Male art

Anonymous, a photographic exhibition by Marcus Mok, opens at Hares and Hyenas this month. Mok's work celebrates the vulnerability of the human form in relation to the harsh environment in which he must survive - rocks, concrete, timber, water. This exhibition features some of Mok's best images of the male form from the last five years and includes several photographs from his 2006 Sydney show, Men of Silk.
Hares and Hyenas bookshop
63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
www.marcusart.net
www.hares-hyenas.com.au

In the 1970s, Italian drag troupe Le Sorelle Bandiera (The Flag Sisters) had a weekly television audience of 20 million. They were the toast of the entertainment elite, with stars like Sophia Loren and Isabella Rossellini beating a path to their dressing room door. But it wasn't all frocks and frivolity - The Flag Sisters are credited for spearheading the social change of an era.

Australia's longest-running - and quite possibly only - ongoing gay theatre company is leaving our shores. Outcast Theatre plan to take Steven Dawson's play, Adventures of Butt Boy & Tigger, to Edinburgh for the 2008 Fringe Festival.

Gay comic Toby Sullivan gives KAYE SERA all the goss on his new show Not Quite Right.

"I'm never gonna say a bad word about anybody ever again, let me tell you!" So says Sam Sparro, irrepressible loudmouth and pop's latest gay hero. He's referring, of course, to his now-infamous critique of Madonna's current incarnation as an R&B plaything.

The Bendigo Hotel, home of She Bar, is launching a new entertainment night. Party 4 No Reason, described as 'straight friendly', aims to be a platform for live music, with the venue transformed to reflects the night's ambience.

Tony Kushner's epic gay classic Angels In America, perhaps best known to audiences here via its award-winning 2003 screen adaptation, is rarely performed in Australia, something that director Bruce Akers says made him keen to mount the production.

Blonde stars: Blonde on the Rocks celebrate their 3rd Birthday Friday July 4 and the event will be very special indeed. The ground floor of Eurotrash will be converted into a studio by Alise Black Photography. Your invited to dress to impress and pose like a star. Also, on the top level, filmmaker, Kylie Plunkett will be filming her lesbian next short film. Doors open at 9pm.
Details: www.myspace.com/blondeontherocksmelbourne

Scissor spectacular: Matthew Bourne's magical dance interpretation of Edward Scissorhands opens in Melbourne next month. Produced with the blessing of the original filmmaker, Tim Burton, the show has been a huge hit since premiering in the UK in 2006. Even the film's star Johnny Depp loved it - "I teetered on the verge of tears throughout," he said. The Australian season stars Matthew Malthouse in the title role.

With each year that passed since Vanessa Amorosi released her quadruple-platinum debut album The Power in 2000, the chorus grew louder: where the bloody hell is she?

How much do you love the brew? Put your passion to the test at Beer Spec-TAP-ular, a festival of beer tasting to be held at the gay friendly Local Taphouse, 184 Carlisle Street St Kilda. The event will be staged this Sunday, June 22 with festivities kicking off at midday. The $25 entry includes 20 x 60ml samples.

Girlplay: Singer/songwriter Sam Lohs, from the acclaimed folk/roots band Fruit, is special guest at the next Play Like A Girl jam session for women musicians at The Glasshouse. Girl is a safe space for women to jam together and expand creativity, skills and networks. PA & backline gear provided. BYO instruments. All welcome, but only women musicians on stage.

Rainbow families might like to plan an outing around the ACMI screenings of The Magic Roundabout. Based on the classic 1970's television series, this computer-animated feature sees famous Roundabout characters Brian, Ermintrude, Dylan and Dougal set out on a quest to reverse the onset of winter and return the evil Zeebad to his prison cave.

Judi Connelli is fresh off the stage when I meet her for a chat in the bowels of the Arts Centre. Having just finished her second-last performance of My Fair Lady at the State Theatre, she's buzzing with post-show adrenaline.

Tania Doko is on an emotional high. Three-quarters of the way through a national tour, she's fostering a new band (She Says Yes), and a new EP with a stack of songs still to be recorded.

Chamber Made have adapted Helen Garner's acclaimed novel, The Children's Bach into a contemporary opera. KAYE SERA speaks with the company's Artistic Director, Douglas Horton.

The Gay and Lesbian Switchboard is taking over the Sun Theatre in Yarraville for a charity screening of Sex and the City. The event starts with a free drink on arrival and wraps up with a visit to the Commercial Hotel for after-movie drinks and the Sex and the City drag show. Money raised goes to the Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (Victoria).