Myth-making
CAIRNS Regional Gallery presents Myth to Modern: Bronzes from the Queensland Art Gallery Collection, an exhibition showcasing myth, legend and portraiture in works dating from c1799 to the late twentieth century. more
Artists strut their stuff
THE 2008 TAFE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts students are holding their annual exhibition at Cairns Regional Gallery. more
Passionate Decision
The latest play from the Cairns Little Theatre is set to make most people think and wonder about what they would do, given the situation of the couple on stage, writes BEV BLAAUW. more
Emotional Struggles
Tissue is an intriguing play with 18 different characters, all played by the three actors, two female and one male. more
Finding Normality
It has not all gone to the dogs in a new Indie production to be performed at JUTE next month. more
Commuter Psyche
Australia's fastest-growing dance company is in its best form yet and is gearing up for its latest production, writes Denise Carter. more
Earthy Connections
Sharing common creativity, Earth Links embraces the distinctive shade, flavour, culture and place invested in expression. more
Gallery adds to collection
THE Cairns Regional Gallery Collection continues to grow, with a new work by national iconic artist Tim Storrier just acquired. more
7 Deadly Australian Sins Review
JUTE Theatre's new production, 7 Deadly Australian Sins is sure to test how Australian you really want to be. more
Brothers In Arms
Cairns Choral Society returns to the big stage with an adaptation of a musical masterpiece by Willy Russell, writes Peter Edson. more
New Spin On Shakespeare
This Saturday from 8pm, Karnak Playhouse and Theatre, in association with Paradise Concerts, will present Shakespeare in Love - a romantic rhapsody combining sublime spoken word with sumptuous classical music. more
Selling A Story
Peter Houghton's stage show The Pitch was a critically acclaimed hit in Melbourne in 2006 and 2007 and was awarded prestigious Green Room Awards for performance and for best new play. more
Brotherly Love
When two seven-year old boys, Mickey Johnson and Edward Lyons, meet on the streets of Liverpool, the unlikely pair is immediately drawn to each other. more
7 deadly sins ... now Australian and more deadly
If the seven deadly sins were reworked for modern Australia, what would they be? more
Food matters
Cuisine & Country art exhibition will remain on display at Cairns Regional Gallery until September 6. more
Enticing exhibit
Titillate by The Upholstery Contemporary Arts ran for one night only on August 15 more
Ceramic Links
The Cairns Potters Club has a quality exhibition running at Cairns Regional Gallery until later this year. more
Live Art
The public spaces of Cairns will become host to unique performances as part of On Edge. more
Twisted World
The Exquisite Resonance of Memory is a room that pulsates with a world in reverse. more
Passion Is The Focus
Diana Monaghan has written an edgy romantic comedy for the next edition of Focus Theatre this weekend. more
Little Theatre's Thorny Comedy
This is not the story of two star-crossed lovers, but two friends Angela (Laura Pike) and Ben (Ben Cole), who are out for an inheritance and some lovely wedding presents. more
Artist Call
this month Cairns Art Society is hosting the annual and very popular ARTescape for the third time. more
Gothic Story Tiptoeing to JUTE
Experience the theatrical intensity and heightened reality of a good gothic story, in a spine-chilling new Australian play, Tiptoe, set to thrill audiences in July at the JUTE Theatre. more
Green Thumb Prints
The Cairns Photographic Society is displaying their latest exhibit Garden D Light at Tanks Arts Centre. more
A royal welcome will ring in 2009 as the curtains open on a perennial favourite.
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NAIDOC Exhibition
Indigenous artists of the region join forces to illustrate the beauty of their culture, where art is an essential part of life, not a luxury. more
Sinister Story
A suspenseful yarn about the secrets we keep and the cost of keeping them is next in JUTE Theatre's 2008 season of new Australian plays. more
Shakespeare Classic
The world-renowned Bell Shakespeare company brings its latest performance to Cairns next week. more
Hats, headpieces & fascinators
The Headwear Hardware exhibition at Cairns Regional Gallery will feature work from local artists more
Indigenous art exhibition
Indigenous artists of the region join forces to illustrate the beauty of their culture, where art is an essential part of life, not a luxury to be overlooked. more
Heroes Battle Ageing
Max Gillies, the well-known impersonator and actor, is coming to Cairns to perform in the Queensland Theatre Company's production of Heroes at Cairns Civic Theatre. more
Diverse Artworks
Gallery 53 will host Passion & Precision, an exhibition by Les Ferguson and Emma Bryant, from today. more
Comic Tune
Cairns Little Theatre's latest production takes pride in a well worn adage, writes PETER EDSON. more
Kids Art Exhibition
Queensland Museum%u2019s travelling exhibition, Kids Time, represents a century of learning through play at Tanks Arts Centre from this Friday. more
Women get together for art
Cairns' Tanks Arts Centre's 'Jalbu Jalbu Murumaka' - Women Get Together -exhibition is part of the On The Edge Artist's residency exhibition. more
Garden-D-Light photography exhibition
The Garden-D-Light photography exhibition will be held at Tanks Arts Centre from June 13 to July 9. more
Rhythmic Flow
Urapun Kai Buai is a revelation of rhythms - of the flow of natural energies, familial bloodlines and cultural lifeforce. more
Edgy Exhibition
Another premier art exhibition, On The Edge, kicks off this Friday at Tanks Arts Centre. more
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