Coastal Twist gang gets ready for Sydney Mardi Gras
It will be all feathers, glue guns and dance music for the Coastal Twist Festival team this Saturday, February 26. At their busiest time outside of the annual festival, the…
Culture
42nd Street to open at Laycock St Community Theatre
Gosford Musical Society (GMS) will return to Laycock St Community Theatre next week after an extended absence due to COVID-19 restrictions, with a lavish production of the classic musical 42nd…
Free writing workshops to be held in March
Local libraries will host a series of free writing workshops this March as part of Central Coast Writes, a community storytelling project that develops true stories from older writers and…
Hamlyn Terrace artist Randa Magdi goes global
Hamlyn Terrace artist Randa Magdi has been approached by a gallery in Milan to be part of a global exhibition.
Singer-songwriter Jess comes home to the Coast
Singer-songwriter Jess Locke is headed home to Avoca as part of the Homecoming Tour. The brainchild of Dinosaur City Records, the tour will see concerts held at regional towns all…
Rayon Riot returns to celebrate all things women
The Naughty Noodle Fun Haus is ready to shake off the lockdown shackles and relaunch its 2022 program in time for International Women’s Day with their annual Cabaret event ‘Rayon…
Spirit Level opens this week at Peninsula Theatre
After almost nine months of being in the dark due to COVID-19 restrictions, the lights will go back on at Peninsula Theatre when the hilarious comedy Spirit Level opens for…
Whale tail sculpture returns to recreation precinct
The Rotary Club of Umina Beach and the Umina Community Group have welcomed news that the Whale Tails sculpture in the Peninsula Recreation Precinct has been restored. The Whale Tails,…
Blues Bash kicks off live music revival at Quattro
Central Coast musicians and entertainment venues have been struggling in the past two years due to COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions but Quattro Fine Dining at Erina is determined to revive…
New youth program at Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre
Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre has designed several innovative youth programs to be implemented in 2022. The programs will be delivered by industry professionals providing opportunities for all young people to be…
Normie Rowe heads to the Coast in ‘3 Legends’ tour
Normie Rowe has just about done it all. Australia’s first King of Pop, a Vietnam veteran, star of multiple stage musicals and a published author, Rowe is heading to the…
Great Southern Nights comes to the Coast
Great Southern Nights is headed for the Central Coast again this year, with gigs confirmed for six of the region’s venues. The NSW Government’s live music initiative has added more…
Anonymous exhibition attracts local artists
Several Peninsula locals are taking part in a regional art exhibition to help raise funds for the Gosford Hospital Art Program. The 20×20 Art Exhibition, which runs until February 13,…
Coast student features in ARTEXPRESS exhibition
When Lexi Nojin set about creating her HSC major artwork last year at Terrigal High School, she wanted to reflect her mixed heritage. Her piece – One quarter, three quarters,…
A travel memoir with a difference
Central Coast author, Laura Maya, has spent 20 years wandering slowly through almost 60 countries after setting off from her Wyoming home at the age of 21. She has just…
Love Lanes Festival to return in April
Wyong’s Love Lanes festival is back on the calendar after a rise in Covid cases postponed February’s scheduled event.
Phoenix Collective to play at Green Point
The Phoenix Collective will present a concert exploring contrasts in the works of some of classical music’s best known composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven – at Green…
A Christmas dash at Long Jetty
CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: Two more sleeps until the ‘Big Man in Red’ arrives after another year like no other. Long Jetty’s ‘Dash of Christmas’ is usually open all year round –…
Koworks at Copacabana Surf Club – AMPED
[Video story included] I’m down at the beach looking out over the vibrant blue water. I am working Copacabana Surf Club, believe it I am. The sun is out in…
Adam Spencer – AMPED arts and culture
Adam Spencer is a media personality, radio host, writer, comedian, chess enthusiast and a Mathsgeek who now lives on the Central Coast. This multi career juggling wizard has a powerful mind and…