What's on in Sydney this month

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Surry Hills Spring Tasting Trail

In the lead-up to the Surry Hills Festival, Surry Hills Creative Precinct and The Sydney Connection proudly present our first Surry Hills Spring Tasting Trail. These walks showcase the Devonshire and Crown Street precinct as a premium inner-city dining destination for locals and visitors alike. They highlight the diverse range of cultures and cooking styles available in the hood.

Kick-off with a vino and antipasto at Essenza Italian or Thai treats at Muum Maam, right in the heart of the restaurant sector of our vibrant inner city community. Then spring from one restaurant to another, visiting two other venues, with your local guide and experiencing an entrée size dish at each. Finish the evening with a decadent dessert cocktail or a well-dressed gelato and a new group of food-loving friends. Participating restaurants: Alchemy, Essenza Italian, The Bishop, Li’l Darlin, Mama’s Buoi, Muum Maam.

When: Thursday 20 September 2018 from 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Where: 560 Crown St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia On the corner of Devonshire & Crown Streets
Cost: $79.00   Book tickets

Wonderful wild weeds: Foraging tours

Renowned forager Diego Bonetto will introduce you to the wonders and possibilities of edible weeds. To some, plantain, dandelion, chickweed and sow-thistle are a nuisance, to others they are a delicious salad and a seasonal treat. Learn about the most common species growing in your garden, the green belts, parks and reserves. Find out how they have been used for food, craft and natural remedies. Discover ways to safely harvest the urban ‘wild’ and enrich your diet with vitamins and minerals. Diego is an edible weeds advocate based in Sydney, most famous for his offering of urban foraging workshops. Building on the knowledge acquired while growing up on a farm in Italy, Diego introduces people to the ever-present food and medicine plants that surround us. He collaborates extensively with chefs, herbalists, environmentalists and cultural workers promoting a new understanding of what the environment has to offer.When: Saturday 25 August 2018 from 10am to 1pm Sunday 4 November 2018 from 10am to 1pm

Where: Centennial Park Grand Drive, Centennial Park
Cost: Adult: $35.00 Child under 12 years old: $29.00  Book tickets

Olivia joins Ray for a chit chat

Icon Olivia Newton-John will join Ray Martin 'in conversation' on stage at the State Theatre on September 11. The much-loved entertainer will not sing but is sure to be candid and inspiring. Tickets to the general public on sale through ticketmaster.com.au

Monumental artwork to honour First Peoples of Australia

Australia’s First People will be honoured by a major new artwork overlooking Sydney Harbour. Yesterday, plans were unveiled by Lord Mayor Clover Moore and Governor David Hurley for Aboriginal artist Judy Watson’s bara. It reimagines ancient gathering spaces where Gadigal people sat by fires on the headlands and saw fishing families in the harbour. The sculpture’s crescent shape takes inspiration from “bara” — traditional shell hooks which Gadigal women crafted to fish with from their “nawi” or canoes for thousands of generations.

The artwork will sit on the Tarpeian Precinct Lawn above Bennelong Point and will be 6m tall with a gleaming finish reminiscent of local seashells.

HUMAN NON HUMAN

Art, science and speculation converge in Human non Human, an exhibition that asks the questions: What makes us human? How might humans adapt in the future?

Addressing four fundamental aspects of human experience: Food, Work, Sex and Belief, Human non Human responds to the impact of accelerating technology, connectivity and a rapidly changing environment.

Featuring artists Lindsay Kelley, Liam Young, Maria Fernanda Cardoso and Ken Thaiday with Jason Christopher, these works combine many perspectives, including architecture, design, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, film and performance. This series of immersive installations offer space in which to consider the past, present and possible futures of human and non-human relationships.

This project is an outcome of the Australian Research Council Linkage Grant Curating Third Space: The Value of Art-Science Collaborations in partnership with University of New South Wales (UNSW) Art and Design. The exhibition has been curated by Katie Dyer, MAAS, and Dr Lizzie Muller, UNSW.

This Powerhouse exhibition, which begins today, poses the question: what makes us human, and how might humans adapt in the future? The exhibition is part of the Sydney Science Festival.

Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo

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