Season extended into March and April!

We are delighted to announce that due to the success and popularity of these events, the season has been extended.  

There will be Smart Street Parties on March 7th and April 4th. Stallholder applications are open now.  Find out how to apply here. 

February 14th Smart Street Party

Mr Sims Quintet

Our next Smart Street Party is on Valentine's Day, February 14th.  Bring your loved ones along for a fun night out enjoying tasty street food, browsing the fun twilight market and shops, listening to great music and dancing in the street.

From 5pm local teenage musical sensations Kids With Wolves will entertain the crowd.  Then from 7pm Mr Sims Quintet will perform their unique funky soulful jazz.  Simply Swing Dance School are bringing their gorgeous dance floor along for you to dance the night away.

February 14th is also Library Lovers' Day and Mandurah Libraries will have giveaways for lovers of books, reading and libraries.

Many of the shops and stallholders will have special treats for lovers, or those on the lookout for a special someone.  Come and join us for another wonderful evening in our beautiful city at this fun community event.

January 17th street party

Sweet Sister

Just in case you haven't already noted the date and details of our next street party in your phone, diary and calendar, here they are:

Friday January 17th

5-9pm

Smart Street Mall, Mandurah.

For any locals who haven't already been to one of our previous two events, please do come on down.  If we say so ourselves, this is an excellent way to enjoy a summer evening in our beautiful city.  

For visitors to Mandurah, welcome!  You are invited to bring the family along and see another side of Mandurah as Smart Street Mall comes alive with this fun community event.

Mandurah is home to an amazing number of creative people and dozens of artists, designers and craftspeople are already booked in to sell their fabulous creations at our twilight market.  They'll be joined by an eclectic mix of other stallholders including many selling retro and vintage goods. (There are still a few $5 sites left at our cool Suitcase Market. Interested?  See this page www.smartstreetparties.blogspot.com.au/p/stallholder-applications.html )

This time we'll have more street food stalls than ever before.  Regular favourites will be back and will be joined by new stalls including gourmet burgers and a spit roast.

Local musicians will entertain you throughout the night including Sweet Sister featuring Ali Hill playing from 7pm.  Kick off your shoes and dance the night away on the gorgeous dance floor supplied by Simply Swing dance school.

Mandurah, at twilight, with our wonderful creative community showcased at a market, delicious food, a fun community vibe, fabulous music and dancing in the street.  What's not to love!  

We would love to see you there.

Smart Street Parties are on again!

For those of you that missed out the last Smart Street Party held in November, now’s your chance to join in the fun as the Smart Street Mall comes alive with activity this coming Friday for the second in this series of four twilight events.

From 5pm dozens of market stalls selling a huge variety of art, crafts, designer goods and vintage wares will fill the mall.  Smart Street retailers will also be open creating an excellent Christmas shopping opportunity.

December stallholder, artist Stephany Durack (pics Stephany Durack)

December stallholder, The Axe Apparel (pic The Axe Apparel )

December stallholder, BADA and Bing (pics BADA and Bing) 

Greeting cards by December stallholder, illustrator Elli Moody (pic Elli Moody) 

Succulent garden creations from December stallholder Succulent Rose (pic Succulent Rose)

Buskers will be playing from 5pm while you browse the stalls and shops then grab a bite to eat. Street food vendors will add to the choices available from the mall food businesses. 

To add to the excitement, visit the Stretch Arts Festival team to help them to create an ephemeral wearable art sculpture, grab a fun Polaroid souvenir from the dress-up "photo-booth", relax in the games area, have your portrait drawn by an artist or take your children to the Love to Read tent for a special twilight story-time session.
Then kick off your shoes and dance the night away to the smooth voices of ‘The Merindas’ as they perform classic songs from the Motown era from 7pm. 

This free community event suitable for all ages is on Friday 6th December, 5-9pm in Smart Street Mall, Mandurah.  The Smart Street Parties are a 'From Little Things' initiative, presented by Community Solutions in partnership with the City of Mandurah.

Mandurah came to the party!

Friday November 8th was a beautiful Spring evening and Mandurah people came out in droves to enjoy the first of the Smart Street Parties.

Local musicians Brodie Trebley and Iain Parker entertained the crowds of market shoppers from 5-7pm.  Bustling food stalls were at one end of Smart Street Mall with an eclectic mix of art, crafts, vintage wares and children's goods for sale at the other end of the street.

From 7-9pm local swing band That's Jazz brought the street alive with their fabulous sounds.  People of all ages took to the dance floor provided by Simply Swing Dance School who even gave the crowd a dance lesson during the band's break.
Many thanks to Viva Life Photography for capturing these wonderful photos of our November 8th Smart Street Party. Viva's Mandurah studio is at 133 Mandurah Terrace, Mandurah, ph 95868482, email mandurah@vivaphotography.com
Let Viva capture your most precious moments forever.

Our next event is on Friday December 6th from 5-9pm.  For a sneak peek at the fabulous ladies who will be entertaining the crowd from 7pm look here.  Excited!

Arty inspiration

White lily by Emma Blyth - oil on canvas 120 x 80cm

There are two galleries and an art framers in Smart Street Mall and these businesses have inspired the arty element of our events. These businesses will all be open during the Smart Street Parties.

Emma Blyth is a Mandurah artist who paints in oils and acrylics. Her paintings express a passion for colour and a unique sense of translating our culture to canvas. The Western Australian landscape has inspired Emma to utilise large brushstrokes and vibrant colours to portray scenes from the rugged Kimberley to the beautiful beaches of the south-west.

The beautiful, original, oil on canvas pictured above is 'White lily'.  Emma plans to get a few more new pieces finished for next Friday so don't miss this chance to pop in and see her latest works. 

Emma Blyth Gallery is at 9 Smart Street Mall, Mandurah.
www.emmablyth.com.au


Christian Fletcher is a landscape photographer who lives in Dunsborough in the south-west. His photographs of Western Australia have gained much popularity and recognition as fine depictions of this diverse state. No stranger to travel, Christian has traversed much of the Australian coastal region and beyond, always on the lookout for the next image.

Christian Fletcher Gallery is also at 9 Smart Street Mall, Mandurah.

www.christianfletcher.com.au

Terrace Art Framers are committed to supporting the local and regional arts scene. They are sponsors of the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre and they offer wholesale prices to artists and photographers for framing and printing. We have been working with the team from Terrace Art Framers and the All for the Mall retailers committee to create the Smart Street Parties. We recommend you visit Terrace Art Framers for friendly, professional service and let them treat you to a delightful framing experience.

Terrace Art Framers are at 9 Smart Street Mall, Mandurah.
www.terraceartframers.com.au

Dancing in the street

Photo from Simply Swing's website

Here at the Smart Street Parties we love a bit of dancing in the street.  Our friends at Simply Swing dance school are bringing their dance floor to the party! To learn some new moves before our events or if you are inspired by the dancers you see there, we recommend you check out Simply Swing's dance classes and events.

Simply Swing 
Website:   www.simplyswing.com.au/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Simply-Swing