"Park and Ride" : take the Sunset Fair Shuttle bus from Lecidere, near Lita Store!

Thursday 18 November 2010

A great night at the Sunset Fair... Boy Clemens, MAC Criancas Unidas and a surprise visit from the Prime Minister



Boy Clemens performed at the Sunset Fair's opening night in September and this week he came back for an encore. But this time, when he sang the Sunset Fair anthem "Areia Branca", the crowd sang along with him. This great song has been getting a lot of exposure lately. Boy also had some backing vocals from the Timorese childrens' choir, MAC Criancas Unidas, who were rehearsing with Boy for a concert that is being organised by UNESCO in Dili this Friday.


The picture shows Boy Clemens at keyboards, with MAC Criancas Unidas, as the Sunset Fair Patron, Kirsty Sword Gusmao looks on. Kirsty is also Chair of the National UNESCO Commission (amongst other things) and is the wife of the Timor-Leste Prime Minister (standing at the back, beard and khaki shirt), Xanana Gusmao.



Meanwhile, Kirsty (and the Prime Minister) were being followed by a film crew who are making a fly-on-the-wall documentary about her life and work. In turn, they were being followed by me and other members of the public taking photos of the whole thing.
Kirsty clowns with the film crew and takes a stroll with her husband during a break in the filming


It was a good night, with plenty of delicious food, great music and only one very quick rain shower. We were happy to welcome the One More Bar back to the Fair. Gill has become a favourite with FairGoers, for his excellent sausages. He now has a new partner, Rob, who calls himself the Wurst Meister: he makes a big range of different types of sausages and cures his own bacon.

 Rob and Gill show off their sizzling sausages


There were a couple of Sunset Fair first-timers, selling BBQ chicken.... and religious statues. 


A beautiful sunset....


The ever-popular bouncy castle...


Opportunities for some early Christmas shopping...


A chance to catch up with friends....


Grab a bite to eat...



... and to welcome back a Sunset Fair friend and sponsor, Boy Clemens


Don't forget, next week the Sunset Fair moves to Fridays.... starting November 26th through to closing night on December 17th.  TGI Friday!

Saturday 13 November 2010

The Boy is back in town!


Boy Clemens, who performed at the opening night on September 11th, will be making a return appearance at the Sunset Fair this Wednesday, November 17th. His album, "Forca de Amor", is currently riding at number six in the ReverbNation R&B/soul chart for Bogor, Indonesia. Check out the link to get in the  mood and whatever you do, don't miss this chance to see Boy perform live! See you on Wednesday!

http://www.reverbnation.com/boycarvalhoclemens

Tuesday 9 November 2010

A word from our sponsors...


A nice mention for the Sunset Fair in the Airnorth newsletter. Dili is just over an hour away from Darwin so it's a perfect quick getaway trip if you like gorgeous beaches, swimming in clear water on beautiful coral beaches and stunning mountain scenery. Airnorth have recently increased services to Timor-Leste and now offer eight return flights each week between Darwin and Dili. The extra services are on Wednesdays and Thursdays - perfect if you want to nip over to Dili for the Sunset Fair on Wednesday night. Check out the link:

http://airnorth.cmail1.com/T/ViewEmail/r/00B759D7A3304D8D/658180DCF3DAAA34F6A1C87C670A6B9F