Stuff to do this week
Friday, March 5th, 2010Film of the week: Alice in Wonderland
According to “Alice in Wonderland,” “the only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.”
Read the review here: http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/alice-in-wonderland/2010/03/03/1267291899452.html
Friday 5 March
Dario Argento Film Festival (Screening)
Scare yourself silly and watch two horror classics in a row: Tenebrae (1982), directed by Dario Argento and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), directed by Tobe Hooper
When: 8.30pm
Cost: $12
Where: Chauvel Cinema, Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd, Paddington
More Info: http://concreteplayground.com.au/event/806/dario-argento-film-festival.htm
Saturday 6 March
The Mess Hall (Concert)
The Mess Hall are a two-piece drums and guitar combo based in Sydney, Australia specialising in “raw, edgy bluesy rock.”
When plugged in and turned up, the duo produce enough energy to power a house full of floodlights – The Sydney Morning Herald
(Excerpt from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mess_Hall)
When: 8pm
Cost: $25
Where: Manning Bar, University of Sydney, Manning Rd, Camperdown
More Info: http://www.themesshall.com.au/tours/ and http://www.myspace.com/themesshall
Sunday 7 March
Big Fashion Sale
For 21 hours only, BJB Studios will transform into fashion wonderland, offering a whole host of sweet clobber from some of Australia’s leading designers. There are over 30 labels confirmed including Shakuhachi, TV, Nathan Smith, Rittenhouse and Marnie Skillings. Get ready to rummage.
When: 10am 5pm
Where: BJB Studios, 259 Riley St, Surry Hills
More Info: http://www.bigfashionsale.com.au/about/
Monday 8 March
After Copenhagen: Looking for Real Solutions w/ James Hansen, Climatologist (Lecture)
James Hansen is the director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Trained in physics and astronomy in Dr James Van Allen’s space science program at the University of Iowa, Hansen is best known for his Congressional testimony on climate change in the 1980s that helped raise broad awareness of global warming. Time Magazine designated Dr. Hansen as one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2006, a tribute to his continuing efforts to serve the public through his scientific work.
(Excerpt from http://www.usyd.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/professor_james_hansen.shtml)
When: 6.30pm
Cost: $20
Where: Seymour Theatre Center, cnr of City Rd and Cleveland St, University of Sydney, Darlington
More Info: http://www.usyd.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/professor_james_hansen.shtml
Tuesday 9 March
2010 National Art School MFA Graduates (Exhibition)
This survey exhibition brings together work by the first twenty graduates of the Master of Fine Art program at the National Art School. The exhibition conveys the breadth of contemporary practice and includes media from ceramics to moving image-recognising the calibre of this group of highly talented National Art School alumni.
When: 6-8pm
Where: National Art School, Forbes St, Darlinghurst
More Info: http://www.designfederation.net/events-exhibitions/2010-national-art-school-mfa-graduates-2005-2009/
Wednesday 10 March
Dirty Projectors (Concert)
Dirty Projectors are a Brooklyn-based experimental rock band. Hear their music here http://www.myspace.com/dirtyprojectors
When: 8pm
Cost: $49
Where: Metro Theatre, 624 George Street, Sydney
More Info: http://concreteplayground.com.au/event/476/dirty-projectors.htm
Thursday 11 March
Irvine Welsh (Talk w/ Supporting Music)
A musical and literary mash-up that will have you partying hard with the awesome, and legendary, author Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting, Filth, Acid House).
Meet the author who introduced Scottish drug culture through his cult classics such as Trainspotting, Ecstasy and Reheated Cabbage. With supporting bands Jack Ladder and The Disbelievers and The Chaser’s Dominic Knight as MC.
When: 7pm
Cost: $17.85
Where: Oxford Art Factory, 38-46 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
More Info: http://www.moshtix.com.au/Event.aspx?id=34538&pLock=&vip=&skin=&ref=
Ongoing Exhibition: Almanac: The gift of Ann Lewis AO
Mapping changes in ideas and styles, taste and influence, the exhibition includes examples of important movements such as Sydney-based abstract art and the establishment and rise of remote indigenous painting as an essential part of contemporary Australian culture.
Where: The Museum of Contemporary Art
When: 8 December – 18 April
