What's on in Adelaide
ADELAIDE ZOO
Adelaide Zoo is open every day from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.
www.zoossa.com.au/adelaide-zoo
Adelaide Zoo has been entrusted with the care of two Giant Pandas. Wang Wang and Funi were carefully chosen because they are healthy, friendly and easy to handle. They are also considered a fantastic genetic pairing for the global Giant Panda breeding program. Any cubs Wang Wang and Funi have will be valuable additions to the Giant Panda population.
Adelaide Zoo is home to over 1,800 animals and almost 300 species of exotic and native mammals, birds, reptiles and fish. We have a focus on endangered and rare animals from continents which made up the super continent Gondwana - South America, Asia, Africa and Australia.
ART GALLERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
The Art Gallery of South Australia is open every day from 10.00 am to 5:00 pm.
Art Shows not to be missed at the Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide include:
Robert Dowling: Tasmanian son of Empire
19 November 2010 - 13 February 2011
First major exhibition of the work by the first artist to be trained in Australia.
Tickets - Adults $10
Desert Country
29 October 2010 – 26 January 2011
This is the first exhibition to chart the evolution of the internationally acclaimed Australian desert painting movement.
Tickets - Adults $10
The Art Gallery of South Australia houses one of Australia's most stunning art collections. Its outstanding collection of 38,000 works covers Australian, European and North American, and Asian art and features paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, textiles, furniture, ceramics and metalwork and jewelery. We have a comprehensive collection of Australian art from the time of European settlement in the early nineteenth century to the present day. Our European collection spans the Renaissance to the present, and our Asian collection covers twelve countries, from Turkey to Japan. We invite you to visit our permanent collection at the Gallery or to view highlights of it at our Online Gallery.
ADELAIDE CENTRAL MARKETS
TUESDAYS - 7am to 5.30pm
WEDNESDAYS* - 9am to 5.30pm
THURSDAYS - 9am to 5.30pm
FRIDAYS - 7am to 9pm
SATURDAYS - 7am to 3pm
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA MUSEUM
The Art Gallery of South Australia is open every day from 10.00 am to 5:00 pm.
Exhibitions not to be missed at the SA Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide include:
ANZANG Nature Photography
On display are 95 stunning photographs from Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and the New Guinea region. The exhibition is open from 1 October to 21 November 2010.
Cost: $5 adults, $2 children under 16
Visit the acclaimed new Biodiversity Gallery
The South Australian Biodiversity Gallery is a transect through South Australia, from the hot and dry north through to the deep oceans of the south. It tells the unique story of South Australia's diverse wildlife, divided into four distinct environmental regions: arid, temperate, coastal and marine. It is a comprehensive introduction and a conduit for visitors to South Australia to further explore and appreciate our natural assets.
The South Australian Museum offers visitors six floors of exhibits that reveal many fascinating stories. Exhibitions and displays reflect the museum’s extensive Australian Aboriginal and Pacific collections and the Ancient Egyptian room has been a favourite destination for generations of museum visitors.
The South Australian Museum enjoys an international reputation for the size and representation of its collections, as well as the breadth and quality of its scientific research.
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL THEATRE
Scheherazade.
19 – 20 November 2010
Estonian keyboard master Kalle Randalu makes his Australian debut in Brahms' Second Piano Concerto, one of the most expansive piano concertos, composed at the high water mark of Brahms' mature inspiration. Despite its grand symphonic dimensions, the mood of its adagio is intimate and reflective and the finale charming. Then, in Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, one of the most dazzling orchestral showpieces ever composed, Arvo Volmer and the orchestra will beguile you with beautiful sounds, just as Scheherazade mesmerized the cruel sultan with her exotic tales.
http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/afc/whats-on/music-and-concerts/scheherazade.php
The Give and Take
29 October – 21 November 2010
Ever had a sneaking suspicion that Australian society is built on corruption, greed and self-serving narcissism? Then Tony McNamara's your man. But his latest play turns this misanthropic misgiving into a wisecracking, side-splitting, laugh-a-minute sitcom. From the first moment to the last, The Give and Take unabashedly goes for the laugh and gets it. There are, if you need that sort of thing, take-home messages about the emptiness of materialism and the corruption of family life, but basically this is a broad, smart-alecky satire about parenting, the younger generation and love that is strictly conditional and convertible to cash.
Don is an executive. His mind should be on his firm's latest line of garden sprinklers. But his wife just told him she's leaving to have tantric sex in Tuscany. When he tells his three children, they aren't surprised: they're a self-absorbed trio only interested in Dad's money. Neil is a leftist layabout. Julie is a corporate cowgirl. And Damien is a steroid-stuffed gym-bunny. There's no reason why their cushy lifestyles shouldn't continue into the foreseeable future as long as Don doesn't do anything crazy...
http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/afc/whats-on/theatre/the-give-and-take.php
59th Blake Prize Touring Exhibition: Exploring the religious and spiritual in art
23 October – 29 November 2010
The Blake Prize is one of the more prestigious art prizes in Australia. For 55 years it has been awarding a prize for works of art that explore the subject of religious awareness and spirituality.
http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/afc/whats-on/visual-arts/59th-blake-prize-touring-exhibition-exploring-the-religious-and-spiritual-in-art.phpb
Garry Stewart and the Australian Dance Theatre
9 September – 30 November 2010
In the past 10 years Garry Stewart and ADT have become the ‘must see’ company in Europe, particularly in Paris where his shows are a sell out. Includes costumes, photographs, and designs from ADT & the Performing Arts Collection.
http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/afc/whats-on/visual-arts/garry-stewart-australian-dance-theatre.php
CONCERTS
Adelaide and International Guitar Festival
25 -28 November 2010
Be transported and experience the intense beauty of music created by global masters in the art of guitar at the Adelaide International Guitar Festival, 25 – 28 November 2010. This four day celebration of the world’s most popular instrument curated by internationally renowned Australian guitarist Slava Grigoryan will be a true showcase of the guitar - dedication, passion, collaboration.
Celebrate the fine art of the guitar!
http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/guitarfestival/
John Farnham – Coopers Brewery
20 November 2010
For a man who has sold more tickets, more albums and notched up more achievements than any other Australian musician, performing live is still an absolute joy. This next round of shows continues Farnham's ever-evolving musical life, which these days remains in balance with his time away from centre stage.
Together with his band, they will work through Farnham's phenomenal songbook, giving audiences the chance to once again see this consummate singer and entertainer in full flight.
http://qantasboxoffice.com.au/EventPrices.aspx?t=27072010164705
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