Sunday Sorted: Here’s What You & Your Crew Can Do This Weekend
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With Christmas a mere 19 days away, there’s never been a better time to insert your head firmly into the sand and ignore all present-buying and work-related responsibilities.
Here’s a guide to the best ways to procrastinate with your mates this weekend – from a kombucha-making workshop in Melbourne and a northern road trip in Tassie, to art and dumplings in Sydney. Christmas can wait!
Melbourne: Learn A New Skill At Work-Shop
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Serious question: how much money have you and your friends spent on kombucha in the last 12 months? If that figure is higher than you’d care to admit, you need to attend The Mighty Booch, a masterclass lead by the formidable Jessica Scott, AKA The Fermented Mumma, at Work-Shop Fitzroy. Not only will Scott introduce you to the wild world of SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) and all things fermented, she’ll leave you with the skills required to make your very own ‘booch at home. You’ll also score a 3.4L jar of kombucha, ready to ferment. Cool, huh?
Sessions are $65 a pop.
Sydney: Tea, Dumplings & Chinese Art At White Rabbit Gallery
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Spice up your Sunday arvo with a taste of frontier-pushing art from China at White Rabbit Gallery in Chippendale. The gallery’s newest exhibition, Supernatural, engages with the existential threats facing the world today: black ceramic pieces depicting an oil spill are stuck to the walls, bleak, rubbish-strewn landscapes abound, and half-man-half-dragonfly hybrid creatures are projected from the ceiling.
The works exhibited are at once poignant and unsettling – prime fodder for a post-exhibition meal of dumplings and green tea in the gallery tea house – so make a day of it. Supernatural runs through to February 3, 2019.
Hobart: Day Trip To Launceston
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Take a break from the usual sights and sounds of Hobart this weekend by hopping in the car and driving to Launceston, which is just two hours north of the capital. Rally the architecture nerds in your group and ogle the scintillating pastiche of styles lining the streets – from Art Deco to Georgian – before heading to Cataract Gorge for a nature hit.
And then, of course there’s the food. Head to Stillwater for contemporary Tassie cuisine and the full silver-service experience, or Blue Café Bar for a more relaxed vibe and long, lazy weekend lunches. Be sure to allocate a decent amount of time to explore Tamar Valley, Tasmania’s food and wine cornucopia.
Adelaide: Glenelg Sunset Market
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Nothing says summer in Adelaide like the Glenelg Sunset Markets. Punters can expect an evening of sunlit, beachside shopping at more than 40 stalls, wares from Adelaide’s best makers, live music and delicious local eats. This Sunday is the last market before Christmas, so you could use this as an opportunity to get organised.
For more info, head to the Glenelg Sunset Markets Facebook page.
Perth: Cine Latino Film Festival Perth
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This weekend marks Perth’s turn to welcome Australia’s largest celebration of Latin American cinema, and it’s doing so in style. This year’s Cine Latino Film Festival program features new and classic films from counties like Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Paraguay, and is as diverse as the region itself.
Catch Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón’s newest Oscars submission, Roma, Marcelo Martinessi’s Paraguayan drama, The Heiress, and the latest film from Argentinian powerhouse director Luis Ortega, El Angel.
All screenings are on at Palace Cinemas. Visit the Cine Latino Film Festival website for more info and tickets.
Brisbane: Walk The Kangaroo Point Art Trail
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If you’re feeling the pre-pay-day pinch, head to Kangaroo Point and soak up Brisbane’s cultural spoils without forking out a cent. The River Public Art Trail is a 2.4km stretch of path peppered with all kinds of art, from contemporary sculptures made of metal to pieces inspired by Brisbane’s Aboriginal heritage.
Stroll or cycle along the boardwalk, making time for pit-stops at iconic works like Peter D Cole’s The Man and Matter Series and World Expo, Mona Ryder’s Crossover Guardians and Wormholes by Alexander Knox. By the time you’ve worked up an appetite, you’ll be poised for a picnic at Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park.
Canberra: The Illusionists
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Confirm your undying belief in magic at The Illusionists, the brain-bending production coming to the Canberra Theatre Centre, direct from Broadway. These eight performers will leave you and your mates questioning literally everything, as they levitate, mind-read, disappear and reappear right in front of your eyes.
Wizards and witches are real, you guys, and they’re in Canberra this weekend. Find out more and buy tickets at The Illusionists website.
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