Newsletter | #244 | What's On this Week Newsletter | #244 | What's On this Week

Welcome to this week's Melbourne events, exhibitions, sports and community guide for Tuesday to Monday, September 6 to 12.

This week... hot on the heels of the recent Melbourne Writers' Festival, the wordsmiths can continue to rejoice and wet their inkwells with the Overload Poetry Festival. Also catering to those of an artistic bent, there's Yarra Valley Open Studios Festival with a showcase of artists and their creative abodes, along with Mildura Palimpsest celebrating the work of local and international artists.

On the multicultural side of things, there's the Mooncake Festival with a free day of entertainment held at Queen Victoria Market, while Festival Indonesia makes its return with a weekend of attractions.

Combine them all with the ongoing Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, and what you may have is a moral tale involving my stubborn penchant for chain belts and a nephew who insists on grabbing them. The moral being that such a fashion statement runs the risk of inspiring an impromptu Mooncake Festival of one's own - which some might find rather poetic.



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Yoga and Meditation Weekend Retreat offers a short weekend away to give yourself something positive with a relaxing event held in Healesville that includes guided deep relaxation sessions, Indian vegetarian cooking classes, walks in the beautiful Yarra Valley and much more.
When: September 30 to October 2 - Bookings Essential


21st Century Financial Education Summit features Sir Richard Branson, Tim Ferris, Eddie McGuire and others at Hisense Arena where you can discover what they didn't teach at school about excelling financially in the 21st Century from over a dozen of the world's most successful entrepreneurs.
When: Friday & Saturday, October 21 & 22


Major Events
Overload Poetry Festival, Australia's premier poetry festival, celebrates the vibrant poetry scene with a broad program of entertainment and special events. With poets from across the globe and Melbourne brought together, the festival is held at various venues.
When: September 9 to 17


Festival Indonesia Weekend, held at Southbank's Queensbridge Square, showcases the culture, tourism and talents of Indonesia with food, performances, children's activities and music and craft workshops. Highlights also include a fashion show and cooking demonstrations.
When: Saturday & Sunday, September 10 & 11


Diamond Creek Rotary Town Fair celebrates Diamond Creek's community with local groups including The Scouts raising funds and promoting their activities with the fair also featuring a large carnival area with rides and sideshow attractions along with a Grand Parade and fireworks.
When: Saturday September 10


Mooncake Festival, taking place at Queen Victoria Market, is a celebration of Chinese culture with the special event offering authentic Asian street food and stalls of handicrafts. A great day out for the family, there'll also be martial art displays, dancing and kids' activities.
When: Sunday September 11 - 9am to 4pm


Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated at Melbourne's Chinese Museum, offers a wide range of attractions that are held free with museum entry. Visitors will be introduced to Moon Cake making, Lantern making, Tea tasting and Chinese dance performances by the Sabrina Dance Troupe.
When: Sunday September 11


Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, held at its festival hub of Melbourne Town hall and other venues, showcases all the hottest designers, labels, styles and retailers Melbourne offers with events that include fashion parades, films, workshops, parties, markets and exhibitions.
When: September 5 to 11


Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival is a celebration of Spring, offering fun for people of all ages with events including arts and photography exhibitions, concerts, open garden days featuring awards and garden tours and a grand parade day with plenty of fun at the town fair.
When: September 1 to 11


Music & Arts Festivals
Yarra Valley Open Studios Festival offers a look into the workspaces of more than 45 artists working in a range of mediums including paintings, pottery, jewellery making, photography and more. The program includes an exhibition of all artists involved at Yarra Glen's Sticks Winery.
When: Until September 18 - Saturdays & Sundays
Group Exhibition: Until September 18


Mildura Palimpsest, with this year's theme of Collaborators and Saboteurs, is a biennial site-specific arts exposition and symposium. Showcasing works created by local and national artists, the program also features international projects from Tibet, Finland, UK, China and Japan.
When: Friday to Sunday, September 9 to 11


Darebin Music Feast celebrates song writing and music in all its diverse forms with a huge program of events at more than 25 venues. Celebrating Darebin as one of Melbourne's most thriving music communities, many events are free including the High Noon street festival.
When: September 2 to 18
High Noon Festival: Sunday September 18


Ballarat Foto Biennale, the southern hemisphere's largest photography event, offers a program that showcases the best photography from across Australia and the world with exhibitions of work by artists from China, Poland and other countries, displayed in many venues in Ballarat.
When: August 20 to September 18


Film Festivals
Korean Film Festival, held at ACMI Cinemas at Federation Square, returns for its 2nd year with an expanded line-up of cinema. With a program of the latest contemporary hits and a selection of classics, films range from bloody revenge pics, to award-winning indie drama and comedy.
When: Saturday to Tuesday, September 10 to 13


Food & Wine Festivals
The Spring Graze, held as part of Put Victoria on Your Table, a Victorian Government initiative that celebrates our greatest foods and wines, offers a tasty series of events celebrating the arrival of Spring with more than 60 events held at some of the best restaurants in Victoria.
When: September 1 to 30


Flavours of Greece Festival, presented by the Bank of Cyprus, showcases the best in Greek cuisine, celebrating its relevance in Australia's food scene with ticketed events at various restaurants and the highlight of a free Greek Style Coffee Making Competition at Oakleigh's Eaton Mall.
When: Until September 28 - Various Dates & Venues
Greek Style Coffee Making Competition:
Saturday September 24


Exhibitions - Art | Festival | Show
Fu Hong, a talented artist whose works are featured as part of private collections the world over, will be the focus of an exhibition held at Jenny Pihan Fine Art Gallery in Hampton, displaying the remarkable draftsmanship of this modernist realist's skilfully painted pictures.
When: September 10 to 18 - Closed Mondays
Official Opening: Saturday September 10 - 11am


Tate Adams, one of Australia's most acclaimed printmakers now in his 80s, has adopted gouache as his favoured medium, leaving behind the intricacies of the woodblock. Exhibiting at Melbourne's RMIT Gallery, the Townsville-based printmaker will showcase a broad spectrum of work.
When: Until November 5 - Mondays to Saturdays
Official Opening: Wednesday September 28 - 6pm to 8pm


Fairfield Primary School Art4All Festival, now in its 14th year, is one of Melbourne's most highly-anticipated art events with works by local artists on display along with an Artisan Market, fun activities and creative workshops for the kids, and stalls offering fabulous foods.
When: Sunday September 11 - 10am to 3pm


Tape Melbourne, on display at the Western Terrace of Federation Square, is a temporary work made entirely of packing tape. Created by revolutionary Viennese/Croatian design mavens Numen/For Use, the evolving web like work is an exciting hybrid of art and design.
When: Until September 24


Sculpture & Painted Relief, held at Bulleen's Heide Museum of Modern Art, showcases a diverse selection of small sculptures and painted reliefs from the 1950s onwards with many of the works drawn from what was the personal collection of Heide founders John and Sunday Reed.
When: Until October 2 - Closed Mondays


Space Invaders, held at Melbourne's RMIT Gallery, draws entirely from the National Gallery of Australia's collection for an exhibition that surveys the past 10 years of Australian street art with more than 40 artists featured in displays of over 100 stencils, posters, paste-ups, zines and more.
When: September 2 to November 5
Graffiti Wall Art Project: September 26 to 30
Street Art Seminar: September 26 - 12pm to 1pm
Free Seniors Festival Event: October 6 - 11am to 12pm


Missing Lives, showing at Melbourne Multicultural Hub, is a photography exhibition by award-winning photographer Nick Danziger, who documented the stories of people seeking the truth of what happened to their loved ones in the wake of the wars that scarred the Balkans in the 1990s.
When: August 30 to September 9


Dear Father, held at Melbourne's Lord Coconut, is an exhibition of men's jewellery created by various artists. With the inspiration of postcards from Canada, France and other parts across the world, the works reflect the origins of the featured countries each jeweller was given.
When: August 30 to September 17 - Tues to Sat


Life in Glass, held at Chapel Off Chapel in Prahran, is a new collaborative exhibition from 'The Glass Group', a pioneering team of emerging glass artists. Bringing the medium into a contemporary environment, the artists push the boundaries of glass art and its architectural applications.
When: August 30 to September 18


The Art of Wildlife showcases Australian flora and fauna, portrayed in both naturalistic and interpretive styles of 2 and 3-dimensional artworks. Presented by The Wildlife Art Society of Australasia, the exhibition at Bundoora Homestead, will aid Wildlife Rescuers in Melbourne's north.
When: September 1 to 18 - Wednesdays to Sundays


Margaret and David: 25 Years Talking Movies, held at ACMI Cinema, celebrates the 25th anniversary of Margaret and David's partnership as two of Australia's most recognisable and respected film reviewers. Items displayed include Margaret's famous earrings and David's ASIO file.
When: Until December 4


Paintings of Poise and Passion, presented at TarraWarra Museum of Art in Healesville, is an exhibition of works by Sandra Leveson. A critically-acclaimed contributor to abstract painting during the 1970s, Leveson's paintings blend her unique style with misty and turbulent landscapes.
When: Until October 2 - Closed Mondays


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Expos, Launches, Open Days & Lectures
Made In Melbourne, held as part of Melbourne's Spring Fashion Week, showcases our city's most outstanding upcoming designers. Taking place at Melbourne Central, the event is the perfect opportunity to witness the depth and direction of Melbourne's fashion talent first hand.
When: Saturday September 10


Melbourne Retirement & Lifestyle Expo, taking place at Caulfield Racecourse, provides a chance to learn more about the latest products, services and innovations from the retirement industry, helping to broaden the available options for those nearing or in their retirement.
When: Friday to Sunday, September 9 to 11


Come Up for Air @ Knox O-Zone is a special promotional event held at the outdoor leisure, dining and entertainment component of Knox Shopping Centre. With coupon booklets delivered locally and available on site, there'll be special offers from a wide range of retailers and services.
When: September 9 to 25


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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