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Aida : The Biggest Opera Ever Performed on Stage Live at Sydney Harbour

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On March 4, 2015

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See Aida Live: Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour

Aida Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
Aida is the biggest opera we’ve ever performed on the opera stage. Here is the huge chance for Sydneysiders who loves opera to see this production live at the Sydney Harbour. The show will be on for a month starting on March 17, 2015. Aida is the center stage of the famous Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour that has become a huge part of the cultural landscape, combining all of the things Sydney does best: world-class opera, fine dining, sunsets and spectacle on the harbour’s edge.

A world class act, Aida consist of a team of more than 700 people who are involved in the project. It such a massive production.

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Teaser Video


Aida: Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
Friday 27 March 2015 to Sunday 26 April 2015
Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney, NSW 2000
Tickets: www.opera.org.au

Watch Aida Director Gale Edwards talks about the “whole event” of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour ahead of Aida on Sydney Harbour in 2015.

Les Misérables in Sydney

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On February 16, 2015

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Les Misérables Sydney Australian Cast Footage
Acclaimed newly production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical Les Misérables by Cameron Mackintosh opens at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in March 2015. If you love theatrical music production, this one is unmissable. It has gained high accolades, earned positive reviews, and praised by critics, fans and new audiences, breaking box office records internationally and inspiring filmmakers to make the outstandingly successful movie which went on to win 3 Oscar’s®, 3 Golden Globes® and 4 BAFTAs.

The magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the classic songs “I Dreamed a Dream”, “On My Own”, “Stars”, “Bring Him Home”, “Do You Hear the People Sing?”, “One Day More”, “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”, “Master of the House” and many more. Check out this teaser:


Les Misérables in Sydney
Venue: Sydney Capitol Theatre
Address: 13 Campbell Street, Haymarket,NSW 2000
Running Time: Approximately 2 hours & 55 minutes including 20 minute interval
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com.au
Les Miserables in Sydney

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Dragon Boat Races – Sydney Chinese New Year Festival

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On February 6, 2015

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Sydneysiders, The Sydney Chinese New Year Festival is on! Bring your family, friends, and visitors to the Dragon Boat Races happening at the Sydney Darling Harbour. Watch one of the biggest competitive event in Australia’s dragon boat racing calendar. The Sydney Dragon Boat Races features about 3,000 paddlers participating in two full days of boat racing. The professional competition is held on the Saturday and social and corporate teams race on the Sunday.

Watch paddlers syncing paddles on their 12 metre long boats that can accommodate up to 20 paddlers. The noise of the boat drums bring the power and adrenaline up for paddlers to hit the finish lines. Their beautiful boats have carved dragon’s head at the bow and a tail at the stern.The hull is painted with dragon scales and the paddles represent the claws.

Sydney Chinese New Year Festival - Dragon Boat Races

Dragon Boat Races – Sydney Chinese New Year Festival
WHEN: Saturday 28 February 2015 to Sunday 01 March 2015
WHERE: Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW 2000
MORE INFO: www.sydneychinesenewyear.com

2014 Sydney Dragon Boat Races Chinese New Year

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Accommodation in Batemans Bay: 51% OFF! From $239 for an Absolute Beachfront Escape for Four People at Barlings Beach Holiday Park

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On January 27, 2015

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Batemans Bay: Three-Night Escape

Batemans Bay: From $239 for an Absolute Beachfront Escape for Four People at Barlings Beach Holiday Park
Discover Batemans Bay in NSW South Coast. Stay in a cabin right on the beach at Tomakin. Choose from three types of accommodation depending on the type of holiday you wish to have. Ideal base while exploring Batemans Bay’s secluded beaches and seaside town centre. Spend days frolicking at the beach or lounging by the pool. Let kids run amok in the playground and arcade games room. Choose from Nine Options! Click here for more details of this deal and how to book.

 

Batemans Bay From $239 for an Absolute Beachfront Escape for Four People at Barlings Beach Holiday Park

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Batemans Bay From $239 for an Absolute Beachfront Escape for Four People at Barlings Beach Holiday Park

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City of Sydney Lawn Library: Sydney’s Sunniest Reading Spot

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On January 13, 2015

In Australia Update, Headline, Sydney Attractions

City of Sydney Lawn Library

The annual Sydney Festival is on full swing. One of the most interesting events especially for book worms and library enthusiasts, is the Sydney Lawn Library, dubbed as “Sydney’s Sunniest Reading Spot.” Enjoy your favorite book reading in the park, under the trees, under a beautiful summer, on a lively atmosphere. This event also offers families with kids to enjoy engaging activities design to stimulate love for books and arts! This is a must see event on the month long Sydney Festival!

City of Sydney Lawn Library
LOCATION: Hyde Park North, Entry near Archibald Fountain
Library Opening Hours: 8–25 January 2015, 11am–11pm Daily (Closed Mondays)
FAMILY WEEK ACTIVITIES: 20–25 January 2015, 10am–4.30pm, daily

Complete Schedule of Sydney Lawn Library

Thursday 8 January
1.30-2.30pm: Beyond The Stacks (Pop-Up City Craft)

Friday 9 January
1.30-2.30pm: Beyond The Stacks (Calligraphy)

Saturday 10 January
11am-12pm: Beyond The Stacks (Unpuzzled!)
3-4pm: Weekend Workshops (Circus Skills)

Sunday 11 January
3-4pm: Weekend Workshops (Book Planters)

Tuesday 13 January
1.30-2.30pm: Beyond The Stacks (How Easy Was That?)
7-8pm: Late Night Library (Campfire Collective)

Wednesday 14 January
1.30-2.30pm: Beyond The Stacks (The Art of Assemblage)
7-8pm: Late Night Library (Musica Viva presents the ‘Sousaphonics’)

Thursday 15 January
1.30-2.30pm: Beyond The Stacks (Auburn Poets & Writers Group)

Friday 16 January
1.30-2.30pm: Beyond The Stacks (Paper Craft)

Saturday 17 January
3-4pm: Weekend Workshops (All Cut Up: Objectified!)

Sunday 18 January
3-4pm: Weekend Workshops (Circus Skills)

Tuesday 20 January
10.30-11.30am: Stories & Songs with Aunty Kath Farrawell
1.30-2.30pm: Kids Make Art: Alphabetical Sydney
3.30-5pm: Lawn Library Jam: Uke Workshop & Jam
7-8pm: Late Night Library (SlamRant)

Wednesday 21 January
10.30-11.30am: Storytime
1.30-2.30pm: Kids Make Art: Kites for Tykes
3.30-4.30pm: Lawn Library Jam: Earthbeats
7-8pm: Late Night Library (Music Spectacular)

Thursday 22 January
10.30-11.30am: Stories & Songs with Aunty Kath Farrawell
1.30-2.30pm: Kids Make Art: Herman & Rosie
3.30-4.30pm: Lawn Library Jam: Earthbeats

Friday 23 January
10.30-11.30am: Bilingual Songs and Stories (Bilingual – Mandarin-English)
1.30-2.30pm: Kids Make Art: York’s Universe
3.30-4.30pm: Lawn Library Jam: Musica Viva in School’s Percussion Petting Zoo

Saturday 24 January
10.30-11.30am: Storytime
1.30-2.30pm: Kids Make Art: Graff Stencil Art
3.30-5pm: Lawn Library Jam: Uke Workshop & Jam

Sunday 25 January
10.30-11.30am: Storytime
1.30-2.30pm: Special Storytime: Fairy Poppilina
3.30-5pm: Lawn Library Jam: Uke Workshop & Jam

Photo credits: City of Sydney Facebook Page
More information: http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au

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Free Waterfall Swing at Darling Harbour, Sydney Festival 2015

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On January 12, 2015

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Waterfall Swing at Darling Harbour

Discover this new exciting Summer fun at Sydney’s beautiful waterfront park, Darling Harbour!  Head out to Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour, Sydney and try out the newly installed Waterfall Swings. Kids would surely love it as well as adults. Waterfall Swing is the ingenious high-tech creation of a team of artists, designers and engineers from New York, and as part of the on-going Sydney Festival.

This perfect summertime playset (or intelligent swing) creates a cascading curtain of water that miraculously opens just in time to allow the rider to pass through.

Revisit your own childhood glee of flying through space with the added thrill of narrowly missing getting drenched on this giant swing-set.

Video: Waterfall Swing at Darling Harbour


What: Waterfall Swing
Location: Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour,Sydney
Tickets: Free
Duration: 8–24 January
Time: 9am–9pm, daily

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Free Movies by the Boulevard 2015 at Sydney Olympic Park

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On January 10, 2015

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Free Movies by the Boulevard 2015 at Sydney Olympic Park

Sydneysiders, are you looking for family activities this summer holidays? Head out to Cathy Freeman Park,  the park opposite ANZ Stadium along Olympic Boulevard, at Sydney Olympic Park. The 2015 series of FREE Movies by the Boulevard is on again and will operate on evenings from January 3-4, January 7-11 and January 14-18.

Movies by the Boulevard showcases 11 feature films from various genres before culminating with a collection of short films rarely seen in mainstream cinema from the Short Soup International Short Film Festival. It appeals to young and old, families, and groups!

Movies will commence on the big-screen at 8.30pm each evening. A quality selection of food and beverages will be available for purchase at Cathy Freeman Park from 6.00pm on all 12 event nights. There will also be kid’s activities from 5pm on selected nights.

Movie-goers will also find a great range of cafés, bars and restaurants across Sydney Olympic Park and unlike some other cinema events, Movies by the Boulevard attendees are welcome to take a packed picnic as well as cushions, rugs or low chairs.

Movies by the Boulevard has entertained hundreds of thousands of Sydneysiders since its inaugural season and more than 30,000 people are expected to attend the 2015 season.

FREE MOVIES BY THE BOULEVARD 2015 MOVIES

Date Film/Rating Genre
Sat 03 Jan How To Train Your Dragon 2 (PG) Animation, Adventure, Action
Sun 04 Jan X-Men: Days of Future Past (M) Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Wed 07 Jan Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (M) Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Thu 08 Jan Mr Peabody and Sherman (PG) Animation, Adventure, Drama
Fri 09 Jan RIO 2 (G) Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Sat 10 Jan The Lego Movie (PG) Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Sun 11 Jan Godzilla (M) Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Wed 14 Jan Saving Mr Banks (PG) Biography, Comedy, Drama
Thu 15 Jan Maleficent (M) Action, Adventure, Family
Fri 16 Jan Captain America: Winter Soldier (M) Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Sat 17 Jan Frozen (PG) Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Sun 18 Jan Short Soup (Various) Various

Free Movies by the Boulevard 2015 at Sydney Olympic Park
WHEN: 3-4, 7-11 and 14-18 January
Movies commence at 8.30pm | Food and beverages available from 6.00pm | Kid’s activities from 5pm on selected nights.
WHERE: Cathy Freeman Park on Olympic Boulevard at Sydney Olympic Park

Credit: Sydney Olympic Park
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Hunter Valley Gardens Christmas Spectacular Lights Display, Hunter Valley, NSW

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On January 5, 2015

In Country New South Wales, Featured, Headline, Sydney Attractions

Hunter Valley Gardens Christmas Spectacular Lights Display

The Hunter Valley Christmas Light Spectacular at Hunter Valley Gardens is a must see destination this holiday season. It’s a display of over 1,500,000 Christmas lights set in the beautiful Hunter Valley gardens. It is Australia’s biggest Christmas lights display. A wonderful experience for the whole family to enjoy, the gardens will be alive with colour every night!

This year’s line up includes:
– Candyland, Winnie the Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, the North Pole scene, sound & light display
– Choreographed music and light displays with three Mega Trees and the 12 Days of Christmas
– Cinderella’s Pumpkin Coach in fairy lights,
– narrated Christmas story told over loud speaker at the Nativity scene
– Santa and Photo’s by D&V Photography (user pay)
– Entertainment
– Food and Beverage Stalls (user pay)
– Jumping Castle (user pay)
– Amusement rides (from approx. 21st Nov) (user pay)

Dates: 7 November 2014 – 26 January 2015
Opening Hours:
Entertainment, Food & Beverage Area: Open from 6:30pm – 10:00pm

Christmas Lights Display: Open from 7:30pm – 10:00pm

Roaming Entertainment: From 6:30pm – 9.30pm Crowds will be entertained by roaming performers and carolers throughout the event.
Hunter Valley Gardens Location:
2090 Broke Road
Pokolbin,NSW 2320
Website: www.hvg.com.au Email: welcome@hvg.com.au
Phone: (02) 4998 4000
(Closed 25th December)
Visit http://www.huntervalleygardens.com.au for tickets.

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Hunter Valley Gardens Christmas Spectacular Lights Display, Hunter Valley, NSW

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Watch Spectacular Sydney New Years Eve 2015 Fireworks

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On January 1, 2015

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Happy 2015!

Sydney was again on spotlight throwing a very spectacular Sydney New Years Eve 2015 fireworks display! It was reported that a crowd records with more than 1.6 million people watched New Year’s Eve fireworks display at the Sydney Harbour.The Sydney fireworks cost more than $7 million. The event was telecast around the world with more than a billion people watching the city welcome 2015.

The main event at midnight was a sea of colours with silver umbrellas with crackling centres and gold palms with tips.

Watch Sydney New Years Eve 2015 Fireworks Display

Sydney New Years Eve 2015 Fireworks display

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Flash Mob Dance Sydney Opera House To the Tune of Famous Dannii and Kylie Minogue Songs

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On December 26, 2014

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Flash Mob Dance Sydney Opera House

Have you been to the Sydney’s iconic Sydney Opera House? What would you do when suddenly you hear a loud but beautiful dance music with hundreds of dancers suddenly appear? Would you be ready to capture the action with your video camera?

Yes, it actually happened at Sydney Opera House! Hundreds of dancers surprised innocent tourist with a routine set to a soundtrack of the greatest hits of two other Aussie Icons – Dannii & Kylie Minogue. The performance was boost by international stars drag phenomenon Joyce Maynge.

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Source: Youtube video by Edrenalin’s Channel

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