What's on in Byron Bay

March 2010 02/03/2010 - Byron Bay Film Festival Date: 5th-13th March 2010 Venue: Byron Bay Community & Cultural Centre Are you enjoying a relaxed and beachy holiday in Byron? If so, you`ve probably done lots of swimming, kayaking, surfing, indulging in great food, walking the endless stretches of sunlit beach, dancing, stargazing and Lighthouse gazing, among other things. Have you made sure you`ve looked after your thinking and emotional muscles, too? By immersing yourself in a dynamic local cultural event? The Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF) runs from the 5th through to the 13th of March, right in the heart of Byron at the Byron Community Centre. This popular annual event celebrates the spirit of Byron Bay through the universal medium of film. Our last festival showcased 150 films from 34 countries, and this coming festival promises to offer even more! With themes focused around Byron`s worldwide reputation as a centre for creativity, style, eco-friendly green living and a vibrant multicultural sense of community, this festival just keeps getting better every year. You can immerse yourself in feature films, short films, surf films, animations, comedies, experimental films, environmental films, family films, day sessions, night sessions, Filmmaking Workshops. The list is endless, and so is the entertainment. Tickets and the full programme will be made available in February. For more information, or visit our website www.bbff.com.au Lama Ole Nydahl: Unlimited Happiness: Meaning of Everyday Life Date: Friday 5th March Venue: Lake Ainsworth Sport and Recreation Centre Stadium - Lennox Head March 5th : 7.30pm $15/$12 members and concession Phone : 0406104693 www.diamondway.org.au/ People who live in our modern society and have jobs and families can use their experiences in daily life, career and relationships to transform difficulties into a steady state of joy. With typical Danish humour, Lama Ole shows how practical Buddhist methods may bring about this transformation. LAMA OLE NYDAHL Almost every day Lama Ole is in a different city, passing on Buddha's teachings. Since he and his wife Hannah met the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa while honeymooning in Nepal in 1968, they have dedicated their lives to Buddhism. They spent three years in the Himalayas as Karmapa's personal students receiving Buddhist teachings and developing the needed experience in meditation. Other than passing on vivid and authentic Buddhist teachings (always with a touch of dry Danish humour) in his frequent lectures, Lama Ole also gives longer meditation courses to teach the timeless practical methods of Diamond Way Buddhism, such as the foundational practices or Phowa, a meditation which is very useful at the moment of death. Since the death of the 16th Karmapa in 1981, Lama Ole Nydahl has kept the Diamond Way Centres of the Karma Kagyu Lineage around the world together. There are now over 600 centres in 44 countries worldwide, with thousands of friends meditating and studying in America, England, Australia and Canada, with active and energetic groups in South America, Russia, and all over Europe. Lama Ole continues to work with the centres under the spiritual guidance of the 17th Karmapa, Thaye Dorje. Buddhist Meditation Weekend Course Date: Sat 6th and Sun 7th March Venue: Lake Ainsworth Sport and Recreation Centre, Pacific Pde, Lennox Head For complete course info and bookings, visit www.diamondway.org.au/2010 or call 0406 104 693 During this meditation retreat near Byron Bay, with Lama Ole we will practice various types of meditation from all levels of Buddhist teachings. In addition Lama Ole will teach theory, Buddhist philosophy, way and ultimate goal behind these different paths and answers any questions that arise during the practices. MEDITATION In Buddhism, meditation means "effortlessly remaining in what is." The first result of meditation is the creation of enough breathing space that we are not constantly overwhelmed by what is going on around us and can react to things in a positive and constructive way. When we get to this point then the practice makes it possible for us to notice that all others are just like us and from this understanding arises compassion. The more we move our focus away from our own limited experience and towards others, the more we realise that all beings, just as we do, have the ability and capacity to directly experience their own true nature. LAMA OLE NYDAHL Almost every day Lama Ole is in a different city, passing on Buddha's teachings. Since he and his wife Hannah met the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa while honeymooning in Nepal in 1968, they have dedicated their lives to Buddhism. They spent three years in the Himalayas as Karmapa's personal students receiving Buddhist teachings and developing the needed experience in meditation. Other than passing on vivid and authentic Buddhist teachings (always with a touch of dry Danish humour) in his frequent lectures, Lama Ole also gives longer meditation courses to teach the timeless practical methods of Diamond Way Buddhism, such as the foundational practices or Phowa, a meditation which is very useful at the moment of death. Since the death of the 16th Karmapa in 1981, Lama Ole Nydahl has kept the Diamond Way Centres of the Karma Kagyu Lineage around the world together. There are now over 600 centres in 44 countries worldwide, with thousands of friends meditating and studying in America, England, Australia and Canada, with active and energetic groups in South America, Russia, and all over Europe. Lama Ole continues to work with the centres under the spiritual guidance of the 17th Karmapa, Thaye Dorje. 8th March 2010 : Amanda Date: 8th March 2010 Venue: A&I Hall Bangalow Monday 8th March Bangalow A & I Hall Doors 7pm / Show 8pm Tix: $33 (+BF) / $40 at door Tix available from: Mullum Books, Barebones Bangalow, All Music & Vison Stores (Byron, Lismore, Ballina) & www.kupromotions.oztix.com.au This is an 18+ event To hear some of Amanda's music please visit: www.myspace.com/afp www.amandapalmer.net The Big Joke Comedy Festival Date: 18th-21st March 2010 Venue: Bangalow Tickets available at jetset travel 02 66856262 www.thebigjoke.com.au The Big Joke has been created with your funny bone in mind. It is our goal to make this a unique event that marries grassroots community performance, along a national & international line up. It is also our vision to create a program that appeals to all age groups and celebrates our diverse culture. This is not a gated festival. You don't have to be a ticket holder to participate. The Big Joke offers everyone a chance to have a laugh, from free events in cafes to the nightly headline ticketed shows. The world is such a serious place, comedy is the perfect way of re-framing our frailties and shared human condition. A laugh is always the shortest distance between two people. Warm up your laughing gear, because in 2010, the Joke's on Us! The Big Joke, where funny can buy you love... Acts include Peter Berner, Tom Gleeson, Jeff Green, Axis of Awesome, Chris Radburn, Jackie Loeb, Vanessa Wagner, Mandy Nolan, Sandy Gandhi, Nick Penn, Ellen Briggs, Pavitar, The villiage illiot Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra Date: 19th March 2010 Venue: St Paul's Anglican Church Byron Bay Contact the Byron Bay Visitor Centre for tickets on 02 6680 8558 Prices are $35 Adulta, $30 Seniors and Pensioners, $25 Students and children under 12 free. Jaleos Flaminco Date: 26th March 2010 Venue: Mullum Civic Hall, Mullumbimby Friday 26th March Mullum Civic Hall Doors 7pm / Show 8pm Tix: Full Price $25 (+BF) / Concession: $20 (+BF) Door Price: $30 Full / $25 Concession Tickets available from: Mullum Books & www.kupromotions.oztix.com.au Food by Coffee Oasis Katie Noonan and the Captains Date: 27th March 2010 Venue: A&I Hall, Bangalow Doors open 7pm/Show 8pm Tix $30 (+BF) or $35 at door Available from Barebones, Banaglow and Mullum Books, Mullumbimby and All Music and Vision Stores in Ballina, Byron Bay and Lismore www.kupromotions.com.au Cinema and Movies Date: New movies every month Venue: Various, see website links below http://www.dendy.com.au/ http://www.artsfactory.com.au/publish/loungeCinema.php http://www.mullumflicks.com/ Temple Byron Date: Various dates, check website for details Venue: 46 Melaleuca Drive, Byron Bay http://www.templebyron.com/ Temple Byron is a unique facility comprising of a community hall with wonderfully landscaped grounds and surrounded by lush tropical gardens, the hall is set on three acres which border a native Melaleuca forest (with tea tree oil renowned for its medicinal properties.) Temple Byron is located a few minutes drive from the heart of Byron, Australia`s most easterly town, and glorious local beaches. The hall, and a unique Mongolian yurt, support paths of learning that will assist people in their higher vision quest. They provide a sacred space for spiritual practices as well as seminars and workshops designed to promote self discovery and personal transformation Byronn Shire Echo Gig Guide Date: Ongoing - check website for details Venue: Various locations around Byron and surrounding areas Go to the website, choose "Gig Guide" from the drop down menu http://www.echo.net.au/archives/ Byron Community and Cultural Centre Date: Ongoing events - check website for details Venue: Byron Community and Cultural Centre http://www.byroncentre.com.au/index.cfm?p=2934 Dendy Byron Bay Cinema: Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre Productions Date: From October 2009-May 2010 Venue: Byron Bay Dendy Cinemas October 2009-May 2010. Theatre and opera aficionados are in for a treat or ten over the coming months when Dendy Byron Bay launches its season of operas from New York's Metropolitan Opera Company, beginning with screenings of Puccini's Tosca on October 24, 25 and 29. The 2009/10 season features nine thrilling, world class operas, captured live and screened in high definition with state of the art digital sound. Tickets are on sale now at Dendy Byron Bay Cinemas for $25, or $23 for seniors and concession holders, children and club Dendy members $22 and $21. For more information phone the cinema on 6680 8555, or check out the website: www.dendy.com.au.