January 2006 Edition
“Happy New Year Magscene readers and welcome to 2006, the year of the Magpie according to our calendar” New York Magpie management (back to work after our own strike)
2. AUSTRALIANS COMPETE IN BASEBALL AND SOCCER?
3. CRAZY/INTERESTING AUSSIE STORIES IN THE NEWS
4. AROUND TOWN
1. AUSTRALIA DAY EVENT
Saturday, January 28th at 9 PM at The Tonic Bar, 7th Avenue between 48th and 49th. Due to the huge number of guests at the 2005 event, we have secured the ENTIRE venue, more than doubling the capacity so that no one gets left out in 2006.
Please join us to celebrate with plenty of real Australia: Bundaberg Rum, Meat Pies, Coopers and Tooheys Aussie beers, Aussie music, Aussie videos, Jacobs Creek Aussie wine, and more. There will be a dance floor set up on the 2nd floor with a DJ so you can strut your stuff or at least attempt to.
The Australian Open should also be on live very late that night so stick around to watch on the numerous plasma screens.
Entry is only $10, which is all tax deductible since the Magpies are a qualified public charity. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to another worthy charity as well.
Tickets are available at the door, there is no pre-sale of tickets to this event so get there early to join in the fun.
There will be heaps of FREE door prizes courtesy of Coopers Beer, Crumpler, Outback Steakhouse, and Jacob’s Creek winery. To be eligible to receive door prizes remember to bring along a business card and drop it off at the entrance when you gain entry to the event or sign up at the door.
In case you missed this classic hilarious video, check out Sam on the Full Version 90 second ad for Australia Day:
2. AUSTRALIANS COMPETE IN BASEBALL AND SOCCER?
Who knew, they play Baseball in Australia? And Soccer too? After dominating Cricket and Rugby on a global level, why not reach out?
The Aussies are competing in the first ever World Baseball Classic (World Cup of Baseball) made up of 16 teams from all over the globe.
Beginning March 7th in Orlando Florida, Australia will compete with the 3 teams in their pool, Italy (are you serious?), Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic. If they advance they will move on and potentially play in Puerto Rico and San Diego.
More info can be found at:
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/wbc/index.jsp
In the most popular World Cup in Sports, Soccer, Australia is faced with a rough draw with defending champions and perennial favorites Brazil, Japan, and Croatia. Their schedule on New York time is:
June 12th, Monday 9AM versus Japan
June 18th, Sunday 9AM versus Brazil
June 22nd, Thursday 3PM Croatia
Best bets to watch live are Eight Mile Creek and the Sunburnt Cow. We will revisit viewing locations as the tournament gets closer.
Official info at: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/
3. CRAZY/INTERESTING AUSSIE STORIES IN THE NEWS
Own property in Australia? It may be time to sell, quickly:
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/11/30/1133311106610.html?from=top5
Brooklyn-ites, meet your new neighbors:
http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2005/06/ledger_and_will_1.html
And you thought you liked meat pies:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-tales/who-ate-all-the-pies/2005/12/16/1134703607554.html
Celebrating Christmas in New Zealand, Santarchy:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10511277/
4. AROUND TOWN
January 15, 2006 - Sydney Swans vs. North Melbourne Kangaroos
A small part of Australia Week in Los Angeles, check out all the details at:
January 26, 2006 – Wine Australia Festival
Calling all wine lovers! The Wine Australia Festival will be held at Skylight (www.skylightnyc.com).Get your tickets at www.localwineevents.com/New-York-City-Wine/event-71989.html and if you need more info go to www.wineaustralia.com
January 28, 2006 - Magpies Australia Day event
Save the date and the $10 to get in because it will be a night to try and remember.
April 14, 2006 Aussie #1 2005 NBA draft pick Andrew Bogut and the Milwaukee Bucks will likely beat the Knicks at Madison Square Garden
http://www.nba.com/knicks/schedule/
5. MAGSCENE CLASSIFIEDS
New York Magpies items for sale online
We just updated the online store with heaps of new items, check it out at:
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store.aspx?s=nymagpies
CALLING AUSTRALIA FOR CHEAP
Click on the link on the New York Magpies home page (http://nyfooty.com/) for info on cheap calls to Australia through Primus. Primus offers low-cost long distance service, $0.04 per minute to Australia, $0.035 within the US. They also offer other packages like $39.95 unlimited long distance (incl. calls to Australia) in the US. The Magpies get a small percentage of every user's bill for those who click on the banner on our website.
Magpies Message Boards – General and Social information
It may not be Craigslist, but there are some good postings, just go to the New York Magpies Message Board at http://nyfooty.com/message/.
- Looking for a roommate or to rent out your place?
- Want to run the Rotterdam Marathon?
- Need an immigration lawyer?
- Find it all and more at the Magpie Message Boards…
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