The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Page 125

Contents Lru r. wr GIVEAWAY PUB JAZZ THE Forresters Bar and Restaurant in Surry Hills will be flat out like a lizard drinking today. Acid-jazz combo Lizard, who say their brand of jazz comes with a Latin heart, will be basking in the sun in the beer garden for the first of the Forresters' Sunday jazz sessions. There will be food available and the finest beer, wine and spirits known to humanity. The band starts at 3.30pm and goes through until vij 7pm and, best of all, the music is absolutely FREE.

And don't be deterred by inclement weather. If the sun don't shine, the Forresters' beer garden converts into an indoor venue. The Forresters Bar and Restaurant is on the corner of Foveaux and Riley streets, Surry Hills. COVER STORY Kim Basinger is relishing life as a mum and as a star who can write her own ticket 5 EX-FILES Sandra Bullock's love life clicked into overdrive after Speed 9 PROFILE Kylie Minogue might thrive on change, but she wouldn't mind a little respect as well 11 MOVIES Catch the LA. Confidential buzz, check out Demi Moore's G.I.

Jane buzz cut, win tickets to Gattaca 12 SEE IT, HEAR IT, DO IT! Your pull-out-and-keep guide to what's on this week 14 MELBOURNE CUP SPECIAL The race might be Melbourne's, but Sydney is full of fine places to put on the nosebag for the big day 16 BACKBEAT Baz luhrmann switches his focus to music with a compilation album 18 STAGE You're all invited to Harold Pinter's Birthday Party 23 -CLASSICS Praise for Poulenc and Dialogue Of The Carmelites 25 TASTE TEST Hard-working actor Stanley Tucci faces our inquisition 25 PARTY! We check out Sydney's hippest happenings OZARTBy Moonlight returns to Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens on November 14 to start its fourth season. Now Australia's most sought-after Mozart event, the concerts represent Sydney's lifestyle at its best with some of the world's best classical talent dressed in 18th century garb under a moonlit sky. One of the great attractions of the Mozart evenings is arriving early with a picnic hamper and a fine bottle of wine and enjoying the gardens on a beautiful summer night. 4 2 ft -v Eine kleine nacht Mozart. The 1997 production sees Mozart played by former West End actor Rod McLennan, tell of his life and times and introduce a new program of Mozart's most popular operatic and orchestral works.

Leading singers from Opera Australia, soprano Wendy Dixon and baritone Timothy Patston, join the Amadeus Players led by renowned violinist Ronald Thomas, formerly leader of the London Symphony Orchestra. One of the best five things you could do today is try to win one of 50 double passes The Sun-Herald is giving away for Mozart By Moonlight. To enter, call 0055 65593 and register your name and address. Lines are open until midnight tonight. Legion Telecall premium rates, maximum call costs 50c.

A higher rate applies from mobile and public telephones. I- Watch out for SYDNEY SINGS BATHROOM baritones and shower sopranos will gather at the Sydney Town Hall tonight to perform in one of Sydney's most exciting and unusual musical events. Sponsored by The Sun-Herald, the 500-strong Sydney Sings choir brings together professionals and amateurs to belt out favourites from great musicals such as Oklahoma and West Side Story, Australian songs like Still Call Australia Home and Botany Bay as well as the operatic choruses from Carmen and Trovatore. Guest artists include Penny Hay, Maree Johnson (from Phantom Of The Opera), Jamie Allen, Timothy Collins, yodeller Mary Schneider and Lucky Star, who will sing I've Been Everywhere, Man. The bathroom balladeers making the transition from shower to stage have come from the ranks of The Sun-Herald's readers.

I'nder the batons of the maestro Tommy Tycho and Dr Steve Watson, the singers will be accompanied by Robert Ampt playing the Sydney Town Hall's Grand Organ. Sydney Sings has been organised by the Beethoven Society of Australia, in association with Rotary, and 25 per cent of all proceeds go to the Hope for the Children Foundation. Tickets for the evening concert, hich starts at 7pm, are $15 and $12 for concessions. fed-' L'2l the odd Lizard in Surry Hills. HORSING AROUND POLO to the people! Centennial Park today sees the return of top flight polo with the first Dom Perignon Polo Challenge.

Organised by Polo magazine and the Windsor Polo Club, eight teams of international and local players will fight it out for the Dom Perignon Polo Challenge Trophy. Prizes will be awarded for the most stylish woman (which will be judged by one of the members of INXS, ho will all be there) and the most stylish man. Polo food critic Annabel McCarthy will also award a prize for the best picnic hamper she sees. The matches will be held at the Mission Fields and everyone is welcome. Play begins at midday and is free to those sitting on the lawns.

Pony up for the public. The Cubby House Band. CHILDREN'S WEEK FINALE IF YOU'RE stuck for something to do with the anklebiters today, then Centennial Park is the place to be. Take a picnic hamper and relax, because from 11am until 1pm at the Centennial Park Amphitheatre the kids will be too busy with the wealth of activities on offer to get into any mischief. Organised by NSW Children's Week Association as part of Children's Week, the entertainment includes The Merrymakers, The Cubby House Band, The Brent Street Kids and a gymnastic display compered by Jay Laga'aia from Water Rats.

And for little footy fans, rugby league stars Paul Sironen and Phil Blake will be playing a game of touch football with the kids. All the entertainment is free and all proceeds collected on the day go towards the Sydney Children's Hospital at Randwick. For more things to do today and during the rest of the week, turn to the Time Out events calendar on page 14. to movies, music, theatre. dance, art and more.

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George Of The Jungle (2) 5. Event Horizon (4) 6. Breakdown (5) 7. Men In Black (3) 8. The Game (7) 9.

Speed 2: Cruise Control (8) 10. Face Off (10) ALBUMS 1. 20000 Watt RSL, Midnight Oil (-) 2. Anthology 1, John Farnham (1) 3. Savage Garden, Savage Garden (3) 4.

My Best Friend's Wedding, Soundtrack (5) 5. Pieces Of You, Jewel (7) 6. Middle Of Nowhere, Hanson (8) 7. Portishead, Portishead (2) 8. Evolution, Boys II Men (6) 9.

In Deep, Tina Arena (-) 10. Remasters, Led Zeppelin (9) BOOKS 1. Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt (1) 2. Diana: Her True Story In Her Own Words, Andrew Morton (9) 3. Raising Boys, Steve Biddulph (2) 4.

The Royals, Kitty Kelley (6) 5. The Liver Cleansing Diet, Sandra Cabot (4) 6. Road Rage, Ruth Rendell (-) 7. Flood Tide, Clive Cussler (-) 8. Cause Of Death, Patricia Cormvell (3) 9.

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