Scene Archives - Star Observer http://www.starobserver.com.au/category/artsentertainment/scene Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:21:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Scene Archives - Star Observer http://www.starobserver.com.au/category/artsentertainment/scene 32 32 Mardi Gras Film Festival 2025: Where LGBTQIA+ Cinema Shines /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras-film-festival/mardi-gras-film-festival-2025/235260 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras-film-festival/mardi-gras-film-festival-2025/235260#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:00:07 +0000 /?p=235260 Mardi Gras Film Festival (MGFF) is back in 2025, with the 32nd iteration of the festival once again presented by Queer Screen. This beloved celebration of LGBTQIA+ cinema offers Sydneysiders ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras-film-festival/mardi-gras-film-festival-2025/235260/feed 0 Bear Essentials ’29: Free To Bee /artsentertainment/scene-events/bear-essentials-29-free-to-bee/235285 /artsentertainment/scene-events/bear-essentials-29-free-to-bee/235285#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:36:46 +0000 /?p=235285 In 2025, the Harbour City Bears are bear-ing it all for the group’s 30th anniversary! Australia’s largest bear community presents the 29th iteration of Bear Essentials, with a brawny, jam-packed ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/bear-essentials-29-free-to-bee/235285/feed 0 A Mini Mardi Gras Guide To Sydney’s Iconic Gaybourhoods /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/a-mini-mardi-gras-guide-to-sydneys-iconic-gaybourhoods/235280 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/a-mini-mardi-gras-guide-to-sydneys-iconic-gaybourhoods/235280#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:24:20 +0000 /?p=235280 Our mini Gaybourhoods guide will help you discover what’s on where, and which ‘burbs are the best to wander around to explore all the Mardi Gras goodness you can. Because ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/a-mini-mardi-gras-guide-to-sydneys-iconic-gaybourhoods/235280/feed 0 Sissy Ball 2025: Strike A Pose With No Boundaries /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/sissy-ball-2025-strike-a-pose-with-no-boundaries/235279 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/sissy-ball-2025-strike-a-pose-with-no-boundaries/235279#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:21:13 +0000 /?p=235279 Get ready to sissy that walk as Sissy Ball, the Southern Hemisphere‘s biggest vogue ball, returns bigger and bolder than ever in 2025. This year, under the visionary guidance of ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/sissy-ball-2025-strike-a-pose-with-no-boundaries/235279/feed 0 Mardi Gras’ Newest Curation: Mardi Gras+ /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/mardi-gras-newest-curation-mardi-gras/235255 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/mardi-gras-newest-curation-mardi-gras/235255#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 20:58:33 +0000 /?p=235255 This year, Mardi Gras introduces its new centerpiece: Mardi Gras+. A world-class celebration of LGBTQIA+ life, this curated program is a rich tapestry of events celebrating the creativity, diversity and ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/mardi-gras-newest-curation-mardi-gras/235255/feed 0 A Fair Day In the Gaybourhood /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/a-fair-day-in-the-gaybourhood/235254 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/a-fair-day-in-the-gaybourhood/235254#respond Sat, 08 Feb 2025 22:00:28 +0000 /?p=235254 After a year away, Fair Day is sooo back. On 16 February, Victoria Park will come alive in a sunny celebration of pride, diversity and creativity, as Mardi Gras roars ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/a-fair-day-in-the-gaybourhood/235254/feed 0 Yes, I’m A Scene Gay, and You Are Too: Confessions From Inside Sydney’s Gay Scene /opinion/yes-im-a-scene-gay-confessions-from-inside-sydney-gay-scene/234871 /opinion/yes-im-a-scene-gay-confessions-from-inside-sydney-gay-scene/234871#comments Thu, 16 Jan 2025 05:43:50 +0000 /?p=234871 ‘Yes, I’m A Scene Gay, and You Are Too: Confessions From Inside Sydney’s Gay Scene’ is a personal essay written by Jacques Nieuwoudt. The theme for the upcoming Sydney Gay ...

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]]> /opinion/yes-im-a-scene-gay-confessions-from-inside-sydney-gay-scene/234871/feed 1 LGBTQIA+ Youth Takes Centre Stage /artsentertainment/scene-events/midusmma/lgbtqia-youth-takes-centre-stage/234672 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:18:11 +0000 /?p=234672 As they do in the Pride Parade, our LGBTQIA+ youth are at the forefront of many Midsumma initiatives and events this year. At a time when global politics is shining ...

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]]> Brisbane’s ‘Come To Daddy’ Bar Is Holding A Daddy Pageant /news/brisbanes-come-to-daddy-bar-is-holding-a-daddy-pageant/234585 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 04:22:12 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234585 Get ready for a fantastic new event that promises to celebrate the vibrant and diverse spirit of the LGBTQIA+ community in Brisbane at Come To Daddy. Come To Daddy, Brisbane’s ...

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]]> ±á°¿±·ÅŒ±«¸é /whats-on/honour/234356 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 05:59:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234356 ±á°¿±·ÅŒ±«¸é from BEAT Entertainment elevates and celebrates true royalty: Queer POC Elders. The multi-disciplinary show will introduce you to some of Melbourne’s most ICONIC legends in a celebration and ceremony ...

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]]> 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 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:28:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?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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]]> Sydney Mardi Gras Has Dropped Their Huge 2025 Program /artsentertainment/sydney-mardi-gras-has-dropped-their-huge-2025-program/233752 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 01:11:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?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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]]> SIX The Musical Arrives in Sydney – Purple Carpet /photos/six-the-musical-arrives-in-sydney/233664 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:27:35 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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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