25 April 2013

Smiths Alternative opens its doors

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Smiths Alternative Bookshop was relaunched last night as Smiths Alternative under Jorian Gardner and Domenic Mico’s stewardship.

It’s going to be a very funky little venue, now with a dedicated stage so keep your eyes peeled.

David Howe has sent in some pictures from the opening. The man who looks like John Howard is in fact former owner Peter Strong.

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HiddenDragon10:23 pm 25 Apr 13

Narrabundah – that’s interesting, and maybe auspicious – perhaps this could be the new Cafe Boom Boom.

It was nice of Jorian Gardner to keep “Smiths” in the name – I’ve been told a family of actual Smiths (from Narrabundah?) founded the bookshop in the mid 1970s …

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