Murder and Mayhem: Sydney’s Crime History

Murder and Mayhem: Sydney’s Crime History. Every day: Sydney Custom House, NSW, 11am-4pm

IF YOU have been to Sydney Aquarium, you’ll have seen the grey nurse sharks swimming around waiting for their food.
Well, imagine if when you were there one of the sharks puked up a severed human arm.
That’s what happened to visitors to the Coogee Aquarium Baths back in 1935, when a captured tiger shark revealed it had been surviving on more than just a fish-based diet. On examination, the arm was discovered to have been cut off using a knife, and led to one of Sydney’s most notorious murder investigations.
Learn more about this and Sydney’s darker side at Customs House, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay.
There are free lectures, gory crime scene photos and film and computer workshops.
Or just go to Kings Cross.

Slumdog Millionaire – USYD Medical Revue

Sept 2-5: The Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW

STUDENT humour is always great, isn’t it?
Combine that with blood, syphilis and swine flu and you have The University of Sydney’s medical revue on at the Seymour Centre.
The revue is written and performed by first year medical students who are yet to develop the God complex that doctors are famed for, so catch the revue while they remain mere mortals.
Tickets costs $25 Adult or $22 Concession. The Seymour Centre is on City Road on the ground of the university.

Exposed! The story of swimwear

THE French are brilliant. Unlike the British, who still carry on about the war sixty-four years after it ended, they quickly put their minds to better use (ed – who hired this man? And how did he pass our ‘Do you hate the French?’ test).
In 1946 Louis Reard, a French engineer and absolute legend, invented the bikini and, consequently, increased the sales of sunglasses so men folk could ogle without appearing to be overly creepy. Of his creation, Reard said it wasn’t a true bikini “unless it could be pulled through a wedding ring”, and was made up of just 194cm² of material.
You can see Reard’s creation, as well as many others in the exhibition Exposed! The story of swimwear, at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour.
Also on display is the mankini, made famous by Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat, Daniel Craig’s budgie smugglers from Casino Royale, and the topless bikini, which isn’t quite as obvious as you might think.
Entry is free and the exhibition runs until 25th October.

BASS DROP

Sept 23rd: Favella, Kings Cross

KNOWLEDGE voted him best producer in the world two years running, DJ Magazine have said his label Breakbeat Kaos is a ‘sonic juggernaut’ and his website dogsonacid.com has for the last two years been the highest ranking music message board on bigboards.com.
Now DJ Fresh is heading to Kings Cross with MC Lowqui – no small name himself. With over a decade of experience at some of the biggest club nights across the UK and beyond, it´s no surprise that LowQui is Goldie´s number one MC of choice. Murder and Mayhem: Sydney’s Crime History.

Open mic night

The Manhatten Lounge

ARE you a budding Amy Winehouse (minus the drug abuse)?
Do drunkards always heckle your excellent rendition of What A Wonderful World when you sing karaoke down the local? If so, you probably need a classier establishment.
On alternating Tuesday nights, The Manhatten Lounge jazz club is hosting an open mic night. If you’re interested, all you need to do is introduce yourself to the organiser, Mark Gordon, and he will put you on the set list.
The next night is on 1st September, from 7pm – 10pm. The Manhatten Lounge is located at 50 Elizabeth Street in the city.

TARTAN ARMY

Sept 5th: Across Australia

SCOTLAND football fans can join the Tartan Army Downunder this weekend.
The Tartan Army Downunder will be watching the vital home game with Macedonia at 11.55pm at the following venues:
Sydney – Score Bar, Star City
Brisbane – Pig N Whistle, Riverside
Perth – Rosie O’Grady’s, Northbridge
Check out tartanarmydownunder.com for more details. Murder and Mayhem: Sydney’s Crime History.

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