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Film Stars hit the Red Carpet for the launch of St George OpenAir Cinema and the premiere of Looking for Grace

Posted on January 8, 2016January 13, 2016 by sydneyeventblogger@gmail.com

Celebrities, Sydney identities and VIPs gathered on Friday, 8 January 2016 at the stunning setting of Mrs Macquaries Point for the launch of St.George OpenAir Cinema’s 20th season and Sydney Premiere of LOOKING FOR GRACE.

The sky cleared in time for a perfect sunset over the harbour, as the film’s stars Richard Roxburgh, Radha Mitchell, Odessa Young, Kenya Pearson and Harry Richardson joined director Sue Brooks on the red carpet to celebrate the opening night.

A host of VIPs joined the cast at the Opening Night Party including Simon Baker, Rebecca Rigg, Miranda Tapsell, Matt Day, April Rose Pengilly, Brenna Harding, Henry Nixon, Raechelle Banno, Alex Cubis, Tessa de Josselin, and Sean Keenan.

Guests at the Opening Night Party enjoyed a selection of Australian wines from Cape Mentelle, and Chandon paired with and delicious menu from Pearl Catering, whilst taking in stunning views of Sydney Harbour at sunset.

A spectacular start to the 2016 season, St.George OpenAir Cinema will continue through to 19 February and features an extraordinary line up of 14 premiere or preview screenings, along with a selection of the summer’s most anticipated releases and 2015’s box office hits.

A limited number of tickets will be available to purchase at the box office, every evening of the season.

For full program details and further information on door sales, please visit www.stgeorgeopenair.com.au and stay up to date with announcements by following St.George OpenAir Cinema on Facebook and Twitter

The Rocks Aroma Festival returns to the Rocks in Sydney for the Month of July

Posted on July 1, 2015February 15, 2016 by sydneyeventblogger@gmail.com

Sydney’s annual celebration of coffee culture, The Rocks Aroma Festival, is set to permeate the laneways of the historic precinct with an alluring line-up of events throughout July.

Coffee connoisseurs will enjoy a fun, educational and indulgent program of activities during the biggest and brightest celebration of the bean yet, culminating in the Aroma Festival Day, held on Sunday 26 July.

The Rocks’ streets will be overflowing with everything for coffee lovers, with more than 50 coffee and gourmet food stallholders, food trucks,vintage and specialty coffee carts, “latte art” competitions and demonstrations, pop-up bars and cafes, roving performers, live coffee painting, the Aroma Shots photography exhibition and a speciality coffee lab.

No other city in the world savours coffee like Sydney does. The Rocks Aroma Festival celebrates this passion with a program of intimate, educational and fun events for the coffee curious.

A highlight of The Rocks Aroma Festival will be the extremely rare opportunity to share high-quality coffee with international guests Moata and Ansha, who will talk about their native Ethiopia’s unique coffee culture. Presented by Paramount Coffee Project and Technoserve, Moata and Ansha will share their knowledge of the people, the culture and the process of coffee-making in Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee.

Visitors will get to unleash their inner-barista and learn about some of the mysteries and methods of coffee-making at Brew Camp, a class on brew theory, pour over coffee and different types of equipment.

Meanwhile, Breville’s Latte Art Smackdown will see professional baristas battle each other in a knockout competition, and beer meets brew with The Rocks Brewing Co.’s One Shot pop-up bar. The Australian Specialty Coffee Association presents World Barista Champion Sasa Sestic and Latte Art master Habib Maarbani in a series of talks and demonstrations for enthusiasts.

There will also be free, 15-minute coffee or tea leaf reading, as well as a free Cosmic Coffee, Solar Hot Chocolate or Black Hole Tea with every 30-minute tour ticket at Sydney Observatory! Some of the indulgent caffeine-inspired beverages featured by The Rocks’ tenants include an espresso martini, High Coffee (High Tea’s eclectic caffeinated cousin), and an al fresco macchiato.

The Rocks Aroma Festival’s resident bands will play a mix of swing jazz, gypsy, and cabaret, and visitors will also be treated to an eight-piece roaming brass band. Visitors will also be amazed as they get to watch artist James Patrick in action as he creates unique canvases from“coffee paint”.

To get a taste of what’s on during The Rocks Aroma Festival, visit www.therocks.com

VIVID Sydney is set to shine even brighter this year with its biggest program ever

Posted on May 19, 2015May 31, 2015 by sydneyeventblogger@gmail.com

Vivid Sydney, now in its seventh year, is set to shine even more brightly in 2015 when the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas delivers its biggest program yet. For 18 nights, from 22 May – 8 June, Vivid Sydney will again transform the city and harbour.

The 2015 program includes expansion into new city precincts Chatswood and Central Park , its biggest ever music program including Australian exclusives such as The Hoodoo Gurus at the Powerhouse Museum and Daniel Johns’ international solo debut at the Sydney Opera House, and heavy-hitting speakers at Vivid Ideas.

Vivid Sydney is an incredible public event that has seen amazing growth, attracting a record 1.43 million attendees in 2014. It’s the largest festival of its kind in the world, and with our biggest program yet, there’s even more to love about Vivid Sydney this year.

Favourite locations Circular Quay , Walsh Bay , Martin Place , and Darling Harbour are back with over 60 light installations and projections with even more opportunity for visitors to get hands on, more water theatre shows – this time with lasers and fire – and new and expanded programming at Pyrmont and The Star and the University of Sydney . The sandstone canvases of Customs House and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) will also return with spectacular new 3D projections.

With all eyes on the Sydney Opera House , Lighting of the Sails will once again take its place as the centrepiece of the amazing light spectacular during Vivid Sydney, with Universal Everything promising awe-inspiring projections that will reimagine the architecture as a living mural, with a diverse series of vibrant, hand-drawn sequences.

Vivid Music will introduce its most expansive program yet, featuring more shows and venues and an impressive line-up of local and international talent, The Hoodoo Gurus will perform an exclusive one-off show at the Powerhouse Museum and a new line up of cutting edge, innovative performances will be held across the city at new venues Goodgod Small Club , Oxford Art Factory and Freda’s , with the Seymour Centre , The Basement , The Argyle and Barrio Cellar part of the line-up again in 2015.

Part of the Vivid Music program, Vivid LIVE at the Sydney Opera House features a 10-night run of exclusive Sydney-only performances and for the first time will also include two large scale outdoor events, internal light projections and an event for kids and families. Features include four exclusive performances from Morrissey, Daniel Johns in his international solo debut, Sufjan Stevens in his only Australian performances and FCX – 10 Years of Future Classics featuring Flume and Flight Facilities .

With a line-up of heavy-hitting speakers, Vivid Ideas introduces The Game Changers , a new talk series this year headlined by three global influencers: multi Emmy-winning writer Matthew Weiner , series creator and executive producer of Mad Men and former executive producer and writer on The Sopranos; Grammy-winning designer Stefan Sagmeister , whose clients include the Rolling Stones, Lou Reed and the Guggenheim Museum; and entrepreneur and publisher Tyler Brûlé , founder of the world-famous magazines Wallpaper and Monocle .

Vivid Sydney welcomes the return of Intel, a world-leader in computing technology, as event partner for the fifth consecutive year. 2015 Supporters include Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, City of Sydney, Sydney Opera house, The Star, Canon, Indeed, 32 Hundred Lighting, Oracle and TDC.

For more information on Vivid Sydney visit www.vividsydney.com.

Deckchair Arts provides a feast to the senses on a Sunday afternoon

Posted on March 15, 2015 by sydneyeventblogger@gmail.com

It is a lovely Sunday afternoon when you are invited to take a seat by Sydney Harbour and be treated to delicious food, drinks and an incredible array of performing artists. On Sunday 15 March 2015, the well-loved deckchairs from the Writers Festival returned to Walsh Bay outside the event venue Simmer on the Bay for Deckchair Arts.

Deckchair Arts is an amazing arts performance showcase that is part of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Spectrum Now, which is presented by ANZ bank. The event was inspired by last year’s Walsh Bay Arts Table, which invites guests to sit in a deckchair by the water and enjoy an afternoon of entertainment and fine food.

Guests enjoyed performances throughout the afternoon including didgeridoo musician Matthew Doyle, spoken word performer Miles Merrill and special guest percussionist and composer Tony Lewis.

Guests were served an incredible array of food from Simmer on the Bay’s renowned chef. Brigid Kennedy, including prawns, oysters, paella, roast pork, duck pancakes, dumplings, and gelato accompanied by a wide selection of fine wines.

I could not think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

For more information about other Spectrum Now events go to: spectrumnow.com.au.

SLAM Beach Volley Ball Festival launches in Sydney

Posted on November 18, 2014 by sydneyeventblogger@gmail.com

It is almost summer, and it is time to round up your friends, grab your gear, head down to the beach, and play volley ball while listening to cool tunes.

On Tuesday, 18th November 2014, fitness fans, celebs, bloggers and sponsors headed to Tamarama Beach for the official Summer Launch of SLAM Beach Volley Ball Festival. The gorgeous beachside location was transformed into a SLAM haven, which even included an inflatable court.

In its 15th year, founder Andrew Lemon was thrilled to announce SLAM’s first international launch to New Zealand.

Guests were treated to H2Coco and Zubrowka Vodka cocktails, Corona beers and canapes from Tamarama Kiosk, while enjoying the smooth sounds of New Native as the sun set.

Amongst the crowd was Samantha Frost and Jessica Jones, Tom Derricks and Dane Rampey, Lauren Seymour, Lola Berry, Pia Muellenbeck, and Christian Miranda.

The sponsors were Corona Extra, H2Coco, Schick, BONDS, Rockstar Energy and CLEO Magazine. The gift bag contributors included Wet Ones, Banana Boat, The Nut Job, Anytime Fitness, flopZ, Verival Muesli as well as some goodies from the sponsors.

SLAM is excited for its national tour around Australia for the loudest social beach volleyball festival kicking off in Cronulla 6th December. Team registrations are now open at www.slamfestival.com where teams can enter in Social sixes or Competitive fours as DJs play and teams compete in crazy costumes.

The Glenmore’s Winter Rooftop Party

Posted on July 2, 2014May 31, 2015 by sydneyeventblogger@gmail.com

On 2 July 2014, The Glenmore‘s iconic rooftop was transformed into a winter wonderland for its first ever Winter Rooftop Party.

The fully decked out venue was the perfect spot to party into the night with complimentary canapés and Smirnoff Double Black cocktails, including the specially created Smirnoff Comet (made of Smirnoff vodka, raspberry juice, lemon juice, pineapple juice and soda).

Smirnoff Vodka also provided headbands, gloves and reflective glasses to party goers. These items were in limited supply and latecomers missed out. One latecomer wanted a headband so much that he offered money to other revellers if they were willing to sell. Luckily the buyer found a seller and an exchange was made.

The talented Mark Matthews was the DJ and saxophonist for the night, while Chloe West provided the vocals and Chris Bongoliro played the drums. Together they played their funky sounds until late.

Revellers who uploaded images of the night on Instagram could get a copy of the image printed by Your Scene and went into the draw to win the lucky door prize – one of 10 day ski passes to the Thredbo Resort. One reveller, who posted more pictures on Instagram than anyone else, was very happy to go home with a brand new snow board. — at The Glenmore

Winter Festival Launch 2014 at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour

Posted on June 18, 2014May 31, 2015 by sydneyeventblogger@gmail.com

Being a Sydney girl born and bred, I did not get a chance to experience any winter activities growing up. In fact, I have never experienced snow. The closest I ever got to snow was when my parents took me to St Moritz in Switzerland during the European summer when I was a teenager. On that trip, we travelled by train to Gornegrat from Zermatt for a good vantage point of the Matterhorn. The Matterhorn is the highest peak in the Alps and the most photographed mountain in Switzerland. On the ride up, I told these American tourists that I had never seen snow so, when we arrived, they suggested I make a snowball from the small puddles of ice that were yet to melt. I remember trying to form a ball with the dirty ice and feeling unconvinced. I looked up the Matterhorn (which still had snow on it) and thought to myself that this snow experience did not count.

Today, Sydneysiders don’t have to travel far to experience a European winter. On 18 June 2014, Winter Festivals Australia held a launch party at the Apres Skate Lounge at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour, Sydney. The Winter Festival is aligned with Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority‘s Cool Yule which is running until 13 July 2014. Co-founders Martin Kratky and Christoph Doerfel have been organising this festival in Sydney since 2009. With the help of Popcorn X, guests got a real taste of winter by experiencing open-air ice-skating, watching a Fire On Ice Synchronized Skatingperformance, enjoying traditional winter culinary delights from the Alpine Village, listening to DJ Adam Camilleri from Oddular and being photographed with St Bernard dogs from the The Saint Bernard Club of NSW Inc.

Guests were served Gluhweim, Wild Brumby Schnapps, Lindt Chocolate Cafe Australia hot chocolate, Moët & Chandon Chandon, Oyster Bay red and white wine and a variety of beers. They were also provided with food from two establishments: Agape Organic Restaurant & Bar and Eat Art Truck. Agape Organic Restaurant & Bar supplied wagyu beef and vegetarian nachos, tofu or pork and prawn sang choy bao with peanut sauce, and chocolate spelt brownie with chocolate sauce and almond praline. Eat Art Truck served pulled pork in a bun with mustard cabbage and BB bourbon sauce, and eight hours slow roasted beef brisket in a bun with iceberg lettuce. Lindt Australiaalso provided macaroons and chocolates.

Celebrities in attendance were Channel Ten news presenter Tracey Spicer, Jack Kennedy and Australian fashion model Avril Alexander. There were also two ladies wearing Harmony & Lawson fur coats who looked the part but, as it turns out, they were the owners of the brand. Further, Uber were on hand to provide the celebrity feel chauffeur ride home free for up to $50 for all new Uber users who attend the Winter Festival.