One of the biggest crowds seen in Semaphore in recent years enjoyed a feast of attractions at the 2009 Semaphore Street, which was not held in 2008 because of the road upgrade.
Visitors from Asia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and across South Australia and Adelaide joined locals, and all had a fantastic day.
With Semaphore Road closed to traffic, everybody got an appreciation of what a brilliant boulevard the City of Port Adelaide Enfield has created for the Semaphore community and visitors.
Also with the Bendigo Bank Cycling Road race, from Mawson Lakes, across the new Diver Derrick bridge, reaching Semaphore in only 18 minutes, motorists got to appreciate how close many suburbs now are to Semaphore beach and other attractions.
It was a fun and entertaining day, and we’ll be putting up a photo gallery to show the vast range of attractions.
Camel photo by Peter O’Grady from our Street Fair video; crowd photo by Sama Reid, courtesy of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
December 2, 2009
Don’t miss the Semaphore Street Fair’s best-ever lineup of talent and entertainment. Music, food, comedy and performance on the street and on multiple stages promise a great time for everyone.
Among the highlights will be the Tartan Trickster — London magician James James who hails from Edinburgh, Scotland but now lives in central London. Highly respected among his fellow magicians and until recently an award-winning member of London’s famous Magic Circle, his performance has been described as a magical mix of astute topical observation, strong magic combined with a great delivery and hilarious comedy. Whether performing as a close up magician, cabaret magician or stage illusionist, his quirky style and alluring personality never fails to win the heart of his audience.
And children will love the amazing Nylon Zoo, created and presented by Evelyn Roth. It’s a giant inflatable storytelling theatre with interactive stories, music and costumes.
The unique Umbrella Fest Stage will present an exciting and moving program of music, dance and theatre. It’s the crowning event of The Somersault Project, a six year long disability arts program that has modelled disability access, inclusion and creativity throughout South Australia. The stunning umbrellas, created by disability communities across the State, embody and express the values of inclusion and diverse cultural expression.
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November 27, 2009
Of the many Street Fair 2009 attractions, professional bike races on a closed street circuit, and the Bendigo Bank Dash For Cash road race from Mawson Lakes will be keenly watched.
The riders are expected to race from Mawson Lakes to Semaphore Road in less than 20 minutes.
$1000 cash will go to the winning rider, after an exciting finish involving three laps of the street circuit.
Port Adelaide Cycling Club says 40 elite professional riders will compete in what will be the first bike race over the new Diver Derrick Bridge across the Port River.
Criteriium races will be held for all grades of male and female riders on the closed street circuit between Woolnough Road and Jagoe Street.
The huge success of the visit to South Australia by Lance Armstrong has created enormous interest here in professional cycling and many cycling fans are expected at the Street Fair for the cycling events.
David Parker who is currently representing Australia in the World Track Cup in Melbourne will be competing along with Alex Edmondson who recently won gold at The Oceania Championships.
Founded in 1885, the PACC will be having its 125th anniversary in 2010.
Distinguished riders who started with the club include Stuart O’Grady, Olympic and Commonwealth Gold medalist and winner of the classic Paris Roubaix race, Mike Turtur Olympic Gold medalist and Ron Jonkers, Commonwealth Games medalist
Other major sponsors of the $6000 major cycling programme at the Street Fair are the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, Cycleworx, Avanti Plus, Salisbury Fencing, Government of South Australia, Find 30 and Cycling SA.
Our photo shows a brilliant item of sports memorabillia, a one only Tour de Semaphore t-shirt signed by Stuart O’Grady and fellow Olympic Gold medallist Brett Aitken, when they both competed in the inaugural Semaphore street races at the 2006 Street Fair.
This will be auctioned for charity by Brocks Harcourt at the Street Fair and is expected to attract some high bids.
If you want to make a pre-auction bid contact Bernard by email or by phone 0419 837 054.
November 25, 2009
One of the highlights of the Semaphore Street Fair is Jazz at the RSL with Catherine Lambert, well known voice and personality in South Australian media as a regular weekly presenter on Channel Nine’s ‘Adelaide Today’. Catherine had a popular spot with her ‘Entertainment Adelaide’ as well as breakfast radio on Adelaide radio station KAFM. Musical theatre and comedy are other areas where Catherine shines, but jazz is where she continues to sparkle the brightest.
Through jazz, she has had major highlights including the ground-breaking and critically acclaimed performance with the Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) where she performed Ella Fitzgerald classics on stage.
Throughout Australia, Catherine has continued to perform with Jazz greats including Don Burrows, James Morrison and as support for B B King with Dianne Reeves and the Phillip Morris Super band.
Catherine sang a full season of jazz at the very exclusive New York Bar at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo, where she was discovered by writer-director Sophia Coppola and invited to play the singer in Sophia’s second feature film Lost in Translation starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johanssen.
While her film career continued to blossom including her 2004 role in the film Peaches starring Hugo Weaving and Jacqueline McKenzie, jazz continues to be her driving passion.
See and hear Catherine Lambert here.
November 23, 2009
All day at the Semaphore Street Fair on Sunday, November 29, at Pets on Semaphore, Nadine and Steve will give away free samples of Royal Canin Premium cat and dog food as part of their Pet Parade Show.
The Show starts at 12 noon and up to 100 entrants will receive a FREE Show Bag filled with treats and toys for their pets (normally worth about $50 retail)
All animals automatically entered into all categories:
Best Dressed Pet, Cutest Pet, The Most Unusual pet, The cutest couple ( pet and owner), The one with the waggiest tail.
There is also a fantastic door prize and other prizes include Dog Kennel, Big Terrarium, Birds cage set up, Complete Aquarium, Automatic Kong Feeder. Also demonstrations of remedial massage on pets for the day
Animal Capers will be there there from 1.30-3.30 with animals to touch and feel, and its a totally wild experience.
One of the animals they are bringing is an alligator!!
Nadine and Steve have hired a big stage, sound system and lots of umbrellas for shade.
Entry forms for a coloring competition to be drawn on the day are available from Pets on Semaphore now.
November 23, 2009
Following Channel Nine’s high rating Postcards special on Semaphore, Adelaide’s new Eat Street is expected to attract thousands of food lovers to the 2009 Semaphore Street Fair. Here, Postcards’ Keith Conlon checks what’s on offer from Abby Wegener in the Corner Store.
Many are expected to get to the Street Fair by the special double-decker shuttle bus from Woodville Station, in the absence of train services from there to Glanville.
The shuttle bus connects with trains from Adelaide at Woodville station.
South Australia’s most enduring and diverse community offers entertainment, hospitality and conviviality at the Street Fair and year round.
Showbags from the new Portobello Riverside Food, Kitchen and Bar and apples from Main Street Fruit and Veg will get appetites going on the shuttle bus for what’s on offer at the Street Fair.
Beau Thai
Dine in for lunch; quick take away rolls and satays, cold drinks from $1.
Café Indulge
BBQ lamb kebabs with band Acoustically Incorrect and classic car display.
Corner Store goes mo Alfresco with walkabout local food.
Erika’s Café
Family sausage sizzle and walk around food.
Kafé Dom
BBQ street food including Piroshki.
Lovely Jubbly Café
All day breakfast and sausage sizzle. Arts and crafts stalls.
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November 21, 2009
Akoustic Odyssey (above) is just one of the talented groups helping to swing the Semaphore Street Fair along.
Akoustic Odyssey members are all highly trained, experienced and superbly skilled in their craft. The diverse range of influences and styles, the depth and breadth of their experience, and their individual commitment to their art make the band more than the sum of its parts.
The Others
“The Others have been around since 1963. Like the Stones, whose record of longevity they share, these R&B titans thrive in an environment of immediate contact, feeding off the energy and driving it upwards with hot, hard, stinging licks and a blues sensibility born out of an implicit understanding of the music’s essentials. After more than 40 years at the coalface they are the masters who inspire the apprentices.”—Glenn A. Baker
Dada Nii and The Damushi Ensemble
Professor Dada Nii and The Damushi Ensemble inspire audiences with their traditional West African drumming rhythms and songs. With layered harmonies over toned by an impressive Latin/jazz section, the ensemble celebrates the rich cultural diversity of African life like no other!
Kalashnikov
Kalashnikov played their first show late in 2008 at the Wheatsheaf Hotel. Further shows and a flurry of songwriting followed. Their sets are now mainly original songs co-written by the whole band. All still in high school, the members have previously played in Dandelion & Emilie and the Imitations. Recording of their new songs is planned for early next year. Occasional violin adds colour to the quirky power pop sounds of Kalashnikov.
Helix
Helix is an energetic, skilful and motivated four-piece rock cover band. Originally formed in mid 2007, they have the talent to entertain and excite a crowd in any venue, whether it is a jam-packed pub, party or social function, with an ever growing set list.
Here’s the day’s musical schedule:
- 11.15am Helix
- 12pm Kalashnikov
- 1pm The Dudleys
- 2pm Dada Nii and the Damushi Ensemble
- 3.10pm The Others
- 4.15pm Akoustic Okyssey
Plus check out our buskers stage for some more live music and performances.
November 15, 2009
