Rima Sabina Aouf
Rima is the editor-in-chief of Concrete Playground.
The Queen would want you to celebrate her birthday with flair.
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Sat, 17 May - Sat, 5 Jul 2014
Wharf 1, Wharf Theatre, Sydney
It's a frou-frou of filth, cursing and rock 'n' roll, and it's pretty damn delightful.
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Twenty-five-year-old Xavier Dolan now has TWO films in the festival.
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Because cinephilia isn't all about sitting quietly in the dark.
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Fri, 6 Jun, 2014
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The Rocks
Spend a Friday night eavesdropping on the cosy conversation of two partners in work and life.
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Sun, 8 Jun, 2014
Sydney Town Hall, Sydney
Robert Pattinson is speaking at Vivid Ideas. This is not a joke.
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Sat, 14 Jun, 2014
Sydney Film Festival Hub, Upstairs, Sydney
Let Portland artist Vladimir take you on a cinematic journey, click by click.
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The best things to do in Sydney this week, from chilli eating to unaware hitchhiking.
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Tue, 27 May, 2014
Brand X, Surry Hills
Such professional. Much sponsorship prospects.
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Sat, 31 May - Sun, 1 Jun 2014
Pier 2/3, 13 Hickson Road Walsh Bay NSW 2000, Walsh Bay
No wall will go unfestooned when artists bring their own beamer to Pier 2/3.
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Wed, 28 May, 2014
Chur Burger, Surry Hills
'Free' burgers from Sydney's best.
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Sibella Court, Russel Koskela, Alice Blackwood and Rachel Castle share how Australian design is doing its own thing.
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Thu, 15 May - Sun, 8 Jun 2014
Belvoir St Theatre Upstairs, Surry Hills
Melburnian experimentalists The Rabble gender swap an Old Testament tale.
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From 4D printing to Robert Pattinson, it's all happening at Sydney's major creative festival.
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Mon, 19 May - Sun, 25 May 2014
Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay
Crisp harbour air, just-pressed books and freshly ground coffee to carry you through.
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Fri, 23 May - Mon, 9 Jun 2014
Various Sydney venues, Sydney
Winter in Sydney has become synonymous with Vivid, and this year, we're in for more light, more music and more ideas. Interactive light art is expanding to Martin Place and the harbour waters, new music event Modulations comes to Carriageworks and the Vivid Ideas program will bury you under the cumulative wisdom of 300 speakers.
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One document is ushering in more legal pop-ups, interest-free loans for buying art and year-round Art and About.
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See the best, weirdest and most memorable movies - not just the most popular.
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Wed, 4 Jun - Sun, 15 Jun 2014
Various Sydney venues, Sydney
Prepare for an actively sedentary two weeks. The Sydney Film Festival brings some of the best and most hotly anticipated films to town, with the Hub tying them all together over a wine, a gelato and a little death match.
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Thu, 1 May 2014 - Thu, 31 Dec 2015
Customs House, Sydney
Probably the most interesting thing that can happen to you with your phone five inches from your face.
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