Sunday Sorted: Here’s What You & Your Crew Can Do This Weekend
Who needs rest when there’s so much good stuff to do?
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Some say Sunday is a day of rest, but we say it’s for strawberry picking, art viewing, and soaking up the sun. Who needs rest when there’s so much good stuff to do in every capital city around the country?
And, if your friends need some prompting, just put this list under their noses.
Sydney: David Goldblatt: Photographs, 1948-2018
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Immerse yourself in the work of one of the world’s greatest photographers, famous for documenting South Africa’s troubled racial history. The MCA’s David Goldblatt: Photographs 1948-2018 charts the rise and eventual dismantling of Apartheid through the eyes of the people living under it.
The black-and-white and colour series comprise what was Goldblatt’s final project prior to his death earlier this year, and offer a compelling glimpse into everyday life of South Africans during a tumultuous period in the nation’s history. This retrospective is a Sydney exclusive – and this Sunday is an ideal time to beat the queues.
Melbourne: Melbourne Music Week
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Live in Melbourne? Love music? If the answer to these two questions is a resounding “Yes”, Melbourne Music Week has probably been marked in your calendar for a while now. The 2018 program is chock-full of one-off gigs, performances and parties across the city, and this weekend is the ideal time to soak it all up.
This Sunday, catch a panel discussion on how music and sound are used as forms of therapy, a performance inspired by the Roger Kemp’s tapestries at the National Gallery of Victoria, and a gig featuring Australian indie legends You Am I. Plus, there’s more where that came from.
Brisbane: Australian Cinematheque at QAGOMA
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Want to impress your cinephile friends? Spend your Sunday watching rare and classic films at Australian Cinematheque at QAGOMA and wow the pub trivia team with your knowledge.
The Sunday program of free screenings changes weekly, but it’s safe to bet on work from innovative, influential filmmakers whose works you likely won’t see anywhere else. This Sunday, catch film noir drama The Bigamist (1953) at 1pm and comedy The Trouble With Angels (1966), about two naughty gals causing a ruckus at an all-girls catholic school, at 2:30pm. Just imagine the film-nerd bragging rights!
Hobart: The Betoota Advocate Roadshow
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You may know The Betoota Advocate from such stirring headlines as, “ABC Scours The Internet To Find A New Climate Skeptic To Appear On Q&A To Provide Balance” and, “African Village Somehow Manages to Build A School Without Any 19-Year-Old Australian Girls”. Now, the Betoota team is hitting Hobart’s Odeon Theatre with a live show – and we all know how ridiculous it’s going to be.
Join very serious newspaper editors Clancy Overall and Errol Parker as they spill secrets about running Australia’s oldest newspaper. There will be satire, there will be laughter, and it’s only for those who are open to being seriously ribbed. Visit The Betoota Advocate Roadshow website for more info and tickets.
Canberra: The Old Bus Depot Markets
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If you live in Canberra and you haven’t done the Old Bus Depot Markets on a Sunday, do you really live in Canberra? Even if you’ve been a billion times, these markets are still iconic in Australia’s capital, famous for handmade wares, jewellery and food from local and regional artists and makers.
The third Sunday of the month (that’s the 18th!) is Designer Sunday, when stallholders go all out on handmade, designer jewellery. Find your bling at 21 Wentworth Avenue in Kingston.
Darwin: Road Trip To Litchfield National Park
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Hop in the car and drive the 90 minutes to Litchfield National Park, AKA literal Top End paradise. Waterfalls, walking trails, wildlife (including quolls) and 2m-tall magnetic termite mounds – seriously, is there anything this place is lacking?
Gather your crew, plan a day trip, pack a picnic and tie up your laces tight, ‘cause Litchfield is calling.
Perth: Sunday Music At Fremantle Arts Centre
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What could be better than soaking up that Sunday arvo sunshine? Fremantle Arts Centre provides the perfect backdrop for doing exactly that, with Sunday Music, a program of free live music.
This week, the tunes come courtesy of WA local Emily Barker. After spending time abroad, Barker returns to her home turn to perform songs from her new critically acclaimed album, Sweet Kind of Mine, with a full band. At the very least, you can BYO picnic rug and enjoy wood-fired pizzas, drinks from the bar and the FAC’s quaint AF Front Garden. Sunday evening is the new Friday night.
Adelaide: Strawberry Picking At Beerenberg Family Farm
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November is the start of strawberry season, so prep your baskets and make a beeline for Beerenberg Family Farm in the Adelaide Hills.
Entry to the strawberry patch is $4 per person (punnets at your local supermarket sometimes cost more than that, tbh), but is free if you can somehow make yourself look like you’re under 12 years of age. You’ll then be given free reign over a patch of strawberries; pick ‘til you can’t pick no more, then take your haul back to the farm shop and pay for them. A more wholesome Sunday has ne’er been spent.
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(Lead image: Adam Bruzzone / South Australian Tourism Commission)
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