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GUY SEBASTIAN YOU… ME… US REGIONAL TOUR 2016

> Friday 5 February 2016 > 7pm > MECC Auditorium

Having conquered charts and stages internationally, GUY SEBASTIAN is now set to embark on his ‘YOU…ME…US’ major national regional tour in early 2016.

2016 ANNUAL BRIDAL FAIR > Sunday 7 February 2016 > 10am - 2pm > MECC Plenary Halls> Gold coin donation

2016 MACKAY REGIONAL SPORTS EXPO SIGN-ON DAY > Sunday 14 February 2016 > 9am - 1pm > MECC Plenary Halls> Free admission

FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL EXPO > Sunday 31 January 2016 > 10am - 4pm > MECC Plenary Hall A > Free admission

Exclusive deals, great advice, recommendations from experts plus make your bookings all under the one roof! Come along and let us inspire you to explore the world!

NORTH QUEENSLAND BABIES AND KIDS MARKET > Sunday 21 February 2016 > 8.30am - 12.30pm > MECC Plenary Halls

Good quality pre-loved, new, handmade, information & promotional stalls.

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LONNIE LEE WITH THE LEEMAN > Friday 26 February 2016 > 11am > MECC Auditorium

Lonnie Lee is an Australian icon. He is Rockabilly’s finest, offering a show unlike any other. It’s Lee’s natural knack of transforming relatively staid songs into something spectacularly sexy, with throats-a-rumblin’ and sharp shoulders twitchin’ to the rhythm that will see your body bop and boogie.

ROSS NOBLE > Friday 26 February 2016 > 8pm > MECC Auditorium

Everybody’s favourite randomist is back and as always he has a lot of stuff backing up in his head and It’s time to let it all out.Come and be part of this truly unique stand up experience. Join him as audience and performer come together for a massive Brain Dump.

THE MIKADO > Thursday 18 February 2016 > 7pm > MECC Auditorium

After 21 years, Promac Productions are now saying Goodbye to their Gilbert & Sullivan productions with a farewell Australian tour of their most successful production...The Mikado.

2016 HELLO WORLD TRAVEL EXPO > Saturday 20 February 2016 > 9am - 3pm > MECC Plenary Halls > Free admission

Join us at the Helloworld Travel Expo! If you are looking for inspiration or already know where you want to go, then make sure you don’t miss this Expo!

ELVIS - IF I CAN DREAM | INTERNATIONAL TRIBUTE > Saturday 27 February 2016 > 8pm > MECC Auditorium

Come and relive and celebrate the great hits of ‘The King’ Elvis Presley in a two hour concert experience.

Starring internationally renowned Mark Anthony who recreates the essence and all the magical hits that inspired and shook the world.

AUSTRALIA DAY > Wednesday 2 March 2016 > 7pm > MECC Auditorium

The Australia Day committee is gearing up to put on their country town’s biggest bash - but everyone wants a piece of the party pie. Will the day be fair dinkum after all? Or are there too many roos loose in the community hall? A thoroughly modern ripper of a comedy, by acclaimed satirist Jonathan Biggins.

QUARTET BY RONALD HARWOOD. QUEENSLAND THEATRE COMPANY

> Friday 4 March 2016 > 7.30pm > MECC Auditorium

After wowing the world, retired opera singers Reggie, Cissy and Wilf have been put out to pasture in a country retirement home. Their chief concerns are scatty Cissy’s wandering memory, flirty Wilf’s obsession with dirty talk, and gentleman Reggie’s ongoing battle to get bloody

marmalade with breakfast. What keeps the trio raging against the dying of the light is headlining the annual gala concert marking composer Verdi’s birthday.

The serenity of their rehearsal room is shattered by the arrival of Jean: diva, celebrated soprano, fourth member of their quartet and Reggie’s ex-wife. Not that he’s thought about their horribly dysfunctional marriage in years, of course. Can these four put aside old grudges and re-team for one more show-stopping finale? Quartet, also adapted as an acclaimed 2012 film, is a devilishly funny journey.

STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES > Tuesday 22 March 2016 > 7.30pm > MECC Plenary Halls

Incomparable Country/Blues/Folk-rocker & pioneer of the Outlaw Country music movement, Steve Earle is returning to Australia. Grammy award winning, prolific, and multi-skilled, Earle knocked the world on its head in 1986 with the ground-breaking Guitar Town, which shot to No. 1 on the Country charts.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ALL ABOUT WOMEN > Sunday 6 March 2016 > 11.30am > MECC Auditorium

KMEIA’S 24TH REGIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL > Monday 14 March 2016 > 7.30pm > MECC Auditorium

The Friends of MECC staff key areas of the Centre which include door attending, front-of-house management, program selling and the collation of mail outs.

THE BENEFITS: > Discounted tickets to shows > Regular newsletters> Priority bookings > Ticket save advantages> Receive monthly ‘What’s On’ highlights> The opportunity to undertake a rewarding community service role

Enquire today at the MECC Box Office

Thanks to the generosity of these volunteers who give so much of their time, our Centre is considered one of the most successful and vital theatres in Australia.

THE TEN TENORS - THE POWER OF TEN > Wednesday 13 April 2016 > 7.30pm > MECC Auditorium

Be amazed by extraordinary voices, united by music, in an evening that will take your breath away.

SUGARLAND > Wednesday 27 April > 7.30pm> Thursday 28 April 2016 > 10am > MECC Auditorium

This exceptional; new play will make you laugh, cry and stay with you long after you leave the theatre.

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW > Saturday 30 April 2016 > 7.30pm > MECC Auditorium

The finest local and international comedy talents.

LADIES NIGHT > Saturday 18 June 2016 > 2pm & 7.30 > MECC Auditorium

Cheeky, fun, a little bit naughty - and a damn good giggle.

COUNTY SONG QLD THEATRE COMPANY> Tuesday 21 June 2016 > 7.30pm > MECC Auditorium

A fictionalised story wrapped around the life of Indigenous singing legend Jimmy Little.

WUTHERING HEIGHTS > Tuesday 31 May 2016 > 7.30pm > MECC Auditorium

Brontë’s gothic masterpiece storms the country in a new adaptation

TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD> Saturday 29 October 2016 > 7.30pm > MECC AuditoriumA bold, brave new work examining a darker side of Australian culture lurking just below the surface.

OTTO + ASTRID IN SUPER MUSICIAN> Friday 30 September 2016> 7.30pm > MECC North Foyer

A wild, rock ‘n’roll ride, full of hilarious, truly catchy and award winning pop songs.

AN EVENING WITH QLD BALLET> Tuesday 20 September 2016 > 7pm > MECC AuditoriumWitness first-hand our dancers’ passion, skill and dedication in an engaging program of short works.

ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE > Tuesday 16 August 2016 > 7.30pm > MECC AuditoriumMore than just a tribute to the legendary country singer. Based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan.

BARBER OF SEVILLE OPERA QLD > Saturday 13 August 2016 > 7.30pm > MECC Auditorium

A razor-sharp, musical wit brought to life by director Lindy Hume and a fabulous QLD cast.

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ABORIGINAL COMEDY ALLSTARS > Sunday 7 August 2016> 7.30pm > MECC Auditorium

From the oldest culture on earth comes the freshest and funniest standup comedy around.

THE 52-STOREY TREEHOUSE > Saturday 11 June 2016 > 11.30am & 2pm > MECC Auditorium

THE PEASANT PRINCE > Thursday 21 July 2016 > 6pm > MECC Auditorium> Friday 22 July 2016 > 10am & 12pm > MECC Auditorium

SNUGGLEPOT & CUDDLEPIE > Sunday 31 July > 2pm > MECC Auditorium

HIPPO! HIPPO! A BIG NEW Musical Adventure > Wednesday 24 August 2016 > 6pm > MECC Auditorium> Thursday 25 August 2016 > 10am & 12pm > MECC Auditorium

DAVID KIDD - TENORI > Friday 8 April 2016 > 11am > MECC Auditorium

LONNIE LEE WITH THE LEEMAN > Friday 26 February 2016 > 11am > MECC Auditorium

HELEN REDDY STORY STARRING NIKKI BENNETT > Friday 24 June 2016 > 11am > MECC Auditorium

ROCKET MAN- SONGS AND STORIES OF ELTON JOHN > Friday 19 August 2016 > 11am > MECC Auditorium

DANNY ELLIOTT - I’VE GET THE MUSIC > Friday 14 October 2016 > 11am > MECC Plenary Halls

TRIBUTE TO SHIRLEY BASSEY FEATURING BRUNIE RILEY > Friday 2 December 2016 > 11am > MECC Plenary Halls

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