The Gala Night of Dynamic Chengdu

Date: 30 January
Time: 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: Sydney Town Hall483 George Street Sydney

Phone: 02 9186 1588

Email: events@ausfeng.com.au

Website: www.ausfeng.com.au

Cost: $88/$58/$38

Description

Discover the rich culture and customs of Chengdu, as visiting performers from this region treat Sydney to a showcase of dance, singing, ‘face changing’ (the use of changing masks), and traditional costumes to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Using love as their overarching theme, Han, Tibetan, Qiang and Yi groups present their thanks to nature and the land of abundance that is Chengdu. You'll be immersed in the culture of western China at this special performance to be held in Sydney for one night only.

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Sydney Searches for Karaoke Idol

City of Sydney’s popular Sydney Chinese New Year Festival karaoke competition is back, and all karaoke-lovers are being invited to have a go.

“The Sydney Chinese New Year Festival karaoke competition is a highlight of our launch weekend and whether you’re a seasoned entertainer or a first timer, we encourage you to enter this year’s karaoke competition,” said Lord Mayor Clover Moore.

Entrants to the annual talent competition will have the chance to sing in front of hundreds of cheering fans at the Sydney Chinese New Year Festival Markets later this month, and even take home some fabulous prizes.

Now in its third year, the Sydney Chinese New Year Festival karaoke extravaganza sees fans of Mando-Pop (Mandarian popular music), J-Pop (Japanese pop), K-Pop (Korean pop) and classic karaoke favourites go mic to mic in the battle to be crowned the Sydney Chinese New Year Festival’s karaoke king or queen.

There will be two heats and a wildcard draw, with 10 finalists selected to perform in front of a live audience and panel of judges on the main stage at the Sydney Chinese New Year Festival Markets in Belmore Park on Saturday 21 January.

Heat 1

Saturday 7 January, 4pm to 6.30pm – Mizuya Japanese Restaurant and Karaoke, 614 George Street, Sydney (opposite Event Cinemas)

Heat 2

Saturday 14 January, 4pm to 6.30pm – Mizuya Japanese Restaurant and Karaoke, 614 George Street, Sydney (opposite Event Cinemas)

Wildcard draw

Saturday 21 January, 6.30pm to 7.30pm – Belmore Park, Sydney

Final

Saturday 21 January, 8pm to 9.30pm – Belmore Park, Sydney

Prizes include: $600 Mizuya dining and karaoke package, two VIP Twilight Parade tickets and much more.

Register now: 02 9266 0866 or info@mizuya.com.au

For more information visit tvb.com.au and for the full Chinese New Year program, visit sydneychinesenewyear.com.au

Event Guide to a Sydney Summer of Chinese Art

Kick off 2012 with an exciting Sydney Chinese New Year Festival visual arts line-up that features free exhibitions, exclusive viewings, hand-picked previews, priceless collections and young artists’ Australian debuts.

From the Aussie premiere of Beijing’s Red Gate Gallery exhibition Two Generations: 20 Years of Chinese Contemporary Art, to free events at the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) and highlights from the Ray Hughes collection, this Sydney Chinese New Year Festival is far and away the City’s biggest and best.

“As we ring in the Year of the Dragon this January, Sydneysiders will be captivated with the largest visual arts program ever featured in the City’s Chinese New Year Festival,” Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.

Highlights include:

Two Generations: 20 Years of Chinese Contemporary Art 17 – 28 January at Centennial Hall, Sydney Town Hall – free

Beijing’s Red Gate Gallery and the 2012 Sydney Chinese New Year Festival proudly present Two Generations, featuring artworks from 10 renowned Red Gate artists who have each nominated a young artist to exhibit alongside them.

Contact: sydneychinesenewyear.com

Dragon to Dragon: A Photographic Retrospective of the Chinese New Year Parade

23 January – 1 March at Customs House, Circular Quay – free

Relive your favourite Chinese New Year Parade memories with Sydney photographer Sharon Hickey, who has captured the colour and excitement of Sydney’s favourite cultural event since 2005. Here, she presents a selection of images that revisit Sydney Chinese New Year over a decade.

Contact: sydneychinesenewyear.com Dragon

19 January – 4 March at Art Gallery of NSW, The Domain – free

To celebrate the Year of the Dragon – traditionally meaning wealth and good fortune – the AGNSW is dedicating this year’s exhibition to the dragon, a favourite symbol in the art of China for centuries. See dragons depicted in ceramics, textiles, jade, metalwork, calligraphy and paintings from the gallery’s collection.

Contact: artgallery.nsw.gov.au

Museum of Sydney: Special items from the Simpson Lee & Co. Collection

21/22 January at Museum of Sydney, cnr Bridge and Philip streets

Simpson Lee & Co. was a successful Sydney shop that sold Eastern-style homewares on lower Pitt Street between 1910 and 1954. See hand-coloured carpets, catalogues of camphorwood chests, and books of Chinese artistic wares.

Contact: hht.net.au

The Chinese Decade: Ten Years of Chinese Contemporary Exhibitions and Fish and other New Work by Li Jun 21 January – 15 February at Ray Hughes Gallery, Surry Hills – free

Featuring over 100 works by more than 20 artists from the collections of Ray Hughes and patrons of modern Chinese arts, this contemporary show also features young painter Li Jun, exhibiting for the first time outside China with the show Fish.

Contact rayhughesgallery.com

Facing East 4 February – 10 March at Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Waterloo – free

This exhibition features the work of contemporary Chinese and Taiwanese artists, representing a region where contrasting elements co-exist, creating a world where fantasy meets reality. Presented by Gallery Barry Keldoulis and Ausin Tung Gallery.

Contact: ausintunggallery.com or gbk.com.au Make Yourself At Home

2 – 23 February at ChinaLink Gallery, Redfern – free In this exhibition, artists explore the common experience of Chinese Australians born in the ’70s and ’80s: adjusting to life Down Under. Make Yourself At Home explores local artists’ different perspectives through installation, photography, video art and painting.

Contact: chinalinkgallery.com

Breathing Fire

19 January – 5 February at Inner City Clayworkers Gallery, Glebe – free

This exhibition features new ceramic works from Australian-Chinese artists and gallery co-op members, who using porcelain, stoneware and earthenware, will explore the Year of the Dragon theme. Contact: clayworkers.com.au

For the full program, visit sydneychinesenewyear.com

Chinese New Year Festival, Twilight Parade 6 February 2011

The City of Sydney is proud to' present the 2011 Chinese New Year Festival, Twilight Parade celebrating the year of the Rabbit. To assist the safe installation and removal of the Twilight Parade infrastructure, the Sydney Traffic Committee (STC) has approved special traffic arrangements to facilitate the changed road conditions.

Special Event Clearways (SEC) and Temporary Road Closures will be in place along the Parade route as outlined in the following attachments.

Chinese New Year Festival information is available on the City of Sydney's website at http://www.sydneychinesenewyear.com.au/

Specific information on changed traffic conditions will be available on the RTA website www.rta.nsw.gov.au/newsevents.htm closer to the event.

Special Event Traffic Information

Chinese New Year Festival - Twilight Parade

Date: Sunday 6 February 2011

Location: Sydney CBD

The Twilight Parade special event clearways and road closures affect both directions unless stated otherwise; roads will be progressively closed and reopened by RTA and Police. Police will restrict vehicle access along closed roads unless displaying an official Parade vehicle pass.

ROAD CLOSURES

3pm - 9:30 pm

Assembly area:  Castlereagh StreetAssembly area:
, between Market Street and Park Street;

Castlereagh Street, between Park Street and Bathurst Street;

Assembly ·area:  Pitt Street between, Bathurst Street and  Park Street;

NB THE ABOVE ROAD CLOSURES WILL COMMENCE AT APPROX 3PM WITH COMPLETE ROAD CLOSURE BY 4PM

6pm -10:30pm

Park Street between,

Elizabeth Street and George Street;

George Street between,  Campbell St and Market St;

Bathurst Street between, Kent Street and Pitt Street;

Central Street between,  George Street and  Pitt Street;

Druit St between York St and  George St;

Liverpool Street, between Castlereagh Street and Kent Street;

Sussex Street, between Liverpool Street and Hay Street;

Goulburn Street, between Harbour Street and Pitt Street;

Hay Street, between George Street and Harbour Street;

Harbour Street, between Hay Street and  Goulburn Street;

Little Hay Street, between Sussex Street and Harbour Street;

Factory Street, between Dixon Street and Kimber Lane,. between Factory Street and Hay/Harbour Streets;

Harbour Street;

Little Pier St between Entertainment Centre Car Park and Harbour St;

George Street, at Campbell Street North bound; George Street at Ultimo Road NorthBarlow Street at George Street North bound; George Street between Rawson Place and Campbell St; George St northbound from Pitt St;

bound;

Wilmot Street, between George Street and Pitt Street;

Rawson PI westbound between Pitt Street and George Street;

Ultimo Rd eastbound from Quay Street to Thomas Street; Thomas Street eastbound between Quay St north of Ultimo Rd; Exhibition Drive at Darling Harbour; Barlow St westbound from Parker st.

Quay Street to Ultimo Road;

Motorists are encouraged to use the following roads to by-pass the CBD, while the Parade is in progress.

To travel from:

1. Eastern side of the CBO to ,the western side:  

Use Market St or Hunter St or Bridge St

2. Western side of the CBO to the eastern side:  Use King Star Bridge St

3. South to the northern side of the CBD:  

Use Pitt St at Railway Square , Eddy Ave and then Elizabeth St OR Wentworth Aveand College St

 
4. North to the southern side of the CBD: Use Elizabeth St or College St

Special Event Clearways

You may not stop your vehicle at the kerb during the times shown on the signs unless there is a medical emergency. Buses, taxis or hire cars may stop at the kerb to pick up or set down passengers only. A Special

Event Clearway is enforceable by the NSW Police, with the current fine in excess of $170. An additional penalty will be imposed if the vehicle is towed away, with the current towing fine in excess of $150. Please check local signage before parking.

If you vehicle is towed the number to call is: 132701

The Chinese Gardens will be a focal point for the 2011 Chinese New Year celebrations in Sydney

The Chinese Gardens at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour with Sydney CBD in the background. The Chinese Gardens will be a focal point for the 2011 Chinese New Year celebrations in Sydney.

Discover Chinese culture in Sydney

Sydney will come alive with Chinese culture this February, with an exciting program of Chinese New Year talks and tours set to usher in the Year of the Rabbit. “The City of Sydney’s annual Chinese New Year Festival celebrates the diverse cultures that make Sydney such a vibrant and lively City,” said Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP. “This year, we’re welcoming the Year of the Rabbit with an extensive Festival program that has something for everyone.” Sydneysiders and visitors have the chance to learn about Chinese customs and traditions with an interactive digital treasure hunt in Chinatown, fascinating temple tours, and forums on Chinese film, economics, history and more:

China Heart

A young woman’s plans to marry are stalled when she receives a mysterious engagement present. Help her solve the puzzle of her family and cultural history, guided by dramatic clues, oral histories and historic re-enactments downloadable to your mobile phone. China Heart by d/Lux/MediaArts meshes real-world art installations and performance with a rich GPS location-based learning environment set in Sydney’s Chinatown. From the Powerhouse Museum to the Chinese Garden of Friendship in Darling Harbour, get ready to discover the hidden secrets of Chinese Australia’s past in this unique digital treasure hunt.

30 January – 13 February, 10am – 5pm at Powerhouse Museum – FREE

For more information, visit: http://www.chinaheart.org.au/

History of the Chinese Communities in Alexandria and Waterloo

Join City Historian Lisa Murray to find out more about the role of Chinese communities in the development of two of Sydney’s most unique villages, Alexandria and Waterloo.

5 February, 2pm – 3pm at Waterloo Library – FREE

For more information and bookings, call: (02) 9288 5688

Chinatown Historical Tours

Discover Chinatown’s hidden past and learn more about the people and cultures that have shaped one of Sydney’s most fascinating precincts. In this tour you’ll visit local stores and enjoy a delicious yum cha lunch (extra cost).

9, 11 and 13 February, 11am – 1.30pm at Entertainment Centre – gold coin donation

For more information and bookings, call: 0403 302 578 or email percy.wk@gmail.com

Temple Tours – for more information and bookings, call: (02) 9246 7682

• Yiu Ming Temple Tour –

Retreat Street, Alexandria

4 and 11 February, 11am – 12pm – FREE

• Sze Yup Kwan Ti Temple Tour –

Edward Street

, Glebe

8 and 10 February, 11am – 12pm – FREE

• NSW Evergreen Taoist Church Tour

7 and 9 February, 11am – 12pm – FREE

Chinese Garden of Friendship Open Day

In celebration of the Year of the Rabbit, the Chinese Garden of Friendship is holding a free open day. Initiated by the local Chinese community to share their rich cultural heritage and celebrate Australia’s 1988 Bicentenary, the Chinese Garden is the result of a close bond between the sister cities of Sydney and Guangzhou in Guangdong Province, China.

6 February, 9:30am – 5pm at Chinese Garden of Friendship, Darling Harbour – FREE

China Now: Key Questions in Debate

Join China scholars, industry professionals and media experts for a discussion on contemporary China’s domestic economy and national development. This fascinating two part forum will look at the Chinese mining economy and its overseas interests, expansion into the Asia-Pacific region, nationalism and the impact on the international arena.

2 February, 7pm – 9:30pm at University of Technology, Sydney – FREE

For bookings, call: (02) 9514 2977

Chinese Film Forum

Take a behind the scenes look at Chinese filmmaking in this free public forum presented by the University of Sydney Confucius Institute and the Sydney Chinese Film Festival. Join Chinese and Australian filmmakers and film academics to compare and contrast the art of

filmmaking from Chinese and Australian cultures.

8 February, 2pm – 3:30pm at University of Sydney – FREE

For more information and bookings, email: confucius.institute@sydney.edu.au

Feng Shui

This ancient Chinese practice is believed to combine the laws of heaven (astronomy) and earth (geography) to improve life by receiving positive Qi (energy). Find out more about how Feng Shui can work for you in this seminar at Customs House Library

9 February, 10:30am – 11:30am and 12pm – 1pm at Customs House Library – FREE

For more information and bookings, call: (02) 9242 8555