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Hawkesbury Harvest Markets
Inner city office workers unite! No longer must you spend your obligatory Friday team lunch within the confines of a dimly-lit pub. Finally, there is sunshine and fresh air, and finally, there is fine food, cheese and wine tasting (from the bottle not the cask).
The Hawkesbury Harvest Market brings a fete-like atmosphere to the city's doorstep every Friday for four hours.
Venus In Furs
‘Venus In Furs' is a track you probably don't remember from 1967. Largely because you weren't born. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND is a 1995 film starring some nude Dutch nobodies; the name also belongs to a classic novel written by Leopald Von Sacher-Masoch, first published in 1870.
The latter was inspiration for the aforementioned, cementing the strong theme of sexual slavery seen in each artistic arm.
Russian World
Most of us are fairly familiar with the ex-super power, Russia, and have no doubt drunk the national drink on more than a few occasions.
Some of us may have made politically incorrect banter about mail order Eastern Bloc brides, and jokes of a similar sarcastic stature regarding Russian Olympic weightlifters and gymnasts.
All Arts Book Shop
It seems the best book shops hide behind a tough, gritty and casually cool exterior. Think Out of Print Books on battered Canterbury Road or the piles and piles of paperbacks at Goulds'.
All Arts Book Shop is no exception. An artistic oasis in an intensely industrial estate.
The store caters to the fanatic art fiend as well as the casual collector, definitely favoring the former.
Georgiou's Chocolate Factory
Surprisingly, there are two chocolate factories in Petersham. One is a high profile apartment block and the other is the real deal. Floor-to-ceiling confectionary; made locally and imported from the ends of the earth. This might not have anything on Willy Wonka, but it does carry the saccharine nostalgia of 1980s milk bars and 1c lollies.
Mint Condition Records
It's a strange paradox when your nan has a better mobile than you do. While she surfs the net downloading tunes to her iPod - she is a true ‘silver surfer' - you rummage through her garage looking for old vinyl.
Old makes way for new right? And ironically, older items become more coveted with that exchange.
Sando Art Mart
Booze and art share a long and unassuming history, ranging from coaster origami to the stereotypical 'struggling artist' drowning their sorrows. Many artists claim to produce their best work whilst wrapped around a bottle, so the advent of a pub as an art mart venue seems like an obvious extension of this relationship.
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