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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.
MARLOO’S BLUES LIVE BASH @the BASEMENT THU 23 APRIL
If you love the blues as much as I dooz, you won’t want to miss Marloo’s Blues Bash at the Basement on Thursday 23rd April! Join Marlene Cummins and her Blues Experience Band as she takes you on a journey with her unique Koori woman blues belting style. Let the ...
FIFO FESTIVAL SCREENING – BLACK PANTHER WOMAN
Black Panther Woman, the Rachel Perkins directed documentary about Marlene Cummins time as a member of the Australian Black Panther Party has been selected to screen as part of FIFO, the South Pacific festival held in TAHITI. More details can be found on their website at ...
PICKING UP ON MARLENE CUMMINS’ KOORI WOMAN BLUES
Blues fans around the country are picking up on Marlene Cummins’ fierce debut blues album, Koori Woman Blues. In the Northern Territory Jennifer Budukpuduk Gaykamangu, who plays Charlie’s wife in Rolf de Heer’s acclaimed film, Charlie’s Country holds
