Ready, steady, knit! Entries now open for Scarf Festival 2018

Taking inspiration from this year’s theme – Living On The Land – scarf makers are being encouraged to incorporate natural and/or built landscapes and the places where people live, work and play, into their designs.

Ross Noble; The king of improvisational comedy is back

Noble’s style of stand-up can be classified by one word: random… and that’s exactly how he likes it.

Off Ya Tree has opened in Geelong

When it comes to living an edgy lifestyle – there’s few shops that come to mind in being able to offer fashion and design.

Ladies rejoice for International Women’s Day

It’s the one day of the year women can’t be (or perhaps they refuse to be) derided for their union; the tight-knit sisterhood of imperishable feminism.

Mountain to Mouth 2018

Geelong’s own multi-award winning extreme arts walk, Mountain to Mouth2018 (M~M2018), returns Friday 4 and Saturday 5 May 2018.

Spoken Word Poetry Night in Geelong: lowercase poetry is on again

Poetry is written to be shared, to be read, to be performed. Poetry is written to be received.

The Monster Book Fair returns for 2018

Books that change lives!

Get Shorty Barber Shop: A barber shop about cuts, beans and sports

Finding the right barber can be a lifelong search.

White Night Survival Kit

Think you’re ready to hit the town for the iconic nightfall fiesta that is White Night?

Welcome to a new kind of theatre, all across the Australian nation

We chat to Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson who plays St. Jimmy in The Australian production of Green Day’s American Idiot.

Metallica’s James Hetfield Added To The Cast Of Zac Efron-Starring Ted Bundy Movie

This will be his first dramatic role taking on a different character.

Exciting night at the theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar

A global phenomenon that has wowed audiences for over 40 years, Jesus Christ Superstar is a timeless work.

Great events coming up at the Potato Shed

Saturday we have Sunshine Boy the story of Leigh Bowery, a London-based performance artist, club promoter and designer.

Have you heard of chipmusic? We chat to one of the best in the business.

Chipmusic is generally music made with either the original old consoles, computers emulating the sounds of those old consoles or some artists use synths.

Kevin Hart is heading to Australia

Catch him at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on December 5.

Docs for the art lovers

Dropping in April, Docs has teamed up with world-renowned Romanticist landscape painter, Joseph Mallord William Turner for an epic collab.

The Deck set to host the very first Geelong Comedy Club

Geelong’s first official Comedy Night is getting ready to unleash some of the regions best comedians in an intimate space.

Em Rusciano: The Evil Queen

Making herself known as a breakfast radio host, a charting pop-star, a best-selling author and a touring comedian, it can be pretty hard to miss Em Rusciano a lot of the time.

Adam Devine: A very, very specific kind of weird

Adam Devine has quickly developed a reputation for being a front runner in the new wave of comedians.

Western Edge Youth Arts: Six Hours

Last year I was fortunate enough to be invited to GPAC for the evening performance of 6 Hours in Geelong.

Pako Festa: A multicultural street party

Pako Festa, the largest free multi-cultural celebration of diversity in Australia returns to Geelong on Saturday February 24 for an all-day program of exhibitions, events, entertainment and food, representing 35 international communities living within our region.

Shane Jacobson; Starring in The BBQ

We’ve all heard the old showbiz saying: ‘Never work with children or animals’ – but it appears no one bothered to tell one of Australia’s favourite entertainers, Shane Jacobson.

The biggest year ever at the Potato Shed

We officially kick off the season with a great community event DANCE HALL, presented by Finucane & Smith.

Girl Boss Meg Fay

The Geelong girl is taking Instagram by storm with her sustainably made flower crowns.

 

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