Arts Diary is a 5 minute-long “Bulletin Board” which performing artists can use to publicise events such as concerts. It is broadcast 4 times a day on 5MBS 5 minutes prior to 8am, 10am, noon and 4pm.
If you’re running arts events in Adelaide and South Australia, do consider adding your events to our diary.
The Radio 5mbs Arts Diary
The Royal South Australian Society of Arts 7th Biennale Portrait Prize 5 – 26 July
- Date: 5 to 26 July, Monday - Friday 10.30-3.30pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1 -4pm, Portrait Demonstration on Thursdays between 12 and 3pm
- Venue: Level 1, Institute Building, corner North Tce & Kintore Ave, city
- Info: A Portrait Exhibition with 74 Finalists’ artworks, selected from South Australian & Interstate artists, in painting, mixed media, printmaking, and photography. Portrait Demonstration on Thursdays between 12 and 3pm by artist Graham Dunstan. Entry is free.
The Sitkovetsky Trio: one of the pre-eminent piano trios at work on today’s global stage 18 July
- Date: Saturday 18th July at 2:30pm
- Venue: Ukaria Cultural Centre, 119 Williams Road, Mount Barker Summit
- Info: Formed by classmates at the UK’s Menuhin School over twenty years ago, the trio performs regularly in venues such as Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and London’s Wigmore Hall, and their extensive discography for BIS Records has won numerous awards. Tickets are $80, $75 concession $40 for under 40s, from https://www.ukaria.com/events/sitkovetsky-trio
The Cumberland Park Orchestra Dvorak’s Symphony No 9 “New World” 19 July
- Date: Sunday 19th July at 2:30pm
- Venue: St. David's Anglican Church, Glynburn Road, Burnside
- Info: Under the baton of conductor Darryl Pope OAM, the program will also feature music by Prokofiev, Piazzolla and Badelt. Tickets are $15, free for children under 12, cash only at the door.
The Metropolitan Male Choir of South Australia’s annual Variety Concert 26 July
- Date: Sunday 26th July at 2pm
- Venue: Norwood Concert Hall, George Street Norwood (Behind Norwood Town Hall)
- Info: Complete with accompanying symphony orchestra and superb performances by youth scholarship winners, the program offers gorgeous music for everyone: Showtunes, Popular, Folk, Classical, Sacred, with Grieg and Mozart too. Tickets start from $29 through the choir website; www.mmcsa.org or Trybooking.com, with part proceeds supporting Guide Dogs training.
Theatre Organ Society of Australia presents two of the world’s finest keyboard masters Tony Fenelon and John Giacchi 2 August
- Date: Sunday 2nd August at 2pm
- Venue: Capri Theatre, 141 Goodwood Road, Goodwood
- Info: The duo will command the mighty Wurlitzer alongside the brilliance of virtuoso solo piano, bringing a lively and diverse repertoire to life. Tickets are $40, $30 for members and seniors, free for children and students, available via capri.org.au. https://ticketing.oz.veezi.com/purchase/15406?siteToken=qa7qa85n6w2889f145sd105gm0
Adelaide Music Club presents Rockdoctors 3 August
- Date: Monday 3rd August, at 7pm
- Venue: The Grand Ballroom, 443 Tapley’s Hill Road, Fulham Gardens
- Info: An Adelaide-based seven-piece band playing classic hits from the sixties through to the naughty nineties and beyond. Tickets, including a one course Dinner and Show with drinks available at the bar are $58. Book by Wednesday 29th July at adelaidemusicclub.com.au/bookings/.
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