february 2017 Articles
Brighton Pump Track

Brighton Pump Track | Largest Clay Pump Track in Australia!

Brighton Pump Track
Are you looking for somewhere fun where your whole family can go for a bike ride?
At 170 metres long, the new Brighton Pump Track is the largest clay pump track in Australia. It contains over 600 tonnes of clay, covering an area of around 1,000 square metres. And best of all it’s completely free!
The pump […]

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Singin In the Rain JR | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

[ February 24, 2017; 7:00 pm; ]
Singing in the Rain | Adelaide Fringe Review
It’s hard to believe that a cast of 10 to 18 year olds have managed to produce a musical production so slick! They certainly have done this under the direction of Theatre Bugs’ Michelle Davy.
Singin in the Rain Jr was an all-singing, dancing, tapping musical with bright costumes […]

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Out of this World | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

[ February 25, 2017; 12:30 pm; ]
Out Of This World | Fringe Review
Set in the cosy Spiegel Zelt Tent, this little show tells the story of three astronauts who embark on a space mission to retrieve space rocks from one of the planets in our solar system.
The story includes tiny little snippets of information about each planet. On their journey, they encounter […]

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Cirque Africa

Cirque Africa | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

Cirque Africa at the Adelaide Fringe | Review
100% African 100% Energy 100% Fun
Review by Susannah Marks
If you’ve driven past Hindmarsh Square lately you may have noticed the Cirque Africa Big Top and been curious about the show. We had the absolute pleasure of seeing Cirque Africa and I’ll put it out there: this is one […]

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Loose Ends | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

Loose Ends
Wallace & Gromitt meet Mr Bean meets Tim Burton in this charming and highly visual show about magic and friendship. Review by Susannah Marks.
If your kids are anything like mine and are forever ransacking your recycling for boxes and bits & bobs for their latest creation then their imaginations will be sparked by Loose Ends. Walking […]

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Loose Ends | Adelaide Fringe | Feb & Mar 2017

[ February 24, 2017 5:30 pm to February 27, 2017 5:30 pm. March 1, 2017 5:30 pm to March 5, 2017 5:30 pm. March 8, 2017 5:30 pm to March 13, 2017 5:30 pm. ]
Where headstrong puppets meet wacky contraptions
Read our Play & Go Review of Loose Ends here
The 2013 Adelaide Fringe Award winner (Squaring the Wheel) is back with a new wonderful and magical theatre show full of gadgets and surprises with a touch of Wallace and Gromit and Mr. Bean. Loose Ends takes you to an eccentric place […]

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Cruickshank Reserve

Cruickshank Reserve Playground | Maylands | Review

Cruickshank Reserve Playground Review
A lovely shady park with plenty to do for children of all ages.
Nestled in a lovely leafy intersection in Maylands is Cruickshank Reserve. It’s on the corner of Clifton and Phillis Street, just across from the Maylands Hotel. The Cruickshank Reserve playground has always been a favourite of ours due to the range […]

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Ended: Win Tickets to the 80’s Kids Disco | Adelaide Fringe | Feb 2017

Win Tickets to dance to your favourite 80’s hits without leaving the kids at home – because boys and girls just want to have fun too!
Join 80’s DJ wizard Peter Baecker with his wild costumes and awesome tunes, bursting with more energy than 99 Luftballoons! Get ready to raise the roof with your kids at […]

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Fork at Summer Garden Festival | Modbury | 25 Feb 2017

[ February 25, 2017; 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
Summer Garden Festival
Fork on the Road is partnering with the City of Tea Tree Gully for the wonderful Summer Garden Festival on 25 February at Civic Park in Modbury to celebrate the 2017 Adelaide Fringe Festival.

The Summer Garden Festival will be a celebration of art, music, amazing physical feats and South Australian food and beverages.Featuring […]

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Ended: WIN Tickets to WOMADelaide PLUS a Meet & Greet with Karen Pang or Mem Fox: ended

Over the March long weekend in Adelaide, WOMADelaide celebrates 25 years (1992 – 2017) amongst the green oasis of Adelaide’s majestic Botanic Park. {Friday 10 March to Monday 13 March 2017}
WOMADelaide is one of Australia’s iconic festivals. Held in the middle weekend of the Adelaide Festival, WOMADelaide presents the world’s best artists, thinkers, dancers and […]

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Sensory Screenings at Event Cinemas Marion | 22 Jan – 21 May 2017

[ February 26, 2017; 11:00 am; March 26, 2017; 11:00 am; April 30, 2017; 11:00 am; May 21, 2017; 11:00 am; ]
Sensory Screenings at Event Cinemas
Sensory Movie Days are an inclusive event for families with special needs.
These movie days include specially presented films with adjusted theatre conditions that better accommodate families and children that have special needs such as those on the Autism spectrum. These altered conditions include dim lighting, lowered sound and volunteers monitoring fire exit […]

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Soweto Gospel Choir | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

The Soweto Gospel Choir at the Royal Croquet Club is an energetic and lively show for music lovers.
The Soweto Gospel Choir isn’t simply a performance, nor just a show with music and dancing – it is an experience! From the moment the show begins, it is clear that the choir members are here to share […]

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Fringe 360 Allstars

360 Allstars | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

“A phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite to deliver a radical urban circus.”
Beats, BMX, drums, freestyle basket-balling, break-dancing and roue cyr wheel artistry – the moment I saw this in the Fringe Guide I was excited. It did not disappoint.
Forming an international collective of elite […]

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The Magnets: Can You Feel It? | Adelaide Fringe | 17 Feb – 19 Mar 2017

[ February 17, 2017 7:00 pm to February 19, 2017 7:00 pm. February 21, 2017 7:00 pm to February 26, 2017 7:00 pm. February 28, 2017 7:00 pm to March 5, 2017 7:00 pm. March 5, 2017; 4:00 pm; March 7, 2017 7:00 pm to March 12, 2017 7:00 pm. March 12, 2017; 4:00 pm; March 14, 2017 7:00 pm to March 19, 2017 7:00 pm. ]

Harmonising favourites The Magnets return to Adelaide Fringe and The Garden Of Unearthly Delights

Redefining the boundaries of a cappella music, UK six-piece vocal outfit The Magnets are returning to Adelaide for their fourth season, with a sensational new line-up – the cream of their crop – to present to Fringe audiences some of the hottest vocal […]

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Digital Walls: Lumifonica | Adelaide Fringe | 17 – 19 Feb 2017

[ February 17, 2017 8:30 pm to February 19, 2017 8:30 pm. ]

The Elder hall facade will be filled with animated light and music, through ingenious interactivity as a playful, young, bold and curious audience take their turn to control the building and become virtuosos of light and sound.
This free nightly event combines colourful projection mapping with custom made audiovisual synthesis, so that the architecture can be […]

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jubilee playground giraffe

Jubilee Park – Modern Playground | Port Noarlunga

Jubilee Park – Modern Playground (beside the Wooden Fort)
Hello big giraffe! This splendid creature stands guard in front of the modern playground at Jubilee Park, Pt Noarlunga, and was introduced when the playground received an upgrade late 2016.
The new equipment that was installed is part of the modern playground area, just outside of the beloved […]

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Veolia Hot Pink Truck Launch in Support of the McGrath Foundation | 24 Feb 2017

[ February 24, 2017; 2:00 pm; ]
Does your little person love trucks? For a gold coin donation, kids big and small can get up close and experience a hot pink garbage truck in support of the McGrath Foundation.
The McGrath Foundation’s mission is to raise money to fund McGrath Breast Care Nurses and increase breast health understanding and awareness.
Veolia are hoping the […]

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The Port Rocks | 26 Feb 2017

[ February 26, 2017; ]
A regular Fringe event since 2010, The Port Rocks is back. Get your retro groove on, dress 50’s style and stroll around the Port’s Heritage Pubs and venues or drive your classic car to the Show n’ Shine. Live Music Line up in Port Adelaide Heritage Pubs.
Dress to impress in your Sunday best and step […]

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Children are Stinky | Adelaide Fringe | Feb & Mar 2017

[ February 17, 2017 2:30 pm to February 19, 2017 2:30 pm. February 23, 2017 2:30 pm to February 26, 2017 2:30 pm. March 2, 2017 2:30 pm to March 5, 2017 2:30 pm. March 16, 2017 2:30 pm to March 19, 2017 2:30 pm. ]
Children are Stinky at the Adelaide Fringe
Children are Stinky is an exciting, award-winning children’s comedy by Circus Trick Tease. Recently returning from a dream run at the Edinburgh Fringe with five star reviews, sold out shows and the coveted “Children’s Choice Award”, this show has been captivating adults and children alike.
Expect daredevil stunts, incredible acrobatics, […]

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Summer Garden Festival | City of Tea Tree Gully | 25 Feb 2017

[ February 25, 2017; 3:00 pm; ]
Celebrate the 2017 Adelaide Fringe Festival in the beautiful surrounds of Civic Park
Immerse yourself in a day of art, culture, entertainment and gastronomic greatness. The Summer Garden Festival will be a celebration of art, music, amazing physical feats and South Australian food and beverages.

Featuring Fork on the Road food trucks, vans, pop-ups, carts and bikes […]

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Rock Orchestra Under the Stars | Adelaide Fringe | 24 Feb & 17 Mar 2017

[ February 24, 2017; 7:30 pm; March 17, 2017; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ]
This concert is an ensemble of musicians from both rock and classical genres. A 15-piece band will perform timeless classics of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, right through to recent hits. Come and hear your favourite songs as you know them.
This is a night that suits all ages and tastes. This performance will take place at the […]

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Broken Things

Broken Things | What matters is how we choose to respond to the broken-ness | Guest Post by Kathleen Fleming of Majestic Unicorn

Broken Things
This was my hallway last Wednesday.
Broken.  Sharp.  Treacherous.
This was my hallway.
It was my son who did this.
Sometimes, often really, things break – irreparably.  And it takes your breath away … straight away.
It took my breath away when my son stormed into the bathroom, frustrated, angry, fed-up for his very own, very significant to him, reasons.  And when he chose […]

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Big Sunday Kids Fun Run | Adelaide | 19 Feb 2017

[ February 19, 2017; 1:00 pm; ]
Big Sunday Fun Run
Big Sunday – bringing ordinary, everyday people together to contribute to our community.
Big Sunday is made up of ordinary, everyday people combining together to contribute back to those in our community who are struggling to survive, are marginalised through isolation, poverty, disability or sickness. Big Sunday acts to provide hope to hopeless […]

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SOAP

SOAP | Adelaide Fringe | 17 Feb – 19 Mar 2017

SOAP
SOAP, the indisputable hit of Adelaide Fringe 2015, returns in 2017 to delight Adelaide audiences with its striking originality with shows to be held at The Peacock at Gluttony this year.
Immediately enthralling and accessible for all ages, SOAP is an intelligent and splash-filled fusion of contemporary circus, comedy, physical theatre and cabaret. A dazzling range […]

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Adelaide’s Biggest Morning Dance Party | At First Light | 17 Feb 2017

[ February 17, 2017; 6:30 am to 9:00 am. ]
At First Light – Adelaide’s Biggest Morning Dance Party
Set your alarm clocks, get your spandex ready and get involved in the newest health craze to come out of NYC… now coming to Victoria Square!
At First Light is hosting Adelaide’s Biggest Morning Dance Party on Friday 17 February 2017 from 6.30am – 9am in Victoria Square!

Help start […]

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Snorkel Hallett Cove Reef | 18 Feb 2017

[ February 18, 2017; ]
Snorkel Hallett Cove Reef
Join professional snorkel leaders and marine biologists for a guided snorkel at Hallett Cove Beach reef to celebrate Hallett Cove CP being Park of the Month.
The reef is home to an amazing variety of colourful fish and plant life. Snorkel tours are taken at (or close to) low tide when there is little […]

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80’s Kids Disco | Adelaide Fringe | Feb & Mar 2017

[ February 18, 2017 12:00 pm to February 19, 2017 12:00 pm. February 25, 2017 12:00 pm to February 26, 2017 12:00 pm. March 4, 2017 12:00 pm to March 5, 2017 12:00 pm. March 11, 2017 12:00 pm to March 13, 2017 12:00 pm. March 18, 2017 12:00 pm to March 19, 2017 12:00 pm. ]

Dance to your favourite 80’s hits without leaving the kids at home – because boys and girls just want to have fun too! Join 80’s DJ wizard Peter Baecker with his wild costumes and awesome tunes, bursting with more energy than 99 Luftballoons! Get ready to raise the roof with your kids at the Royal […]

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Brat Kids Carnival | Royal Croquet Club | Adelaide Fringe | 26 Feb & 5 Mar 2017

[ February 26, 2017; 2:00 pm; March 5, 2017; 2:00 pm; ]
Brat Kids Carnival
At Royal Croquet Club | Presented by Briefs Factory
From the creators of the very grown-up show BRIEFS comes a show made especially for little, creative, music-loving, adventuring kids. A show that talks up and shows off circus skills turns out to be one big party for little people and their families. With trapeze, juggling, high-up […]

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Boomstars & Supercat | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Feb & Mar 2017

[ February 19, 2017; 1:00 pm; February 26, 2017; 1:00 pm; March 11, 2017; 1:00 pm; March 12, 2017; 1:00 pm; March 13, 2017; 1:00 pm; March 19, 2017; 1:00 pm; ]
Adelaide Fringe has something for everyone!
Boomstars & Supercat is at The Garden of Unearthly Delights for the Adelaide Fringe 2017!
An action packed interactive show! Hector the Lion shows-off his newly found SUPER-POWERS to convince BOOMSTARS he should be titled SUPERCAT, bringing some tricky moves and funny loveable moments as he grows from meek to brave. […]

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An Afternoon Botanical | Adelaide Botanic Gardens | 12 Feb 2017

[ February 12, 2017; 2:00 pm; ]
Join the world-renowned Band of the SA Police as it presents a FREE family concert of light classics and well-known songs.
Bring your picnic rug and baskets and enjoy the beauty of the garden in summer while experiencing sweet, sweet music!

The Band of South Australia Police offers musical support at police and community events. Your ears will […]

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