Drowning statistics have been increasing every year so it is important for your child to know how to swim. There are two places where you can get your child to learn how to swim: Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre was named in honour of Ian Thorpe who was a five-time Gold Medal winning champion. Cook and […]
Album of the Week – ‘Known-Unknown’ by Trichotomy
Track by track review: ‘Five’ is beautifully unpredictable. It welcomes tricky time signatures and dynamic and rhythmic contrasts. Its incorporation of acoustic improvisations against manipulated instruments and electronics are all balanced through elaborate harmonies and melodies. ‘Cells’ tells a story of adventure filled with excitement, tension and hope. Foran and Parker have both studied cinematic […]
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I Love You Now & Cyrano de Bergerac – Arts Monday
I Love You Now, by Jeanette Cronin, is a romantic tragi-comedy that explores themes of intimacy, desire and fidelity. Leo loved his wife June but now he loves Michelle and is seeing Melissa, the nanny, on the side. Meanwhile, June is having an affair with Rob, Leo’s brother and is sleeping with Helmut, her personal […]
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Learn Impro from a Pro – Open Academy at the Con
Dave Pudney is Open Academy at the Con’s tutor for the ensemble class ‘Impro Basics’. We wanted to talk with him a bit more about his journey with Jazz and Impro and what he loves about teaching. You can enrol in the OA classes that start mid July 2017 at:https://openacademy.sydney.edu.au/course/SCIMB How did you start playing […]
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The Other Woman – The Life and Music of Nina Simone
“It’s hard to imagine anyone doing this better.” John Shand, SMH “The bottom end of Schouw’s contralto was as opulent as some 300 year old cello.” John Shand, SMH 2017 After a recent SOLD OUT show Lisa Schouw and Peter Bailey return to the Camelot Lounge on the 28th and 29th (Sold out!) of June. […]
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Boiling Point 30th May 2017 Kooda,compost and ponytails
Kooda, Compost and the mystery of the ponytail swing Chantelle crossed the Nullabor to interview Carly Hardy, founder of Kooda to find out what’s compost anyway and is it really different from landfill?Want to know more? Carly recommends the Centre for Organic Research & Education (CORE) for more information on the science of compost https://www.core.asn.au/ Plus, Charlotte read into 2012 […]
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Forever French with a Queen Kafé Touch! 31/05/2017
FF Show 001 || Wednesday 31th of May 2017 || (8-9:30pm) QUEEN KAFÉ IS BACK! (Almost) Whilst waiting for Queen Kafé to be officially back on air (waiting for a new time slot), join me tonight at 8pm as I will be hosting my first show on Forever French. It’s a great pleasure and a […]
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Equity
In March 2015, Fiona Roughely was Sylvia’s guest, talking about equity in our legal system. This year, it is one of two legal history interviews from Arts Wednesday we are replaying. Equity, or fairness, is an important part of how we see that laws should be made, but the history of this aspect of our […]
Arts Thursday 1 June 2017.
NEW MUSIC AND ASIAN INTERSECTIONS This Arts Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton exploring aspects of Asian culture in Australia and a multi art form production by women artists. Seven Stories is premiering at the Vivid Festival on June 3rd at the City Recital Hall. The music for Seven Stories is composed by seven women, performed by […]
Arts Wednesday 31 May 2017
At about 10:40 am, we continue with Part 2 of our series on Percussion with Mark Robinson and this week the topic is the first of 2 on tuned or pitched percussion. Mark demonstrates the glockenspiel, the xylophone, the vibraphone and the marimba. At 11:00 am we will hear Fiona Roughly talk about equity, the history […]
Community Billboard 29th May-4th June
This weekly community billboard is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney’s Plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global and connected. […]
Save Sydney’s Green Spaces
When a developer wants to cheap land to subdivide, they often target Sydney’s beloved parks and green spaces. Green spaces clean Sydney’s air, provide refuge for rare species and preserve the natural beauty which all Australian cities are famous for. Ruth Hessey chats with Total Environment Care Executive Director Jeff Angel on how Sydney’s green spaces are […]