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Fri 23 Nov: Marlene & Band playing @ First Nations Media Awards, Sydney
The inaugural First Nations Media Awards will be presented on Friday 23 November in conjunction with the official launch of indigiTUBE. This event also closes CONVERGE, the First Nations Media National Conference. Marlene is proud to be part of this exciting event. ...
Sept 2018: Marlene’s painting ‘Mary From Redfern’ on permanent display @ 107
If you live in Redfern, Sydney you should know Mary. Mary is someone Marlene admires as an amazing woman of strength and resilience. Mary frequents the cafe/gallery 107 Redfern for her daily coffee. 107 recently purchased the portrait painted by Marlene and ‘Mary From ...
Sat 3 Nov: Ladies Sing The Blues @ Leadbelly Newtown
Ladies Sing The Blues features some of the best female blues singers on the scene. Five incredible women performing their own take on the blues with a very talented band of musicians. Indigenous icon and blues diva Marlene Cummins headlines this deadly night of Ladies Sing ...
Tue 10 July: Marlene Celebrates NAIDOC FAMILY DAY 2018 @ Blacktown Arts Centre
Join Marlene and other great A&TSI performers as we celebrate NAIDOC at Blacktown Showgrounds in the July school holidays! NAIDOC is a special event in Blacktown, which is home to the largest urban Aboriginal population in Australia. It is a day of music, and ...
Fri 6 July: MARLOO’S BLUES @ Melbourne Recital Centre – Part of series Yinga-bul
Marlene Cummins presents a biographical journey through her music with songs and lyrics inspired by a myriad of political, social and personal experiences. With a mixture of original and traditional blues numbers, the centrepiece is the stirring epic blues anthem Koori ...
MARLENE’S PAINTINGS Showing @ Boomalli Gallery until 15 July 2018
Boomalli Gallery’s Women’s exhibition “Born into Existence” is about Aboriginal Women in the Arts and from our communities. Born into Existence pays tribute to the strength and resistance of Aboriginal Women in Australia. Marlene is exhibiting portraits of women who ...
BLACK PANTHER WOMAN @ The Vision Splendid Film Festival, 29 June – 7 July 2018
In January 1972, an Australian Black Panther Party was formed in the police state of Brisbane, Australia. This is a story told in the words of Marlene Cummins, a woman who experienced the best and worst of the short lived and controversial Black Panther movement. Inspired by
May 6 – An Afternoon Yarn + Music with Aunty Marlene Cummins
Sunday, 6th May at 3.30pm – 4.30pm in the Theatre Room. ‘A Weekend In Redfern’ is a two day event including workshops in art, dance, weaving, virtual reality and much more facilitated by local and Sydney Aboriginal artists and experts throughout the day ...
April 6 – KLUB KOORI presents ELDERS NIGHT hosted by MC Marlene Cummins
FRIDAY 6 APRIL – THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT! If you were lucky enough to get tickets, Marlene will be your host for the night and is looking forward to welcoming Redfern Dance Co, Sharnee Fenwick and the legendary Vic Simms to the stage.
MARLOO AT BLUESFEST 2018 for KOORI RADIO 93.7FM
Marlene is at Byron Bay Bluesfest this year catching up with the who’s who of the blues. So all you Marloo’s Bluesettes listeners are in for a treat in the next few weeks. Her shows will be full of yarns and surprises from some of the world’s best.
