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Westfield.com.au to Stage Australia's Biggest Runway Show |
| Venue: | Customs House Sydney |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday 13th April' |
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| Time: | 12.30pm |
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All eyes will be on Customs House Sydney at 12.30pm on Wednesday 13th April as Westfield stages the nation's biggest ever runway show, in celebration of the official launch of Westfield.com.au, Australia's first 'one stop' online shopping mall.
Style commentator and doyen of Australian fashion, Melissa Hoyer, will host the free fashion extravaganza that will see 100 models star on the runway, showcasing the latest autumn and winter trends from over 80 fashion and lifestyle retailers. Everything you see is available to buy on Westfield.com.au.
The show will culminate in a spectacular finale with the largest group of models ever assembled in Australia making their way down the 44 metre catwalk against the iconic Customs House backdrop. |
Africa: My Darling Patricia |
| Venue: | Arts House, Meat Market, 5 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday 27 - Saturday 30 April ' |
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| Time: | Wednesday 27 - Friday 29, 8.00pm, Saturday 30, 3.00pm & 8.00pm |
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| Fee: | $30/$25 |
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| Booking: | Artshouse.com.au or 03 9322 3713 |
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| Traversing domestic landscapes and the residing fantastic possibilities of suburban Australia, My Darling Patricia mine the collective imagination of childhood to create Africa, a work for adults told from the perspective of children. Africa will tour nationally as part of Mobile States from April to June 2011. |
Think WOmen 2011: Getting to Grips with the Gender GAp |
| Date: | '10th - 23rd of August, 2011' |
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| Time: | 9am-2.15pm |
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| Booking: | Thinkwomen.com.au |
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A workshop and lunch series that looks at the difficult issues around the gender gap in our workplaces and boardrooms.
Go below the surface to:
Know why the gender gap is a real issue for business in Australia
Identify and manage conscious and unconscious bias in your own workplace
Understand how to work and lead with diversity
Locations Dates & Venues
Perth 10 August, The Parmelia Hilton
Brisbane 16 August, Hilton Hotel
Sydney 18 August, The Ivy
Melbourne 23 August, The Hilton |
Bupa Supports the Memory Lane Concert |
| Venue: | State Theatre, Market St, Sydney |
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| Date: | 'Monday 24 October 2011' |
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| Australia's best entertainers come together in honour of the legendary Don Lane for The Memory Lane Concert. Made possible by Bupa, The Memory Lane Concert aims to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. |
Live in the Studio: Sex, Lies and Television Screens |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 23rd of February, 2012' |
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| Time: | 7pm |
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Once home to wholesome family comedies and dramatic medical soaps, primetime TV has taken a turn for the seedier. Join us for an explicit night of sex, lies and television violence, as our panelists explore the most memorable, blood-spattered, sexed-up series, from Game of Thrones to True Blood and Dexter.
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Port Phillip Community Q&A on The Carbon Tax |
| Venue: | St Kilda Memo: 88 Acland St, St Kilda |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 18 June 2011' |
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| Time: | 2-5pm |
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| John Thwaites, Peter Christoff, Sue Pennicuik and Rachel Powning. Chaired by Frank O'Connor |
Pretty Pollution |
| Venue: | Quay Restaurant: Overseas Passenger Terminal, The Rocks, Sydney |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday 6 April' |
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| Time: | 6.30pm - 9pm |
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| Fee: | Members $125 (non-members $150) |
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Pretty Pollution, creators behind the new brand will be speaking at the event on 6 April along with:
The Honorable Julie Bishop MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade will deliver remarks and Ron Greentree, Principal, Greentree Farming. Greentree Farming is Australia's largest single grain producer. |
Almost With You |
| Venue: | La Mama Theatre |
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| Date: | 'July, 2012' |
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| Time: | Wed, Sun 6.30pm Thu, Fri, Sat 7.30pm and Matinees at 2pm on July 15 & 22 |
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| The World premiere of Elizabeth Coleman's new Play Almost With You, set in the 80s with with a musical backdrop of the time, is coming to La Mama in July. |
Guy Maestri |
| Venue: | Christine Abrahams Gallery: 27 Gipps St Richmond Victoria |
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| Date: | '27 October - 13 November 2011' |
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| Time: | Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm |
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Motor Neurone Disease Week |
| Venue: | Mndaust.asn.au/mnd-week |
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| Date: | 'May 6th - 12th ' |
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Imagine your active mind being trapped in a motionless body. One by one, you lose the ability to walk, talk, swallow... and to hug.
This reality is faced by approximately 1,400 Australians who are currently living with motor neurone disease (MND). The disease 'switches off' the nerves which normally signal our muscles to move, leaving a person paralysed but fully alert. The cause of the disease is unknown and there is no cure.
MND Week runs from 6-12 May and MND Australia is highlighting the active minds of people living with MND. Like Duncan Bayly, aged 34. "One of the hardest parts about this disease is how insidious it is. Your brain remains completely active and you have all your faculties but your body just wastes away." |
Spcicks and Speck-tacular |
| Venue: | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 15 January, 2012' |
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| Time: | 6.00pm |
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| Booking: | Ticketek.com.au or 132 849 |
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Women in Film |
| Venue: | GOMA Cinemas |
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| Fee: | Screenings to all films are free |
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| Booking: | Qagoma.qld.gov.au/cinematheque/current/contemporary_australia_women_in_film |
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Friday May 4th
6:00 pm: Sarah Watt Look Both Ways 2005 (100 mins)
8.00pm: Ray Lawrence Lantana 2001 (121 mins)
Sunday May 6th
3.30pm: Rowan Woods The Boys 1998 (86 mins) MA15+
Monday May 7th
1.00pm: Paul Goldman Suburban Mayhem 2006 (95 mins) MA15+
3.00pm: Sarah Wyatt My Year Without Sex 2009 (100 mins) M
Friday May 11th
6.00pm: David Michôd Animal Kingdom 2010 (108 mins) MA15+
8.00pm: Steve Jodrell Shame 1988 (94 mins) M
Sunday May 13th
1.00pm: Sue Brooks Road to Nhill 1997 (94 minutes) PG
3:00pm: Paul Cox Innocence 2000 (91 mins) M |
Women's Weekly 'Taste of the Show' Theatre Kitchen |
| Venue: | Sydney Royal Easter Show |
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| Date: | '14 April - 27th April, 2011' |
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| Time: | 1pm daily |
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| Fee: | FREE |
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| Booking: | Sydneyfishmarket.com.au |
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Get Fresh with Fish, but don't let the weather get fresh with you. Turn up the heat with a sizzling Cuttlefish stir-fry and keep warm with a hearty Leatherjacket recipe.
At Sydney Fish Market's free Get Fresh with Fish cooking demonstrations at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, we guarantee to warm and skill you up so that you can create your own quick, delicious and affordable seafood meals at home. |
New Ground Festival |
| Venue: | The Griffith University Meadowbrook Campus |
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| Date: | 'Sat April 30th, 2011' |
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| Booking: | Newgroundfestival.com |
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| The Festival will showcase artists both local and global with performers like 2009 Australian Idol winner Stan Walker, Sudanese singer/storyteller Ajak Kwai, The Silk Girls Ensemble (China), Baala Baajo (Africa), Walisuma (Peru), Los Compadres( Colombia), Pantastic Steel Band (Carribean), many Logan bands and heaps heaps more. |
Babies Proms - I See |
| Venue: | Utzon Room |
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| Date: | '5 - 15 May' |
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| Time: | 35 mins |
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| Fee: | From $19 (childcare groups $15) |
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| Booking: | 9250 7777 or Sydneyoperahouse.com |
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Sydney Opera House, NAISDA Dance College and Message Sticks 2011 present the second Babies Proms in the 30th Anniversary season, I See (Ngarrany Nhama Dätiwuy Ngath I Man) from May 5 - 15.
I See is part of Message Sticks 2011 and has been created as a fun and engaging way for children aged 2 - 5 to be introduced to Indigenous Australian music, dance and storytelling. This is the first time Message Sticks has featured a Babies Proms performance in its line up. |
Skysisters Convention |
| Venue: | Toogoolawah, Queensland |
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| Date: | 'April 22-30' |
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Ever wanted the adrenaline rush of jumping out of a plane but needed some inspiration? There's no better time to share in the passion, energy and excitement of skydiving as more than 100 female skydivers execute over 5,000 jumps at the nine-day 2011 Skysisters Convention.
The event being held in Toogoolawah, Queensland from April 22-30, includes the Skysisters challenging a total of six all-female National and World records including the impressive 8-way wingsuit World record with a 10-way of jumpers in multicoloured webbed 'wingsuit' outfits joining in perfect formation.
Other record attempts include the visually impressive 8-way National Canopy Formation Stack where jumpers stack up on one another's canopy or chutes in mid-air to replace the current 5-way record, as well as an Over-40's formation of 20 jumpers to replace the current 16-way National record. On the lighter side, there will be a unique jump called the 3-gen jump which involves three generations of a family jumping in tandem (Emma, her mother and grandmother) which should be one to watch out for on the program. |
Guy Pratt's Wake-up Call |
| Venue: | The Hi-Fi, 125 Swanston St, Melbourne CBD |
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| Date: | '13st - 24th April (not Mondays)' |
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| Time: | Tue-Fri 7.00pm, (6pm Sundays) |
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| Fee: | Full Fri & Sat $29.50 |
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| Booking: | Ticketmaster 1300 660 013 or at the door |
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Tom Binns Double Bill: Ivan Brackenbury & Ian D Montfort |
| Venue: | Blue Diamond, Level 15, 123 Queen St, Melbourne CBD |
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| Date: | '31st of March - 24th April ' |
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| Time: | Mon-Thur 7pm; Sat-Sun 6pm |
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| Fee: | Full $24.90 or Concession $19.90 |
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| Booking: | Ticketmaster 1300 660 |
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Rhythms of Revolution: The Black Power Mix Tape |
| Date: | 'Wednesday, May 9th' |
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From 1965 to 1975, a crew of Swedish filmmakers went searching for the real America, and found a nation at war with itself and its values. Working from this rediscovered 16mm footage, director Goran Hugo Olsson steers clear of the watered-down 'pop' take on the Black Power movement.
Long-form interviews with firebrand Panthers such as Angela Davis and Stokely Carmichael are cut against news reports and contemporary perspectives from subjects including singer Harry Belafonte.
Olsson brings the clarity of an outsiders' perspective to this inspired time capsule format in what is a superb companion piece to Agnes Varda's classic observational documentary, Black Panthers. |
Happiness & Its Causes 2012 |
| Date: | '1 - 2nd of March, 2012' |
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| Now in its 7th amazing year, Happiness & Its Causes is the world's leading conference examining the varied causes of a happy and meaningful life, bringing together the best and brightest minds in philosophy, science, psychology, spirituality and the arts. |
Tommy Dean: Occasionally popular. Consistently hilarious |
| Venue: | Factory Theatre |
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| Date: | 'Tue 12th - Fri 15th April' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| Fee: | $29.90 Full / $24.90 Conc / $24.90 Groups 6+ |
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| Booking: | 02 9020 6966 Sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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| AmericasgreatestexporttoAustraliaTommyDeanexposestheupsanddownsoftheeverchangingacclaimforcomedyacrossagutbustingfournightsattheSydneyComedyFestivalTuesday12AprilFriday15April2011at730pmattheFactoryTheatreMarrickville. |
Shaynna Blaze Live Chat |
| Venue: | Lifestyle.com.au/tv/selling-houses-australia/online-cha |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday 13th April' |
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| Time: | 9.30 |
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| Shaynna will be doing a live on-line chat with viewers (after the airing of episode 9 at 9.30 on Wednesday 13th April) - Ep Berowra Waters - the team transform a house on the river only accessible by boat |
Freaky Fridays: It Came From Kuchar |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Friday 15th of April' |
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| Time: | 9.30pm |
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| An affectionate portrait of American underground filmmakers, Mike and George Kuchar, pioneers of a camp/pop aesthetic that would influence filmmakers from John Waters and Todd Haynes to Guy Maddin and Atom Egoyan (all of whom appear in Kroot's documentary). Screens with Eclipse of the Sun Virgin (12 mins, 16mm), directed by George Kuchar in 1967, a film the actor/director describes as a "chilling montage of crimson repression". |
Melbourne International Animation Festival |
| Date: | 'Until Sunday 26 June' |
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| Booking: | Miaf.net |
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| An eight-day celebration showcasing the best new and classic animation from around the world. |
MyState BOFA Film Festival |
| Venue: | Inveresk Precinct, Launceston, Tasmania |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday 23 to Sunday 27 November 2011' |
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| Booking: | Bofa.com.au |
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| This year the films selected will either incorporate themes about 'New Horizons' (such as new technology, social and third world issues) or 'Food for Thought' (films exploring and celebrating food and food technology and the treatment of animals). |
Shane Dundas: Believe |
| Date: | '24th of April - 13th of May' |
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A legend in the comedy world as one half of the hugely popular Umbilical Brothers, Shane Dundas has performed for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance, appeared at Woodstock '99 in front of 100,000 people, and gigged on Jay Leno's Tonight Show with their second biggest US fan Robin Williams. But nothing has scared him as much as the leap he's about to take into the unknown, as he performs his own solo show, Believe. He's going where he's never been before, a scary proposition after all this time. Can he do it, without the security of a double act? Is it even possible? What form will it take?
Seymour Centre, Reginald Theatre
Tue 24th April - Sat 28th April at 9pm
Tues - Thurs: $25, Fri - Sat: $28
Sydneycomedyfest.com.au
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Courtyard Studio
1st - 13th May (no show on the 2nd or 7th)
Preview Mon: $21, Tue - Thurs: $25, Fri - Sun: $28
Canberraticketing.com.au |
Adriana Lecouvreur |
| Venue: | Palace venues in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide |
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| Date: | 'November 25th - 30th, 2011' |
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| Fee: | Adult: $27.00, Conc: $24.00, Senior (60+): $22.00, Child (14yrs & under): $15.00 |
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| Booking: | Palaceoperaandballet.com.au |
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| Palace Opera & Ballet continues it's 2011/2012 season with the first staging of Adriana Lecouvreur at Covent Garden since 1906. Filmed live at London's Royal Opera House, anyone who loves Puccini will find this opera by Francesco Cilea, a contemporary and fellow Italian, just as rich, melodious and romantic. Its title role has long been associated with star sopranos, and this production is no exception with Angela Gheorghiu singing opposite Jonas Kaufman as Maurizio. The story of jealous rivalry in love is set between two worlds of the theatre and the aristocracy, and this production brings the 18th-century atmosphere to life in rich historical detail. Against this backdrop, the fictional version of the life of the real and famous actress Adrienne Lecouvreur is played out to its final and deadly conclusion. With the combination of a wonderful score, world-leading cast and exciting production team, this is an unmissable event indeed. |
What's On at ACMI |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square |
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| Date: | '26th of October - 2nd of November, 2011' |
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Freaky Fridays: My Own Private Idaho
Friday 28 October 9.30pm
ACMI's annual River Phoenix memorial screening of Gus Van Sant's indie classic from 1991. River Phoenix plays a sensitive narcoleptic nursing a deep sense of abandonment. Keanu Reeves is a fellow hustler determined to help his friend find his way 'home'.
Live in the Studio: Space: TV's Final Frontier
Thursday 27 October 7pm
Beam aboard the Starship ACMI and voyage into the depths of intergalactic television as we explore the show that boldly went where no show had gone before - Star Trek. Join Robert Jan, Clementine Ford, Josh Kinal, John Richards and Dr Djomi Baker on the Studio 1 flight deck as they examine this phenomenal TV franchise.
Star Voyager Talks: Star Voyager: Visualising Space
Thursday 27 October 1pm
Explore the fascinating junction between science and 3D filmmaking with this one-of-a-kind gallery talk. Astronomer Dr Christopher Fluke will illuminate the work-ings behind the creation of a 3D film of Mars for the Star Voyager exhibition. |
Mama Africa, The Black Power Mix Tape, Come Back Africa |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square |
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| Date: | '3rd of May - Sunday 13th May 2012' |
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As part of its First Look program, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) presents three films that explore the fight against racism through the efforts of celebrities and non-celebrities alike.
From Mika Kaurismäki comes Mama Africa (3-6 May), a biopic about African singer and activist Miriam Makeba; from Göran Hugo Olsson comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, The Black Power Mix Tape 1967-1975 (3-9 May); and from Lionel Rogosin, a classic film about Apartheid in Come Back, Africa (10-13 May).
Mama Africa Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 May 2012
The Black Power Mix Tape 1967-1975 Thursday 3 to Wednesday 9 May 2012
Come Back, Africa Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 May 2012 |
A Knight of Laughs at Sydney Comedy Store |
| Venue: | The Comedy Store: 207/122 Lang Rd: Moore Park, NSW |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 7th July 2012 ' |
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| Time: | 7.00pm |
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| Fee: | $20 +bf |
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| Booking: | Comedystore.com.au or (02) 93571419 |
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| Hot on the heels of a sell-out season at the Sydney Comedy Festival, Australia's cheekiest comedian - Cam Knight hits the stage for a one-night laugh fest. |
Top Chefs Fire Up on a Day Tour of Italy |
| Venue: | Sydney Fish Market, Bank Street, Pyrmont |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 21 August 2011' |
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| Time: | from 10am |
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| Fee: | $60 or $250 for five |
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| Booking: | Cira.com.au |
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Cowboy Mouth |
| Venue: | Avid Theatre |
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| Date: | '13 May - Saturday 21 May (excluding Sun, Mon & Tues)' |
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| Time: | 8pm |
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| Fee: | $24 Preview, $29 Full, $24 Concession and Groups 10+ (+ Transaction Fee) |
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| A chick that looks like a raggedy crow and a scruffy cat akin to a coyote, both mean as snakes, are holed up in a claustrophobic room in some border town with an old .45. |
Miss Burlesque Australia State Heats |
14 May: Victoria Thornbury Theatre 859 High Street Thornbury
14 May: Tasmania Back Space Theatre behind Theatre Royal 29 Campbell St Hobart
21 May: Queensland The Globe 220 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
22 May: Gold Coast The Coolangatta Hotel Cnr of Marine Parade and Warner St
28 May: New South Wales The Factory 105 Victoria Road Marrickville
4 June: South Austraia Nexus Cabaret Theatre Cnr Morphett St and North Tce
11 June: Western Australia The Fremantle Town Hall 8 William St, Fremantle
25 June: Grand Final Enmore Theatre, Enmore Road Newtown NSW |
David Dallas The Rose Tint Album Release Party |
| Venue: | Good God Small Club: 55 Liverpool St, Sydney |
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| Date: | 'Friday 17th of June, 2011' |
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| Time: | 10pm till late |
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| Featuring: David Dallas and Jordache supported by Sky High and DJ's Dlect, Leon Smith and Demo |
Tiger's May Madness 1c Sale! |
Tiger Airways' latest sale featuring tens of thousands of flights from just 1c*^ provides real value with the cost of a round trip more than 100% cheaper than Virgin Blue's happy hour fares!
Tiger's incredible sale across 12 nationwide routes is available for passengers who book online from today (8th April 2011) until midnight Thursday (14th April 2011), or until sold out. |
Learn The Art of Being Sexy in a new Workshop |
| Venue: | Spa Endota - 124 Jersey Road Woollahra |
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| Date: | '12th April, 2011' |
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| Time: | 6.15-8.30pm |
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| Fee: | $79/$59 with a friend |
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| Booking: | Theartofbeingsexy.com.au |
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| We all know that all work and no play is not good for the mind, body and soul, however what happens when you loose yourself in the monotony of everyday life and wake up feeling like you have lost that inner spark that makes you feel great? |
Femme Fatales Of The Underworld |
| Date: | 'Thursday, 14th Apr, 2011' |
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| Time: | Doors 7:00PM |
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| Fee: | Presale General Admission $35 or Presale VIP $60 |
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21 of Australia's hottest performers on 1 stage.
DJ Gold Linxx, Empress MC, Bernie Love
More supports to be announced! |
Exclusive Robert Muchamore Event for the New Cherub Series |
| Venue: | Cherubmission.com.au |
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| Date: | '4 August 2011' |
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| Time: | 6pm (AEST) |
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On 4 August 2011, international bestselling author, Robert Muchamore, is back with an epic New Cherub Series and an Exclusive Australian Only Event.
To celebrate the release of CHERUB: People's Republic, Australian fans will have the chance to interview Robert LIVE from London!
At 6pm (AEST), Robert Muchamore will be participating in a LIVE webcast. Robert will be answering as many questions as possible from fans, and they will also have the opportunity to ask Robert more questions during the live event. CHERUB fans can register online to submit questions to Robert. |
Game Masters |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square |
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| Date: | 'from 28 June 2012' |
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| Booking: | For more information please visit acmi.net.au |
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The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is preparing to present Game Masters, a highly interactive videogame exhibition, as part of Melbourne Winter Masterpieces from 28 June 2012.
The Game Masters exhibition will be accompanied by a series of public, film and education programs, expected to appeal to people of all ages and abilities, from the budding game developer to smart phone users, children to the 'original' gamers. Peter Molyneux is the first international guest announced to attend the world premiere of the exhibition and will be participating in a series of public programs and industry events to be announced shortly. ACMI will soon announce a digital program concurrent to the exhibition, incorporating a suite of online resources and a newly commissioned mobile game.
As a major contribution to 21st Century moving image practice and entertainment, video games have been celebrated by ACMI in exhibitions, films and public programs. Game Masters is the much anticipated follow up to ACMI's successful 2008 Game On exhibition which explored the history of videogames and videogame genres from the 1960s to the present day. |
Grand Designs Australia LIVE |
| Venue: | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| Date: | 'From 21 to 23 October, 2011' |
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| Time: | Friday 21st October: 10am-9pm, Saturday 22nd October: 10am-6pm & Sunday 23rd October:10am-5pm |
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| Fee: | Adults: $22.00 |
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| The inaugural Grand Designs Australia LIVE will bring to life all the exciting elements of the UK and Australian television programs at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from 21 to 23 October. It will offer visitors motivating design ideas, quality renovation inspirations and stunning home improvement solutions showcased in four innovative quarters: GRAND Interiors, GRAND Building, GRAND Outdoors and GRAND Kitchen & Bathrooms. |
Lara Morgan's Blog Tour |
| Date: | 'November 14 - 18, 2011' |
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| Booking: | Walkerbooks.com.au |
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The author of hit teen series The Rosie Black Chronicles, will be embarking on a virtual blog tour in Australia and New Zealand to celebrate the much-anticipated release of Book 2: Equinox in November!
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Sydney Fish Market: Chinese New Year and Australia Day |
| Venue: | Sydney Fish Market |
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Chinese New Year
Visitors to Sydney Fish Market (SFM) this Chinese New Year are in for a treat, with a special lion's dance taking place on Tuesday, 24 January at midday. Some retailers will also be getting involved by offering free taste tests throughout the Chinese New Year period, from Friday, 20 January until Sunday, 5 February.
Australia Day Weekend
On Thursday, 26 January there will be an Aussie band from 11:00am- 3:30pm, and face painting for the kids on Australia Day |
Melbourne Festival Lounge |
| Venue: | Melbourne Festival Lounge: CafeVic, the Arts Centre |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 6th - Saturday 22nd October' |
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| Time: | Tuesday - Sunday 10.30am to late (Closed Monday) |
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| Fee: | Free |
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| Booking: | Melbournefestival.com.au for Festival Lounge events |
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In October 2011, we will see a new incarnation of the Melbourne Festival Lounge, a Club Tropicana inspired haven for artists, audiences and the general public alike.
Set under the golden spire of the Arts Centre, amongst lush jungle foliage, in the corners and under the stars, this is the place where unexpected Festival magic might just happen.
The Lounge will offer a home away from home, where one can settle in to one of the secluded booths, feast on the custom Cuban themed menu, sup at the bar, be captivated by day at the Artist in Conversation series, Come Together and ruffle the feathers on the dance floor under the cover of darkness to surprise pop up acts, live bands and local and international DJs.
Over 15 nights, the Melbourne Festival Lounge will welcome a huge range of performance artists through its doors including the premiere of cabaret sensations, The Lovebirds. These wild and exotic creatures will emerge from the scenery on Friday and Saturday nights to perform old fashioned song and dance in a blaze of Rio Carnival colour and plumage; 11-piece extravaganza Bombay Royale will dust off near-unheard relics, smash out Bollywood classics and put down surfadelic Hindi originals to bring the golden age sound of Bollywood into the future; the Shellettes will transcend this earthly realm with their dreamy, ethereal harmonies; the renowned stylings of burlesque troop Briefs' Fez Fanana will wow you, and a musical class from Stella Angelico in the art of cocktail making will have you shakin' it like a pro. |
Playing Under the Influence |
| Venue: | ACMI Cinemas |
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All Night Long (unclassified 18+)
Saturday 19 November, 7.00pm, ACMI Cinemas
Screening and Q&A with Mick Harvey
Billy Liar (M)
Sunday 20 November, 4.00pm, ACMI Cinemas
Screening and Q&A with Tim Rogers
Dead Man (R)
Thursday 24 November, 7.00pm, ACMI Cinemas
Screening and Q&A with Henry Wagons (Wagons)
Dawn of the Dead (R)
Saturday 26 November, 7.00pm, ACMI Cinemas
Screening and Q&A with Vincent Vendetta (Midnight Juggernauts)
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Summer Stonefruit Day |
| Booking: | Facebook.com/AustraliaSummerStonefruitDay |
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The hunt is on for this year's most gorgeous, finest and keenest Australians, craziest idiots, dackers, fake tanners and tanty-throwers in a con-tentious new awards program led by Con The Fruiterer, the iconic retailer of the legendary comedy series The Comedy Company.
To commemorate the second annual Australia 'Summer Stonefruit' Day on January 25th, a special day of appreciation for the country's dribbilicious peaches, nectarines, plums and apricots and a natural extension of the nation's official birthday celebrations, Con will be handing out some mouth-watering, rib-tickling alternatives to the official Australia Day Awards. |
Fashion in 3D: Rising 5 |
| Venue: | aMBUSH Gallery: 4A James Street, Waterloo, Sydney |
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| Date: | 'April 29, 30 & May 1 2011' |
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| Time: | 12pm to 4pm |
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| Fee: | Free public event |
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| Booking: | Ambushgallery.com |
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| Photographedbyworldclass3DphotographerMarkRuffRising5isauniqueprojectfromtheforefrontofAustralianfashion.Theexhibitionshowcasesanexclusivesynergyoffashionandcuttingedgetechnologybringingtogethernineofthecountrysmostinfluentialnewandestablisheddesigners.CreatedbrbyMelbourneartdirectorsandstylistsSimoneLingandIzabelCaligorethisFREEeventfeatures3Dphotographyandvideoinstallationsthatdeliverafullthreehundredandsixtydegreeexperience. |
RedBalloon's Birthday Celebration |
| Venue: | Competition.redballoon.com.au/red |
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| Date: | 'until midday on Monday 24 October ' |
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It's RedBalloon's Birthday and they're celebrating 10 years of good times with a photo competition. Let's paint the world red by taking a fun, creative or unique photo of a red balloon and uploading it here: Competition.redballoon.com.au/red/
You could take a photo of a:
-Real red balloon
-A picture of a red balloon downloaded from the competition site
-A red balloon drawn on the pavement, a coffee cup or your hand
-A red balloon created out of red string, jelly beans or clothes
-A red hot air balloon if you see one
-Or anything else you can think of!
Prizes:
There are over $10,000 in prizes, consisting of prizes both in People's and Judges' Choice categories. Read more about the prizes and judging here: Competition.redballoon.com.au/red/prizes/ |
A Tribute to Stirling Mortlock |
| Venue: | Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont. |
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| Date: | 'Friday 24th of June, 2011' |
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| Time: | 12pm -3:30pm |
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| Fee: | $200 per person |
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| Booking: | 02 8306 9555 |
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Dead Cat Bounce Caged Heat |
| Venue: | The Famous Spiegeltent at the Arts Centre: 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne |
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| Date: | '31st of March - 24th April (No Mondays)' |
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| Fee: | Full Fri & Sat $29.50 Full Wed-Thu & Sun $27.50 |
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| Booking: | Ticketmaster 1300 660 013 or at the door |
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The Body Shop Cut Carbon Pollution Campaign |
| Date: | '3-17 April' |
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| Booking: | Climatefriendly.com/tbs |
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The Body Shop is running a great new campaign during the April school
holidays to get all beauties to cut their carbon pollution! They have
teamed up with Climate Friendly and developed the climate action equation:
Action on climate change = reduced emission + purchase offsets.
From 3-17 April The Body Shop is asking everyone to go into their store
(anywhere in Australia) and make a pledge to cut carbon. The person who
makes the best pledge for the environment wins a year supply of
eco-conscious products and gets their life offset for one year. |
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