Laugh out loud at any of the events for the upcoming Brisbane Comedy Festival! With over 350 gigs starring international and homegrown acts, audiences will be spoilt for choice when it comes to picking their favourite comedians. Visiting headliners include international comedy master Danny Bhoy, Northern Ireland comedy colossus Micky Bartlett, Malaysian mischief-maker Jason Leong, Irish actor and comedian Ed Byrne, and more. The festival will take place at a range of venues all over the city, from The Tivoli to the Graffiti Room. Tickets are available...

West Village is buzzing with excitement for Bees Month, exploring the importance and wonder of bees! Throughout the month of May, West Village will celebrate our tiny pollinators in the days leading up to World Bee Day, which is celebrated universally on 20 May. Marvel at The Bee Lantern by Dead Puppet Society, sample delicious honey with Bee One Third, and craft everyday items at their beeswax workshops.

Rebetiko is storytelling spanning love, loss and heart-breaking refugee tales. Used to designate originally disparate kinds of urban Greek music, Rebetiko was and remains the music of the poor and dispossessed in Greece, combining different musical styles with lyrics describing the joy, the sorrow, and the difficulties of everyday life. Often called ‘the Greek blues’, Rebetiko grew out of an urban subculture and reflected the harsh realities of an oppressed subculture's lifestyle. Direct from Greece, Ifigeneia Ioannou will perform the classics from the 1983 film Rembetiko by Costas Ferris, which gained...