Shakespeare and teenagers have a lot in common. They are both immersed in everyday dramas about love, jealousy, sibling rivalry and family feuds. They both coin new sayings and words. Shakespeare thought life was a stage, and teenagers act like they're on one. With this in mind Optus and Bell Shakespeare are launching the Make A Scene competition again in 2010, challenging students across Australia to show the Shakespeare in their everyday lives. Students are invited to select a Shakespeare quote and express it their own way. Make A Scene is run online, and students can submit their interpretation in any medium they choose - be it a drawing, photograph, illustration, animation, or movie - as long as it is submitted electronically as a still image or movie file. There are big cash prizes going, so head to www.optus.com.au/makeascene to get involved. Entries close Friday October 1.
ACT Health Department and Mental Health Organisations seeking muscians and artists:
Be Mindful
The ACT Health Department and Mental Health Organisations in the ACT are holding a music, arts and film festival in Garema Place on Saturday November 20. Expressions of interest from bands, singers, stand ups, circus performers, poets, performance artists, classical musicians and choirs etc are now open. Shoot an email to kate.wells@bcsact.com.au or call 02 6264 0232 for more info.
On Friday August 20, ANU Bar will host Tunes for Timor, featuring Fun Machine, Ah! Pandita, DJ D. Wils and more. All proceeds from the concert will be going towards the Oaktree Foundation's Youth Livelihoods Program in Timor Leste, the fundamental goal of which is to ensure that East Timorese youth have the ability to generate their own income and participate actively in their respective communities. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets are $15, available on the door.
National Campus Band Competition ACT Final announced:
Campus it Up
The lineup for the National Campus Band Competition ACT Final has been announced. It’s all happening at Transit Bar on Thursday August 26, and running times are as follows: Starfish Hill are kicking off the night at 6pm, followed by Flight or Fall at 6.30pm, Fun Machine have the 7pm slot, followed by The Very at 7.30pm, then it’s Steady the Fall at 8pm, The Naddiks at 8.30pm, Velvette at 9pm and last but not least Pleased to Jive You at 9.40pm. Phoar, that’s a tonne of top notch ACT bands, so be sure to head on down to cheer on your faves.
Hell bent on shaking things up at Stonefest this year, The Frontier Touring Company, in association with UC LIVE!, have just released a free Stonefest iPhone app, which features music and videos from the Stonefest artists. Users are able to check out artist info, stream tracks, purchase tickets, connect to Stonefest’s social pages and receive the latest news about the festival and its artists all in one place. Download for naught now.
A double bill to warm your heart right down to your toes is hitting The Front on Friday August 20. Brass'ere is a seven-piece brass ensemble featuring trumpets, trombones, baritone sax, tuba and drums. They play a mix of original funk, jazz and rock, and are joined by Courtney Stark on vocals. Lady Grey blend elements of folk and popular traditions to create a scrumptious, accessible and fun sound using voice, guitar, keys, double bass, trumpets, clarinets, flute, glockenspiel and drums. It’s music to dance, laugh, sing or relax to while enjoying a pot of tea.
Fundraiser for Trevor Nation Trevor Nation @ The Basement Sat Aug 28:
Gold Nuggets
Beloved Canberra punk band Buttnugget have been punking out since 1993, and they’re having a fundraiser gig to press some albums in memory of Trevor Nation on Saturday August 28 at The Basement. Bladder Spasms will be joining them. They’ve been playing since the ‘80s with the original lineup, now with young Jack Lusty from Eye Gouge and All in Brawl playing bass for them too. The Dunhill Blues are also along for the ride, as well as Rotten Opera. $10 at the door, kicking off at 9pm.
A ticket to The Falls Festival in either Lorne or Marion Bay is one of the most sought after tickets in town, and it is without doubt one of these tickets guarantees you one of the best New Year’s of your life. Here’s who’ll be lighting up The Falls stage in 2010: Interpol, The National, Public Enemy (performing Fear of a Black Planet in full!), Klaxons, The Rapture, Cold War Kids, Sleigh Bells, Hot Hot Heat and dozens more, while on the local front there’s Angus and Julia Stone, The Living End, Paul Kelly, Tame Impala, Children Collide and yep, you guessed it, a helluva lot more than we’ve room to list here. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday September 9. Head to www.fallsfestival.com.au for all the info.
