Newsletter | #267 | What's On this Week Newsletter | #267 | What's On this Week

Welcome to this week's Melbourne events, exhibitions, sports and community guide for Tuesday to Monday, February 14 to 20, 2012.

This week... if you fancy yourself as the adventurous type, it's the perfect time to pull a Phileas Fogg and travel around the city in 80 ways. Those who can brave the heights can do their best to land in Northcote for the Darebin Community and Kite Festival, while seafarers might find Echuca's Riverboats Music Festival more to their liking.

You can even clog your merry way to the Holland Festival at Sandown Racecourse for a celebration of all things Dutch or embrace one of Melbourne's most favoured means of travel with the Melbourne Bikefest.

There's also Blip Festival Australia with performances of electronic sampling, where you'll find many people simply shuffling.



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Better Homes & Gardens LIVE is finally coming to Melbourne offering a great family day out at Carlton's Royal Exhibition Building. With all your favourite Better Homes and Gardens TV experts on stage, there'll also be workshops, fun entertainment for kids and over 250 exhibitors.
When: February 24 to 26


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OnlyMelbourne has 10 Double Passes to give away, valued at $40 each!!

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Major Events
Melbourne Bikefest returns with a bigger program that celebrates bikes as part of everyday life with a program of attractions and satellite events that incorporate the fun and philosophies of biking with fashion, film, workshops, social events, competitions and much more.
When: February 17 to March 17 - Various Venues
Bikefest Treadlie Market: February 17 to 19
My Bike Project: Saturday February 25
Bikefest Village Picnic: Saturday March 10
Bike Runway: Thursday February 15
BikeFest BMX jam: Saturday March 17


Holland Festival, held at Sandown Racecourse, is a day of fun that celebrates the Dutch community in Australia with live music from guest performers and bands, food stalls, a wide range of children's activities and other highlights such as spectacular clog dancing demonstrations.
When: Saturday February 18


Darebin Community and Kite Festival, held this year at Northcote's All Nations Park, has a huge range of activities for the whole family. The festival features fabulous musical performance, colourful kites, delicious foods and activities for people of all backgrounds and ages.
When: Sunday February 19 - 11am to 4pm


South Melbourne Street Fair will uncover some of the hidden gems the picturesque suburb has to offer in what will be a special day of performances, shows, tours, food, live entertainment and workshops held in the main hub of Coventry Street and other venues.
When: Sunday February 19


Sustainable Living Festival offers great attractions, workshops, seminars and special events held across Melbourne to highlight how to help protect the environment. It features the Big Weekend at Federation Square with market stalls, entertainment and more.
When: February 11 to 26
Big Weekend: February 17 to 19


Ventana Latina Fiesta, held at various venues in Frankston, celebrates Latin American culture with a range of activities that include art workshops, special film screenings, public forums and more leading up to Ventana Street Fiesta, showcasing global music, market stalls and food.
Ventana Arte: 31 January to 19 March
Ventana Cultura: 28 February to 29 March
Ventana Film Festival: March 2 & 3
Ventana Musica: March 16
Ventana Street Fiesta: March 17


Food & Wine Festivals
Timor Leste Culture & Food Festival, held at Queen Victoria Market, brings together entertainers, artists and the Timorese Community to celebrate the richness of their culture with a free event that features live music, traditional dances, arts and crafts and fantastic food.
When: Sunday February 19 - 11am to 4pm


Film Festivals
Transitions Film Festival, held at State Library of Victoria, presents ground-breaking documentaries about our global culture in transition towards a sustainable future. With topics that include future energy, sustainable economics and more, there'll also be forums, guest speakers and more.
When: February 11 to 19


Music & Arts Festivals
Blip Festival Australia, here in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time, is a celebration of chipmusic, a style that draws on samples from retro games and computers. Held at Fitzroy's Evelyn Hotel, artists appearing include Bit Shifter, Nullsleep and guest performer from Europe.
When: Friday & Saturday, February 17 & 18
Also See: Blip Pre Party - Thursday February 16


Riverboats Music Festival sees the town of Echuca come to life with a great series of jazz performances along the Murray River and various venues, along with art exhibitions, family activities and also special dining events and a market celebrating the food and wine of the region.
When: Friday to Sunday, February 17 to 19


Herring Island Summer Arts Festival offers exhibitions every weekend at the Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park in Toorak. Accessible by boat with a punt service, the arts festival includes special artists' demonstrations, talks, workshops, activities and more.
When: January 14 to April 1 - Weekends


Exhibitions - Art | Festival | Show
Olivetti, held at Melbourne's Design Institute of Australia, is a showcase of nine 20th century classics designed by the iconic typewriter manufacturer. Capturing a charm that precedes commonplace word processors, the exhibition will appeal to design lovers and nostalgists.
When: February 14 to 24


Wall of Seahorsel, held at the Centre for Contemporary Photography in Fitzroy, is a new series of works by New Zealand's Yvonne Todd. Curated by Serena Bentley, Todd's works feature the costumed inhabitants of an imagined community who connect through dance moves.
When: Until April 1 - Wednesdays to Sundays


This Is The Show, held at South Yarra's Mossgreen Gallery, is an exhibition of works by Rennie Ellis. A photographer and author, his images and words have titillated and tickled the public's imagination for years, leaving behind a treasure trove of images spanning over three decades.
When: Until March 3 - Closed Sundays


WildArt, held at Seymour's Old Post Office Gallery, is a group show of wildlife paintings and sculpture featuring the works of acclaimed award winning Australian Artists. With various mediums used, artists include Tony Pridham, Paul Margocsy, Pamela Conder and others.
When: Until March 18 - Wednesdays to Sundays


Paradisaea Papuana, held at Melbourne's Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery, is an exhibition of traditional and contemporary art from West Papua and Papua New Guinea. The exhibition offers a rare glimpse of the material expression of indigenous cosmology inspired by flora and fauna.
When: Until March 30 - Closed Sundays


Melbourne Watercolour Show, showing at Glen Eira City Council Gallery in Caulfield, is a major watercolour exhibition showcasing the diversity of approaches to the watercolour medium. Presented by Without Pier Galleries, artists include Guy Troughton, Annie White and JA Taranto.
When: Until Sunday February 19


Unrequited, showing at Port Melbourne's MARS Gallery, is a sculpture by Jane Valentine, one of Australia's pre-eminent marble sculptors. An installation in marble of a wing which has been separated from the body of an angel, her new work captures fragile elements of love and pain.
When: February 9 to March 4


Tamworth Textile Triennial, held at Melbourne's RMIT Gallery, showcases a range of textile skills that challenge traditional ideas of the craft - from resist printed textiles to hand embroidered cross-stitch, metal wire knitted on a machine to cloth woven on a jacquard loom.
When: February 10 to March 24
Artist Floor Talk: March 22 - Bookings Required


Best of the Independent Games Festival, presented at ACMI Cinema in Federation Square, gives kids the chance to play brilliant new games by indie designers for free with a showcase of favourites from the Independent Games Festival, dubbed the 'Sundance of the game world'.
When: December 20 to March 25


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