Community Billboard 21th November – 28th November
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
Paper to Pupperty
An initiative of Studio ARTES The Paper to Puppetry project is a response to the Studio ARTIST interest in ‘storytelling’, enabling them to experiment with new mediums and creative mentors.
Paper to Puppetry is an exhibition by five professional artists with disability, in collaboration with puppetry company Erth, digital media storytellers Curious Works, Alison Clouston and Leigh Rigozzi.
What has evolved as a result of this collaboration is a body of work that fuses various media (paper, puppetry, video, performance and photography) in a way that is innovative and expressive.
Paper to Puppetry showcases the dynamic and engaging contribution artists with disability are making to Sydney’s artistic life and cultural conversation.
When: Between Thursday 14 November and Monday 25 November from 10am to 6pm
Where: Gaffa Gallery, 281 Clarence Street near near Town Hall Station, Sydney 2000
Cost: Free
How to get to the event: Buses and Trains to Town Hall Station
For more information visit https://www.gaffa.com.au/
Love In X Movements – Manjila Luo classical concert at Sydney Recital Hall
Manjia Luo is an international violinist who performs with passion and grace. Manjia brings her stunning concert, Love In X Movements, to City Recital Hall at Angel Place in November, featuring an array of new works and favourites from her albums Water & Life, Love In X Movements and Christmas Baby.
An avid composer, Manjia’s piano compositions have been honoured at the MusicOz Australian Independent Music Awards 2012 (Top 5 in Classical/Jazz) and the Australian Song Writing Associations Australian Song Contest 2012 (4th in Instrumental).
She has also released more than 15 albums and DVDs, including Sleeping Beauty (CD), Nature’s Romance (DVD) and Autumn Spectacle (CD).
Manjia’s live music performances have touched many hearts, often bringing audiences to tears.
Don’t miss this exceptional, contemporary classical music concert which is sure move and leave a tune in your heart.
When: Thursday 21 November, from 7pm to 8.50pm
Where: City Recital Hall, Martin Place (between George and Pitt Streets Angel Place), Sydney 2000
Cost: Adult $70, Children (under 30) $30, Concession (Senior) $40
How to get to the event: Wynyard and Martin Place train Stations; Buses to and from Circular Quay (stopping nearby on George St or Pitt St)
For booking and further information visit https://www.manjiamusic.com.au
Anna Salleh – Brazil & Beyond
Following her hugely successful debut last month at Foundry616, Sydney’s newest jazz venue welcomes back singer/guitarist Anna Salleh with her stunning performance ‘Brazil & Beyond’ on Thursday 21 November.
Anna is fast developing a reputation as one of Sydney’s finest exponents of Brazilian jazz and other crossover music styles. From honey-smooth bossa and ballads, and irrepressible samba, to playful swing, cool jazz and enchanting choro, she includes surprise favourites all in the mix. Be prepared for a slow-burning brew of beauty, sorrow, irreverence and joy.
Anna Salleh (vocals, guitar) Dan Holland (piano) Ed Schots (horns) Stan Valacos (bass) Tim Bradley (drums)
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When: Thursday 21 November, from 7.30pm to 11pm (doors open 7.30, Showtime 8.30)
Where: Foundry616, 616 Harris Street Ultimo, NSW 2007
Cost: Adult $25, Dinner/Show $52 (booking fees apply)
How to get to the event: 501 bus from Ryde, Gladesville, Drummoyne, Rozelle, Pyrmont and all buses along Broadway/ George St to Railway Square or UTS, then 5 min walk to venue
Book now online at https://www.stickytickets.com.au/13860/anna_salleh_brazil__beyond.aspx and visit https://www.annasalleh.com/ for further information
Steve Barry Trio Concert
Barry’s compositions and playing display a rare combination of melodic accessibility with a sophisticated level of musical inventiveness. His solos flow expertly in unexpected, yet logical and highly pleasing directions.
Steve is the recipient of numerous awards including a University of Sydney Australian Postgraduate Award (APA), and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Diane Fisher Award. He has also received the Most Outstanding Musician, Best Pianist, Best Composition and Band of Festival awards from the Tauranga International Jazz Festival.
Steve Barry (piano)
Alex Boneham (bass)
Tim Firth (drums)
When: Friday 22 November, 8.30pm to 11pm
Where: Seymour Centre, Corner of City Rd and Cleveland St Chippendale, NSW 2006
Cost: $20/$15/$10
How to get to the event: Redfern train station; buses 422, 423, 426, 428, 370, 352
Visit https://www.sima.org.au for further information
Uke ‘n’ Roll
All ages Uke Jam session, expect some classic Aussie tunes as we celebrate Australian Music month. Bring along your own ukes, previous experience necessary.
When: Saturday 23 November, from 1pm to 3pm
Where: Newtown Library, 8-10 Brown St Newtown 2042
Cost: Free
How to get to the event: Call 131 500 or visi twww.131500.com.au
Bookings essential – book online or call 9265 9333
Visit https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/libaries for further information
Delphi Bank 20th Greek Film Festival
The Delphi Bank 20th Greek Film Festival (GFF) presents close to 3 weeks of the best of contemporary Greek films, shorts and documentaries. To celebrate the 20 year milestone, a selection of the Best Of films screened over the last 20 years ofGFF will also be screened.
The GFF opens on the 6th November with Greece’s box office hit Christoforos Papakaliatis’ “What If…” in a Sliding Doors style of storytelling.
Over two weeks later the captivating financial thriller, Capital (Le Capital), will close the festival on Sunday 24 November. In this ambitious and thrilling melodrama which screened at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, filmmaker Costas-Gavras (known for his political thrillers, including the Oscar-winning Z) returns to familiar territory with this persuasively-detailed tale of boardroom politics, remorseless backstabbing and the evils of capitalism.
When: Between Wednesday 6 November and Sunday 24 November from 6.30pm to 11.55pm
Where: Chauvel Cinemas, Corner Oatley & Oxford Sts Paddington 2021
Cost: Adult $18, Children $13, Senior $15
How to get to the event: Call 131 500 or visit www.131500.com.au
Check https://greekfilmfestival.com.au/ for session details
The Beatles in Australia Exhibition
The eruption of Beatlemania in Australia was more intense than anywhere in the world. For thirteen days in 1964 the nation was held in a kind of euphoria, captivated by the talent, the songs and the charm of the Fab Four on their concert tour.
This exhibition presents the sights and sounds of Beatlemania — the arrivals, the press conferences, the concerts and the screaming fans – through newsreel footage, television reports, radio coverage, magazines and press clippings.
It looks at how Australians responded to The Beatles and the tour’s lasting impact on Australian music and culture.
Rarely seen objects from museums, fans and collectors are displayed. Documents drawn from Arts Centre Melbourne’s Kenn Brodziak Collection provide a glimpse into the intense planning undertaken in the weeks and months leading up to The Beatles’ arrival.
When: Between Saturday 21 September 2013 and Sunday 16 February 2014, 10am – 5pm
Where: Powerhouse Museum Sydney, 500 Harris St, Ultimo
Cost: Adult $12, Children (4-15 years) $6, Concession $8
How to get to the event: Buses and trains to Central Station/ Railway Square
Visit https://www.thebeatlesinaustralia.com/ for further information
Andy Mammers Duo
Andy Mammers is a veritable thesaurus of descriptive talents. Mostly he’s unassuming, un-influenced and well travelled. With guitar and voice as his tools, he has roamed the South Pacific region playing and paying his way as he went. A return to Australia has seen him quickly establish a demand for his organic performance style.
Some say that he has an innate sense of guitar that is underlined by his tasteful licks and subtle, selective, and somewhat authoritative delivery. Andy’s take would simply be that he just plays what sounds right. And it is that simplicity that brings audiences in. They are warmed by his ability to change any venue into a lounge room where you become an instant friend, delighting in his ability to emerge from sensitive lyrics to an outrageous Kazoo solo (again, simply because it sounds right in the song).
When: Wednesday 27 November, 9pm – 11pm
Where: Malony’s Hotel Sydney, 81 Goulburn St Sydney 2000
Cost: Free
How to get to the event: Call 131 500 or visit www.131500.com.au
For more information visit https://www.mammers.com/
Ray Mann Three
Ray’s intimate, soulful voice and unique, distinctive guitar playing have engaged audiences of all sizes, from cosy warehouses and small bars, to festival stages playing to thousands.
Musician and visual artist Ray has supported Al Green, Tori Amos, Lauryn Hill, Jamie Lidell, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Roy Ayers and many more, and played headline tours and festivals in Australia, Japan, New Caledonia and Europe. Ray was born to Egyptian parents, raised in Sydney, and is now based in Berlin.
The follow-up to Ray’s debut album, The Ray Mann Three (2008), is Sketches (2012), the culmination of an innovative, interactive, online series: The Sketches Project saw Ray create a new song and music video per month, with audience collaboration via social media.
When: Thursday 28 November, 8.30pm – 11.30pm
Where: Venue 505, 280 Cleveland St Surry Hills, NSW 2010
Cost: $16
How to get to the event: Call 131 500 or visit www.131500.com.au
Book tickets online at https://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=65638 or visit https://www.ray-mann.com/ for further information