Arts & Entertainment
Chris King, Gosford City Council’s
Arts and Entertainment Manager
It is with great pleasure that I accept an invitation from Salt Central Coast
to inform readers of some outstanding Arts and Entertainment activities
being performed or exhibited at venues proudly owned and operated by
Gosford City Council.
Over the coming months at Laycock Street
Community Theatre at North Gosford we
celebrate a virtual smorgasbord of theatrical
production. Performers’ talent, craft and skills
will be showcased superbly as our new $150,000
sound system creates maximum impact for
audience’s audio senses.
that have made the band and its music what
it is today, carving out a special place in the
popular music history of Australia and New
Zealand. Other shows from March – July
include tributes to Stevie Wonder, John Lennon,
Stevie Wright, Buddy Holly, The Who? And
Johnny Cash.
Saturday 26 April 2pm & 8pm and Sunday
27 April 2pm Jally Entertainment presents the
professional live touring production of Calendar
Girls. Based on the true story of eleven
Women’s
Institute members who posed
nude for a calendar to raise money for the
Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls
opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre
and has since become the fastest selling play
in British theatre history. Of course many
will know this story from the 2003 movie
starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters. Part
of the
proceeds from the royalties of this
production will be paid to Leukemia and
Lymphoma Research.
The Gosford Regional Gallery at Caroline Bay
is proud to present a number of significant
exhibitions throughout Autumn. Particularly
exciting is Paul Kelly & The Portraits, a touring
exhibition developed by the National Portrait
Gallery. Regarded by many as the Australian
people’s poet, these portraits, selected from
a range of artists and leading photographers,
provide insights into the complexities of
Kelly’s persona. The exhibition also features
a collection of short films which explore the
relationship and connection between Paul
Kelly and three iconic Australians: Donald
Bradman, Archie Roach and Vincent Lingiari
There are a myriad of tribute shows touring in
2014 and Laycock Street Community Theatre
will host some of the best, however there is
no substitute for the real thing and on 11th of
April at 8pm The Harbour Agency Present
Dragon - The Trilogy Concert Tour.
Unlike many bands, there are three distinct ages
that define the evolution of iconic rock band
Dragon. The eras represent the rites of passage
Through
May
and
June
the
Gallery
celebrates Indigenous culture with the annual
Reconciliation
competition
and
the
exhibition You Call it Desert, We Used to Live
There. This exhibition is a selection of vibrant
felt-tip pen drawings by Jimmy Pike that bring
the artist’s country in the Great Sandy Desert
of Western Australia into glorious relief through
renderings of spirit beings, flowers, stars and
earthscapes. The works draw on the knowledge
and skills Pike learnt as a boy growing
up in the hunting-gathering tradition
of his family in the desert. His intimate
knowledge of his country is translated
through the varying styles and themes.
The Japanese Gardens adjacent to
the Gosford Regional Gallery will
come alive in the upcoming School
Holidays
with
children
searching
for the Long-Nosed Potoroo who is
helping to save Easter. Term 2 art
classes for adults and after school
classes commence at the beginning of
May.
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