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    Concrete Playground's Most-Read Stories of 2017

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    Eight Bluesfest Sydney Sideshows You Need to See in 2018

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    Ten Supremely Festive Things to Do This Christmas in Brisbane

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    Melbourne's All-Night Arts Festival White Night Will Feature Two Burning Man Installations in 2018

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    It's Finally Happened: The Marriage Equality Bill Has Passed Through Australian Parliament

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    Ten Free Auckland Exhibitions Worth Checking Out This December

    It's the perfect season for gallery hopping.

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    Silo Park Drops Its Huge 2017-18 Summer Program

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    Six Events to See at Brisbane Powerhouse's Wonderland 2017

    Mystery theatre, movie debates and meaningful circus acts.

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    Auckland's Favourite Strange Festival Just Made Its First Program Announcement

    Shows and exhibitions that are just a touch (or way) too strange for general theatrical consumption.

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    Concrete Playground's 2017 Ethical Christmas Gift Guide

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    Silo Theatre Unveils a Boisterous Five-Show Program for 2018

    The season will celebrate the destruction of systems and ideas that no longer serve us.

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    Auckland Live's Free Outdoor Entertainment Series Is Back for Summer

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    A Cat Adoption Cafe Has Landed in Wellington

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    We're Giving Away a Two-Day Pass to REMIX Sydney Summit 2017

    Here's your chance to learn from over 100 visionaries on the future of the creative economy, cities and the arts for free.

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    Pokies Profits Will be Used to Build Western Sydney's New $100 Million Arts Centre

    The Rooty Hill RSL is funding the entire project, which it hopes will be western Sydney's Opera House.

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    Southeast Queensland Is Getting a Massive Arts Festival Alongside the Commonwealth Games

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    You don't have to spend your salary to enjoy this city.

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    7,817,247 people have voted in favour of making same-sex marriage legal in a national postal survey.

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    The Sails of the Sydney Opera House Will Light Up Hot Pink to Launch Mardi Gras

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    Auckland Arts Festival Drops Its Full 2018 Program

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    WOMAD Drops Its Artist Lineup for 2018

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