Woollahra Village Fashion & Lifestyle Day
Special Events & Entertainment
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‘axel mano, at The Plane Tree Cafe
Date and Time: Thursday 16 October 10am-4pm
Venue: Plane Tree Cafe
Side entrance 33 Ocean St Woollahra
View the diverse collection of ‘alex mano, Summer Hat Presentation at The Plane Tree Café while you enjoy morning tea, brunch or lunch from the delectable menu offered by The Plane Tree Cafe. If you are going to the Fashion Show, make your way there for afternoon tea after browsing the beautiful boutiques, galleries, design and homewares stores in Woollahra Village. Don’t forget to browse the eclectic offerings in Parterre Garden or pop along to Piggotts Store for their cotton collections of fashions, tableware, bedroom furniture and lampshades.
On your way back into the heart of the Village pop into Bonhams Auctions flagship showroom on the corner of Queen and Ocean Streets or pop into the Classic Safari Company and explore your next holiday.
Reads Woollahra Mimosas in the Courtyard All Day
Date and Time: Thursday 16 October
Venue: Reads Woollahra
130 Queen Street Woollahra
Don’t miss Mimosas in the courtyard garden at the rear of Reads Boutique 130 Queen Street. Enjoy a Mimosa before or after viewing the fabulous new Spring Summer Collections in store.
Don’t miss the free Reads shopping bag and a special discount when you spend $150 or more.
Living Edge Gin Bar & Cool Vibes
Date and Time: Thursday 16 October
Venue: Living Edge Woollahra
2A Queen St Woollahra
Living Edge is proud to announce the launch of our dedicated Tom Dixon store at Woollahra, Sydney. Designed as a platform for creativity, the new Living Edge Woollahra store is an evolving design environment where leading designers, brands, and ideas come to life through exclusive mono-brand showcases.
Join us at our Gin Bar in the store and browse the extraordinary design collection of Tom Dixon and listen to the cool vibes from our Radiofonografo which embraces the nostalgia of the past and cutting-edge technology of the present. Meet our interior design team who’ll be there to answer all your design questions.
Greene & Greene Treasure, Tea and Treats
Date and Time: Thursday 16 October 11am-4pm
Venue: Greene & Greene
86 Queen Street Woollahra
TREASURE, TEA & TREATS all day at Greene & Greene.
You can indulge yourself with tea, edible treats and wearable treasures. Learn how our jewellery can enhance your everyday and work outfit through to special occasions and bridal wear. Announce yourself on the red carpet with just the right diamond brooch, a layering of antique gold chains or a stack of rings. Stand out against the crowd and show off your own original style. We are delighted to help and advise you to achieve a truly individual look.
Our window display will show our theme of Treasure, Tea and Treats of the wearable kind. Depicting the major eras of jewellery design from the Late 18th Century to the Late 20th Century.
Cassy & The Bossa Beats
Date and Time: Thursday 16 October 10.30-11.20am, 1.10-2.00pm
cnr Queen and Moncur Sts Woollahra
Cassy and The Bossa Beats have been playing around Sydney since October 1989 .Originally the band’s repertoire was made up of Brazilian jazz music, with it’s unique dance feels such as the samba and the bossa nova. The range of music that the band now performs has however expanded greatly to include music from Cuba, North American jazz, Blues and Funk, and original music.
The band’s singer Cassy Darvall performs the songs in the language of their country origin; ie. Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French and English. The band consists of Piano, Bass, Drums, Saxophone and Vocals. The repertoire of Cassy and The Bossa Beats include music from Jazz and Blues, Latin, Contemporary.
Phillipe Wittwer, Accordion Player and Singer
Date and Time: Thursday 16 October 2pm-5pm
up and down Queen St Woollahra
Philippe is always a world class musician/entertainer who always gets everyone involved singing, cheering, dancing and laughing. Born an Austrian singer and musician he went on to become a true chameleon, performing French, Italian, German, English, Australian, South American and other musical styles just to list a few. He performs in many varying ensembles depending on the client’s event and always provides the highest standard of continental music.
Local Self-Guided History Walks
Date and Time: Thursday 16 October
Enjoy a walk along Queen Street and discover the rich history of Woollahra through our engaging local history walks and talks. Whether you’re a long-time resident or a visitor, our events offer unique insights into the stories and landmarks that have shaped our community.
Explore the builders, owners and residents of Queen Street that has been a commercial and residential hub for the last 160 years. A twenty minute tour beginning at Nelson Street on the north side of Queen Street and returning on the south.
1. Traffic Signal Box: Points and Passages, Emma Anna Cnr Oxford St & Jersey Rd
2. Dickerson Gallery 34 Queen St, 9363 3358 dickersongallery.com.au
4. Olsen Gallery 63 Jersey Rd, 9327 3922 olsenirwin.com
5. Historic plaque: Rudy Komon mbe 124 Jersey Rd Art dealer and patron of the arts
6. Historic plaque: Dr Elwyn Lynn am Lived here 89 Moncur St Artist, writer and arts administrator
7. Traffic Signal Box: Love Letters, Adam Long Cnr Moncur St & Queen St
8. Fellia Melas Gallery 2 Moncur St, 9363 5616 felliamelasgallery.com.au
9. Traffic Signal Box: Woollahra Tram, Stephen Evans Cnr Queen St & Ocean St 1 4 3 2 8 5 6 7 SYD EINFELD DR QUEEN ST APPROX. 100m OCEAN ST EDGECLIFF RD
10. .M Contemporary 37 Ocean St, 9328 0922 mcontemp.com
11. Traffic Signal Box: Pineapple Man, MULGA Cnr Ocean St & Syd Enfield Dr 9 11 10 WOOLLAHRA
Gallery Public art and plaques Direction of Bondi Junction Train Station via Oxford St Not featured on map: Historic plaque: Bombardment 8 June 1942 Cnr of Fletcher & Small Sts Shell from Japanese Submarine attack exploded here Historic plaque: Edward Knox Harkness and Walter Scott Harkness Foothpath,
24 Edward St Developed much of Woollahra (late 19th to early 20th century)
For more information on planning your trip visit 131500.com.au
8 9 Area served by bus routes 333, 352, 378, 380, 389, M40.
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