Newsletter | #232 | What's On this Week Newsletter | #232 | What's On this Week

Welcome to this week's Melbourne events, exhibitions, sports and community guide for Tuesday to Monday, June 14 to 20.

This week... the streets are alive with the sound of music as Coburg Carnivale brings entertainment to Sydney Road with a program of music and arts, while Emerge Festival sets up its own little orange witch hats and holds a block party on Fitzroy's Napier Street to celebrate many a culture with food, music and markets.

Melbourne gets a touch of the Irish with an affair much less raucous than St Pat's Day as Bloomsday in Melbourne honours Bloomsday, which in turn honours James Joyce's rollicking yarn, Ulysses, which in turn again honours Homer's Odyssey.

There's a touch of cartoonery with the Melbourne International Animation Festival offering an enormous program of cinema for young and old. And carrying on with the art bent, there's Northern Exposure Festival, which celebrates Northcote's thriving arts culture.

Personally, I'd like to thank those involved with Northern Exposure for offering a concise summary of what's involved in their event. Too often these days it's a chore making sense of any artists statements with all their vague psychobabble and elaborate subtexts. Quite often it reads like the nonsense of angry penguins typing Shakespeare, assuming the monkeys were on strike.

Anyway, fans of such elusive chicanery will no doubt welcome Bloomsday with open arms... and equally open interpretations.



Major Events
Coburg Carnivale brings music and art to the public with the Sydney Road shopping precinct and Victoria Street Mall coming alive with a showcase of colour and culture. With diverse roving performances and special events, highlights include Saturday Carnivale in the Mall with workshops, parades and more.
When: Tuesday to Saturday, June 14 to 18


Emerge Festival will present Freedom From Fear, a free celebration held as part of Refugee Week in Victoria. Taking place at Fitzroy Town Hall and along Napier Street, the block party features three stages of nonstop world music, a vibrant marketplace, food stalls, workshops, children's activities and more.
When: Sunday June 19, Midday to 5pm


The Light in Winter, Federation Square's annual celebration of light and enlightenment, offers a free program of events that brings together local and international artists, designers and multicultural communities with a series of light-based artworks, community events and forums and a mid-winter Solstice Celebration.
When: June 2 to July 3


Music & Arts Festivals
Bloomsday in Melbourne, held each year, is a literary festival that celebrates James Joyce's novel, Ulysses. Held to entertain as well as demystify Joyce and his work, the festival features a seminar, special dinner and the play 'An Irishman and a Jew Go into a Pub', based on the Cyclops chapter of Ulysses.
When: Thursday & Friday, June 16 & 17


Northern Exposure Festival celebrates the creative community and arts culture entrenched in Northcote with a range of performances and art exhibitions held in shop fronts throughout Northcote's High Street. With visual art displays, artist talks and demonstrations, the festival includes vibrant artisans markets.
When: June 17 to July 3


Film Festivals
Warburton Film Festival, held at the Upper Yarra Arts Centre in Warburton, offers a weekend of films, food and fun at one of Australia's longest running film festivals. With special screenings and events, the festival is presented by the Yarra Ranges Film Society, which was first established in 1999.
When: Friday to Sunday, June 17 to 19


Melbourne International Animation Festival, held at ACMI Cinema in Federation Square, celebrates its eleventh year with a comprehensive line-up of unique animated short films that include recent productions and classics from the archive with over 400 films featured in over 40 festival programs.
When: June 20 to 26


Food Festivals
Winter WineFest celebrates the best of Nillumbik's wineries with a weekend of special dinners and entertainment. Held at six of the best boutique wineries, including Yarrambat Estate and Redbox Vineyard in Kangaroo Ground, the family owned wineries are just 10 minutes apart, and just 35minutes from Melbourne.
When: Saturday & Sunday, June 18 & 19


Exhibitions - Art | Festival | Show
Small Works Exhibition, held at Brunswick Street Gallery, showcases submitted works and the winning pieces of it annual $10,000 Small Works Prize. Featuring works that were allowed to span all mediums and themes, both framed or unframed, entrants had to submit pieces no larger than 30cm.
When: June 14 to 30
Opening & Awards Night: Friday June 17 - 6pm


Vision over Visibility, showing at Kinross House in Toorak, is an exhibition by Libby Byrne, a well-known Melbourne artist, art therapist and educator. With works that focuses on spirituality, drawing on her own inspirations to inspire others, she has exhibited widely in galleries specialising in spiritual art.
When: June 17 to July 17
Opening Night: Thursday June 16 - 7:30pm to 9pm
Artist's Talk: Sunday July 3 - 2pm


Australian Woodturning Exibition, presented by the Whitehorse Woodturners Club, offers a rare chance to view some of the best woodturning in Australia with works that will inspire all woodturners and anyone appreciative of woodcraft. It's held at the Waratah Room of the Whitehorse Centre in Nunawading.
When: Friday to Sunday, June 17 to 19


Fantasy fulfilment and the invisible provocateur is an exhibition by Penelope Trotter, held at Caulfield's Monash University. Drawing on fantasies inspired by repressed desires, Penelope aimed to publicly fulfil these as far as possible using Surrealist Ethnographic Documentary techniques.
When: June 14 to 24 - Closed Sundays


Black Box White Cube, held at the Arts Centre, is a free exhibition exploring the intersections between art and performance. Focusing on 1970's performance art and how influences such as music and dance have affected contemporary Australian art, participating artists include Philip Brophy and Rose Farrell.
When: Until September 25


Archiving the Nights, presented at James Makin Gallery in Collingwood, is an exhibition of recent works by Adam Nudelman, a talented painter whose works capture the realism of landscapes and skies while also casting a slight slant of the unreal, challenging the viewer to straddle between the two.
When: Until June 25 - Tuesdays to Saturdays


Journey Through Landscape, Sea & Sky, held at Town Hall Gallery in Hawthorn, is an exhibition by Rupert Gray and Liz Johnson, artists who both have a focus on the landscape genre, yet work in contrasting ways with Johnson's series created in the moment to capture the scene while Gray's works lean toward abstraction.
When: Until June 25 - Wednesdays to Saturdays


Black and White, presented at Bundoora Homestead, documents Indigenous Australia through the lens with pieces ranging from the commercial photography of European immigrants in the 1870s, through to the conceptually driven work of some of today's most celebrated and contemporary Aboriginal artists.
When: Until July 10


Steven Perrette, whose works are drawn from observation and use saturated colour to heighten contrast and mood, will be holding a solo exhibition of drawings at Arts Project Gallery in Northcote. Detailing sights from a train, Perrette shapes for us the hideous beauty and poignant loneliness of the modern world.
When: Until July 20 - Closed Sundays


Pieces of Fate, presented by Melbourne's Pieces of Eight Gallery, is a group exhibition of exquisite handcrafted pendants. With works from 37 of the gallery's represented artists who have broadly explored the idea of an objects fate and how the pendant can tell a story, possess magical powers or even protect an individual.
When: Until July 2
Artists' Workshop: June 25 - Bookings Essential


Appearances, featured at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Southbank, is an exhibition by Turner prize exhibiting artist Nathan Coley. The major commission transforms ACCA's large exhibition hall into a civic plaza, defined by a series of cast concrete platforms in situ, , inspired by designs of Oscar Niemeyer.
When: May 28 to July 24


Tutankhamun, presented by Melbourne Museum, will for the first time in Australia's history see this record-breaking exhibition visit Melbourne for its only Australian stop before the Egyptian treasures, which include Tutankhamun's golden canopic coffinette, are returned to their home in Cairo.
When: Until November 6 | Book Tickets


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Expos, Launches, Open Days & Lectures
MyBiz Expo, taking place at Melbourne Exhibition Centre, is a 'one stop shop' for anyone in the SME sector seeking information about best practice and sustainability. The expo allows people to meet with over 50 business experts, gain access to the latest business trends, products and services and more.
When: Thursday & Friday, June 16 & 17


Australian Dance & Performing Arts Expo, held at Melbourne Exhibition Centre, celebrates the dance and performing arts industry with a showcase of the latest dance accessories, fashions and gear. With workshops and over 150 exhibitors, the expo features schools, retailers, agencies, venues and more.
When: Friday to Sunday, June 17 to 19


Reinvent Your Career Expo offers information on career opportunities, skills matching, and alternative education options for those looking to explore future career paths. With the largest gathering of employers, educators and trainers on offer at one great venue, it's held at Melbourne Exhibition Centre.
When: Saturday & Sunday, June 18 & 19


Victoria's New Age Healing & Psychic Expo, appearing at Bendigo's Quality Resort, showcases a wide range of stalls offering jewellery, incense, salt lamps, crystals and more. Visitors to the expo will also be able to have a personal psychic reading with experienced mediums, clairvoyants and tarot readers.
When: Saturday & Sunday, June 18 & 19


Melbourne Tours
Melbourne's Underbelly Crime Tour lets you discover the darker side of Melbourne as you walk in the footsteps of notorious criminals, exploring the scenes of some of the city's most infamous criminal events. The tour also includes 50% discount on entry to the Old Melbourne Gaol.
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More Expos & Launches | More Open Days | Country Racing Victoria represents racing clubs in outer metropolitan areas and small clubs in rural areas with race programs that include special days with kids' entertainment.
Highlights: Sunday June 19 - Mosstrooper Jumps Day, Bendigo
Race Dates: June 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20


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Community Sports
Masters Cycling Races, presented by Southern Vets Cycling Club, invites cyclists to come along to an event and try 2 or 3 rides. With Club Memberships available for women aged 30+ and men aged 35+, the club offers grades to suit whatever your current level is, along with special deals and exciting rides.
Next Event: Sunday June 19 - Lang Lang


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