Songs of Gaia
Bankfoot House Heritage Precinct
Saturday 3 September, 5.30pm
Tickets from $35.00
Set in the beautiful Glass House Mountains, in the grounds of Bankfoot House, this poignant world premiere cross-cultural music performance is performed as the sun sets over Mount Tibrogargan.
Songs of Gaia director and musician Linsey Pollak said Ensemble Beyond Borders explored new ways of creating music that reflected the rich cultural diversity of Australia.
Key points for an enjoyable evening.
• Wrap up, it gets chilly as the sun goes down
• Arrive early for a tour of Bankfoot House – 4 – 5pm
• Bring a chair or a blanked as there is no seating
• BYO picnic and drinks
• Bring a torch for the end of the evening.
Open Air Hinterland
Live music lovers will enjoy this series of live music performances from some of Australia’s most loved musicians including
Emily Wurramara in concert with Andrea Kirwin
Maleny Community Centre
Thursday 1 September, 6pm
Tickets from $25.00
Join Emily Wurramara and Andrea Kirwin for this intimate live music performance.
This event is supported by the Front Up Chalkboard and Australian Government.
Yirinda – Baroon Pocket Dam
Friday 2 September, 4.30pm
Tickets – from $25.00
Butchulla Songman Fred Leone and internationally acclaimed composer/multi-instrumentalist Samuel Pankhurst draw on the ancient stories of Fred’s people – blending Aboriginal language with contemporary, acoustic, and improvisatory sounds that sidestep all expectations.
Bring your own picnic rug to sit on. You are welcome to bring your own drinks and snacks.
Various dates – Listen more not spoken for
Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens, Tanawha
Cost – FREE (registrations essential)
During three listening walks, you’re invited to immerse yourself in the sounds of children and country hearing each other.
The walks have been created by a team of Jarjums (Indigenous children), their older silblings and mother earth in in collaboration with Quandamooka artist Libby Harward, co-founder of Munnimbah-dja, Maleny.
You can register for a free water country, rock country or sky country listening walk, or all three. The guided listening walks will take around 30 minutes.
Country is Calling
Munnimbah-dja, Maleny
Cost – FREE
Country is Calling is a visual art exhibition celebrating the work and stories of the Jinibara people.
Curated by prominent Jinibara artist Jason Murphy, the exhibition explores the intricate connection between people and place.
The four featured Jinibara artists — Jason Murphy, Caitlin Murphy, Allan Kina and Aunty Enid Morris — are each inspired by, and called to create, by country itself.
Country is Calling is an affirmation of the continued connection to culture that Jinibara peoples embody; an offering of deeply embedded practice, showcasing that culture is alive and evolving and that in this aliveness we find connection, truth and thriving arts and cultural practices across the broader Sunshine Coast region.
Jason said, “I think the words traditional and modern are antiquated. Culture is a growing thing; always growing, always moving, always alive. If we categorise it with something that diminishes its growth, we diminish our own growth.” On Thursday 1 Sep at 4pm, there will be a ceremonial opening of the exhibition at Munnimbah Dja, Welcome Place. This will be a gathering to celebrate the artists and the Jinibara community.
