As much as we loved the murals at Stevens Reserve, in a way we’re glad they were removed, so the wall became a canvas again for another great piece – Little Red. Today the West Australian reported that this mural is here to stay (thanks to Mayor Brad and the Freo Council). Great news, it’s quality work with a message. However, it would have been interesting to see what would have come next, you can see that Little Red is keeping the spray cans ready.
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Colour is great, but sometimes the good old black and white approach is more appropriate. It works great for these paintings at Stevens Reserve. A bit weird, a bit dark, but definitely intriguing (bunny skull – why not?).
It was my parents 40th wedding anniversary recently and I wanted to do something special for them and I thought yeah a helicopter ride over Freo would be pretty awesome. They loved it and still rave about it. I recommended it to anyone who has visitors from overseas or even if you’re local and want to see our lovely city from a different perspective. Here’s some photos my Dad took.
Bring a blanket, a picnic and BYO. The City of East Fremantle is hosting two movie nights this weekend. The weather looks like it’s going to hold so you might as well make the most of these nice Autumn evenings.
What Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
When 7pm, Friday 19th April
What The Sapphires (2012)
When 7pm, Saturday 20th April
Cost Free
Where John Tonkin Reserve, Riverside Road East Fremantle
For us, once again, Bathers Beach and Kidogo Arthouse was the place to be this Summer. In the Summer of 2011 for a few brief glorious weeks we got to have sunset drinks at the Kelp bar. Summer 2012/13 gave us the fantastic Sunset Markets on a Saturday and the Sculpture@Bathers exhibition. Great job everyone involved for making Freo’s city beach such a great place to be. Looking forward to next year.
Our favourite Arts Centre – Fremantle Arts Centre – is turning 40. Come along this Friday night to celebrate at the FAC ‘Mad About You’ gala party. The evening includes the opening of four exhibitions plus performances from the Zydecats and others.
What Mad About You: 40 Years of Fremantle Arts Centre
When Friday 12 April, 6:30pm
Where Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street
Once again Easter has rolled around and the weather isn’t looking too shabby for the long weekend ahead. Already you can see the cars piled high with kayaks and surfboards leaving town heading down south, up north and out east. For those of you staying put for the weekend not to worry Fremantle has you covered for something to do with the Street Arts Festival running from Saturday to Monday. Over 20 street theatre, music, comedy, circus and cabaret artists are taking part in the 2013 Fremantle Street Arts Festival. Thirteen of these are international and seven will make their Australian debut during the Festival. Last year 110,000 patrons passed through the Festival generating over $3.7m for the local economy. Wow. Read more →
It’s exciting to see how the walls of Fremantle are turning into huge canvases for some amazing street art. The latest addition to the city’s wall gallery is a piece by the Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto, known as Vhils. His technique is rather unusual – he chisels large portraits into walls (occasionally he even uses dynamite), revealing the layers underneath and with it a bit of the building’s history. Check it out, it’s on the wall of the Norfolk Hotel and pretty cool. In case you are wondering, the lady is Dorothy Tangney, Australia’s first woman senator, who probably wouldn’t have thought she’d be commemorated in such a public way.
This Saturday our friends at Hilton Harvest Community Garden are once again celebrating their Twilight Fair, a feel-good community event with great food, live music and lots of fun activities (we’re especially curious about the ‘Scarecrow competition’). Come along, bring the kids and meet the neighbours. It’s a plastic free event, so bring along your own plate, fork and mug.
Driving back from South Beach today I noticed a hand painted sign pointing to a new bakery not far from places like Run Amuk and the SBH – decided to take a detour and check it out.
The friendly owner was working at the counter; you’d probably recognise her and her wares from such places as the South Freo High School Farmers Market. They’re currently open a Wednesday to Sunday and have a variety of fresh breads, pastries and pies. Super. Who says there aren’t new places trying to get established in Freo?
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