Newsletter | #091 | What's On this Week Newsletter | #091 | What's On this Week

Welcome to this week's Melbourne events, exhibitions, sports and community guide for September 29 - October 5, 2008.

This week, Melbourne truly gets into the swing of Spring with a huge range of events including the Victorian Seniors' Festival with special screenings at ACMI and attractions across Victoria, the Dream Festival at Birrarung Marr with art and music, and the ongoing Fringe Festival with more performances, exhibitions and theatre than you could poke a Uni student's soy-latte fair-trade mochacino at.

There's also a full plate for Melbourne with the Heathcote Wine and Food festival and two other big wine events on the weekend, along with the last days of the Asian Food Festival. Northcote also has a trick up its sleeve with the Melbourne Magic Festival, while two big music festivals continue with the Mildura Country Music Festival and the Sovereign Hill Music Festival.

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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Special Reminder
Day Light Savings Starts - Sunday October 5
Day Light Savings starts this Sunday, so be sure to set your clocks ONE HOUR FORWARD. Daylight Savings starts at 2am so make sure to change all clocks, except the VCR - it's a coin toss with TV schedules anyway!



Spring School Holiday Guide
The Grimstones is a gothic fairy tale told with beautiful old world marionettes and Australian sign language. A magical, gothic fairytale about a girl who can read dreams and a baby boy with three legs, performances run until Tuesday during holidays.

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Major Events Guide
The Dream Festival runs for four days beginning this Friday, bringing the Yarra River and Birrarung Marr to life with giant illuminated artworks depicting the dreams and aspirations of Australians. A unique public art show, the artworks will be beautifully lit at night with soundtracks and stories. The festival has something for Dreamers of all ages with live music on the weekend from some of Australia's best bands.


Victorian Seniors Festival Week, beginning this Sunday, includes more than 1000 free and low-cost events across Victoria that aim to entertain, educate and celebrate Melbourne and Victoria's senior community. This year the Aveo Live Well Festival Hub in the Lower Melbourne Town Hall is open daily offering festival visitors an opportunity to relax with a free tea or coffee while enjoying eclectic entertainment.


The Melbourne Magic Festival, running this week until Saturday at Northcote Town Hall is the biggest gathering of magical talent in Australia this century! Some of Australia's top magicians are appearing (and disappearing!) at the special festival with 50 performances of ten different shows. There'll be something for everyone with clown magic for kids and cardsharping scams for adults, comedy and illusions.


The Melbourne International Festival of Brass, continues this week and runs until Saturday, offering recitals and concert performances from some of Australia's finest musicians and brass ensembles. Celebrating the contribution of brass playing in the Australian community, the festival program includes musicians' forums, concerts, workshops, jam sessions and more at several venues throughout Melbourne.


The Drawn Blank Series, opening this week at Artiq Galleries in South Yarra, is a series of watercolour and gouache paintings created by Bob Dylan, based on drawings and sketches made on the road from 1989 to 1992. The exhibition will run until October 24th.


A Brief History of Graffiti is a photographic exhibition of slogan graffiti from around the world that has been produced and photographed by Daniel Kaplon. Held at Trades Hall, visitors are invited to view the artworks and write their own response to the work.


Punk a Photographic Journey is an exhibition of work that will feature in an up and coming book that chronicles Melbourne's Punk scene, by Melbourne based photographer, Melynda. Part of Melbourne Fringe, it is showing at Gasworks Art Park.


Heat: Art and Climate Change is a major international art exhibition held in conjunction with the conference, Cultures of Sustainability, which offers artists and writers the chance to explore issues of climate change. The exhibition is running at the RMIT Gallery.


The Sculptors Association of Victoria are currently holding their Annual Awards Exhibition in the Barn Gallery of Eltham's Montsalvat. The highly collectable work produced for the annual exhibition emanates from a mix of amateur and professional members.


Sport and War is an exhibition that highlights the controversies faced by many Australian sportspersons during wartime in decades past. With original artworks, documents, photos and film, the wartime relics include a 'Brownlow' medal presented in a Changi POW camp.


Expos & Launches
Minister for Traffic Lights - This Thursday there will be a launch at Abbotsford Convent of Tony Wilson's new illustrated children's book, The Minister for Traffic Lights. With Attorney General Rob Hulls as guest, the day includes kids' activities and artwork on display.


Metamorphosis, a dance production by the Flare Dance Company, will be performed this Friday and Saturday at the Renaissance Theatre in Kew High School. A mixed bill of dance works in a range of styles, a portion of proceeds will go towards Autism Victoria.


Blowflies, presented by Theatre on Toast, is a play about blowflies, beer, babes and bastards, all part of the beloved Footy Club of the Canteen Lady, Mrs Brown. A cheeky insight into Aussie culture, there will be shows held Thursday to Saturday in Brunswick.


Hot Shoe Shuffle is an original musical comedy about The Tap Brothers, a madcap dance act who learn of an inheritance and the sister they never knew they had. With jazz classics by Gershwin, it opens Friday at the Alexander Theatre at Clayton's Monash University.


A Cup of Tea With Aunty Marge, a production by SPARC Theatre, will run at St Kilda's Theatreworks from Thursday to Saturday. A show about Marge, a powerful woman with a story to tell, it plays with 15 Minutes of Sane, by artists from the Music Network. Pandora's Dolls, presented by the House of Burlesque, is a vaudeville burlesque interpretation of the legend of Pandora with wind up human toys as each sin she releases. Held at Northcote Town Hall part of the Melbourne Fringe, it ends Wednesday.


Zoetrope, at a cost of $5 and running for 10 minutes, is a whirlwind live performance that revolves to the rhythms of honky-tonk jazz. Part mechanism, part human entertainment, Zoetrope appears at the North Melbourne Town Hall during Fringe.


Playspotting, presented by MelBorn08, the Melbourne Writers' Theatre's Annual 10 minute play festival, is a hot mix of 11 short plays, brought to life by Melbourne's finest actors, writers and directors with performances held at the Carlton Courthouse.


The Rocky Horror Show has finally hit Melbourne, bringing Richard O'Brien's classic musical to the stage with ARIA-nominated singer iOta as the outrageous Dr Frank N Furter. The iconic play and long time cult favourite is on at the Comedy Theatre. Young Noise, part of the Yarra Community Music Network, will be performing this Tuesday at Abbotsford Convent's Lentil as Anything. The music group features young locals aged between 14 and 25 living in and around the North Richmond housing estates.


Cry Baby Classical Concerts, organised by 3MBS 103.5FM Classically Melbourne and the City of Yarra, offer parents and children the chance to enjoy classical music. With a performance held this Wednesday at Fitzroy Town Hall, entry is by Gold Coin donation.


Entertainment & Nightlife
lack Francis, the extremely talented lead singer of the Pixies, will be appearing this Thursday at The Forum. In his first solo show here in over a decade, he'll be performing songs from his latest album, Svn Fngrs and 2007's Bluefinger. Tickets will sell fast. Theatresports returns this year with a cast of mighty thespians battling onstage every Sunday at St Kilda's Theatreworks. Pitting teams against each other in ever-increasing degrees of improvised difficulty, each night brings hilarious feats of do-or-die wit! World Animal Day Celebration - This Sunday, the Australian Ambassador for World Animal Day, Pam Ahern, invites you to meet and celebrate all animals with her rescued animal residents at Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary in Willowmavin, one hour north of Melbourne. A fun-filled day with kids activities, the day includes animal friendly trade stalls, farm tours, dog agility demos, animal expert presentations and more. Luna Freeze - Luna Park will be making the most of the winter months with Melbourne's newest ice skating venue, held in the middle of Luna Park's Winter Wonderland. With ice-skating set to cool tunes and all under dazzling lights, Luna Freeze runs until October.

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Puzzles & Competitions
Anagram-orama!
We've rearranged the letters of three of the attractions featured in this week's newsletter. See if you can figure them out! Sign up for Next Week's Newsletter to avoid missing the answers..The Mad Relive Fast
Hold A Teen Egg
Throne Form Hate GinLast week's answers are further down with Melbourne Trivia


Spot The Difference
There are 5 Differences between these two pictures of Royal Arcade, the oldest retail arcade in Australia... See if you can spot them! Sign up for answers revealed in Next Week's Newsletter


Last week's answers are further down with Melbourne Trivia
More about the Royal Arcade | Learn More about Melbourne!


Competitions
The Blessing of the Bicycles, held Sunday at North Fitzroy's Edinburgh Gardens, is a one hour ceremony that begins at 1pm, offering Melbourne's cyclists a non-denominational blessing of themselves and their beloved bikes. Live music will be part of the free event.


The Royal Melbourne Hospital Home Lottery offers thousands of fantastic prizes and also helps the hospital in providing the best care for possible for those in need of their many services. This year, for the first time ever, the much-anticipated grand prize is a fully furnished $2.1 million Englehart Grand Prize Showhome that comes complete with a brand new 2008 Mercedes-Benz C200 Classic in the driveway...


Markets, Fetes and Fairs
The Australian University Games, now in its 15th year, are currently being hosted in Melbourne with university students from across Australia competing in 28 sports at various sporting venues throughout Melbourne. Running until this Friday, the University Games is the flagship event on the national university sporting calendar and competition is fierce to take home the title of champion university.


Soccer (The Other Football)
The Asian Food Festival, now in its 22nd year, is held throughout September and celebrates both Spring and the diverse range of Asian cuisine available in Melbourne. Each year the very popular festival delivers a major culinary celebration, as Melbourne dining comes alive with hot and spicy, sweet and sour and all the Asian flavours in between showcased at Melbourne's best Asian restaurants.


Wining
The King Valley Shed Wine Show is a unique event held this Saturday at King Valley's Gracebrook Stables. Local makers of wine, both professional and amateur, will showcase their wine with visitors invited to be the judges with a Wine Tasting Course also on the day. Cleanskins.com sell premium Australian wines direct to the public at up to 50% off retail prices, offering Free Home Delivery and a 100% Money Back Guarantee.

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
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Dining In
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Last Week's Puzzle Answers
Anagram-orama!Serve A Band Minty Ore - Darebin Mayor's Event
Stir Theme Song - The Grimstones
Tier Tethered Falcons - Shattered Reflection
Spot The Difference
Here are the 5 Differences in last week's picture of the Chinese Museum...

Newsletter | #090 | What's On this Week [Last Week]


Melbourne Trivia
I'd Swear Someone Lunched Over My Grave!
Many people assume the first cemetery in Melbourne was the Old Melbourne Cemetery, whereas in fact it was Burial Hill, known today as Flagstaff Gardens.

These days, the park is the most highly used garden in Melbourne (per square metre) and a popular lunchtime oasis for workers in the city's northwest.

Willie, the child of James Goodman was the first person to buried in Melbourne, Port Phillip District. He was buried on 13th May 1836 at Burial Hill. This site was only used for about 6 burials.

Read more about Melbourne Cemeteries | Read Melbourne Trivia...

WHAT'S ON CALENDAR
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