Performing Arts
Australian Bush Poetry Championships
Bray Park,
Pine Rivers
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There was movement at the station for the word had passed around, that the Australian Bush Poetry Championships was soon coming to town! Made famous by Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson in the late 1800s, Australian bush poetry will once again take centre stage, but this time with a modern twist, at the Australian Bush Poetry Championships to be held in Brisbane.
From Friday 22 August to Sunday 24 August, music and poetry lovers alike will be entertained by the cheeky, patriotic and humorous musical stories inspired by the Australian way of life.
Over the weekend, budding poets from across Australia will compete in written and performance-based poetry competitions for a hand in over AUD7,000 worth of prices. The Gala Concert on Saturday night will feature special performances by some of Australia's leading bush poets, including Garry Lowe, Milton Taylor, Melanie Hall and Noel Stallard.
Australian Bush Poetry is poetry with rhyming verse and regular metre that is written about the Australian way of life, inspired by both rural colonial and modern times.
CONTACT DETAILS
Phone:
07 3886 2660
Email: longjohnbest@bigpond.com
Web:
www.abpa.org.au
ENTRY INFORMATION
Open Times:
Open from 1000 until 2200 on the Friday, from 0800 until 2200 on Saturday and from 0800 until 1600 on Sunday.
Date:
From
22 Aug 08
To
24 Aug 08
Frequency: Annual
Venue: Club Pine Rivers
Sparkes Road
Corner of Francis Road
Bray Park,Pine Rivers
Queensland, Australia
4500
| Date | Time | Information |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 08 | 10:00am to 4:00pm | Children's competition. |
| 22 Aug 08 | 7:30pm to 10:00pm | Poet's brawl. |
| 23 Aug 08 | 8:00am to 4:00pm | Adult's competition. |
| 23 Aug 08 | 7:00pm to 10:00pm | Gala concert. |
| 24 Aug 08 | 8:00am to 4:00pm | Open competition. |
ENTRY COSTS
| Entry | Cost | Valid From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | $3.00 | 24 Aug 08 | Entry cost for the open competition. |
| Adult | $3.00 | 23 Aug 08 | Entry cost for the adult's competition. |
| Adult | $15.00 | 23 Aug 08 | Entry cost for the gala concert. |
| Adult | $0.00 | 22 Aug 08 | Free entry for the children's competition. |
| Adult | $1.00 | 22 Aug 08 | Gold coin entry for the poet's brawl. |
FURTHER INFORMATION
Miscellaneous:
Written competition entries close Friday, 11 July 2008, and performance entries close 11, August 2008. For competition entry forms, please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Manfred Vijars PO Box 701 Morningside 4170 or visit www.abpa.org.au.
For accommodation advice, please ring Ron Liekefett on 07 3285 2180. For any other general enquiries, please call John Best from ABPA on 07 3886 2660.
The Australian Bush Poets Association was founded in 1994 at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Comprising of writers, performers and individuals who are interested in bush poetry, ABPA fosters and encourages the growth of Bush Poetry in Australia.
