Community Billboard 28th of September to the 4th of October

A festival that is not full of live bands or food and wine but offers plenty of mental sustenance, is Sydney's Architecture Festival.

This weekend is your chance to go to a event full of hands-on interactivity, creativity, talks and a symposium. The Symposium will feature leading thinkers and practitioners discussing Australian architecture in a global context.

It is a festival that enables the community to participate in and enjoy the history and architecture of Sydney, contributes to community engagement in relation to the challenges of achieving a sustainable built environment and also promotes Sydney's cultural identity as a contemporary city of quality architecture.

One of the many events throughout the festival will be the celebration of world architecture day, with world renowned architects giving talks in several locations about what they see in the future of building designs and there will also be kids workshops for those who intend on being the designers of tomorrow.
There will be drawing classes, photography workshops and walking tours.

When: Friday2nd - Monday 5th October.

Where: Several locations including the Opera House and The Australian Design Centre.

Cost: Various prices for different events, some free.

If you are looking for an experience you don't get in your normal art gallery or in your usual gig hot spot, then an event that brings both experiences together is "Wolf&Kitten's" exhibition "Outsider Art Show".

The Outsider Art Show is going to be on just across the road from the Eastside Radio station and is sure to be one of a kind, "Wolf&Kitten" is a creative partnership by two artists who together meld music and gritty visuals with sophisticated forms to bring you art in all its degradation and glory.

W&K is about the power of collaboration and trust in the instinct to create and their show next week is all about what can be created. In this part pop-up, part exhibition, this is a one-day-and-night featuring gritty paintings and a matching soundtrack to send you on an experience that will be different from your normal art exhibition.

The two artist who make up "Wolf&Kitten" come from different art backgrounds, as Dolan is the street artist and Juliette is a national art school graduate so when you combine the two you are left with colourful and expressive, beautiful and chaotic art pieces expect a mishmash of paint, collage and intricate geometric details, "Wolf&Kitten" paintings are as wild as they are finely crafted.

When: Saturday 3rd October, 11am to 9pm.

Where: Paddington RSL, 220 Oxford St, Paddington, 2021.

Cost: Free.

World Animal Day is going to be on the 4th of October, it is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare, an event that will be celebrating this very special day is "Reigning Cats and Dogs".

The event held by the RSPCA is returning to Sydney again this for a weekend packed with helpful and entertaining activities. There will be two separate events over the weekend starting with "Rescue Me" to help rehome dogs and provide us with a huge pet rescue information day. Working together with other animal welfare and rescue groups from across the state, the RSPCA's main objective for the day is to rehome as many dogs as possible.

The second event of the weekend will be for the smaller pet of the two as the RSPCA "Cat Film Festival" is where guests are invited to relax and enjoy some of the cutest and laugh-inducing cat videos out there, there will also be other cat-trific activities to enjoy such as the "Cattoo Purrlour", the "Kitten Cuddle Cube" or even relax in the "Cat’s Meow Club".

This is the perfect weekend if you are looking for a new four-legged, furry family member and even if you aren’t looking for an addition to your clan at this stage, there will also be lots of other activities for you on the day such as RSPCA Merchandise, food stalls, pet product expo stalls and much more.

When: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th October.

Where: Bicentennial Park, Glebe Foreshore, 2127.

Cost: Rescue Me event - Free, RSPCA Cat Film Festival $25.

A music event that will be full of experience and talent if you are looking for a weeknight gig to head along to is the Steve McKenna trio bringing you a night of great jazz.

Steve McKenna has held jazz clinics and concerts throughout Australia, Europe and Asia, playing with the late Bob Berg, Barbara Dennerlein, Dizzy Gillespie, Courtney Pine and many more, plus workshops with leading US guitar player Jack Wilkins. He is a noted teacher of jazz guitar at "The Sydney Conservatorium of Music" and regarded by some as one of Australia’s best players.

McKenna has also lectured at the prestigious "Guitar Institute" in London while also playing the festival circuit with London’s top players, so if you are looking for a gig to head along to where you will find quality and talent then this is where to go on drums you will have Andrew Dickenson, and on bass will be Tom Botting.

When: Tuesday 6th October, 7:30 pm.

Where: LazyBones Lounge, 294 Marrickville Rd, Entry via Illawarra Road, Marrickville, 2204.

Cost: Donation bowl.

Good Food Month is starting on the first of October so there are going to be lots of great food events happening throughout the city, however one that will bring you an array of different tastes and is free will be "World on a Plate".

The three day event will be brought to you by the city of Liverpool as they bring all of their best cooks into the city to let our tastebuds experience all of the best dishes they have to offer. The people of Liverpool come from 150 birthplaces, and that means that there is an incredible mixture of foods, with this you can expect flavours from Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine through to Italian and South American flavours and beyond.

Maybe you have a continental eye for foods already and you just cant seem to find that dish you crave anywhere or maybe you haven't tried dishes such as Indian boneless goat curry, Egyptian round bread or Polish plum jam doughnuts well this is where you can try all this plus much more. An event that reflects the heart, culture and diversity of Liverpool and the Great South West.

When: Tuesday 6th to Thursday 8th October, from 11am.

Where: Martin Place, CBD, 2000.

Cost: Free.

The Wolf&Kitten event above that is happening on the 3rd of October gives you an experience where visual art meets music in their "Outsider Art Show" well an event that lets you combine art and food is for the very first time the "Museum of Contemporary Arts" event "A Taste of Art Diner".

At this unique and insightful event you will have a culinary experience like no other as the gallery exceptionally opens up their "Collection Galleries" to the general public for the ultimate art meets food dinner, a privilege that is otherwise reserved to their top-tier sponsors.

The event is taking part during "Good Food Month", the world’s largest food festival letting you get up close and confidential with extraordinary artworks by contemporary Australian artists and take your taste buds on a unique discovery journey, curated by "Fresh Catering" executive chef Geoff Haviland who has worked in several Michelin star restaurants worldwide.

The “Taste of Art” dinner will include a private viewing of the "MCA" collection with expert hosts, a welcome drink and canapés, three-course dinner and two glasses of matching wines from the newly-launched "Bimbadgen". Every year, "MCA and Bimbadgen" collaborate to combine art and wine in uniquely labelled bottles, with all that, it is sure to be an evening to remember if you are a fan of great art and lovely food.

When: Wednesday 7th October, 7:00pm.

Where: The Museum of Contemporary Art, George Street, 2000.

Cost: $205.55.

On October the 9th people all across Australia will come together to walk to remember and support those who have had cancer come into their lives. The Light the Night walk in Sydney will be happening in the Eastern suburbs down in Bondi.

Light the night is an opportunity to help raise money to fund research and support Australian families affected by blood cancer. With more than 60,000 people living with leukaemia, lymphoma , myeloma or a related blood disorder, and another 34 people are diagnosed every day it is a given that as much funding as possible needs to be done.

The idea of the walk is to light lanterns as a sign of support and raise money, there are different coloured lanterns for different reasons such as gold - to remember a loved one, white - for your own blood cancer journey and blue - to show you care. A short walk will follow along the beach to reflect the community united in hope for a future free of blood cancer.

The money you raise through "Light the Night" will enable the "Leukaemia Foundation" to continue to help Australian families affected, most importantly your presence will also lift the hearts of our nation as you walk on one night across Australia in aid of a great cause.

When: Friday 9th October, 5:30pm.

Where: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach, 2026.

Cost: Free.

Here at Eastside Radio we really do love anything cycle related, the healthiness of it the handiness of it but most importantly the fun of it all and its a sure thing that we are not the only ones as next week the Sydney "Rides Festival" begins.

For three weeks of two wheeled fun from the 10th to the 31st of October there will be lots of bicycle related events happening all around Sydney. Next weekend will be the launch day of the festival and being the launch day there is some really cool activities going on as the festival will be holding its Sydney "Rides the Park" event.

Here you can check out the bmx arena, rock climbing wall, mountain board slope, parkour, Sydney rides markets, balance bike zone, cyclocross track, yoga in the park and lots more fun activities for all the family.

It is a chance to get out and have a healthy day exploring one of Sydney's best parks and at the same time you can also be in the draw to win a brand new bike and also have the opportunity to blend your own bike powered smoothie in the bike powered juice lounge.

When: Saturday 10th October, 7:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Where: Sydney Park, Sydney Park Road, St. Peters, 2044.

Cost: Free.