STUMPED ABOUT WHAT’S ON OFFER IN BRISBANE THIS SUMMER?
HERE ARE SOME IDEAS TO ENSURE YOU HAVE A BALL
Brisbane is gearing up for a great summer of sports, cultural events and activities.
From soccer to international and domestic cricket through to international tennis there is action aplenty in Brisbane.
1. On the pitch you can expect plenty of heart-pumping action at the 2011 premiership winning Brisbane Roar FC home games at Suncorp Stadium. The first game will be played in October and the season will run until March 2012.
2. The much anticipated International Cricket season will mark the first official day of summer from December 1, but it is the inaugural KFC T20 Big Bash League games you won’t want to miss. Local team, the Brisbane Heat play their first game at the Gabba on Tuesday, December 20.
3. In 2012, the Brisbane International (1 – 8 January) will return with tennis greats including Wimbledon quarterfinalist and Australia’s current number one men’s tennis player Bernard Tomic, and world number five and 2011 Wimbledon finalist Maria Sharapova confirmed to start play.
And the excitement isn’t just in the stadiums. Get your temperature soaring with an action packed calendar of cultural events.
4. Enjoy the old classics all over again when Rock of Ages opens at the Lyric Theatre from November 12.This rock comedy romance is an hilarious, feel-good love story told through all the big ballads of the eighties.
5. For your dose of culture head to the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) from December 3 to see Matisse: Drawing Life, an exclusive exhibition of more than 300 drawings, prints, paper cut-outs and artist books by Henri Matisse, one of the 20th century’s greatest artists. This exhibition will coincide with the fifth anniversary of GoMA, and will sit alongside other exhibitions including;
• A major solo exhibition from leading senior Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama
• An exhibition called Ten Years of Contemporary Art: The James C Sourris, AM Collection
• A series of large-scale fantasy worlds, created from intricate layers of fluorescent coloured sugar called we miss you magic land! by Perth-based artist duo Pip & Pop
• A new specially commissioned body of work by Dinosaur Designs.
6. Before the year is over, celebrate the festive season with Christmas in The City with decorations going up in November. Kids of all ages will love the time-honoured and new Christmas traditions planned around town. 7. Get in the festive spirit and participate in a diverse range of free family fun events from the Lighting of the Brisbane City Christmas Tree on December 2 and the Lord Mayor’s Carols in the City on December 10; to Santa visits, twilight markets, Christmas movies, festive fun workshops and street corner carolling.
7. Bring in the New Year at the time honoured Woodford Folk Festival (December 27 – January 1) and The Dreaming Festival. These two incredible arts and multi-cultural festivals will incorporate more than 2000 performers and 400 events with concerts, dances, workshops, forums, street theatre, writer’s panels, film festival, comedy sessions and much more including a spectacular fire event.
8. Get into the spirit of 2012 when Mary Poppins hits the stage. Based on the classic Walt Disney film MARY POPPINS, the world’s most magical musical, will open at QPAC on January 5, 2012.
9. Round off your summer celebrations with a trip to the annual World Theatre Festival, which hits the Brisbane Powerhouse during February 2012. Embracing the new, the risky and the independent, World Theatre Festival will thrive in pushing new technologies, new forms and participatory genres in theatre from around the world.
(Source: Brisbanemarketing.com.au)
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