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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER E-NEWSLETTER
Following a tidy nip-and-tuck of the refurb kind and a delicate simmer in the conceptual kitchen, The Judy is set to dish-up some delicious treats in the next few weeks.
Don’t miss out on Japanese avant-pop queen Tujiko Noriko performing on Wednesday 20 August as part of a major national tour, the tight groovin’, big voiced harmonies of Tell Heaven on Thursday 21st, and Emerge’s Double Feature running from Thursday 28 to Saturday 30 August.
Also check out one of Australia's most recognizable indie artists, Sophie Koh, as she launches her much anticipated second album "All Shook Up" at the Judy on Saturday 30 August. The 2008 Queensland Poetry Festival, Spoken in One Strange Word, will tantalize your literary taste buds with a menu of outstanding local, national and international poets and performers from Friday 22 through Sunday 24 August. Full Festival details at www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com
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Look out for our spanking new September-December Program which hits your mailboxes and the streets this week, or pick up a September edition of MAP Magazine. If you don’t receive our beautiful hard-copy program, update your details online so you don’t miss out. Select the following link to go to the e-membership page on our website.
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| Plug and play @ BIG SOUND Wed 10-Fri 12 Sep | |
One of the most respected and fastest growing music business events in the Asia Pacific and produced by Q Music is BIG SOUND. Now into its seventh year BIG SOUND connects the connectors and simultaneously launches hot new artists and innovative business ideas.
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To whet your appetites, here’s a sneaky peek of our upcoming program presenting the best local, national and international acts in music, dance, theatre, live art and everything in between.
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| Ryan J-W Smith in New World Order for BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL Fri 19 – Sat 20 Sep | |
Why are we at war in the Middle East? Was 9-11 an inside job?
Direct from The Edinburgh Festival, the wicked Ryan J-W Smith asks the big questions in rhyming iambic verse.
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| Judy’s Shopfront’s Shutters open for VALLEY FIESTA Sat 13 Sep 3:30 till late | |
To coincide with Valley Fiesta 2008, the Judy’s newest performance space, Shopfront, launches with Judy’s Lounge, a wholesale mixed bag of acrobatic, comedic and audio-visual “locally produced” specials from three talented groups and individuals including:
• one man audio-visual assault unit Simulcast and scratch turntable-ist DJ Damage;
• balancing beefcake comedy duo PopEyed; and,
• lauded Indigenous comedian Sean Choolburra, straight off the plane from the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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| BRISBANE CABARET FESTIVAL @ The Judy | |
Just a quick mention that the Brisbane Cabaret Festival is on again. The eighth HLB Mann Judd Brisbane Cabaret Festival will swing into The Judy with a power-packed program of international and local luminaries – from explosive music to spoken word.
• Zulya and the Children of the Underground WED 1 Oct
Influenced by her Tartar and Russian heritage, the Melbourne-based Zulya has been described as “.one of the best singers in Australia.” by ABC Classic FM, and was awarded the 2007 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album.
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• Tete FRI 10 Oct
African-born, French-raised solo performer Tete has been described as France’s Jeff Buckley and is considered one of the nation’s best songwriters.
Ghostboy with Golden Virtues plus Maiden Speech THU 9 Oct
These underground spirits swing audiences from debauched Berlin rock’n’roll landscapes to surrealist spoken word soundtracks before taking it downtown.
For full program details visit: www.brisbanecabaretfestival.com
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| The Judy’s new Shopfront – takin it to the streets | |
Ever wondered what happens within the walls of the Judy?
Across the next few months, we are proud to debut Shopfront – The Judy’s new purpose-built space created in her Brunswick St windows.
It’s where you play voyeur at little or no cost.
It’s where the making of great art moves from behind the curtain and goes kerbside.
From DJs to dance, circus to performance and live art, keep your eyes on Shopfront – it will be changing… constantly.
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