←Volume 28
March 25, 2014
In this Issue:
Cafe Oska
If you can sit still long enough with the susurrant afrobeat sounds gently filling Café Oska you may be able to study the menu
Culture and the Angry Men
Culture – Calm logic and compassion triumph over angry, irrational prejudice in Ballina Players’ production of Twelve Angry Men
Tracks
I don’t know why I didn’t expect to like this – maybe it was that nagging sense that so much these days is done with the book and movie in mind.
Brunswick SLSC heads to WA
In their second trek to Perth for the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships (The Aussies), competitors from the Brunswick SLSC will tow the club's boat across the desert
From the Heart
My Radio Heart is NORPA’s new homegrown play coproduced with Sydney’s Urban Theatre Projects, featuring Tralala Blip, a northern rivers-based mixed-abilities electronic music ensemble.
Everyone loves Cash
Ever since he stood in front of a microphone, audiences have had a fascination with the life and music of Johnny Cash.
All is lost
It has taken longer than might have been expected for the phenomenal success of ‘The Artist’ (both commercial and artistic) to inspire a similarly bold deviation from the norm in mainstream cinema
Player Profile – Kayne Lines
This week's Player Profile is 13 -year-old Kayne Lines from the Brunswick Bulldogs
Junior Golf Masters at Ocean Shores
In the 11th annual qualifier for the Greg Norman Junior Masters, the Ocean Shores Junior Masters was played in fantastic conditions, and is a credit to superintendent, Shane Heaney and staff at the Country Club.
The Power of Stone
When she was just 15, the soon-to-be soul-singing sensation Joss Stone went into the studio to record her star-making debut album the soul sessions.
Byron’s own ‘Crocodile’ is in the MMA house
A lot has happened in the one short year since Extreme MMA Byron Bay brought out a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts fighter and coach from Brazil.
Byron council lobbies government on marine sanctuaries
Byron Shire Council will ask the state government to recognise the ‘enormous benefits’ that the Cape Byron Marine Park and sanctuaries provide to local economies and businesses in the shire.
Hope wins out in Antarctic adventure
Local girl Marli Lopez Hope had a dream come true when she was one of only two applicants chosen from hundreds to make a trip of a lifetime to the Antarctic for two weeks of fun on the ice.
Bluesfest to celebrate 25th year
This year sees Byron’s most famous signature event, Byron Blues Festival, turn 25. Founded by Keven and Karin Oxford, ‘Bluesfest’ was born back in 1990 as a four-day indoor event at the then Arts Factory.
