Typica NIGHTS 'We Love Mums'

Your favourite brunch location is now open at night on 7 May, just before Mother's Day.

The Typica team love coffee, love food and love music. After two sold out productions in 2020 (Shakespeare Down the Pub: A Midsummer Night's Dream and Songs & Sonnets over Dinner with Lakespeare & Co), this beloved Manuka cafe is launching Typica NIGHTS in 2022. This time, Randall Purcell of Se-Lah Management and Lexi Sekuless Productions are teaming up to enliven the Lawns and get two hard hit industries booming!

The evening is uniquely themed for an extraordinary and intimate night of entertainment. Musicians are in amongst the audience and the night is masterfully MC’d by radio host, Ryan Banks AKA ‘Banksy’. In addition to music, food and drinks, Joanne Flowers of Manuka will be open late with range of grab and go seasonal bouquets!

Our May 7 evening is specially themed ahead of Mother's Day - we all love our mums! Treat her to a special night!

Typica is a semi outdoor venue so please consider bringing layers. During these colder Canberra months the music will be hot - we promise - and the temporary walls will be down with Typica ceiling heaters turned on. All patrons will be reminded about the forecast but make sure you consider the temperature and what kind of conditions are OK for you.

We couldn't do this evening without the amazing expertise and sponsorship from Elite Event Technology.

RUNNING ORDER

7pm venue opens and service commences

715pm set 1 Leisa Keen & John Mackey

745pm intermission

800pm set 2 Lucy Sugerman

830pm intermission

845pm set 3 Sheldon Keys

915pm entertainment ends

930pm service ends

7 May 2022 booking page here

TICKETS

All tickets are $25 inclusive of GST but exclusive of Humanitix booking fees. Seating is general admission and not reserved. All seats are under cover or inside the cafe with ceiling heaters turned on.

The earlier you arrive, the better spot you will be able to secure!

Tickets are for entry only and food and drink need to be purchased on the night or by pre-ordering along with your ticket. Food and drink details will be published shortly.

Please contact us with any dietary requests with your ticket confirmation. No dietary orders will be arranged without proof of booking and any dietaries requested with less than a week’s notice will not be accepted.

FOOD

All food must be purchased in addition to the tickets listed here. Pre-orders are available via this booking site and also during the evening.

The bespoke menu created by the talented Typica kitchen team includes:

Bao with chicken teriyaki or tofu $20 (extra bao $6 each)
Loaded fries with beef mince or without beef mince $16
Beef brisket burger $23
Sweet spicy chicken wings $22

DRINKS

All drinks must be purchased in addition to the tickets listed here. Drinks supplied by Vintage Cellars Manuka. Orders are only available during the evening.

Nick O'Leary Canberra District Riesling 2021

Saltram 1859 Barossa Shiraz 2020

Mount Majura Canberra District Sparkling

CREATIVES

MC: Ryan Banks

Producer: Lexi Sekuless Productions and Randall Purcell of Se-Lah Management and Promotions

Artists: Jazz Duo Leisa Keen and John Mackey, Lucy Sugerman, Sheldon Keys

FRESH FLORALS

Joanne Flowers is Manuka's local florist servicing Canberra and surroundings for over 35 years. You want something eye catching and unique, right? But the florist is normally closed by 4pm! Well, not at Typica NIGHTS. This iconic Canberra florist will be open with a great range of grab and go seasonal bouquets. Pre-orders will be available via this booking site and onsite purchases available throughout the evening.

These bouquets are all $50, created especially for the evening. There will also be plenty of other options and arrangements available

Mum's favourite Tulies: A bouquet of 10 tulips in an available colour with some baby's breath to make it extra fancy.
Stunning perfumed Stock: 10 stems of the best smelling flower in an available colour with a lil bit of baby's breath, cause why not.
Mixed Bouquet: A bouquet of gorgeous seasonal blooms in a pink and white colour theme.
Big Mama Love: A Bouquet of 5 pink stems of the Big Mama Chrysanthemum to celebrate your Mama.

Leisa Keen

Leisa has been working in the Australian music industry for over 25 years, in both jazz and musical theatre/cabaret.Since 1990, Leisa has musically directed and performed in over 150 shows, including "Beauty and the Beast", "Chess", "A Chorus Line", "Little Shop of Horrors", "West Side Story", "Jesus Christ Superstar", “Phantom Of The Opera”, “Cats” and many others.

After training in classical piano for 12 years, Leisa then went on to study jazz vocals at the Canberra School of Music, under the direction of Gery Scott, for 6 years. It was here that she also gained the valuable writing and arranging skills that have assisted in her musical direction and performance, making her one of Canberra's, Sydney’s and the Gold Coast's most sought-after accompanists and musical directors.

Leisa performed the role of "Lucy Harris" in the Australian premiere production of "Jekyll & Hyde", playing opposite Donald Cant as Jekyll/Hyde. This performance lead to her winning a CAT award for Best Actress in a Musical.Other onstage credits include playing Mrs Potts in "Beauty and the Beast", The Plant in "Little Shop of Horrors", the Fairy Godmother in "Cinderella", the Dolly Parton Pig in "The 3 Little Pigs", and Wishy Washy and the Genie in "Aladdin". She has also made several appearances with the Royal Military College Duntroon Band, as a soloist at the popular Music at Midday concert series, as well as the Chief Minister's Senior's Week concerts.

Leisa has shared the stage with artists such as internationally acclaimed jazz vocal group The Manhattan Transfer, Jon English, Simon Gallaher, Todd McKenney, Toni Lamond, Noni Hazelhurst, Amanda Muggleton, John Foreman, and many other talented entertainers.In 2013, Leisa was awarded a Canberra Critics Circle Award for her services to music in Canberra, as well as a CAT Award as “Best Musical Director” for Freerain Theatre Company’s production of “Cats”.

In her spare time, Leisa performs around Canberra, Sydney and the Gold Coast as a piano vocalist in various venues, and with several of her jazz combos, including “The Leisa Keen Trio” “John Mackey and Leisa Keen Jazz Duo”, “The Blamey Street Big Band” and “O Christmas Trio”. She also frequently accompanies other artists in Canberra, Sydney and the Gold Coast, as well as taking her various bands to jazz festivals all over Australia. Leisa also teaches singing and piano.

John Mackey

At 51, John has accomplished many things. At 12 he won a classical saxophone scholarship and by 14 he was already performing professionally with some of Perth’s most established jazz musicians. He performed on the Perth’s Young Entertainers at age 17. He was invited to become a member of the Young Australian Jazz Ambassadors in 1988 and continued touring and recording with them for several years, as well as television appearances on Hey Hey It’s Saturday and The Sunday program.

John has performed with many legendary international musicians including, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Dame Kiri Tekanawa, Nat Adderley, Kurt Elling, Eddie Henderson, Roy Hargrove, Red Rodney, Kenny Werner, Bob Mintzer, Richie Cole, Johnny Griffin, Al Cohn, Woody Herman, Ralph Moore, Mark Levine, Don Rader, Ronnie Scott, Jim McNeely, Mike Nock and Australian legends including, James Morrison, Vince Jones, Dale Barlow, Bernie McGann, Roger Frampton, Andrew Gander, Matt McMahon, James Muller, Carl Mackey, Jamie Oehlers, Troy Roberts, Jonathan Zwartz, Miroslav Bukovsky and many more.

Lucy Sugerman

Bold and unafraid to speak her mind, twenty year old Lucy Sugerman writes about her coming of age experiences of modern love and life, inspired by her songwriting heroes from the 70s. With a knack for confessional storytelling tied with assured pop hooks, Sugerman’s addictive and youthful energy perpetuates her music, even in her most vulnerable moments.

In 2020, Lucy was the recipient of one of APRA AMCOS’ Women in Music Mentorships as well as a part of their first ever Song Generations writing camp at ANU School of Music. Sugerman released I'd Do It All Again with LANKS as a part of his hotly anticipated double album Spirits. She then released her debut single 'i wanna kiss boys cos i'm bored' (co-written and produced with Hauskey and MUKI), premiered and spotlighted on triple J Unearthed and added to Spotify's New Music Friday AU & NZ and Indie Pop playlists.

This was followed by 'colour blind', co-written and produced with Dylan Nash (Dean Lewis, Eluera, Shannen James, The Million), with a sold-out single launch at the Lord Gladstone in Sydney. Lucy was also selected to be a part of APRA AMCOS' SongHubs Melbourne 2021, the first ever all women and non-binary identifying songwriting sessions of its kind, alongside the likes of Alex Lahey, Eilish Gilligan, Ninajirachi, Odette, Tulliah, Woodes, and guest writers Montaigne, G Flip, KLP, Lisa Mitchell and Anna Laverty curated by Gretta Ray. She also opened SummerSalt Festival in Canberra, joining a lineup alongside Montaigne, Boy & Bear, John Butler, the Teskey Brothers and the Cat Empire. Lucy released singles, the cheeky and triumphant ‘golden boy’ and the captivating ‘trust nobody’ ahead of her debut EP ‘hurt that’s man made’ out in November 2021.

In 2022, Sugerman won triple j Unearthed’s Groovin the Moo competition to perform at the festival and was named a triple j Unearthed Feature Artist. She also collaborated on a release with AYA YVES on the track ‘Feels Alright’.

Sugerman lets people into her world through relatable tales of her struggles and triumphs in romance and growing up, showing that they are not alone and cathartically capturing the spirit in learning from your own experiences.

Sheldon Keys

Sheldon Keys is a singer songwriter, keyboardist and musical arranger. His love for music started at the age of 4 and he started performing live at the age of 13 in many concerts and hotels in Mauritius.

After moving to Australia in 2006, his talents were quickly recognised by many music professionals. This saw him touring around the country with international and local artists.

His music style includes Pop, Reggae, Ballads, Calypso.

COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS

Tickets are fully refundable and transferable for all COVID related issues only.

ENTERING

The name of every booked attendee will be checked off the list on arrival.
You will be temperature checked before being allowed into the venue. Your temperature needs to be below 37.5.
Please do not attend if you are experiencing any of the following: fever; flu-like symptoms such as coughing, sore throat and fatigue; shortness of breath or have been in contact with a person with a confirmed case of coronavirus.

SEATING

All tickets are general admission and no seats are reserved so the earlier you arrive, the better position you will have.