Author: Abby Greer
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Calling all Perth artists – ‘bring out your dead’ paintings for this upcoming workshop
Every artist has abandoned their work at one point or another. Whether it be lack of time, inspiration, or simply procrastination, there’s more than likely a canvas somewhere waiting to be worked on again. This is where Chelinay Gates comes in – an Indigenous playwright, director, and 2025 Lester Prize finalist. As part of this…
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Healthway Perth Heat Ignite the Summer: A Season of Baseball, Family, and Celebration
The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd and the unmistakable buzz of summer nights at NSR Hire Ballpark — baseball season is back. The Healthway Perth Heat are gearing up for another electric Australian Baseball League campaign, opening their home series against the Adelaide Giants on November 13th. This year fans can…
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Ralph Fiennes, Paul Mescal, Daniel Day-Lewis star in this year’s Russell Hobbs British Film Festival
This year the Russell Hobbs British Film Festival returns, with films screening across Perth from November 5 to December 7. The program this year will delight film buffs and casual fans alike, with recognisable names set to star in highly anticipated features making their Australian debut. Overwhelmingly, the program explores family, estrangement and all kinds…
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Farewell the Geoff Gibbs Theatre with its final performance of ballet & contemporary dance
From November 14 to 19, the last public performances will take place in the Geoff Gibbs Theatre, with a stunning program of ballet and contemporary dance works. Verge celebrates 45 years of dance performance at WAAPA’s Mount Lawley campus, so it is fitting that this be the last performance before the relocation to the brand-new…
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Sizzling hot new musical pays tribute to Australia’s theatrical past
After three years of development, new musical Tivoli Lovely writes a love letter to the golden age of Australian theatre. For an extremely limited run at the Heath Ledger Theatre, audiences can catch the new musical from the mind of Eddie Perfect, WAAPA graduate and multi-talented performer (Beetlejuice, Shane Warne the Musical), from Friday, November…
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10 Perth markets that are must-visits before the end of the year
There’s a million and one reasons to visit some of Perth’s markets as we approach the end of the year – delicious food trucks, Perth’s artisans showing off their products, and of course, the giving season is right around the corner. A low-cost hangout and third space is exactly what we’re looking for as the…
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Say hello to WA’s two top hotels, proud owners of newly-minted Michelin keys
When thinking of prestige, is there anything better than a Michelin star? Although Australia is neglected by the star system due to the lack of a Michelin Guide for our nation (we’ll stick with our Australian Good Food Guide hats), we’ve lucked out in the ‘key’ department. Yes, the Michelin keys. The system was launched…
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Explore the Swan Valley’s best food and wine events this spring
This October and November, WA’s oldest wine region is blooming with events as part of the annual Entwined in the Swan Valley festival. The program packs the absolute best of the Swan Valley into three weeks through food and wine events, workshops, masterclasses, and even yoga with camels! For a region globally renowned for food…
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This newly discovered comet will only be spotted once this century – here’s what you need to know.
This October, the recently-discovered C/2025 R2 (SWAN), or SWAN25B, will pass over Earth, but there’s a catch— the next time we’ll be able to see it is 2625. Casual astronomer Vladimir Bezugly spotted the comet on September 11, after viewing images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a NASA/European Space Agency collaboration intended to…
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Attention movie lovers – IMAX is finally back in Perth
The wait is over for film buffs across Perth, as the 20-year drought for IMAX screens out west is set to break this December. HOYTS Carousel will be the beneficiary of the cinema giant’s IMAX with Laser rollout across the country, lining up with huge blockbuster releases like the third instalment in the Avatar franchise,…