Scenic Rim Tourism News & Specials
The Great Debate and festival writing awards are presented on Thursday September 9.
The Youth SPARtacular, featuring the youth choir, will be presented on Friday September 10.
The climax of the festival is Elements, a live stage show featuring dance, song, music and costumes at the Boonah Cultural Centre from 6.30pm.
Jazz in the Scenic Rim
The Festival concludes on Sunday September 12 with Jazz in the Scenic Rim, featuring the Caxton St Jazz Band. The band will play on the lawn at the Bunjurgen Vineyard Estate. A gourmet picnic lunch is included in the $40 ticket price.
After the Jazz stay at Zengarra Country House on Lake Moogerah Road. Easy to reach via the road to Mount Alford it has a special bed & breakfast deal for the Festival saving up to 35%. Breakfast early for commuters
For more information on all of these events go to www.boonahartscollective.com
The Tree Movie
You may have already heard about the film, The Tree, which filmed in Boonah in August 2009 and opened very successfully last week in over 220 cinemas throughout France. It features the lives of Dawn (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her four children as they are thrown off balance after the sudden death of her husband Peter. Yet unexpected solace arrives when eight-year-old daughter Simone (Morgana Davies) believes her father is living on in the fig tree outside their house. But the family’s new-found comfort is tested, as Dawn meets a new man and the tree’s roots begin to infiltrate the house… The Tree showcases the beautiful and unique flora and fauna from your area and the wild landscape sets a backdrop for a powerful Australian story, featuring a 200 year old fig tree which was eventually discovered by a French location scout after a two year search in Boonah. Australian release close to the end of September.
More Music in the Scenic Rim
Zengarra Country House owner Christine Leah
has over 12000 hits on just one of her marimba solos on 
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