LAUNCH and
STARDUST + THE MISSION
Since Cowra Civic Centre changed its operating model at the beginning of 2020, we have been challenged by closures, cancellations and COVID-19. Until now we have only been able to have a few ad hoc live events and a cinema program that has started and stopped multiple times.
Now we would like to bring the community together to relaunch Cowra Civic Centre and its new life. This event will include those who have contributed so much so far to guiding the future directions of this much loved cultural asset in Cowra. We will cover the journey so far, the successes to date and where the venue is heading in the future.
PLUS! We gift you a free performance of double bill Stardust + The Mission
Two powerful yet forgotten Australian stories uncovering our past to reveal who we are today. Stardust tells the story of bandleader and trumpet player Col Brain. Before he died, Col placed his most prized life possessions into a cupboard and locked it up, never to be opened again. But what was inside? Told by his grandson, award winning ABC presenter and performer, Joel Carnegie, Stardust is a heart-warming musical quest to uncover what Col wanted us to know about his life by the things he left behind.
The Mission follows “Fighting Gunditjmara” man Allan McDonald off to war. As one of the first Aboriginal soldiers from Victoria to enlist, Allan fought at Gallipoli and Beersheba, only to be denied a soldier’s settlement upon return and forced from his traditional land. Told by his great, great nephew, acclaimed Gunditjmara actor Tom Molyneux, The Mission tells the truth of Uncle Allan’s struggle; fighting for Country, for love, and for justice.
FREE!
Tuesday 3 May at 7:30pm