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Falsettos brings Broadway to Beenleigh

Beenleigh’s much-loved community theatre group Phoenix Ensemble is bringing a critically acclaimed Broadway show to life for locals. Falsettos, which opens 7 February, is a sung-through musical with a book by William Finn and James Lapine, and music and lyrics by Finn. Director Hayley Gervais says the show will be the first sung-through musical performed at Phoenix Ensemble since their producti

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Bloodline dancers wow the world

Logan’s hip hop dancers from the Bloodline Dance Company are on top of the world after competing in the US against more than 4,000 dancers from 55 countries. Three Bloodline teams, comprising 60 elite dancers aged between 10 and 27, worked tirelessly all year to fundraise for the trip. They held their heads high on the international stage to represent their city at the World Hip Hop Dance Champi

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Logan farewells gallery leader

As Logan Art Gallery celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2025, one of the key drivers of its success will be missing. Gallery coordinator Michael Wardell will be watching from the sidelines, as he is retiring at the end of this month after 12 years guiding the gallery and a 49-year career in the visual arts field. Michael said while it was tempting to stay and be part of the anniversary year, he mi

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New exhibition takes flight

 Award-winning artist Kristy-Ann Duffy’s Logan Art Gallery exhibition is a window – and at times, an escape – into the wondrous natural world.  The exhibition, A tale of two birds, will run until 25 January 2025, and represents a joyful reminder to slow down, observe and cherish Mother Nature’s gifts.   The collaborative exhibition between Kristy-Ann and ceramist Toni Bielby captures t

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Artist celebrates human connection

A Logan-based First Nations artist is using her talent to connect staff and students from her former school with Indigenous Australian culture. As a 2016 graduate of Carinity Education Southside at Sunnybank, Stevie O’Chin was pleased to design a new shirt for employees of Queensland not-for-profit Carinity. Not only are the employees embracing the new Indigenous-themed polo shirt as part of the

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Children's book explores Logan's past and present

A new book has been launched to encourage local youngsters to learn about City of Logan’s past and present by focussing on 13 historical locations to interest children. The historical picture book Logan Then & Now features the characters of Sweetie the sugar glider, and children Martha and Jacob, exploring Logan’s First Nations and colonial history, along with the geography, parklands, riv

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Market feasts from around the globe

A spectacular array of exotic fruits in all shapes and sizes, the heady aroma of fragrant spices and the busy clatter of woks in action – the Global Food Markets experience in the City of Logan is difficult to find elsewhere. There’s no doubt diversity is the key ingredient to the market’s success, which has made its long-awaited return to Logan Central’s upgraded Croydon Road precinct

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Where to beat the heat in Logan

You don’t need to stay at home to keep cool this summer as there are plenty of ways to cool off. Here’s our pick of fun activities to beat the heat. Splash around at a water park Flagstone Park is an oasis in the summertime with a climbable treehouse, standing water buckets, water jet shooters and waterfalls. If you’re looking for more adrenaline, escape to Bayside Wake Park where water ent

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