Monday January 23, 1.53pm. Odd Future will popping up their, *ahem*, Sweat Shop this week. Opens tomorrow, Tues Jan 24, basement of 80 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst. Judging by the capitalisation, Tyler explained it on their tumblr like this: “OF Pop Up Shop. Sydney. Come, We Will Be There Saying Hi Tomorrow, Mate.” Key point: they will be there. They hung out a lot at Supply round the corner last time they were here:
Tuesday January 17, 3.43pm. Calling artists, designers and makers of things! Alex De Bonis and Louise Helliwell (of Tough Titties fame) invite submissions for well-designed local products to sell in their pop-up, The Dollar Shop, set to launch at 58 Oxford Street in late February.
Items might include (but are not limited to) clothing, jewellery, bags, stationery, self-publishing, photography, posters, instruments, kitchenware and craft. All items sold will be under $20, with a small commission going to The Dollar Shop, so your item must be able to make a profit/break even within this price point! They are also seeking interns/volunteers to help run the shop. For more info hit www.dollarshopsydney.com.au or email info@dollarshopsydney.com.au, or to submit, email submit@dollarshopsydney.com.au
Thursday 5 January, 7.21pm. “Who likes short shorts?” asked the Royal Teens in 1957. “Many people likes ‘em,” answered Flickerfest in 1991, putting on their first screening at Balmain High School. They were right because since then it has grown into Australia’s biggest (and only) competitive international short film festival, and the 21st birthday edition runs for ten days, starting with a party this Friday 6 January at Bondi Pavilion.
If you can handle five ‘Best of Australian’ programs, five ‘Best of International’ programs (including STEVE, pictured below), two ‘Best of Documentary’ programs, a ‘Best of Oscars Shorts’ screening, a ‘Flickerfest Kids’ screening, a ‘Short Laughs Comedy’ screening, a ‘Short Bites of Horror’ screening, a ‘World of Wacky Animation’ screening, plus two programs of ‘Green Flicks Environmental Shorts’ and the ‘FlickerUp School Shorts Final’ then get a season pass for $125/$140 +BF from here.
Or check the program then do a pick and mix of individual session passes for $13.30/$15 +BF online here or from the Flickerfest Box Office at Bondi Pavilion one hour before each session. Also, thanks to Flickerfest, we have 5 x double passes to give away, redeemable for the 4.30pm session either on Sat Jan 14 or Sun Jan 15. To enter, email sydney.win@thethousands.com.au with the subject ‘we like short shorts’.
Thursday December 22, 4.20pm. Ladies, there’s someone special you’ve forgotten to buy a present for. That someone is… you! DRESS UP didn’t forget. They’re giving all you special ladies 30% off all items in their web store, but only until December 31! If you are feeling special on January 1 it will be too late.
Thursday 15 December, 11.33am. I bring you good tidings. No need to wait till Boxing Day to rifle through shoddy sales bargain bins. There’s 30% of all current season stock at Land’s End from today. ALC, Balmain, Christopher Kane, Dion Lee, Ohne Titel, Proenza Schouler and Roland Mouret. Hello present pour moi.
205 Glenmore Rd, Five Ways, Paddington
www.landsendstore.com/
Thursday 15 December, 11.23am. It’s simple: Mens Alpha tees, two for $80. In store and online.
32 Oxford St, Paddington
The Galleries Victoria, 500 George St, Sydney
www.alpha60.com.au
Monday 12 December, 11.14am. Need a spot to work on your craft? Check this out:
* unique and spacious 110sqm warehouse in a fun and friendly environment.
* $110/wk (including broadband Internet) with approx. 3 x 3 meters available.
* kitchen facilities, high ceilings, large windows, communal area/meeting area and good vibes.
* perfect for a creative business, freelancer or artist
* storage available
* central location, 10 minutes to town hall or kings cross station
* 24 hour access and secure premises
* close to stanley/crown st cafes and bars
Or contact info@tmod.com.au or hollie.martin@hotmail.com
Monday 5 December, 11.48am. “Since making a name for himself as Kill Pixie painting large characters on the streets of Sydney, Whalen has had a stream of successful exhibitions in Los Angeles, Rome, London, Berlin and Australia. He was recently a part of Apocalypse Wow! at MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome and Space Invaders at the NGA. He is held in numerous private and public collections including Art Bank and the National Gallery of Australia. His work has been featured in Modart, Juxtapoz, Artist Profile, Australian Art Collector, Arkitip and Monster Children.
This 3-colour offset lithograph editioned art print explores the relationships between nature and humans, or perhaps more correctly, human-like beings. This new edition produced by Gallery A.S. appears as otherworldly botanical print and reflects his current body of work.”
Geometric Constructions, 2011
3 colour off-set lithograph on Fabriano paper
49cm x 67 cm
Edition of 50
Signed and numbered
$250 + Shipping and Handling
Among science fiction blog nerds, Star Trek is often credited with the invention of the flip phone and the tablet/iPad. They predicted the future by matching their current technology with human desire, and then some very smart people raided the prop department and turned their ideas into a reality.
What we know is that before you can predict the future, you must understand the present. So, as The Thousands continues to think about how we can make our content more convenient and mobile, we want to understand what mobile means to you. And, that’s what our Mobile Survey is all about.
In the survey there are only 12 multiple-choice questions that are so quick to answer you might even go back in time. We are also dangling the proverbial carrot with an iPad 2 to give away to one lucky survey taker. The draw is random and we’ll announce the winner on Twitter and Facebook next Wednesday. It’s simple, all you need to do is click here.
