Back for its third year, 4 Walls Festival will showcase the creme de la creme of Australia's emerging musical talent. For eight hours this Saturday August 4, a few locals (and a few non-locals) will entertain you with their range of melodies, with genres spanning from indie to heavy metal. more
From Goya to da Vinci, some of the world's greatest artists have dabbled in the power of the pencil as an artistic tool. The Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing is one competition that celebrates the medium, and encourages Australian art folks to get scribbling. more
Graphic design trivia game DESIGNerd is a creativity enthusiast’s dream. Each volume features more than 100 questions carefully selected and crafted by the design elite. more
Fans of aboriginal art will be enthralled with the arrival of the colourful Desert Country to UQ's Art Museum. The collection is a part of the Art Gallery of South Australia's permanent collection of indigenous artwork that is currently touring the country. more
Seminal Australian video art will feature alongside works from the UK, USA and Japan in the latest exhibition to grace The Block at QUT. Parallel Universes will exhibit a selection of significant video art from between 1970 and 1985, exploring the conceptual and stylistic experimentation that emerged at the time. more
Experience Spanish history and contemporary design, food and culture in La Sala del Prado. A large-scale lounge environment to complement the Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery, La Sala del Prado includes a tapas bar, still life installation and new media portraiture. Try your hand at sketching the fruits, vegetables and produce of Spain or have your portrait transformed into a Spanish monarch-like sketch. The Sala Cafe serves healthy and simple tapas, wine and coffee, with miniature temptations for the kids as well. Stop by for a lunch of Poached Pickled Mackerel and a glass of Verdejo and listen to the rich sounds of live Spanish guitar. Check out La Sala del Prado on The Street Photographer. more
A retrospective of the works of Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar is showing at Australian Cinémathèque. Coinciding with the Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado exhibition, this reflective program will run until September 2, showing all 18 of his films. more
Returning to its original beachside glory, annual winter music festival Splendour in the Grass takes over Byron Bay this weekend. more
Throughout La Boite’s Indie season, the rehearsal room has been transformed into a secret cave of socialising. The transformation is named the Indie Bar and features enough drinks and dancing to entertain you for hours – the only things you need to bring are yourself and some companions. more
Showing works by some of history’s most revered painters, Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado opens at the Queensland Art Gallery this weekend. Unfolding the story of how painting evolved in Spain over three and a half centuries, this new exhibition delves into the progression of the modern Spanish identity through painting's development on the Iberian Peninsula. more
Brisbane’s first food book store Scrumptious Reads is set to reopen its design-savvy doors this Friday in the new James Street lane precinct. Originally situated at South Bank, Scrumptious Reads stunned word nerd and foodie visitors with its original coffee cup installation. more
In 1941 Brisbane was home to fewer than 350,000 people. But as American troops flooded the city, passing through or stationed here, strains on transport, hotels and food supplies constricted freedom for residents. It wasn’t all dampened moods and wartime woes – the 1940s brought the Swing era of Big Band music and jitterbug dancing. more
From meditation to beards, Judith Lucy applies her quick wit and dry humour to the art of classic gags in her latest on-stage offering, Nothing Fancy. A stand-up comedian for more than two decades, Judith has humour nailed on the head. more
From humble beginnings singing at the West End Markets on weekends to the stage at South By South West earlier this year, local songstress Emma Louise has stormed the musical circuit with her fearless lyrics and longing melodies. more
Evoking images of a swarm of honey bees, a butterfly fluttering around a delicate flower and a scuttling army of foraging ants, Cirque du Soleil's OVO is a headlong rush into a colourful ecosystem teeming with life. more
Coming to Brisbane this weekend is the worldwide success that is the musical story of pop group Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The Italian-American foursome rose from an otherwise average life toiling away in New Jersey to dizzying international success, leaving countless hit songs in their wake. more
Francophiles all over town are preparing their Breton-striped tops and red berets for the Brisbane French Festival at South Bank Parklands this Saturday. Held in conjunction with France’s National Day, known as Bastille Day, the calendars have aligned for this year’s event to be held on July 14. more
From the restaurant with the creamiest croquetas to Brisbane’s secret hole-in-the-wall espresso bars, The Weekend Edition’s Stumble Guide brings you a curated compendium of local restaurants, cafes, bars, shops, barbers, galleries and unique places and spaces. Use the Stumble Guide to navigate burrows you’re yet to discover, with us pointing out a great spot for brunch, a shop with neat vintage reads, or a barber for a suave shave along the way. The Stumble Guide lets you uncover nearby finds in each suburb by simply specifying your preferred location and suggests other dens of greatness for you to stumble upon. To celebrate the Stumble Guide launch, we’re giving you and a friend the chance to win a coffee a day for a month by helping spread the word about the Stumble Guide and posting your reviews of the places we’ve featured. Simply write about your favourite weekend haunts… more
This weekend a flurry of handmade wares and lovingly crafted goods come together at The Finders Keepers market – a platform for independent artists and designers to showcase their crafty talent. more
The sounds of flamenco conjure up romantic images of the cobblestoned streets of Spain, bustling gypsy markets and backroom jazz bars alive with passionate musicians playing beautiful arrangements on their guitar. more
