Community Billboard: October 24 – 30
This weekly community gig guide is proudly sponsored by City of Sydney’s plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global and connected
Sketch Club
The Paper Mill (an Artist Run Space in the CBD) runs this Thurday evening workshop. A casual get together, Sketch Club welcomes all walks of life int
o The Paper Mill Gallery space to share ideas, inspiration and techniques.
When: Thursday, October 27 – 5:30-7:30pm
Where: The Paper Mill Gallery, 1 Angel Pl, Ash St Sydney 2010
Cost: FREE (BY
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Norton
Street Italia Festa
Come and join in the biggest Italian family celebration of the year at the Norton Street Italian Fest, celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Along with the market stalls overflowing with traditional Italian food, drinks and fashion, there will be a “Nonni in Cucina” where local Nonnas will cook for the audience, presenting their favourite dishes.
Where: Norton Street, Leichhardt
Cost: FREE ENTRY
When: Friday, October 28 – Sunday, October 30 10:30am-4:00pm
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Next Chapter History Group
Come hear historian Michael Flynn give a new perspective on the First Fleet and Australia’s beginnings. Michael Flynn is a Sydney historian and author of The Second Fleet: Britain’s Grim Convict Armada of 1790.
When: Thursday, October 27 – 10:30am
Where: Randwick Library, Level one, Royal Randwick Shopping Centre, Belmore Road, Randwick
Cost: FREE
More Info: Jane – 9314 4888 or for bookings 9399 6966
Seven Bridges Walk
The Seven Bridges walk is a great family day out while getting active and raising money for Cancer Council New South Wales. Enjoy a unique Sydney Harbour while you walk across seven of Sydney’s Bridges and enjoy our beautiful Harbour at your own pace.
There will be seven Villages around the course that participants may start at and must pass through to complete the circle walk.
- The Rocks Village – Cadman’s Cottage, Circular Quay Way, opposite OPT
- Pyrmont Village – Pyrmont Bay Park, Pirrama Rd, opposite Star City Casino
- Rozelle Village – King George Park, Manning Street, near Rozelle Hospital
- Hunters Hill Village – Hunters Hill Scout Hall, Durham Street, near the Church Street overpass on Burns Bay Road
- Lane Cove Village – Blaxlands Corner – Central Park, William Edward Street and Kenneth Street
- Wollstonecraft Village – Brennan Park, Hazelbank Street and King Street
- Milsons Point Village – Burton Street, Corner of Alfred Street and Burton Street
The Public is encouraged to take public transport to arrive at their village of choice.
The past five years has seen a total of 45,000 walkers take part in the Seven Bridges Walk and over $400,000 raised for charity.
When: Sunday, October 30, 7:30am – 4:30pm
Where:
Cost: $15 (Kids under 12 are FREE)
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Street Works
Part of the Sydney Architecture Festival
Cities around the world are moving toward installing little interventions that reclaim under-utilised spaces in urban places.
Artists and landscape architects were asked by Sydney City Council to devise projects that would transform under-used public spaces in a competition sponsored by the City.
The five installations are already under way!
>Beer Line – From Barley to the Bottle: In Haymarket, the former 19th century cattle and grain markets, landscape artists from the NSW Government Architects office will install a beer production line, from growing grain through malting, brewing, fermenting and bottling
>Green is Gold: Inspired by the unnecessary waste of non-biodegradable coffee cups, a group of UNSW architecture and town planning students artists will install towers of cups planted with flower and herb seeds that will grow during the three month installation
>Urban Waterfall: Using flagging tape and solar powered spotlights, Seattle landscape architect, Kristi Park, will turn a blank wall on Redfern Street into a “canopied cathedral of colour”
>Sydney! There’s Something I’ve been Meaning to Tell You: Jessica Miley, a University of Adelaide architect, will remake the Customs House forecourt as a laundromat that lets Sydneysiders “come clean” selecting a laundered napkin, write down your “dirty secret” and “air it” with a peg on a hills hoist.
>Walk the Line: On selected streets in the City CBD, a team from Melbourne architecture & design company Hassell will paint (in bio-degradable paint called “Eliminator’, used in the Melbourne Olympics) a temporary line linking places of fun and play
An exhibition showcasing all STREET WORKS entries, is now on at Customs House, highlighting the range of creative ideas above.
When: Friday October 21 – Saturday January, 12.00-12.00
Cost: FREE
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The Cruelty Free Festival
This event is about awareness. Meet like-minded people, discover which companies do not test on animals, learn how to volunteer with an animal rescue group, sponsor a rescued moon-bear or baby orang-utan, try delicious vegan food, adopt a homeless cat or dog, or sign up as a volunteer for an animal rights group, while you are being entertained by the excellent line-up of musicians, singers and talented performers on the main stage.
The Cruelty Free Festival features over 60 stalls full of delicious food, organic wine and beer and cruelty-free products; vegan and vegetarian cooking demonstrations; face-painting for the kids; and free, open-air yoga and meditation workshops, the Cruelty Free Festival will be a fun-filled day of discovery and enjoyment for the whole family.
When: Sunday, October 23 – 9:00am-4:00pm On Sunday 30 October from 10.00 to 17.00
Where: Belmore Park, Eddy Avenue Haymarket 2000
Cost: FREE ENTRY
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Parramasala Festival
Parramasala is an international contemporary arts festival that celebrates the global impact of South Asian arts. The city of Parramatta comes alive with 8 days of vibrant arts and entertainment including music, dance, theatre, film, markets and visual arts from around the world.
The festival included a cultural myriad of dance, music, film art and lifestyle from the South of Asia.
The central city precinct around Town Hall and St John’s Cathedral Square and the Riverside Theatres precinct will be focal points for the festival, featuring a free outdoor stage, daily ‘Masala’ markets and various performance, film and exhibition venues.
When: Sunday, October 30 – Sunday, October 6
Where: Various locations, see ‘More Info’
Cost: FREE ENTRY
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