Live music
Imagine this – you have your favourite drink in hand, your fit is comfy and cute (not an easy feat) and you are surrounded by your best pals and like-minded people – all in the name of music. As Open Season continues, you’re invited to tune into its unmissable line-up of esteemed artists, and tune out of life’s worries as the three-month showcase of international and national sound-makers kicks off within the acoustic walls of The Princess Theatre and The Tivoli. This weekend, electrifying Australian-New Zealand indie-pop quartet – Coterie, are making moves to The Princess Theatre stage and will be slinging chart-topping hits on Saturday June 10. The stars align this Sunday June 11, as the The Pharcyde reunite on The Tivoli stage for a one-off Brisbane show, joined by Masta Ace and Marco Polo, making this event more unmissable than ever! This isn’t any ol’ line-up! Purchase tickets while you still can at the Open Season website.

Theatre, film and live shows
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is continuing to can-can into the hearts of Brisbane’s theatre-loving souls until July 27. Witness the musical mash-up extravaganza of Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film, which has taken performances to London’s West End and the shiny Broadway strip. Expect to hear all of the tunes you know and love, as well as new additions from pop-royalty Katy Perry, Sia and Beyoncé. This love story for the ages is a theatrical masterpiece that is not to be missed. Saunter over to the QPAC website to purchase tickets.

This weekend, QPAC can’t stop and won’t stop slinging a scintillating showcase of the live theatre kind. If Cluedo made for regular murder mystery meet-ups around the dinner table during childhood, then Agatha Christie’s: The Mousetrap is right up your dark alley. Grip the edge of your seats, as a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at a remote countryside guesthouse, with a calculated killer in their midst. Rule of thumb says, it’s never who you expect it to be – or is it? The mind games continue until June 11. With only a handful of shows up for grabs, you’ll need to hustle and purchase your tickets here, or else.

Pop the corn and hunker down at GOMA’S Australian Cinémathèque for a line-up of flicks from a retrospective program of Juliette Binoche’s five-decade career. Curated by Rosie Hays, the program features a selection that spans Juliette’s entire body of work and explores the diversity of her craft, including some of her most notable cinematic achievements. This weekend’s films include L’Heure d’été (Summer Hours) and Elles on Friday, Ma Loute (Slack Bay) and Camille Claudel 1915 on Saturday, and Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge (Flight of the Red Balloon) and Disengagement on Sunday. Head to the QAGOMA website to book your ticket.

All things food and drink
A whole month of delectable eats? No need to ask twice! Scenic Rim’s Eat Local Month is continuing to satiate palates throughout the month of June, with a delectable list of foodie affairs, to be enjoyed by all. In recent years, fermented foods have had a renaissance – and for good reason. They are gut-health approved (yay), devilishly easy to make and oh-so-tasty! On Saturday June 10, the Fermented Food Festival is coming to Summer Land Camels in Harrisville, with a jam-packed program of sourdough and cheese making, fermenting demonstrations from masters of the trade, and a whole lot more! As well as this, you’re going to walk away from the foodie festival with fun facts about soil health and the benefits microorganisms have in the growing of food (cool!), fermenting practices from around the globe from krauts, sourdough bread, kombucha, beer brewing and more, as well as all-round holistic benefits the fermented food provides. And yes, samples will be involved – don’t be sour, purchase tickets to this event here.

This June, try your hand at a good ol’ fashion DIY at  Scenic Rim’s Eat Local Month event – the Cauldron Distillery Gin Blending Class. This Sunday June 11, sip on Mt Tamborine’s Cauldron distillery gin, and learn a bit while you’re at it – the best way to learn! Step into the distillery perched on the picturesque mountain full of green grass as far as the eye can see, and be greeted to a complimentary G&T on arrival and delve into this 45-minute experience, where you will learn the very basics of gin making such as the all-important process of gin compounding. Blend, mix and distil to your heart’s content as you create a balanced bottle of gin, from an array of distilled botanicals – better yet, you get to go home with the 200ml bottle! Purchase your tickets to this workshop here.

You may have heard the word on the street, but June is looking hella delicious! And Dine BNE City definitely has something to do with it. Until June 30, you can dine for days from Brisbane’s most finger-licking venues as they await your arrival. Opt into Let’s Do Lunch for a satiating (yet cost effective) midday spread, or Supper Club for a hot date, special event or a treat-your-self moment, and of course, what’s eat’s without drinks? Check out the venue offerings from Bar Safari for our after-work drinks or just a night out on the town – who needs a reason? From $25 lunches to meandering wine walks, whisky nights and ten-course degustation, there is a tantalising taste for every bud, so, leave food prep in the past, and dine with Brisbane City!

This weekend, make your way to the Brisbane Quarter for a flavoursome-feast from its lustrous line-up of Dine BNE City offers. Perhaps, Brisbane Phoenix’s Cantonese Roasted Lunch menu of peking duck pancake, salt and pepper king prawn, and lobster tails with garlic butter have you picking up your jaw from the floor, or you have your sights set on Japanese-inspired eats from Tenya Japanese’s Modern Japanese-inspired Set Menus, with a five-course affair of sashimi, king prawn tempura hanami chicken, miso soup and more! Whatever the craving – leave it up to Brisbane Quarter. Learn more about Brisbane Quarter’s Dine BNE City offers here.

Snow is forecast for Brisbane this weekend, as Veuve Clicquot In The Snow continues to grace Customs House until the end of July. Sip champagne and indulge in a menu of delectable bites as you cosy up with your pals inside one of the riverside igloos. In addition to Veuve, you can imbibe on an array of Australian and French wines, beers and cocktails, as well as eats including Moreton Bay bug brioche rolls, freshly shucked oysters, whole baked brie and mac and cheese croquettes. Head here to book your igloo!

Exhibitions, Arts and Culture
From where you’d rather be, Monet In Paris has officially kicked off with its kaleidoscopic exhibition – all things, French Impressionist! Monet In Paris will have you feeling like Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams in Midnight in Paris, meandering around the picturesque and seductive streets of the city of love. Once you step inside the 360-degree immersive venue – Le Grand Palais, located in Hamilton, a multi sensory experience will send you into sensory overdrive as you become immersed in the large-scale masterpieces of French Impressionists from Claude Monet and Camile Pissaro, to Edgar Degun and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. A display of light, colour, sound and fragrance will take the wheel as art meets technology, further illuminating the Impressionist works through multi-sensory graphics and crystal clear projections. Monet In Paris allows a glimpse into the history of the impressionist movement amid the social and political turbulence at the time. If you’re a sucker for a French delight, head over to Le Bistro Delight located in the exhibitions ‘Artist’s Square of Montmartre’. Just say oui and purchase your tickets to this event here.

You’ll be hook, line and sinker for QAGOMA’s latest exhibition Gone Fishing, showcasing a collection of Indigenous Australian artists’ works, affirming the cultural, social and recreational activity, with the threat of Sea Country and Traditional Owners’ struggle to have the power to care for it under Native Title law, and topical issues threatening to destroy our environment, at the crux. Each of the extiobition’s instilations –  ‘Traps, tackle and gear’, ‘Sea rights: Politics, lore and custom’ and ‘Along the shoreline’, allow a peak into the artist’s individual community’s response to issues including rising and warming seas, contamination of waters and the destruction of cultural sights. This exhibition will be anchored down at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art until October 22 – *flips funny office sign to gone fishing*

The Museum of Brisbane’s latest exhibition, Clay: Collected Ceramics, is a celebration of the hand-crafted endeavour, combining works from the Museum of Brisbane’s collection of ceramics, a myriad of pieces from acclaimed author, poet and traveller Kylie Johnson’s personal collection, plus works from more than 300 external makers lending their individual pieces in celebration of the art that beholds them. The works on display span across a 60-year timeline from seasoned ceramists to modern-day iconoclastic makers, with a noticeable transition of clay’s shift from functional ware of the 1970s to conceptual creations we see today. You can delve a little deeper into the processes undergone and the relationships formed between a maker and their vision, through personal ruminations of how they lost their hearts to this most elementary and seductive material. This collection of clay will be sticking around until October 22 – meaning you can visit more than once! Even better, this event is free to attend, it’s a no-brainer!

PSA: All those with an affinity for ink! This weekend from June 9–11, the Australian Tattoo Expo is here and on the hunt for uncharted body-parts. This world leading tattoo event will house 300 talented tattoo artists all under one roof at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, for a celebration of body art and the expression that comes with it. Bite your nails as the world’s most-esteemed tattooists fiercely fight for their place at the top!

The Art of Banksy – Without Limits is taking over the lower ground of Queens Plaza for an immersive interactive exhibition showcasing the works of one of the most famous-yet-elusive artists in the world until June 14. With more than 150 of Banksy’s works on display, grab at this opportunity to witness greatness with both hands. Purchase your tickets to this highly anticipated event here.

Take a journey of self at the Queensland Art Gallery’s latest exhibition Looking Out, Looking In, on show until August 6. This exhibition explores the various approaches humankind takes when envisaging oneself, whether it be with a self-effacing approach or one with flamboyancy. Peruse the halls and take sight of a collection of self-portraits from an array of esteemed artists.

Markets
If you’re keen for a market stroll with a cup of steaming mulled wine in hand – then lucky for you, The Nundah by Night Markets are prepping Station Street for a foodie affair on Saturday June 10. More than 120 market stalls will offer a mouth-watering plethora of finger-licking eats and artisan products from Korean-style corn-dogs, flavour-filled tacos and crusty cob loaf to churros bites, puffy poffertjes and tiramisu. Spicing up your night will be live gigs from a line-up of local musicians with two stages at the ready, as well as buskers, a petting zoo, face painting and roving performers. To quench your thirst, make way to the Stone & Wood Bar for a Winter-special edition of a sweet and spicy mulled wine or opt for a craft beer if you so desire! From 4:00–10:00 pm, the Nundah by Night Markets is your oyster! Learn more about this kaleidoscopic event here.

If you’re eager to stroll through some stalls and stock up on some fresh fruit and veg over the weekend, be sure check out these markets happening – Saturday Fresh Market, Riverside Markets, Kelvin Grove Village Market, Jan Powers Farmers Markets, Davies Park Market, Carseldine Markets, Nundah Farmers Markets and the Redcliffe Markets. For delicious dinnertime eats, Eat Street Northshore is on for your snacking pleasure on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Events may be subject to be postponed or cancelled at the last minute. We do our best to remove cancelled events but be sure to check the organiser’s own event page for the most current updates.

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This article was written by Stamatina Notaras from The Weekend Edition.