MANDEE NEWSLETTER
24 APRIL
YOUR WEEKEND GUIDE
Four-day weekend. Four. Days. If you're reading this on Friday morning already in board shorts with a coffee in hand, we salute you. The Monday-back-at-it crew are not built like us.
The mercury's dropping but we're in denial about it. Ocean's still swimmable if you commit in the first three seconds and don't think about it. Anyone who's started wearing a spring suit already, no judgement, but also yes judgement.
Two-up is undefeated as a pub game. Change our minds.
Get amongst it, Manly.
TWO-UP
📍 Where to throw the kip this Saturday
With Anzac Day upon us (and falling on a Saturday, which means the rings are gonna be extra rowdy), we thought we'd save you the group chat debate and call it: here's where to post up for Two-Up this weekend.
3. Mona Vale Hotel If you're already up that end, the Monnie's the move. Proper peninsula pub energy, more locals than randoms, and you can actually hear your mates talk. Only catch is it's a trek if you're starting in Manly, and the ring's a bit more loose than ceremonial.
2. Dee Why RSL Does Anzac Day the way it should be done, big ring, good mix of old diggers and families, feels like the real deal. Runs out of steam a bit as the arvo goes on though, so treat it as a stop rather than a destination.
1. Hotel Steyne C'mon. The Corso empties straight into the Steyne after the march and it absolutely doesn't stop. Upstairs balcony is a scene, ring goes all day, nowhere else on the beaches comes close. Fair warning though, get there early or you're queuing 20 deep at the bar and standing for 8 hours.
WEATHER
SPORT
ICYMI
Lime bikes land in Manly: Lime e-bikes officially launched across Manly, Fairlight, Balgowlah, Manly Vale and Queenscliff this week, with mandatory parking zones near the beach, Shelly Beach and the ferry terminal to keep things tidy.
Manly Fun Run on crutches: The annual Rotary Manly Fun Run returned to The Corso on Sunday, and LocalKind's Acting CEO Daniel Fields tackled the 2km course on crutches after breaking his ankle during a training run, raising money for the Northern Beaches charity as it works to close a $200k funding gap.
EVENTS
LIVE MUSIC @ NIGHT
FRIDAY 17 APRIL
Manly Pavilion — After Dark, DJs and dancing, Fri & Sat nights
Hotel Steyne (Manly) — Jensen, Jaybro, Sammy, Barbuto, DPAK (set times not published)
Felons Barrel Room (Manly Wharf) — Back to the Mac: The Fleetwood Mac Experience, 8pm. Ticketed, 18+
Insitu — Live music (Fri night, act not listed)
Donny's Bar — Live music (Fri night, act not listed)
Bombies (Freshwater) — Ventura 8pm, Tilli Kay 9pm, Liquid Zoo 10pm. Free
Harbord Diggers (Freshwater) — Live music 6-9pm (act TBC)
Bucketty's Brewing Co (Brookvale) — Penny Deluxe, 8-11pm
Freshwater Brewing (Brookvale Taproom) — The Ginger Bakers, Liquid Squid, Kingdom Calm, Summer Rain
Nomad Brewing Co (Brookvale) — Lachlan Wren, 6-9pm
4 Pines Truck Bar (Brookvale) — Live in the Pines from 6:30pm
The Beach Club (Collaroy) — Backbeat, 8:30-11:30pm. Free
SATURDAY 18 APRIL
Manly Pavilion — After Dark, DJs Fri & Sat nights
Shore Beach Club (South Steyne) — Tristan Black 1-4pm, AJ Valero 4-6pm, Ole Redding 6-9pm, James Jensen 9pm-close
Ivanhoe Hotel (The Corso) — TISH Band, Sam McGovern, Oliver Debus from 2:30pm. Saturdaze across ground floor, level 1 and level 2 from 9pm til late
Stowaway Bar (Manly) — DJ Dante, 3:30pm til late
Hotel Steyne (Manly) — Tom Southey (live), Sammy, Jensen, Barbuto, Jack Mac, DPAK from 5pm til late
Felons Barrel Room (Manly Wharf) — Plump DJs 25th Anniversary Tour w/ Kid Kenobi, Elroy, Frenzie, The Jackal, Knob Twisters + B Side DJs, 5pm-1am. Ticketed, 18+
Bonsai by 4 Pines (Manly) — Bonsai After Dark, DJs 6-10pm
Belgrave Cartel — DJ from 8pm til late
Insitu — Live music (Sat night, act not listed)
Donny's Bar — Live music (Sat night, act not listed)
Bombies (Freshwater) — Torren Foot, Jack Spalvins + Delulu from 2pm, rolling into Bombies Saturdays w/ Grey Goose 6pm til late
Harbord Diggers (Freshwater) — DJ Tiny Dancer, 6-9pm
Bucketty's Brewing Co (Brookvale) — Steph & The Boys 4-6pm, The Shield 8-11pm
7th Day Brewery (Brookvale) — The Darrans, Ghazza, Corella + DJs til late, bands on stage from 6pm
Dad & Dave's Brewing (Brookvale) — Live music all day (acts not listed)
4 Pines Truck Bar (Brookvale) — Cody Luke Music from 5pm, Tim J Conlon straight after
The Mona (Mona Vale) — Live music from 5pm (act TBC)
SUNDAY 19 APRIL
Shore Beach Club (South Steyne) — Robbie Lowe, 1-5pm
Hotel Steyne (Manly) — Skegss in the courtyard from 6pm, free event supported by Day Release. Plus Jake Smith, Elodie (live), Jaybro and Sammy across the venue
Felons Barrel Room (Manly Wharf) — Domingo Latino w/ Carlos C Major, Veneno + VYVY VOX, 6pm. Free, family friendly
Belgrave Cartel — BYO Sundays from 5pm
Insitu — Live music (Sun night, act not listed)
Donny's Bar — Live music (Sun night, act not listed)
Bombies (Freshwater) — Benny & The Sets, 5pm-close (doors 12pm)
Harbord Diggers (Freshwater) — David Agius, 1-4pm
Bucketty's Brewing Co (Brookvale) — Stacey Street, 6:30-9:30pm
4 Pines Truck Bar (Brookvale) — Live in the Pines from 2:30pm
The Beach Club (Collaroy) — The Waves, 6-9pm. Free
MANLY FROM THE PAST
In 1882, William Bede Dalley, the NSW Attorney-General and son of two convicts, bought a patch of land on Constitution Hill overlooking Manly Cove and built himself a full-blown Gothic Revival castle. He called it Marinella, meaning "home by the sea," but everyone just called it Dalley's Castle. It towered over the village for decades, but Dalley himself only lived there about three years before dying in 1888 at age 57. After that it became a boarding house, then a grammar school, then slowly fell apart. In 1939 it was demolished and replaced with Housing Commission flats, ironically also named Marinella. There was strong local opposition, but it was too late. Today, a single sandstone wall with two gargoyles, a dragon and a hunting dog, is all that survives on Sydney Road. Walk past and look up, you'll spot them keeping watch.
