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GENEVIEVE O'NEIL Bits & Pieces Editor
Shir Madness
hir Madness is a weekend music festival highlighting and celebrating the diversity of Jewish music and Jewish performers from Sydney with interstate and international guests. Shir Madness will feature a vast array of musical styles, from traditional Jewish music to popular music performed by Jewish musicians includ- ing Deborah Conway, Monsieur Camembert, Fourplay, The Jews Brothers (NZ), MC Reason (VIC) and heaps more. Shir Madness is an all ages event with lots of food stalls, entertainment and great music. It’s on Sunday, August 15th at the Bondi Pavilion and tickets are selling fast so hurry up and grab yours now at
www.shirmadness.com.
S Drama Plus Fun Equals Confidence T
reading the boards and basking in the theatre spotlight is all in
a week’s play for students at the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy. The academy uses drama to boost young people’s confidence and self-esteem as well as to enhance their communications skills. Each class puts on its own produc- tion at the end of the year, and mid-year, the
children also perform a presentation for parents and friends. Classes for 5-17 year olds are available through- out the Eastern Suburbs. Parents can enrol students at any time dur- ing the term. For more information phone the Academy on 9787 2363 or visit
www.helenogrady.com.au
La Fiesta L
a Fiesta, a Spanish themed charity dinner event raising funds for Mayumarri (Heal for Life Foundation), will be held at Car- riageworks in Redfern on July 10, with a fabulous Spanish themed menu designed by Alfonso, the head chef at Bilsons, plus copious amounts of wine and sangria. Bondi Vet Dr Chris Brown and Ten News anchor Natarsha Belling will MC the evening, which will include perfor- mances from Katie Noonan and The Captains, Radio INK and Erth. The charity, Mayumarri, was set up ten years ago by Sydney personality Liz Mullinar and is a healing retreat to help those who have suffered child abuse. For tickets and information call 4998 6003.
Bangarra’s New Double Bill F
ollowing the extraordinary suc- cess of their 20th anniversary tour last year, Bangarra Dance The- atre will present ‘of earth & sky’, an original and evocative double bill inspired by contrasting traditional and contemporary themes and
examining the fusion of dance and visual art. It's opening in Sydney on Friday, July 23 and tickets start at just $29. For bookings please visit
www.sydneyoperahouse.com or phone 9250 7777.
Australian Stencil Art Prize T
he Australian Stencil Art Prize (ASAP) is calling for entries. Now in its second year, the 2010 Art Prize offers Australian stencil artists the chance to win a $2000 cash prize. ASAP aims to recognise and reward stencil artists and to provide recognition for stencil art as an art form in its own right. Finalists will be exhibited at Oh Really Gallery in Sydney from November 11 - 21. The winner will be announced at the opening of the exhibition. Entry costs $20 per stencil. Enter online at
www.australianstencilartprize.com.
London Calling
nternationally acclaimed photog- rapher Robyn Beeche moved from Sydney to London in the mid 1970s. From catwalk shows to clubs, she captured and worked extensively with the leading artists and design- ers of the time including Zandra Rhodes and Vivienne Westwood. In her latest exhibition, Fashion Face, her images provide a lively insight into the high camp aesthetics of underground London in the 1980s. The exhibition opens on July 23 at the Australian Centre for Photog- raphy at 257 Oxford Street. Please visit
www.acp.org.au.
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Frothers photographer Brad Malyon captured these Aboriginal dancers performing at the launch of the Bondi Winter Magic Festival.
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