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This week’s Cheeky Freak is funny guy Antoine Dodson from Huntsville, Alabama. He kind of reminds me of the characters from two of my favourite American television dramas…
Saturday in Sydney head out to St Mary’s for Steven Powers’ artist talk from 2.30pm-4pm and then on to Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest for the opening of Disorder Disorder – Ulterior Motives in Contemporary Art from 5pm. All the info you need is here.
In Melbourne tonight, go see Maseo and Kool Keith for $23.50 at The Espy in St. Kilda… tickets here.
This Saturday out at Penrith Regional Gallery, our friend Joe Allen presents the opening of Disorder Disorder – Ulterior Motives in Contemporary Art. This mammoth exhibition features 20 leading artists from Australia and the globe including Jacob Ciocci (Paper Rad), French, Tomoo Gokita, Mark Gonzales, David Griggs, Misha Hollenbach, Brendan Huntley, Chris Johanson, Anthony Lister, Stefan Marx, Marcus Oakley, Mike Giant, Conor O’Brien, Shannon Peel, Stephen Powers, Ricky Swallow, Ed Templeton, Mark Whalen/ Kill Pixie, Oscar Wright and Jonathan Zawada.
Along side this, Stephen Powers (ESPO) is completing an artist in residency creating site-specific works in the community in St Mary’s.
Stephen Powers artist’s talk
Saturday August 14 2.30-4pm
St Marys Corner Community and Cultural Development Precinct
Cnr Great Western Hwy and Mamre Rd, (access via Collins or Swanston Sts), St Marys.
Did your mother every tell you not to bite you nails because the underside of the nails was dirtier than a toilet seat? Mine did, but still I have been a nail biter for as long as I can remember. So it is with trepidation that I stick my dirty mitts into the pickle jar when trying to capture one of the slippery little gherkins for my cheese and crackers. That is because I am the proud owner of a pickle wand.
After my fondness for pickled cucumbers became love while in America, I invested in a slim metal wand with very fine claws to capture stray pickles from deep jars. Apparently sticking your fingers into the vinegary liquid is quite unhygienic, and though I am obviously not the first to be concerned about these insignificants (hence the toilet seat fingers), I love that such an instrument exists.
This week’s Cheeky Freak’s are Melbourne freak piece Electric Smile Band who we feature in our first video interview in the August issue of The Blackmail. Watch them tweak out over Skype and download their track Blue Odyssey over here.
Friday night in Melbourne get your guest o’ honor on at Bamboo Musik’s Renaissance Fair from 10pm at Mercat Cross Basement, 456 Queen St, Melbourne, more info here.
Saturday night in Sydney, unleash your tiny dancer at the Gay Bash Ballet Recital, The Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, 10pm, $10.
Dark green leafy vegetables are great in winter. Last week I bought a huge head of kale at the market for $2.50. It didn’t fit in the fridge at first, so bit by bit over the week I have trimmed off it’s edges for different dishes. Kale is from the cabbage family and is very nutritious with antioxidant properties. While it still seems to be one one of the lesser-known leafy greens, it was one of the most common green vegetables in Europe until the end of the Middle Ages.
Kale is quite lush and green but after cooking it down it becomes more of a green algae colour, but it is the texture of the leaves that give it it’s character with their curly edges. A winter vegetable because it can grow well into the cold season, Kale freezes well too and actually tastes sweeter after being expose to frost. This week, I have used kale with white beens as a side dish to hearty winter stew of goat, in soup and in a tart. It is a very versatile vegetable, and delicious too.
This Friday Bamboo Musik presents da Renaissance Fair with resident Jesters of thee Disk Dijonaise Man & Roman Of Letters and thee guests o’ honor Prince Michael and DJ Shagspear.
Bamboo Musik’s Renaissance Fair
Friday August 6, 10pm till Late
Mercat Cross Basement, 456 Queen St, Melbourne.
