BEN AND JERRY’S OPENAIR CINEMA

If you took all of the ingredients for a perfect summer and mixed them up into one big event, you’d end up with Ben and Jerry’s Openair Cinema.

This summer, Ben and Jerry’s will bring Sydneysiders movies, ice cream, live music and a bar, all from the ultimate beach destination, Bondi Beach. The film line-up is a mix of new releases like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and classics like Dirty Dancing and Grease. Every Sunday, up-and-coming local musicians will play before screenings as part of the Sundae Sessions. There’ll also be free scoops of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, Putt Putt and Giant Cow Jenga on the lawn. The Sundae Sessions Charity Night on February 2 will feature indie forest-rockers Jinja Safari playing before a screening of Anchorman 2.

Another event sure to go down well in Bondi is The Big Blue, a surf film double bill on February 19. Featuring Missing, starring champion surfer Mick Fanning, and Uncharted Waters, a documentary about 1960s surfing icon Wayne Lynch.

“We can’t wait to bring the event back to its home in Bondi,” says Sarah Steel, marketing manager for Ben and Jerry’s Openair Cinema.

“Openair Cinemas started in Bondi as a small local event and is now in its tenth year, it’s grown to tour six cities across Australia. This summer’s Sydney Season is a bigger and better event than ever before.”

Steel suggests getting tickets early, as many of the nights are either selling fast or already sold out. (AS)

Jan 23-Mar 2, Dolphin Lawn, Bondi Beach, $13-55, openaircinemas.com.au

ANITA SENARATNA