Crown has announced the first new venue as part of the initial stage of its redevelopment with ‘The Henley at Crown Melbourne’, a new world-class bar set to open in late 2024. Designed by leading Melbourne Interior Architecture & Design studio, Mitchell & Eades, The Henley at Crown Melbourne is inspired by the origins of the Henley-on-Yarra Regattas, where people gathered in masses along the riverbank, and represents a new social hub for Melbourne. A dramatic U-shaped marble bar will take prominence in the space, while customers can enjoy multiple areas throughout the venue, including a leafy outdoor setting, the…
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Renowned as Australia’s longest-running winter arts festival, the much-anticipated Woodend Winter Arts Festival (WWAF) returns this June for a vibrant four-day celebration of music, literature, and ideas in the picturesque Macedon Ranges. Held over the King’s Birthday long weekend, WWAF offers an exciting lineup of performances and discussions that bring together world-class artists and some of Australia’s leading thinkers in an intimate village setting. More than 100 artists will take the stage across various venues throughout the quaint town of Woodend. From the stunning acoustics of St Ambrose Church to the cozy atmosphere of the adjacent St Ambrose Hall, the…
Victorians the chance to cheer on their hometown basketball heroes before the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with all six of Australia’s national basketball teams bound for Melbourne in a history-making series. Basketball Australia in partnership with Visit Victoria have today announced Ford BALLIN’24 – a major international series featuring Australia’s top teams against China and Japan at John Cain Arena from 2 – 5 July 2024. Over four nights in July, the Boomers, Seven Consulting Opals, Rollers, Gliders & 3×3 Gangurrus men and women’s teams will come together for a massive series in preparation for the Paris 2024…
The 109th anniversary of the landing of ANZAC troops at Gallipoli will be commemorated through a free projection art program at Geelong’s City Hall next week.Photography, historical images, paintings and monuments have been brought together to tell the story of the ANZACs and remember the Australian soldiers who have served and lost their lives.Striking projections by Ian de Gruchy and Olaf Meyer, produced by Multimedia Events, will be displayed on the Gheringhap Street building starting from 4am on ANZAC Day, Thursday 25 April. The imagery will run from dusk until 11pm every night, ending on Sunday 28 April. Soldiers and…
Beloved author, comedian and artist Ahn Do has announced he’s bringing his Happiest Refugee stage show back to Melbourne by popular demand. He’ll be on stage at the Athenaeum Theatre on Tuesday 20 August 2024. Anh Do’s Happiest Refugee tour is a captivating live show based on his acclaimed autobiography, The Happiest Refugee. The tour provides audiences with a unique blend of comedy, storytelling, and poignant moments as Anh Do shares his incredible journey from a young Vietnamese refugee to a successful artist, comedian, and writer in Australia. The show highlights the challenges Do and his family faced during their…
Charcoal chicken institution, Henrietta, is spreading its wings with a new 90-minute ‘All-You-Can-Eat Charcoal Chicken’ experience. This nonstop serving of succulent charcoal chicken, alongside a range of traditional side dishes is now available for lunch on Saturdays and Sundays for $48 per person. The exciting new offering will serve up unlimited hot chicks, alongside a serve of golden crispy chips, creamy toum, fattoush salad, their signature hummus and pickles. To complete the experience, an optional boozy-bottomless upgrade is available with select wine and beer for an additional $35 per person. Henrietta’s charcoal chicken is marinated in a blend of authentic…
GWB Entertainment, Andrew Henry Presents and Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre have today confirmed that the critically acclaimed Red Stitch production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? starring Kat Stewart and directed by Sarah Goodes, has secured an historic and strictly limited 3-week mainstage commercial season at the Comedy Theatre in June 2024. Regarded as one of the most explosive and darkly comic plays in the English language, and in most pundits’ Top Ten of the 20th Century, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? burst back onto the Red Stitch stage in November last year, hailed by the critics as “electrifying”, “outstanding” and…
For one night only in Concert Halls around the country seasoned performers Deborah Conway and Darren Coggan, together with a stellar line up of Australia’s finest musicians, will celebrate the enduring friendship and musical collaboration of two the most successful singer/songwriters of their generation – Carole King and James Taylor. The tour will come to Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on Saturday 2 August 2024. Audiences will be treated to performances of all their biggest hits including Carole King’s seminal album TAPESTRY, early collaborations with Gerry Goffin such as Up on the Roof and from the James Taylor catalogue Fire and Rain, How Sweet it is (to be loved by you), Carolina…
Swatch is celebrating the opening of one of its largest stores in the Southern Hemisphere by taking Melburnians on an art journey with its immersive maze installation ‘A Maze’ to celebrate the opening, a pop up in-store experience inspired by its innovative Art Journey collection. Swatch invites guests into its new flagship store, located at 260 Collins Street, in the heart of Melbourne, to take a journey through the pop-up maze to experience this special art installation open from 19th April to 26th April between the hours of 11am –3pm daily for one week only. Known for its long-standing love affair with art, Swatch’s…
Australia’s favourite absurdist sketch group, Aunty Donna, are performing a one-off show at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne on Tuesday 7 May that will be filmed for an upcoming comedy TV special. The yet-to-be-titled show will feature material from their recent world tour, the Magical Dead Cat Tour plus new material they haven’t performed live before. It’s been a big few years for the trio who in 2020, partnered with Netflix for the worldwide release of Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House Of Fun, executive produced by Ed Helms and Scott Aukerman. The series was coupled with a record-breaking tour of Australia and…
Em Rusciano is back with a brand-new live experience and her first big national tour since her wildly successful ‘Rage and Rainbows’ show in 2019, and look yes, she is still angry, but now she knows why. She’s bringing the show to Ballarat and Melbourne this August. Since last you met, the writer, singer, stand-up comedian and podcast maven, was given the surprise diagnostic trifecta of – ADHD, Autism and behind door number three: early menopause! Any one of these revelations would rock most people to their core, but Em’s always been a show off, so of course she had to…
The refurbishment of Rutherglen’s iconic Victoria Hotel is now complete and is set to draw more visitors from across Victoria and interstate to regional Victoria. The historic 156-year-old hotel has undergone a major renovation, with the project creating a new all-seasons dining area for up to 190 guests, an expansive open-air beer garden, along with meeting and events facilities. It also features new boutique accommodation with six newly designed king suites to open in the coming weeks and an extra eight hotel rooms will be open later in the year, thanks to support from the Labor Government. The venue is…