This week we bring you an album that is full of life and energetic sounds, coming out of New York but taking sounds from the Spanish speaking parts of the world we are given an album that is bursting full of fresh Afro‐Peruvian Jazz with rhythms of Afro‐American Jazz. If you like tones to put you […]
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The Society of Arts and Crafts of NSW is celebrating 110 years since their foundation in 1906 with a special exhibition at the Society’s gallery, Craft NSW– an artist-run gallery where visitors can meet the makers of a diverse range of high quality Australian craft. As Australia’s oldest continuously running craft organisation, The Society has […]
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With a huge line up of amazing films on offer these school holidays and a program full of free activities each day, there has never been a better time to visit your local Event Cinemas during the school break. To keep boredom at bay during the holidays, your local Event, Greater Union or BCC cinema […]
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For thousands of years, the land that Sydney Opera House is built on was a gathering place for the Gadigal and Eora people who danced and sang here. This October, Homeground celebrates the very best First Nations artists with free music, dance, food, workshops and markets over two big days. During October 8th and 9th, artists […]
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Byron Mark is a superb, diverse musical talent. Funk, Jazz, Electro-Acoustic Pop, Flamenco and African sounds are all at his fingertips on a number of instruments. After years of collaborating/touring/performing with many other artists, Byron’s long awaited debut solo album of his own works comes into the world! ‘Amalgamation’ is a collection of compositions created […]
Back by very popular demand, Mic Conway’s National Junk Band presents the third edition of their fabulous new show “Vaudevillia”. Yet again “Everything new will be old again!” with new guests, fresh tunes, and some very well-honed one liners and magical happenings. The show is based on the old Vaudeville program, originally from Paris, that became […]
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On Arts Wednesday 14 September, Sylvia’s guest was Richard Aitken, curator of Planting Dreams, and exhibition at the State Library of NSW and author of a book by the same name. Listen to the conversation: That was Part 1 and here is Part 2: And now for Part 3: […]
The Sydney Fringe Festival are hosting the world’s largest Silent Dinner Party at the historic Paddington Town Hall on 24 September 2016, a truly incredible setting for such a unique event! The Silent Dinners are an international performance art project based around a three course meal. 36 of these social sculptures havebeen hosted in 11 […]
In this podcast Ruth Hessey talks to Alphamama live in studio. In the interview they discuss Alphamama’s upcoming show Queen Cxnt which she is performing in at the Sydney Fringe Festival and talk about her song ‘Ass In The Front’ which Alphamama preforms live in studio. To listen to the podcast click here: To […]
In this podcast Ruth Hessey talks with filmmaker Janet Merewether about her upcoming documentary ‘Reindeer in my Saami [pronounced ss-ah-me] Heart’ which she wrote, directed and produced. Janet Merewether tells Ruth about what motivated her to make this documentary. To listen to the podcast click here: To watch the ‘Reindeer in my Saami Heart’ trailer […]
In this podcast Ruth Hessey talks to Peter Stevens from the Wolli Creek Preservation Society about the tragic demolition of the Bexley North – Tempe ecosystem. They also discuss the effects of the Baird government’s NSW Bio-banking and what the offsets would be, to the community, the environment and most importantly, the wildlife. To listen […]