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What’s On This Weekend in Brisbane: Sitchu’s Top Picks
Our pick of all the awesome things happening this weekend in Brisbane!
It’s finally getting frosty in Brisbane, but the calendar is heating up! We’re staying warm and cosy with comfort eats, indoor activities (art gallery crawl, anyone?) and moody wine bars that almost make up for missing out on Euro summer this year.
For weekend plans, hit your local market before making a bakery run to stock your fridge with top-notch produce from local farmers and food artisans.
Scroll on and let’s see what’s on in Brisbane this week.
Try This Dubai Chocolate Thickshake
The Dubai chocolate craze is making its way through Australia and the latest dessert to be given a pistachio makeover is Ribs & Burgers’ thickshake. Top off your meal with this decadent dessert or swing by for an afternoon pick-me-up.
What can you expect? Lashings of pistachio paste and chocolate sauce topped with generous sprinklings of pistachio crush and crispy kataifi pastry. It’s here for a good time, not a long time so be sure to pop it on your must-eat list.
Locations across Brisbane, find your closest here
First Light, Skywhales Across Australia
You might remember Patricia Piccinini’s enormous (and frankly, somewhat grotesque) installations from her past exhibits at GOMA, and we’re thrilled that there’s yet another chance to experience this artist’s unique viewpoint on the Gold Coast this July.
At 5:00am on Thursday 31st of July, Skywhale and Skywhalepapa will soar through the sky as the sun rises. Piccinini’s hope is that as the skywhale family takes flight, the community will find their own way of engaging with the sight. Pack a brekkie picnic, make a morning of it and watch in awe as these hot air balloons
Thursday 31st July, 5:00am
Free entry (registration required)
Location TBA
Image credit: Patricia Piccinini, Skywhalepapa, 2020 and Skywhale, 2013, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, © Patricia Piccinini. Photo by We Met in June
MONA’s Ladies Lounge Comes to HOTA
This one’s just for the girlies. Leaving MONA (and Tasmania) for the first time ever, Home of The Arts on the Gold Coast is the lucky new temporary custodian of Kirsha Kaechele’s headline-making Ladies Lounge.
For a limited time, the pop-up version of the Lounge will feature a program of events including live performance, talks, poetry, dining experiences and more. There are even opportunities for the boys to get involved this time, for domestic arts lessons and other reparations.
The Ladies Lounge is only around for a short time, free as part of the BLEACH* contemporary arts festival.
Free entry
Thursday 31st July to Sunday 10th August
Gallery 2, Home of the Arts, 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise
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New Tortoise Experience Opens
The Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has just welcomed five adorable new friends: Yoshi, Peach, Bowser, Donkey Kong and Toad to a purpose-built new habitat to call their own.
These tortoises have been rescued from the illegal wildlife trade and have joined the Sanctuary as a critical step in their conservation and protection, as Radiated Tortoises are facing endangerment.
The Tortoise Village is now open for special encounters, where you can meet these gentle creatures and treat them to a snack.
28 Tomewin Street, Currumbin
Women of Yuendumu
Visitors to the Mitchell Fine Art Gallery this month can explore an evocative exhibition of artwork that celebrates the voices, stories and creative legacy of Central Australian female Aboriginal artists.
The Yuendemu art movement surged in popularity in the 1990s with the emergence of more female painters, transforming the landscape of contemporary Aboriginal art.
Women of Yuendemu encompasses works by celebrated artists including Dorothy Napangardi, Eunice Napangardi, Judy Watson Napangardi, Liddy Walker Napanangka, Lola Brown Nampitjinpa, and Margaret Lewis Napangardi.
Tuesday 1st July to Saturday 26th July
Mitchell Fine Art, 86 Arthur Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Try Italian Street Kitchen’s Limited Edition Matcha Tiramisu
Could it be possible that our favourite dessert just got better? Italian Street Kitchen has brought two of life’s greatest joys — matcha and tiramisu — together and we thank them for that from the bottom of our hearts. Envisage layers of matcha-infused zabaglione, white chocolate mascarpone, and delicate savoiardi. Or better yet…taste it for yourself. Find more details here.
Newstead & Westend
Thinking about getting out of town this weekend? Head to our destinations pillar to find out everything you need to know about Queensland’s best vacation spots. Or for more of what’s happening in and around Brisbane this month, check out of monthly guide of fun things to do in Brisbane.
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