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Blockaholics are going to love The Block LIVE event |
| Date: | '22nd - 24th of June' |
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| Time: | 10am to 5pm |
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| Fee: | Adult $23.50, Junior (5-16 years of age) $17.00 and Famiy (2 Adults and 2 Children under 16) $60.00 |
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| Booking: | Ticketek.com.au |
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If you're a fan of The Block, you won't want to miss The Block LIVE 2012! You can catch Scott, Shelley and Blockheads past and present, as well as the shows foreman Keith and the judges during the three-day home & lifestyle improvement expo from Friday June 22 to Sunday June 24 at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park.
Catch the The Block team at The Block LIVE 2012 as follows:
Scott Cam: Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 1pm - 4:30pm
Shelley Craft: Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Ed Phillips: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm
Keith Shielger: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12 Noon - 3pm
Dan and Dani: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm
Sophie and Dale: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm
Brad and Lara: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm
Mike and Andrew: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm
Katrina and Amie: Friday 10am - 5pm
Shaynna Blaze: Friday 1pm - 4:30pm
Polly and Waz: Saturday 10am - 5pm
Mark and Duncan: Saturday 10am - 5pm
Neale Whitaker: Saturday 10am - 5pm
Rod and Tania: Sunday 10am - 5pm
Josh and Jenna: Sunday 10am - 5pm |
Round She Goes preloved fashion market for women |
| Venue: | The Camberwell Centre: 340 Camberwell Road, Camberwell 3124 |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 4 October 2009' |
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| Time: | 10am-3pm |
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Round She Goes sells preloved designer dresses, hats, bags, shoes and more. There will be approximately 80 stalls!
Round She Goes is Melbourne's most popular fashion market with the recent market at Melbourne Central attracting record crowds. Round She Goes handpicks all its stallholders - they range from people emptying their wardrobes of designer clothes they no longer wear, to vintage collectors to Melbourne accessory makers. |
Kitty Bang: Through The Magnifying Glass |
| Venue: | The Order of Melbourne: Level 2. 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 28 - Thursday 30 September, and Tuesday 5 - Thursday 7 October' |
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| Time: | 7.30pm, 9.00pm 28 September and 7 October Variety Show |
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| Booking: | Melbournefringe.com.au, 9660 9666 or at the door |
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Kitty Bang burst onto the Melbourne cabaret scene in 2010 with her
debut Comedy Festival show, The Rise And Fall Of Kitty Bang. Her
latest offering, Through The Magnifying Glass, is an all-singing, all-dancing day in the life of the redheaded diva. |
Festival of Jewish Cinema |
| Venue: | Australian Centre for the Moving Image & the Classic Cinema, Elsternwick |
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| Date: | '12-19 November 2009' |
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| Fee: | Opening Night Film & Party $25.00, Single Sessions $17.00 and Gold Pass $91.00 |
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Celebrating its 20th anniversary in November, the 2009 Festival of Jewish Cinema will bring Melbourne filmgoers a new array of hilarious, moving, challenging and informative films and documentaries from around the world, as well as a special 'retrospective' of Festival favourites from the past 20 years.
Opening the festival on Thursday 12 November is comical Israeli film A Matter of Size, which skirts the serious issues of Middle Eastern politics with the story of four heavily overweight friends who finally find their generous girths valued in the world of Israeli sumo wrestling. Other highlights include local documentary Wrong Side of the Bus, French romantic comedy Hello Goodbye and the remarkable story of an unsung WWII hero in American film Killing Kasztner. |
13th Festival of Japanese Cinema |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | '3 - 8 December 2009' |
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| Fee: | Adult $14 Concession $12 5-film Pass $55 (excludes opening and closing films) |
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The annual Japanese Film Festival will open in Melbourne on Thursday December 3 with Director Shuichi Okita presenting his mouth-watering culinary sensation The Chef of the South Pole. A light-hearted comedy centred on the lives of eight men positioned in an Antarctic base, based on the personal experience of Author Jun Nishimura who is also a guest of the Festival.
Closing the seven day Festival is the adorable comedy, The Handsome Suit, about awkward and ugly Ohki, who is transformed into an attractive male model when he dons the 'handsome suit'. Featuring glamorous runway scenes, shot on location at Japan's biggest fashion labels 2008 Autumn/ Winter show, this Cinderella-like story is a feel-good comedy for all.
Chef Sth Pole-mainOther highlights include action flicks fresh from Japan; Kamui, a ninja film boasting an all-star cast starring Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Detroit Metal City), Koyuki (The Last Samurai) and Hideaki Ito (Sukiyaki Western Django); while K20: Legend of the Mask sees Takeshi Kaneshiro (Red Cliff, House of Flying Daggers) as an accidental caped crusader in retro-futuristic Japan. |
aMBUSH Gallery & the Insomniaks present Ignore Mainstream 2 |
| Venue: | aMBUSH Gallery: 4A James Street, Waterloo |
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| Date: | '4th and 5th of August' |
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| Time: | 12-4pm |
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| Fee: | Free |
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Respect. Originality. Evolution. These are the concepts that bind the culture of which graffiti was born. Regardless of whether graffiti artists are the subject of subversion or celebration, these concepts continue to inspire them and serve as the driving force behind their prolific artistic careers.
Exhibiting artists: Daks, Oricks, Noel, Opens, Joshuair, Roter and Hules |
Be a Voice at the Puppy Farm Awareness Day Rally |
| Venue: | Parliament House (Treasury Gardens) |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 19 September 2010' |
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| Time: | 12:00 noon |
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Unite with us in promoting that we will not tolerate farming of our companion animals or inhumane breeding practices that ignore or try to avoid laws and regulations.
The Lost Dogs' Home will have a marquee at the rally where you will be able to meet the team. Proceeds made from the sale of merchandise on the day will be donated to an Oscar's Law aligned charity. Listen to key note speakers from the animal welfare movement including 3AW's Derryn Hinch, Moira Rayner (Lawyers for Animals) and Debra Trantra (Oscar's Law Convener). |
NAIDOC 2009 - celebrating and acknowledging Indigenous Australians |
| Venue: | Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour. |
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| Date: | '2 July - 1 November' |
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| Time: | 9.30 am to 5 pm |
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| Fee: | FREE |
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| Booking: | (02) 9298 3777 or Anmm.gov.au . |
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These ten prints by established and emerging Indigenous artists were commissioned by the Netherlands Embassy to mark 400 years of Dutch contact with the Australian continent and its people.
The Dutch East India Company's Duyfken (Little Dove) was the first European ship to sight the Australian coast when its sailed along the western side of Cape York in 1606.
Duyfken's mariners were the first Europeans known to tread on Australian soil. Artist Laurel Nannup's etching Old Spirit of the Sea captures the cultural confusion of the initial encounter between Indigenous Australians and Europeans. To the Indigenous community Duyfken's white sails may have looked like a great white bird, and the white men might have been Aboriginal ancestors' spirits returning from the dead.
In his lithograph Chris Pease considers the construction of early Dutch vessels, suggesting that the wooden hulls protected the sailors as the ribs of an animal protect its organs. The artists selected to work on this commemorative print portfolio come from regions visited by early Dutch navigators in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Tasmania.
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Julia Morris - Don't You Know Who I Used To Be? |
| Venue: | Metro Theatre 624 George St, Sydney |
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| Date: | '14th November 2009' |
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| Time: | 7.30pm |
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| Fee: | $34.50 Full / $30 Conc |
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| Booking: | (02) 9550 3666 or Metrotheatre.com.au or Ticketek.com.au |
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Following a sell-out run during this year's Sydney Comedy Festival, fans will get one more chance to see the Helpmann Award nominated show Don't You Know Who I Used to Be which won 'Best Local (Australian) Act' in Time Out Sydney's 2009 Comedy Awards. The show is a hilarious illustrated journey through the life of the self anointed, ignobly titled 'Lady J-Mo' from the eight year old who wrote her own Logie's acceptance speech to the comedienne we know and love.
The show is inspired by the Julia's hilarious memoirs of the same name about moving to the UK, going broke, too many 'overnight romances' and learning the hard way that mojitos are not one of the five major food groups. Julia will be revealing excerpts from the book whilst weaving her special brand of stand up magic and divulging tidbits that were too naughty to print. |
Bayside Film Festival |
| Venue: | Palace Brighton Bay Cinemas |
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| Date: | '15th to 18th July ' |
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An event that celebrates and encourages young filmmakers via a range of filmmaking initiatives and screening programmes, Bayside Film Festival is committed to introducing today's youth to the endless possibilities that film, in its many guises, affords.
Lively and informative workshops will play a key role in the 2009 line-up, including an in-depth Q&A with Adam Elliot and Melanie Coombs on their latest movie, Mary and Max. Likewise, renowned filmmaker Rohan Spong will discuss his fascinating documentary 'T' is for Teacher. Actor Lisa Maza (City Homicide, Stolen), will provide a first-hand insight on the making of her first documentary, Living in Two Worlds, whilst director Anna Brady and actor Blair McDonough (Sea Patrol, Heart Beat, Neighbours) will conduct a workshop on their film-noir spoof, Strangers on a Sushi Train.
So dust off those winter blues, and head to Bayside for a three-day celebration of youth, life and FILM!!!
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Melbourne Cup Day at Royal Randwick |
| Venue: | Alison Road, Royal Randwick Racecourse |
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| Date: | '3rd November 2009' |
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| Time: | Gates open at 9am. |
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| Fee: | $37 Members: $125 |
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| Booking: | Rroyalrandwick.com/carnivalandevents/events |
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Sydneysiders don't need to jump on a plane to enjoy all the excitement and glamour of the race that stops the nation - the Melbourne Cup.
Royal Randwick will provide plenty of fun and entertainment with eight live races and big screen coverage of all the action in Melbourne. Just five minutes from the heart of Sydney city, Royal Randwick will be alive with the best of spring racing fashion and the exhilarating atmosphere of the track.
There are a variety of hospitality packages to choose from or you can bring a picnic, find a patch of grass and enjoy the country's biggest day of racing for the year.
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Massive Art Sale Clearance |
| Venue: | Smart Artz Galler: 2 Alfred Place South Melbourne |
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| Date: | '12th December' |
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| Time: | 10am |
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| Up to 80% off retail prices.. Great original art on canvas! |
Sportsgirl Superstylist |
| Date: | 'For the month of August' |
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Calling all stylish sportsgirls!
If you love to freestyle the most outrageous outfits and have a talent for knowing what works wonders, then this shout-out is for you.
Sportsgirl is on the hunt for the ultimate Sportsgirl Superstylist and we want you to submit 5 of your most stunning styling ideas. For the lucky finalists we're challenging them to the ultimate live fash-off in our new Chadstone Superflagship store in front of a panel of glittering celebrity judges. The winner then gets to style a Sportsgirl fashion shoot and tell all in the next magazine. |
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