Shir Madness – The 3rd annual Sydney Jewish Music Festival
Shir Madness – the 3rd annual Sydney Jewish Music Festival – is almost upon us. It starts on December 1st and will take place at beautiful Bondi Beach. Shir Madness will feature over 30 quality acts on 4 stages over 9 hours. Yiddish, Klezmer, Ladino, Sephardic, Israeli, classical, folk, jazz, blues, rock, pop, world, reggae, electronic and hip hop. This year’s line-up features US star Joshua Nelson, Nathan Kaye, Rapskallion (Vic), Adam Katz (who was just awarded the ‘MusicOz Pop Artist of the Year’ at the recent Music Oz awards), Baby et Lulu, Ange Takats (Qld) Knakl (Germany), Miriam Waks, Keyim Ba, Mzaza (Qld) and the Barefoot Band (featuring Ben Goldstein from “The Voice”) as well as returning favourites Deborah Conway and Tinpan Orange… Plus Cielo Vivo whose director Annalouise Paul recently won the Premier’s NSW Export Award with her company theatre of Rhythm and Dance.
More than 2000 people – a complete cross-section of Sydney music lovers – packed picturesque Bondi Beach for the Festival’s 2010 and 2012 versions. They enjoyed not only a mind-blowing variety of music but also visual arts, crafts, exotic food stalls and a true festival atmosphere. This year’s program will have all this and more – including the smARTspace™ art exhibition and kids activities too (for ages up to 9 years, from 1pm to 4.30pm).
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What: Shir Madness
When: Sunday December 1st, from 1pm to 10pm
Where: Bondi Pavillion, Queen Elizabeth Drive Bondi Beach
Cost: Adult $65 ($60 pre-sale online)/ Concession $40 ($35 pre-sale)/ VIP area tickets (incl free food + drink) $100 (pre-sale only)/
Family Tickets $145 (2 adults + 2 children – $135 pre-sale)
Visit https://shirmadness.com/ for info and advance sales.
Plus the “Let There Be Light” art exhibition, which is a community-based exhibition showcasing the work of 36 national and international Jewish artists, taking place at Bondi Beach from November 27 to December 8. Artists range in age from 7-70 and come from all over Sydney, regional NSW, Melbourne and Israel. The linking theme is their interpretation of the many facets of light, its depth and its brilliance. Work includes paintings, 3D ceramics, sculpture, glass, film and more.
The official opening on November 27 at 6pm features artists David Brook and Sid Sledge meeting Emily-Rose Sarkova (accordion) and Owen Salome (guitarist) for a painting-to-music ‘happening’ LIVE. Performance begins at 6pm in the foyer next to the smARTspace™ Gallery.
What: “Let Ther Be Light” art exhibiton
When: November 27 to December 8, from 10am to 5pm daily (official opening Nov 27, 6pm)
Where: Bondi Pavillion smARTspace™ Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Drive Bondi Beach
This exhibition is also part of the renowned Shir Madness Music Festival