Best of Brisbane this (wet) weekend

FROM rockers to rooftop bars, theatre to travel expos, here are the top 10 ways to keep entertained while keeping dry.

<span class="h2">River runs deep</span>Grammy-winning Christian rock band Third Day headline World Vision’s Make a Difference Tour on Brisbane’s Riverstage tonight. They’ll be joined by Australia’s Levi McGrath and American Christian pop-rock band Needtobreathe. <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/third-day-make-a-difference-tour-brisbane-queensland-20-02-2015/event/13004D6EA3B17B83" title="www.ticketmaster.com.au"><b>More details</b></a>

1/14River runs deepGrammy-winning Christian rock band Third Day headline World Vision’s Make a Difference Tour on Brisbane’s Riverstage tonight. They’ll be joined by Australia’s Levi McGrath and American Christian pop-rock band Needtobreathe. More details

<span class="h2">Hold the humour</span>Rosewater, on exclusively at Palace Centro, is the scriptwriting and directorial debut of The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart, following Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari who returns to his home country to report on the elections but is apprehended and kept in solitary confinement. <b><a href="http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/rosewater/" title="www.palacecinemas.com.au">More details</a></b>

2/14Hold the humourRosewater, on exclusively at Palace Centro, is the scriptwriting and directorial debut of The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart, following Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari who returns to his home country to report on the elections but is apprehended and kept in solitary confinement. More details

<span class="h2">Get your goat on</span>Celebrate the Year of the Goat with three days of festivities including lion dances, fire crackers, traditional music, dance performances and roving acts — plus traditional food — in the Chinatown Mall, Friday and Saturday 5-10pm and Sunday noon-5pm. <b><a href="http://www.visitbrisbane.com.au/information/articles/arts-and-entertainment/chinese-new-year" title="www.visitbrisbane.com.au">More details</a></b>

3/14Get your goat onCelebrate the Year of the Goat with three days of festivities including lion dances, fire crackers, traditional music, dance performances and roving acts — plus traditional food — in the Chinatown Mall, Friday and Saturday 5-10pm and Sunday noon-5pm. More details

<span class="h2">Two Ronnies return</span>The Veronicas’ first show at home in more than six years is on at City Hall on Saturday. The girls shot straight to the top of the charts with their latest hit You Ruin Me. Tickets have been reduced from $79.99 to $49.99. <b><a href="http://premier.ticketek.com.au/events/VERONICA15/venues/BCH/performances/EBCH2015653/tickets" title="premier.ticketek.com.au">More details</a></b>

4/14Two Ronnies returnThe Veronicas’ first show at home in more than six years is on at City Hall on Saturday. The girls shot straight to the top of the charts with their latest hit You Ruin Me. Tickets have been reduced from $79.99 to $49.99. More details

<span class="h2">Where eagles feast</span>Eagle’s Nest, 12 storeys up on the roof of The Point Hotel at Kangaroo Point, kicks off the first of its Sunday sessions this weekend. Chef Marcus Turner says he’ll be keeping the bar snacks simple and pitched towards Moet Ice Imperial and a shortlist of cocktails that will be on pour. <b><a href="http://www.thepointbrisbane.com.au/news-and-events/rooftop-bar-launching-feb-15" title="www.thepointbrisbane.com.au">More details</a></b>

5/14Where eagles feastEagle’s Nest, 12 storeys up on the roof of The Point Hotel at Kangaroo Point, kicks off the first of its Sunday sessions this weekend. Chef Marcus Turner says he’ll be keeping the bar snacks simple and pitched towards Moet Ice Imperial and a shortlist of cocktails that will be on pour. More details

<span class="h2">Page turner</span>Steve Watson, whose debut novel Before I Go To Sleep was turned into movie starring Nicole Kidman, has published his follow-up Second Life, about a fortysomething photographer with the perfect existence - until his sister is brutally murdered. <b>More details</b>

6/14Page turnerSteve Watson, whose debut novel Before I Go To Sleep was turned into movie starring Nicole Kidman, has published his follow-up Second Life, about a fortysomething photographer with the perfect existence - until his sister is brutally murdered. More details

<span class="h2">Maternal tendencies</span>Endearing TV series Mother and Son is resurrected for the stage with Noeline Brown as the manipulative Maggie Beare and Darren Gilshenan (The Moodys) as her long-suffering son Arthur. At QPAC until March 15. <b>More details</b>

7/14Maternal tendenciesEndearing TV series Mother and Son is resurrected for the stage with Noeline Brown as the manipulative Maggie Beare and Darren Gilshenan (The Moodys) as her long-suffering son Arthur. At QPAC until March 15. More details

<span class="h2">Man still working</span>Colin Hay of Men at Work fame has released his 12th solo album New Year People, taking on writing, producing, lead vocal and many of the instrumentation duties. <b><a href="http://www.colinhay.com/" title="www.colinhay.com">More details</a></b>

8/14Man still workingColin Hay of Men at Work fame has released his 12th solo album New Year People, taking on writing, producing, lead vocal and many of the instrumentation duties. More details

<span class="h2">Future is now</span>Catch the exhibition We Can Make Another Future: Japanese Art After 1989 at Brisbane’s GOMA. Volunteer guided tours at 11am. <b><a href="http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/current/wecanmakeanotherfuture" title="www.qagoma.qld.gov.au">More details</a></b>

9/14Future is nowCatch the exhibition We Can Make Another Future: Japanese Art After 1989 at Brisbane’s GOMA. Volunteer guided tours at 11am. More details

<span class="h2">To die for</span>Plan your next escape or see what the world has to offer at the annual <i>Sunday Mail </i>Travel Show at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane, this weekend. Running in conjunction is the inaugural Bucket List Expo, with exhibitors including Danica and Jonathon Wilson of Encompass Africa. <b><a href="http://bucketlistexpo.com.au/Brisbane/" title="bucketlistexpo.com.au">More details</a></b>

10/14To die forPlan your next escape or see what the world has to offer at the annual Sunday Mail Travel Show at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane, this weekend. Running in conjunction is the inaugural Bucket List Expo, with exhibitors including Danica and Jonathon Wilson of Encompass Africa. More details

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12/14Noeline Brown and Darren Gilshenan in MOTHER AND SON

13/14Noeline Brown and Darren Gilshenan in MOTHER AND SON

14/14Noeline Brown and Darren Gilshenan in MOTHER AND SON

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