A new artwork called Chamber Dance by Melbourne-based artist Zoë Croggon is now on display on the hoarding at Arts Centre Melbourne along St Kilda Road between Hamer Hall and the Theatres Building (under the Spire) as part of PHOTO 2024. Zoë Croggon is one of 150 visionary photographers and artists featuring in 100 free exhibitions held at galleries and unexpected outdoor locations across Melbourne and wider Victoria for the biennial photographic festival throughout March. Influenced by her background in dance, Croggon’s work reflects on dance, the human body, architecture, and history. As part of this year’s festival, Croggon was invited to comb…
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Renowned South Australian brewery, Pirate Life has opened its anticipated South Melbourne venue. This is the fourth venue for the South Australian craft beer brand. Located in a former mechanics garage on Market Street, Pirate Life South Melbourne will deliver a high energy food and beverage experience – a proud extension of Pirate Life’s love for quality beer, produce and hospitality. Pirate Life co-founder, Jack Cameron, said: “This is our first venue in Victoria, and we couldn’t be more excited. The location is amazing, there’s so much energy down that end of town, and we’re committed to bringing our own…
Tesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers is returning to the Dandenong Ranges this autumn from 23 March – 21 April 2024. KaBloom offers visitors the chance to roam through fields of well over three million flowers, enjoy live entertainment and be enchanted by contemporary circus performances. Visitors will be treated to a show like no other as flower fairies, sprites and pixies emerge from the magical woods to delight and entertain. The troupe of sensational circus artists from Circus Oz will perform daredevil feats, to amuse and entertain taking you on a journey of discovery of the weird and wonderful world of nature.…
Following sold out houses and rave reviews on London’s West End, at Sydney Opera House, and in the USA, Australia’s hottest tap dance sensation, The Tap Pack is returning to Victoria in 2024. Picking up where the Rat Pack left off, The Tap Pack conjures up a modern twist to the crooners and artists from the 50s through to the noughties! Featuring songs from Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr to Sheeran, Bublé and Beyonce. The Tap Pack mix slick humour, high energy entertainment and world class tap dance. A show of pure entertainment inspired by the legendary kings…
Global digital gaming festival DreamHack is set to take over Melbourne this April. The event will transform Melbourne Park from Friday, 26 April to Sunday, 28 April, attracting thousands of gaming enthusiasts from interstate and overseas. The renowned gaming lifestyle festival was founded in Sweden in the early 1990s and has grown to become a global destination for gamers, with events held across Europe, North America, and Melbourne. DreamHack creates a world where the gaming community comes to life. The festivals, featuring everything gaming under one roof, create an arena where you can come to connect, explore, win, play a…
Seven-time Grammy award winner, singer, actress and true Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight kicks off her highly anticipated The Farewell Tour Australia and New Zealand next week! The 9-date tour will include a performance at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on Tuesday 26 March, featuring er classic hits – ‘Licence To Kill’, ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’, ‘I Don’t Want To Know’, ‘Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me’ and ‘That’s What Friends Are For’. “I’m so thrilled to be performing my hits for the last time in beautiful Australia and New Zealand! See you very soon for The Farewell Tour!’ - Gladys Knight This true…
Rising has announced an epic 2024 program of new music, art and performance that’s set to ignite Melbourne/Naarm this June. Theg 2024 program, featuring 105 events, more than 480 artists, 23 new commissions, 6 world premieres, and 8 Australian premieres, set to take the city as a stage as winter begins from 1-16 June. Across sixteen nights, spanning three epic weekends, RISING will stretch down the spine of Swanston St and beyond as large scale installations, free public events and world-class contemporary music, theatre and dance, ignite the city’s streets, venues and hidden spaces. Historic arcades and back alleys will come…
The epic live music and tourism extravaganza SOUND TRACKS is headed to Shepparton, Rochester and Echuca next month. The 2024 edition of SOUND TRACKS, will see a star-studded line up of live music bring to life Shepparton’s Star Bowl bowling on Saturday, 6 April before SOUND TRACKS hits the road for a music-fuelled trip in a restored steam train running between Melbourne and Echuca. From Friday, 19 April to Sunday, 21 April, music lovers can hop on board for performances by some of Victoria’s most exciting talents– all while enjoying local food and wine. Tickets to last year’s debut event…
Bendigo Art Gallery’s latest blockbuster exhibition Paris: Impressions of Life 1880-1925 will open this Saturday 16 March, reflecting on the period of great social change, urban development and artistic innovation which shaped modern Paris and continues to capture the global imagination. This journey through the streets of historic Paris, will be brought to life in more than 170 works of art and artisanal objects from the renowned collection of the Musée Carnavalet – History of Paris. The oldest municipal museum in Paris, the Musée Carnavalet – History of Paris was founded in 1866 to document the history, built environments and unique character of…
The full cast for Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning comedy The Odd Couple, has been announced by producer John Frost for Crossroads Live. The play is set to open Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from May and Theatre Royal Sydney from June. New tickets go on sale this week due to popular demand. Joining Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney, who play Oscar and Felix, will be stage and screen stars Lucy Durack and Penny McNamee as Cecily Pigeon and Gwendolyn Pigeon, the giggly pair of English sisters who live upstairs from Oscar. Lucy and Penny played alongside each other in the original Australian…
The iconic Grampians Grape Escape is back again for its annual celebration of food, wine and music taking place in Halls Gap, surrounded by the the Grampians National Park, traditionally known as Gariwerd. The three-day festival will run from 3-5 May 2024 and will celebrate the end of vintage, showcasing the best the region has to offer, featuring masterclasses, cooking demonstrations, guest chefs, live music, kids’ activities, and more. More than just a feast for the senses, Grampians Grape Escape is an opportunity to support local businesses and discover the award-winning wines of the Grampians, Pyrenees, and Henty regions. With more than…
I subscribe to all the things so you don’t have to. This is a curated list of what’s been announced over the past week so you can save the date, or swoop on tickets, and also a list of what’s coming up soon if you’re looking to make last-minute plans. What’s new? Kim Wilde to tour this October Legendary English pop icon, Kim Wilde, is headed to Australia with her highly anticipated greatest hits tour in October 2024. This will be the first time she’s toured down under since 2016. Hot Dub Time Machine’s 100% Bangers Tour Hot Dub Time Machine…