2009 Danks Street Festival

MEDIA ALERT
2009 DANKS STREET FESTIVAL

See a surprise "Happening" with 250 dancers, an international champion skipping show, great bands and DJs and cooking demonstrations by some of Sydney's top chefs in the new Live Green Kitchen at the Danks Street Festival this SUNDAY 25th October.

When: SUNDAY 25th October
Where: Danks and Young Streets, Waterloo
Time:11:00am 4:00pm
11:15am Live Green Kitchen opens featuring Sydney's top chefs
12:00pm High-energy skipping show
1:00pm Official opening by Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP
2:00pm Surprise "Happening" featuring 250 dancers in Danks Street (please arrange with media contact below for best filming vantage point)
Who:Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP
2009 Danks Street Festival Ambassador Jared Ingersoll
City of Sydney Creative Director/Producer of Events, Gill Minervini
Live Green Kitchen chefs: Jared Ingersoll, Ashley Hughes, Alex Herbert, Dave
Campbell and Kylie Kwong
What else: NEW "Handmade" market selling handcrafts, sweet treats and more "Arty Pants" kids interactive craft workshop PYD Designers Market, Hawkesbury Harvest produce market, gourmet food stalls, live entertainment and a festival bar Live music The Donovans, Dimity Claire & The Bleeding Hearts, Danny & the Cosmic Tremors, EON Beats Project and DJs Marc Us and Suzie Q.

The Danks Street Festival is the City of Sydney's premier celebration of sustainable food and living, attracting 25,000 people last year.

Danks Street Festival 2009 is produced by the City of Sydney and proudly supported by Media Partner The Sydney Morning Herald, Sponsor Wacom and Coffee Sponsor SidePLATE.

Art & About runs from October 1- 25 and is produced by the City of Sydney.

Media contact:
Keeley Irvin
0448 005 718
or [email protected]

SOURCE: City of Sydney