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5-Course Meal for World Environment Day |
| Venue: | The Restaurant at Rozelle's 3 Weeds |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday June 5th, 2012' |
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| Fee: | $90pp including wine |
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In honour of World Environment Day, The Restaurant at Rozelle's 3 Weeds is offering diners a unique and mouth-watering menu using only the freshest locally-grown produce.
A delectable five-course meal awaits diners at the multi-award winning restaurant (for only $90pp including wine) on Tuesday June 5. Each course is created using bio-dynamic and sustainable ingredients, many of which are picked straight from 3 Weed's own garden. |
The Super Woman Money |
| Venue: | Superwomanmoney.com. |
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| The Super Woman Money Program, presented by VicSuper, has been developed to help women understand more about their finances, take better control of their money and create a lifestyle they can enjoy now and throughout their lives. |
2012 Brian McCarthy Memorial Moosehead Award Benefit |
| Venue: | Melbourne Town Hall, Main Hall |
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| Date: | 'April 22nd' |
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| Time: | 8pm |
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| Fee: | $54.90 |
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| Booking: | 1300 660 013 or ComedyFestvial.com.au |
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A festival highlight, what better way to close the MICF than with a night of the top international and Australian comedian from across the festival.
It's a 2 hour show, always sell out and best value for money! We haven't even picked the line-up yet, as we're waiting to see who is the best! |
First Look: New Jerusalem |
| Date: | '13th - 16th of April' |
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| Time: | 7pm and 5:30pm on Sunday |
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Returning from Afghanistan, Sean (co-writer Colm O'Leary) is befriended by Ike (Will Oldham) who has all the intensity of a man born again. A piercing gaze on the certainty of personal beliefs and male bonds.
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Desert Island Flicks: Castaway with Warwick Thornton |
| Date: | '12th of April, 2012' |
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| Time: | 7pm |
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Warwick Thornton developed an extensive body of work as a cinematographer and short film director before his debut feature, Samson & Delilah, won the Camera d'Or for Best First Film at Cannes. Join this phenomenal talent at Desert Island Flicks in April, where he will reveal the top five films that make him tick.
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Head Full of Love |
| Venue: | Cremorne Theatre, QPAC |
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| Date: | '7th of July - 11th of August' |
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| Fee: | $33-$65 |
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| Booking: | Qeenslandtheatre.com.au |
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| This intricate and wisely told tale by Australian playwright Alana Valentine (Run Rabbit Run, Parramatta Girls) is directed by QTC Artistic Director Wesley Enoch and stars Colette Mann (Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Strange Bedfellows) and Roxanne McDonald (Skin of our Teeth, Parramatta Girls, The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table). |
Long Play: Surviving Progress |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | '1st - 15th July 2012 ' |
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| Fee: | Full $15 Concession $12 ACMI Members $11 |
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From the makers of The Corporation and Executive Produced by Martin Scorsese, this fine
documentary examines the nuances of the "Capitalist experiment".
Inspired by Ronald Wright's best-selling book, A Short History Of Progress, Surviving Progress questions the speed of our evolution. It proposes that humans are running on 50,000 year-old hardware that is yet to be upgraded. |
'Public Displays of Attention' Claire McArdle |
| Venue: | 6b/2 Danks St, Waterloo |
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| Date: | '5th - 16th June 2012' |
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| Melbourne jeweller, Claire McArdle, presents an extremely playful and interesting take on the notion of traditional jewellery. |
Melbourne International Animation Festival 2012 |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | '17th 24th June 2012' |
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| Fee: | Single Session Full $15 Concession or ACMI Member $12 |
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| MIAF returns for another eight day celebration of the best new, historical and retrospective animation from around the world. Showcased across a phenomenal 35 programs are award winning films, including outstanding work by industry veterans, inspiring independents, studios and newcomers. |
FAT and THE SHOWGIRL |
| Venue: | Richard Martin Art: 98 Holdsworth Street, Woollahra NSW 2025 |
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| Date: | 'April 14th - May 2nd, 2012' |
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| Time: | Tues - Sat 10:30am-5:30pm and Sun 1.00-5.00pm |
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| Booking: | (0)2 9327 6525 |
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AMMA's 2012 Australian Tour |
| Booking: | Embracingtheworld.org |
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The Indian spiritual and humanitarian leader known as 'Amma' will be visiting Australia for a series of free public programs in early April.
Known throughout the world as 'the Hugging Saint', Amma imparts her spiritual blessing by individually meeting and embracing all who come to see her. It is estimated that she has hugged in excess of 31 million people around the globe over the last 30 years.
Melbourne:
Sandown Racecourse, Springvale: 12 April 10am + 7.30pm - 13 April 10am + 7.30pm - 16 April 7pm
Sydney:
Sydney Boys' High School, Moore Park: 18 April 10am and 7.30pm - 19 April 10am and 7pm
Brisbane:
RNA Showgrounds, Bowen: 21 April 10am and 7pm
Gold Coast:
Outrigger Hotel Surfers Paradise - 24 April 7pm |
reasons to be pretty |
| Venue: | Theatre Works: 14 Acland Street, St Kilda |
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| Date: | '31st May - 17th June' |
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| Time: | Wed - Sat 8pm, Sun 6:30pm Sat matinee 2pm |
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| Fee: | $32 Full, $27 Concession, $25 Groups 10+ |
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| Booking: | Theatreworks.org.au |
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| Greg's tight-knit social circle is thrown into turmoil when an offhand remark about a female co-worker's pretty face gets back to his girlfriend. When Greg's best friend and his wife also enter the picture, the emotional equation becomes exponentially more complicated. As their relationships crumble, four friends are forced to confront a sea of deceit, infidelity, and betrayed trust on their quest to answer the all-important question: 'How much is pretty worth?' |
Until Tomorrow Arts |
| Venue: | The Northcote Town Hall: 189 High Street Northcote (Studio 2) |
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| Date: | '2nd - 5th May 2012' |
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| Time: | Wednesday - Friday 8pm, Sat 3pm and 7pm |
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| Fee: | $25 full, $15 Concession, $20 groups 10+ |
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| Booking: | Northcotetownhall.com.au or 03 9841 9500 |
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| 21 December 2012; by the ancient Mayan calendar it is predicted that this will be the last day on earth. Most of us think this is nonsense, but if it were true - wouldn't you try to set things straight? Fix what is broken? Do something you had never done? Even the flickering possibility of apocalypse is impetus for change. As the clock ticks down to midnight our players shift from hysteria and doubt, to solidarity and spirit - for if they're going that night... at least they're not going alone. |
On Borrowed Time |
| Date: | 'Saturday 21st of April' |
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| Time: | 4pm |
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Australian Perspectives celebrates the independent spirit of Australia's unsung film mavericks David Bradbury and Paul Cox. What these auteurs share is a true independent spirit. In careers spanning decades, they have each amassed a body of work that is matched by few in the Australian film industry.
David Bradbury's spirited documentary traces the film career of a true Australian icon - director Paul Cox. A bona fide independent, the Dutch-born Cox brought a decidedly European sensibility to Australian cinema. Spanning four decades, his film career includes a body of work unmatched by any director in Australia. |
Kid's Flicks: Mia and the Migoo |
| Date: | '22nd of April, 2012' |
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| Time: | 10.30am and 1pm |
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| Created from an astounding 500,000 hand-painted frames, Mia and the Migoo is a work of art that is breathtaking to behold, with backgrounds invoking Van Gogh, Monet and Cezanne. It tells the fable-like story of a young girl who must overcome her fears on a quest to find her father and save the world from destruction. |
Felicity Ward in the Hedgehog Dilemma |
| Venue: | The Yalumba Wine Bar at the Enmore Theatre |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 1st - Saturday 5th May ' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| Fee: | Full $28.90, Concession $25.90, Groups of 8+ $24.90 |
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| Booking: | Sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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Since her first solo stand up show in 2008, Felicity Ward has performed to sell-out crowds around the country, received critical acclaim, toured internationally, won numerous comedy awards, appeared on Thank God You're Here and Spicks and Specks and was named Sydney Morning Herald's Top 10 comedy shows in 2011.
2012 is the year to see Felicity Ward. Whether it's at the cinema in the new Working Dog comedy film Any Questions For Ben?, on TV as a cast member in Andrew Denton's new ABC comedy show, Randling, Felicity returns to the stage this Festival in her best show to date, The Hedgehog Dilemma, nominated for the BankSA Best Comedy award at the 2012 Adelaide Fringe Festival.
What is the Hedgehog Dilemma? Finding a tiny jacket that accommodates for spikes? Or every time you try to get close to another hedgehog, it hurts?
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Smart Casual in Broken Dreams |
| Venue: | Sound Lounge, Seymour Centre |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 26th - Saturday 28th April ' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Fee: | Full $25, Concession $22, Groups of 8+ $20 |
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| Booking: | Sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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| WiththehelpoftheirsponsorsFletcherJonesandRogerDavidtakeyouonamusicalcomedyjourneythatdelvesdeepdeepdownintotheirbrdirtiestdarkestdesires.FromsongsaboutthebenefitsofobsessiveCompulsionDisordertoaflamencoserenadeofanaudiencememberasurveybyscarecrowsfromouterspaceandwhyparentsshouldntnametheirkidsPerryyoullforgetallaboutyourownfailuresanddreamagain. |
Australian Perspectives: Contemporary Australian Filmmaking: Father |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | '2nd and 9th of June, 2012' |
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| Time: | 4pm |
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| Fee: | Full $8 & ACMI Members $7 |
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| Internationally renowned actor Max von Sydow heads a cast of acclaimed actors, including Carol Drinkwater, Julia Blake and Steve Jacobs in this moving film. It tells the story of a family whose lives are shattered when their elderly father is accused of being a Nazi war criminal. Recently restored 35mm print. |
Sammy J and Randy in The Inheritance |
| Venue: | The Metro Theatre |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 3rd -Saturday 5th May ' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| Fee: | Full $28.90, Concessions $25.90 |
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| Booking: | Sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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| Straight from the Montreal and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals, Australia's favourite skinny man and purple puppet return for their most ambitious and best show yet... |
The Star Fashion Night |
| Venue: | The Star, Sydney |
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| Date: | 'April 19th, 2012' |
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| Time: | 6pm-9pm |
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| SydneysoneofakindleisureandentertainmentvenueTheStarwillhostafashionnightonApril19from6pm9pmfeaturingspecialoffersfromTheStarsretailcollectionforonenightonly.OfferswillberevealedonthenightwithstoresincludingBottegaVenetaSalvatoreFerragamoGuccibrModaEmporioIMLingerieCalvinKleinJeansLKBoutiqueandGStarRaw. |
Seniors' Cinema: Fine Films for Grown Up Tastes |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | '2nd - 11th of June, 2012' |
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| Fee: | Full $11 & Seniors $6 |
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As the 1920's segue into the '30s and the talkies replace silent films, Valentin's stock takes a slide while wide-eyed newcomer, Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo) is set to become the next big thing.
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MIFF 2012 |
| Date: | '2-19 August 2012' |
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| Booking: | Miff.com.au |
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Over 300 films make up the 61st Melbourne International Film Festival program, the largest and oldest film festival in Australia. Tickets for Opening Night gala of The Sapphires, e-mini passes and passports are on sale now.
"How wonderful that we are able to book-end the 2012 MIFF with what will surely be two of the biggest Australian films of the year, in The Sapphires and Mental. Featuring an incredible ensemble cast, P.J. Hogan's new film is as outrageously fun as it is smart and moving," said Artistic Director Michelle Carey. |
The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival |
| Venue: | The Forum Theatre, ACMI and Abbotsford Convent |
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| Date: | '15th - 27th of May' |
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| Booking: | Hraff.org.au |
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| The fifth Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) will open on Tuesday 15th May with the highly anticipated documentary Under African Skies by award winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger. |
Essential Groom at Sydney Bridal Expo |
| Venue: | Stand #35 at the Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour |
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| Date: | '21st - 22nd April, 2012' |
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| Booking: | Essentialgroom.com.au |
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2012 is the first year Essential Groom will be involved with the Sydney Bridal Expo. "The wedding market is geared towards women and as the only resource dedicated to men it's only fitting that we represent the grooms and give the bride-to-be somewhere to send her fiance" says editor Matthew Paroz.
Catwalk collections handpicked by Essential Groom will showcase the latest trends from Herringbone, Sucieta, Le Noeud Papillon and items from Essential Groom's newly launched online store. Runway shows; Saturday at 11:15am & 2:15pm. Sunday 12:45pm & 3:30pm |
Emporium Hotel High Tea event to unveil GeorgeGross & HarryWHO Spring Summer 2012/13 Collections |
| Venue: | Emporium Hotel |
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| Date: | 'Thursday August 23, ' |
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| Time: | 10.30am |
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| Fee: | $55 per person per event (with the cost of the ticket deducted from any in-store purchases from the new collection) |
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| Booking: | (07) 3253 6999 or 1300 883 611 |
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| Australia's most celebrated fashion duo George Gross and Harry Watt will unveil their Spring Summer 2012/13 Collection exclusively in Queensland at the Emporium Hotel High Fashion High Tea event on Thursday, August 23 from 10.30am. |
Variant |
| Venue: | Seymour Centre |
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| Date: | '26th July to 4th August 2012' |
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| Time: | Tues: 6:30pm, Wed-Sat: 8pm, Sat 4 Aug: 2pm |
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| Fee: | $32 full / $27 Conc / Preview $22 / Groups (8+) $22 |
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| Booking: | Seymourcentre.com |
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On 26 July, The Reginald 2012 season will launch with a bang when award winning Sydney choreographer Sue Healey premieres the incredible new dance work, Variant.
Variant examines variation within the human form, both in physical and emotional dimensions, and celebrates the extraordinary powers of movement.
An eclectic mix of artists makes up the Variant cast including the short-statured performer Kiruna Stamell who radically alters the idea that small size is a handicap, the very tall performer James Berlyn and the ultra-flexible artists Narelle Benjamin and Benjamin Hancock. |
Hyper Reality Dimension XX |
| Venue: | 4A James Street, Waterloo, Sydney |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 19th April - Sunday 22nd April' |
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| Time: | 12-4pm |
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| Fee: | Free |
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It's the summation of all the insane cartoons you've watched during the 80's with adult themes and bad lip-syncing...
All the marked to clear B-grade sci-fi/horror movies your asshole best friend has given you as a "birthday present"... |
The Food Lab at Melbourne's GPO |
| Date: | 'Wednesday 18th April to Friday 20th April' |
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| Time: | 12-3pm |
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| Fee: | Free |
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| Melbourne's GPO will be hosting a pop-up kitchen from Wednesday 18th April to Friday 20th April and as part of the fun, will be handing out yummy morsels of free food to hungry shoppers. Thought it might make a cute little news story (or simply a free lunch!) for you. |
Indigenous Literacy Foundation QLD Event |
| Venue: | Brisbane Sailing Squadron: 126 Quay St, Bulimba, QLD. |
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| Date: | '7th June 2012' |
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| Time: | 6pm - 9pm |
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| Booking: | Indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/spreadingwords |
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| The Indigenous Literacy Foundation would like to invite you to Spreading Words, a cocktail party and auction to assist Indigenous literacy. Please meet Therese Rein, Katie Noonan, the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts dancers and poet Sam Wagan Watson at the auction to take place on 7th June 2012 at the Brisbane Sailing Squadron. |
Eames: The Architect & The Painter |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Friday 1st June 2012 to Sunday 17th June 2012' |
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| Booking: | Acmi.net.au |
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| As part of its Long Play program, the Australian Centre of the Moving Image (ACMI) presents the Australian premiere of Eames: The Architect & The Painter which will screen from 1 to 17 June. James Franco narrates the story of 40 years of creativity from powerhouse couple Charles and Ray Eames. |
Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief's 2012 Amnesty Drive |
25th - 29th of April: Warringah Mall, NSW, Site 8, Opposite Woolworths
25th - 29th of April: Southland, VIC, RACV (Near Entrance)
2nd - 6th of May: Hornsby, NSW, Opposite Dan Murphy
2nd - 6th of May: Fountain Gate, VIC, Opposite Angus & Coote
9th - 13th of May: East Gardens, NSW, Level 1, Near Coles
9th - 13th of May: Chadstone, VIC, Site 10, Opposite Supre |
Purdah: Climates |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Friday 27th of April' |
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| Time: | 7.30pm |
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The final act of a doomed relationship is played out in a languid cinematic real time in this superb but painful work by master filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
Ceylan explores the balance of human emotion, carving conceptually thought-provoking performances by casting himself and wife, Ebru Ceylan, as the leads.
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Live in the Studio: Queering the Small Screen |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 26th of April' |
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| Time: | 7pm |
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With gay characters popping up on everything from Modern Family to Nurse Jackie, queer visibility on the small screen has steadily risen over the past decade.
Join SameSame's Travis de Jonk, comedian Catherine Deveny and others, as they explore the changing face of queers on the bo |
What's On At ACMI 18th - 24th of July |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | '18th - 24th of July' |
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Ian Burns: In the Telling
Opens 24 July to 20 Jan 2013
Free
New York based Australian artist Ian Burns presents a network of close-circuit kinetic sculptures that work together to create live video footage inside the gallery, the exhibition invites audiences to suspend their disbelief and behold a moment of cinematic cliché and excess.
Curator Talks: Game Masters: Arcade heros
19th of July, 2012: 2pm
Free with exhibition ticket
Come behind the scenes and hear first hand from the ACMI curators about the careers and
influence of the world's best game designers. Please ask the box office for your complimentary Curator Talk ticket on the day.
First Look
Full $15 Concession $12 ACMI Members $11
Superb new films and restored classics that you won't see anywhere else
Under Control U15+
20 - 23 July 2012
This mesmerising highlight of the 2011 Berlinale came into stark relief when the events
following the Japanese earthquake emerged one month later.
Putty Hill U18+
26 - 31 July 2012
For Putty Hill, Matthew Porterfield returns to his native Baltimore to explore a community bound together by the death of a young man. Shot in twelve days on a shoe-string budget, Putty Hill sits in a stylistic zone between documentary and fiction. The film's quietly assured style makes for a fresh cinematic experience, suggesting that Porterfield is a definite talent to watch.
Hamilton U18+
29 + 30 July 2012
Set over the course of two days in a blue collar suburb of Baltimore, new mother Lena tries to reconnect with her baby's father before she leaves town for the Summer. For his feature debut, Matthew Porterfield envisaged a suggestive, pared-down structure that avoided narrative conventions that distort conflict and oversimplify life. With nuanced performances from his leads and thoughtful composition, Hamilton achieves all of this and more. |
Deep In Vogue: Fashion On Film |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 2nd - Sunday 9th September 2012' |
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The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is proud to present its 4th annual Fashion On Film collection as part of the Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. A season of Australian premieres and the biggest stars of the fashion firmament grace the cinema screens with some of the biggest trends and turning points in fashion.
Some of fashion's biggest names and those arguably deepest in vogue, come to the big screen to show us behind the scenes of some of the greatest runways shows from Europe. With interviews and off guard moments these documentaries give another layer and insight into a world that most of us view only from the end product, not the journey. Thierry Mugler, Azzedine Alaia, Claude Montana, Jean Paul Gaultier, Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester, Helmut Lang, Jil Sander, Raf Simons, Hussein Chalayan, Rich Owens, Karl Lagerfeld, Christian Lacroix, Miuccia Prada, Tom Ford, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, Isabel Marant and Alber Elbaz show
us that it's more than pattern making and textile choice.
Fashion Pack: Golden Eighties and Anti-Fashion: 3rd, 5th and 8th of September
Fashion Pack: Go Global: 3rd, 4th and 8th of September
Dressed for Winter: 4th, 6th and 7th of September
The Day Before: Isabel Marant and Lanvin: 5th, 6th and 7th of September |
Shallow Slumber |
| Venue: | NIDA Parade Theatre: 215 Anzac Parade, Kensington |
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| Date: | '4th to 14th July 2012' |
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| Time: | 7.30pm (2.30pm on 13 July) |
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| Fee: | $28 / Conc $18 |
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| Booking: | Ticketek.com.au or 1300 795012 |
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| Shallow Slumber is a gripping and emotive production written by Chris Lee and directed by Peter Mountford. It focuses on the complex relationship between a young mother and her social worker when a terrible event devastates both their lives forever. Unfolding backwards to the heart-rending moment when everything changed, the production looks past the headlines to the lives beneath. |
Rock The Schools Tour |
| Venue: | Stella Maris College in Manly |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 24th April' |
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| The Rock The Schools tour is the country's biggest free education and entertainment tour. The students at the schools will spend the day getting a rare insight into the music and entertainment industry with the opportunity to gain career information about an industry they may not have otherwise considered. The students will also be treated to a lunch-time concert by an exciting up-and-coming Australian band, the first band being Nine Sons of Dan. |
Winter Warmers |
| Venue: | Beach Road Hotel, Bondi |
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| Date: | 'Saturday June 30th' |
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| Fee: | $15 or $20 on the door |
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| Booking: | Moshtix.com.au |
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10am to 4pm: Favourite Things - Vintage and Handmade Markets. Vintage and hand made wares, kid friendly, gourmet food, florist, coffee, yoga (byo mat), music, indoors and the bar will be open. Stalls include Stuart McGill's Eat Art Truck, Fox and Beau and Rain and Hale.
2pm to 4pm: Scooter Meet - Vespa and Lambretta enthusiasts are riding from all corners of Sydney to congregate in the car park between 2pm and 4pm for a show and shine.
6pm to midnight: Winter Warmers Mini Festival heats up with night food markets, comedy acts, a live mural by The Drawing Book's Zena Santos, dance comp, fundraiser raffle and performances by bands and DJs. The Winter Warmers indoor festival provides funds to support Open Family Australia's efforts to provide outreach support and services to young homeless people. |
Ferragosto |
| Venue: | Great North Road, Five Dock. |
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| Date: | '12th August 2012' |
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| Time: | 10am to 4pm |
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Ferragosto is an Italian themed cultural event, organised by the City of Canada Bay. This year we're celebrating 15 years of Ferragosto, which promises the event to be better than before.
Ferragosto is free. There are plenty of activities for the whole family including cooking demonstrations, music and dancing, animal farm and pony rides for the kids and more than 100 market stalls. |
Brisbane Running Festival 2012 |
| Date: | 'From Sunday August 5th' |
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| Booking: | Brisbanemarathon.com |
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The Brisbane Running Festival kicks off on Sunday August 5 with the feature race, The Mizuno Brisbane Marathon. It starts at 6am on Alice Street in the CBD and weaves through the city streets and over the iconic Story Bridge, before finishing at the Brisbane River Stage in The City Botanic Gardens.
The Brisbane Running Festival includes events suitable for all fitness levels, from the 42.2km Mizuno Brisbane Marathon, 21.1km Powerade Half Marathon, to the 10km, 5km and Intraining Kids 2.2km challenge.
Funds raised will be distributed between four children's charities - Multicap, Heartkids, Youngcare and the Indigenous Marathon Project. |
Chace Crawford Public Appearance for Diet Coke |
| Venue: | Martin Place between Pitt and Castlereagh St, Sydney |
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| Date: | 'Monday 23rd of April, 2012' |
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| Time: | 2-3pm |
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| Booking: | Facebook.com/dietCokeAustralia |
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| US actor Chace Crawford will be surprising fans in his first Australian public appearance, posing with them for photos at the diet Coke pop-up photo set on Monday from 2-3pm. The pop-up photo set will be located in Martin Place between Pitt and Castlereagh St. |
Playing to Win |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Booking: | Gamemasters.acmi.net.au |
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Game Masters Super Chef: Just like Pac Man, gamers need to eat. Your task is to create a games-inspired dish, savoury or sweet, that will entice a hungry gamer. This competition is all about food styling so, while we want you to eat your creation, we want it to look sensational. Don't forget to take a photo of your creation before you devour it as your entry is judged by the food we see in the photo you submit.
Entries close Monday 17 September 2012
Winners announced Monday 1 October 2012
Sonic Sensations:
Sonic Sensations is a competition for the musically inclined. Inspired by the sounds of videogames, create and record your own composition, an original song or give us a new take on your favourite tune. We're looking for .wav files between one and three minutes in length.
Entries close Monday 8 October 2012
Winners announced Monday 15 October 2012 |
QVB Showers Sydney Shoppers in Spring Blooms |
| Venue: | Queen Victoria Building |
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| Date: | 'September, 2012' |
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| Time: | Monday - Saturday from 10am - 5.00pm |
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| Booking: | QVB.com.au |
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As Winter releases it's icy reigns and Spring beckons, the Queen Victoria Building - one of Sydney's most beautiful buildings - will burst into life with a magnificent floral installation crafted by Paper Engineer, Benja Harney. For the entire month of September, as part of Art & About Sydney, the QVB will paint nature's narrative through a series of falling paper blossoms, buzzing dragonflies and lush green foliage, all suspended from the central dome.
Also happening throughout the month of September - a pop-up flower market giving away free flowers; a series of live musical performances by artists from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music; a floral display and competition by Sydney floristry students and professional floristry workshops. |
Climb the Mountain with Mountain Goat this October |
| Booking: | Goatbeer.com.au/ |
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Mountains and mountains of beer don't usually make sense, but when that beer is mountain goat, it makes all the sense in the world.
So to celebrate 15 fabulous years of making sense out of the substance that make most of us nonsensical, the men from mountain goat are taking their beers around the country to share and celebrate the magnificence of beer!
To give the celebrations a bit more kick, the founders of Mountain Goat, Cam Hines and Dave Bonighton have worked up a special brew - the Triple Hightail, which is a stronger, bolder version of the Hightail Ale, the first beer the boys created and released back in 1997.
With only 200 cases of this special brew in existence, it is only those that make their way to the celebrations that will be lucky enough to taste the treasure of this specially brewed beer.
Cam and Dave will be joined by their avid army of followers, the aptly named 'Goat Army', which will see every event become one of fun, frivolity and of course fermented goodness.
Kicking off at the Great Britain Hotel in Richmond Victoria, the founders of Mountain Goat will be offering up their brand new brew and answering all those pesky little questions about how to make beer that good.
Wednesday October 10, 2012 - Great Britain Hotel, Richmond, VIC - 5.30pm start
Thursday October 11, 2012 - Union Hotel, Newtown, NSW - 6pm start
Friday October 12, 2012 - Bitter Suite, New Farm, QLD - 6pm start
Tuesday October 16, 2012 - New Sydney Hotel, Hobart, TAS - 6pm start
Wednesday October 17, 2012 - Pinnacle, North Fitzroy, VIC - 6pm start
Thursday October 18, 2012 - Wheatsheaf Hotel, Thebarton, SA - 6pm start
Friday October 19, 2012 - Clancy's Fish Pub, Fremantle, WA - 6pm start
Saturday October 20, 2012 - Goat Island Lodge, NT - 5pm start |
William Angliss Institute Sydney Open Day |
| Venue: | Ground Floor: Readers Digest Building, 26-32 Waterloo Surry Hills |
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| Date: | 'Saturday September 8th' |
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| Time: | 10am-2pm |
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| The 2012 Open Day will be the perfect opportunity for those interested in foods, hospitality and tourism to view the new campus and its facilities, which include three impressive commercial kitchens and a fabulous Coffee Academy, find out more about the courses available in 2013 and speak to course representatives in more details about a range of unique vocational pathways. |
Harlequin Escape |
| Venue: | Harlequinescape.com |
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Harlequin Escape is landing portal for open manuscript submissions to expand on local acquisition and to unearth new Australian writing talent.
The traditional publishing model, of sending manuscripts in, can be daunting and difficult to navigate. So Harlequin have created a portal where authors can openly and easily submit their work online, which creates the opportunity for more potential new authors. |
NEDCBreakstheSilenceonEatingDisordersatNationalWorkshop |
| Venue: | Crowne Plaza, Adelaide |
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| Date: | '22nd - 23rd of August 2012' |
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| Booking: | Nedc.com.au |
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The causes of eating disorders are under the spotlight at the third Annual National Workshop of the Australian Government funded National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) in Adelaide.
Keynote speaker Professor Howard Steiger, from the Douglas University Institute in Mental Health in Quebec, will detail a new global approach to understanding eating disorders, the science of 'epigenetics' - the intersection of environmental triggers on people who are genetically predisposed to an eating disorder. |
Search for Australia's Stifler |
| Venue: | The Fringe Bar: 106 Oxford St, Paddington |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 6th of September' |
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| Time: | 6:30pm |
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| Fee: | Free |
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| Booking: | AustralianStiflerSearch.com.au |
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Have you been blessed with an epic surname?
Are you part man, part chick-pulling machine?
Would you describe yourself as less 'party animal' and more 'colosssal two-headed mythical party beast'?
Do you frequently indulge in questionable behaviour (of which you can remember)?
If you've answered 'yes' to one or more of the above, then you could be Australia's answer to the Stifmeister!
The nation-wide search is on to find Australia's very own true blue version of Steve Stifler! |
All Hail The Cabaret |
| Venue: | King Street Theatre: 664 King street cnr Bray Street, Newtown |
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| Date: | '7th and 8th of September' |
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| Time: | 8pm |
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| Fee: | $32 |
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| Booking: | Sydneyfringe.com & (02) 9020 6980 |
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Leaving Elizabeth |
| Venue: | Meat Market: 5 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne |
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| Date: | '11th - 15th of September, 2012' |
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| Time: | Tuesday - Saturday at 7:30pm |
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| Fee: | 20 Full, $12 Concession, $10 Groups 10+ |
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| Booking: | Trybooking.com/31423 |
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| Haunted by the memory of a lost love, she travels across the Australian outback, the glaciers of South America and deep into the Amazon jungle to try and forget. Meanwhile, a Malaysian boy sits in his room looking for love through his smart phone, too terrified to 'come out', reach out and make true human contact. Marrying physical theatre, projections and original music, Leaving Elizabeth shares two tales of being dumped, being scared and sometimes... finding the 'one'. |
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