Bouddi Foundation for the Arts awards open
Applications for the 2022 Bouddi Foundation for the Arts Grants are now open, with last year’s awards seeing the biggest payout in the 11 years the program has been running….
Culture
Brackets and Jam returns to Kincumba Mountain
Brackets and Jam returns to Kincumba Mountain this Saturday, April 2, at 1pm with an afternoon of superb music and friendly company. You can bring a picnic, a chair or…
Special film screening at Avoca Beach
A special screening of the film Regenerating Australia will be held at Avoca Beach Picture theatre on Monday, April 4, at 6.45pm. The new hybrid short film by Regen Studios…
New music and arts collective set up
A new association has been set up to develop music and arts on the Central Coast. Central Coast Music Collective will hold its official launch at Drifter’s Wharf, Gosford, on…
Council admits RPACC error
Council admits report saying it was scouting for sites was a mistake.
Toastmasters to hear from accomplished photographer
Galaxy Speakers Toastmasters will feature Central Coast photographer, Shayne Leslie, will talk about her online photography exhibition, Strickland, to Galaxy Speakers Toadtmasters at 7pm onTuesday, April 5, at Gosford RSL…
Open-captioned screening at Avoca
Better Hearing Australia Central Coast (BHACC) will host an open-captioned screening of the recently released movie Death on the Nile, at Avoca Beach Picture Theatre during this year’s NSW Seniors…
EOI’s sought for Central Coast music festival
The Central Coast is set to be home to its very own music festival, with Council calling for event organisers to run workshops, activations, master classes or live performances and…
Lots of activities planned for Seniors Week
Numerous events are planned across the region from March 25 to April 3 as Central Coast Council celebrates the NSW Seniors Festival. With the aim of providing older residents an…
Stirring Salute to ANZACs planned for April 25
Coast Opera Australia (COA) will present a Salute to the ANZACS at Central Coast Stadium on Monday, April 25, at 5.30 pm. The third annual tribute will be accompanied by…
Mingaletta Gala fundraiser to be held for community projects
A fundraiser will be held next month in support of local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community hub, Mingaletta. The Umina-Beach based Mingaletta Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation provides…
The Boy From New Jersey comes to Laycock
The life of Fankie Valli is the basis for a new musical production, The Boy From New Jersey, coming to Laycock St Community Theatre next month. The front man of…
Top high school artworks on show at regional gallery
An exhibition of some of the best artworks by the Central Coast’s secondary public school students is now on show at the Gosford Regional Gallery. A Central Vision features works…
Lisarow sculptor’s work chosen as finalist in prestigious competition
A rock formation behind his Lisarow home inspired sculptor, John Lynch, to create a piece which has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Tom Bass Prize for Figurative…
Easter exhibition of watercolours at regional gallery
Central Coast Watercolour Society’s (CCWS) Easter Exhibition will be held at Gosford Regional Gallery from April 14-27. Formed in 1985 as not-for-profit organisation entirely run by volunteers, CCWS has grown…
Avoca Beach Picture Theatre looks at geothermal heating and cooling
There is ground-breaking work underway at Avoca Beach Picture Theatre … literally. Norman Hunter, who owns the theatre with wife Beth, said work had begun on exploring the option of…
Grandma Moses art competition winners announced
Gay Pickering has been announced the winner in the Open category of the 2022 Grandma Moses Art Competition for her oil painting, Hawkesbury. Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said…
Into the Woods to be performed in Don Craig Room
A cast of some of the Coast’s best known performers has been assembled by director Ruth Tiffen to present the acclaimed musical Into the Woods at the Laycock St Theatre…
New band RareTreats to play Hardys Bay Club
One good thing that has come out of the COVID-19 pandemic is the formation of new four-piece band, RareTreats, set to play at Hardys Bay Club on March 11. Made…
YIPA auditions to be held in March and April
Youth In performing Arts time is rolling around again, with the cream of the region’s young talent to light up the stage at the Laycock St Community Theatre in May….