84 CHARING CROSS ROAD AT THE ENSEMBLE : HELENE AND HER FRANK
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SOUND OF FALLING : A FILM DIRECTED BY MASCHA SCHILINSKI : TEN DOUBLE PASSES
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At 6pm there was a queue of people – maybe 100 – stretching half a block down Clarence Street waiting to enter the Machine Hall for the performance of AURA
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Above: Natalie Claire… Photo credit RealTales Audiovisual Productions On May 9, 2026 I took public transport to Sutherland in order to witness a somewhat amazing jazz performance at the Sutherland
ALBUM LAUNCH : EPHEMERA QUARTET – ‘STAR OPUS’ @ 21 SHEPHERD ST MARRICKVILLE
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BECK WITH THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT THE CONCERT HALL
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ART GALLERY ANNOUNCES THE WINNER OF THE 2026 PACKER ROOM PRIZE
Featured image : The Packer Room winning portrait by Sean Layh. Pic by Jenni Carter Courtesy Australian Arts Review Melbourne artist Sean Layh has been named the winner of the Packing Room
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Featured image : Artist Chang Em Man. Pic Ben Apfelbaum One of the advantages of attending the media preview to the Biennale is that you are transported to far flung