Banff Mountain Film Festival

Enjoy the best bits at Geelong’s Village Cinemas on June 8 and Ballarat’s Regent Cinemas on June 20.

Mao’s Last Dancer the Exhibition: A Portrait of Li Cunxin

This exhibition will be exploring the incredible life of Li Cunxin and will be including never before seen footage, original costumes, awards, and personal items shared by Li from his own archives.

The Horsham Art is… Festival returns

The Horsham Art is… Festival launches tomorrow with the Inaugural Annual Dance Affair the ultimate night at the historic Town Hall.

The 2018 Bendigo Record Fair returns

The event has gone from strength to strength, becoming Regional Victoria’s Premier pop culture event.

Cargo; The Rebirth of Australia’s Undead

Cargo, an Australian post-apocalyptic zombie flick starring Martin Freeman and set in the arid Flinders Ranges, examines a world where urban society dies and Indigenous Australians survive.

TAC calls on young creatives to reduce driver distraction through film as part of 2018 MIFF

MIFF and Green Man Grants are encouraging young filmmakers, artists or anyone passionate to help raise awareness about the dangers of using mobile phones whilst driving.

Bill Bailey is touring Australia with a brand new show

He’ll be treating us to a night of absolute hilarity in November when he hits the stage at Geelong’s Costa Hall during his Earl of Whimsy Australian Tour.

Here are the local business who cleaned up at The Nearest Geelong Small Business Awards 2018

The Nearest Geelong Small Business Awards recently went down on Thursday, May 17, at the GMHBA Stadium in the Captains Rooms.

Grace & Marie is Geelong’s answer to gorgeous hand poured soy candles

Hand-poured in Geelong, Grace & Marie was founded on a love for all things candle-related. Forté’s Chloe Cicero spoke to Cartier Finesse, owner of Grace & Marie Soy Candles about her creative venture.

The Warehouse: Geelong's New Kid on the block

Check out the hottest new wedding venue space in Geelong.

Revival Records: Vinyl lands in Port Fairy

Do you enjoy an earnest rifle through vinyl? Do you crave that sense of satisfaction you get when holding the real deal in your hands? Is fighting for the last copy of something, rather than being amongst thousands of downloaders, something you love to do?

Hungry Ghosts at The Potato Shed

The Potato Shed is proud to present Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Hungry Ghosts on Tuesday May 29, direct from its World Premiere at MTC Headquarters last week.

Beards, Rivalry And Passion At The Ballarat Heritage Weekend

It was in 2014 following a few Sunday beers that Brayden Dorney and his fellow bearded mates came up with an idea that would change Ballarat forever.

Gazing Skywards At The Violet Precipitation

The colour purple is often associated with royalty. Purple is also a strong force that can represent creativity, peace, grandeur and magic. So it naturally made sense that Prince and his unique charisma was drawn to all things purple.

Music to your ears – literally, thanks to Cochlear

To try and shorten the time it takes for people to take action, Cochlear has launched a content series featuring new audio tool, Hearprint, to raise awareness of the impact and prevalence of hearing impairment in Australia.

Oz Comic-Con returns

Geek heaven with gaming, anime, comics, cosplay and much more.

Off Ya Tree are offering $5 piercings

If you’re a piercing fanatic (of any kind… no kidding!) or maybe contemplating getting your first, you’d be mad to go past the incredible deal the edgy team at Off Ya Tree are offering.

Our Fave Creative Businesses in the Region

Regional Victoria is one damn creative space, and if you’re in need of further proof, just have a look at what the region has to offer. These are a few of our favourite creative instagrammers you should definitely be checking out…

The White Album, the 50th Anniversary Concert

It’s one of the most successful Beatles events ever staged in Australia.

The 2018 Ballarat Beard & Stache Competition

Ballarat is bringing the beards back! Register and compete.

Celtic folk with a twist at the 2018 National Celtic Festival

Boasting crowds of over 15,000 and performances across 14 stages, the festival is the premier Celtic gathering in Australasia and it’s easy to see why it with its breadth of artistic talent, rich in culture.

I'll have a slice of Pie to start with

You may see it as sarcasm or you may see it as satire. Whichever way you view it, Jonathan Pie speaks his mind. Although the man behind Pie may not be a political animal, he does know how to play one.

Synthesizers: Sound of the Future

The first analogue synthesizers that fueled the electronic scene in Melbourne during the late ’60s will return home when the Synthesizers: Sound of the Future opens at the University of Melbourne’s Grainger Museum from April 20 – September 9
.

Reimagine—the world according to children’s books

Reimagine provides an opportunity to explore how children’s books are able to introduce young readers to complex ideas about contemporary humanity.

 

Subscribe to the
Forte newsletter

Stay up to date with everything going on around your region.