ON SALE NOW: The Best of Melbourne
We argue, we fight, we kiss and make up.
Melbourne is Sydney’s passionate rival and while we may loudly proclaim our superiority, we’re always secretly taking notes. Sydney-siders love a Melbourne citybreak and spring is the perfect time to go: the southern chill has broken, the Melbourne Festival is gearing up, and the Spring Racing Carnival is coming down the straight – culminating in that mad November dash that brings the whole country to a standstill. So we’ve dedicated part of this issue of Time Out Sydney to Melbourne essentials: laneway bars, top restaurants, shopping, shows, and all that laid-back sophistication we covet for ourselves. If you’re not planning on swapping the Harbour for the Yarra anytime soon, don’t panic: we've compiled a handy planner for all that Sydney has to offer throughout the coming season, not to mention our picks of the inaugural Sydney Fringe Festival. After all, Melbourne doesn’t have a monopoly on excitement.
Nick Dent Editor
BEST OF MELBOURNE
We call a temporary truce and pick out that city's best live music, theatre, clubs, dining, comedy, shopping and more.
Sydney Fringe Festival
The grittier, grimier, grungier underside of Sydney's arts scene gets the limelight at last.
Guide to Manly
Dip your toes, or dive headlong, into the glorious gateway to the Northern Beaches.
Springtime for hipsters
It's time for Sydney to shake off the frost and get ready for fun in the sun. Plan a whole season's worth of entertainment with Time Out's timetable of cool.
BONUS FREE Green Guide 2010
Hot Seat - Bernard Fanning
With Powderfinger's last ever tour starting this month, ther frontman offers Andrew P Street some candid reflections on his 21 years in Australia's biggest band.
Around Town - Convict Sydney; History Week 2010; Father's Day ideas; things to do in Newtown.
Kids - Kids in the kitchen.
Art - David to Cezanne: French Drawing at AGNSW.
Books - DBC Pierre interview; how Jeff Lindsay writes.
Clubs - Classixx; top 5 parklife picks; a night of power ballads.
Comedy - World's Funniest Island preview; Josh Thomas interview.
Film - Tomorrow, When the War Began; Michael Douglas; Sydney underground Film Festival.
Time In - Doctor Who Season 5.
Food and Drink - Top 5 old-school Italian restaurants; Neutral Bay Bar and Dining, Spicy Sichuan; does bills still measure up?
Bars - The Wine Library; Formaggi Ocello; Oktoberfest.
Gay & Lesbian - Sleaze Ball previewed
Museums - Mari Nawi: Aboriginal Odysseys at the State Library.
Music - Dandy Warhols; Children Collide; Cypress Hill mixtape; Birds of Tokyo; Tex Perkins, back in black.
Classical and Jazz - Sydney Youth orchestras.
Performing Arts - The Trial; Spring dance 2010; Quack; Our Town; Jersey Boys; the Ballad of Backbone Joe.
Travel - Halloween in Hong Kong + win a trip there for two!
Colourful Sydney identity - Maxi Shield
Drag queen, activist and icon, Maxi Shield is keeping her craft old school - and Sydney's better for it.
