Justice and Police Museum, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Persons of interest: the ASIO files explores the recently declassified dossiers of people whose every move was once closely watched by Australiaand#39;s foremost intelligence agency. Previously secret intelligence files, photographs and films will be on display for the first time along with unique surveillance tools used by ASIO agents. Documentary footage shows the very personal reactions of s ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 18th June 2011 - Sunday 29th April 2012
31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Experienceandnbsp;Connectionsandnbsp;Brazil-Australia andndash; through an exhibition of art, photography, drawings, maps, artefacts.
Brazil is well known for football, beaches and samba but did you know that Brazil and Australia share historical links from a time when they were joined by the ancient Gondwana supercontinent?
Connectionsandnbsp;takes us on a journey from ancient times to ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Friday 25th November 2011 - Friday 20th January 2012
31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
With the plethora of animated stories hitting our screens over the Christmas period, kids and grownups alike will be inspired to try and make their own.
Templates can be downloaded from the library website and everyone is encouraged to create their own three panel detective strip.
Entries will be accepted from all participants, with prizes for those aged from eight to 18.
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PREVIOUSLY HELD: Tuesday 6th December 2011 - Tuesday 31st January 2012
Justice and Police Museum, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Take your kids to the Justice and Police Museum in Sydney these school holidays and let them get their very own and#39;mug shotand#39; taken.
Children will be able to tour the corridor of the old cells and the polic court. Children can test their detective skills and find out who did it with the curios profiles of criminal suspects.
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7 Maquarie Place, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Velvet and Gravel will bring a dynamic combination of boogie and blues as well as sultry voices to the Basement this January!
Pugsley Buzzard has performed all over the world from the smoky jazz cellars of Berlin to downtown New Orleans. Lisa Otey grooves to the progressive fusion of jazz and blues which has won her numerous awards, including Entertainer of the Year, Best Local Performing A ...
7 Maquarie Place, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Well known on the Sydney jazz musical scene, Cass Greaves is a girl on a musical mission and will be launching her new album this January!
Cassand#39;s voice had a certain versatility from her horn-like vocal jazz melodies to the soulful and earthy tones on her blues tracks. She has worked alongside some of Australias leading jazz artists, including James Morrison, Ed Wilson and Emma Pask w ...
31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
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Following on from the highly successful and#39;The Arrivaland#39; exhibition in 2011, Peterand#39;sandnbsp;new exhibition showcases the photographs that won him the New South Wales Parliamentary Landscape Prize in 2011.andnbsp;
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The Green Desert exhibition is a journey through time into the ancient world of Australiaand#39;s deserts and the ever changing landscape o ...
DATE / TIME: Thursday 2nd February 2012 - Monday 28th May 2012
7 Maquarie Place, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Boom Crash Opera are back together at last and are set to rock the Basements stage with classic hits and great new songs.
Join one of the true powerhouses of the Music scene featuring Peter Farnan, Peter Maslen, Greg Oand#39;Connor, Dale Ryder and Ian Tilley as they will take you on a wonderful journey through Boom Crash Operas glory years from and#39;Great Walland#39; to and#39;Onionskinan ...
Justice and Police Museum, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Activist and former politician, Meredith Burgmann, will be holding a talk at the Justice and Police Museum about ASIO and the secret police.
She will be delving into the world of the secret police to share her knowledge of ASIO and NSW Special Branch agents of the 60s and 70s as well as looking at the colourful lives of fellow activists and will even be discussing her own ASIO file.
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7 Maquarie Place, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Spend a romantic evening with Alfredo Malabelloand#39;s the singer and actor that steals hearts with his soulful voice.
Alfredo Malabello has an impressive career spanning from the 80and#39;s. He experienced the hardship of the Australian corruption and violence of the 80and#39;s and 90and#39;s, but out of this he found love in music.
What better way to spend Valentineandrsquo;s Day wit ...
7 Maquarie Place, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
See the most identifiable sound in pop Colin Hay return to the Basement armed his new album and#39;Gathering Mercury.and#39;
Best known for being the lead singer of Men at Work, Colin has established himself on his own to be one of the best musicians around today. His new record is packed with even more emotion and passion that makes his performances ever more captivating.
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The Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
In 2012 Opera Australia celebrate Mozart's revolutionary masterpiece, "The Marriage of Figaro" with a new production from one of the most exciting theatrical minds in Australia, Benedict Andrews.
After his award-winning productions of "The Wars of the Roses" and "The Seagull", what will he make of Mozart? Come and see, when the outstanding cast, including Russian soprano Elvira Fatykhova as the ...
The Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
The mythical Princess Turandot rules her people with an iron fist and a heart of ice. Can Prince Calaf melt her heart, when so many have failed? And what price will he pay?
Puccini's masterpiece is back with a starry international cast for this classic production.
Director Graeme Murphy and designer Kristian Fredrikson's bold choreography and larger-than-life sets and costumes balance Puccini' ...
The Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Welcome to a world where animals dance and children fly. Where princes battle dragons and hope battles despair. To a world where ideas matter and music saves the day.
Welcome to an enchanting new production of Mozart's "The Magic Flute."
Julie Taymor, director of "Disney's The Lion King", has taken Mozart's fairy tale and turned it into a show that speaks to the child in all of us. Dazzling ...
Justice and Police Museum, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Fancy yourself as a bit of a detective? Then take a trip through Sydneyand#39;s turbulent history of crime in this unique walking tour.
The tour takes you through some of the most notable murders, robberies, gambling stories and civil unrest.
So why not discover Sydneyand#39;s dark history of crime in these special tours this summer. This event is strictly for people aged over fifteen.
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The Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
The Sydney summer of Mozart draws to a close with a bittersweet portrayal of young love, "Cosi fan tutte."
This is Mozart at his most romantic, most intimate, most exquisite. This is music that gets to the heart of what it is to love.
Jim Sharman's production showcases a new generation of theatrical wizards. Ralph Myers is set designer and Gabriela Tylesova has created the fabulous frocks. W ...
1 Sydney Harbour, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Vivid Sydney, the city's public festival of music, light and ideas will transform The Rocks and Circular Quay into a spectacular living canvas. The biggest event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, the festival offers something for everyone from family friendly free light art to creative industry debates and cutting edge contemporary music.
Vivid Sydney will colour the city with creativity ...
DATE / TIME: Friday 25th May 2012 - Monday 11th June 2012
