Music

How The Light Gets In

Stories about life, love, and everything in between told through music and poetry.

  • Dates 06 Oct
  • Time 2:00pm - 5:00pm (Come and go as you please)
  • Venues Mamma Chen's
$20.00
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A black and white collage photo of the images of four musicians, three playing instruments and one standing at a microphone.

Image Credit: Viki Mealings, Michael Reynolds

  • Produced by: Viki Mealings

'There is a crack, a crack in everything, it's how the light gets in' Leonard Cohen.

Four dynamic local artists share stories about life, love, and everything in between through music and poetry.

Featuring:
Elizabeth 'Lish' Skec
Jason Whatt
Peter O'Shea
Viki Mealings

  • Duration: Come and go as you please

  • Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Partially Accessible

  • Age suitability: PG

  • Event warnings: Mild Coarse Language.

Show takes place in a licensed venue where stage is in a different room from the bar.

  • Full: $20.00

  • Concession: $10.00

  • Blak Tix: $10.00

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Sunday, 06 October 2024

2:00pm

Mamma Chen's

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