Show off your BITS

With memories of the Brisbane Festival still fresh, the Queensland capital is to get another, albeit more modest, performing arts event. The BITS Festival is described as "an open-access, one-day event for independent theatre makers to showcase their work". The organisers say it's a preview for a larger event in 2010 that aims to give performing artists an opportunity to present their work to an audience and to their peers. If you're an artist who wants to be involved, or a potential audience member, the details are bitsfestival.com.