Brisbane Music: Wanna be in a girl band?

The Brisneyland community on LiveJournal is full of interesting information - people often use it to ask weird questions like "where can I get [strange item]". And today's post by LJ user queencleopatra is no exception:

I am 21 and have had a few years training in dance, and a lot of training and experience in singing. I really would love to get a few girls together (Ages 18-25, but if you are outside this age range and still interested please dont hesitate), who would eventually become firm friends, to start with covers of pop music, and maybe a bit of dance numbers to Asian pop, which I am a huge fan of.

So if that sounds like you, or if you have any helpful suggestions, click here to see the whole post and leave a comment.

Brisbane Movies: FREE European films this THU-SAT at Botanic Gardens

If you like European films, or if you want to try something different, there are three FREE European films showing this week at the Soundshell Hill at the City Botanic Gardens (click here to see a map). You can click here to see details of the free European film festival.

The films are:

Thursday November 6: Days and Clouds

Friday November 7th: The Edge of Heaven

Saturday November 8th: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (Welcome to the Sticks)

Gates open at 6pm each night and the movies start at 7pm. You can register here if you want to - you might score a free gourmet sandwich pack from Helga's, who are sponsoring the free films.

Brisbane Politics: John Quiggin lectures on What The Financial Crisis Means For You

I'm at the John Quiggin lecture at City Hall right now. Stay tuned to this post: I'll update it with more photos and a recording of the speech when it's over.

UPDATE: Here's the recording of John Quiggin's speech:



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You can read John Quiggin's blog if you click here. The speech was organised by BrisScience.


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Brisbane Music: Kristen Haynes: FREE This Friday at 2HIGH Festival

Brisbane jazz/folk artist Kristen Haynes plays for FREE this Friday night, 6.30pm at the 2High Festival at the Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm Park (see below for a Google Map).

If you'd like to hear more of her music, you can listen for free on Kristen Haynes Myspace page if you click here, or on Kirsten Hayne's keytone page if you click here.


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Brisbane Public Lecture: The Financial Crisis and What it Means for You TONIGHT at City Hall

Economist and Brisbane blogger John Quiggin is giving a lecture called "The Financial Crisis and What it Means for You" TONIGHT, Monday November 3rd, at 6.30pm at the Ithaca Auditorium at Brisbane City Hall, King George Square (see Google Map below):

The financial crisis that has overwhelmed banks, stock markets and governments around the world seemed, to many, to come out of nowhere. But it has its roots in policies and financial innovations going back several decades, to the breakdown of the previous global financial system amid the inflation and mass unemployment of the 1970s. The current crisis is likely to have equally profound implications for individuals, families and business and for the way in which the economy will be managed in the future. It is too early to tell for sure what these implications will be, but John Quiggin will have a go anyway.

(Via Larvatus Prodeo)


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Brisbane Festivals: 2high Festival THIS WEEKEND

The 2high festival is a massive, free festival of art, music and performance THIS WEEKEND at the Powerhouse, New Farm (see below for a Google Map). 2high is about showing off the work of young and new artists in SE Queensland. Just click on the program above to have a look at the 2high website and find out more.


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FREE Brisbane Zombie Movies: Night Of The Living Dead +4 this Friday and Saturday

Tomorrow, Friday October 31st, and Saturday afternoon November 1st, the Cinematique at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) are showing all five of George A Romero's "Dead" films for FREE (see below for map).

Friday afternoon kicks off at 4pm with Night of The Living Dead, followed by Dawn of the Dead at 6pm and Day of the Dead at 8pm. Then on Saturday at 4pm it's Land of the Dead followed by Diary of the Dead at 6pm.

And if you can't make it, you're in luck. Night of the Living Dead is in the public domain, so you can sit back and watch it right here, all 96 minutes of it:





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The round placemark on the map is the entrance to the Gallery of Modern Art. Go in the main door, and walk towards a stall in the middle where they sell tickets. Look to the left and you'll see a small foyer which is the entrance to the cinemas. The bus symbol on the map shows you where the Cultural Centre busway station is - just walk north from there to get to the Gallery.