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Crawl under the blankets with a glass of wine and settle in for another season of movies at the Entertainment Quarter in the Showring. The concept is irresistible – a large inflatable bed to snuggle into, food, drinks and a great movie – but this year they're introducing a few innovations. They include Bottomless Popcorn sessions – with unlimited refills from the Bar – and cheap Grass Tickets, where you can bring your blanket and a picnic and enjoy your favourite movie under the stars for as little as $9 per head. Then there's the option to Dine in Bed. Mov’in Bed is partnering with the Rockpool Dining Group – Fratelli Fresh and Bavarian Bier Café – to offer food delivered straight to your bed. You can even order your food in advance online. The Bar, meanwhile, will be serving beer, wine, bubbles, ice cream, candy and popcorn. The line-up of movies is a well curated as ever. Highlights include recent hits such as Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald; Johnny English Strikes Again; Bohemian Rhapsody; Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! and Mortal Engines. Also on the line-up are some of 2018’s best films such as Ocean’s 8, Black Panther, BlackKklansman and The Breaker Upperers. Retro greats screening at Mov'in Bed include La La Land, The Jungle Book, Ted, Pulp Fiction, The Lion King, Pretty Woman, Akira and Notting Hill. Keep an eye out too for brand new releases Aquaman, Ralph Breaks the Internet and Mary Poppins Returns, all of which
A lot of fuss is made about pairing your food to your wine, but not everyone likes wine. Luckily, beer is often the perfect match to a meal, especially when you’re talking spicy food and delicious salty bar snacks. Blue Moon Belgian White is a refreshing, citrus-laced brew that is increasingly finding its way behind bars across Sydney’s drinking and dining scene. Next time you find yourself at one of these Sydney establishments pair your schooner of Blue Moon Belgian White with one of these meals to experience the beer (and your food) at its best.
Sunday afternoon often has a bittersweet note, but rather than worrying about the looming nine-to-five, Sokyo Lounge is inviting you to an afternoon of relaxation and cocktails for their Sunday Sessions. To launch the Sunday Sessions, Time Out is co-hosting a stellar launch party with Sokyo on February 17. Kicking off at 4pm, the ticketed cocktail party will be the perfect way to end your weekend. Your $65 entry fee for the launch party will get you sipping on four full-sized cocktails including the signature Sokyo Negronis, Americanos, Nashi Pear Mules and Yuzu Margaritas. Plus, you'll get delicious canapés from the pop-up food stations put on just for this event. Think bites like the spicy tuna rolls, fresh oysters, Japanese egg and caviar sandwiches and yuzu tarts. Tickets are available now if you want to be first to try this experience. Post-launch, the stylish Pyrmont bar will be shaking, stirring, whipping and pouring their very fabulous cocktails for $10-$12 throughout the weekly Sokyo Sunday Sessions. You’ll also be able to order from an à la carte menu and the much loved bar menu from 5.30pm. All you have to do is pop in from 4-7pm every Sunday! Tickets to the Sokyo Sunday Sessions launch are available now. Bookings essential.
Just because New Year's Eve has come and gone, that doesn’t mean you need to stop celebrating. If you’ve ever been to Haymarket you may be familiar with Market City, a spot that boasts the outlets you know and love nestled between eclectic retailers selling all manner of interesting wares. It’s also known for its Lunar New Year celebration and in 2019 it’s here to uphold that reputation. From Friday, January 18 to Tuesday, February 19, Market City will be hosting a series of free events to help you ring in the Lunar New Year. They'll be giving away Chinese calligraphy messages for everyone who spends $20 (subject to availability) between January 18-February 4. The messages written by the Chinese calligrapher forms part of the preparation for the arrival of the Lunar New Year. Among the events on offer is the Year of the Pig Children Mural Workshop, in which children and members of the community can contribute to the 18-metre long artwork to welcome in the new year. You’ll also be able to see the Roaming Lion on February 5, a dance which is known as one of the most important traditions during the Lunar New Year. Make sure you catch performer Jin Wu Koon as he leaps onto high poles in an impressive lion dance, on February 9-10. Feast at the 1909 Dining Precinct on level three, in which seven Asian restaurants will be putting on exclusive Chinese banquet or speciality menus. At the Eight (pictured) you can dine on dishes like braised pig tongue with dried oyster and black m
Mov’in Bed Outdoor Bed Cinema at the Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, is the ultimate in outdoor movie indulgence. You get an cosy inflatable double bed to lie on, blankets to snuggle under, and the choice of an acclaimed new movie, 2018 highlight or retro classic to watch under the stars. It’s the kind of treat you totally deserve, we have a VIP double pass to give away, with two glasses of sparkling served right to your bedside. To win, simply enter below by Thursday January 24, and you could be getting vertical at the movie of your choice in late January or February (availability permitting). Check out the Mov’in Bed website to see what’s screening. Enter here
Delve into the history of the world of cinema with David Stratton’s latest course at the University of Sydney's Centre for Continuing Education. Join the At the Movies film critic with an encyclopedic knowledge of cinema as he takes you through a period in cinematic history. For his first 12-week course in 2019, Stratton will focus on cinematic works in the period 1968-1969. The course has run twice a year for ten years and each time Stratton covers a different period in cinematic history. Past course content has included the rise of cinema across the world; the invention of the Blacklist (which saw industry professionals barred from work as a result of allegations of communist links); the transformation from a square screen to a rectangle; the first appearance of James Bond; and the rise of censorship and classifications. Stratton's course explores the history of the silver screen across the world through talks and screenings of the films in discussion. Delve into politics and social movements, shifts in attitudes and cultures as they played out in film. The course runs from Thursday, January 31 to Thursday, April 18, and sessions are three hours long, from 6.30pm until 9.30pm. Most classes feature a full-length movie followed by discussion, and all take place at the main University of Sydney campus. Places are $325 per person. This is just the latest of David Stratton’s highly anticipated film courses, with others centring around topics like the works of Gregory Pe
Ring in Lunar New Year this February with a grand banquet and a huge line-up of performances at The Star. TV host Nicole He is presenting the event, which includes performances by lion and dragon dancers, contemporary Chinese dance troupes, and a traditional harpist. For $188 per person, The Star is holding a six-course banquet lunch and dinner featuring dishes with themes of fortune, wealth, auspiciousness and opulence. There'll be an abundance of food and on the menu you'll find dishes like supreme abalone and sea cucumber broth with fish maw and Chinese shitake mushrooms. There's grass-fed O’Connor beef tenderloin with warm kale salad, peanut crumbs and sesame black pepper sauce; and parcel steamed money bags with barramundi, bok choy, lotus crisps, ginger and shallots. Leave room for the crab, truffle and egg white fried rice with conpoy, Chinese broccoli and scallions. Included in the price is a three-hour drinks package with wine by Penfolds and sparkling by Chandon. The event takes place on February 3 with two times available (noon-3pm and 6.30-9.30pm). Grab some friends and book your spot here.
