Got a chance to see the Belle Lume Sculpture and just wow! So very aesthetically pleasing to the…read moreeyes. Very sturdy and beautiful!

From the owner: Over the last 40 years the staff of Natureworks has produced the masters for most of the "high…read morequality" fibreglass life-size animal art currently being sold on the world market. Natureworks has been sculpting moulding and casting life-size wildlife for almost 40 years. The collection of moulds of sculptural features now numbers over 2000 different individual pieces. Casts can be made in a variety of materials from Fibreglass, Glass Reinforced Cement (GFRC), Hard-Coated Urethane Foam and Cold Cast Bronze. New pieces are being created all the time. They can be adapted for domestic use, playground or zoological standard and are designed, reinforced & finished to varying standards as appropriate to its use.

Love this theatre! Super classy and is very similar to its sister theatre at The Barracks but…read moresmaller. I came here for the Great Gatsby Premiere and had a great experience. Everyone came dressed up and we were treated to a nice glass of prosecco as if we were back in the 1920s at a party hosted by Gatsby himself. They went all out for this premiere with a bess dressed contest, fashion show, Yelp photo booth, and rafffled away some great prizes. When it was time for the movie, we all shuffled into the theatre and were welcome to an intimate theatre with super comfy seats. We were greeted by the friendly staff who informed us of the next premiere. I liked how they informed us that there would only be one preview before the feature started. I felt so comfortable and enjoyed the screening very much. Most reviews note how uncrowded the theatre usually is. The premiere was sold out on this particular evening but I really enjoyed seeing all the enthusiasm for a Thursday evening premiere. You can order popcorn and soft drinks but they also have wine, choc tops, and cheese platters on the menu!! Can't wait to go back here again.

I'm a Palace Cinema fan girl from way back and will talk about them to anyone who'll listen. Their…read moremovie club is stellar value for a year. They're a cut above the rest with their comfy, high-back chairs and Centro in the trendy James Street precinct is no exception. Watch your favourite Hollywood blockbusters or take a dose of culture with an array of their film festivals including Italian, German and French festivals. As well as your standard popcorn fare you can indulge in decadent choc tops (I suggest the cafe grande), cheese platters, cakes and sweets. Wash it down with your favourite ale or wine.

I'm a self-proclaimed lover of the silver ball, and I can say with confidence that the franchise…read moreowner, Tony Argery, appears to be passionate about pinball. I can say this because I have seen the finest examples of pinball for public play in this location. I went up there today and there is a Stern "Family Guy" and "The Sopranos". Both tables have been fully shop reconditioned and fully LED converted. They look and play fastastic! The pinball games are set at $2/play, which is quite expensive if you are only a casual player. The games have quite a high replay value on them as well, so it isn't easy to "get your money back" with a free game. I'd like to see regular players treated to games at 3 tokens a play (so about $1.50) instead of the current four tokens.

My friends that live in the area kept raving about this place as their favorite building in the…read morecity so we went out of our way to come. It's awesome, a historic powerhouse building has been converted into a performing arts venue. The main floor has high ceilings and a stage. Down below are smaller theatre rooms for comedy, music, and whatever else is needed. They have a welcoming area and gift shop too. It's really well done with exposed brick and metal columns, but ultra modern too. They have a bar and restaurant overlooking the river as well, which offers picturesque views of nearby neighborhoods and passing boats. I hope to visit again and see a show here!

You say: Comedy. I say: Brisbane Powerhouse…read more You say: Sunday drinks with your crew. I say: Brisbane Powerhouse. One visit to Brisbane's iconic Powerhouse and you'll soon understand what makes this venue one of our best. From comedy shows (check out Livewire on a Sunday night - it's free!), independent theatre, bars and restaurants with river-side views - this restored power station has a tick in virtually every box. Each March it provides the perfectly rustic / diamond in the rough backdrop for the Brisbane Comedy Festival where you can catch some of our country's best comedic talent. Throughout the rest of the year you can let the Powerhouse treat you to an array of creative events including theatre, live music, film festivals and more.

Usually set to go off the first Sat of September every year, this is something special to Brisbane…read moreand an event everyone should go to, at least once. It's kind of like New Years Eve... but not really. All around the city there are entertainers, performers, things to do, things to see and lots and lots of things to eat. These people sure love to celebrate. The dump and burn is very popular, everyone always looks out for it. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's a really really REALLY loud plane that goes and dumps its fuel up in the air so you see a really cool firey thing happen behind a plane flying very very fast. Last year the Australian Defence Forces had a program featuring Blackhawk helicopter flyovers at 3.30pm and 5pm and Superhornet F18 aerial displays at 4pm. The fireworks usually happen at 7:30pm and last for a good 20-30 minutes, it is quite a sight to see.

Call me a kill-joy, but I just don't really get Riverfire. The city becomes a mess of people, all…read moreclambering for the best vantage points, excessive amounts of money are spent on getting to said vantage points and no matter what lasers or music they add, at the end of the day, it's just fireworks and an excuse to go out. I wouldn't say my inner firework-loving child has completely died, but it prefers to see the sky light up in slightly less hyped-up conditions.

It doesn't look like much of a club from the outside, more like an old Beach House... but on the…read moreinside, it is a classy little Jazzy dive. I went here for the Ozmanouche Festival Final night, it was amazing. The sheer talent from all over Australia which comes here during this Festival to play is amazing. If you are a jazz lover like I am, you should definetely check this place out. It is the Brisbane hub of all things Jazz, events through the year, you can go as a member/non-member, usually there is some sort of fee to go to an event, but it's a reasonable price. You can even volunteer if you have free time to give. The prices may be a little up there for the food and drink with a lemon lime and bitters going to $4. But for the ambience, music, talent and experience, it's worth it.

The Brisbane Jazz Club is a not-for-profit that has a house band, it's own building (a former boat…read moreshed) that survived floods of 1974 and 2011, and which books national and international acts. The place is attractive for its location, as an alternative night out, for the good drinks, but first of all of course as a live Jazz venue. The setting feels like a real venue of old with a series of tables placed on a sloping surface toward the stage. With a glass half-empty outlook one could say that it feels a bit cramped; I'd prefer the glass half-full approach where it is clearly nice that some extra space between rows of chairs allows for dinner and a more total experience. That dinner was not the highlight in our case (with uber-mild green curry - but very nice pork fillet with sweet potato) but the bar was excellent. Add to that the unique riverside location with great views of the city skyline (and the CityCat serenely gliding by at regular intervals) from the deck but also from inside the club during the performances, and you're bound to have a great night out.

Fun night. Very entertaining. Talented actors and cast…read more Great menu too. Delicious drinks.

This place never disappoints. Great food and atmosphere. Great show I was cracking up the hole time…read morefood was great. Doesn't matter where you sit as you can see the hole stage from any seat.. service was great, but the show goes for a while so I suggest that you get a 6 pac in a bucket or a cocktail in a big glass.. Staff are really good at what they do and show is entertaining and funny Definitely a highlight of my gold coast trip.

After reading about Dr Sketchy's online I got curious and wandered on down, sketchpad in hand…read more Spending an hour and a half sketching a gorgeous burlesque dancer is not the way I usually spend my Thursday nights. The experience, though, was a heap of fun and something I intend to do more often when Sketchy's starts up again in 2012. The event I attended was the end of year celebration, and took place in Puritan, a lingerie store on James Street, rather than the usual Glass Bar. This setting made the night even more unusual and surreal. The lighting was a little bright and took away from the intimacy of the night, but the enthusiasm and sense of community among the attendees more than made up for it. We were treated to a variety of costumes and poses by reigning Miss Burlesque Australia, Sina King, who was enthusiastic and friendly. Tickets were $20, which bought a Strom cocktail on arrival (Strom being the event's sponsor) and wine throughout the night. Nibblies were also provided. Normal Sketchy's events are $15 entry, so keep an eye out for next years' events, and remember to take your sketchpad and pencils!

Dr Sketchy's Anti Art School isn't so much an art class as a social event, one where you get to…read moredraw scantily clad burlesque dancers. The first time my friend invited me to join him for a Dr Sketchy's night I did not know what to expect. As soon as I walked in I was greeted with a free cocktail and a lot of smiling faces (both from regulars and the folks running the show). A very voluptuous and stunning woman in a red corset happily posed and chatted to the "artists" sitting closest to her. Now I say "artists" in inverted commas because Dr Sketchy's is an Anti Art class. They don't teach you how to draw nor expect you to have any talent whatsoever. They just encourage you to enjoy yourself and sketch away. This encouragement also comes in the shape of prizes given out throughout the night for things such as "most creative incorporation of Santa into the sketch" or just "model's favourite". You don't have to be the most artistic in the room to win these either. I was definitely not the best but got a prize anyway (I think they were being nice because I was a Dr Sketchy's virgin). There are plenty of opportunities to sketch away, chat and drink throughout the night. The model poses for different periods of time ranging from 1 min to 15 min poses, allowing you to practice different techniques. She also had a costume change half way through to mix things up a bit. There were some poses where her breasts were almost exploding out of her corset but everything stayed quite PG the whole night, much to some of the "artist's" dismay. The whole night cost fifteen dollars which sounds like a lot but for such a fun, interesting and unique night out in Brisbane the price it is totally worth it. It is best to keep an eye out on the Dr Sketchy's Brisbane facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DrSketchysBrisbane?sk=info) for info on upcoming sketch nights usually held on the first Tuesday of every month, as the website (http://www.drsketchy.com) covers the Dr Sketchy's chain across the entire globe. The Brisbane Sketchy's is held at the Glass bar at the Judith Wright Centre on Brunswick Street, which is the perfect, classy venue for it. Whether you go to draw, drink, or just have fun socialising while doing something completely different, I highly recommend checking out Dr Sketchy's.

I recently went here for a Christmas party and saw the eminently offensive Aussie comic Jim…read moreJeffries. It was a full house and some of our party had to stand as the table couldn't accommodate everyone (though this was our mistake, not the venue's). The place has a cool and quirky feel with a couple of levels decorated in a homely kind of way. Rough brick walls are hung with pictures of comics who've graced the stage in the past as well as other novelties, including the iconic image of the theatrical face with 'neon brains' flying out. We had our dinner with the show and I have to say the service is pretty terrible and the food not too much better. You have to place your order at the left-hand side of the bar and the first struggle was communicating a point of mathematics with the bar girl. "Two and a half dozen oysters thanks." I said. "OK, 24 oysters then..." She didn't seem to appreciate my explanation of what a dozen is... You also have to know what your table number is or they won't take the order, which meant I had to go back and confirm. The food didn't take long to come, with the menu being fairly functional and designed to be churned out (they only do oysters natural for example and not Kilpatrick, to the chagrin of some of the party). The young waitress who delivered the plates quickly dumped them at one end of the table like she was urgently offloading some noxious piece of waste, leaving us to sort them out for ourselves. As for the food the oysters were OK without being mindblowing. My steak sandwich was much the same. A friends Caesar salad was mainly lettuce, with the conspicous absence of significant levels of all the delicious parts of the dish - the ham/bacon, dressing, egg and croutons. The food service was a bit of a joke, but hey, at least the show was funny.

The Paddo - an 'up the hill' version of the Caxton - fits the mould of the big ugly pub that can…read morefeed and water large numbers of people with ease and without style. Although the pub is a drab and soulless place to knock back a few beers, buried in its bowels is a hidden gem. Open five nights a week, the Sit Down Comedy Club is an intimate basement bar where new and established comedians have the opportunity to deliver their material amongst a close-knit audience. Our night at the Club involved a hilarious MC and a number of comedians who all managed to get the crowd going over an entertaining couple of hours. My advice: tee up a night at The Sit Down Comedy Club, but perhaps have your predrinks and dinner somewhere other than the Paddo before making your way into the basement.

Before the Queensland Museum moved to the cultural precinct at South Brisbane, it called the Old…read moreMuseum it's home from 1899 until 1986. It was designed by George Henry Male Addison and was built in 1891 after the original building that stood there was destroyed by the fires of 1888. It is if you ask me, one of the most beautiful and opulent landmarks of inner city Brisbane. The Old Museum stands out like a glimmer of hope in the midst of a concrete jungle. The modern and renovated Royal Brisbane Hospital is just over the bridge, the Ekka showgrounds are just underneath it, and the more industrial zone of Bowen Hills is directly behind it. If you stand back and take in the entire landscape, it becomes easy to see how far Brisbane has changed through the ages. Quite frankly, I like the Old Brisbane better than the new one if the Old Museum and other heritage listed buildings of her kind are anything to go by. The Old Museum is now a venue for a multitude of events. The Finders Keepers markets are held there biannually, international and local musicians play there frequently (Amanda Palmer! Beth Orton!), travelling showcase events like the Bohemian Masquerade Ball have held their Brisbane leg of the tour there, and the Burlesque Bombshell Academy holds burlesque dancing workshops there. Holy dooley. The Queensland National Ballet, Queensland Police Pipes and Drums, Queensland Youth Choir and Zen Zen Zo Phyiscal Theatre are all tenants of the Old Museum too. Even though there's a seemingly endless line of groups and people in and out of there all the time, you can hire the venue space. There's a lot of information on the website, and it appears that all you have to do is write them a proposal of what you'd like to do there, and when, and they'll decide yay or nay and get back to you. When I was a little kid, my mum took me for a picnic on the grounds of the Old Museum. With all of my traditional girly notions still intact, I told her I wanted to get married there one day. Apparently I got very excited about the whole idea, and when she told me it had closed down and I couldn't have my wedding there, I wailed. Well, look, some 20 years later, and the dream place of my nuptials is a venue for hire. Now all that's left is for me to find that poor bastard who'd put up with me 'forever more'.

Although I am relatively new to the Brisbane scene, it wasn't long…read morebefore I found out about the charming and handsome Old Museum. Character literally flakes off these old beams and floorboards, this space provides a truly beautiful and intimate setting. Not just a pretty face the Old Museum has played host to myriad events. This old gal has seen everything from Amanda Palmer, Designer Markets and the QLD youth choir being staged beneath her red brick arches. My favourite event here has to be the Finders Keepers markets, the old halls are perfect for this vintage themed event and the gardens make for a kickass concert space/picnic area. (Perfect for those languid summer afternoons and eve's I recommend grabbing some friends and heaving a picnic basket to the lawn.)