Good Morning, Folks!
Ahhh! Big Day Out tomorrow. Who else is coming along?? Seeing The
prodigy? Neil Young? Anyone?
Welcome to the 3rd week of the SYDNEY FESTIVAL with all of the free
things seriously hitting their stride. You know, the nice thing about
the Sydney Festival (these days) is the amount of things for the
public, not just for the art-elite. Saying that, This week are a
number of free events (at least as big as last weekend's Jazz In The
Domain). This weekend THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA performs SYMPHONY
UNDER THE STARS (I still use the old name) and of course, many more
paid events such as theatre, THE SPIEGLETENT, music arts and displays
all over the city from Parramatta through to the CBD. It's all so very
good. I should also not go past that BIG DAY OUT is on this Friday
(yes... Friday) in case you'd forgotten, highlighting the talents of
Neil Young. There will be MANY people there... and remember - there
WILL be sniffer dogs at the entrance and (this year) potentially in
the crowds.
Chinese New Year launches tomorrow night at Belmore Park (the one next
to Central Station) so pop on by, soak up the Chinese Markets (there
for only the first 3 days) and see the launch festivities. Oh yes -
there's also a little thing happening next Monday called AUSTRALIA DAY
- Public Holiday, Ferry Races, Concerts, Fireworks - it'll be a day
with a Tuesday morning hangover I am sure.
We're into the Awards Season, now, with the Screen Actor's Guild
Awards coming up in a week's time. Of course I'll be waiting for the
Oscar nominations tomorrow morning at Half-past midnight, and then
rushing about trying to see as many of the films as I can before the
Awards are announced one month later at the end of Feb - look for
SYDNEY SCREENING to be organising attendances to the Pre-Awards
Screenings (they'll announce them on LiveJournal, and Facebook I am
sure).
See? Just a very short intro this weekend. So, let's just get on with
the process of putting this list out :)
To visually follow Events In Sydney I direct you to our Google
Calendar (
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=eventsinsydney%40gmail.com&ctz=Australia/Sydney
) and the Calendar function in Yahoogroups, so those of you who get
this mailer, can log in (
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Events_In_Sydney/cal
) and have a look at that as all events are listed there as well
(they're all the same events - just in differing formats). Also, this
list is now mirroring on Google Groups (
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/eventsinsydney
), so if you have a Google Account - keep an eye out for us there.
Just a reminder that Events In Sydney has a Facebook Group (http://
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5591270255) and a presence on MySpace
(
http://www.myspace.com/eventsinsydney ) so you can find us there as
well. Events get added as they're notified, and we post the weekly and
weekend events lists there as well.
That seems to be everything I have to rabbit on about, for the moment,
so let's get on with the listing, shall we?....Daily updates (when
there's something, which I find interesting, on) can normally be found
at the Events In Sydney LiveJournal site (
http://www.livejournal.com/users/eventsinsydney
). Easy to read and easily linked.
For those bands you might be interested in, have a look at Faster
Louder (
http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/index.php?city=1 ) for that
Independent What's On Listing (which we also supply details to).
<THIS WEEKEND>:
This week/end: THE ROCKS GHOST TOUR haunts CADMANS COTTAGE in THE
ROCKS; SYDNEY & PARRAMATTA GHOST & HISTORY TOURS hearse on through the
CITY; HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL LIVE! wildcats THE CAPITOL THEATRE; FIRST-
RUN movies premiere at GREATER UNION; ROCKFEAST launches at THE
LEWISHAM HOTEL; BIG DAY OUT rocks SYDNEY SHOWGROUND; THE CHINESE NEW
YEAR launches into BELMORE PARK; SWITCH BLADE SISTER ANTI-SOCIAL CLUB
makes friends at CLUB 77; BLINK eyes off THE AGINCOURT HOTEL; SYMPHONY
IN THE DOMAIN explodes into THE DOMAIN; TRASH SATURDAYS throws out
into THE AGINCOURT HOTEL; ABDUCTION X metalstorms THE LEWISHAM HOTEL;
THE BLACK LIST launches at THE FORBES HOTEL; BLACK PLANET rises into
TAILORS; SUNDAY SCREENING ROOM screams into THE FORBES HOTEL with
HORROR HOTEL (1960); AUSTRALIA DAY invades all over the country; AAMI
FERRYTHON proves ferries can be on time on SYDNEY HARBOUR; WWE ROYAL
RUMBLE choke-slams THE FORTRESS; THE TALL SHIPS RACE slices through
SYDNEY HARBOUR; THE 15TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTOR'S GUILD AWARDS hands the
envelope out at THE FORTRESS; AUSTRALIA DAY SPECTACULAR explodes over
DARLING HARBOUR; and next Tuesday's CULT SINEMA goes all clut-musical-
classic with THE THE PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974) at THE ANNANDALE
HOTEL.
<ADVANCE NOTICE DEPARTMENT>
Watch for more HELLFIRE; ROCKFEAST; SHALLOW NATION; ASCENSION; CULT
SINEMA; WWE ROYAL RUMBLE; BLACK PLANET; POPCORN TAXI; THE RUBY REVUE;
BIG DAY OUT; AUSTRALIA DAY; ST JEROME'S LANEWAY FESTIVAL; FLICKERFEST
2009; SOUNDWAVE 2009; THE BURLESQUE BALL; SINISTER CINEMA; THE SYDNEY
FESTIVAL, THE WHO; MARDI GRAS 2009; and truckloads more.
Please note that some events are VERY much in advance and can be
affected by closures, raids, organiser rebookings, weather, etc...
Keep an eye on the site-links for up-to-the-minute details.
If you are only interested in the next month or so, look below. If you
want to pre-plan <gasp! shock! horror> then please feel free to do so.
I will ONLY list regular club nights for 2 months in advance (unless I
see an official email from them in advance - because things change so
much it's insane to try to do otherwise).
Prices are listed as Full/Concession.
HOLY SYDNEY FESTIVAL MADNESS, BATMAN!! IT'S 2009!!...
ALREADY!!!!!......
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** JANUARY 2009 **
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JANUARY 22 - FEBRUARY 1
- 8pm - MORPHOSES - $110/$100/$90
TheWheeldonCompanyInTheFestivalHeadlineEvent
(
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/WhatsOn/html/custom/2234-event-details.asp?EventID=65712
)
(Theatre Royal, MLC Centre, 108 King Street, Sydney)
(
http://www.theatreroyal.net.au/ )
+
Thursday - JANUARY 22
- 7pm - MOVIE PREMIER NIGHT - $16
FirstRunMoviesScreeningForTheFirstTime
(
http://www.yourmovies.com.au/releaseDates/ )
Tonite's Releases: REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959337/
);
THE CLASS (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068646/ );
UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0834001/
);
VALKYRIE (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985699/ );
(Greater Union Cinema Complex, 525 George Street, Sydney)
(
http://www.greaterunion.com.au )
- 8pm - ROCKFEAST - $10
ForHungryRockFans
(
http://www.myspace.com/rockfeastlewisham )
(The Live House, Lewisham Hotel, 794 Parramatta Rd, Lewisham)
(
http://www.sydneypubguide.net/content/pubs/Lewisham_Hotel.aspx )
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JANUARY 23 - FEBRUARY 15
- All Day - CHINESE NEW YEAR: YEAR OF THE OX -$Varies
(
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/cny/ )
(Various Venues)
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Friday - JANUARY 23
- 11am-10pm - BIG DAY OUT 2009 - $140(Sold Out!)
THEYearlyInternationalMusicFestival
(
http://www.bigdayout.com )
(Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, Hombush Bay)
(
http://www.sydneyshowground.com.au )
- 4pm-10pm - CHINESE MARKETS - $Food
GungHoFatChoi
(
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/CNY/Events/ChinatownMarkets.aspx
)
(Belmore Park, Eddy Ave, Central)
- 6pm-8pm - CHINESE NEW YEAR LAUNCH: YEAR OF THE OX - $Free
GungHoFatChoi
(
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/cny/Events/OfficialLaunch.aspx )
(Belmore Park, Eddy Ave, Central)
- 7:30pm - FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE ARCHIVE - $10 (incl Supper)
HostedByJayKatzCoffinEd&MissDeath
(
http://www.mumeson.org )
Tonite's Film: THE TRAVELLING SIDESHOW
(
http://www.mumeson.org/images/stories/Jan09pictures/sideshow.jpg )
(Mu-Meson Archives, 1st Flr, Cnr Parramatta Rd & Trafalgar St,
Annandale)
(
http://www.mumeson.org/ )
- 9pm - 34B BURLESQUE - $20/$15(dressed in burlesque)
TheNewHomeOfSydneyBurlesque
(
http://www.myspace.com/34b_burlesque )
(34 Oxford Street, Darlinghust)
(
http://www.residentadvisor.net/club_view.asp?ID=2871 )
- 9pm-Late - BLINK - $10
SydneysLongestRunningIndieClub
(
http://www.clubblink.net )
(Agincourt Hotel, Cnr Harris St & George St, Ultimo)
(
http://www.sydneypubguide.net/content/pubs/agincourt.asp )
- 9pm-5am - SWITCH BLADE SISTER ANTI-SOCIAL CLUB - $10
NewIndieNightOnTheBlock
(
http://www.myspace.com/switchbladesisterclub )
(Club 77, 77 William Street, East Sydney)
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Saturday - JANUARY 24
- 11am-10pm - CHINESE MARKETS - $Food
GungHoFatChoi
(
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/CNY/Events/ChinatownMarkets.aspx
)
(Belmore Park, Eddy Ave, Central)
- 2pm - ROCKFEAST - $10
ForHungryRockFans
(
http://www.myspace.com/rockfeastlewisham )
(The Live House, Lewisham Hotel, 794 Parramatta Rd, Lewisham)
(
http://www.sydneypubguide.net/content/pubs/Lewisham_Hotel.aspx )
- 8pm - ABDUCTION X - $10
AlternativeMetalRockCyberCLub
(
http://www.abdx.com.au )
(The Live House, Lewisham Hotel, 794 Paramatta Road, Lewisham)
(
http://www.sydneypubguide.net/content/pubs/Lewisham_Hotel.aspx )
- 8pm - SYMPHONY IN THE DOMAIN - $Free
WeALLWantToHearThe1812Overture
(
http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2009/EVENTS_BY_DATE/_item/event/FESTIVAL_SYMPHONY
)
(The Domain, Art Gallery Road, Wolloomooloo )
- 9pm-Late - TRASH SATURDAYS - $Free/$10 after 11pm
NewIndieClubFromTheCreatorsOfClubBlink&LiquidBuzz
(
http://www.trashsaturdays.net )
(The Agincourt Hotel, Cnr Harris St and George St, Central)
(
http://www.sydneypubguide.net/pubs/agincourt.aspx )
- 9pm - BLACK LIST - $10
NewGlamRockNight
(
http://www.myspace.com/blacklistrockclub )
(The Forbes Hotel, Cnr of King & York St, Sydney)
(
http://www.sydneypubguide.net/pubs/Forbes.aspx )
- 9pm - BLACK PLANET - $10
YourBiMonthlyDoseOfBiohazardGreen
(
http://blackplanet.up.to )
(Tailors On Central, 84-86 Mary Street, Surry Hills)
(
http://www.sydneypubguide.net/pubs/tailors_on_central.aspx )
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Sunday - JANUARY 25
- 11am-10pm - CHINESE MARKETS - $Food
GungHoFatChoi
(
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/CNY/Events/ChinatownMarkets.aspx
)
(Belmore Park, Eddy Ave, Central)
- 7pm - SUNDAY SCREENING ROOM - $Free
NoirAndMysteryFilmsFromThePublicDomain
(
http://sydney.gothic.org.au/viewthread.php?tid=8343 )
Tonite's Film: HORROR HOTEL (1960)
(
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053719/ )
(Forest Lodge Hotel, 117 Arundel Street, Glebe)
(
http://www.forestlodgehotel.com.au/ )
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Monday - JANUARY 26
- All Day - AUSTRALIA DAY (PUBLIC HOLIDAY) - $Free
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Day )
- 11am - AAMI FERRYTHON - $Free
YearlyFerryRacesWhichProvesThatTheyCANGetThereOnTimeWhenTheyWant
(
http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2009/EVENTS_BY_DATE/_item/event/AAMI_FERRYTHON
)
(Fort Denison to Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour)
- 2pm - WWE ROYAL RUMBLE - $4(+$Steak)
TheRoadToWrestlemaniaBegins
(
http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble )
(Fortress Leichhardt - RSVP Essential)
- 3pm - THE TALL SHIPS RACE - $Free
TheyMayBeatTheFerriesYet
(
http://www.australiaday.com.au/whatson/detailedevent.aspx?EventID=21
)
(Bradley's Head to The Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour)
- 7pm - THE 15TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTOR'S GUILD AWARDS - $Champagne
MayIHaveTheEnvelopePlease
(
http://www.sagawards.com )
(Fortress Leichhardt - RSVP Essential)
- 8pm - AUSTRALIA DAY SPECTACULAR - $Free
TwilightMultimediaExtravaganzaAlwaysWorthSeeing
(
http://www.australiaday.com.au/whatson/detailedevent.aspx?EventID=35
)
(Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour)
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Tuesday - JANUARY 27
- 7:30pm - SYDNEY SCREENING / CULT SINEMA TUESDAY - $Donation
PresentedByJayKatz&MIssDeath
(
http://sydneyscreening.livejournal.com )
(
http://www.mumeson.org/ )
Tonites Film: THE PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE
(
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071994/ )
(Annandale Hotel, 17 Parramatta Rd, Annandale)
(
http://www.annandalehotel.com/ )
( mailto:
mumeson...@hotmail.com )
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That's the bare bones of the weekend. So, if you have something to
add, please email me with it at
eventsi...@gmail.com - I am very
happy to look at it and add it if appropriate.
Please feel free to forward this on to others with the proviso that
you cc the listowner, so they can be added to the distribution list.
All Dates/Times/Costs are deemed correct at time of mailing.
Cheers for now
Craig