Untold Australia Bowled Over: drag queens find a sporting home at Ipswich bowling club
Ten years ago, a struggling bowls club in Queensland found a new lease of life by staging a monthly drag show.
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Ten years ago, a struggling bowls club in Queensland found a new lease of life by staging a monthly drag show.
Premium Content Subscriber only A NEW documentary centred on the beloved drag queens who helped save North Ipswich Bowls Club from closure will soon hit the small screen. Bowled Over, which showcases the heart-warming journies of three star performers, is set to premiere on SBS network this coming Tuesday. It is an impressive feat for director, producer and writer Mandy Lake, who first pitched the idea to network bosses little more than six years ago. Despite initial plans to document the club's unique tale of survival, the storyline instead grew to focus on the stars of the stage - inclu...
With the pandemic bringing on food insecurity for 40% of Americans for the first time, now with the holidays around the corner, what’s next? ‘Tis the season for the art fundraiser. Artists, curators and art galleries across the country are fusing forces to raise funds to fight food insecurity. From exhibitions to online auctions, raffles and print sales, art with heart is another way to help feed people, just in time for Christmas. New York art gallery Fort Makers has created a benefit exhibition called Dreamscapes, which is helping support the Henry Street Settlement Food Access Initiati...
Penn State ceramics students get creative to battle food insecurity on campus Penn State Ceramics students produced a limited-edition series of bowls to raise money for The Lion's Pantry. Image: Provided Penn State ceramics students get creative to battle food insecurity on campus December 03, 2020 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State ceramics students are helping to fill the bowls of students experiencing food insecurity through a social engagement project benefiting the Lion’s Pantry, the University’s student-run food pantry. Called “Bowled Over,” the project features a limited-editi...