What’s On This Week? This Is Not Art Festival, Sound Summit, Newcastle Wine & Food Festival
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This week is a music-lovers dream with Newcastle playing host to Sound Summit, The Medics and Regurgitator. Similarly, This is Not Art festival’s multifarious program is sure to inspire. And then if there wasn’t enough festivals already, the new and improved Newcastle Wine & Food Festival returns. We already covered Thursday in last weeks What’s On but so much has been added since then that we had to cover it again!
Thursday, September 27th.
This Is Not Art Festival (Various venues)
The annual This is Not Art (TiNA) Festival kicks-off this Thursday, running until Sunday.
TiNA is one of Australia’s leading independent arts festivals, presenting a diverse program of over 200 events, across its four days.
TiNA is a convergence of writers, performers, thinkers, independent and industry musicians, dancers, visual artists, thespians, arts workers, media makers, creative researchers, electronic artists, physical performers, dilettantes, and DIY culture makers in a showcase featuring over 400 local, national and international artists.
More information and the festival schedule is available on the TiNA website.
Or check out our favourite picks for TiNA 2012
Sound Summit (Various Venues)
Newcastle’s largest annual independent music festival, Sound Summit, returns this week (27th-30th of September).
Founded in 2000, Sound Summit was created to enable independent artists, labels and people interested in working and playing in innovative and independent music to come together and interact, discuss, listen to and share ideas in a public domain.
As expected, this year’s installment features another eclectic lineup including Blues Control (USA), Home Blitz (USA), Radio People (USA), High Wolf (Fra), Lasse Marhaug (Nor), Royal Headache, Straight Arrows & many more.
Sound Summit‘s proceedings will be split between the Terrace Bar, Croatian Club, Emma Soup and Equinox Oz HQ.
More information and the festival’s schedule is available on the Sound Summit website.
Oh Mercy @ The Cambridge Hotel
Oh Mercy will play the Cambridge on Thursday night as apart of their Deep Heat Tour. Having spent the start of 2012 touring and recording in America, Oh Mercy return to Australia with their third and most colourful album to date, Deep Heat.
Supported by Millions and Thieves
Tickets: $19.30, available from Moshtix or on the door
Friday, September 28th
Follow The Current @ Honeysuckle Precinct
Follow The Current is a glowing initiative apart of a new Public Art and Placemaking Program by Hunter Development Corporation, with the goal of enlivening the public spaces of Honeysuckle by adding elements of fun and play - for all ages.
Launching during This Is Not Art Festival, this school of three vivaciously lit Anglerfish will appear alongside a series of events in Honeysuckle.
The roving Anglerfish will appear for BikeFest Newcastle to light up the faces of all whom discover them as they cruise along the water’s edge along the Honeysuckle precinct.
Catch the fish as they ‘swim’ around Honeysuckle 6-10pm this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The Wharf Revue @ Civic Theatre
In a futuristic odyssey of sketch and song, Sydney Theatre Company’s ever-popular Wharf Revue team goes beyond the rings of satire for a rocket blast against the flat-earthbound foibles of a modern world going backwards.
Drew Forsythe, Phillip Scott and Amanda Bishop are joined by new recruit Josh Quong Tart, to serve up their special blend of side-splitting sketches and musical hilarity.
Tickets (available from Ticketek):
Adult $60
Conc $55
Show & meal package:
Adults $125
Jakarta Criers @ The Cambridge Hotel
Off the back of critical acclaim and Triple J rotation, Jakarta Criers bring their infectious, dynamic and versatile tracks to The Cambridge Hotel this Friday.
Supported by The Havelocks and Small Town Giants
Tickets: $10, available on the door
Saturday, September 29th
Newcastle Wine & Food Festival @ Pacific Park
Described as a “one-stop shop for all things food and wine”, the Newcastle Wine & Food Festival will be held for the first time in Pacific Park, Newcastle East this Saturday & Sunday.
Food and wine from some of the Hunter Region’s most acclaimed restaurants, cafés and vineyards will be available for patrons to try and buy.
Augmented by live music and market stalls, the festival is also children and dog-friendly, ensuring it really is an event for the whole family.
Tickets:
Adults $15
Child (14-18) $5
Child (6-14) Free
Tickets can be pre-purchased at the festival’s website.
The Medics @ The Cambridge Hotel
2012 has been a big year for The Medics. After releasing their debut album, Foundations, in May, the album went on reach number #29 on the ARIA album chart and was a feature album on Triple J.
The Medics’ live show is equally acclaimed by press and fans. The band’s sweeping soundscapes, emotional songwriting and exhilarating execution is sure to lift the roof of the Cambridge.
Tickets: $15, available from Moshtix or at the door
Ziggy – The Songs of David Bowie @ Lizotte’s
The undeniable influence of David Bowie as a larger than life character comes to life through the talents of three of Australia’s most electrifying performers, Jeff Duff, Steve Balbi and Brydon Stace, performing the songs of David Bowie at Lizotte’s.
The theatrical and musical journey and explores the creative genius of Bowie’s songs as these three remarkable performers are joined on stage by The Ziggy Band with a Bowie song list featuring hit after hit - Heroes, Space Oddity, Life on Mars, Young Americans, Starman, Fame, Ashes to Ashes, Under Pressure, Ziggy Stardust, Let’s Dance and many, many more
Tickets (available from the Lizotte’s website):
Main meal and show $96.00
Show only with bar menu available $54.00
Sunday, September 30th
Regurgitator @ The Cambridge Hotel
After releasing seven albums and five EPs to date, Regurgitator return to The Cambridge Hotel to play their debut and sophomore albums, Tu-Plang & Unit, the latter being an ARIA-winning and three times platinum-selling record.
With both albums still considered by many to be their best work, this show is a must-see for both casual and avid fans.
Supported by Senyawa (IDN).
Tickets: $30, available from Moshtix, or on the door
Blues Pop-Up Bar @ Bank Corner
Pop-Up Newcastle is a local underground incentive to inspire creative minded people to inject flair and spontaneity into the community, this Sunday they present the Pop-Up Blues Bar.
Kicking off with vinyls being played from 3pm, live music starts at 6pm, as well as a riot jam at 8.30pm.
The one-off venture will also provide $5 curries, and drinks prices are also well-priced: beer/wine/cider $5, Single Malt Whiskey $7.
Located between Nook & Cranny (Bank Corner 1/689 Hunter Street, Newcastle)
Open 3pm-late
Monday, October 1st
Open Day @ Fort Scratchley
Activities include:
Modified tunnel tours throughout day; $5.00 per person, photographic and sculpture display in Barracks and 2NURFM broadcast from 9.00am to 3.00pm.
Program of Events
10.00am - Gates open.
10.45am - Flag raising ceremony.
11.00am - Firing of the 6″ Mk VII Guns.
1.00pm - Firing of the 6″ Mk VII Guns.
3.00pm - Firing of the 6″ Mk VII Guns.
3.15pm - Flag lowering ceremony.
4.00pm - Gates close.
Wednesday, October 3rd
The Decline @ The Cambridge Hotel
WA punk rockers, The Decline, play the Cambridge Hotel as part of their Abbott Proof Fence tour, in support of their recent album, Are You Gonna Eat That?
Supported by Local Resident Failure & Matty Effin Morrison
Free Entry
Burma Cyclone Orphans Fundraiser @ Lizotte’s
Featuring Rebecca Moore, Sarah Humphreys & Nicole Brophy; the night hopes to raise much needed funds for Burmese orphans who lost their homes and families in the huge Cyclone Nargis of 2008.
This concert is part of an ongoing series of music events which support children in desperate need. The money raised facilitates the continued care of this special group of orphans at the Orphanage School Phaung Daw Oo in Mandalay.
Tickets: $15, available from the Lizotte’s website
Musica Viva @ The Conservatorium
Like a good wine and an old cheese, Marwood and Mad’ar go really well together. In fact, rarely have two musicians clicked so well on stage. They’re so in sync, they’ve even been referred to as musical soul mates. Friends and collaborators for over twenty years, both are among the best on their instrument in the world. Marwood’s cerebral and expressive style is contrasted perfectly with the natural brilliance of Mad’ar. I t?s a special connection: as if two old friends are getting together to have a laugh, share their secrets and generally chew the fat. With adventurous repertoire from Beethoven, Debussy and Schubert, they just seem to get each other. We’re pretty sure you’ll get them too.
Student Rush Tickets at the Door- $15 (pending availability)
Tickets range from $30- $80 and are available from Premier or Music Viva
Mal Cannon @ 148b Beaumont street, Hamilton
Running from the 3 October - 3rd November 2012
Nanshe is proud to announce an exhibition of Newcastle local painter Mal Cannon.
Opening night will be Friday 5th October at 5.30 -7.30
I hope you can make it.
The Intouchables @ Tower Cinemas
The Alliance Francaise of Newcastle presents an advanced screening of the movie phenomenon that gathered more then 19 Million viewers in France last year: The Intouchables. Based on a true story, the film tells an improbable friendship between a rich tetraplegic and his young caretaker from the suburbs. The event is proudly supported by the Real Film Festival.
Tickets available from Event Cinemas
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