We’re excited to announce our first Kings Cross Community Book Club

The first book we will discuss is:

Alive With History: Kings Cross, Potts Point, Rushcutters Bay, Elizabeth Bay & Woolloomooloo in the Good Old Bad Old Days by Warren Fahey.

Sydney's inner-east is alive with history and stories of high-life, low-life and some very low life. All five precincts from the 'Loo to the Cross' have been entertainment destinations for well over a century. For decades, Kings Cross and Potts Point were the only parts of Sydney awake after 10 pm, when most of Australia was safely tucked in bed.

Author Warren Fahey is an Australian folklore collector, cultural historian, author, actor, broadcaster, record and concert producer, visual artist, songwriter, performer of Australian traditional music and a longtime local. He is the founder of Folkways Music (1973), Larrikin Records (1974) and a folk music ensemble, the Larrikins (1975).

Warren Fahey will join us in the second half to convey his insights.

Available at Kings Cross Library and Potts Point Bookshop for $28.59

Kindle for $14.92

Hosted by James Adcock

James Adcock is a longtime Kings Cross local and tour guide with a background in art deco and heritage architecture.

He also works in music, theatre and television.

He is passionate about Kings Cross and its stories.

Space is limited, so book your free place at our book club discussion.

Ride the scenic railway roller-coaster over the snow-capped mountains of The White City Amusement Park at Rushcutters Bay; see the naughty boys waving their willies at passing ferries down at the Domain swimming pool; chase 'peeping Toms' in Elizabeth Bay; tap to the tunes of cabaret's greatest at the Silver Spade Room of the Chevron Hotel; watch a drag show at Les Girls or the Bottom's Up Bar at the Rex; or dare to be different in yesterday's Kings Cross.

Warren Fahey - author of Alive With History

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