Author results: Jacqueline Breen
WHAT
NOUVELLE VAGUE
WHERE
FACTORY THEATRE, 105 VICTORIA RD, MARRICKVILLE
WHEN
FRI DEC 19, 7PM
HOW MUCH
$49.50 + BF
Most of us, at some point in our lives, wish we were a darn sight more French. Live vicariously through the young, Gallic and talented and see Nouvelle Vague perform their charming covers of Joy Division, The Clash and more. Their sweet and energetic live show, exploring 80s classics with bossa nova and Caribbean beats, will leave you feeling foreign and sexy like a supermarket croissant won't.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: W
WHAT
NO COMPLY
WHERE
RED BULL GALLERY, 2 HUNTLEY ST, ALEXANDRIA
WHEN
FRI DEC 12, 6PM
HOW MUCH
FREE
It's well-known that a pretty skateboard is a happy skateboard, and does better tricks*. With this in mind, this exhibition of fancy skateboards just became even more worthwhile. No Comply brings together the minds of the agile and the artistic, showcasing skateboard art by local and international folk, including Al Stark, Claudio Mantuano and Ghost Patrol.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: A
WHAT
REALPERSPECTIVE
WHERE
TAP GALLERY, 278 PALMER ST, DARLINGHURST
WHEN
WED DEC 10, 6PM
HOW MUCH
FREE
Hey friend, look over there. No not there. There - under the seat at the bus stop. Is that a matchbox? Gee whiz, it is a matchbox! With tiny pictures on it! What's inside? A troll doll?! This is the happiest day of my life! Such gleeful outbursts motivate Sonya Gee, creator of THE MATCHBOX PROJECT, to leave little matchboxes containing even littler presents for unsuspecting strangers around the city.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: W
WHAT
DEFICIT AT HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL
WHERE
DENDY NEWTOWN, 261-263 KING ST, NEWTOWN
WHEN
SUN NOV 30, 8PM
HOW MUCH
$14.50/$12
WIN
ONE OF 5 DOUBLE PASSES. TO ENTER EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND.COM.AU WITH THE SUBJECT LINE 'HOLA GAEL'. SUBSCRIBER ONLY ENTRY.
Think of the least sexy person in your life. What they are missing is not a bikini or pectoral muscles, but a Mexican accent. Luckily, the third annual Mexican film festival has burst into town and there's plenty of chance to practice rolling those r's. Now, for the duration of the festival or at least this film, the sexiest person in your life could well be Gael Garcia Bernal.
Event: Film
Stimulus: W
WHERE
COFA, CNR GREENS RD & OXFORD ST, PADDINGTON
WHEN
WED NOV 26, 6PM - 8PM
HOW MUCH
FREE
All COFA students must eventually leave the tastefully decorated nest. Before they take the leap into the lucrative and highly paid jobs awaiting them all, they celebrate with one last hurrah showcasing a year's worth of hard yakka. In this annual exhibition graduating students present their finest painting, installation, photography, sculpture, animation and plenty more.
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Stimulus: W
WHAT
CAFE LOUNGE ART AUCTION
WHERE
CAFE LOUNGE, 277 GOULBURN ST, SURRY HILLS
WHEN
SUN NOV 16, 5PM
HOW MUCH
FREE ENTRY
Café Lounge is the Little Venue That Could. The quirky haven tucked around the corner from Oxford Street led the charge promoting small bar legislation for Sydney and now has its sights set on legalising gay marriage. They probably had a hand in getting Obama elected too. The auction features work from local creative types Sam Ash, Mark Drew, Soraya Zaman and plenty more.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: coffee
WHAT
AGILE MOBILE HOSTILE: A YEAR WITH ANDRE WILLIAMS
WHERE
GREATER UNION CINEMAS, WESTFIELD BONDI JUNCTION
WHEN
MON NOV 10, 8.30PM
HOW MUCH
$15/$12 HERE
Allow me to generalise: hobos are deceptively talented. Take the ‘black godfather', R&B legend Andre Williams. A coke addiction got the better of the hugely successful Alabama-born musician, who spent a year bumming dollars on a bridge in Chicago. But he pulled up his socks and resurrected a career sprinkled with Motown hits like ‘Shake a Tailfeather'.
Event: Film
Stimulus: W
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