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WIN: 1 x double pass to Royal Melbourne Oktoberfest

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The Royal Exhibition Building will play host to the Royal Melbourne Oktoberfest, the most traditional Oktoberfest event Melbourne has ever seen. With over 50 different imported German beers available, this Oktoberfest is the only Oktoberfest in Australia to feature five of the six Munich Oktoberfest Breweries and will have the most German beers under one roof anywhere in Australia, all packaged up in a German Wunderland.

To pair with the huge selection of beer, numerous German caterers will be serving up traditional dishes, from pork hocks, bratwurst and other German sausages to pretzels and German pastries. To keep you entertained throughout the event, traditional German ‘oompah’ bands from all over the country will be performing on and off stage along with pretzel fräuleins, Stein and beer barrel races, yodellers and much more!

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WIN: 1 x double pass Lost Picnic

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Bohemian outdoor music and food experience, Lost Picnic Melbourne, has brought on board Melbourne’s finest restaurant and food vendors to create a food line up as impressive as its music. Festival goers can choose from array of pop up restaurants, food trucks and hampers from the likes of Caravan of Caviar, Annam, French Saloon, Pho Nom, Beatbox Kitchen, Naughty Frenchy and St Gerry’s – all serving up picnic-perfect fare to a backdrop of Australia’s best music talent.

Lost Picnic Melbourne will feature an incredible line up including Tash Sultana, Meg Mac, Marlon Williams, Odette, Sons of the East, Big Words and Hot Potato Band. Here is your chance to win 1 x double pass on us to kick off Melbourne Spring the best way!

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A Celebration of Nelson Mandela – Mabiba The Musical

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Energetic and compelling new stage show Madiba the Musical – a Celebration of the Life of Nelson Mandela opens in Melbourne in October.

Madiba the Musical, which celebrates the life of the former South African leader, who would have turned 100 in July this year, is interwoven with stories of the fight against apartheid and forbidden love in a troubled land.

Playing the role of Nelson Mandela is Perci Moeketsi, a South African star of stage, television and film, who dared to dream the impossible, encouraged by Mandela’s own words: “It is impossible until it’s done”.

Perci joins Tim Omaji;  Tarisai Vushe; Blake Erickson; Madeline Perrone; Barry Conrad; Ruva Ngwenya; David Denis along with  Courtney Bell and Riley Sutton to star in this energetic and compelling new stage show.

African dance and vocal traditions are given a contemporary setting alongside eternal love songs and stirring anthems in a show that tells of Mandela’s lifework as a lawyer and activist for peace through the story of young artist Will, who is the victim of apartheid in South Africa.

Madiba the Musical began its journey in France with its world premiere at Le Comedia Theatre in Paris in January 2016.

Neil Crocker said “Madiba the Musical is a production with both a fantastic and moving story, and some truly fabulous and joyous music and dance. This cast we have assembled of such authentic and talented actors, singers and dancers will deliver to audiences a memorable night of informative, challenging and uplifting theatre”.

Popular Australian Actor and singer, Tim Omaji, also known by stage name Timomatic, plays the role of Sam Onatou, a young black activist who is arrested in South Africa. In prison he meets the man known as “Madiba”, Nelson Mandela.

Tarisai Vushe plays Sam’s fiancée Sandy who works for the family of a white policeman, Peter Van Leden, played by Sydney actor Blake Erickson. 

Madeline Perrone plays the policeman’s daughter Helena, who Sandy asks to help free Mandela. Barry Conrad, Sandy’s younger brother William, falls in love with Helena. As a fictional parallel story to Mandela’s work as a lawyer and activist for peace, the romance between young artist Will and white Afrikaans girl Helena tells of the struggle and tragedy of the apartheid regime.

Following her performance as Shirelles lead singer Shirley Owens in the successful national touring production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Ruva Ngwenya plays the role of Winnie Mandela.

With music and Lyrics by Jean-Pierre Hadida and book by Jean-Pierre Hadida and Alicia Sebrien, English co-adaptors Dylan Hadida and Dennis Watkins, MADIBA The Musical Australian Production will be directed by Pierre-Yves Duchesne and associate director Dennis Watkins with musical direction by Michael Tyack and choreography by Johan Nus.

Sebrien and Hadida said that in creating Madiba The Musical, they wanted to tell the story of Mandela’s pursuit of peace and reconciliation in his homeland. They said the musical was also timed to mark 25 years since the abolition of apartheid in South Africa, and the year that Mandela would have turned 100 if he was still alive.

Your chance to win 2 x tickets on us. Find out more here.

When: 3 ~ 21 October 2018
Where: Comedy Theatre
Tickets: from $79; book your tickets online or call 136 100.
More information: here.

WIN: 2 x tickets to Madiba The Musical

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Energetic and compelling new stage show Madiba the Musical – a Celebration of the Life of Nelson Mandela opens in Melbourne in October and will tour to Sydney, Canberra Perth and Adelaide

Madiba the Musical, which celebrates the life of the former South African leader, who would have turned 100 in July this year, is interwoven with stories of the fight against apartheid and forbidden love in a troubled land.

Here is your chance to win 2 x tickets on us to be inspired and to dream the impossible. Be encouraged by Mandela’s own words “It is impossible until it is done” through Madiba The Musical.

Read more about the cast here more about the musical here. 

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Tap Dance Festival 2018

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The 7th annual Australian Tap Dance Festival takes centre stage in Melbourne this spring, 29 September – 6 October, with a world class line-up of talented Tappers arriving for Australia’s premiere celebration of Tap.

The Australian Tap Dance Festival is the only festival of its kind in Australasia and offers an action-packed week of Tap and choreography, lessons and master classes, dance battles, seminars, a Gala show and special events for all ages and levels. The festival will run at Melbourne’s Ministry of Dance, a full accredited dance and training studio founded by renowned Australian dancer, choreographer, performer and presenter Jason Coleman.

This year’s Festival faculty features an exceptional line up of accomplished Tap artists including American headliner Melinda Sullivan – one of the most sought after Tap soloists and choreographers in the world (The Late Late Show with James Corden, La La Land, SYTYCD USA). Other esteemed faculty include Winston Morrison (founder of Melbourne Tap Dance and Australian Tap Dance Festival Director), Tyler Knowlin (currently touring with Riverdance), Peta Anderson (currently touring with Eireborne), Bill Simpson (founder of Red Hot Rhythm and choreographer Strictly Gershwin), Brianna Taylor (one of the first female Australian Tap dancers to perform on Broadway in Untapped USA and currently touring with Nick Young’s Tap company in LA), Shane Preston (Tap Dogs), Luke Alleva (London West End performances, The Dancin’ Man), Jack Egan (The Forge Tap Project), Eden Read (Opera Australia, The Space Dance & Arts Centre), Leanne Driel (WA Tap Orchestra), Jessie Cram (Rhythm Tap Melbourne) and Emma Wickham (creator of Footnotes Tap troupe). Each carefully selected faculty member will also be offering special 5-day residencies teaching full performance routines from 2- 6 October. australiantapdancefestival.com.au/faculty/.

This year’s line of up exciting events includes Never Tapped Before, a free beginners class open to the public, History of Tap Lecture, Talking Tap Faculty Q&A, Cutting Competition Dance Battle, the inaugural Tap Trivia Night and the penultimate event, the Australian Tap Dance Festival Gala, showcasing the superb skills of the highest caliber Australian and international Tap dancers.

When: 29 September ~ 8 October
Where: Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance, 64 Sutton St, North Melbourne
More information: here.

WIN: 1 x double pass to The Miseducation of Cameron Post

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Cameron Post (Chloë Grace Moretz) looks the part of a perfect high school girl. But after she’s caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night, Cameron is quickly shipped off to a conversion therapy centre that treats teens “struggling with same-sex attraction.” At the facility, Cameron is subjected to outlandish discipline, dubious “de-gaying” methods, and earnest Christian rock songs—but this unusual setting also provides her with an unlikely gay community. For the first time, Cameron connects with peers, and she’s able to find her place among fellow outcasts.

Writer/director Desiree Akhavan (Appropriate Behavior) and co-writer Cecilia Frugiuele sensitively adapt Emily Danforth’s acclaimed eponymous coming-of-age novel and create a refreshingly original teen movie. Balancing out inherent drama with understated humor, The Miseducation of Cameron Post looks at a teenage girl grappling with pain and loss, but at the same time, she is creating a family on her own terms and learning what it means to empower herself by having confidence in her own identity.

Interested? Well, here is your chance to watch the movie on us as we have 10 x double passes to giveaway! Simply fill out the form below and share the news on your social platforms (the post must be in public mode) and tag us @weknowmelbourne for a bigger chance to win. Don’t forget to tag a friend whom you’d like to take when sharing the post!

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WORLD-FIRST: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S 50 GREATEST WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHS EXHIBITION

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Melbourne Zoo visitors will be the first in the world to view the very best wildlife photographs from 130 years of National Geographic magazine at an immersive exhibition launching this spring.

50 Greatest Wildlife Photographs, curated by renowned nature picture editor Kathy Moran, is a celebratory look at wildlife with captivating images from some of National Geographic’s most iconic photographers, including Michael ‘Nick’ Nichols, Steve Winter, Paul Nicklen, Beverly Joubert and David Doubilet.

The pop-up exhibition will make its global debut as an outdoor installation in Melbourne Zoo’s historic Carousel Park and be accompanied by an INDE augmented reality (AR) experience, titled Air, Land & Sea.

Air, Land & Sea gives viewers a unique chance to travel to an ever-changing watering hole where a diverse range of animals, from Africa to the Arctic, graze, drink and interact with the environment around them.

Melbourne Zoo director Kevin Tanner said the spectacular photographs and AR experience would provide zoo visitors with an opportunity to see wildlife from around the world.

“These extraordinary photographs show what some of the world’s most wondrous wildlife looks like in their natural habitat,” Mr Tanner said. “As a zoo-based conservation organisation, we are doing our very best to ensure a future rich in wildlife, and we are extremely proud to debut this stunning exhibition at Melbourne Zoo.

“Our hope is that, after viewing these stunning images and connecting with the wildlife at Melbourne Zoo, visitors will be compelled to remember that all animals deserve our greatest respect, awe and preservation.”

For 130 years, National Geographic has utilised its storytelling expertise to connect its readers to the great outdoors. The organisation pioneered the art of wildlife photography, from the very first such image of a reindeer in 1903, with a steady stream of extraordinary images of animals in nature.

The 50 Greatest Wildlife Photographs exhibition shows an unmatched legacy of artistic, scientific and technical achievement. Showcasing the evolution of photography, the images convey how innovations such as camera traps, remote imaging, and underwater technology have granted photographers access to wildlife in their natural habitat.

We are thrilled to announce that we have 2 x tickets for giveaway. Find out more about the competition here.

Where: Melbourne Zoo
When: 8 September – 30 November, 2018
More info: here.

Live Your Dream With 100% Wine & Brew Tours

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100% Wine & Brew Tours specialise in tours around Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley and the Macedon Ranges. This touring company will let you customise your experience to your vision whether it is simply a luxurious day of cheeses and wines to a mixture of wine, craft brewery’s and a heart-warming lunch located in the most popular of Mornington Peninsula, Macedon Ranges or Yarra Valley regions.

Tours start from $60 a head with a minimum group of 8 all the way up to 45 people. The tour includes bus transfers to and from locations which includes pick up and drop off. The tour host will entertain you with games and sing-a-long’s to keep you laughing all day with compliments of the beauty of the venues you will be attending.

These tours are perfect for a birthday celebration, hens/bucks night or an end of year work Christmas party.

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We know how much you love wine, so we have partnered up with 100% Wine & Brew Tours this year. Readers of We Know Melbourne receive 20%* off their tours. TWENTY PERCENT! Find out more about 100% Wine & Brew Tours below and perhaps book in a tour now. Melbourne Summer is just around the corner and we think your body is going to love a bit of sunshine and wine.

*Valid from 1st September 2018 till 30 November 2018. Must book for 10 pax or more to redeem the special 20% off. 

Promo code: WKMlovestours
Where: Tours around Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley
To Book: Enquire with Jasmine Riley via email
More information: here.

Fine Food Australia 2018, taking hospitality industry to another level

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Every September, Fine Food Australia celebrates the country’s incredibly diverse and dynamic foodservice industry, and this year the show returns on 10 – 13 September 2018 to our nation’s biggest foodie capital – Melbourne.

Fine Food Australia is the largest food trade show in the Southern Hemisphere – combining 1,000+ exhibitors with thousands more products. Every year the event draws on international and home-grown exhibitors, trends and innovations to be the one-stop destination to help you keep your finger on the industry’s pulse.

The event covers every facet of the industry, including the latest in food and specialty tastes, healthy living, bakery equipment and ingredients, packaging, catering and hospitality equipment, international food, drinks, fit-out and design, and retail technology. Regularly attracting an audience in excess of 24,000, the continued level of support of the event from the foodservice, hospitality and retail sectors nationally makes Fine Food Australia the annual go-to destination for any business operating in the food industry.

In 2018, the industry’s most important event brings a mix of old favorites and new attractions to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Organics, Natural and Free-From Zones
Catering to the growing and ongoing trend for healthy alternatives, the Organics Zone is back and larger than ever before! Focusing solely on organic products and sitting alongside the Natural and Free-From zone on the show floor, this caters for all dietary requirements in one stop!

The Lions’ Den
After an incredible response to the launch in Sydney last year, the Lions’ Den is launching in Melbourne and opening up the floor to aspiring businesses with winning ideas. Watch as start-ups get honest, real-world feedback from the panel of CEO industry experts who have the market understanding, strategic foresight and business savvy to know what works.

Women in Foodservice Charity Event
Launched in 2014, the Women in Foodservice Charity Event invites women in the food industry to come together, celebrate their knowledge and be inspired by key successful women within the industry while connecting and networking with peers. All profits from the event are donated to charity.

In 2018, the event will focus on a panel discussion covering all areas of the food industry. The panel will be facilitated by Australian journalist and food author, Dani Valent who will lead a discussion with renowned industry innovators including Sharlee Gibb, Shannon Martinez, Melissa Leong, Katy Barfield and Jo Barrett about their inspiring adventures in food.

All Things Bakery
Delivering new techniques, flavours, products, equipment and knowledge on an even larger scale than before, 2018 brings bakers from all over the country together to share ideas, inspire and try new products. Combine that with the Official Great Aussie Pie & Sausage Roll Competitions, Bake Skills and the Live Bakery by EOI showcasing the latest in baking live on the show floor – and all your bakery needs are covered!

Fitout and Design
New to Fine Food Australia, head here for all things design. Showcasing what’s hot – and what’s required – for a great venue fitout and design, the area will cover everything from tangibles such as furniture, carpet, tiles, and music systems to the brains behind the perfect fitout including builders, architects and operational specialists.

Pizza & Pastry Revolution
The 2018 Le 5 Stagioni Pizza Competition will return for another exciting year and will be heating things up on the show floor like only a hotly contested pizza competition can!  Watch the best pizza makers from around the country battle it out to be crowned the country’s best pizza maker by the man crowned the world’s best – Johnny Di Francesco of 400 Gradi.

Education across multiple sectors
Three stages of inspiration, education and workshops will run free sessions throughout the 4 days, catered to anyone working within the food industry. What is common to all stages and sessions are the practical take-aways and learnings. At the Innovations in Patisserie Stage presented by Callebaut, watch some of the country’s best pastry chefs as they demonstrate key techniques for working with chocolate and pastry, as well as showcasing new equipment technology and techniques. Visitors will be inspired by the likes of Kirsten Tibballs, the Zumbo team, Darren Purchese, Jitsk Heyninck and Jonny Pisanelli as they showcase the skills they’re known for, and the dessert trends that café and restaurant owners need to know about.

Staying on the sweet theme, International Belcolade Master Chocolatier Stephane Leroux will also be demonstrating at Fine Food Australia. Discover techniques from the countless World Champion who teaches all over the world, the essentials to pastry and chocolate, and see him in action as he creates masterpieces that are too good to eat – almost!

Across the show floor, the Talking Food stage presented by Silverchef is bursting with industry professionals ready to share their knowledge on everything from sustainability to international expansion, and addressing the more controversial aspects of running a business in the foodservice sector.

The Café Stage presented by Freedom Foods, will host interactive demonstrations which will inspire and provide actionable ideas that can be taken straight from stage to café.

Australian selections – The World Trophy of Pastry, Gelato And Chocolate
The World Trophy of Pastry, Gelato and Chocolate, organized by the International Federation of Pastry, Gelato, and Chocolate (FIPGC), is considered to be the most important event in the international pastry industry – and this year the selections to represent Australia at the biannual event in Milan will be held at Fine Food Australia.

Watch the nations’ best pastry chefs battle it out for one of the most prestigious titles in the industry – creating works of art from pastry, gelato and chocolate, and showing the skills needed to become a world class patissier and chocolatier. Judges include Adriano Zumbo, Luigi Stivaletta and Barbara Castiglione.

Fine Food Australia is an event like no other, and the only place for the industry to gain new insights, product innovations, and expert advice, all in one place. If you are serious about foodservice, you need to be there!

When: 10 ~ 13 September 2018
Where: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Ticket: Free
More information: here.

Meet the Makers of Pure South

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A special event at Pure South Dining Hosted by Josef Chromy Wines and two of Tasmania’s most sought after ethical farmers.  

Josef Chromy Wines winemaker Jeremy Dineen, together with two of the south’s most unique ethical, free-range farmers will host an intimate dinner showcasing the best of Tasmania’s wine and food on Friday 7 September.

Meet the Makers of Pure South is an exclusive event encompassing the entire Pure South Dining room upstairs, and is expected to sell out.

Attendees will meet and receive expert tasting notes directly from some of Australia’s most acclaimed farmer/producers and winemakers. Pioneer farmers Rob Nichols (Nichols Ethical Free-Range Poultry) and Guy Robertson (Mount Gnomon Farm) will tell the story of their exceptional and much coveted produce.   

“Rob Nichols is a farmer who is an inspiration to other farmers, such is the strength of his ethical farming practices. His portable chicken coops and rotating free-range pastures is not only more sustainable, but also produces a superior flavour. His chicken is some of the best you’ll find in the world,” says Pure South Dining’s owner Philip Kennedy, who has been flying in Nichols Chicken directly to Pure South Dining since 2009.

Guy Robertson is a fifth-generation Tasmanian farmer who set out to dedicate a farm to reviving heritage breeds in modern farming; and now his free-range Wessex Saddleback pork is in high demand by some of Australia’s best chefs. In 2010, Pure South Dining was his first restaurant customer and first customer on the mainland. Oysters flown directly from St Helens and Bass Strait scallops from Stanley will also feature on the five-course dinner menu.

Matching this outstanding produce with eight of Josef Chromy’s award-winning wines, selected by the winemaker himself, makes it a culinary event for the most discerning calendars. Josef Chromy was instrumental in the development of Tasmania’s wine industry, while his state-of-the-art winery was recently awarded the Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hat. Wine Selector Magazine’s Paul Diamond, will also host the event, adding his encyclopaedic knowledge of Australian cool-climate wines.

Since 2003, Pure South’s owners have developed relationships with Tasmania’s farmers, fishermen and artisan producers to capture the finest ingredients from the world’s purest seas, soil and air.

From King Island beef to artisan fishermen, dairies and remote, small producers, Michelin star executive chef David Hall and his team are spoilt for choice when it comes to fresh inspiration, plating up stunning dishes the whole year through.

When: Friday 7 September at 6:30pm
Where: Pure South Dining,  Southgate Melbourne, 3 Southgate Ave, Southbank, 3006.
Booking essential: $155pp for 5 courses matched to 8 premium wines. Book now via email or phone +61 3 9699 4600.
More information: here.