Saturday 1 May

Free Comic Book Day

This is not a drill – get a free comic book!

More Info: http://www.twothousand.com.au/goods/free-comic-book-day/ and http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/indexohb.cgi?AREA=06

Sunday 2 May

Interior Linework/Interceptor Intersection by Shaun Gladwell (Exhibition)

Interior Linework/Interceptor Intersection is a major solo exhibition that brings together a selection of Shaun Gladwell’s work from his Maddestmaximvs project along with significant new work commissions. The Maddestmaximvs project began in 2007 with a series of recorded performances located in the Australian hinterland. It has since developed into a comprehensive body of work comprising video, sculpture, painting, photography and installation and was most recently exhibited in the Australian Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale, 2009.

(Excerpt from http://www.e-flux.com/shows/view/7922)

Where: Campletown Arts Centre, Cnr of Camden and Appin Rd, Campbelltown

More Info: http://www.twothousand.com.au/out/interior-lineworkinterceptor-intersection-shaun-gladwell/

Monday 3 May

Stories East and West (Storytelling)

Six storytellers confront their family skeletons to flesh out the stories of the here and now. Accompanied by images from private collections, they reveal engaging and moving insights into family, identity, ambition, confusion and determination.

Directed by renowned storyteller, photographer and performer William Yang and producer/writer Annette Shun Wah.

Where: Belvoir Theatre (Upstairs), 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills

Cost: $20

More Info: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/WhatsOn/html/custom/2234-event-details.asp?EventID=84463

Tuesday 4 May

Micmacs (Film)

Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s uniquely irreverent brand of quirk always makes for a fun trip to the cinema. Known for capturing his zany characters in a gorgeous, idealised, French film reality, Jeunet is probably most famous for introducing the world to Audrey Tautou in Amélie. Micmacs sees Jeunet and his long time collaborator Guillaume Laurant assemble yet another weird and wonderful crew of misfits.

(Excerpt from http://concreteplayground.com.au/event/2432/micmacs.htm

Where: Palace Verona Cinema, 17 Oxford St, Paddington

Cost: $17

Watch the trailer and read a review: http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2844465.htm
Buy a ticket: http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/sessiontimes/session/158/64225/

Wednesday 5 May

Wrong Prom (Dance Party)

Relive your dance floor glory days amongst friends, learn some groovy moves, and then dance the night away with DJ’s spinning the music your memories are made of under the glint of the disco ball. In a mass dance class for over 18’s, professional dance instructors teach the moves you’ve always wanted to master from classic dance films like Flashdance, Blues Brothers (unleash your Soul Man!), Grease and Chicago (brush off your fishnets!).

Get to CarriageWorks at 7.00pm to get warmed up, then the dance class runs from approximately 8pm for about an hour. Afterwards you can throw your own shapes on the dance floor until 11pm.

(Excerpt from http://www.carriageworks.com.au/?page=Event&event=Wrong-Prom-2010)

When: 7 – 11pm

Where: CarriageWorks, 245 Wilson St, Everleigh

More Info: http://www.carriageworks.com.au/?page=Event&event=Wrong-Prom-2010

Thursday 6 May

The Slew (Concert)

In one of the most exciting collaborations to grace the stage in years, Canadian turntable masters Kid Koala and Dynomite D team up with former Wolfmother crew Chris Ross and Myles Heskett to create a psych/heavy-rock-drenched project The Slew.

(Excerpt from http://www.metrotheatre.com.au/events/2010/05/06/kid-koala-presents-the-slew-live)

Cost: $40

Where: Metro Theatre, 624 George St, Sydney

More Info: http://www.metrotheatre.com.au/events/2010/05/06/kid-koala-presents-the-slew-live

Friday 23 April

Beneath Hill 60, Jeremy Hartley Sims & David Roach (Talk)

WW1 feature Beneath Hill 60 is inspired by the true story of Australian Captain Oliver Woodward and his exploits in the secret tunnels beneath No Man’s Land. As it releases into cinemas, this director and writer/producer duo explains how to make period films relevant to contemporary audiences.

Special guests:

* Jeremy Hartley Sims – director (Last Train to Freo)
* David Roach – screenwriter (Young Einstein, Reckless Kelly, Mr Accident)

(http://www.aftrs.edu.au/whats-on/friday-on-my-mind.aspx)

When: 5pm

Where: AFTRS Theatre, 130 Bent St, The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park

More Info: http://www.aftrs.edu.au/whats-on/friday-on-my-mind.aspx

Saturday 24 April

Archibald Prize 2010 (Exhibition)

‘‘The Archibald Prize is one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious art awards. JF Archibald’s primary aims were to foster portraiture, support artists and perpetuate the memory of great Australians. Since its inception in 1921 the prize has been awarded to some of Australia’s most important artists, including George Lambert, William Dobell and Brett Whiteley.’’

More Info: http://www.thearchibaldprize.com.au/

Sunday 25 April

Lost in the Romantics (Picnic)

No longer must you while away the hours in dark, ornate rooms, whispering the words of Keats, Byron and Shelley to yourself like a mantra. Closet Romantics, now is the time to confess. Shroud yourself in mystery and prepare for your hair to be gorgeously windswept: your chance for irrational dalliance is at hand.

Air your aesthetic preferences, flamboyant dress and emotional baggage in the bright, sunlit gardens of Vaucluse House for this themed, 19th century picnic.

Cost: $20

When: Midday

Where: Vaucluse House, Wentworth Rd, Vaucluse, NSW

More Info: http://concreteplayground.com.au/event/2824/lost-in-the-romantics.htm

Monday 26 April

Plantation and Other (Exhibition)

A sense of nostalgia runs deep in Tracey Moffatt’s Plantation and Other exhibition at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery. Hand painted in technicolour hues, the vintage-looking diptychs of burning sugar cane and stilted houses conjure up the flavours of the Deep South, despite being shot in Australia’s own sunshine state, Queensland.  In conjunction with the show is a video collaboration by Moffatt and Gary Hillberg, titled Other. It’s a roller-coaster of a ride and you’ll struggle to guess all the movies in the montage; it’s well worth it for the explosive finale.

Where: Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 8 Soudan Lane, Paddington, NSW

Cost: FREE

More Info: http://concreteplayground.com.au/event/2939/plantation-and-other.htm

Tuesday 27 April

Rock n Roll Nightmare, 1987 (Screening)

At an old farmhouse, a family mysteriously disappears at the hands of evil. Years later, hair metal band The Tritons comes to the farmhouse, whose barn now features a 24-track recording studio. Lead singer John Triton gets the band to perform their first night in the farmhouse after dinner, and weird little beasties suddenly appear, and strange things start to happen.

When: 7.30pm

Cost: $5

More Info: http://www.mumeson.org/

Wednesday 28 April

Night with Martin Dalgleish and Daniel Petre of Netus on the couch (Networking)

Come and join us at the FED when Martin Dalgleish and Daniel Petre, Executive Chairman and Founder of netus, navigate the seven seas of Australian media. From ebay to e-learning, from Seek to Seven, from Foxtel to FetchTV. And any other alliteration they can think of on the night. It promises to be a rollicking ride…!

(Excerpt from http://mumbrella.com.au/events?event_id=314)

When: 6 – 10.30pm

Where: The CBD Hotel, Level 3, Cnr York & King Streets, Sydney

More Info: http://mumbrella.com.au/events?event_id=314
Register here: http://202.125.170.42/fed/registration.aspx

Thursday 29 April

Word they make with their Mouths (Theatre)

It’s closing time at the pub and a party mix of bright young things carouse on to their next destination. In the time-travelling tradition of Proust, these sixteen Gen Ys will each tell their story to the audience over the scant 100 metres it takes to reach the next street corner. All are fuelled by their unique desires and surface concerns, and yet there is something that connects these people together beyond friendship.

Their words come out from the same mouth.

Tim Spencer brings his award-winning solo show back to Sydney for a single week of performances as part of the ATYP Under the Wharf program. Drawing on both his skill with words and a love of vaudeville, Spencer performs with an energy that is as unrelenting as it is fragile, wooing his audience into a world of fairy lights and tender tragedies.

Cost: $17.50 – $22.50

Where: ATYP Studios, The Wharf Pier, 4/5 Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay

More Info: http://concreteplayground.com.au/event/1469/words-they-make-with-their-mouths.htm

Friday 16 April

De-Con-Struction

Adam Turnbull, Bennet, Kalen and Pigeonboy are four very seperate artists. They each use different materials to represent different things. What brings them together is the need to expose the hidden and internal notions of their works. Using acrylic, pen, aerosol, stencils and layering, the artists deconstruct their overlapping thoughts and insights and transfer them to various mediums.

(Excerpts from http://www.twothousand.com.au/out/de-con-struction/)

When: 6-9pm

Where: L3, 16-28 Foster St, Surry Hills

More Info: http://www.twothousand.com.au/out/de-con-struction/

Saturday 17 April

smARTarts Festival (Youth Art Exhibition)

smARTarts is an annual youth arts & cultural festival showcasing the creative talent and initiatives of young people aged 15 – 26 yrs. The 2010 festival will feature live music, roving street performers, dance performances & sculpture installations.  The festival is held as part of National Youth Week (10 – 18 April 2010).

Where: 64 Pine St, Chippendale

When: 12.30 – 6.30pm

More Info: http://www.facebook.com/pages/smARTarts-Festival-2010/292038907834?ref=ts

OR

Fairy Penguins at Rose Bay!

For the first time in many decades, Rose Bay is privy to these little creatures. It’s believed the penguins are migrating from their original rookery in Little Manly and setting up home in the eastern suburbs. Head to ‘Kayak Racing’ in Rose Bay and the guys at the boat shed will help you find them.

Cost: $20/hr (single), $30/hr (double)

More Info: http://sydney.theagendadaily.com/leisure/nature-and-the-city/ or http://www.kayakracing.com.au

Sunday 18 April

Uncorked (Wine Festival)

Come to beautiful Pyrmont Bay Park and share a premium Hunter Valley wine and food experience with the Hunter Valley winemakers, chefs, producers and their teams. Drink great wines, eat delicious local fare, stock the pantry and fill the cellar.

Where: Pyrmont Bay Park, Sydney

When: 11am – 5pm

More Info: http://uncorked.hvva.com.au/pyrmont.html

Monday 19 April

Orwell Rolls In His Grave (Film Screening)

Orwell Rolls in His Grave examines the current and past relationships between the media, the US government and corporations, analyzing the possible consequences of the concentration of media ownership. Making references to George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the film argues that reality has met and in some ways exceeded Orwell’s expectations about a society dominated by thought control, which is made possible by the media.

(Excerpt from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwell_Rolls_in_His_Grave)

When: 7.30pm for an 8pm start

Cost: $10

Where: Mumeson Archives, 17 Parramatta Rd, Annandale

More Info: http://www.mumeson.org/

Tuesday 20 April

Up the Cross: Rennie Ellis & Wesley Stacey

It was the ’summer of love’ and Kings Cross was as much a magnet for long-haired pilgrims and avant-garde artists as it was for American servicemen on leave from Vietnam.

Photographers Rennie Ellis and Wesley Stacey spent time in the Cross over the summer of 1970–71, getting to know the locals and delving behind the scenes. Together they captured the sights, sounds and pulsating rhythms of life on the streets and in the clubs and private pads of Sydney’s infamous red-light district.

Cost: $10-15

Where: Museum of Sydney, Cnr of Phillip and Bridge Streets

More Info: http://www.hht.net.au/whats_on/exhibitions/exhibitions/up_the_cross_rennie_ellis_and_wesley_stacey

Wednesday 21 April

Webtrends Australia Conference: Engage 2010

This event will bring together leading experts from marketing, e-commerce, new media, digital and social media to share best practices, innovations and expertise and explore the future of the industry. There will be practical insights, tips and hands-on lessons to enable you to get the most out of your marketing budget and your online investment.

(Excerpt from http://mumbrella.com.au/events?event_id=268)

When: 8am – 6pm

More Info: http://www.webtrendsengage.com/australia/agenda.php

Thursday 22 April

Sylvie Blocher: What is Missing?

French video artist Sylvie Blocher creates portrait studies of individuals or groups within society. Through these works, or ‘Living Pictures’, she explores communal issues as well as personal themes, asking questions to which her subjects respond with often surprising candor. Presented across single or multiple screens, these artworks envelop you as they address the complexities of modern urban life.

Where: 140 George St, The Rocks

More Info: http://www.mca.com.au/default.asp?page_id=10&content_id=6230

So says Philips via it’s new online branded cinema project ”Parallel Lines” .

Despite this bold claim, the film content the site contains is highly engaging, very high-end and highly inspiring.

Philips, in partnership with DDB London and RSA (Ridley Scott’s production company), have developed five very different films using six identical intriguing lines of dialogue.

Viewers can choose which film they would like to watch in whatever order. Philips’ involvement is well integrated (touting the content as being presented on the world’s first ‘cinema proportioned “TV”), and kept relevant throughout the site, so that the brand is not competing with the film content and vice versa. Social media sites are also involved.

A very tasteful example of the breadth of possibilities for branded film content. Well worth a watch!

Friday 9 April

The Jezabels

The Jezabels’ specialty of stormy, brooding boy/girl indie jams is the perfect accompaniment for those moments when you’re feeling your ‘cinematic self’ – everything’s that much more beautiful, more devastating, more intense.

Cost: $10

Where: 38-46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst

More Info: http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=14873&promoID=100

Saturday 10 April

Hiberian House Vintage and Retro Sale

From SixOhOne: On the second weekend of every month, we host a Vintage and Retro fashion sale, curated by Owl and the Grapes. We generally have liquid refreshments, David Bowie (on the Ipod), snacks, a big comfy couch to chill the flip out on, shoes, handbags and belts, bric-a-brac, a little jewellery, books and LOTS OF RETRO & VINTAGE CLOTHES.

When: 9-5pm

Where: 342 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills

More Info:  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16326239073

Sunday 11 April

Hero (Film Screening)

Join the White Rabbit film club for a free screening of Hero.  This hugely expensive film took almost two years to appear in English (courtesy of Quentin Tarantino). The colour-based cinematography of the film, which helps to trace different character versions of the plot, is singularly perfect for a gallery space, while the fight scenes are completely out of this world.

Where: 30 Balfour St, Chippendale

More Info:  http://www.whiterabbitcollection.org/news/events/film-club/

Monday 12 April

iPad, Mobile Coupons and PayPal

Hear from Claudia Sagripanti (most recently Director of Mobile Communications for media agency investment network GroupM responsible for developing mobile solutions for brands) on the Mobile Coupons.  Then, PayPal will present on recent developments in m-commerce, highlighting current consumer applications and providing case studies for embedded mobile payment solutions.  Finally, Keith Ahern (CEO MoGeneration) will show off his iPad (we’ve ordered extra security) and talk about how MoGeneration got their iPad application out into market

Where: City Hotel, Cnr of Kent and King Streets, Sydney

When: 6,30pm for a 7pm start

More Info: http://www.mobilemondaysydney.com/

Tuesday 13 April

The Best Communicators are the Best Listeners

Bullseye is hosting a free, live webinar and Q&A session on the how social media monitoring can inform marketing strategy, improve product development and enable better management of brand reputation.

When: 11am-12pm

More Info: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/309416450

Wednesday 14 April

Robert Kinmont, Kenzee Patterson, Charlie Sofo and Ronnie Van Hout (Exhibition)

Darren Knight Gallery currently houses the work of four artists, Robert Kinmont, Kenzee Patterson, Charlie Sofo and Ronnie Van Hout; all artists whose work works for our attention in subtle, unassuming, clever and considered ways. Intelligently curated to include Kinmont — a textbook-worthy conceptual artist who has been arranging stuff since the 70s — alongside national artists such as Van Hout, Sofo and Patterson, the exhibition finds a happy peculiarity that wriggles out from an understated manipulation of materials.

(Excerpt from http://concreteplayground.com.au/event/2774/robert-kinmont-kenzee-patterson-charlie-sofo-and-r.htm)

More Info: http://www.darrenknightgallery.com/artists/kinmont/KinmontShow.htm

Thursday 15 April

Stockholm (Theatre)

The play on ‘Stockholm’ — being both the yuppie couple’s syndrome and dream getaway destination — is excessively literal, and the script is ultimately unambitious in its breadth and depth.

This is a contained and consistently tense production, a highlight being the live aroma of chopped onion cooking in butter on stage — here’s to theatre exploiting its olfactory capacities more often.

When: 6.30pm

More Info: http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2010/stockholm

Compare how many Tweets are posted by Sydney-siders versus New Yorkers in real-time with the Tweet-o-Meter.  An online monitoring tool created by the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis that measures the amount of tweets (in Tweets per Minute or TPM) received from various locations around the world.

Currently in beta mode the Tweet-O-Meter updates every 10 seconds displaying the city with the highest number of Tweets. While innovative, this tool may be somewhat inaccurate, with the Tweet-o-Meter only registering Tweets by people that have there geolocation turned on in there Twitter preferences.

Friday 2 April

Hoopla Festival

Go cir-crazy at Australia’s annual circus and street theatre festival as some of the world’s best acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and contortionists are let loose in Darling Harbour, FREE this Easter long weekend! Large-scale open-air shows, stunt-driven ensembles, quirky absurdist acts, solo acts of extreme virtuosity, high energy buskers, interactive street theatre, hilarious comedy and Hoopla Nights.

(Excerpt from http://www.darlingharbour.com/sydney-Things_To_Do-Hoopla.htm)

Where: Darling Harbour, Sydney

More Info:  http://www.darlingharbour.com/sydney-Things_To_Do-Hoopla.htm

Saturday 3 April

Pod Wars @ Cricketers Arms Hotel

The Cricketers recently joined the hot international trend of establishments inviting patrons to bring along their MP3 players when they drink and provide their own background music.

Every second Saturday it hosts a competition known as Pod wars, where iPod owners play 20-minute sets of their favourite songs. Pod owners compile cool, obscure or simply feel-good sets, feed them through the pub sound system and then other patrons vote on whose music they like best.

The winner takes home a six pack or music voucher and the knowledge that their tracks won over the crowd.

(Excerpt from http://www.smh.com.au/news/bar-reviews/cricketers-arms-hotel/2006/06/12/1149964443607.html )

Where: Cricketers Arms, 106 Fitzroy St, Surry Hills

More Info:  http://www.smh.com.au/news/bar-reviews/cricketers-arms-hotel/2006/06/12/1149964443607.html

Sunday 4 April

The Swell Season Acoustic

Before their performance in the movie Once won them Oscars, Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard and Czech singer-pianist Markéta Irglová released quietly brooding songs as the Swell Season. On Strict Joy, the duo deliver with their most dynamic set yet, with hot Irish soul segueing into energetic folk rock and dream-pop-touched balladry.

(Excerpt from http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/30506519/review/30647383/strict_joy)

Where: Sydney Opera House

When: 8.30pm

More Info:  http://www.myspace.com/theswellseason

Monday 5 April

Tamarama to Clovelly Open Water Classic

The most dangerous and spectacular of all ocean swims is on Easter Monday. The Tamarama to Clovelly Cliffside Odyssey attracts Sydney’s best swimmers, lured by the challenge of the swell and possible shark encounters. This year, sports commentator HG Nelson will be calling the race from the Tamarama cliff tops.

(Excerpt from http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/sportoutdoor/event/16096/tamarama-to-clovelly-beach-open-water-classic.aspx )

Where: Tamarama Beach

When: From 11am

More Info:  http://www.t2cswim.com/tiki-index.php

Tuesday 6 April

MGMT

MGMT’s brand of psychedelia isn’t restricted to rehashing the 60s. The duo are your genuine experiential psychonauts, as is more than ably demonstrated by their forthcoming second album, Congratulations.

Andrew VanWyngarden explains the band’s shift: “The songs that ended up being popular came from when we were starting out, when it was also kind of satire. And now, we really wanted to express ourselves by making exactly the kind of music that we would make if we could only make one kind of music.”

(Excerpt from http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/music/event/15954/mgmt.aspx)

Where: The Metro, 624 George St, Sydney

When: 8pm

More Info:  http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/music/event/15954/mgmt.aspx

Wednesday 7 April

Duncan Brett – Consumer Insights at Ebay Australia & NZ

With a total of 7 years experience in online analytics, Duncan Brett has been providing customer insights at eBay Australia for 3 years now. In a heavily data driven role Duncan uses a mix of technical & logical skills to solve problems presented to his team by a variety of business units within the company. As the go to person for customer insights, Duncan’s analysis covers everything from Buyer acquisition, category performance and customer segmentation.

(Excerpt from http://digitalministry.com/AU/events/460/Meet+Duncan+Brett+Customer+Insights+at+eBay+Australia)

Where: University of Technology Sydney, Crn of Broadway & Jones St, Sydney

When: 5:45 – 7pm

More Info:  http://www.meetup.com/datarati/calendar/12982473/?from=list&offset=0

Thursday 8 April

Subcultures

Experience the world of subculture as photographers document the dress codes, attitudes and what it means to belong. They present a selection of their images and discuss the complexities of gaining access to and trust from the communities they photograph.

(Excerpt from http://www.acp.org.au/events/)

Where: Australian Centre for Photography, 257 Oxford St, Paddington

When: 7-9pm

More Info:  http://www.acp.org.au/events/