What's On | Thursday 17th April 2014.. |
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Ford Smart Drive
Ford Australia is excited to announce their SMART Drive activation at this year’s Royal Easter Show in Sydney.
A fun event for all the family, the Royal Easter Show has a variety of great activities including the infamous flying pig competition, ..
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** Children | Family Events ** | |
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Building Bridges at Trainworks
Bridges are an essential part of any railway system. In this hands-on workshop you get to design and build your own bridges using hot glue guns and ice cream sticks. Learn the differences between truss arrangements and how they influence bridge stren..
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Cogs' Playground
The Museum's Grace Bros courtyard has been transformed into a new outdoor playground.
Children will have lots of fun playing on the state-of-the art equipment. And it's right next to the cafe, so parents and carers can relax at the courtyard table..
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Golden Ridge Animal Farm
Bring the children to the Golden Ridge Animal Farm for hands on farm fun!
Hold baby chicks, ducklings and rabbits, milk the cow, bottle feed baby lambs and kid goats or have a pony ride!
Go on a farm walk to feed the sheep and goats with bread ..
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** Comedy & Magic Events ** | |
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Fresh Impro at the Roxbury Hotel
Every Thursday, Sydney's newest performers make up scenes on the spot. It's like a freshly baked happiness cake, but not a cake.
The night is made up of two separate shows, the earlier one showcasing a mixture of our freshest and best players and ..
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** Competitions | Fun & Games Events ** | |
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Clique Photography Competition
Clique is a 10 month program. In December 2014 we will announce the Clique amateur photographer of the year. This is the person who has the strongest portfolio from their monthly challenges.
Clique is an association for amateur photographers and ..
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** Concerts | Music Events ** | |
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Byron Bay Bluesfest - Blues & Roots Music Festival 2014
The Byron Bay Bluesfest remains one of Australia's most acclaimed and respected Festivals: it may not be the largest, but it's definitely one of the best.
The inspiration for dozens of blues world music and blues and roots festivals around Austral..
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** Culinary | Wine & Dining Events ** | |
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Sydney Chocolate Tours
Indulge in the Sydney Chocolate Tours, in exquisite chocolate, enjoying the finest coffee and tea, then walk it all off in a couple of hours, all the time soaking up the historical atmosphere of the city of Sydney as your tour progresses!
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** Exhibitions | Art & Photo Events ** | |
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Forgotten Songs
Forgotten Songs, by Michael Thomas Hill (completed 2011), a permanent installation at Angel Place, Sydney.
Forgotten Songs commemorates the songs of fifty birds once heard in central Sydney before they were gradually forced out of the city by Euro..
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Parlour ART exhibition
QT Sydney has teamed up with Australia’s international art fair, Sydney Contemporary, and Renegade Collective Magazine in a bid to discover Australia’s most exciting new talent. QT Sydney’s café and bar, Parlour Lane Roasters, will play host to a sho..
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Storytellers of the Town
Storytellers of the Town is an exhibition of work spanning two decades by Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, one of Thailand’s foremost contemporary artists. Araya’s practice is concerned with the fundamental aspects of life and death, collective experiences o..
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** Exhibitions | Expo | Launch Events ** | |
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Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures
Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures
from the National Museum Kabul
Art Gallery of New South Wales: 6 March 2014 to 1 June 2014
A remarkable exhibition of stunning artefacts revealing Afghanistan’s rich culture.
Afghanistan was at the heart of the S..
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Game Masters: The Exhibition
Game Masters: The Exhibition
Open 13 December 2013 - 25 May 2014
Step into the world of Zelda, Super Mario Bros, Sonic the Hedgehog and many more much loved characters at the blockbuster exhibition Game Masters.
Featuring over 100 playable game..
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Resolved: Journeys in Australian Design
An exhibition of the most compelling works from 12 designers from the highly acclaimed “Workshopped” exhibitions held in Sydney. Workshopped has discovered, nurtured and launched the careers of some of the most exciting and talented designers.
Res..
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** Film Festivals & Showing Events ** | |
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What's Showing @ IMAX
IMAX Cinema at Darling Harbour has the world's largest IMAX screen.
What's showing at IMAX this week
Wednesday 16 Apr
10:00 am Great White
Shark 3D
11:00 am Unseen World 3D
12:00 pm Jerusalem 3D
1:00 pm Great ..
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** Group | Club Meetings Events ** | |
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Ladies Probus Club of Singleton
The Ladies Probus Club of Singleton meets every third Thursday of the month starting February and ending in December of this year.
The Ladies Probus Club provides an avenue for retired and semi-retired women to meet on a monthly basis to enjoy eac..
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** Markets | Art, Craft & General Events ** | |
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Bulli Variety Markets
The Bulli Variety Markets are held every Saturday and Thursday, 9am to 3pm at the dog track at Grevillea Park Road, Bulli.
The markets offer stallholders selling new and used goods, plants and gardening products, arts and crafts, fresh fruit and v..
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Campbelltown Boot Hill Market
The Campbelltown Boot Hill Market is your chance to find that extra special bargain.
Held on the Cnr of Swettenham and Raby Roads in Campbelltown, the market offers a great day out with a BBQ, food stalls, hot and cold drinks and a mountain of boo..
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Coffs Coast Growers' Market
The Coffs Coast Growers Market operates every Thursday from 8am until around 3.30pm and is a great place to visit for lunch as it is situated amongst wonderful local alfresco cafes in the City Centre.
The Coffs Coast Growers Markets are the most r..
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** Markets | Farmers Food & Produce Events ** | |
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Hornsby Organic Food & Farmers Markets
Come and visit us for Organic and Conventional food, vegetables, tea and coffee, oils, baby foods, vitamins, gardening, skin care, cotton and dog food.
Come and visit us for breakfast, lunch, a cup of coffee, to meet and talk, for tools and books ..
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Sydney Fish Market
Australia's only working fishermen's market, the Sydney Fish Markets is colourful and vibrant and offers visitors and Sydneysiders the opportunity to experience an authentic working fish market.
Business for the market begins at 5.30am when seafo..
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** Museum & Science Events ** | |
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Castle Hill Powerhouse Discovery Centre
The Powerhouse Discovery Centre: Collection Stores at Castle Hill is part of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, along with the Powerhouse Museum in Darling Harbour and Sydney Observatory at the Rocks.
The Powerhouse Discovery Centre is the M..
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CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope - 'The Dish'
The famous Parkes observatory, as featured in the Australian movie 'The Dish', is a landmark radio telescope nearly 50 years old, yet still considered to be one of the best single dish radio telescopes in the world.
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Cyberworlds: Computers & Connections
Cyberworlds: Computers & Connections, a permanent exhibition at Powerhouse Museum.
Computers are the defining technology of our time. Unlike other machines that are designed to carry out a specialised task, the computer is a general-purpose devic..
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Guided Group Tours ABC Ultimo Centre
The ABC Ultimo Centre brings together all aspects of the national broadcaster, including Television, Radio, New Media, Transmission and News and Current Affairs.
The guided tour is likely to include a visit to one of our two digital state-of-the-a..
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Sea Shepherd’s MV Sam Simon
Sea Shepherd’s MV Sam Simon
open for ship tours these school holidays
Following the International Court of Justice’s landmark decision on Japanese whaling in the Antarctic, Sea Shepherd Australia’s MV Sam Simon is on its way to the Australian Nat..
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** Performing Arts | Theatre | Opera Events ** | |
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Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom The Musical
The Story That Inspired The World To Dance
Sydney are you ready to Cha Cha Cha?
Global Creatures
presents
Baz Luhrmann’s
Strictly Ballroom the Musical
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Previews from Tuesday 25 March 2014
Global Premiere Saturday ..
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David Harris in Time is a Traveller
Working Management and Hayes Theatre Co presents, Time is a Traveller, starring David Harris as part of its Cabaret in Residence at the Hayes Theatre Co on every Sunday from April 13 – May 4.
The son of a coal mining dad and a secretary mum, this..
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Pete the Sheep
Monkey Baa Theatre Company proudly presents PETE THE SHEEP - a brand-new Australian musical based on Jackie French and Bruce Whatley’s Australian picture book.
Director Jonathan Biggins
Composer / Lyrist Phillip Scott
Set & Costume Design James ..
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** Trips | Tours Events ** | |
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Australian Museum Behind the Scenes Tour
Less than one percent of the Australian Museum's vast collection is on display. The Behind the Scenes Tour offers visitors the opportunity to see all those items kept in storage behind the scenes.
Sneak a peek at an irreplaceable collection of mo..
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Australian Museum Tours
Australian Museum Tours offer daily guided tours of the Museum by experienced guides, highlighting popular attractions from their exhibitions.
You'll visit all the major exhibitions on display and get your questions answered along the way. Tours ..
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When Rum Ran the Rocks Tour
Step back to a magical time when rum was a currency, and Sydney's harbourside area of the Rocks was filthy rich with it. See local drinkers in their natural habitat, join them in their ablutions and learn about why rum was worth rebelling for… then a..
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** Trivia and Quiz Events ** | |
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Trivia @ Country Club Hotel
The Country Club Hotel at Shoal Bay Resort and Spa hosts a fantastic trivia night every week.
The Trivia Night at Country Club Hotel is held every Thursday, from 8pm to 10pm, and is great fun. Get a team together come along and test your knowledge..
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** Workshops | Classes & Clinics Events ** | |
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Showreel Course
The Showreel course is one of Screenwise's most popular courses, offering students hands on screen acting training and a professional Showreel at graduation. There are two intakes each year in January & July.
Applications are now open for the next..
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** Worship | Faith | Spiritual Events Events ** | |
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Free Meditation Classes | Chatswood
Free 14 week course, themes include Posture & Relaxation, Self-Awareness, Concentration, The Mind - Inner Silence, Chakras, Sound & Mantram, The Energies of the Human Body.
Meditation for Self Knowledge, learn to connect with your Inner Self.
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** Zoological & Farms Events ** | |
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Nura Diya Aboriginal Wildlife Experience
Take a special Aboriginal wildlife tour at Taronga Zoo, showcasing the strong link between aboriginal people, their culture and wildlife.
Developed with Aboriginal people, and led by an Aboriginal Guide, Nura Diya takes visitors on a walk-through ..
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Taronga Western Plains Zoo
With over 3sq km of wild and wonderful bushland and 700 animals, Taronga Western Plains Zoo offers a safari adventure right in the heart of NSW.
Find yourself surrounded by magnificent wildlife on wide open plains. Whether you stroll across the g..
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Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo is just 12 minutes from the city by ferry, with breathtaking views of Sydney Harbour and free shows and keeper talks throughout the day.
Visit Taronga Zoo and discover our five Asian Elephants at play on their earth mounds.
Watch th..
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The Berkeley Computer Market & Swap Meet is held monthly on various dates (see below) at the Berkeley Stadium, Hooka Creek Rd.
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JANE GOODALL - CELEBRATING HER 80TH YEAR
LIVE SHOWS IN AUSTRALIA
“When I was a little girl I wanted to be Jane Goodall. I still want to be Jane Goodall!”
Angelina Jolie
The Jane Goodall ...
THE KING AND I returns to Australia with the first lady of Australian musical theatre, LISA McCUNE with the role of the King of Siam being played by opera sensation TEDDY TAHU RHODES (Brisbane and ...
We are so excited about the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building currently under construction in Sydney.
As the Sydney Opera ...