For one glorious Gallic morning, our very own Goodwill Bridge will be transformed into a Parisian boulevard, complete with café, croissants and chic.
Be entertained by the ‘oh la la’ antics of roving mime artists, cancan dancers and a live broadcast from hit station B105. Enjoy the ambiance of the French-themed village setting including café style seating, crepe stations, fresh food markets and all things French!
Take pleasure in watching local chalk artists create spectacular 3D scenes or be amused by cheeky caricature artists that will leave their impressions of the crowd.
Get a taste of la belle vie, with tasty treats from our cooks and enjoy the style, sounds and pizzazz of Paris without the airfare! A free French breakfast box will be available. There will also be a selection of French food, coffee, and drinks available for purchase.
So grab your beret and get along to the Sunsuper RiverBreakfast during this year’s Brisbane Festival.
Exit Capitalism explores a new path for cultural studies and re-examines key moments of British cultural and literary history. Simon During argues that the long and liberating journey towards democratic state capitalism has led to an unhappy dead-end from which there is no imaginable exit.
In this context, what do the humanities look like? What’s alive and what’s dead in the culture and its heritage?
It becomes clear that the contemporary world order remains imperfect not just because it is unjust but because it cannot meet ethical standards produced in a past that still knew genuine hope. Simon During emphasises the need to rethink the position of Christianity and religion in the past, and at a more concrete level, also analyses how the decline of the socialist ideal and the emergence of endgame capitalism helped to produce both modern theory and cultural studies as academic fields.
"I have found certainly, a royal title creates instant trust. I wasn't questioned or doubted nearly as much as I would've been without my royal title."
Lord David Parker, March 2005
"Winner of the 2005 Tony Award® for Best Musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot is the outrageous musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic Monty Python and The Holy Grail.
Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail, the Empire Theatres’ production of this smash hit musical will leave audiences in stitches. Flying cows, killer rabbits, a bevy of beautiful dancing divas, serfs, flatulent Frenchmen, a legless knight and show stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons that you will love Spamalot!
We’re Knights of the Round Table,
We dance when ere we’re able,
We do routines and chorus scenes
With footwork impeccable.
We dine well here in Camelot,
We eat ham and jam and spam a lot."
(from the Empire Theatre web page)
| Overdose by Michael Dransfield | |
| Inertia of a warm day: the lassitude that comes of prior opiates and robs my veins of meaningful blood, or posons with perilous narcotics. Falling over a desk, trying to stay awake when to sleep means death. Overdose. Nothing left but the whim of survival. Consciousnes dedmands vigilence, the courage of a beaconing lightship on the wide Sargasso Sea. Drifting unintelligibly through afternoon, across the day's almost endless expanses, wishing for the cool shore of dusk. Becalmed now on Coleridge's painted sea in Rimbaud's drunken boat. High like de Quincey or Vasco I set a course for the Pillars of Hercules, meaning to sail over the edge of the world |
The Age short story competition is now accepting entries.
Entries must be no longer than 3000 words and should not have been previously published.
Stories for children are not eligible for this competition. Manuscripts must be typed: double-spaced and on A4 paper.
A separate page should be submitted with the author's name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. No entry form is required.
No more than three stories per person should be submitted.
Faxes or hand written submissions will not be accepted and manuscripts will not be returned.
Send entries to:
The Age Short Story Competition
The Age
Level 2
655 Collins Street
DOCKLANDS 3008
or email shortstory@theage.com.au
The closing date is October 1, 2010 - 5pm (unfortunately late entries can not be accepted) Winners will be announced in December.
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd winning stories will be published in A2. They will also be published at theage.com.au along with all highly-commended entries.
First prize winner will receive $3000. 2nd prize, $2000, 3rd prize, $1000.
For further information please contact Jason Steger 03 8667 2044 or jsteger@theage.com.au.
I have no affiliation with The Age, I just saw this and thought, how exciting! I love short stories and I wish I had something to enter - but I know a few people who should put something in!
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