Meet Yve Blake from Fangirls
by Do you have a fan girl moment? Mine was way back in the 70’s. You remember the days of platform thongs and crocheted bikinis. My friends Ducky, Jules and I got up at four in the morning. We caught a bus […]
Out & About
Launch of Queensland Anthology Bjelke Blues
by Do you remember the days when people in Queensland were not allowed to gather in groups of more than three? Or the early days of radio station 4ZZZ? Do you remember when Russ Hinze was Minister for Racing and Joh Bjelke […]
Day Two Highlights – Mercedes-Benz Group Show 1
by Brisbane turned on another beautiful night for the second day of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane. Ensconced in a cosy corner of the Fashion Bar at Mr Percival’s we were in prime position to watch the local fashionistas arrive. There […]
Day One Highlights – Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane
by This year’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane is full of new surprises. From the brand new venue at Howard Smith Wharves, to the Lunch With The Girls showcasing everyone’s favourite personality, the stylish Kerri – Anne Kennerley, through to the highly […]
Season Launch 2020 – The Queensland Symphony Orchestra
by It’s a week of launches for SheSociety and we were delighted to attend the relaxed, inclusive and very colourful launch of the Orchestra for Everyone , The Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Colourful? I hear you say! Yes, colourful, for not only were […]
Stories From The Ekka Runway – Natural Fibres Fashion Parade
by Brisbane’s annual Natural Fibres Fashion Parade (was called the Wool Parade), produced by Laura Churchill, did not disappoint. There were 16 designers, and 13 student designers, showcasing this year’s theme ‘Nature in Bloom’. A lovely aperitif for the upcoming Mercedes fashion […]
50 Years Of Queensland Theatre
by In 2020, Queensland will celebrate 50 years of having a dedicated theatre company, a company that has grown and thrived. At the launch of the 2020 season, Queensland Theatre promised audiences 50 Seasons of Stories plus an array of special events […]
#SheReviews L’Appartement
by As many readers know I’ve been a regular visitor to Paris since I was 21 and have stayed in many cool and quirky apartments. There was the crazy shower apartment; where the shower could only be turned on by my clever […]
Dine Like An Upper East Sider
by It’s been eight years since the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s elite all came to a dramatic end, but no need to worry because a new reboot is gracing our screens and one thing is for certain; the ladies of Manhattan’s Upper […]
Palm Beach – A Showcase Of Australian Talent And Scenery
by There’s a lot to like about the new film Palm Beach, directed by Rachel Ward and starring a litany of Australian actors including Bryan Brown, Sam Neill (yes we know he’s from New Zealand), Greta Scacchi, Heather Mitchell and Jacqueline McKenzie […]
#SheReviews Storm Boy
by Do you remember reading Storm Boy at school? I do. It was one of the first Australian novels I’d ever read and it was a revelation for this bookish little Redcliffe girl who’d also grown up barefoot and beach-combing by the […]
A Teenage Perspective On The Queensland Theatre Company’s Stormboy
by SheSociety is a platform which aims to share the views of women, and that includes teenage women. We thought we would ask our teenage sisters their thoughts on the latest production from the Queensland Theatre Company, Stormboy which opened last night. […]
Discover Brisbane Born “Pub Choir”
by Meet “Pub Choir” – the brainchild of Astrid Jorgensen and Meg Bartholomew which has taken off Australia wide, and now the world, selling out shows and breaking down stigmas around “choir”. Anyone who’s attended one of the shows knows it is […]
The Great Symphony – Simone Young Returns at QPAC
by Last Saturday night my husband and I went to a concert entitled The Great Symphony – Simone Young Returns at QPAC. Under the Baton of Simone Young the programme featured the Australian premiere of Brett Dean’s Notturno inquieto, Béla Bartók’s Viola Concerto, […]
Greazefest Rocks ’N’ Rolls In Celebration Of It’s 20th Anniversary
by This August 10,000 people will bop and jive their way to the Redland Showgrounds to celebrate two decades of the GreazeFest Kustom Kulture Festival over the weekend-long event. Setting the scene will be legendary Californian band The Paladins and Tennessee country […]
Cork & Chroma’s ‘Baby Friendly Painting Sessions’ Giving New Mums A Space To Connect With Their Creativity
by Cork & Chroma announces a new weekly offer on their Brisbane Calendar; a baby-friendly painting session aptly named ‘The Mummart Sessions’. The idea was sparked for founder Hillary Wall after giving birth to her first baby and attending weekly ‘Babes in […]
Deborah Eddy’s – Domestica
by Last night my husband Geoff and I attended the opening of my friend Deborah Eddy’s exhibition at the POP Gallery, 381 Brunswick Street in Fortitude Valley entitled Domestica. In Deborah’s words her works depict ‘Meaningful Mischief’ by ‘humorous craftivisms which comment on […]
CITY OF GOLD By Meyne Wyatt
by You only a few more days to book your seat at Billie Brown Theatre to see a challenging new play CITY OF GOLD, written by and starring Meyne Wyatt. I say challenging as it a true and real depiction of actor […]
Cabaret de Paris
by Brisbanites could be forgiven for thinking they were in Paris as all things French came to town. The Brisbane Eye was resplendent in red, white and blue, Le Cordon Bleu – Le Festival was in full swing serving pastries, croissants, crepes […]
American Express Openair Cinemas Are Back In Brisbane!
by American Express Openair Cinemas are on a mission to make winter better, coming back to Brisbane this July in a brand new home: the iconic Botanic Gardens. An exciting festival program of food and films has been revealed today including the […]