the ’sham

specific events to attend:

• art in the park, sunday april 23, 11am-4pm
• bowling with music on sunday: sunday april 23, 12-7pm

here’s a scratchy off-the-top-of-my-head list of my dreams for bilateral petersham…[any suggestions?]

• get inside the old roller rink to take some photos / have a one night only skate / film night [done! see this blog entry]
• hold a pagan ritual under the old water tower
• be shaved at “the locals” barber shop
• take the job advertised for a barista at the palace pantry [update: I've decided against this one. What was I thinking? Get a job???]
• work down at the op shop
• host a garage sale
• get invited to dinner by neighbours [good news! an invitation has been extended by tully!]
• invite the neighbours to dinner
• get a special petersham t-shirt made up (there’s some company that does ‘em… ) [done! see me wearing it here, or go order one yourself here]
• meet the mayor himself (and maybe go on a bike ride together) [done! read the report here.]
• go visit the historical archives in the council
• go watch the jelly wrestling at the oxford tavern [done! see the report here.]
• play tennis at the school courts
• eat a fancy dinner at “Manna”
• read chapter “having an experience,” from John Dewey’s book “Art as Experience”
• drink throwdowns with the swarthy Portuguese men outside Gloria’s
• find out why this area has become the Portuguese hub of Sydney
• have a look at the Egyptian Room at the local Masonic Temple
• organise the north versus south bowling tournament at the bowlo
• go for a short holiday within the ’sham…stay overnight at a pub on the north side.
• …

videos to watch:

• the truman show
• kitchen stories (some sorta scandinavian observation of ordinary behaviour idea)
• crimes and misdemeanors, recommended by jasmin…

here’s what I am booked in to do:

• put together an exhibition at Chrissie Cotter Gallery. [booked! It opens 27 May. Yes yes, I know, that gallery is in Camperdown. I don't know why either...See a flyer for the show here.]