Mardi Gras is coming to the Hunter Region, and the Hunter is going to Mardi Gras!
Rainbow Visions are well into organising their float for this year’s Mardi Gras Parade. If you want to be involved, get in quick. Contact Rainbow Visions Hunter on Facebook.
KRAVE on the Central Coast will also be back at the Mardi Gras parade this year. Their theme is ‘One Love’.
There are two Mardi Gras events in the lower Hunter. Connected is an exhibition featuring GLBTQ artists, at Arts Systems, 40 Annie St Wickham. The opening night is Wednesday, March 2 from 6pm. The exhibition runs until March 13.
Carrie’s Place, the Maitland Neighbourhood Service and ACON Hunter are having a stall in the Maitland Mall on Friday, March 4 from 10am. We will bring a little bit of Mardi Gras to Maitland, with safe-sex packs, resources, and fun stuff to give away. Stop by and say hi.
International Women’s Day is 100 this year. All GLBT women are invited to help celebrate 100 years of IWD at the Hunter Women’s Centre on Wednesday, March 8. Inspiring speakers, music, dance, art, food, and more. The event is for women only. For more info, call 4968 2511.
The Gateway Hotel is hosting a fundraising event for the World’s Greatest Shave, which raises money for the Leukaemia Foundation, on Friday, March 11. There will be the World’s Biggest Karaoke, head shaving, hair colouring, BBQ, and Miss Emma Loosenough will perform — bald!
If you are in or around Tamworth then head to the Picnic In the Park, Sunday, March 13, 11.30am at Bicentennial Park, Tamworth. For more info, contact 0427 446 903.
info: For more about groups, services, organisations or community events in the Hunter, New England, MNC or Central Coast, contact ACON on 4927 6808 or email [email protected]
Lisa Ronneberg is the Community Health Promotion Officer at ACON’s Hunter office.
