Community Billboard 17th March – 23nd March
This weekly community gig guide is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney’s Plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global and connected.
Goldner String Quartet: Sydney Sister Cities – A Musical Celebration!
“The country’s indisputably pre-eminent chamber music ensemble” Sydney Morning Herald”
Sydney Sister Cities – A Musical Celebration!
The Goldner String Quartet returns to City Recital Hall Angel Place for it’s first concert of 2014. In celebration of Sydney’s cultural affinity with her six ‘Sister Cities’, this festive event begins at 6pm with a sampling of tastes (including wines). The Quartet will then present a varied concert program incorporating selections of works representing all six countries, composers significant to each will be featured; Elgar, Takemitsu, Barber, Gareth Farr, Zhou Long, Sculthorpe and Verdi.
Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to experience a variety of different tastes, music, people and cultures.
Sydney’s ‘Sister Cities’: Portsmouth (England), Wellington (NZ), Guangzhou (China), Florence (Italy), San Francisco (USA) and Nagoya (Japan).
When: On Tuesday 18 March from 6.00 – 9.00 pm
Where: City Recital Hall, Martin Place between George & Pitt Streets Angel Place Sydney 2000
Cost: Adults $55
Child $45
Seniors $45
How to get to this event: Wynyard and Martin Place train stations are 5 minutes walk from Angel Place. All buses to and from Circular Quay stop nearby on George Street or Pitt Street
Celebration of the Centenary Edition Commonsense Cookery Book
One of the greatest achievements of Australian women is being celebrated on World Home Economics Day – the Commonsense Cookery Book. This landmark book started as a compilation by a dedicated group of women passionate about their profession as cookery teachers in NSW and has had a place on the shelves of book sellers continuously since 1914.
The Dixon Room of the State Library of NSW will be the venue for a cocktail party, celebratory activities, prizes and the Margaret Bamford Memorial Lecture presented by Jacqui Newling, colonial gastronomer and food historian at Sydney Living Museum. She will be speaking on Australian Food and Sociey 100 years past. The centenary edition of the cookery book, presented as a boxed set, is now available.
When: On Friday 21 March from 6.00 -9.00 pm
Where: State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street (between the Royal Botanic Gardens and Parliament House) Sydney 2000
Cost: $95 pp
How to get to this event: The closest train stations are Martin Place and St James. Circular Quay is only a short walk away. The Sydney Explorer bus stops at the Library.
Living in Harmony: My Study, My Career – International Student Forum
Be inspired by some of Australia’s finest international students. Join us for a number of lively Q&A sessions, where we ask some of the greatest and most inspirational international students to share with us their success secrets.
This year, we will also talk about creating a memorable study experience and a safe environment for international students. You’ll be joined by some of Australia’s leading employers who’ll give tips on building a successful career in Australia and a panel of experts to discuss the range of support services from police, legal, health, community and student organisations.
When: On Friday 21 March from 4.30 – 10 pm Lower Town Hall
Where: Sydney Town Hall, 483 George Street (cnr Druitt Street) Sydney 2000
Cost: Free
How to get to this event: Town Hall Railway Station, Sydney Explorer Bus Stop 24, George Street Bus Services.
Reopening the Tote at Green Square
Affectionately known as ‘the Tote’, the Green Square Neighbourhood Service Centre has been renovated to provide a range of new accessible spaces for the community. Come along and explore your new look Tote and enjoy refreshments and kids entertainment.
We also want to get your feedback on the draft designs for a new park in the Green Square area, to be built in Waterloo. You can also take a look at the revised designs for the library and plaza for the Green Square Town Centre and give us your views on the name Green Square for a new suburb.
When: On Saturday 22 March from 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Where: Green Square Library and Customer Service @ the Tote, Cnr Joynton Avenue & Wolseley Grove Tote Building – 100 Joynton Avenue Zetland 2017
Cost: Free
How to get to this event: Bus No. 343 from Elizabeth St Surry Hills opposite Central Station or Green Square railway station.
Bus Routes – 301, 302, 303, Metro 20
The Welcome Dinner Exhibition
Launched in March 2013, The Welcome Dinner Project creates meaningful encounters between new arrivals – from refugees and asylum seekers to migrants and international students – and established Australians. It’s a great way to build new understandings, supportive friendships and more connected communities.
You can take part in our grand-scale Welcome Dinner featuring over 150 people – both newly arrived and established Australians, key stakeholders and partners. The dinner on 22nd March is focused on international students, plus other newly arrived people and established Australians.
This will be a pot luck style dinner and we ask that you bring one dish representing your culture to share with your new friends. Whilst enjoying delicious food you can enjoy our exhibition, which will be available all day, and hear the stories of our past participants.
To book your place at a dinner (free of charge) please use the Eventbrite link. Spaces are limited to 150 people at every dinner.
When: Between Friday 21 March and Saturday 22 March at 8.00 am and 6.00 pm
Where: Martin Place, Martin Place Sydney 2000
Cost: Free
How to get to this event: Buses along George, Pitt & Elizabeth Streets. Wynyard & Martin Place Train Stations.
Sydney Town Hall tour for international Students
Sydney Town Hallis one of Sydney’s favourite buildings and a favourite meeting place in the centre of town. Its newly restored clock keeps the city on time and its beautiful interiors are some of the most admired heritage spaces in Sydney.
Come and join a free guided tour with the town hall curator. Hear stories about how Sydney Town Hall was built and see some spaces the public don’t usually get to see. If you are new to Sydney, the town hall steps are a great place to meet your friends before the tour.
Sydney Town Hall is a working venue and tours may need to adapt to venue hire conditions on the day.
When: On Saturday 22 March from 11.00 am – noon
Where: Sydney Town Hall, 483 George Street (cnr Druitt Street) Sydney 2000
Cost: Free
How to get this event: Town Hall Railway Station, Sydney Explorer Bus Stop 24, George Street Bus Services.
Seniors Week
NSW Seniors Week is the largest celebration for people over 60 in the southern hemisphere. With a 2014 theme of Live Life!, it’s a chance to celebrate seniors in our community. NSW Seniors Week includes great opportunities for seniors to stay active and independent, and be recognised for their community involvement.
From laughter workshops to cultural debates, the City of Sydney is hosting some great events for seniors to celebrate – so come along and join in the fun! For more information on events and to book, visit the City of Sydney’s Seniors Week webpage.
In addition to the great events, Seniors who are residents of the City of Sydney can enjoy free entry to all City-owned aquatic and fitness centres throughout Seniors Week (Saturday 15 March to Sunday 23 March). Don’t forget your ID for proof of age and address.
When: Between Saturday 15 March and Sunday 23 March from 00.00 to 00.10
Where: Various locations, see website for details Sydney 2000
Cost: Free
How to get to this event: Call 131 500 or visit https://www.131500.com.au
International film project
Local seniors and young persons of City Spaces West (Glebe, Ultimo & Pyrmont) are proud to present an intergenerational film that highlights the commonalities and differences in the lives of older and younger generations. This film is themed around a Chinese saying that “it is how one dresses, what one eats, how one lives, and how one travels that makes up a person.”
This project seeks to deconstruct intergenerational stereotypes and re-create cross-generational understanding of younger and older people within the community, as part of Seniors Week and Youth Week events in 2014.
When: On Wednesday 19 March from 3.30 – 5.00 pm
On Wednesday 09 April from 7.00 – 9.00 pm
SENIORS WEEK LAUNCH
Powerhouse Museum
500 Harris Street
ULTIMO NSW 2007
Wed 19 March
3:30 – 5:00pm
Registrations essential
YOUTH WEEK LAUNCH
Maybanke Courts
87-97 Harris Street
PYRMONT NSW 2009
Wed 9 April
7:00 – 9:00pm
Where: Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street Ultimo 2007
Cost: Free
How to get to this event: Haymarket Monorail & Light Rail Station, Sydney Explorer Bus Stop 17
Loved ones
An exhibition of drawings by Cary Lee
Cary Lee’s exhibition ‘Loved Ones’ reflects the pleasure of reunion; a celebration of those meaningful things which have pulled me back together again, after a period of fragmentation. ‘Loved Ones’ presents a transition from the blisteringly dry and desolate heart of a great desert, to the borderline between sand and fertile flora. As I collect and record my loved ones, dark images and vignettes still permeate and disturb the beautiful view. The flowers confuse me with their captivating beauty and the dark life that exists below them. Cary Lee.
When: Between Wednesday 05 March and Monday 17 March from 09.00 am – 5.30 pm
Drinks with the Artist at Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 12.30 – 2.30 pm
Gallery Hours: Mon – Friday, 9.00 am – 5.30 pm.
Where: Pine Street Creative Arts Centre, 64 Pine Street Chippendale 2008
Cost: Free
How to get to this event: Central & Redfern Stations.
I am a Champion @ Surry Hills Library
The teenage years for boys is one of the most challenging. They experience many changes physically & emotionally while facing difficult experiences like bullying, rejection, health, & career pressures. Society, girls, & social media can make it a confusing time for most teenage boys especially with the added strains of peer pressure. I am a Champion is a workshop by*Christian Marchegiani* aimed at helping boys and parents develop the skills to deal with these issues. Christian talks about his own experiences and how he overcame the setbacks of his teenage years to become an influential role model for young boys. 10-18 yrs
When: On Saturday 22 March from 2.00 – 3.30 pm
Where: Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown Street Surry Hills 2010
Cost: Free
How to get to this event: Call 131 500 or visit www.131500.com.au
Isabella Rossellini in Green Porno
In Green Porno, Rossellini takes us on an unusual and fascinating journey into the sex life and mating habits of a number of land and marine animals – the snail, the worm, the fly, the shrimp, the deadly spider, the praying mantis, the anchovy and the bi-phallic snake.
Green Porno originally began in 2008 when Robert Redford encouraged Rossellini to create short environmental films for his Sundance TV Channel. Rossellini knew it was a unique opportunity, “I particularly love short films, I’ve always been interested in animal behaviour, and I certainly know a lot of people that are interested in sex. So here you have the three elements that make the core concept of Green Porno – short stories, animals and sex.”
The critically acclaimed and provocative short film series ran for three seasons and saw Rossellini dressed in a stunning variety of insect and sea-creature costumes as she described and enacted the mating rituals of various wildlife. A book followed and now, the stage adaptation, which has its world premiere in Los Angeles in November 2013.
Written by Rossellini – who is currently studying animal behaviour at Hunter College in New York – and Jean-Claude Carrière, Green Porno mixes live performance with several of the short films. Each story, read and performed on stage by Rossellini is scientifically accurate and in each of the films she presents herself as a particular animal.
A quietly influential force in art cinema, screenwriter Carrière (also an author, actor, opera librettist, and occasional director), has collaborated with such important screen artists as Luis Buñuel, Milos Forman, Jean-Luc Godard, Philip Kaufman, Louis Malle, Nagisa Oshima, Volker Schlöndorff, and Andrzej Wajda.
When: Between Saturday 22 March and Sunday 23 March from 07.00 – 07.00
Where: City Recital Hall, Martin Place between George & Pitt Streets Angel Place Sydney 2000
Cost: $79 – $99
How to get to this event: Wynyard and Martin Place train stations are 5 minutes walk from Angel Place. All buses to and from Circular Quay stop nearby on George Street or Pitt Street