Community Billboard 5th – 11th June
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
Square
This is a group exhibition featuring Mike Barnard,Theresa Darmody, Dominique Hindmarsh, Virginia Mawer, Marnie Ross and Susannah Thorne. The artists are united through the consistency of their presentation, as they explore various themes through scuplture, painting and print. Join them for the opening night of their exhibition on Wednesday 5th June, 6-8pm.
What: Square- Art exhibition
Where: Breathing Colours Gallery, 446 Darling St, Balmain
When: 5th- 16th June. opening night Wednesday 5th June, 6-8pm
Cost: free
The Tasting Room
These engaging tasting sessions held in this intimate laneway bar are designed to educate and inspire all levels of wine appreciation. This one hour session will be hosted by United Cellars’ experienced wine buyers and will include a selection of fine cheese and antipasti. Then when you thought the night couldn’t get any better, you will be joined by Marcio Brito for coffee tasting.
What: The Tasting Room – Wine Tasting
Where: Salvador Coffee, 32 Kings Lane Darlinghurst
When: Thursday 6th June, 6-8pm
Cost: $45
Fort Dennison Dinner DeLIGHTS
Fort Denison Restaurant will open for Friday, Saturday and Sunday night to expereince the lights of Vivid Festival. There will be a talk from a Vivid guest and a tour of the Tower on the island before heading back down to the Sandstone surrounds and two-course dinner. Enjoy the history of Fort Denison with the lights of Sydney. For more information go to www.fortdenison.com
What: Fort Denison Dinner DeLIGHTS
Where: Fort Deniosn
When: Friday 7th – Sunday 9th June, 6.15pm
Cost: $99
The Wires Project
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The Wires Project is an international collaboration between four Sydney based jazz musicians Briana Cowlishaw, Gavin Ahearn, Jonathan Zwartz and Nic Cecire, photographer Chia Ming Chien and videographer/visual designer Aymeric De Meautis. The Wires Project will be hosting a public launch event on June 8, which will be a night of jazz with a showcase of ‘The Wires Project’ and other live performances.
What: The Wires Project
Where: Hibernian House, Studio 401, 342 Elizabeth St Surry Hills
When: Saturday 8th June, 6- 11pm
Cost: $35
Access to Life
These are the last days to see this moving photographic exhibition which captures the lives and faces of AIDS affected communities in Papua New Guinea.
What: Access to Life – Photo Exhibition
Where: Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo
When: daily, until 9th June
Cost: free
The Unlikely Pilgrims
The Unlikely Pilgrims – Nothing Heals Like a Little Distance world premiere screening is at Sydney Film Festival on Monday 10th June. This film has been 9 years in the making and is a documentary psychodrama, set along a beautiful medieval pilgrimage route – The Camino de Santiago, an ancient walk, spanning 800km across Northern Spain.
What: The Unlikely Pilgrims- film screening
Where: Event Cinema, George Street
When: Monday 10th June, 7pm
Cost: $15/ $20
Blak
Bangarra Dance Theatre breaks the silence with an exciting, physically dynamic production Blak; exploding with stories about a contemporary clan and the collision of two worlds. Artistic Director Stephen Page and dancer/choreographer Daniel Riley McKinley peel back the layers, crossing the worlds of old and modern, exposing our universal yearning for spiritual connection. Bangarra invites you to experience Blak and celebrate the world’s oldest living culture.
What: Blak
Where: Drama Theatre- Sydney Opera House
When: Tuesday – Saturday 8th – 22nd June
Cost: from $49 – $85