Pick up some positivity at the Inspire : Festival
11 Jun 2015The Brisbane Writers Festival is presenting its inaugural Inspire : Festival, an event dedicated to provoking positive action and inspired thought. more
Hone your fiction skills at BAD!SLAM!NO!MEMOIR!
02 Apr 2015The Queensland Poetry Festival, The Old Museum and Canberra’s poetry slam organisation, BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!, have banded together to bring a brand new night of performance to Brisbane. more
Eat, listen and learn at the BrisAsia Festival 2015
05 Feb 2015Various nooks and crannies of Brisbane will be bursting with aromatic foods, traditional music and gifted entertainers for three fun-packed weeks of the BrisAsia Festival 2015. more
Awaken your mind at the 2015 Festival of Tibet
15 Jan 2015Brisbane’s seventh annual Festival of Tibet will offer a range of free and ticketed events across seven enlightening days. more
Ring in the new year at Woodford Folk Festival
23 Dec 2014One of the world’s largest folk festivals will be drawing more than 120,000 revellers to Woodfordia, as the 29th Woodford Folk Festival kicks off from Saturday December 27, 2014 to Thursday January 1, 2015. more
The Falls Music & Arts Festival survival guide
18 Dec 2014We go to The Falls Music & Arts Festival for the music. But when the sun is bashing down on our heads and there’s a long wait between bands, then we must look elsewhere for entertainment … more
Find inspiration at TEDxSouthBank
04 Dec 2014TEDxSouthBank will return to Brisbane for the third time this weekend, as an impressive line-up of speakers share their ideas, inspire locals and enable change. more
Innovation Award calls for Brisbane’s bright sparks
20 Nov 2014Brisbane’s creative community will be prodded and praised over the new year as applications open for the Brisbane City Council’s Innovation Award. more
Think Outside the box for Brisbane’s future
30 Oct 2014The second event in the Think Outside series will ask design thinkers how we can design Brisbane’s future identity for renewed economic prosperity. more
RESORT brings art and innovation to James Street
23 Oct 2014A stroll down James Street might usually leave you with shopping bags full and wallet empty, but this weekend you’ll be treated to art, music and tastemaking. more
Brisbane kicks off three-week G20 Cultural Celebrations
23 Oct 2014A massive program of free music and arts events will stretch from the inner city to the suburbs as the Queensland Government launches the G20 Cultural Celebrations in Brisbane tomorrow. more
Best of Brisbane: Long weekend ideas
02 Oct 2014We know the anticipation of another long weekend is almost too overwhelming to sit still at your computer, but spare a few minutes and you’ll be rewarded with our picks for the best ways to spend the Labour Day long weekend in Brisbane. more
Get informed and inspired at the 2014 Climate Action Summit
18 Sep 2014Whether you’re an expert in the field or you simply want to get the facts, be part of the climate action solution at the national Climate Action Summit in Brisbane this weekend. more
Creative3 conference kicks off in South Brisbane today
18 Sep 2014A series of mind-tickling presentations, workshops and panel discussions will inspire Brisbane’s budding entrepreneurs and established businesspeople at the Creative3 forum this week. more
Creative3 delivers dose of inspiration to Brisbane
04 Sep 2014An impressive line-up of creative entrepreneurs will be inciting ideas and cultivating visions at the Creative3 forum this month. more
Gold Coast Whale Watching Weekend List
04 Sep 2014I wake as the sun peeks over the horizon, and into a rucksack I sling a simple change of clothes, beach attire, a good tome, and a few overnight essentials with haste. I boil the kettle and pour a steaming cup of coffee into my KeepCup, before hitting the road with fervour. Pointing my wheels south, I dash down the coast while my sleepy companions snooze in the backseat. more
TEDxBrisbane 2014 registrations now open
14 Aug 2014TEDxBrisbane has announced that registrations are now open to attend TEDxBrisbane 2014, and so begins the countdown to this inspiring event. In precisely 52 days from today, the wonderful Brisbane Powerhouse will once again be teeming with hundreds of people from the TEDxBrisbane community. Last year the sell-out event saw more than 500 people leave at the end of the day feeling inspired after a stellar line-up of speakers, including the finale with Li Cunxin. TEDxBrisbane creates and fosters a sense of community amongst the people and organisations who have gathered (and continue to gather) around this event, providing a cultural focus and impetus for conversation and debate. TEDxBrisbane is a full day of ideas, conversation and community and is set to take place on Sunday October 5 from 9:00 am until 9:30 pm (including an after party). The day is shaping up to be an… more
GOMA Talks presents food for thought
03 Jul 2014The thought-provoking discussion program GOMA Talks returns to the gallery this week in conjunction with fascinating food exhibition Harvest. more
Griffith Review: Culture Wars or Cultural Solutions?
01 May 2014For a single evening on Thursday May 1, Griffith Review’s founding editor Julianne Schultz and deputy chair of the Australia Council Robyn Archer will talk about culture and its significance. The two cultural leaders will convene at Brisbane Powerhouse on the evening to discuss their opinions and experience about culture and its place in political discussions and in Australia. The event entitled Griffith Review: Culture Wars or Cultural Solutions? will be filmed as part of ABC TV’s Big Ideas program. more
Asahi Silver Sessions celebrates thinkers
24 Apr 2014Singing the praises of Australia’s most pioneering creative types, the Asahi Silver Sessions is a series of interactive events that aims to foster this kind of innovative behaviour. more