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    Best of the week: what to see, hear and do in Sydney May 10-16

    Sunday, May 10

    MARKETS For those hunting for a last-minute Mother's Day gift, Wollongong bazaar Foragers Market have launched their new online marketplace that focuses on small local businesses and sells goodies including chocolates, pickles, honey and acai treats. From 10am, foragersmarkets.com

    Lucy Maunder is one of a number of musical theatre stars performing from home in the Lights up on the Arts [Home Delivery] concert.

    Lucy Maunder is one of a number of musical theatre stars performing from home in the Lights up on the Arts [Home Delivery] concert.

    Monday, May 11

    STAGE Lights up on the Arts [Home Delivery] is a fundraising online concert supporting musical theatre performers affected by the coronavirus shutdowns. Viewers can step into the homes of Todd McKenney, Ben Mingay, Lucy Maunder, Justin Smith and more as they delve into the songbook of Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz. 7pm, free or by donation, facebook.com/joshuarobsonproductions

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    Tuesday, May 12

    BOOKS Orange Prize-winning author Lionel Shriver takes part in a Zoom conversation to discuss her new novel, The Motion of the Body Through Space, which pokes fun at the cult of exercise when a formerly inactive sixty-something husband decides to do a marathon. 9.30pm, $10, facebook.com/constantreaderbookshop

    Wednesday, May 13

    CLASS Up your Instagram game with the Aperture Club's two-hour online workshop in smartphone photography that teaches participants how to get more creative when taking snaps and the best apps for getting striking shots. 10am, $79, theapertureclub.com.au

    Thursday, May 14

    MUSIC While Opera Australia's productions may be cancelled, they have launched a new free online streaming service, OA | TV. Enjoy vintage arias from Dame Joan Sutherland, 2012's Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour performance of La Traviata and an interview with tenor Diego Torre. tv.opera.org.au

    Beyond the Coastal Watch (2019) artwork by Dennis Golding is in the virtual exhibition Not Young or Free!

    Beyond the Coastal Watch (2019) artwork by Dennis Golding is in the virtual exhibition Not Young or Free!

    Friday, May 15

    ART Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative's virtual exhibition Not Young or Free! begins today. The show is an artistic response to the 250-year anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival in Australia and the damaging effects of colonisation. boomalli.com.au

    Saturday, May 16

    FILM Sydney South African Film Festival (until May 26) has shifted online with ticket proceeds raising money for Education Without Borders to help disadvantaged young South Africans. Tonight's opening movie, Beyond Moving, focuses on Siphe November, who as a young boy in the townships was discovered to have a talent for ballet. 7pm, $8, ssaff.org.au