Events

Events

My Sovereign Black Body | Exhibition 16 Feb – 13 Apr

Boomalli Aboriginal Arts Cooperative is proud to announce the 2024 Mardi Gras Exhibition is My Sovereign Black Body, curated by Wamba Wamba man, Steven Lindsay Ross.

My Sovereign Black Body is a RECLAMATION of our skin and bones and essence, of the beauty defined by our own eyes and by Country, kinship connection, song, culture and dance – it is a celebration of blackness by queer black artists.

Exhibiting artists include Jeffrey Samuels, Jasmine Sarin, Ella Noah Bancroft, Hayley Pigram, Peta-Joy Williams, Kyra Kum-Sing, Kirilly Dawn, Dennis Golding, Jessica Johnson, Nioka Lowe-Brennan, Nola Taylor, Graeme Walker, Nathan Frank, Peter Waples-Crowe, Luke Close and Nebbi Boii.

The exhibition launches on Friday 16th February 202 and will run until Saturday 13th April 2024, at Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative in Leichhardt.

Opening Night: Friday 16th February 6pm – 8pm will be a fabulous night of entertainment and meet the incredible Boomalli Artists. All Welcome. RSVP here.

Nothing But LOVE

ACON’s LOVE Project invites you to join us for Nothing but LOVE, our online webinar series for 2024.

Each episode we will chat with LGBTQ community heroes, activists, icons, performers, creatives, business owner and much more.

We will pull back the covers on some of their life experiences, reveal powerful and funny stories, discover what makes them who they are and celebrate their contributions to our rainbow communities.

Our guest is C. Moore Hardy, a remarkable photographer known for her extensive documentation of the Sydney queer community since the late 1970’s. Now retired, C. Moore continues her photography and currently lives in paradise with her partner of 33 years. 

Date: Monday 11 March 2024 

Time: 6.30pm to 7.15pm 

Proudly presented by ACON’s LOVE Project and supported by the NSW Government. Hosted by Russ Gluyas.

Technology and Tea

The LOVE Project and YourLink invites older LGBTQ people to explore technology and connect with likeminded community members. Learn about smart devices, getting online, browsing the web, staying safe, sharing information, personal security, apps and much more.

Whether you are struggling to start your device or want to gain more digital skills, YourLink have the answers.

This series includes three digital information workshops including –

  • Building confidence with your device, online security and staying connected

  • Getting organised online and tech for entertainment, interests and learning

  • Searching the Internet and accessing library services online

Attend all three workshops or the one you may benefit from the most.

Afternoon tea provided.

Dates: Wed 6 March, Wednesday 20 March & Wednesday 3 April

Time: 2pm to 4pm

Location: Darlinghurst Community Space,

                     Lower ground floor, East Sydney Early Learning Centre

                     277 Bourke Street Darlinghurst 2010

FREE Event – Bookings Essential!

Afternoon Delight

Afternoon Delight is a movie matinee, afternoon tea and social gathering for older lesbian, gay, bi+, trans and queer (LGBTQ) communities. Friends and allies of all ages welcome.

Enjoy the short films Good Times and That’s OK and Surviving Voices: AIDS Memorial Quilt Panel Makers, followed by the documentary Mad About the Boy: The Noel Coward Story, an exploration of “Cowards extensive career featuring credits across stage and screen”. Delicious treats, drag celebrities, networking and access to local health information available after the screening.

Presented by ACON’s LOVE Project in partnership with Queer Screen and supported by the City of Sydney.

FREE EVENT – BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

WHEN: Sunday 24 March, 2pm – 5.00pm

WHERE: Event Cinemas, 505-525 George Street Sydney

Or contact Russ: 02 9206 2017 e: rgluyas@acon.org.au 

Bingay | ACON Fundraiser

 

ABOUT BINGAY

Bingay is gay bingo which means there’s classic disco tunes, weird rules and penalties, outrageous antics, hilarious repartee, deliciously lewd bingo calls, and prizes that range from the silly and camp to great theatre tickets and restaurant vouchers.

Bingay hostess Charisma Belle oversees the madcap proceedings and Bingay’s long time barrel babe Naomi Palmer spins the balls and sings up a storm.

Bingay takes over the upstairs bar of The Beresford Darlinghurst on the second Thursday of every month, with each monthly event having a fabulously flamboyant theme.

Bingay’s balls first dropped in 1999, making it one of Sydney’s longest running LGBTQ community events + it raises money for our HIV and LGBTQ health services.

So whether you’re a regular or a novice, or a local or visitor to Sydney, if you’re up for a wonderfully camp mid-week entertainment experience, then you can’t go wrong with Bingay.

For more information and bookings, visit the Bingay website here