Racecourse Road Street Party (in Ascot, Brisbane)
Marilyn July 13th, 2006
Our peaceful road of civilised alfresco dining and exclusive shopping is set to be ‘all shook up’ with a huge street party on Sunday July 23 (10am-5pm). The Brisbane Arts Festival, which runs from July 14-30, has put together a wonderful program of top international, national and local artists, dancers and bands (jazz, r&b, latin, soul, gypsy, soul, funk). They will perform on 3 stages in Racecourse Road, which will be closed to traffic. All the entertainment is FREE.
There will also be over 100 stalls selling handcrafted gifts and food, street performers, kids theatre & circus workshops and a miniature train will transport the littlies and adventurous parents for free, up and down the road.
Bus tours will take people for a look at historic houses on Hamilton hill, telling their stories.
Racecourse Road has a history for doing amazing festivals but this one looks like being the daddy of them all!
Baguette Restaurant will do a casual menu of gutsy winter dishes mostly under $20. The bar will be open from 10am-5pm.
Hi Marilyn,
Great to hear the Racecourse Road festival has returned.
Another great performance which I think you would enjoy is Madame. They have three nights at the Brisbane Festival, and I have had them here for the past three nights as part of the Christchurch Caberet Festival. A stunning show and a vibrant night out.
Details Below or visit their website at: http://www.michenscene.com
July 20 & 21 at 7:30PM
‘Madame’
July 22 at 7:30PM
‘Songs of Jacques Brel’
The Courier-Mail Spiegeltent
King George Square
Brisbane, AUS
$20 / $15 (plus booking fee)
Tel: 136 246 or http://www.qtix.com.au
http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au
Cheers,
Paul
Brisbane is overwhelmed with top line entertainment for the next 3 weeks — with the Brisbane Festival and Masterclass. I am definitely getting to the Spiegeltent which has a great intimate cabaret atmosphere. Thanks for the info about ‘Madame’.