May 14, 2012
The nominees for this year’s Queen’s Birthday Ball have been finalised and voting has been opened.
Click here to vote!
Here are the nominees in each category in alphabetical order:
DJ/Performer of the Year
DJ Fradge
Harry Katsanevas
DJ Lorenzo
DJ Pete Underwood
DJ Sam Huth
DJ Merlin
Drag Performer of the Year
Chinta Woo-Allcock
Jackie Brown
Lidia Box
Mandy Moobs
Nana Ramalicious
Vollie la’Vont
Annual Event of the Year
Aqualicious Pool party
Big Gay Day
Gold Coast Gay Day
Miss Sportsman
Queeriosity LGBT Youth Festival
The Big Lesbian Beach Escape
Event of the Year
Darling Divas
GLAM @ Fluffy
Man Camp
MASC
Scarlet
TBar
Licensed Venue of the Year
Escape Bar & Club
Family Nightclub
Sportsman Hotel
The Alibi Room
The Beat Megaclub
The Wickham
Adult Venue of the Year
Bodyline
Klub Kruise
Wet Spa & Sauna
Activist of the Year
Danielle Lovechild
Jay Haurat
Jessica Payne
Phil Browne
Paul Martin (QAHC)
Shelly Argent
Artist of the Year
Clint Bolster
Garry Reinikka
Ian Starr Kalatzis
Jonathan Duffy
Jules Woo
Stephen Carmichael
Community Social Group of the Year
BootCo Brisbane
Brisbears Social Club
gar’ban’djee’lum network (Brisbane’s Indigenous LGBT Social Support Group)
Gay 4x4WD Group
Gen-A
Out and About (Healthy Communities)
Community Support Group of the Year
freedom2b Brisbane
GLWA
Open Doors Youth Service
PFLAG
QTs for TBoys
Queensland Positive People Inc
Volunteer of the Year
Aunty Pat
Jade Mirabato
Jay Haurat
Krissy Johnson
Phil Browne
Sally Plunkett
Young Achievement Award (Under 25)
Ali Choudhry
Jade Maribito
Jonathan Waters
Kat Henderson
Tasman Anderson
Vollie la’Vont
April 15, 2012
PURCHASE TICKETS NOW
Harking back to the Fabulous 50′s the 51st Annual Queens Birthday Ball will be a stylish Retro affair in the beautifully restored TIVOLI (52 Costin Street Fortitude Valley). Held from 6.30pm on Sunday the 10th of June the awards & ball will celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubile with a theme of Fabulous Fifties.
The Tivoli is one of Brisbane’s most elegant and unique venues. With a charm and ambience perfect for a stylish costume ball. The Tivoli was built in 1917, renovated and restored in 1989 in authentic Art Deco style. The Tivoli is now considered one of Australia’s most beautiful theatres. The luxurious furnishings even go into the rest rooms, with the ladies powder room having its own lounge area.
The main auditorium is overlooked by the dress circle and centrally features the stage and gold proscenium. Brass railings and subdued lighting add to the old world atmosphere, belying the theatre’s state of the art technical design.
You can purchase your tickets online at the Brisbane Pride Festival website by booking a table for you and your friends (from friday the 20th of April). VIP Dress Circle tickets include canapés served at your table plus 2 standard drinks. Main Auditorium tickets include canapés served at your table.
If you can’t fill a whole table leave your name on the Brisbane Pride Festival Facebook event page (not the group) or email infoatpride@gmail.com and we will try to find you a table.
April 7, 2012
Nominations for the Queen’s Birthday Ball Awards will close at midnight, Friday 11th May 2012. Please note that this is not a voting form; only one nomination will be accepted per person/venue/group per category. Please make your nominations below.
Award categories
DJ/Performer of the Year
Eligibility: DJs, singers, dancers, performance artists, comedians, live musicians
Drag Performer of the Year
Eligibility: Drag queens, drag kings
Artist of the Year
Eligibility: Painters, sculptors, visual artists, recording artists
Event of the Year
Eligibility: Community events, parties, performances, exhibitions
Licensed Venue of the Year
Eligibility: Pubs, clubs or other licensed venues
Adult Venue of the Year
Eligibility: Sex-on-premises venues
Community Social Group of the Year
Eligibility: Any LGBTI-oriented social group
Community Support Group of the Year
Eligibility: LGBTI health, welfare, and support groups
Activist of the Year
Eligibility: Any person working to advance or prevent erosion of LGBTI rights
Volunteer of the Year
Eligibility: Any unpaid person supporting community groups or events
Young Achievement Award
Eligibility: Under the age of 25 (inclusive)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Eligibility: Any LGBTI person
Nominations are now closed!
Voting will open Monday 14th May and close Friday 8th of June.
March 17, 2012
Hey there folks,
The wonderful folks at Skateway Family Skate Centre and Rollerdrome Family Skate Centre are running a GLBTI Skate night over the Easter Weekend. If you are looking for a great night out come along and strap on some skates for the night of your life.
In October 1998 a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was targeted because he was gay.
The Laramie Project is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable. With eight talented actors playing more than 60 characters, this is one show you do not want to miss.
GLWA Theatre Night
22 March 2012
Merthyr Uniting Church
52 Merthyr Rd, New Farm
Tickets $25 Including Wine & Cheese
Production Runs 10 – 31 March 2012
OPENS SAT 10 MARCH @ 7.30PM
THEN PLAYS THURS TO SAT @ 7.30PM
BOOKINGS
PH: 3379 4775 or
EMAIL nashtheatre4@bigpond.com
WWW.NASHTHEATRE.COM
