Newsletter | #238 | What's On this Week Newsletter | #238 | What's On this Week

Welcome to this week's Melbourne events, exhibitions, sports and community guide for Tuesday to Monday, July 26 to August 1.

This week... there's the New Voices Festival in Eltham showcasing the works of newly published writiers and the inspiration that drives them, while those seeking some toe-tapping adventure can make their way to the Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival.

There's the chance to take a closer look at Melbourne and its inner workings as many of the city's most iconic buildings open their doors to the public with the return of Melbourne Open House.

With the opportunity to explore some of Melbourne's unique architecture and history, it'll also afford some extra shelter if the weekend proves to be drizzly, not to mention the temporary boon in toilets for those who cringe at some of Melbourne's less than kempt facilities.



Major Events
Melbourne Open House is a free event that allows Melburnians and visitors to the city the rare opportunity to discover the often hidden wealth of design, architectural, engineering and historic gems in the city with more than 75 iconic and lesser known treasures open to explore.
When: Saturday & Sunday, 30 & 31 - 10am to 4pm


Film Festivals
Melbourne International Film Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary as one of Australia's key cinema events and also one of the oldest film festivals in the world. Held at various venues, the program features films from across the globe with special guests, Q&A screenings and much more.
When: July 21 to August 7


Music & Arts Festivals
Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival offers a program of music featuring more than 20 blues bands performing in the streets and at venues that include award-winning restaurants. With entertainment for people of all ages the festival includes a Blues Boot Camp for Kids.
When: Friday to Sunday, July 29 to 31


New Voices Festival, held at St Margaret's Anglican Church Hall and Montsalvat in Eltham, showcases first time published local and interstate writers and poets appearing alongside award-winning authors and mentors with special guests including David Walker and music from The Nymphs.
When: Saturday & Sunday, July 30 & 31


State of Design Festival, Australia's biggest celebration of design, offers a diverse program of interactive events, exhibitions, workshops and talks held in Melbourne and regional Victoria with this year's theme of 'Design That Moves' focusing on transport design and education.
When: July 20 to 31


Gertrude Street Projection Festival turns Fitzroy's popular strip into an outdoor gallery of free projection displays with walls, windows, buildings and more brought to life. Festival highlights include guided tours and Sensory Overload, a night of live music and interactive projections.
When: July 22 to 31 - 6pm to Midnight
Sensory Overload: Friday July 29


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Performances & Theatre
The Mall, directed by Stephanie Lee, is Thomas Sainsbury's popular play about the eleven days in which the inhabitants of a local mall who go about their lives while a food court attendant plans their destruction. The novel and darkly humorous play is held at Brunswick's AtticErratic.
When: Tuesday to Saturday, July 26 to 30


Death to Carnivale! is an alternative horror-gore musical that tells of an old wild west carnival troupe and the tragedy brought by their showman Barnaby's spiralling descent into demonic madness. With an original goth-rock score, the wicked production is held at Revolt in Kensington.
When: Wednesday to Saturday, July 27 to 30


Pin Drop, presented by Southbank's Malthouse Theatre, is a performance by Tamara Saulwick. Drawing on interviews with people aged six to 92 to create an immersive audio-sensory world, the production explores the most private of experiences, fear, and the primal urges it inspires.
When: July 26 to August 7


Little Help From My Friends, held at Preston's Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre, is Promac Productions' new show that celebrates The Beatles with David Cameron and his band joined by Philip Wheeldon as Narrator, taking the audience through the story of the legendary band.
When: Friday July 29 - 11am


Buddy's Back! is an exciting theatre show featuring Scot Robin who appeared in the original cast of the smash hit musical Buddy, playing the rock and roll legend. Performing Buddy Holly's hit songs including That'll Be The Day, he'll appear at Bulleen's Manningham Hotel.
When: Saturday July 30


Hamlet, presented by Melbourne Theatre Company in Southbank, sees Shakespeare's classic tale of revenge and tragedy given a fresh and contemporary interpretation in this reworking of one of the greatest plays by the same team that uniquely brought Richard III to life last year.
When: July 19 to August 31


J.A.T.O, presented by MKA theatre in Prahran, is a play Vedrana Klepica. Adapted by RE Ross Trust winner Declan Greene, the performance tells of a band of terrorist freedom fighters who have disguised themselves and come equipped with instruments and a shotgun type Marocchi model 03.
When: July 12 to 30 - Tuesdays to Saturdays


Love Never Dies brings the phenomenal musical hit to Melbourne with performances at the Regent Theatre. Continuing Andrew Lloyd Webber's greatest love story, The Phantom of the Opera, the musical extravaganza follows on ten years after the Phantom's disappearance and his new life in New York.
When: May 29 to November 17 | Book Now


ROCK OF AGES, held at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre, is a hilarious, feel-good love story set in 1987 when a small-town girl meets a big-city dreamer in L.A.'s most legendary rock club. Told through music of the era, the comedy includes hits such as 'Don't Stop Believin', 'The Final Countdown' and other classics.
When: Until August 14 | Book Now


Classical, Choral & Recitals
Randy Newman, a living musical legend, gifted composer and social satirist, will be performing at the Arts Centre where he'll be joined in the special concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as they present some his greatest songs and music from his magnificent movie scores.
When: Friday & Saturday, July 29 & 30


Baroque Triple Bill, presented by Victorian Opera and performed at Melbourne Recital Centre, features fully staged cantatas from two great composers with Bach's comic works, Coffee Cantata and Fight Between Phoebus and Pan paired with a tragic love story by Monteverdi.
When: July 28 & 30 and August 1, 2, 4 & 5


Manins, Gould, Jones Trio, an award-winning group with extraordinary compositional and improvisatory skills, will be performing at Montsalvat in Eltham where they'll present music from their new recording, as well as pieces from their award-winning 2008 CD, Under the Tall Trees.
When: Sunday July 31 - 3pm


Burlesque, Cabaret & Dance
Lolo and Berto and Friends, performed at the Butterfly Club in South Melbourne, features the award-winning Susan Bamford Caleo as Lolo and Robert Stephens as Berto as they capture the heart and humour of Europe in the 1920s and 30s with accordion, voice and musical surprises.
When: Thursday to Sunday, July 28 to 31


Burlesque Rio Carnivale! sees Madame Natalia's Cirque de Femmes at Fitzroy's Burlesque Bar tip their feathers to Rio and its colourful culture with a special night of performances featuring featuring Madame Natalia herself and burlesque girls, Bijou, Honey B Goode and Bella-d.
When: Friday July 29 - Shows at 7:30pm & 11pm


Greyhound Racing @ The Meadows hosts a range of raceday and non-raceday events throughout the year with the venue renowned worldwide for high class racing.
Next Race Dates:
Wednesday & Saturday, July 27 & 30


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White's In A Name?
Melburnian 'Mac' Robertson, regarded as the greatest entrepreneur and philanthropist in contemporary Australian History was the founder of confectionery company MacRobertson's, which gave us the tasty icons of the Cherry Ripe and Freddo Frog.

A philanthropist and flagrant self-promoter, Robertson funded Mawson's Antarctic expeditions and a series of international air races. There is even an area of Antarctica named after Melbourne's legendary confectionary wizard.

Sir Douglas Mawson named a part of the Antarctic Mac Robertson Land in honour of the great entrepreneur. It was a fitting landscape to pay tribute to the Melbourne icon, who wore white suits, painted his factories white, and even used white draught horses to pull his white carts.

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