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Merry Christmas everyone.

With Christmas over, we all know New Year follows, and January is a big month for Sydney.

It's Sydney Festival month!

This year, Sydney Festival once again features theatre productions and concerts from all over the world. The highlights are of course, the FREE events, which include outdoor cinemas at the Overflow in the Olympic Park, the Domain concert series from the Sydney Symphony, Opera Australia and Jazz bands. Darling ...

An annual outdoor free event in Kings Cross, Pics in the Park showcase some of the feature documentaries as well as short films by local productions.  The program started on the 10th November and will run its last session this Saturday on the 24th November. So if you haven't got anything planned this weekend, head to the Fitzroy Gardens for a day of short films and enjoy the Sydney outdoors.

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Some of Sydney's best music gigs and where to find them.

Stephen Schafer
Jazz
May 2
Wine Banq bar, Sydney
Tickets: $10

Diesel
Pop/rock
May 4
The Vanguard, Sydney
Tickets $28 + booking fee

Guy Sebastian
Pop
May 4, 5
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Tickets: $80 to $120

Dave Matthews Band, Xavier Rudd
Folk/pop/rock
May 5
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Tickets: $99.90

Pink
Pop
May 11, 12, 13
Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Tickets: $89.90 (some shows sold out - ticket enquiry only)

Keith Urban
Country/pop
May 15
Acer Arena, Sydney
Tickets: $85.90 - $119.90

Sneaky Sound System
Pop/funk
May 17
Mean Fiddler, ...

Stories in the Dark
April 30 to May 11
A world premiere play by award-winning writer Debra Oswald, Stories in the Dark tells the story of Anna and a 12 year-old boy she befriends. Set against a backdrop of war, it mixes the magic of fairytales with a struggle to survive. At Riverside Theatres, Parramatta. More info

Ann Howard's Original Oil Paintings
1 May to 31 May
An ...

Some of Sydney's best music gigs and where to find them.

Herbie Hancock
Jazz
April 23, 24
State Theatre, Sydney
Tickets $129.90

Birds of Tokyo
Pop/rock
May 3
Gaelic Theatre, Surry Hills
Tickets tba
May 6
Spectrum Theatre, Darlinghurst
Tickets tba

Beyonce
Soul/RnB
April 26
Entertainment Centre, Darling Harbour
Tickets $103.40 - $134.40

Missy Higgins
Pop/ indie/ alternative
May 2
Roxy Hotel, Parramatta
Tickets $49.90
May 4, 5, 6
Enmore Theatre, Newtown
Tickets $59.90

30 Seconds to Mars
Pop/rock
May 4
Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Tickets $56.60

James Morisson
Pop/rock/soul
May 12, 13
Enmore Theatre, Newtown
Tickets $61.40
Silverchair
Pop/rock
May 9
Enmore Theatre, Newtown
Tickets $53.50 (by ...

Beautiful Minds
April 18 - June 30
Hosted by the University of Technology, Sydney, the Beautiful Minds exhibition showcases 100 years of the Nobel Prize and features selected Laureates and milieus from its 100 year history. The exhibition also explores the characteristics of creativity and discusses some of the more well-known Nobel Prizes against a backdrop of historic events. Free admission. More info

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Some of this week's best music gigs and where to find them.

Gomez
Indie/alternative/rock/pop
April 14 and April 15
Metro Theatre, Sydney
Tickets $60.50 (plus booking fee)

Sarah Blasko
Folk/pop
April 18 to April 20
@Newtown, Newtown
Tickets $44.80 (plus booking fee)

Lloyd Cole
Folk/rock/pop
April 17 to April 19
The Basement, Circular Quay
Tickets $40 (plus booking fee)

Glenn Tilbrook
Pop/rock
April 18 and April 19
The Vanguard, Newtown
Tickets $30

Josh Pyke
Alternative/rock/pop
April 20
Metro Theatre, Sydney
Tickets $20 (plus booking fee)
April 21
Shooters Bar, Yallah Roadhouse, Yallah
Tickets $20 ...

Royal Easter Show
Until April 18 (LAST DAYS)
The Royal Easter Show is the largest annual event staged in Australia, attracting 1 million people each year. It's now in its second week and attractions include the flower and garden show, woodchopping events, the NSW Police Stage Band performances and rides like the Rock n Tug and the Gold Mine Coaster. Ticket prices: Adult $31, children $21.50. ...

One of my favorite Indy cinemas is the Dendy, which has two locations in Sydney: Newtown and Circular Quay. My favorite of the two cinemas is located on the promenade leading towards the Sydney Opera House, Dendy ...

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, was filmed at the Imperial Hotel in October 1994, so no prizes for guessing its speciality. It's open seven nights a week, but the most popular nights are Friday and Saturday, which feature a special "Priscilla" drag show throughout the night.

The hotel is the most popular gay venue in Newtown and attracts a mixed ...