4,000 people flock to Comicon
More than 4,000 people flocked to The Entertainment Grounds at West Gosford on May 28 as Comicon returned to the Central Coast after a COVID-induced hiatus of two years. The…
Culture
Time for Dragstravaganza
Direct from Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Karen from Finance will headline this year’s annual Naughty Noodle Crown Jewels Dragstravaganza on June 11. Crown Jewels is one of the major annual…
Tea Cosy Expo set for long weekend
Woy Woy Lions Club will hold its annual Tea Cosy Expo at Umina Surf Club over the June long weekend. With the theme this year of Scotland the Brave, the…
Rick Price to perform at Laycock St
Rick Price will present his show Classic Hits at Laycock St Community Theatre in the Morning Melodies session on June 8. Price will share personal stories of his life and…
Words on the Waves returns to Peninsula
The Words on the Waves literary festival returns to the Central Coast on June 3-6, with events at Umina Beach and Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Clubs. After the success…
Environment Day film screening at Pearl Beach
The Pearl Beach Arboretum and Pearl Beach Environment Group will present a special film screening on Sunday, June 5. The 17-minute short film Regenerating Australia will be screened at 4pm…
Coast filmmaker heads for global festivals
It has been five years in the making, but Central Coast actor Shaun-Anthony Robinson has finally completed his documentary film, Surviving Sunset – An Actor’s Hollywood Journey, and is submitting…
Comicon returns to the Central Coast
After a two-year hiatus, Central Coast Comicon – the region’s biggest celebration of everything and anything pop culture – is set to return on Saturday, May 28. With the majority…
Discovered program back to help young singers and songwriters
Central Coast Council’s Discovered program is back for 10th series, with young locals now invited to showcase their singing and song writing talents. For over a decade, the Discovered vocal…
Confronting play brings the audience to their feet
A confronting play about the culture of sexual violence in Australia was held at Avoca Beach Theatre on Tuesday evening May 17 and the assembled audience jumped to their feet,…
Artists of the Coast book launched
Central Coast artist Glenn Hambleton officially launched his book Artists of the Central Coast in Their Own Words on Saturday, May 14 at The Entrance Gallery. The hardcover coffee table…
New mural for floor of regional gallery
Internationally recognised artist Jenny McCracken will produce a mural on the floor of Gosford Regional Gallery over four days from May 19-22. Known for her three-dimensional, illusion murals, McCracken currently…
Have a fling at Scottish dancing
After more than a year of being stuck at home during the pandemic, Scottish country dancers in Gosford have been getting back on the dance floor. And they’re looking for…
Coast designers steal the show at Australian Fashion Week
This year’s Australian Fashion Week (AAFW) sponsored by Afterpay had a big Central Coast flavour with two Central Coast women leading the way. This year’s show again used The Carriage…
Ben Hur to finally open at Woy Woy Little Theatre
It’s set to be bigger than – well, bigger than BenHur! After two years of Zoom rehearsals, three date changes and other minor obstacles, Ben Hur is finally set to…
Sydney Writers’ Festival to be live-streamed on Coast
Highlights of the Sydney Writers’ Festival will be live-streamed free to Central Coast libraries on May 20 and 21, with the audience able to engage through Q&A sessions. The Live…
Young musicians to shine at Pearl Beach concerts
Audiences will have the chance to see the cream of the Coast’s young musical talents perform when the Pearl Beach Progress Association Music and Irvine Family Piano Scholarship Concerts are…
Unique experience for Point Clare violist
Violist Suzie Kim of Point Clare was one of dozens of young people from all over the state to take part in the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra’s popular Young…
Swing into jazz at Pearl Beach
Pearl Beach Progress Association is inviting residents to Swing Into Jazz at a concert with the George Washingmachine Quartet on May 14. With Washingmachine on violin/vocal, Jim Pennell on guitar,…
Free course on writing film scores
Central Coast composer Aaron Trew will deliver two free workshops for Central Coast musicians keen to explore a career in writing film scores, thanks to a grant from Central Coast…