ENTERTAINMENT
UQU is the hub of entertainment on
campus: your UQU is here to engage,
excite and entertain U!
Enjoy amazing events such as Market
Day, Toga Party, Cultural Fiesta and
Oktoberfest; hear live music; attend
barbecues, club balls, dinners, movie
nights, pizza nights, industry nights, and
Red Room sessions. Join a club (see
below), or share a meal at one of UQU’s
15 outlets across three campuses (see
page 50).
UQU
Phone +61 7 3377 2200
BEENTERTAINED
CULTURALACTIVITIES
UQ also offers a diverse range of cultural
pursuits, many of which are free.
Music
The School of Music presents regular
performances by students, staff, and guest
artists. You can attend a free Lunchtime
Concert every Thursday at 1pm during
semester on the St Lucia campus. Or, enjoy
one of the popular free monthly Sunday
concerts held at Customs House in the
Brisbane city centre. Special performances
are also held at the UQ Centre, St Lucia,
and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre
(QPAC) at South Bank, Brisbane.
If you would like to play music yourself,
you can join ensembles such as the UQ
Chorale, UQ Symphony Orchestra, or the
UQ Wind Symphony: auditions are held
during Orientation Week.
UQ School of Music Concert Diary
Phone +61 7 3365 3952
Music ensembles
Theatre and cinema
Lights, camera, action! See performances
by student and community groups at the
Schonell Theatre and Geoffrey Rush Drama
Studio at the St Lucia campus. Or watch
a movie at the Schonell from Thursday to
Monday.
UQ Events
Museums
Home to many intriguing museums, UQ
holds collections in Anatomy, Anthropology,
Antiquities, Art (The UQ Art Museum and
Customs House Art Gallery), Geology,
Insects, Medical History, Pathology, and
Physics, to name just a few.
The Fryer Library also features an
extensive collection of Australiana
and other “treasures”.
Things to do
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