Viddy well my droogs…

A Clockwork Orange @ COFA

If you haven’t read the book yet, quickly do it now! We’ll wait…

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You done now? Good, because Stanley Kubrick’s amazing 1971 film version is screening tomorrow night. Get over to the COFA Common Room (on the first floor of E block at COFA’s Paddington campus) at 6:30pm. Aside from the free screening there will also be mulled wine! The screening is taking place as part of UNSW’s annual Arts Week. You can check out what else is happening by downloading the program here.

Red Bull Thre3style

This competition has been making the rounds here and internationally. The Red Bull Thre3style finally lands in Sydney this Saturday with 8 of the states best DJs battling it out at Upstairs Beresford. This qualifier round will see each DJ performing a 15 minute set during which they must include least three different music genres. Sampology and Yacht Club DJs will also be there to keep the night rolling till late.

Fifties Fair

Women’s oppression! Racial segregation! The constant threat of nuclear war! Although the website claims that this weekend’s festival will be “the ultimate celebration of all things 1950s”, these things probably won’t feature too heavily at Rose Siedler House this Sunday, which is probably for the best. Instead you’ll be given full license to dress up in your fifties Sunday best and roam the grounds of one of Sydney’s most important architectural sites. The will be tours of the house, along with rockabilly dancers, fashion awards, car displays and a range of vintage collectors and dealers selling everything from clothes to kitchenware.

Tickets are $25/20, and there will be a courtesy bus to and from Turramurra station on the day.

 

This week

Good lord it’s been a while. I’m in illness lockdown so what better way to cheer myself up than to write about all the things I will probably be too sick to do all week! It is therefore vitally important that you, dear reader, make sure you go out and do these things on my behalf.

Ivy Xchange

In a very interesting (i.e. not completely booze oriented) addition to Sydney’s late night economy, The Ivy have launched a “thinking woman’s night out“. Sorry lads, this one’s not for you. The Tuesday night program offers a series of discussions panels, presentations and workshops covering everything from online money making tips, marketing tricks, and the interestingly titled “Are We Sluts: Does It Matter If We’re A Lot Looser Than Our Mothers?“. The talks take place every Tuesday at 6:30, with free canapes and $10 cocktails and champers.

AGNSW Film Series

In honour of the new totally rad contemporary galleries, the AGNSW has been running a New Hollywood Film Series. Alas, the series is in it’s final week, with Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver capping off the program. aroundsydney highly recommends heading along to the Wednesday night session at 7:15 so you can also check out the other talks and performances happening during Art After Hours. If for some terrible reason you can’t make it, the film will be showing at 2pm on Wednesday and Sunday as well.

FBi Pot Luck Launch

FBi have well and truly settled into their new digs at the KingsX Hotel and are launching a weekly program of all things fun called Pot Luck. And by that I mean all of the fun things ever. Every Friday will involve a different combination of everything including, and I quote, “zine stalls, readings, skits and art installations to film screenings, bingo, crafternoons, astrology readings, endurance performance, bands and DJs”. Phew! Pot Luck is launching this Friday and entry is entirely free (yew!).

Big Fashion Sale

The name of this sale is not an exaggeration. 30 top Australian designers are offering up to 80% off their wears over five days starting August 12. I can’t guarantee anything will be in your size, but I can promise that there will be blood. If you can handle large violent crowds of women intoxicated by the promise of bargain designer goods, head along to District 01 52-57 Oxford St, Darlinghurst. More info here!

City2Surf

Tcchhh. Healthy people showing off. I’ll pass.

Gore on show & indie cred for sale

A Night of Horror International Film Festival

A festival of blood, screams and all things gore. How lovely! Kicking off last Thursday, the festival program is brimming with some of the best local and international films out there, alongside a few special events. Fans of fright will be able to enjoy a mixture of contemporary and classic horror features, as well as short film screenings and workshops. There will even be a horror screenwriting forum this Thursday night, where some of the brightest filmmakers from the festival will be dishing tips on everything from writing a great horror story to getting that story on the screen. Check out the website for everything that’s happening this week – http://www.anightofhorror.com/

Garage Sale Trail

Love trawling through people’s garbage but hate lurking around at night to avoid angry neighbours? Well you’re in luck my friend. This weekend garages around the country will be opened up to junk collectors of all sorts as part of the national Garage Sale Trail. Wether it’s comic books, retro furniture, old records or vintage threads you’re after at one of the hundreds of garage sales already registered in Sydney. Even the City of Sydney Council is getting involved, hosting garage sales at Glebe and Surry Hills libraries as well as providing maps to the best spots in those suburbs. Find out more about what’s on sale and where here;  http://www.garagesaletrail.com.au/ or just wonder the streets on Sunday until you find something rad!