UNSIGNED musicians aged 20 or less with a passion for live performance or song writing are welcome to enter Kingston’s Battle of the Sounds event. It’s on 6-9pm, Friday 19 August, at Allan McLean Hall, corner Lewis and Albert streets, Mordialloc. Presented by the youth-led Fuse Productions crew, the state government’s FReeZA program and The Push Inc., it will feature talented young local performers and bands playing live to an audience of all ages. Performers of all styles, grooves or genres are encouraged to apply – whether they are a solo artist, duo or band. It could be their chance…
Author: Bayside News
A 68-YEAR-OLD man was punched from behind after returning to his car in Bay St, Mordialloc, after taking his dog to the beach, 5.45pm, Saturday 4 June. He told Mordialloc police his attacker, of African appearance, 183cm tall, sold build with an Australian accent, then demanded his car keys. The man tried to defend himself but was struck three or four times by a second man of African appearance who also demanded his keys. The man fell to the ground and the offenders rummaged through his car’s glove box before jumping into a third man’s car – who police said…
AN artist who has been writing and drawing comics for more than 20 years will conduct a workshop, 4-5pm, Thursday 23 June, at Cheltenham Library, 12 Stanley Av, Cheltenham. Dean Rankin has worked on Simpsons and Futurama comics – the only Australian ever to do so – as well as Australian MAD magazine, The Dandy and Beano magazines for CD Thomson (UK), as well as Mania, K-Zone, Krash, Pursuit, Challenge and Explore magazines. The workshop is an activity of the Readz Teen Club, and is jointly sponsored by Kingston Libraries and Kingston Youth Services. It is aimed at youth aged…
HOST of TV’s Good News Week and member of comedy trio Doug Anthony All Stars Paul McDermott is guest speaker and contributing artist at a Kingston Arts exhibition at Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale. The Miniature Immensities Exhibition, at G3 Artspace, will be opened at a function 6-8pm, Thursday 9 June, and runs until Saturday 9 July. Six artists from three states and five cities are exhibiting, including special guest artist Petr Herel, appearing courtesy of Australian Galleries, who is an acknowledged master of handmade artist’s books. Other contributors are Alex Hamilton, Paul Uhlmann, Robert Cleworth and Stephen Pleban, who all…
AN Edithvale man was fined $3500 in Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court last week after pleading guilty to possessing ammunition, prohibited weapons, explosives, Category A firearm, and possessing cannabis. The man, 52, had allegedly told police the weapons – which included railway explosives, hand grenade, ammunition, nun chucks, rifles, crossbow, flick knives, cattle prods, spear gun, ninja stars and various swords – were for self-defence against a neighbour. The sheet metal worker, of Keith Av, collected the weapons over the years from garage sales and family members. His barrister said most of the weapons did not work and denied his client was…