Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Brisbane Editor. If it's on a screen big or small, happening in Brisbane and southeast Queensland, or news of national and international interest — particularly arts and entertainment — then Sarah is across it.

Sarah has also been a film critic for ABC radio for over a decade. Covering all things cinema and television, Sarah has written for Screen International since 2015, and contributed to SBS, ACMI, AACTA, Birth.Movies.Death, Flicks, Senses of Cinema, ScreenHub, ArtsHub, Junkee, FilmInk, Lumina, Metro Magazine, Screen Education and more. Sarah's background includes managing, writing for, mentoring at, being on judging panels at and hosting Q&As at Australian film festivals, such as the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival.

Favourite cinema in Brisbane: Angelika Film Centre, which is a glorious new place to see a movie.

Favourite cinema in Sydney: Golden Age Cinema & Bar, the one cinema everyone needs to go to in Sydney if they only go to one cinema.

Favourite cinema in Melbourne: The Astor Theatre, and not just because of its history with cinema cats.

Event
Pub Choir

Tue, 1 Feb - Wed, 2 Feb 2022
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley

Singing in a crowd is back.

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Event
Chinese New Year Dinners at Stanley

Sat, 1 Jan and Sat, 29 Jan 2022
Stanley Restaurant, Brisbane City

Celebrate lunar new year with a Cantonese feast and lion dances by the river.

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Chinese New Year Banquet at Donna Chang

Tue, 1 Feb - Sun, 6 Feb 2022
Donna Chang, Brisbane City

The CBD's Chinese fine diner is putting on a lunar new year banquet — with matching wines.

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Lobster & Co

Fri, 11 Feb - Sun, 27 Feb 2022
Clem Jones Promenade, South Bank Parklands, South Brisbane

This indulgent pop-up only serves lobster rolls with truffle fries and glasses of champagne.

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Laneway Tea Festival 2022

Sat, 12 Feb, 2022
Fish Lane, South Brisbane

Sip tea in multiple varieties, taste new flavours and take a tea workshop — all in a South Brisbane laneway.

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Jazz and Shiraz 2022 — POSTPONED

Thu, 5 Jan, 2023
The Walrus Club, Toowong

Pair a range of shiraz drops with silky tunes.

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National Pizza Day 2022

Sat, 5 Feb - Sun, 6 Feb 2022
Regatta Hotel, Toowong

The Regatta is setting up a pop-up pizzeria and dedicating its courtyard to tasty slices.

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Cheese Wheel Wednesdays 2022

Wed, 4 Jan, 2023
Salt Meats Cheese Gasworks, Newstead

Eat creamy pasta scooped out of a wheel of cheese every week.

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All-You-Can-Eat Pizza Mondays 2022

Mon, 26 Dec, 2022
Salt Meats Cheese Gasworks, Newstead

Devour all the slices of pizza you can handle in 90 minutes for $25 — with a drink purchase.

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Event
Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2022

Thu, 16 Jun - Sat, 18 Jun 2022
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Dive into a festival filled with sea-focused cinema.

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Tray of Togetherness High Tea

Multiple single dates
Treasury Casino, Brisbane

Celebrate the year of the tiger with pork belly bao, red bean buns, mandarin curd tarts and an interactive lantern installation.

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Five Epic Mountain Walks to Try Near Brisbane

These scenic hikes will have you feeling like you're on top of the world.

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The Aboriginal Flag Is Now Free for Public Use Thanks to the Australian Government's New Copyright Deal

The Aboriginal flag can now be used both digitally and physically without having to ask permission or pay a fee.

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Alliance Francaise French Film Festival Has Revealed Its 2022 Dates and First Ten Movies

Returning for its 33rd year, Australia's annual celebration of French cinema will tour the country across March and April.

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Salt Meats Cheese Is Now Serving Up One-Kilogram Brie Cakes to Make Your Next Occasion Extra Cheesy

These cheesy delights come topped with prosciutto, mortadella and sopressa, plus pickles, fresh and dried fruits, and edible flowers — and feed up to 15 people.

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Victoria Park Valentine's Day Putt Putt

Thu, 10 Feb - Mon, 14 Feb 2022
Victoria Park Golf Complex, Brisbane City

The couple that putts together stays together — or Victoria Park's mini golf course hopes with its Valentine's Day makeover.

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Survival Day Ceremony 2022

Wed, 26 Jan, 2022
Simpsons Playground, Graceville

Mark January 26 by paying tribute to the nation's First Peoples.

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BITE Markets 2022

Fri, 28 Jan - Sat, 29 Jan 2022
BITE Markets, Morayfield

Eat your way around this sprawling weekend food market in Brisbane's north.

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Say Cheers to 2021's Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers

Canberra's Bentspoke took out the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll for the second year in a row with its Crankshaft American IPA.

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'Yellowjackets' Is the Absolute Best New Show of the Past Few Months — and It'll Be Back for Season Two

Plane crashes, teen cannibals, lingering trauma — this must-watch series has it all.

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Victoria Park Valentine's Day Putt Putt

Survival Day Ceremony 2022

BITE Markets 2022

Say Cheers to 2021's Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers

'Yellowjackets' Is the Absolute Best New Show of the Past Few Months — and It'll Be Back for Season Two

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