Newsletter | #074 | What's On this Week Newsletter | #074 | What's On this Week

Welcome to this week's Melbourne events, exhibitions, sports and community guide for June 2 - June 8, 2008.

This week, A Taste of Portugal offers culture aplenty along with the ongoing Melbourne Italian Festival. Going Green Expo can help make you home eco-friendly, and it's all very British on Her Majesty's long weekend with Portarlington's National Celtic Festival and UKfest in Mornington. There's also the beginning of Fed Square's Light in Winter, a celebration of music with the Piano festival, and for the kids the Little Big Shot film festival returns.

There are sport details, special dining offers and info on upcoming events and highlights in beautiful Melbourne, so read on and enjoy!

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School Holiday Guide
Check out our School Holiday Guide for a head start on things to do with the kids during the school holidays in Winter, held between June 28 and July 13.

Updated Weekly with all the Latest Events!!

The guide is updated weekly to highlight the best things to do over the holiday period for the young and young at heart, to help you find perfect ways to enjoy the holidays with events, tours and holiday care programs.. all in marvellous Melbourne!



Major Events Guide
The National Celtic Festival is Australia's largest and most diverse celebration of Celtic culture, held in Portarlington over the long weekend. From Friday night to Monday afternoon there will be performances and Celtic music of the highest quality in large concert venues, wine bars and intimate acoustic venues. With something for everyone, the festival also features a range of workshops on offer for adults and kids.


Piano! is the Australian National Academy of Music's celebration of the piano and of great piano playing. With recitalists and teachers including Emanuel Ax, Boris Berman, Pascal Roge, Geoffrey Lancaster, Roy Howat and Michael Kieran Harvey playing, teaching and talking about the literature of the piano. Running until June 11, all events take place at the Academy, located in the east wing of the South Melbourne Town Hall. The Melbourne Italian Festival, continuing this week, is an event that embraces all aspects of the performing arts to highlight the vibrant Italian culture throughout Melbourne. Running until June 8, this year's festival will see a wide range of activities and attractions taking place throughout Melbourne, including everything from music and films to poetry, arts and theatre, celebrating Italian culture and the arts.



Upcoming Events
EastLink Road Show | Open Day on June 15
ConnectEast has revealed plans to host a community open day, named EastLink Road Show, on Sunday 15 June to give you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to walk, run or cycle on EastLink before it opens to traffic. With a festival featuring a vintage vehicle parade, there will also be running and cycling events, one of which will help raise funds for Cancer Council Victoria.
Learn More & Register Today



Exhibitions - Art | Festival | Show
People Like Us | Love and Loss - Off the kerb gallery in Collingwood are hosting two series of work by Adam Brozinski and Elizabeth Nigol. The combined works capture a moment of the subject's lives, exploring the human condition in parallel representations. Darwin with Tears celebrates Lyndal Jones' successful career at the forefront of Australian video and performance art. Showing at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, it includes work that represented Australia at the 2001 Venice Biennale. Around Australia in a 4x4 is an exhibition of work by John Waldron Taylor, raising money for Chances for Children to help socially disadvantaged youths in the Mallee region. On display at Stefano's Gallery in Mildura, Taylor's work can also be viewed online.


VCA Dance are celebrating their 30th Anniversary with special performances that will run at VCA's Space 28. Featuring students both past and present, the performances explore and also honour the significant influence that VCA has had in the past three decades. Boeing-Boeing, starring Shaun Micallef, is one of the most enjoyable and mischievously funny shows to hit Melbourne in years. Offering a seriously sexy and funny twist on classic comedy, performances begin Saturday at the Comedy Theatre and run until June 22. udacious - The Australian Chamber Orchestra will be presenting special performances with Guest Director, John Storgårds. With a program of unusual works from around the world, performances will be held Sunday and next Monday at the Arts Centre. Inky, now playing at Theatreworks in St Kilda, tells the story of a couple who take in Inky, a young nanny who's obsessed with Muhammad Ali. Set in the morally skewed 80's, they're forced to face their limitations in this dark comedy about fighting back. Clickety Tock is a fast paced, intriguing installation theatre piece that wanders into the chaotic, stressful and time starved life of the 21st Century. Part truth, part surreal and part tongue in cheek, it is currently showing at the Fitzroy Town Hall's Reading Room.


The Chaser's Age of Terror Variety Hour sees the infamous comedy troupe take to the stage with a diverse range of sketches, songs, presentations and interactive audience segments. Performances will begin Tuesday at The Athenaeum theatre.


How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found
Hoy Polloy's latest performance is the award-winning story of a young executive, stripped of all that defined him. The darkly funny play is performed at Brunswick's Mechanics Institute Performing Arts Centre. Guys And Dolls, playing at Princess Theatre, features a sensational cast that includes Lisa McCune, Garry McDonald, Shane Jacobson and Magda Szubanski. Set during 1940's New York, the must-see musical is one of Broadway's greatest shows!



Entertainment & Nightlife
WrestleRock are celebrating their second Birthday Bash this Saturday with a huge home coming party of the wildest rocking and rolling wrestling at Richmond's Corner Hotel. The night will also feature Motley Crue tribute band, Shout At The Bastards.


Live Music Guide Melbourne Venues and Gig guide.



Competitions
Be the first to ride the Wheel - a ride to remember!
Win a ride to remember on Waterfront City's stunning 120m high Southern Star Observation Wheel.

Scheduled for completion in late 2008, the winners will also receive two guided tours throughout 2008 to see the construction progress, a commemorative gift and invitations to the official VIP launch!

Competition Ends 30th of June 2008


$12,000 Cash Bonanza! Here's your chance to share in a $12,000 CASH BONANZA, courtesy of Financial Services Online! Apply free online for any comparative quote & you automatically qualify for free entry into their monthly prize draw of $1,000!

For More Competitions Visit Here



Dining & Drink
Wining
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Perfect for all lovers of wine, their impressive range of wines and service were recommended on Channel 7's Today Tonight and Channel 9's A Current Affair.
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Special Dining Offers
Visit Here For The Latest Deals With Menulog!! Basque Tapas & Wine, located on Windsor's bustling Chapel Street in Windsor, offers a mouth-watering taste of Spain with tantalising aromas and flavours...

SPECIAL DINING OFFER!!
Book Through Menulog and receive 20% off Total Lunch Bill when you dine at Basque Tapas & Wine!
Visit here for BOOKING DETAILS @ Menulog

Offer ends June 30 so be sure to Book Early!



Melbourne offers a splendid range of food styles to enjoy. Here are just a few classic food styles to choose from..
Modern Australian Cuisine
Chinese Restaurants
Italian Restaurants
Seafood Restaurants
French RestaurantsFor more restaurants...
Check out onlyMelbourne's Restaurant Directory
Or you can View & Book a Table @ MenuLog
Dining In
Menulog Home Delivery is a great chance to eat fine cuisine at home! With over 300 of the best restaurants on offer, you're sure to find something to suit any taste or occasion. To find fast and easy delivery in your area, Visit Here.


Sporting Events
Motorsport
The Midas 400 - Round 5 of the V8 Supercar Championship will have a new look this year when the Midas 400 hits the Sandown International Raceway this long weekend. Featuring three exciting sprint races, the event is three days of non-stop action.


AFL - Round 11
Round 11 offers more bang for your buck with 5 AFL matches this week and an extra day of footy on Monday as part of the long weekend.. Thanks muchly, your Majesty!
Friday at Telstra Dome
Kangaroos v Geelong at 7.40pm

Saturday at The MCG
Richmond v Adelaide at 2.10pm

Saturday at Telstra Dome
Essendon v Hawthorn at 7.10pm

Sunday at Telstra Dome
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs at 2.10pm

Monday at The MCG
Melbourne v Collingwood at 2.10pm

www.afl.com.au - AFL League
Australian Rules Football

Markets, Fetes and Fairs
Avenel Produce & Craft Market is held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Only an hour's drive from Melbourne, the market offers fresh produce and wine, plants, jewellery, crafts and much more. While there you can even squeeze in a shiatsu massage.



Melbourne Market Guide
2nd Weekend of Month
Make the most of the sunny days and head to one of Melbourne's many excellent markets, fetes and fairs for a bargain! An increasing number of food and produce markets including wine are always popping up around the suburbs. And don't forget garage sales!
Fetes Fairs & Shows
Art & Craft Markets
Food & Produce Markets
Swap Meets
Garage Sales
Visit Here


Melbourne For Kids
Game On, a special exhibition held at ACMI, almost literally features the A-Z of video and computer gaming history with an extensive collection of artwork, playable games, footage and more! With gaming consoles on display from the earliest era of arcade games through to modern consoles like the Playstation 3 and WII, the exhibition also shows the future of games and where the next adrenaline rush lies! Science Issues Cafe is a monthly discussion group that allows lay people to get together and discuss the big issues in science today. Held at Princes Hill Community Centre, this Monday Ary Hoffman the concept of environmental stress.


Learn to Knit at Prahran Library - Every Wednesday at Prahran Library there is a free one-hour knitting class for people of all ages and experience. A great way to make friends and be creative, the classes begin at 1:30pm - needles and wool can be provided.


You Can Help
There are many social causes that are relevant to people from all walks of life, many of which rely on public support to better the community or assist those who are less fortunate or to benefit others. This week we ask you to consider the following..

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