Ben Hansen

Ben Hansen is the Junior Editor at Concrete Playground. Ben is Sydney's biggest advocate — a passionate supporter of the city's hospitality and art scenes. You can catch him sipping a negroni at your local bar, barracking for the Eels at CommBank Stadium or on your radio as host of FBi Radio's Mornings every Wednesday.

Favourite restaurant in Sydney: Baba's Place. Minimal-intervention wines, inventive eats, great tunes, friendly staff and a love for all things suburban, all hidden in a Marrickville warehouse. What more could you want?

News
The City of Sydney Is Closing Down Streets to Use for Al Fresco Dining This Summer

Streets in Surry Hills, Glebe, Redfern, Darlinghurst and Pyrmont will all be closed to traffic from 11am till late evening for one day each this summer.

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The Whitsundays' New Island-Hopping Three-Day Music Festival Dream Machine Is Going Ahead This Month

Dance to tunes from Hayden James and The Jungle Giants, then sleep on Daydream Island.

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The Lord Gladstone Is Rebranding as a Church and Holding a Sunday Service in Response to NSW's Dancing Ban

Meet The Gladsong Hotel, which is hosting a one-off Sunday session to point out the hypocrisy of NSW's current dancing ban in hospitality and entertainment venues.

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Guide
Five Events to Eat and Drink Your Way Through During Sydney Good Food Month 2022

Start the year with a Darlinghurst street party, a falafel-making masterclass or a night of Italian eats from acclaimed Australian chefs.

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The Fisherman and The Butcher

Thu, 20 Jan, 2022
Olio Kensington Street, Chippendale

This extravagant six-course degustation brings together Olio's Lino Sauro and Adrian Richardson of 'Good Chef Bad Chef' for one night only.

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Above Par Falafel Masterclass and Middle Eastern Dinner

Fri, 14 Jan 2022, Fri, 21 Jan 2022 and
Above Par, Sydney

Learn to make Above Par's falafel before being treated to a four-course feast.

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Indu Vegan Night with Rhys Watson-Lamb

Tue, 25 Jan, 2022
INDU Dining, Sydney

Kid Kyoto's Rhys Watson-Lamb joins Indu for a midweek vegan feast that combines Japanese and southern Indian staples.

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A Taste of Stanley Street

Sat, 15 Jan, 2022
Stanley Street, Darlinghurst

Stanley Street is hosting a mini food festival, with each of its restaurants and bars offering up unique $20 food and drink meal deals.

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Nomad x Golden Age Cinema's An Evening in Morocco

Thu, 20 Jan, 2022
Nomad, Surry Hills

Pair a Moroccan feast from the Nomad team with a screening of 'Casablanca' at this Good Food Month event.

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Sydney Favourite Ricos Tacos Has Opened Its First Bricks-and-Mortar Outpost in Chippendale

You no longer have to wait for the weekend to get your dose of Ricos.

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Rosie Deacon: House Warming

Tue, 4 Jan - Sun, 16 Jan 2022
Sydney Opera House Centre for Creativity, Sydney

Sydney Opera House has just launched its new Centre for Creativity — and it's opening with this interactive art exhibition.

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The Nightline

Wed, 12 Jan - Sun, 23 Jan 2022
National Art School, Darlinghurst

Listen to more than 600 real voice messages, all left between midnight and 6am.

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Erth's Prehistoric Picnic

Sat, 8 Jan - Sun, 30 Jan 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Take a trip back to 65 million years ago at this picnic filled with realistic dinosaur recreations.

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The West Ball 3 — POSTPONED

Sat, 29 Jan, 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Celebrate southwest Sydney's underground ballroom scene at the Casula Powerhouse or at a live stream party at The Bearded Tit.

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The Reckoning Talk Series

Fri, 21 Jan - Sat, 22 Jan 2022
Sydney Town Hall, Sydney

Sydney Festival's series of talks is pulling together an all-star lineup to discuss misogyny, climate change, the pandemic and whether we're at a turning point towards a brighter future or a scary tipping point

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Set Piece

Thu, 6 Jan - Sun, 9 Jan 2022
Carriageworks Bay 20, Eveleigh

This multimedia stage play exploring queer relationships.comes from two local theatre mainstays.

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Thaw

Fri, 14 Jan - Sun, 16 Jan 2022
Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney

A nearly three-tonne block of ice will be suspended over Sydney Harbour for an effecting commentary on climate change.

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Yung Lung

Thu, 20 Jan - Sun, 23 Jan 2022
Carriageworks, Eveleigh

Immerse yourself in a futuristic rave centred around a huge hyper-coloured head (yes, you read that right) at Carriageworks.

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Demo

Thu, 13 Jan - Sun, 16 Jan 2022
Centenary Square, Parramatta

This free outdoor performance combines skateboarding, BMX riding, free-running and dancing into one exhilarating show.

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Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner

Tue, 25 Jan - Sun, 20 Feb 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

This powerful production explores the commodification of Black women in the internet era.

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