A PUPPETRY show with a penchant for silliness and some good Australian sounds is coming to Coffs Harbour. On a perfect, balmy night, the clear outback sky lit up with thousands of stars, a sleep-deprived camper, a cheeky quokka and…
MUSOS flocked and rocked at Open Mic l, playing a range of instruments from guitars to cowbells at the Coffs Hotel last weekend. The local music scene was devastated by Covid-19, but lead guitarist of the Shakers and Open Mic…
“CAN’T wait to be in your beautiful part of the world and bring our Livin’ The Dream tour to town,” Tom Wolfe of The Wolfe Brothers told News Of The Area. Live and gigging, the boys will be in town…
THIS August the Jetty Theatre brings the passion, power and ‘duende’ of world-class flamenco to Coff Harbour. ‘Duende’ loosely translates to “having soul’ or “a heightened state of emotion, expression or heart” and is fully embodied by Paco Lara, a…
INTERNATIONALLY-celebrated artists Andrew Blanch and Emily Granger are currently touring North-West NSW and Upper Hunter Region. They will play concerts at Singleton, Gloucester and Dungog in August. Returning for their second tour with Music in the Regions, Andrew Blanch and…
IN the heart of Coffs Harbour, a musical haven thrives, silently shaping the next generation of music makers. The Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium has long been a beacon of artistic excellence, providing an invaluable platform for aspiring musicians to develop…
CALLING citizen ecologists to take part in the ‘swift parrot search’ beginning on Saturday. The 2023 swift parrot mainland season is well and truly underway, but only a few birds have been seen in NSW, and not many at all…
MADE in Dorrigo Street Market combines with Baffy’s Show and Shine this weekend in Dorrigo. On Saturday from 9am to 2pm the markets open and, as part of the festivities, a section of Hickory Street will be closed from 9am…
MODERN flamenco music and more await patrons of 5 Church Street, Bellingen on July 15 when Damian Wright, an ARIA nominated flamenco guitarist, will perform. He recently released his debut album “Shifting Sands” (ABC Music) and it was The Sydney…
IN celebration of Nat King Cole the Jetty Theatre is presenting ‘Unforgettable’ on July 9 at 2pm. Since his early teens, Dorian Mode spent his pocket money on Nat King Cole records, imitating Nat’s piano and velvety vocal stylings and…