Its all happening tomorrow!!!

red lantern night market!!!!!
market stalls!!!!
food stalls!!!!!


music:
morgan lane performance area:
euro latin 4:30-5:15 & 5:45- 6:30pm
swiss army wives 7:30- 8:15pm
boatfriends 8:45- 10pm


thorn st performance area:
ivy ireland (caged angel) 4:30- 5:10 & 5:45- 6:20pm


market st performance area:
grace turner 4:00- 4:45pm & 5:45-6:30pm
balkan bar mitzvah 5:00- 5:30 & 6:30- 7:00pm


hunter st mall:
earthen rhythms 6:30- 7:00


throughout market:
lion dance & drumming 7:15


throughout market:
fire performances:  from dusk!!!!!


lantern making workshop: thorn st area
4:30- til we run out of 120 lanterns for kids!!!!

ok so if you need to park on the night!!!

so if you people are not using peddle power, or your own two feet, you will be able to park in the centre of newcastle for red lantern night market.  newcastle city council cis keeping the king st carpark open until 10:30pm for red lantern night market!! thanks for that ncc!! if you don't know the ncc king st carpark is on the corners of king st & thorn st!!! lots of levels so don't be shy!!!

these people are fantastic! join them and pledge on pozible!!

we are getting close to our goal in pozible!!! jump on here now!!!red lantern on pozible your pledges will be used to make our event spectacular on november 26th. red lantern night market is very grateful to all the 'sponsors' on pozible who have so generously contributed to our event that its got us thinking that we just might reach our $3500 goal!!! we have now hit 86% i.e. $3025!! we have 5 days to go. so if you haven't make a pledge yet we would love you for it so go ahead and directly contribute to a great project that will benefit many people- even you!!


these are our amazing supporters who have done so until this point:


ranene elley, martes kakavas, sharon grierson, michelle cree, melissa meeks, wyan sari, beverly deeming, mike jackson, anna farthing, deborah gadd, natalie kubs, johannes gees, peppa eden-shiomi, silvana milat, karen foster, zoe tjanavaras, clare weeks, maree koen, roderick smith, evonne erwin, marni jackson, zoe berry, Kathryn Hutchins, phil maher, Bree Forrer, justine potter, johanna macnaughtan, lynden jacobi, brianna brent, vicki Meskauskas, simone sheriden, kellie thoroughgood, victoria farrow, margaret smith, david hampton, frane crane, marion surmund, marcus westbury, kris peskis, jennifer bedford, cheeksmeeks, lauren boyd, rick chen, wayne mullen, one penny black espresso bar, lesley allanson, makespace, miranda earle, alisha hinds art, julie stoddart, trevor dickinson, nerida walker, jo dyer, doll eyes, miskonduct klothing, beverly deeming, jane blackall, blackbird corner, blueberry paper, helen louise wilkinson!!!

these people are fantastic!!!!! you should join them...

a little bit of music!!

hey people!!! its getting close and heating up!!! there will be some fantastic performers at red lantern night market this november 26th and here are a few of them to get you excited!!!

red lantern program coming next week!

make sure you check in next week to see the full program for red lantern night market this november 26th!! there are some fantastic musicians and performers taking place and of course lots of great stalls!! so stay tuned and if you are interested in having a stall email us asap at: redlanternnightmarket@hotmail.com

remember you can still contribute directly to making red lantern an amazing night!! you will be helping us bring the centre of newcastle alive! jump on our pozible site: redlanternnightmarket.pozible.com

we now have raised $2268 of our $3500 goal which makes us 65% funded!!! this is amazing but we still need your help so jump on and pledge away! thanks everyone!

you can help us bring the city alive on november 26!!!!

there are 19 changes of the moon until the big night!!! a little scary but exciting too!!! if you don't know, red lantern has been on crowd funding site pozible for the last 10 days!! we have had 36 very generous supporters come forward and have raised $1787 of our goal of $3500. so!!! if you happen to be reading this and haven't jumped onto pozible, and loved red lantern night market over the last few years, we would love you to join the group of people who have committed to helping us bring the centre of newcastle alive this november 26- redlanternnightmarket.pozible.com. its going to be a fantastic night and as its the only red lantern this summer it will be a massive party and a great market and festival!! i'll let you know lots more over the coming days: performers, stallholders, musicians and lots more!!! so keep checking in and tell your friends!!!

thank-you to all the fabulous people!!

just a quick little post to thank all the wonderful people who have helped us on pozible so far!!!redlanternnightmarket.pozible.com we have so far raised $1102 of our $3500 goal!!! the fabulous people that follow have pledged so far: one penny black, wayne mullen, make space, leslie allanson, miranda earle, vicki meskauskas, simone sheridan, kellie thoroughgood, miskonduct klothing, beverly deeming, jane blackall, jennifer bedford, lauren boyd, rick chen, helen louise wilkinson, cheeks meeks, alisha hinds art, julie stoddart, trevor dickinson, nerida walker, jo dyer, doll eyes, blueberry paper and blackbird corner. plus two anonymous people!!! you have made red lantern reach 1/3 of our $3500 goal!!!

Help raise funds to make Red Lantern Night Market happen on POZIBLE!!

red lantern night market is now on the Crowd Funding site Pozible  redlanternnightmarket.pozible.com
you can help make our special one night only event this november 26th fantastic!!! click onto any of the amount buttons on the right to get started and get to the POZIBLE site!! or click the link above!! all of us at red lantern night market will be VERY grateful- artists, designers, generally crafty people plus all of the wonderful thousands of people who come to the event.

we already have some great sponsors including renew newcastle, imprint, newcastle now, the newcastle herald and now you if you come on board!!! your pledges will go towards: a sound desk and sound desk operator to make our performers sound fantastic, lighting the red lanterns for the first time, lighting stalls and installing light sculptures, having a lantern making workshop for children which they can take home, bringing a dragon and lion dancing and drumming group to red lantern and any additional funds will go into performance and entertainment!!

you can win some amazing prizes in each funding category from our amazing stallholders + other great incentives on the higher levels- lanterns, hand screen-printed limited addition red lantern night market bags & tea towels and appearing on all our advertising material in the higher categories.

thank-you in advance!!! justine, red lantern night market

the stage is set, the lanterns are being unpacked, stay tuned...

so... its time for the the chinese whispers to start... if you read this blog tell a friend if you love the event tell a friend if you would like to come please do! its one date only this year so make sure you write the date in your little planning book!!! if there is something you would love to see at red lantern this year please let me know. its going to be exciting, i promise!!!! oh! and please stay tuned as red lantern is about to be listed on the crowd funding site pozible and you will be able to contribute directly to make this years event even more amazing!!!!

red lantern has been in a deep deep sleep!

after a very long hibernation red lantern is letting you know that the olive tree market has just started a blog! also!! red lantern had hoped to have a mid year winter solstice market but the powers that be wouldn't allow us to use the market space. very sad as there were lots of great collaborations in the pipeline and it would have been very exciting! for now, we are meeting with the people with the keys to the city on july 2nd to try and gain permission to run red lantern over summer. stayed tuned for more info on that soon. for now it would be great if you could let people know about the olive tree blog!!!

its sufficiently steamy for an asian night market...

gong li in 'raise the red lantern'

well, we've reached that time of year were those of us without air-conditioners have sweat running down our backs. how is it that those beautiful ladies in vietnam and such places seem to glide through the streets in their gorgeous dresses without so much as breaking a sweat... anyway, lets hope the tropical weather is kind to us on saturday and allows us to celebrate the beginning of summer and the end of 'red lantern' for this year. there will be a lot going on this saturday at 'red lantern' but i thought i'd take the time to tell you in advance what mr. dean. winter of the 'royal exchange', 32 bolton st newcastle, is up to this saturday. to support 'red lantern' dean is holding a film evening to coincide with the last market. dean will be screening 'raise the red lantern' a fantastic film i mentioned in an earlier blog and one of my favourite chinese films. it stars the wonderful actress gong li and if you are able to get to the 'royal exchange' you really should take the opportunity to see this visually stunning film on the big screen at a very cute venue. the 'royal exchange' is a hidden gem of newcastle and a little like a speakeasy from times old.. here is the link which also tells you about the film www.royalexchangenewcastle.com.au

saturday night in old shanghai...i mean newcastle!!

saturday will be the last red lantern for this year and i hope you will come and help us celebrate!!! the last two markets have been fantastic and there has been a real variety of people visiting which has been great.  if you come this week bring someone new, who hasn't been before, and if you know an international student or visitors to the city bring them along to experience a different side to newcastle!! that has been one of the big aims of red lantern- to get people coming back into the city and to show everyone that you can create exciting interesting happenings in spaces that have been very silent for a long time. colour, people, movement, music, sound, food- all those essential ingredients that a thriving city needs... so, lots will be happening on saturday. music: 'nick & liesl', 'earthen rhythms', jack dawson and a busking competition will be taking place. the funky little rickshaw will be operating for rides, first light entertainment will wow you with a fire show and other suprises!!! we'll have some new stallholders this time 'round: anna marie de cruz, biddy accessories, blossom and cat and the strutt sisters to name a few as well as lots of other very talented stallholders. around 80 this time. you'll just have to come along and see all the talented people that live and work in newcastle. more tomorrow....

it's one to go, go, go!!!

red lantern november 27,  (conor ashleigh)

it's been a mighty month of markets and it has really been amazing!! my blog hasn't been happening but i promise i have putting my all into 'red lantern'!!! tomorrow is the first day, of the last week, of this years three red lantern night market dates... in honour of all the creative people involved i'll concoct a little story tomorrow night about the coming saturday. it's going to be a great night, so if you're reading this blog and haven't been yet, book saturday night in if you can!!! til tomorrow night,
jx

would you perhaps like to help!?!?

all these lanterns need to be hung...

saturday is coming around fast, and last week showed me, that we need help on the ground!!! perhaps you are out there just wondering what you could possibly do with all the time you have free this weekend!!!!  if that sounds like you i have lots of things i could organise for you!!! a little bit of lantern hanging, a tiny bit of table assembling, perhaps a bit of traffic managing??? doesn't it all sound so exciting!!! be brave get in contact and add your name to the tiny list of helpers that make 'red lantern' happen!! i'll love you for it... the email address is redlanternnightmarket@hotmail.com   i'll sit by my computer and wait for your email!!!

we had a beautiful night!!!

so... the first 'red lantern' for this year is done and dusted!! the evening was truly beautiful and the moon almost full. it couldn't have been more perfect really. it was fantastic to see hunter street and the surrounding laneways come alive once again. in a few short hours we transformed the inner city from a fairly quiet, and bland, saturday into a bustling, vibrant, entertainment filled space. have a look for yourself!! come along to the next market this saturday 27th november and then on saturday 11th december. this saturday will feature: 'gamelan novo kastria' gamelan music and shaddow puppet performance, local indie band 'birdsandbelles', street performance and fire twirling. there will also be henna designs by lovely ladies from the indian community, rickshaw rides, a different array of fantastic market stalls and lots more!!!! oh! and there will also be more food stalls, from a variety of cultures, as the food stalls actually ran out!! sorry if you missed out!!

oh dear!!!

i must admit that i have totally lost the plot with my supposed daily blog!! i've been run off my feet trying to do all the last minute organising and i just haven't had any steam left to wax lyrical at the end of my 12 hour days. but i do solelmly swear the 'red lantern night market' will be lots of fun with fantastic things to see and will live up to what has been promised!!! unlike my blog which started out as a daily running commentary and didn't quiet deliver!! so here is a little ditty! get ready, it goes a little something like this: sarsparilly, encircled, lhami, swiz is smitten, electric firefly, funk you up, soto & spunky, ciao meow, misconduct, clay & edie, tillymuz, pashom.... and more!!! did you get it?! they're the names of some of the fantastic people that will grace the footpaths and alleyways at 'red lantern'. it's going to be fun.... you betch ya it is!!!!! night!!!

tomorrow i promise i will write a post!!!

tonight it is too late friends! i have been a very, very busy lady, and i'm sorry, but i have neglected my post!! tomorrow i will find the time, i promise, and will write something interesting... i'll give you more information about what will be happening in the coming weeks at 'red lantern' and introduce you to some more of the stallholders. until them my friends! goodnight...

i have another market too!

it's been a hard job juggling the two markets over the last months. if you haven't been to my other market it's called 'the olive tree market' and it has been running for the last two years- the market really belongs to all the fantastically talented people who have great stalls!!! i started 'olive tree' with my two partners bec and ally- two beautiful sisters who have been wonderful friends and inspirations. last year we started 'red lantern' together, but this year i'm going it alone, because the girls have just started a new cafe 'one penny black'. if you haven't been go along and support a new institution!!  i can well and truly say it is much more fun collaborating on a market than trying to do it on your own!!! a good collaborative relationship is a real gift, and i think coming from a background in film, i prefer to work in that way. i miss the girls anyway!!! so... olive tree is newcastle's first dedicated art and design market and it has really settled into being a regular on many people's calenders. it's a fantastic venue for many local artists to show their work and make a go at earning a living. it's also allows our community to see how many talented people actually live here!! so, if you're from out of town, or from nearby and haven't dropped in before, come and visit us this saturday. it's meant to rain but we will be there either way!! actually, it would be abnormal for 'olive tree' to have a beautiful day with a sky full of blue!! i must say we 'novocastrians' need grow a spine when it comes to 'bad' weather. a little rain is not going to kill you!!! anyway... it's my birthday too so perhaps i'll bake a cake tomorrow and i may even make the effort and wear a dress on saturday. speaking of dresses!! when i was in china town last week, buying the lanterns for 'red lantern', i bought a rather super chinese dress in black silk that is very cute, actually it's sexy, and perhaps i will wear it to the last red lantern! it's a bit revealing for me, and i'm no slip of a girl, but what the hell it would look good in the rickshaw! here is the 'olive tree' poster if you haven't seen it.

oh! to have such lanterns...

image just being able to invite a few thousand people to the centre of newcastle, and then sitting down together, we could all at once release thousands of beautiful paper lantern lights into the sky. i can hear the silence of the moment and then the small feeling of warmth as they floated up into the night sky....but we have a thing call 'public liability insurance' and 'flight paths' which have made such a thing 'too risky'. what a pity....mmm,  it would be a lovely thing to do so i might talk to those in power again tomorrow and see if there is a way... i've started putting the posters around town so you may see them in a window near you very soon. i think that are lovely, and gwena my gorgeous french graphic designer, has done a beautiful job. if your looking for a talented person to help you she has great ideas. gwena came up with a number of different designs for this years poster and it was hard to make a decision.  i'll show you a few in the coming days. i've just decided that i might sell them on the market nights because i think they would look pretty on your wall at home. what do you think??

some of those young folk...

i'm rather excited that some of those 'bright young things' will be at 'red lantern' again! it is rather confronting when you meet some of the fantastically talented people around town and you realise, when examining the conversation afterwards, that you come from a very different era on the time chart and that, in theory, they could actually be you progeny! this has happened to me a bit of late! maybe 40 is the new 20 but i think i'm only fooling myself... anyway there are lots of very cute kids around town at the moment. their style is very quaint with a dash of the 20's a bit of the 30's and a pinch of the 50's together with a spoonful of the 80's, that somewhat hurts the eyes of us who were there, at the same time as stirring nostalgia... that's just fashion though and underneath all that wackiness there are some seriously talented artists. one of my favourite artists amongst this new guard, or 'young and baroque' is a particular young fellow about town david hampton, he gets about in lovely waistcoats, and makes wonderful prints, of which, i am lucky enough to have one. david will be at red lantern which is very exciting but before then i believe you may be able to see his work at a artists market this weekend in the east of newcastle above one penny black. it is a great little market that sells art and yummy food and other such things. it is in fact called 'young and baroque' and you should check it out.