Category: Entertainment

TEDx comes to SydneyEvidently, some things are wholly not worth spreading – Swine Flu and spam mail quickly come to mind, but chart a scale of polar opposites and you’ll arrive at TED. Its talks, and new program of independent events dubbed TEDx, are all about ideas worth spreading.    You might have caught wind of TED’s impressive...

Sydney Winter FestivalFor most of us urbanites the term ‘outdoor ice’ conjures up images of Eskys and Calippos.  It makes for a pleasant surprise then, to find a skating rink in the middle of the CBD. Your Christmas card fantasies are about to come true. Put on your mittens and make like Torville and Dean on...

Warren Miller’s Children of Winter Tour Max Bervy, director and producer puts it simply. “When it’s cold and snowing, others run inside.  But skiers and snowboarders do the opposite, no matter how old we are”. An attitude warmly welcomed, since it means you can partake in another Warren Miller experience (we’re up to the 59th...

Spanish Film Festival Next left, tapas bar. Next drink, tempranillo. Next stop, 12th annual Spanish Film Festival. From the land of Pedro Almoldovar and Penelope Cruz comes a line up of award winning films served hot with food, drink, live music from the OJ Project and a ‘Best of’ Watussi CD. Special guest actor Javier Cámara will be on...

Bodytorque 2.2 The mere suggestion of going to the Ballet can at times be fraught with danger. It’s not for everyone, unless you’re perhaps looking at The Australian Ballet’sacclaimed Bodytorque series.  Once again breaking down barriers and exploring new arenas of dance, this production is the labour of five up-and-coming choreographers working with the cream of...

Ignite Sydney 2 We Sydneysiders can now claim our own piece of a Speakers’ Corner. To freely assemble and pipe up with what’s on your mind, as long as it’s kept to a presentation format of less than 20 presentation slides each lasting just 15 seconds. You might have attended the first Ignite Sydney back in January. Like...

The Germans are coming The Beck’s Berlin Sessions returns to Sydney on the back of a successful debut in 2008 that saw Jazzanova, Heiko Laux and Quarion show off their musical mastery. This year’s event promises more electronic music goodness with techno marvel Justus Köhncke, deep house aficionado Marcus Worgull and minimal house producer (and one of the most talked about...

A night with Jimmy Choo, La Prairie and the Day Spa These days, ‘A Night of Luxury’ can mean anything; from an evening away from your office to uninterrupted episodes of 24. Leave the defining to the experts, here’s one to meet with approval. Hosted by the Day-Spa at the Observatory Hotel, enjoy a sneak-peak ofJimmy...

Wake Up Sydney! to kindness and sustainability Don’t be startled if you’re struck by a random act of kindness soon. As a Sydneysider, you’re well within a new generosity experiment zone. Wake Up Sydney! “scientists” invite you to plant simple seeds, like bake a cake and leave it at work, send an inspiring book to...

Igloo Zoo brings health-friendly frozen snack You’ve never denied it.  You have animalistic tendencies and you belong in the zoo. The institution just has to be Igloo Zoo as here, inhabitants get fed best. The best includes three super-chilled yoghurt flavours; original, pomegranate and green tea.  All which are 99.5% fat-free and thus guilt-free.  At...