Search on for talented youngsters
The call is out for vocalists, dancers, instrumentalists, bands, actors and other young performers wanting to take part in this year’s Youth In Performing Arts (YIPA) program. YIPA Director Gary…
Out & About
Wizard of Oz opens at Laycock St
It’s been 13 years since The Wizard of Oz hit the stage at the Laycock St Community Theatre, but from March 1 the theatre will be transformed into the Emerald…
Countdown to Chocolate Starfish 30th anniversary tour
The countdown is on to Chocolate Starfish’s 30th anniversary Best of Everything tour with the band releasing its full tour schedule kicking off in June and covering five states. The…
Top student artwork on show
Gosford Regional Gallery has partnered with the NSW Department of Education to present A Central Vision for 2024. Held annually, the exhibition showcases the best selected works from Central Coast…
Fun cabaret for International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Naughty Noodle Fun Haus will return to its Ettalong venue with a multi-cultural line-up of female artists. The global day acknowledges the social, economic,…
Alive Fest comes to Gosford
The plant-based festival Alive Fest will bring Gosford’s Leagues Club Park to life from 9am-4pm on Saturday, March 23. Co-ordinator Glenn Fraser said support from Central Coast Council had been…
Showcasing our best young artists
The artwork of some of the Coast’s best young artists will be on show at the Ourimbah campus of Newcastle University until April 5. Presented in the campus library, Coast…
Dynamic acrobatics at The Art House
A dynamic circus and acrobatic show inspired by monsoon season in Far North Queensland will captivate The Art House audiences in March. The Wet features exhilarating acrobatic feats. The leaders…
Relive the greatest day in rock’n’roll history
Get ready to embark on a nostalgic rock‘n’roll journey through music history as Punwin Productions presents the first Australian production of Live Aid: The Songs and Stories at Laycock St…
Dog Man the Musical coming to The Art House
Get ready to fight crime and chew on the furniture when Dog Man: The Musical comes to The Art House in March. Adapted from the Dog Man series of books…
Top jazz at leagues club
The Bob Henderson Band will have people dancing in the Parkview Room at Central Coast Leagues Club from 2-5pm on Sunday, March 3. The band comprises top Central Coast musicians…
Mardi Gras month at Fun Haus Factory
It’s Mardi Gras month across Australia and on Thursday, February 29, the super popular Welcome Choir will return to the Fun Haus Factory in Gosford at 7pm. The drop-in choir,…
Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton
Lola in the Mirror is a moving, blackly funny, violent, heartbreaking and beautiful novel of love, fate, life, death and all the things we see when we look in the mirror:…
Monthly market launches at Mangrove Mountain
The Mangrove Mountain and Districts Community Group will launch a monthly market on March 3. The grand opening of the Mangrove Mountain Farmers and Artisans Market will be held from…
All stops to Woy Woy for children’s author
When it comes to travel, author Robin George would rather choose a road trip to Woy Woy over a flight to New York, any day of the week. The Melbourne-based…
Phoenix Collective comes to Kincumber
The Phoenix Collective Quartet will perform on the Central Coast for the first time this year in March, with the music of Haydn, Bartók, Sollima – and Radiohead. Starting off…
Coast author’s fascinating take on Greece
Central Coast author Sally Jane Smith is set to publish her second novel in April. Repacking for Greece is a follow-up to Smith’s 2023 book, Unpacking for Greece, which followed…
First speakers announced for Words on the Waves
As the Words on the Waves writers festival approaches, organisers have announced the first “author reveal”. Joining the festival from Victoria will be acclaimed author and poet, Tony Birch. Coming…
Movie screening to support advocacy service
Woy Woy CWA will kickstart its fundraising year with a special screening of the movie Argylle at Cinema Paradiso on March 19. The movie centres on Elly Conway, an introverted…
Timeless comedy to kick off the year
Woy Woy Little Theatre will kick off its 2024 season with a comedy that is sure to please as it presents Alan Ayckbourn’s timeless classic Relatively Speaking for three weeks…