Archive for the ‘The Arts’ Category

Packed house enjoys afternoon of opera
Former Bingara girl, soprano Lexi Hutton, played to a packed Roxy Theatre on Saturday afternoon, when she and Pianist Thomas Williams, originally from Moree, performed at the Back from Berlin Opera Lounge and High Tea. Their performances drew a spontanious standing ovation. MC Peta Blyth, composer Ritchie...
Ceramic Break Sculpture Park opens first exhibition of 2018
Sunday April 15th was the opening of Ceramic Break Sculpture Park’s first exhibition for 2018. Raffaella Picotti delivers a moving talk, pictured with Kerry Cannon. Artists Raffaella Picotti and Catherine Player were both in attendance and gave moving talks about their artworks to an intimate audience. David...
Three talented women … and one man share the limelight of the Roxy Theatre.
On Saturday April 14, 2018 soprano Alexandra Hutton will perform at the Roxy Theatre in Bingara. It won’t be the first time that the ‘local girl’ has sung there, but it will be the first time in over six years. Lexi is now based in Berlin, Germany with the...
What is an Opera Lounge?
In a changing marketplace the traditional Opera House has sought new ways to deliver the beautiful music of opera to those who love it and to those who are yet to discover it. Just as the ‘Three Tenors’ introduced “Nessum Dorma” to a wider audience, the Opera Lounge is...
The North West Theatre Company sets its programme for 2018
Four productions are currently locked in for the NWTC in 2018. The regional theatre company, based at the Roxy Theatre in Bingara have a solid and quirky set of productions to offer their audiences. The first is “Back from Berlin” an ‘opera lounge’ to be held at 4 pm on...
An Artist, a Farmer and a Scientist walk into a bar …
Imagine this …. A horse walks into a bar and the bartender says, “Hey! Why the long face?” Or, a cowboy, a blond woman and a duck walk into a bar, and the bartender says, “Is this some kind of a joke?” Or, (and this is the last one); “An Artist, a...
From Bingara to Berlin
To say Bingara is proud of soprano Lexi Hutton would surely be an understatement, she undoubtedly is one of the town's greatest exports and does us proud at every opportunity. Parents Rick & Sue Hutton are currently in Berlin with Lexi to see her debut as Susanna in Deutsche Oper’s production...
Ceramic Break Sculpture Park announces inaugural Triennial Travelling Quilters Challenge Competition
In an area that has an abundance of talented quilters, Ceramic Break Park owner and sculptor, Kerry Cannon feels it is time for a triennial event to showcase these talented quilters’ works to the public. The exhibition will travel to seven locations from Stanthorpe Qld through to Tamworth NSW with several stops in...
Young cast keen to perform at the Roxy
A creepy clown, scary mother in- laws and the misadventures of May-December romances will be explored in the Inverell Theatre Company’s latest production which will tour to Bingara this month. From a comedy led by Peter Caddey and Jade Bradley, in which a crafty mother schemes to scare off her...
Inverell Theatre Company to wow the Roxy on Saturday
How does a family come to terms with a young daughter and sister who increasingly withdraws into the world of fantasy by having long conversations with her toy clown? And, how can a 43 year old bachelor looking for a comfortable life face marriage to a vibrant 19 year...