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Melbourne International Jazz Festival Giveaway

May 17, 2013 ⋅ 59 comments

The 15th program of annual the Melbourne International Jazz Festival is kicking off this winter from Friday 31 May to Friday 9 June. There’s something for everyone, from gigs for first-time visitors to MIJF to concerts to jazz aficionados to family-friendly free concerts. Giveaway! Thanks to Melbourne International Jazz Festival I have 2 x Premium tickets to each [...]

Kate Ceberano at the Spiegeltent, Arts Centre Melbourne – Giveaway!

March 8, 2013 ⋅ 35 comments

Every summer a beautiful mirrored hall is constructed in the Arts Centre forecourt to host local and international performers in its intimate, historic space. This year’s program of events looks really exciting and Spiegeltent’s Melbourne 2013 season is running from now until April 21. The full program can be found here and highlight performances gracing the stage [...]

Summer Season at Arts Centre Melbourne – Giveaway!

January 10, 2013 ⋅ 32 comments

Hello summer! Arts Centre Melbourne has a fantastic season of events lined up for the summer and I have 2 x double passes to give away for one of their highlight performances. Blaze, an amazing street dance concert which premiered in London’s West End featuring 12 of the best streetdancers and breakers in the world, against a [...]

Opera in the Vineyards at Domaine Chandon Giveaway!

September 14, 2012 ⋅ 57 comments

I don’t know about you but I feel like this winter has really draagggged on. So yay for warmer weather and the beginning of Spring and the coming months of outdoor fun and entertainment! The season starts with the stunning Yarra Valley winery Domaine Chandon hosting the Good Weekend Opera in the Vineyards on Friday [...]

HOT: Hamer Hall reopening + Giveaway!

August 30, 2012 ⋅ 83 comments

Hamer Hall at the Arts Centre Melbourne could arguably be called the heartbeat of Melbourne’s arts scene so it was exciting to see the New Hamer Hall recently unveiled after more than two years of work. The concert venue now has new, improved acoustics, refurbished auditorium and foyers plus some new restaurants which I’m [...]

HOT Chat: Georgia Beattie from Lupe

November 18, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Melbourne Music Week starts today until 26 November – a fun-filled week of music (natch), films, workshops, parties, eating and drinking. One of my discoveries for Melbourne Music Week is actually not directly about music. If you visit any of the bars at Melbourne Music Week you’ll find Lupe, an innnovative single serve filled wine glass [...]

HOT: Quartetthaus, Melbourne Festival, Ngargee Centre for Contemporary Art, Sidney Myer Courtyard 111 Sturt St, Southbank

October 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Something very curious has landed in the courtyard of the Malthouse Theatre. What is it? It looks like a big wooden box. No obvious doors or windows but if you listen carefully you can hear the faint scraping of string instruments. It’s the Quartetthaus! The Australian National Academy of Music and lighting and design studio [...]

HOT: Orchestra Victoria, NGV International, Great Hall, 180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne

August 22, 2011 ⋅ One comment

For those of you lucky enough not to work on a Friday, did you know you can give yourself a dose of classical music with your art every few months at NGV International? Orchestra Victoria, the orchestra which accompanies Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet is presenting a series of free lunchtime concerts every few months [...]

HOT: Fly Me To the Moon, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Palais Theatre, St Kilda

June 7, 2011 ⋅ One comment

The 2011 Melbourne International Jazz Festival kicked off at the glamorous Palais Theatre with an opening night of jazz standards reinterpreted by a group of not-your-usual jazz vocalists – Tex Perkins, Paris Wells, Eddie Perfect and Kimbra. The four singers rotated two or three songs over two acts, accompanied by the impressively tight Sam Keevers [...]

HOT: Underground Cinema Speakeasy Prohibition Party, Red Bennies, 373 Chapel St, South Yarra

December 1, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

J: “I’m going to a movie this Saturday. I don’t know what the movie is or where it’s screening, but do you want to come with me?” K: “Umm…ok. I don’t really get it but it sounds intriguing…” Intrigue is the key to the success of Underground Cinema. The premise is this – you buy [...]

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