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Xmas Cheer and holiday fun

December 23, 2011

Holiday greetings to all our Blog followers. We wish you all a safe and fun holiday period. We’ll be at the beach and in the pool – rain or no rain! Don’t forget to call in to Pine Rivers Heritage Museum to catch the Regional version of How to Make a Monster if you are on the Sunshine Coast or in Brisbane this summer holidays – you can make your own mini-monster. Exhibition closes January 29. Visitors Lochy & Madison having fun at HMM @ PRHM

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Julie’s Pick @ GCFF

November 18, 2011

Here is a list of films that I am attending at this year’s GC Film Festival. The full program can be downloaded at www.gcfilmfestival.com/page/33/Program_Outline I found it easiest to Download the Program pdf and review the films whist having the https://www.gcfilmfestival.com/page/6/Schedule page open to check times. 19Nov SAT 6pm Flash Mob @ ‘Surf’s Up’ at Southport Broadwater Parkland 21Nov MON  7.15p OPENING NIGHT ‘Let the Bullets Fly’ China 24Nov THURS 7.30p ‘Flytrap’ USA 25Nov FRI 1.30-3.30p ‘Japanese Anime’ Seminars at Robina Community Center                  3p ‘My America’ AUS/USA                  7p ‘Children…

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Flash Mob date correction Sat 19 Nov

November 15, 2011

Learn the routine and join in the fun or just come along to watch and catch the free outdoor movie ‘Surf’s Up’ 6pm this Saturday. www.gcfilmfestival.com            

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Flash Mob @ GCFF

November 14, 2011

A Flash Mob dance will take place on Sat 19 November at the Southport Broadwater Parkland at 6pm before the free outdoor screening of the animated movie ‘Surf’s Up’, part of this year’s Gold Coast Film Festival. Everyone is welcome to learn the routine and join in. Attached is a link to the YouTube video showing all the moves. I’ll be joining in so see you there. GCFF Flash Mob Dance routine

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Funny or Rude?

November 11, 2011

As parents of a teenager we get the opportunity to comment on ours and other people’s language and behaviour quite a lot. I encourage you to check out the fallout of Hollywood Director, Brett Ratner, not knowing what is and isn’t funny. Maybe if he’d been pulled up a little earlier in life he wouldn’t have had so far to fall when it finally did happen. www.darkhorizons.com/news/22369/ratner-out-others-up-for-oscars-telecast

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HMM @ PRHM invite

October 29, 2011

Would you like an invite to the Opening Event of ‘How to Make a Monster – the art and technology of animatronics’ Regional Tour at Pine Rivers Heritage Museum, Whiteside Qld 4503, this Friday evening 4 November 6pm? Click the RSS Blog Subscriber Button and drop me an email at: julie@johncox.net with the words ‘PRHM invite’ in the Subject Field. As our special guest you’ll also receive a ‘Secrets behind How to Make a Monster’ Book. We look forward to meeting you there.

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GC Film Festival 2011 excitement

October 25, 2011

The countdown to this year’s Gold Coast Film Festival has begun. Running 21 – 27 November, the theme this year is ‘Action’ and the program is definitely set to deliver that. Log on to discover the fantastic array of foreign and local movies, documentaries, free industry seminars and workshops, special guests and competitions at www.gcfilmfestival.com The Board Members are really excited!  

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Monsters @ ASTC Baltimore

October 21, 2011

Julie has just arrived back from the Association of Science and Technology Centres (ASTC) Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. ‘How to Make a Monster’ is set to tour the Americas again in 2013-14. Met members of the band Okkervil River on the flight home, all-round successful trip.  

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Kid’s Choice Award for John @ Swell 2011

September 18, 2011

John’s entry had the honour this evening of being awarded the Kids’ Choice Award at this year’s Swell Sculpture Festival. What an honour! Thanks to all the kids who visited Swell 2011 and voted for ‘The Rising Tide’.    

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Swell 2011

September 13, 2011

Swell Sculpture Festival is pumping again this year and John’s piece ‘Rising Tide’ is creating a lot of buzz. The free festival runs every day and ends this Sunday so make sure you pop down to Currumbin and check it out. We have some extra double passes for Surrealism Up Late @ GOMA this Friday night in Brisbane so log on to our Contact Page and attach your contact details and the Word ‘Surrealism’ and join us for the night.

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