Brisbane ladies and gents Nine Lives Gallery are exhibiting some of Australia and New Zealand’s most talented female illustrators tomorrow night. Put together by local Brissie artist, designer and curator Mel Baxter, Hand Drawn will feature the works of Kelly Thompson, Kareena Zerefos, Fee Harding, Sarah Larnach and Xiao. Head over to Nine lives (above Mellino's Cafe in the Valley) from 6pm.

Brisbane photographer Hamish Cairns has just come back from the wilds of Pakistan where he’s been taking photos of the Pashtun people, who inhabit the North West Frontier – the frontline for the war on terror since the beginning. Head along to The Francis Rush Centre, 277 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane this Friday night from 7pm to see Hamish’s photos and to help raise much needed funds for the people most affected by the war.