By Nicole Elphick
SUNDAY OCTOBER 22
MARKETS Browse through bits and bobs at the Garage Sale Trail, a green initiative inviting people to put their second-hand goodies up for sale over the weekend and avoid them ending up in landfill. Arrive early for the best bargains as the suggested time for sales is 9am to midday. Various times, various locations, free, garagesaletrail.com.au.
Go bargain hunting at the Garage Sale Trail.Credit: Garage Sale Trail
COMMUNITY Free entertainment from jazz musician George Washingmachine, singer-songwriter Timberwolf and funk-soul outfit The Henry Fjords are among the highlights at Marrickville Festival. For kids there's also a dedicated play park for trash percussion, dance battles and blacksmithing demonstrations. 10am-5pm, Marrickville and Illawarra roads, Marrickville, free, innerwest.nsw.gov.au.
TALK At Modernist Art and Architecture: On Site and Out of Site, artist Bronwyn Berman, architect Luke Johnson and interior designer Annalisa Capurro reflect on how modernism continues to inspire current aesthetics. 2pm-4pm, Penrith Regional Gallery and The Lewers Bequest, 86 River Road, Emu Plains, free (bookings essential), penrithregionalgallery.org.
Academics will discuss Taylor Smith at the Raising the Bar lectures on Wednesday. Credit: AP
ART Originally commissioned for New York's Performa Biennial in 2015, Agatha Gothe-Snape's Rhetorical Chorus is showing as part of experimental art festival Liveworks. The sound-based piece is an improvised choral performance that explores the language of gesture. 7pm, Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh, $35, performancespace.com.au.
MUSIC Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis has found crossover success with his vibrant vocals. He hits the stage for his first Australian concert to perform tracks including Vincero Perdero and Notte di Luce. 8pm, City Recital Hall, 2 Angel Place, city, $79-$179, cityrecitalhall.com.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23
BOOKS Former prime minister Kevin Rudd discusses his new memoir, Not for the Faint-hearted, the first in a two-volume autobiography chronicling from his childhood through to his tumultuous career in politics. 7pm-8pm, The Great Hall, The University of Sydney, Science Road, Camperdown, $35, swf.org.au.
The Haldon Street Festival features live entertainment, stalls and a parade.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24
STAGE After a national tour Bell Shakespeare's production of The Merchant of Venice (until November 26) arrives in Sydney starring three-time Helpmann Award winner Mitchell Butel as Shylock opposite Jessica Tovey as Portia. 7.30pm, Sydney Opera House, $45, bellshakespeare.com.au.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25
TALK Across 10 watering holes in both the central business district and Surry Hills, academics will speak at Raising the Bar, an event at which attendees can hear lectures on such disparate topics as Taylor Swift, marriage equality and the importance of a decent sleep-in. Various times, various locations, Sydney CBD and Surry Hills, free (bookings essential), raisingthebarsydney.com.au.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26
FILM The Russian Resurrection Film Festival (until November 5) kicks off with Valery Todorovsky's coming-of-age ballet flick The Bolshoi (rated MA), followed by an opening-night party with vodka cocktails, smoked salmon blinis and Siberian dumplings. 6.30pm, Event Cinemas, 505-525 George Street, city, $65, russianresurrection.com.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
FESTIVAL See the spectacular displays of ink on show at the Rites of Passage Tattoo Festival (until October 29), with more than 250 tattooists from around the world coming together to share their permanent art. 10am-10pm, Royal Hall of Industries, 1 Driver Avenue, Moore Park, $25-$65, ritesofpassagefestival.com.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
COMMUNITY The Haldon Street Festival turns the south-western suburb of Lakemba into an Arabian bazaar complete with market stalls, live entertainment and a colourful parade led by a trio of camels. 10am-4pm, Haldon Street, Lakemba, free, cb.city/haldonstreet.