Community Billboard 2nd – 9th January
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
Fractured Fairytales: Book Trailers
What’s a book trailer? It’s a short video made to give others a taste of the sights, sounds and words of a favourite book. In this two-day workshop, you’ll learn about story boarding, finding free video, images and sounds, and how to create your own book trailer based on a Fractured Fairytale. Excellent computer skills required; multimedia and writing skills a plus!
For ages 13–18
What: A Summer Reading Club event
When: Tuesday 8 & Thursday 10 January* 12pm–4pm
Where: Surry Hills Library
Bookings: HERE or call 8374 6230 (*Two-day workshop, please book for both days)
Cost: Free
The Poetry Object
A new display at The State Library of New South Wales will reveal what’s most important to Sydney children – through poetry. To celebrate the International Year of Reading, students from all over Sydney took part in an unusual creative writing program by The Red Room Company and New South Wales Public Schools (Sydney Region): The Poetry Object.
Acclaimed Sydney poet, Astrid Lorange, carefully selected the top 30 student’s poems for this specially-designed poetry display. Along with the student’s work, celebrated poets Robert Adamson, Kate Middleton, Nicholas Powell, Rachael Briggs, SJ Norman and Samantha Hogg all wrote new poems about their own special objects.
WHEN: 10th November 2012 – 15th February 2013
WHERE: State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street (between the Royal Botanic Gardens and Parliament House), Sydney 2000
COST: Free
WEBSITE: https://redroomcompany.org/
MORE INFORMATION: The Red Room Company, phone: 02 9319 5090
Five Suburb Sydney Derive: Architectural Bike Tour
This bike tour explores Sydney tangentially, beginning with the simmering industrial western edge before meandering through the back streets of its most dynamic and rapidly changing suburbs; Ultimo, Chippendale, Redfern and Surry Hills plucking out the most daring and provocative urban and residential projects along the way. This is no touristic join-the-dots. The route and the conversation will be loosely structured around a number of contemporary architectural and urban projects, contested sites and politicized themes.
While our route is as safe and quite as possible, a combination of bicycle paths, pavements, laneways and back streets, you will still need to be a reasonably confident cyclist.
You will enjoy a coffee break along the way.
WHEN: Sunday 30th December; 9.30 am – 2.30pm
Sunday 13th January; 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
Sunday 20th January; 9.30 am – 2.30 pm
Sunday 10th February; 9.30 am – 2.30 pm
Sunday 24th February; 9.30 am – 2.25 pm
Sunday 10th March; 9.30 am – 2.30 pm
Sunday 17th March; 9.30 am – 2.30 pm
WHERE: Eoghan Lewis, meet: Bonza Bikes, 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks, Sydney
COST: $90 (Adult), $80 (Child/Senior), +$30 if you need to hire bike/helmet
WEBSITE: https://www.sydneyarchitecture.org/
MORE INFORMATION: Sydney Architecture Walks, Eoghan Lewis (phone: 0403 888 390 or e-mail to info@sydneyarchitecture.org)
Courtyard Sessions
Eat and drink from the pop-up bar and BBQ and catch our city’s best indie musicians on the outdoor stage. Courtyard Sessions is kid and pooch friendly. We ask that parents keep an eye on their children and note that alcohol is served at this venue. Dogs must be kept on leads at all times, and cleaned up after. The Seymour Courtyard is fully licensed. No BYO food or alcohol allowed.
WHEN: Each Friday till Friday 22nd March; 6pm – 9pm
WHERE: Seymour Centre, Corner of City Rd and Cleveland St, Chippendale, Sydney
COST: Free
WEBSITE: https://www.seymourcentre.com/events/event/courtyard-sessions/
MORE INFORMATION: Seymour Centre (phone: 02 9351 7940 or e-mail to boxoffice@seymour.sydney.edu.au )
Wetworld
For families with children 3 -12 years
This summer, battle it out on the museum’s wharf with super soakers and water pistols. Keep cool at the museums family water play area, where non-stop action and fun with water begins.
WHEN: Daily from Friday 28th December – Monday 28th January; 9.30 am – 5 pm
WHERE: Australian National Maritime Museum, 2 Murray Street Darling Harbor, Sydney
COST: $25 (Adult) / $15 (Children) / $65 (Family)
WEBSITE: https://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=2085
MORE INFORMATION: Australian National Maritime Museum, Reception (phone: +61 2 9298 3777 or e-mail to info@anmm.gov.au)