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  • Green Earth Day to help plant the seeds for change

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Green Earth Day (the brainchild of Leigh-Chantelle Koch) will delight Brisbane greenies this Saturday 12 March at a new venue: Albion Peace Centre, 102 McDonald Road, Windsor, Brisbane. This free, family orientated, community event aims to stimulate awareness by bringing environmental, green, health and lifestyle, cruelty-free, recycling and sustainable issues into the public eye. Green…

  • Last Weekend of the Brisbane Moonlight Cinema

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    This weekend is your last chance to catch an outdoor flick at the Ford Fiesta Moonlight Cinema in Brisbane. The cinema has been running at the Brisbane Powerhouse in New Farm park since December 15 and will finish up this weekend with a great line up for movies ready to be enjoyed in the open…

  • 2011 Windows on Europe Film Festival

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Calling all European film lovers. February is your month to share the love of thought-provoking, brilliant European films at the return of the next season of Windows on Europe Film Festival. Films spanning 14 countries will be on tap at Dendy Portside from Saturday 19 February to Friday 25 February. This year you can explore…

  • Grace Art spices up life drawing

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Love life drawing, but classes are starting to bore you? Wish the subjects were more interesting? Or just want to rediscover your love of drawing? Last night I went to my second life drawing class at Grace Art Events, West End, Brisbane. Grace Art Events pride themselves on providing life drawing classes with a twist.…

  • Australia Day in Brisbane

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what’s great about Australia and being Australian. It’s the day to reflect on what we have achieved and what we can be proud of in our great nation. It’s the day for us to re-commit to making Australia an even better place for the…

  • QLD floods inspire the extraordinary

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    This time last week I sat at my desk daydreaming about my weekend activities – specifically those I could use as inspiration for my first Brio Daily blog come Monday.  At the time, my plans were ordinary – take an early morning CityCat to Southbank, grab a coffee, wander over to GoMA, take a midday…

  • Social Media in times of need

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    During the devastation that has been the 2011 floods in Queensland, it is hard to imagine not being able to obtain up to the minute information from social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook. We have seen in previous times of stress on the nation where social media really shines, allowing people from across…

  • Brisbane faces history-making disaster

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    It’s times of a crisis that the true Australian spirit shines. Today in Queensland we are bracing for a history-in-the-making flood. One that is expected to out-do the infamous 1974 floods. And while the rivers are bursting with angry, powerful water, the community is overflowing with support. Volunteers, carers, neighbours and friends are rallying to…

  • Wicked arrives in Brisbane on January 9!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I’m super excited that WICKED the musical is finally coming to Brisbane! As QPAC’s website says… WICKED tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful,…