So Hot This Week: May 4
Saturday
Performed by cast members from the Older Women’s Network NSW Theatre Group, this cabaret show, part of Batch Festival, highlights some real issues affecting our older generations. Expect lots and lots of laughter – and some tears.
Tickets $25 – $35 online at griffintheatre.com.au
Saturday 5pm
Griffin Theatre, Darlinghurst
Sunday
Much loved inaugural event the MCA Zine Fair once again showcases 100 creators of zines, small press and comics, as well as free talks and workshops.
Free
10.30am to 4.30pm
MCA Foundation Hall, Ground Floor, Sydney
Monday
Climate Museum NYC: Curating the Future
As part of CLIMARTE’s Art and Climate = CHANGE 2019, get down to the Australian Museum for a talk from the Director of NYC’s Climate Museum Miranda Massie. Miranda will discuss the background to the Climate Museum as well as the public art installations and future projects, taking over New York City.
6pm – 7.30pm
Australian Museum, 1 William St, Sydney
Tickets $21-$26 here
Tuesday
Part of Head On Photo Festival, Tuesday night is the opening of Happy After Ever, photographer Lisa Tomasetti’s new exhibition which intends to produce a series of photographs affirming the lasting power of the photographic image. This series asks whether the ubiquity of photography has threatened its authority as art, and at worst whether its practice remains a valid form of visual expression.
Tuesday 6pm
Barometer Gallery, 13 Gurner St, Paddington
Wednesday
Never Let Me Go – Batch Festival
Catch the opening of ‘Never Let Me Go’, as part of Batch Festival’s takeover of the Griffin Theatre in Darlinghurst. The play details the poignant AIDS epidemic in 1980s Sydney and features a decade appropriate soundtrack, sung by an acappella choir. Written and produced by Adriano Cappelleto.
Tickets here
7pm showing every night until Saturday 11/5/2019
Thursday
Artist Run World
What would an artist run world look like? Would housing, schooling, taxes, and other policies governed by artists and culture makers look different? Join a feisty conversation hosted by Bek Conroy at 107 Projects this Thursday night.
107 Projects
Registration here
6.30pm – 7.30pm
Friday
Synth lord Luke Million will takeover the Lansdowne on Friday with support by Reija Lee and Juna Disco. Luke Million’s Excellent Adventure tour will whip crowds into a funky frenzy. His Stranger Things theme remix is not to be missed and fans will also be treated to some new music.
8pm, The Lansdowne Hotel, Chippendale
Tickets $17.83 online
