When the lure of comfortable pants and reality TV threatens to maroon you on the shores of mediocrity, FBi’s culture guide has got you sorted…

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Friday :  MCA Art Bar – Music Edition

It’s MCA Art Bar time again and this week is a special music edition featuring our very own FBi DJs. If you thought things couldn’t get better, THEY DO! There’s also a Beyonce masterclass and karaoke.

WHAT: MCA Art Bar – Music Edition
WHERE: Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay
WHEN: Tonight
HOW MUCH: $22 / $17 Concession

Friday: A Rational Fear

Described as ‘Q&A on crack’, Giant Dwarf present their newest night of entertainment, featuring Gretel Killeen, Dan McNamee (Art Vs Science), Patrick Magee (Fresh Blood) and Alex Lee (The Roast). If you can’t make it down to Cleveland St tonight, tune in on your radio.

WHAT: A Rational Fear + FBi Broadcast
WHERE: Giant Dwarf, 199 Cleveland St Redfern
WHEN: Tonight 8-9pm
HOW MUCH: $20 + BF

Saturday: Ian Burns – Too Much Is Real

New York-based Aussie artist Ian Burns presents his first solo show at UTS, complete with kinetic light sculptures that combine mass-produced domestic objects with customised electronics. Check it out.

WHAT: Ian Burns – Too Much Is Real
WHERE: UTS Gallery, Broadway
WHEN: Open Saturdays 1-6pm until April 12
HOW MUCH: Free

All weekend : The Agar Dish

Head down to Intersect Arts this weekend to check out an interactive, performative experimentation that is The Agar Dish: “an experimental vessel which may be opened in any location to sample the art and performance culture actively growing or latent in that environment.”

WHAT: Agar Dish: A weekend of experiment and creativity
WHERE:  Intersect Arts, 277 Bourke St, Darlinghurst.
WHEN: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th. Studio open from 12pm. Performances 12-7pm.
HOW MUCH: $5 entry by donation

Sunday : Biennale Boot Camp

Tour the Biennale works at Cockatoo Island while working out. Great idea, right? Head down in your work-out gear and a Sydney-based artist and personal trainer will show you how to work it.

WHAT: Biennale Boot Camp
WHERE: Cockatoo Island, meet at Wharf 5
WHEN: Saturdays 8.45 – 11am
HOW MUCH: Free

Don’t forget to tune in to Arvos on FBi for more Culture Guide– each weekday at 4:30pm