June’s “What’s On” features a spread of exhibitions and local
gigs to get around as well as a selection of drinks festivals and sustainable markets to keep you busy for the remainder of the month. (Image: Dieter)
By Sophia Lattas | @SophiaLattas
South Australia is at the top of its game when it comes to boutique booze production and several events in June are highlighting our best efforts.
According to Tourism Sentiment Index data, Adelaide’s breweries and pubs are the fifth best in the world, and NOLA Bar and The Stag are hosting a beer festival to showcase the scene.
The Adelaide gin extravaganza is returning to the city with 200 gin labels to flaunt — the state’s gin distilling industry is 10 times bigger than it was a decade ago.
Adelaide Wine Festival is also making an appearance at the Adelaide Central Market this month to showcase South Australia’s thriving wine industry.
According to the Department of Primary Industries and Regions, the state accounts for almost 80 per cent of Australia’s premium wine — produced from some of the oldest vines in the world.
This month, there is also a selection of sustainable markets where you can score pre-loved items.
According to the Australian Fashion Council (AFC), Australians purchase 56 garments every year on average, amounting to 14.8 kilograms per person — most of which is fast fashion and ends up in landfill.
Navigate the slow fashion, music and festival scene this June with On The Record.
Arts
Fragments; a widening vision
Local visual artist Lee Salomone intertwines form and image, simultaneously melding memory with ancestral and personal histories in his exhibition at Adelaide Contemporary Experimental Gallery.
Salomone works with a range of media such as installation, paper, photography and sculpture.
Fragments; a widening vision is a documentation of Salomone’s ongoing journey of self-education — his exhibition opened June 1 and runs until August 10.
When: Tuesday to Sunday 11am to 4pm until August 10
Where: Adelaide Contemporary Experimental Gallery North Terrace, Adelaide 5000
Concerts & Music
Song for Song
Four singer/songwriters — Holly “Cookie” Baker, Charles Jenkins, Jen Lush and Vile Bloom — will play “song for song” at the Wheatsheaf Hotel on June 22.
Performers will “pass the baton” between sets, creating a space for folky poetic tunes.
Purchase tickets here.
When: Saturday, June 22, 7pm
Where: The Wheatsheaf Hotel 39 George Street, Thebarton 5032
Benjamin Roberts and the Concrete Connection Project Concert
Local musician Ben Roberts is performing on the 577 alleys, lanes and streets in the CBD in a bid to destigmatise Mental Health — Ben has already performed on over 80 streets.
Making his way through the city’s south-west quarter, he is marking its completion with an afternoon concert at Diverse-City on Sunday, June 23.
Purchase tickets here.
When: Sunday, June 23, 2pm until 5pm
Where: Diverse-City 163 Gouger Street, Adelaide 5000
Crackle & Pop pop-up
Housing Adelaide’s most eclectic range of vinyl records Crackle & Pop has no fixed shop front, but their next pop-up is on June 29 at the Wheatsheaf Hotel.
Setting up in The Wheaty’s front bar, the pop-up runs from 2pm until 5pm.
When: Saturday, June 29, 2pm until 5pm
Where: The Wheatsheaf Hotel 39 George Street, Thebarton 5032
Festivals
Festival of Darkness
NOLA Bar and The Stag are teaming up as their annual beer festival is set to return to the city’s east end.
Returning June 22, the Festival of Darkness showcases 18 independent Australian breweries and their darkest brews as well as festival food and live music all day long.
Purchase tickets here.
When: Saturday, June 22, 2pm until 9pm
Where: NOLA Bar 28 Vardon Avenue, Adelaide 5000 and The Stag Public House 299 Rundle Street, Adelaide 5000
Adelaide Gin Festival
Gin Events’ gin extravaganza is returning to Adelaide from June 21 to 23 with over 200 gins to taste from 55 distillers.
Adelaide Gin Festival will bring favourite labels as well as hidden gin gems to the Convention Centre.
Click here for more information.
When: June 21 to 23
Where: Adelaide Convention Centre North Terrace, Adelaide 5000
Adelaide Wine Festival
Hosted by The Olive Tree (Stall 61) at Adelaide Central Market, Adelaide Wine Festival celebrates South Australia’s finest wines from the Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale to the Barossa Valley.
Discover favourites and indulge in pairings, accompanied by live music and food vendors.
Head to Adelaide Wine Festival for more information and purchase tickets here.
When: Sunday, June 23, 11am until 5pm
Where: Adelaide Central Market 44/60 Gouger Street, Adelaide 5000
Markets
Gilles at the Grounds
Gilles at the Grounds, originally Gilles Street Market, came about in 2008 and has since become a hub for Adelaide’s emerging and established designers.
Gilles returns to the Adelaide Showgrounds on June 30 for what it describes as a “food truck frenzy” — entry to the “super foodie” instalment is free.
Connect with them on Instagram to stay in the know.
When: Sunday, June 30, 9am until 3pm
Where: Brick Dairy South Boulevard, Wayville 5034
Sustainable Fashion Market
The Sustainable Fashion Market (SFM) is popping up at the Burnside Ballroom on June 15.
In collaboration with the City of Burnside, SFM is part of the Burnside Council’s Environment and Sustainability EXPO.
Australians purchase the most clothes per person internationally, surpassing the US.
Textile waste is fast becoming the country’s biggest problem and the Australian Fashion Council’s report found landfills take on 227,000 of unwanted and unwearable clothes yearly.
However, the EXPO’s jam-packed program shows how easy it can be to live sustainability — slow fashion, for example, can look like second-hand shopping.
The SFM is bringing over 30 preloved and vintage clothes stalls to the Burnside Ballroom.
When: Saturday, June 15, 10am until 2pm
Where: Burnside Ballroom, in City of Burnside Civic Centre, 401 B26 Greenhill Road, Tusmore 5065
Clothes Swap + Upcycling & Repair Workshop
Together, Sustainable Clothing Co. and the Adelaide Sustainability Centre are hosting a sustainable community clothing swap on June 22 at The Joinery.
Bring minimum five to 10 clothes in good, wearable condition to swap — the number of items you bring is how many you can take home.
Sustainable Clothing Co. says any remaining items will be donated to ex-prisoner, homeless and women’s shelters as well as Housing Choices SA and the Anti-Poverty Network.
Also, you can participate in repair and upcycling workshops across two sessions on the day.
Tickets for the workshop can be purchased alongside clothes swap tickets here.
When: Saturday, June 22, 11am until 3pm
Where: The Joinery 111 Franklin Street, Adelaide 5000
Thank you for reading On The Record’s June edition of “What’s On”. Keep your eyes peeled for July’s guide.
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