Arts

Party To Welcome Peanut Sculpture

Party To Welcome Peanut Sculpture

Friends and supporters of Kingaroy’s Big Peanut will be gathering at Lions Park in Kingaroy on Saturday morning to officially welcome the new sculpture with a Community Peanut Party.

Directors Step Up To Have Fun

Directors Step Up To Have Fun

Five plays by five new South Burnett directors … and a whole lot of fun! That’s what Nanango Theatre Company is promising in their latest season of hilarious one-act comedies which kicks off on Friday night.

Matilda’s Coming To Kingaroy!

Matilda’s Coming To Kingaroy!

Roald Dahl’s “Matilda The Musical JR.” will be coming to Kingaroy later this year in a special production put on by students from St Mary’s Catholic College.

Unusual Art Fills Gallery

Unusual Art Fills Gallery

A chance meeting at the Wondai Garden Expo last year has led to an unusual exhibition this month at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery.

Bunyas Art Coming To Wondai

Bunyas Art Coming To Wondai

Western Downs Regional Council’s first ever touring art exhibition will be hopping over the border into the South Burnett later this year.

Council Backs Big Avocado Plan

Council Backs Big Avocado Plan

South Burnett councillors have given in-principle support to a community group’s plan to build a “Big Avocado” in front of the Archie Muir Centre in Blackbutt.

Boost For Local Galleries

Boost For Local Galleries

Blackbutt Art Gallery and Murgon’s Creative Country Association have received grants under the Federal Government’s Culture, Heritage and Arts Regional Tourism (CHART) program.

Free Concert To Boost Music Scene

Free Concert To Boost Music Scene

If you’ve been missing your fill of live music, this is definitely a date to mark in your calendars! On January 15, some of the South Burnett’s best lives bands will be putting on a concert in the Kingaroy Town Hall Forecourt from 5:00pm to 11:00pm.

Pop Goes The Orchestra!

Pop Goes The Orchestra!

The South Burnett Community Young Orchestra – a spin-off from the popular South Burnett Community Orchestra – has a new name.

Arts Committee Starts Soon

Arts Committee Starts Soon

South Burnett Regional Council’s new Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee will hold an induction of its inaugural committee members at the Council’s Kingaroy offices on Monday.

Arts Workshop Explores Resilience

Arts Workshop Explores Resilience

Participants attended a three-day workshop in Kingaroy last week to absorb valuable skills to help their communities bounce back after difficult times.

Buyers Snap Up Stunning Photos

Buyers Snap Up Stunning Photos

There’s still time to catch the latest exhibition at the Kingaroy Art Gallery, and perhaps be tempted by some great Christmas gift ideas.