Leading RMIT academics and students are set to feature in Victoria’s annual celebration of design, Melbourne Design Week (MDW), running from 23 May until 2 June this year. MDW celebrates design in an annual 11-day program of talks, tours, exhibitions, launches, installations, and workshops. A partner since the program’s inception in 2017, RMIT will present a series of events in 2024 alongside RMIT Culture and RMIT Design Archives. In 2024, the MDW theme is ecology, ethics and energy, which encompasses exploring the relationship between humans and things, addressing societal issues to make a positive community contribution and harnessing new technologies…
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The Gannawarra Flood Reflections Exhibition,which features photographs captured during the 2022 floods will begin its tour of the Gannawarra this month. Featuring more than 100 images taken by residents, the exhibition is a snapshot of how the 2022 flood impacted the municipality and a celebration of how residents responded to the Gannawarra’s second major flood event in 11 years. “The Gannawarra Flood Reflections Exhibition was well received by the community during its premiere showing in Kerang, and it is exciting to see this exhibition travel to our smaller communities,” Mayor Ross Stanton said. All items that feature in the Gannawarra Flood…
Victoria’s Goldfields region will be showcased next week on MasterChef Australia over two mouth-watering episodes supported by Visit Victoria. On Monday and Tuesday nights – 13 and 14 May – MasterChef Australia will show off exceptional regional produce, experiences and scenery to share the magic of the region with viewers. In Monday’s episode, the MasterChef Australia judges will challenge the 17 remaining contestants to a French themed mystery box in Bendigo. Inspired by the Bendigo Art Gallery’s “Paris: Impressions Of Life” exhibition, the contestants will have 75 minutes to create a delectable dish, cooking at the Bendigo Town Hall. The bottom four contestants…
The Australian Music Vault has unveiled a new exhibit honouring Bart Willoughby, recipient of the 2024 Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Service to Australian Music. The display showcases highlights from Willoughby’s 50-year career as a pioneering singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. On view are items from his personal collection, including percussion instruments used in his work, archival photographs, lyric sheets reflecting his activism, and artwork from his debut album ‘From My Eyes’ released by No Fixed Address in 1982. Born in 1960 on the Koonibba Aboriginal Mission, Willoughby co-founded No Fixed Address, achieving international acclaim for their fusion of reggae and…
St Kilda’s iconic performance venue Theatre Works will be enjoyed by audiences for years to come with construction kicking off on a game-changing redevelopment. A much-loved Melbourne institution, Theatre Works has presented quality independent productions since 1980, with a proud history as a breeding ground for performing arts talent. The project will honour the 1914 Parish Hall theatre space’s heritage, replacing and repairing the slate tile roof, while new lighting, sound equipment, stage rigging technology will be installed inside the theatre. A brand-new dressing room, much-needed rehearsal space and workshop will ensure more creative projects can be held onsite. Works…
Hot off the announcement of their extremely limited, vinyl collector’s set, Hoodoo Gurus are hitting the road celebrating 40 years since they released the album Stoneage Romeos. Originally released in March 1984, Stoneage Romeos, was the Gurus’ debut album and featured the hits Leilani, Tojo, My Girl and I Want You Back. It reached #29 on the Australian Album Chart and the album went on to win Best Debut Album at the 1984 Countdown Awards. Stoneage Romeos has consistently appeared in the Top 10 on almost every Top 50 and Top 100 Australian album lists. The Back to the Stoneage 2024 national tour will see the band play the Stoneage Romeos album in full…
ARIA award-winning children’s performer Emma Watkins – aka Emma Memma -is heading back out on her big, bright, orange Butterfly Bus to tour around the country bringing the Boop and Twirl Tour to Aussie families far and wide. Children across Australia will get to sing, dance and sign with Emma Memma and her friends, Elvin Melvin, BB Butterfly, Waffles the Wombat and their favourite Memma Mates! Families will be treated to a sprinkling of Emma Memma’s classic songs on the Boop and Twirl Tour as well as new favourites like ‘Pasta Necklace’, ‘Twirl Twirl with Emma’ and ‘Boop on the Nose’ that are…
Muji Food is launching in Australia, and to mark the occasion, the Chadstone store is hosting a pop-up food market featuring six of its favourite local independent food brands. Kori, Raya Bakery, Haiku, Mamé Cocoa, Cha Haus, and Kaokao Miso, have been hand-picked by Muji to showcase their offerings at the first Open MIJI Food Market event right across the weekend of 11 and 12 May. Expect Japanese-inspired ice cream, imaginative cakes, convenience store-style food, handcrafted chocolates, tea selections, and pantry items. Muji will also unveil its new snack range, including wafers, crackers, and crepe rolls, alongside a preview of…
Opera Australia is offering 500 tickets for the special price of $35 to celebrate the launch of its new Opera for Under 35s program, specifically designed to encourage younger audiences to experience the world of opera. The initiative will kick-off with the Australian premiere of Edward Dick’s award-winning, and highly anticipated production of Tosca, opening in Melbourne on 24 May, where it will be the first opera ever to be performed at Margaret Court Arena, and extends to the Sydney season when the production opens on 25 June at the Sydney Opera House. The program is free to join – anyone aged 35yrs or…
More than 20 live music acts will perform across three stages at White Night Ballarat next month. The free sound and light spectacular is returning to the regional city on Saturday 1 June from 6pm-midnight and will light up the city’s streets and historic buildings with illuminations, projections, music and interactive works. Alongside the mesmerising illuminations and projections will be an impressive line up of live gigs, ensuring that the evening has something for everyone. WHITE NIGHT BALLARAT MUSIC LINE-UP Evening Star StageCorner of Sturt St and Armstrong St Sth Last Chance StageCorner of Lydiard St Nth and Mair St …
Grammy Award-winning, Oscar nominated, Lagos, Nigeria-based singer, songwriter, and producer Tems will make her highly anticipated return to Australia with a series of East Coast headline shows this November. Tems was last in Australia n September 2023 when she performed sold-out headline shows on her debut visit. This year she returns o Melbourne and Sydney, adding a stop in Brisbane for the very first time. Tems’ Born In The Wild Tour kicks off at Melbourne’sMargaret Court Arena on Saturday 9 November, before heading to Brisbane’s The Fortitude Music Hall on Tuesday 12 November and Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion onFriday 15 November. Tems last month returned with ‘Love Me JeJe’, the first taste of music from her anticipated…
RISING, Melbourne’s winter festival of music art and performance has announced new additions to its already huge 2024 lineup, with a suite of local andinternational music acts joining the sprawling 16-night program featuring 116events and 651 artists, set to take up residence in the heart of the city from 1-16 June. Stretching down Swanston St and beyond, RISING will transform Melbourne’s streets, venues, and hidden spaces with large-scale installations, free public events, and world-class contemporary music, theatre, and dance. “With only a few weeks to go till opening, we’re excited to reveal a whole new layer to the 2024 program”…