This weekend, experience South Australia’s best artists at the month-long SALA festival, or head to the Adelaide Showground for a spot of science.
South Australian Living Artists Festival
The South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA) is back for the entire month of August for its 28th year, featuring more than 700 exhibitions by emerging, established and internationally acclaimed artists. Highlights of this year’s festival include exhibitions at SALA’s Light Square festival hub, various walking tours highlighting the city’s vibrant art scene, and the open studios weekend from August 16 to 17, where you can watch the artistic process up close. This year will also see the return of SALA’s bus tours, with one bus travelling to see silo art in the Adelaide Hills, Murray Bridge and Karoonda, while another will explore artistic regions to the north of Adelaide and on to the Barossa Valley.
Science Alive! at Adelaide Showground
The scientists of the future will be able to experience this magic of biology, physics and chemistry this weekend at Science Alive! This initiative begins with STEM Day Out on August 1, where school students can explore more than 80 exhibits and chat with early career scientists and engineers. Then, Science Alive! will take over the Adelaide Showground on August 2 and 3, with live shows, various science zones, challenges, a discovery trail, exhibits and much more. Step inside an inflatable planetarium, have a go flying a drone, hold a blue-tongued lizard in the nature zone, or meet players from the Adelaide Crows in the sports science zone.
ASO’s Press Play
The most iconic music from throughout video game history will come to life as the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra performs Press Play. Conductor Jessica Gethin will lead the orchestra as they play music from Sonic the Hedgehog, Halo 3: One Final Effort, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy IX, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Hollow Knight, The Legend of Zelda, Tetris, Super Mario, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and more. This concert is hosted by classical composer, musician, poet and radio presenter Meena Shamaly and takes place at the Festival Theatre on August 2.
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And Then There Were None at Her Majesty’s Theatre
Ten strangers, each harbouring a dark past, find themselves trapped on a remote island where a mysterious murderer looms large. Will these guests discover the killer before it’s too late? Adapted from Agatha Christie’s classic 1939 novel, And Then There Were None is equal parts mystery and social commentary. This play is directed by Robyn Nevin and features a 15-person cast, including Nicholas Hammond (The Sound of Music, Lord of the Flies and The Amazing Spider-Man) and Neighbours star Peter O’Brien. And Then There Were None will be performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre on various dates from August 2 to 16.
Land Before Time! at Lyndoch Lavender Farm
Self-described “junk metal artist” Baden Lloyd will be showcasing his unique designs as part of the SALA Festival in Land Before Time! at Lyndoch Lavender Farm. Meander through a sea of purple and admire Baden’s whimsical creations. These sculptures are made using a mix of corrugated iron and scrap metals sourced everywhere from old sheds to discarded materials. Baden says that his sculptures symbolise the “ancient evolving world” by “uniting creativity and history”. This installation will be open daily from August 1 to 31 from 10am to 4pm.
