SOPHIE KOH - SILLY THING
SOPHIE KOH started 2005 with hope and anticipation:
Her debut album, “All The Pretty Boys” (produced by ARIA award winner, Richard
Pleasance) was in the can and she was ready to play a few gigs to support it.
But nothing could have prepared her for the response she received from the moment the first single, “Anywhere”, went to radio. Since then she hasn’t had any time to sit back and relax. She’s toured the country repeatedly (every state, including NT). Sophie has supported/toured with The Go-Betweens. the Eels, Paul Kelly, Pete Murray and Epicure. She’s played the Queenscliff Music Festival, the Come Together Festival, Peace One Day Festival, Northcote Festival and Woodford Folk Festival.
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This Thursday, 2nd February, 8pm - a come-all-ye / blackboard concert where you are invited to do a floorspot - up to 10 minutes, in a relaxed setting amongst friends, while soaking up the coffee-shop ambience of the Cornucopia - or bring along a favourite poem or yarn, or just sing along, or just listen! Entry for this fun night will be at a reduced price, and food and refreshments are available as usual.
Sunday, 26th February, 2pm - Wayward CD Launch. Join in the medieval madness as a new exciting Wayward, fresh from Woodford, launch their new CD “Dance While You May” - Songs spanning Ten Centuries about Love, Drink and Death. Wayward are musicians who use pipes, hurdy gurdy, harp and drums to play traditional music with a non-traditional approach. They play them with ‘grunt’ with their own interpretation as would have been played in medieval taverns and at feasts. This music creates an atmosphere of excitement that releases the spirit of our ancestors and calls us to dance to the songs of old. Wayward’s unique way of captivating and intriguing audiences guarantees an afternoon of top entertainment! Bookings are recommended!
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Want to learn poker but don’t know where to start ? Feel intimidated by all the jargon spoken on T.V. ? Fancy yourself in a heads up situation where you can bluff and out psyche your opponent ?
Why not come along for a FREE poker lesson in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
We will teach you the basics, etiquette and the dynamics of the game. You will then get to participate in a fun tournament as you play off for the grand final and eventual poker champion. Best of all the entire event is FREE. This is a great opportunity to learn more about one of the fastest growing games in the world. Bring along a few friends and find out who is the best poker player in your group.
Next lesson is for CHARITY:-
When - Monday 6th February 2006
Where:- Caffe e Biscotti (C&B) 41-43 Block Place (Cnr Block and Little Collins St) Ph: 9650 7705
Time: 7pm start
To play you must make a donation to charity. (We recommend approx $10) Poker Face and C&B have donated $250.00 and the eventual winner donate to the charity of their choice.
SPACES ARE LIMITED SO PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE BY EMAIL OR PHONE.
If you like your rock loud, low, heavy, dirty and rolling it’s time to check out Winterun. This Saturday @ Hi Fi Bar, see Winterun on the biggest stage they’ve played yet and hear their meaty thump through the biggest PA to date. Support from Exit City and Paradigm Shift. Winterun on at 10.15pm. Entry $10.
See ww.winterun.com or www.myspace.com/winterun_band for tracks and details.
Sat Feb 4
Hi Fi Bar
Winterun + Exit City and Paradigm Shift
$5
Party like it’s 1969 at the British Art exhibition
British Art & the 60s from Tate Britain must close on Sunday 5 February. On Saturday 4 February the exhibition is open until midnight. The party will include hip ’60s music, live entertainment plus food and drink.
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ONE MORE ROUND FOR TEX, DON AND CHARLIE!
Imagine being a member of an audience witnessing a stage full of Australian legends…Imagine Tex Perkins (of Beasts Of Bourbon and Cruel Sea fame), Don Walker (writer/producer of all the Cold Chisel classics including Flame Trees, Cheap Wine, Khe Sanh and Choir Girl), Charlie Owen (Beast Of Bourbon / Surrealists axe-master), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave’s right hand man / Bad Seed co-founder and guitarist) and well known Melbourne musician Shane Walsh all joining forces for the greatest collaboration this country has ever seen!
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Palaces, Pop, Mazes and Memories
NEW06, ACCA’S annual showcase of the best young Australian artists returns in 2006, with five new commissions by Melbourne artists and two from New South Wales.
ACCA’s NEW series is now in its fourth year and is one of the most anticipated events in Melbourne’s contemporary exhibitions calendar, revealing ‘who’s hot’ in Australian contemporary art.
NEW06 promises to deliver yet more remarkable and ambitious works from the freshest crop of young Australian artists, including Sydney’s Makeshift Collective and Giles Ryder, together with Melbourne artists Helen Johnson, Darren Sylvester, Shaun Wilson, Natasha Johns-Messenger and Laresa Kosloff.
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