly susceptible to harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Dr Megan Sharp writes for Pursuit about the state of ...

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]]> Mardi Gras Received $1.1 Million Injection To Run 2024 Festival, 2025 Plans Revealed /news/mardi-gras-2024-injection/230834 Tue, 14 May 2024 06:34:17 +0000 /?p=230834 Festivities for the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras are expected to be stripped back significantly following a recovery package of $1.1million from the NSW Government and City of ...

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]]> The Full Program For Darwin Pride 2024 Is Officially Out /news/darwin-pride-2024-program/230752 Fri, 10 May 2024 06:06:26 +0000 /?p=230752 Top End Pride has released all the exciting events they have planned for this year’s Darwin Pride festivities.  According to Top End Pride, the festivities will “showcase the best of ...

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]]> Writers After Dark at Carriageworks /artsentertainment/writers-after-dark-at-carriageworks/230667 Thu, 09 May 2024 01:11:38 +0000 /?p=230667 Sydney Writer’s Festival has an incredible program this year with a plethora of sessions to keep keen writers and readers busy from morning to evening. A special three-day After Dark ...

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