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Weekend watch: Our guide to the two best days of the week

From an up-close look at eight-legged creepy-crawlies to latte and laughter, visual art exhibitions, sand sculptures and new music releases, InQueensland takes a look at what’s happening in the world of arts and culture this weekend and beyond.

Feb 21, 2020, updated Feb 21, 2020
The Maratus elephants, otherwise known as the elephant peacock spider, is one of the specimens on display at Queensland Museum.  (Photo: Caitlin Henderson, Queensland Museum)

The Maratus elephants, otherwise known as the elephant peacock spider, is one of the specimens on display at Queensland Museum. (Photo: Caitlin Henderson, Queensland Museum)

CRAWL OF THE WILD

Explore the fascinating world of spiders, some of the most formidable and often feared creatures in Australia at Queensland Museum’s “Spiders” exhibition, which is on now and runs until May 4. Discover more about what spiders actually are, the intricate ways they produce silk and just how important their venom and silk continue to be. Come face to face with 12 live spider species and 200 spider specimens, including the infamous Sydney funnel web, trapdoor, huntsman, redback, and tarantulas. See creatures of the crawling kind up close from the comfort of the exhibition floor, weave your way through interactive activities for all ages – including a dance off with a Peacock Spider – and  build a giant spider and create your own web. Plus, learn all about the leading research conducted by Queensland Museum scientists. Visit  spiders.qm.qld.gov.au/ for tickets.

GO WITH THE GRAIN

The Gold Coast’s award-winning Sand Safari Arts Festival is currently taking place at Surfers Paradise, with 15 world-renowned sculptors creating ten-tonne renderings of fairytale characters. On Sunday, the festival is holding its Sand Talk event, which aims to spark conversations around the importance of mental health and wellbeing and features community support groups, activities and workshops by Bravehearts, Salvation Army, ICANIWILL, Multicultural Family Organisation (MFO) & FHEAL. Visit surfersparadise.com

SUMMER OF GEORGE

After selling out his last Australian tour, George Costanza himself, Jason Alexander will be at QPAC in Brisbane tonight to reveal everything you have wanted to know about Seinfeld …  Jason Alexander – Master of His Domain is an evening of comedy, music and conversation with the award-winning star of stage and screen where you, the audience, get to decide what’s let out of the vault. Alexander will present a variety of topics for the audience to pick and choose from, culminating in behind the scenes story of his life and his brilliant career. It’s currently sold out, but check qpac.com.au for last-minute tickets.

FACE VALUE

This weekend is your last chance to catch far north Queensland artist Luisa Manea’s exhibition, Sea of Faces, at Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns.  Since moving from Perth to Cairns in 2016, her subject matter has begun to include people who have achieved success in environmental protection and awareness. Much of her recent work has used colour palettes inspired by tropical reef fish and for her current body of work, Manea was granted access to Cairns Aquarium, which also helped Luisa to select some of the portraiture subjects for this exhibition: people who care for the ocean and its wildlife. Visit tanksartscentre.com for more details.

STIMULATING LAUGHTER

Brisbane Comedy Festival officially kicks off today and to celebrate, Brisbane City Council is joining forces with some of the River City’s best cafes, and some of Australia’s most prominent comedians, for Coffee and Comedy.  The free event kicks off today at 2pm at Aquilla Caffe and Bar at Eagle St, with free coffee for the first 100 punters and Harley Breen providing the laughs.  Coffee and Comedy is running until March 5. Head to Brisbane City’s Facebook page for a full list of participating cafes and comedians.

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POPPING WITH ASIAN POP CULTURE

Lovers of K-pop, J-pop, C-pop  – and Asian pop culture in general –  should head to Reddacliff Place, in Brisbane CBD on Saturday for the BrisAsia Summer Party, which, kicks off at 3pm and is jam-packed with entertainment. Don your best cosplay and enjoy a fun night of games, food stalls, craft markets and a huge line-up of high-energy performances.  Visit brisbane.qld.gov.au for details.

SPRING INTO ACTION

If you want to party like it’s 1999, you’re in luck – Spring Loaded festival is returning to Bribie Island’s Sandstone Point on June 20.  The festival features a line-up that includes Grinspoon, You Am I, Regurgitator, Shihad, Magic Dirt, The Fauves, The Meanies and Screamfeeder, and earlybird tickets have already sold out, so if you want a big day out reliving the halcyon days of ’90s alternative music, be sure to head to ticketmaster.com.au when general public tickets go on sale at 9am Monday.

21st CENTURY DIGITAL WOMAN

Rising Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Sahara Beck has just released a sublime new video to accompany her song ‘21st Century’, the latest single from her Queen of Hearts EP.  Check it out here

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