Expired Events in Sydney

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra is delighted to welcome you back to the concert hall and online for a very special concert series- Ayres & Graces. Celebrating chamber music from the English and French Baroque- Ayres & Graces is directed by Principal Baroque Flute-Recorder Melissa Farrow and lead by an ensemble of Brandenburg musicians performing on an eclectic combination of period instruments.Be enthralled by music from the French Baroque performed uniformly in the style of Jean-Baptiste Lully- before stepping out into the centre of eighteenth-century London in a program brimming with the sounds that attracted entrepreneurial musicians such as George Frideric Handel to the city.Set to a dream world of colour and sound with a stage-wide LED screen illuminated with imagery curated by Australian designer Silvana Azzi Heras- we welcome you to join us for our socially distanced performances in Sydney's City Recital Hall this October or online for the digital premiere.

Raise a glass of gin and say cheers- Archie Rose is partnering with Chin Chin Sydney for the ultimate gin'spired Weekend Yum Cha collaboration- serving up limited-edition Archie Rose cocktails and a drool-worthy new menu you will love to devour.Kicking off from Friday 2 October- Chin Chin are plating up the yummiest of Yum Chas every Friday- Saturday and Sunday for lunch with a of feast saucy dishes to tuck into such as Crumbed Prawn Steamed Buns- Fried Chicken Wings- BBQ Pork Buns and more for just $55 per person.Feeling thirsty for some gin? Archie Rose and Chin Chin have been busy distilling a special cocktail menu to start the party- with individual gin cocktails and some made to share with your whole crew including Archie's Spritz- Violet Crown- Shiso Fine- Pomelo Punch- Strawberry Colada and Pink Pluma.Here for a good time and not a long time- the Chin Chin x Archie Rose Gin'spired Yum Cha will bring the good vibes all weekend long- so make it a lunch date for two or ten of your nearest and dearest.Exclusive to Chin Chin- bookings for Weekend Yum Cha are available online.

👻 Come join EGA for our SPOOKY HALLOWEEN FUN NIGHT! 🎃EGA's Halloween Spooktacular Night is just around the corner and we are so excited for what's in store!Drop-off: 6:15pm to sanitise for a 6:30pm startPick-up: 9pmWe will be having a best dressed contest and a best trick contest with treats as the prize. Our EGA Staff will provide your monster and zombie gymnasts with some treats (not dinner) and entertain them while parents have a kids free night!🎃 So book now for a spooky- slimy night of Halloween themed games- movies and fun! 👻

Over two hours- learn powerful tools and techniques used by actors to boost your confidence in presenting and communicating in a screen-based workplace. Held over Zoom and limited to a small group- these transformative classes are led by some of the industry's finest. The workshop will include:Introduction to Effective Online CommunicationPosture and breathing exercises that actors use to manage pre-performance anxietiesWarming up your voice exercises- so when it's your time to speak- you're readyBringing them together and being present in the momentConclusion including Q&AClasses are conducted online via zoom and limited to 20 people. Be quick to book as these tend to be popular!

Join us online in the award-winning permaculture garden each Friday afternoon and learn skills under expert guidance in a friendly setting.Small spaces can yield big results when productive gardens are designed according to permaculture principles. With many of us with limited space- this practical course led by permaculture expert and landscape architect Steve Batley- will help you grow more than you thought possible.Oct 16 - Permaculture principles - ObservationOct 23 - Design planning - sector analysis & zone planningOct 30 - No waste - compost and worm farmingNov 6 - Plants- Soil and Bacteria - GuildsNov 13 - Propagation - Seeds and cuttingsNov 20 - Propagation - TransplantingNov 27 - Water conservation - Wicking BedsDec 4 - Small spaces - Vertical and aquaponicsDec 11 - Small spaces - Containers and microgreensDec 18 - Pest management - plant health and predatorsGrowing Big in Small Spaces is available as a complete ten week course for face-to-face participants or as individual sessions via zoom.* * Each workshop is recorded and you may appear in the published video. Recordings of past topics can be found on Council's youtube channel under the PermaBee playlist.

Venture back to historic Sydney. A time when prisoners roamed- public executions were commonplace and the Rocks Push ruled the street.Discover slums overrun with mass burial pits- sly grog haunts- opium dens and ghosts searching for their loved ones and revenge on those who crossed them.Terrain: Leisurely 2km of walking.Paranormal activity: Moderate.Covid safe activity: guests are asked to bring along their own face mask and maintain social distancing at all times.

This program will be pre-recorded and made available to view online at 12pm Friday 30 October 2020Exhibiting artist Macon Reed discusses their work- Eulogy for the Dyke Bar- an immersive installation that revisits the legacy of lesbian and dyke bars. Together with artist and researcher- Jade Muratore- they will discuss the circumstances which have seen the closure of dyke bars globally and delve into the stories behind archival material included in the installation from lesbian parties- spaces and events gone by.Macon Reed is a New York-based artist working in sculpture- installation- video- radio documentary- painting- and participatory projects. Motivated by evolving queer and intersectional feminist frameworks- their practice involves creating immersive sculptural environments that serve as public sites for dynamic inter-community conversation and transformative ritual. Her recent work includes the installation Eulogy For The Dyke Bar 2015- which revisits the legacy of dyke and lesbian bars- and has been exhibited at Wayfarers Gallery- New York- Pulse Art Fair- New York- AREA Gallery- Portland- CCA Wattis Institute- San Francisco- and the Museum of Craft and Design- San Francisco. Jade Muratore is an artist- researcher and cultural producer working across performance- installation- and video. Jade is one of the founding and core members of the performance trio- Hissy Fit- and has exhibited works at the Museum of Contemporary Art- Performance Space- Australian Centre for Contemporary Art- Arts House- Campbelltown Arts Centre and Carriageworks. She is a PhD candidate at UNSW Art & Design completing a practice-based research project on temporally disruptive methodologies in contemporary performance and moving image practice.This conversation is part of 'Forms of Being Together'- a series of online talks- performances and actions presented alongside the exhibition 'Friendship as a Way of Life' at UNSW Galleries.

Town Hall was a cemetery and the Queen Victoria building has a talking dog statue. There's so much to our CBD- its lanes- arcades and architecture that we often walk past but don't take the time to stop- lookup and learn. Explore Sydney's art- architecture- culture and history of the CBD with the team at I'm Free Walking Tours.

Saxophonist and composer- Gai Bryant has earnt a reputation as a Queen of Latin Jazz. She is fascinated with all the rhythms that make us move- particularly those blending Cuban- Peruvian and Afro-Caribbean influences. Gai joins musicians- dancers and communities across Sydney- through her projects with passionate arrangements that integrate traditional dance and song with a modern jazz aesthetic. Irresistible performances by her Afro-Peruvian sextet ALLY will open celebrations- before her big band- Caribe- will tear down the house in a visual and aural display. Vivid and frenetic- it will be impossible to walk away from this event without a smile on your face.Gai Bryant (saxophone) Eamon Dilworth (trumpet) Jonathan Cohen (piano) Stan Valacos (bass) Steve Marin (percussion) Georgio Rojas (percussion) Dai Moret (spoken word) Melody Riviera (vocals) CaribeAdrian Medira (dancer) Gai Bryant (saxophones) Julian Gough (saxophones) Lee McIver (trumpet) Danny Carmichael (trombone) Ed Goyer (piano) Nick Henderson (bass) Tono Marquez (percussion) Giorgio Rojas (percussion) Steven Marin (percussion)Covid-safe measuresIn accordance with COVID restrictions- AIM's John Painter Hall sits 140 people. All patrons are socially distanced inside the venue and must use sanitizer provided and enter individual contact details on entry. Hand sanitizer is provided and visible throughout the venue. People with any symptoms of colds or repeating dry coughs are not admitted and if such symptoms become visible after entry- would be asked to leave.