Antsy adults,meanwhile,can get stuck into an exhibition,an escape room,or the gentle art of axe throwing.
Choice new-release movies include a remake of a high school cult classic from Tina Fey and a sophisticated comedy starring indie hero Paul Giamatti. Plus there’s a chance to do the Time Warp,again,with a revival of the cult film to end all cult films.
Monday,January 8
Amusements:
Love puzzles and intelligence tests? Recruit some friends and pit yourself against the laser beams of,the cogs and dials of,the potions of,the hidden explosives of and many others.
Various locations,$40-$55..
Art:
The history and design of sneakers from the sports field to the fashion runway is explored in this inventive exhibition from The Design Museum in London,exclusive in Australia to the Gold Coast.
HOTA Gallery,daily 10am-4pm,$10-$26..
Tuesday,January 9
Amusements:
The axe-throwing craze has reached the Brisbane CBD. Work off all that end-of-year aggression at the new Maniax (the third in SE Qld) by throwing an axe at one of several targets,then chill down with a Viking-inspired cocktail at Ragnar&Sons bar.
Basement 79 Adelaide Street,Brisbane City,daily from 10am,from $49..
Kids:
Lifelike,full-size dinosaur puppets come to life on stage,including T-Rex,Triceratops,Giraffatitan,Microraptor and Segnosaurus.
Brisbane Powerhouse,Jan 9-14,$64.90-$79.90..
Wednesday,January 10
Museums:This underrated and fascinating museum in Caboolture has Bronze Age axes,Roman Empire jewellery,illuminated manuscripts,medieval armour,17th-century Dutch pottery,and a penny-farthing bicycle,as well as Asian,Islamic and Pacific rarities.
31 The Abbey Place,Caboolture. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm,$7-$12..
Craft:
This workshop will teach teenagers how to screen print on paper and fabric a design inspired by theRearranged exhibition.
Museum of Brisbane,2.30-4.30pm,$25..
Thursday,January 11
Film:The Holdovers
Twenty years on fromSideways,Paul Giamatti reunites with director Alexander Payne in this acclaimed comedy about a stroppy history teacher chaperoning holdover students at a New England boarding school during Christmas (M).
In cinemas from Jan 11.
Film:Mean Girls
The claws are out again in the film based on the musical based on the film. Tina Fey returns as Ms Norbury (and again wrote the screenplay) for this high school opus which stars Australia’s Angourie Rice in the Lindsay Lohan role (M).
In cinemas from Jan 11.
Friday,January 12
Film:Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) directs a hallucinatory retelling ofRed Riding Hood interwoven with other adult fairy tales in a 1984 film featuring Angela Lansbury,Stephen Rea and Terence Stamp (MA15+).
GOMA,6pm,free.
Film:
Dendy is reintroducing ‘Frank-N-Furter Fridays’ with the return of the biggest cult film of all time:sci-fi musical parody and audience participation favouriteRocky Horror.Drag stars Maxi-Bun and Shu Shu Funtanna are your hosts,and expect plenty of sweet transvestites besides (M).
Dendy Coorparoo&Portside,9pm,$14.50-$18.50..
Saturday,January 13
Outdoors:
You don’t need to leave town to get in the swim. Find heat relief at one of Brisbane’s council pools,tidal pools,real and artificial beaches,splashy playgrounds,water holes and commercial water parks.
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Theatre:
Technology meets sleight-of-hand at QPAC in January. Bring your phone to this interactive evening of hocus-pocus by top magicians including Ash Magic,Sabine van Diemen,Horret Wu and Charli Ashby.
Concert Hall,QPAC,Jan 4-13,$79-$149..
Sunday,January 14
Kids:
Meet Thomas and friends,experience storytime with Sir Topham Hatt,play with toy trains,ride the mini train,enjoy carnival rides and more as the rail museum becomes a kid-friendly island of Sodor. Tickets include admission to all the regular museum exhibits.
Workshops Rail Museum,North St,North Ipswich,daily until Jan 26,$17-$21..
Theatre:
Anthony Warlow,Zoë Ventoura,Lucy Maunder,Peter Rowsthorn and Asabi Goodman star in the sexy’n’cynical musical choreographed by Bob Fosse and written by John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret).
Lyric Theatre,QPAC,Jan 2-Feb 4,$69.90-$209.90..