Maleny Wood Expo: From Chainsaw to Fine Furniture

Maleny Wood Expo: From Chainsaw to Fine Furniture 30 April - 1st May 2011, is two days of country fun at Maleny Showgrounds in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. 

The expo showcases beautiful native timbers through the work of local wood artisans. Highlights include the Wootha Prize Exhibition, boutique Maleny produce, eco-friendly alternatives for home and garden, and environmental displays.

See Stan Ceglinski demonstrate age-old skills used by white settlers who came to harvest the Blackall Range's mighty red cedars. Mobile millers convert massive tree trunks into slabs and planks with high-powered machinery and friendly camaraderie. See lovingly crafted products by furniture and toy-makers, musical instrument and box-makers, whittlers, carvers and everything in between - all from sustainably harvested native, weed and recycled timbers.

Smell the spicy aroma of newly milled timber and watch live demonstrations of chainsaws, woodworking, trade tools and more. 

Dingo Creek Wine Jazz and Blues Festival

Enjoy sensational jazz, incredible blues, fine wine, fabulous food and even camping.  As famed jazz musician John Morrison said, "Bring your sleeping bag and enjoy it the whole weekend there is nothing like it anywhere". In it's eighth year, the line up includes: Janet Seidel Trio, John Morrison, Jacki Cooper, Willy Qua and the New Super Duck, Blind Lemon, the Police Band of Blue, Royal Australian Navy Band along with other great artists. Dingo Creek Wine Jazz and Blues Festival is a fundraiser for SIDS and Kids Queensland. 

2011 Annual Wine Jazz and Blues Festival Program (This program was correct at printing and subject to change with out notice)

MARQUEE SATURDAY
9.45am - 10.00 am	Welcome and address from SIDS.
10.15am – 10.45 am	Sunshine Coast Grammar School Jazz Band.
11.00am – 11.45pm	John Nicol guitar and vocals, Ian Beddows Bass, Dave Ades Sax, Willy Qua, Drums, John Whyte Keayboard.
12.00pm – 1.15pm	Detachment of the Royal Australian Navy Band
1.30pm – 2.30pm	Jamie Lockhart performs the Blues
2.45pm – 3.30pm	Janet Seidel Trio ( Janet, Dave Seidel and Chuck Morgan)
3.45pm to 4.30pm	Jacki Cooper Vocals, John Morrison Drums, Wil Sargisson Keyboards, Willy Qua Sax, John Nicol Guitar, Dave Seidel Bass.
4.45pm – 5.45pm	Bob Abbot and his blues band
5.45pm – 6.15pm	Dinner Break
6.15pm – 7.15pm	Willy Qua and the new Galapogus Duck ( Willy, Wil Sargisson, John Connolly, Saia Hanlon, Dave Ades.)
7.30pm – 8.45pm	The Police Band of Blue
8.45pm to close	Blind Lemon Band with sensational Blues
MARQUEE SUNDAY
10.00am – 10.30am	Students workshop with John Morrison public welcome to watch
10.30am – 11.00am	Supa School Band performing with John Morrison.
11.15am – 12.00 Noon	Janet Seidel Trio ( Janet, Dave Seidel and Chuck Morgan)
12.15pm – 1.00pm	The Police Band of Blue
1.15pm – 2.00pm	Jacki Cooper Vocals, Willy Qua Drums, Dave Ades Sax, Ian Beddows Bass, John Whyte Keyboard.
2.15pm – 3.00pm	John Nicol Vocals and Guitar, Chuck Morgan Guitar, Wil Sargisson Key Board, John Morrison Drums, Dave Seidel Bass.
3.15pm – 4.00pm	Willy Qua and Friends
4.00pm – 5.00pm	All our fabulous jazz guests, Janet Seidel, Jacki Cooper, John Morrison, John Nicol, Willy Qua, Ian Beddows, John Whyte, Dave Ades, Chuck Morgan, Dave Seidel, Saia Hanlon, John Connolly,Wil Sargisson

2011 Maleny Autumn Music Festival

The Maleny Autumn Music Festival will run over four weekends in April (not over Easter) with a variety of musical & literary events - see below for details on dates, venues, times, ticket costs. This year's Maleny Autumn Musical Festival offers audiences the opportunity to witness music, art and nature combined in an event not to be missed

MALENY’S AUTUMN MUSIC FESTIVAL – 4 WEEKENDS IN APRIL (NOT INC EASTER) 
Friday 1st April 6:15pm Festival Dinner and a sampling of Rodgers and Hammerstein showtunes. Maleny Manor- Tickets $75 – phone Joan Benson 5494 2708 

Sat 2nd April at 7:30pm Maleny Community Centre- music quintet Topology will appeal to everyone who enjoys accessible, adventurous, original music by consummate musicians. Tickets $40, $35 (members) $15 (students). Tickets from Maleny Bower Bird, Montville Pharmacy or at the door. 

Sunday morning 3rd April from 10am- Maleny Community Centre- vocal and instrumental duo Cloudstreet – a show suitable for all ages – great harmonies, engaging stories and excellent musicianship. Tickets $10 or $15 families. Tickets from Maleny Bower Bird, Montville Pharmacy or at the door. 

Sunday afternoon, 3rd April 2:30pm Braeside B&B – 305 Stanley River Rd, enjoy afternoon tea while listening to a staged reading- ‘Sound, Scenes and Sense – When the Words Make the Music’ presented by four renowned actors from the Sunshine Coast Region. Tickets $15 from Maleny Bower Bird or Montville Pharmacy – must be pre-booked.

Friday 8th April 7:30pm Maleny Community Centre “Loop the Loop” showcases amazing multi-instrumentalists Gene Peterson and Adam Page in a G-rated, often hilarious, musical ‘battle’ Tickets $30/$25(members)$15 (students) Tickets $10 or $15 families. Tickets from Maleny Bower Bird, Montville Pharmacy or at the door if not sold out. 

Sunday 10th April from 10am Maleny Community Centre - young guitar masters Hunter Van Larkins (Ross Hunter and Owen Van Larkins) showcase their wonderful musical synergy and inventive original guitar duos. Tickets $10 or $15 families. Tickets from Maleny Bower Bird, Montville Pharmacy or at the door. 

Sunday, 17th April 2pm Maleny Community Centre - Amadeus - 4MBS Classic Productions present a rehearsed reading of the award winning play pitting court composer Antonio Salieri against musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Tickets $15 from Maleny Bower Bird or Montville Pharmacy. 

Saturday 30th April 7pm Maleny RSL the Festival is rounded off in fine style with a return visit by the ever-popular Caxton Street Jazz band. Tickets $30/$25(members) from Maleny Bower Bird or Montville Pharmacy. Licensed. Bring your own nibbles. 

National Youth Week on Sunshine Coast

National Youth Week 2011 is set to be Australia’s biggest youth event, with events taking place all over the country from 1–10 April. National Youth Week 2011 will celebrate young peoples’ views, ideas, participation and creativity and promotes them to the broader community.

Raw Sounds is launching National Youth Week festivities here on the Sunshine Coast on 1st of April at Lake Kawana Community Centre. Headlining the night are Sunshine Coast favorites Mitzi and The Belligerents, supported by local bands Bird & Prey, Pro Vita, Minorbirds, Stryder, Spuhtnik and Cat Magic. 

Raw Sounds will also play host to a photographic exhibition of 10 of the Sunshine Coasts talented young photographers. Their work will be displayed on a 14 foot inflatable cinema screen on loop throughout the night. 

Auction 4 Christchurch

Mooloolaba has long had a link with New Zealand's South Island with hundreds of South Islanders, largely from Christchurch, regularly enjoying our area as a place to literally "swap climates" and enjoy great weather in what is normally their Winter.

Many of these Kiwi guests have been holidaying on the Sunshine Coast for many years and the recent earthquakes in Christchurch have obviously made this impossible. The thought of losing not only their homes as well as in many cases their jobs and workplaces is no doubt very daunting for all the families involved.

The Mooloolaba accommodation group has decided to "put the hat around" and as a result have managed to provide around 150 room nights which are to be auctioned online, with all the proceeds going to theChristchurch Earthquake Appeal. Visit www.auction4christchurch.com and bid.