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WIN: 1 x double pass for GABS (Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular)

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***COMPETITION NOW CLOSED***

WIN 1 x double pass to GABS 2019. Renowned as one of the world’s leading beer festivals, GABS brings together the best breweries from Australia and New Zealand to rethink and celebrate the way we drink craft beer and cider. The event offers 170 unique craft beers and ciders that are made specifically for GABS.

Here is your chance to win 1 x double pass to GABS 2019 and to find your new favourite beer.

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OPEN THE DOOR TO A WORLD OF COLOUR AT HIGHPOINT THESE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

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Highpoint Shopping Centre will host a colour-filled and custom-built play space for crafty kids these April School Holidays. From Monday 8 April to Sunday 14 April, kids can discover an interactive realm inside Highpoint’s House of Colour for a week of art and play.

Highpoint’s House of Colour will be a “home” like no other, with three bright and bold connecting rooms designed to be the ultimate funhouse for kids. Each room will focus on a different Pantone colour and will include interactive and entertaining activities for kids of all ages to enjoy. Behind each door kids can prepare to find a new adventure and surprise.

Highpoint’s littlest shoppers can look forward to:

•  The Living Room: step inside and discover the first room where Mini designers will love getting creative and decorating the white surfaces and quirky furniture with pink shapes and stickers. The room will act as a progressive piece of art for all kids to contribute to throughout the week.

•  The Bedroom: a place to crash-land! Kids can prepare to take flight in the yellow bedroom on the large inflatable jumping bed. Young creative minds can turn their attention to creating custom designed artworks to keep.

•  The Bathroom: splash about and make bath time fun in the ball-pit tub. Kids can also find a spot in front of the magic mirror to create their own masterpiece with invisible markers, only to be revealed with UV lights.

Sessions at Highpoint’s House of Colour are free to enjoy. Visit the Highpoint website for further information: www.highpoint.com.au

HIGHPOINT’S HOUSE OF COLOUR

WHAT: Highpoint’s House of Colour – an interactive play space for kids
WHEN: Monday 8 April – Sunday 14 April 2019, 11am – 3pm daily
WHERE: Highpoint Shopping Centre, Centre Court on Level 1, 200 Rosamond Road Maribyrnong 3032
TICKETING:Sessions are free and are scheduled every 30 minutes.

50/50 Melbourne Comedy Festival

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Michael Shafar is a self-proclaimed Jewish atheist, who loves a bargain, hates hugs, and always likes to be right. All jokes aside though – Michael has a really interesting story to tell about his diagnosis and survival of testicular cancer in 2017 through his new Melbourne International Comedy Festival show – 50/50.

Not one to appear to throw a pity party for himself, Michael’s jokes are dark, raw and very personal – however he has a warm, sweet style of humour which engages with his broadly diverse audience, despite the hilarious but sometimes R-rated content. His knack for finding the humour in every situation, however dark and unhappy has armed him with a lot of quality laughing material and allowed him to add a positive spin on what most of us would find a terrifying and painful experience. For example, as a male with only half of his, err… nuts to worry about – he now enjoys the comfort of skinny jeans, something many men could not attest to – a silver lining, and so on.

At times Michael’s jokes are quite self-deprecating, but it certainly doesn’t come off as a lack of confidence, in fact he owns the tale of his own journey and almost dares his audience to find something negative about it all. He’s a survivor, and he’s here for a bloody good laugh about it all.

But, it’s not all just about cancer. Michael puts forwards some popular opinions we all share about the overshare of peoples #fitspo lifestyle, respectfully pokes fun at his own Jewish heritage and builds support in the audience for ‘the bald’.

Heavy, but not – Michael Shafar’s 50/50 is a good night out if you are looking for some solid chuckles and inspiration to get behind someone who quite literally laughed in the face of death.

3 ½ stars

Get along and support a funny guy, and a great cause. $2 from the sale of every ticket will be donated to Cabrini Hospital Melbourne.

Where: Victoria Hotel, 215 Little Collins St, CBD

When: 7.00pm, 28 March – 21 April, 2019

More information / tickets: Comedy Festival website

Oz Comic-Con

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Oz Comic-Con is returning to Melbourne on June 8th – 9th , and Brisbane and Sydney in September, giving fans across all fandoms the ultimate event for all things pop culture. Assemble your super squad and get ready for a jam-packed weekend of entertainment.

Oz Comic-Con was introduced to Australian shores in 2012 and has since cemented itself with pop culture fans, offering a little bit of everything for everyone interested in film, television, comics, anime, cosplay and much more.

Convention goers can expect appearances from film and television stars, comic book artists and voice actors, gaming tournaments and freeplay along with out-of-this-world activations, industry talks and panels, and exclusive merchandise that can’t be bought anywhere else.

An event for all ages, kids can leave their mark on MARVEL’s colouring wall, spark their creative desires in a range of kids comic artist workshops and walk tall in the Kids Cosplay Parade.

Comic enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the Comic District with opportunities to meet comic guests from major publications and enjoy the Comics Library. Gamers can head on over to the Gaming Zone and feed their competitive spirit or simply relax in the freeplay gaming area.

Oz Comic-Con also plays host to the Australian Championships Of Cosplay, the most prestigious costume contest in Australia, presented by Spotlight and Brother. It is the first stop in the ‘Quest For The Crown’, a global competition that will see the overall Australian winner representing Australia at the 2020 C2E2 Championships of Cosplay in Chicago.

Confirmed guests for Melbourne so far include S hadowhunters actors Dominic Sherwood and Alberto Rosende, also welcoming local and international comic book artists Dean Rankine (T he Simpsons , R ick And Morty , F uturama ), Nicola Scott (S uperman, Wonder Woman, Batman ) and Carla Wyzgala (H idden Door Comics ).

Whether it’s appearances by film and television stars, comic book artists, gaming tournaments, cosplay, creative workshops or hard-to-find merchandise, Oz Comic-Con is the perfect one-of-a-kind experience for the whole family! With new announcements made every week, Oz Comic-Con Melbourne 2019 is set to be the most exciting show to date.

MELBOURNE

WHEN: June 8 th (Saturday) – 9 th (Sunday) from 9am – 6pm, daily.

WHERE: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre | Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf, VIC 3006

TICKETS

TICKET INFO: Tickets are ON SALE now – save up to 33% with early bird prices. Also available is a range of exclusive tickets, including the Collectors Pass and Shadowhunters Experience.

For tickets and additional information visit http://www.ozcomiccon.com

Pidapipo and ITALiAN ARTiSANS

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Come and enjoy the perfect sweet treat called Tartufo, an ice cream dessert originating from Calabria.

The traditional Italian dessert, which means trufflein Italian, is comprised of a flavour of ice cream with syrup in the centre and then covered in a shell made of chocolate.

Lisa and Tony, Pidapipo owner, have developed two Tartufo flavours as part of the collaboration; Hazelnut gelato with gianduja centre, covered in crushed hazelnuts and a milk chocolate shell; and to make life a little sweeter, a fior di latte gelato with a coffee centre, covered in white chocolate shavings.

Both tartufo flavours will be available at ITALiAN ARTiSANS ongoing and all three Pidapipo stores (including Uber Eats) for one week from 5 April. Be sure to book your next dinner date in, as it will most certainly give you a taste of Italy right in the heart of Melbourne.

Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular

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GABS (Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular) is returning to Melbourne in 2019.

Renowned as one of the world’s leading beer festivals, GABS brings together the best breweries from Australia and New Zealand to rethink and celebrate the way we drink craft beer and cider. The event offers 170 unique craft beers and ciders that are made specifically for GABS.

Although Vietnamese pho, donuts, wine, hemp, popcorn, and green ants (yes you read that right) aren’t the first thing you think of when you think great craft beers and ciders, they are just a few of the ingredients mixed into this years brews. With brewers teaming up with teahouses, gin distilleries and even an American BBQ Smokehouse, GABS 2019 is set to be a wild and tasty year.

There will also be a vast range of activities on offer, including:

– Little Creatures House Of Fun, where attendees can tackle vintage card games, crazy mini golf and hay bale bowling.

– The Balta Tiñata, a giant beer can piniata that will have punters swinging for glory.

– BentSpoke’s Roller Racing Derby, elevating your heart rate with static bike races.

– A competitive scavenger hunt hosted by the Mountain Goat Trail.

– The Biggie Bar from Feral Brewing Co. with live DJ’s and burgers.

– A silent disco hosted by Stomping Ground, bringing a neon boom box truck to set the vibe.

– An epic selection of food trucks and favourite local eateries.

Melbourne:

Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton 
Friday 17th – Sunday 19thMay 2019

 

 

Kids’ Hot Cross Bun Decorating Activity

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Pran Central’s free hot cross bun workshop will be held in the centre’s food court on Tuesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 11 between 11am and 2pm. All budding little bakers will be shown how to mould their dough into a hot cross bun shape after choosing to fill their buns with a choice of Cadbury chocolate chips, smarties or sultanas. Once the outside has been decorated in either a cross shape or their initials, Bakers Delight will bake the buns in the oven, ready for them to take home.

EVENT DETAILS:

When: Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th April
Where: Pran Central food court between 11am-2pm.
Approx 20 minutes to bake.

TAKE YOUR MEDITATION PRACTICE UP A LEVEL THIS APRIL

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Start your weekend the right way on Saturday 6 April with Moving Meditation , an unlikely pairing between King & Godfree’s Johnny’s Green Room and Universal Practice, the go-to Physiotherapy, Pilates and Yoga studio in Melbourne.

Johnny’s Green Room, Melbourne’s hottest new sky-high bar will transform into its own rooftop yoga atelier for one morning, with guests treated to a 45-minute session at 8:30am.

Universal Practice founder, Sammy Wilson, will lead Moving Mediation  which combines a blend of yoga and meditation, benefiting the body through movement and the mind through stillness. Throughout the morning, guests will give themselves a chance to relax and rejuvenate as Sammy brings her scientific and holistic knowledge approach to the practice.

Johnny’s rooftop will be decked out with Lululemon mats, and following class attendees will be treated to a coffee of their choice.

Founded in 2016, Universal Practice has become an integral part of the Melbourne wellness landscape, cementing its place as the go-to Physiotherapy, Pilates and yoga studio, with practices across Fitzroy, Richmond and soon-to-be Malvern which will open its doors in winter 2019.

Whether it be a stretch or soaking up the views of the city landscape, this is not your average studio class and will certainly take your practice up a whole new level.

Moving Meditation  is $25, and you can secure your mat here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/upmoving-meditation-on-the-rooftop-tickets-59303941686

EVENT DETAILS
WHAT: Moving Meditation
WHERE: Johnny’s Green Room, King & Godfree Ln, Carlton VIC 3053
WHEN: Saturday 6 April 2019
TIME: 8:30am-10am

Go on, spend Autumn School Hols and Easter at Luna Park this April!

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CREATIVE ART SPACES, ACTIVE ACROBATS AND YUMMY SCRUMMY EGG HUNTS, PLUS ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR WILL HAVE THE KIDS BEGGING TO GET TO LUNA PARK (NOT JUST ONCE) THIS AUTUMN SCHOOL BREAK! 

Term one’s done and now it’s time for fun, so bringing the family into Luna Park more than once during 6 April to 28 April sounds like a good plan, right? Sure does! With super-fun activities running throughout the break, it would be a shame to be entertained just once, especially with a special bonus week thrown in.

Visit during the school break and everyone can enjoy the many attractions and swinging high on all the thrilling rides including popular newbies – Speedy Beetle, Moon Balloons and sweet mini-train Betty Choo Choo. Grab single ride tickets, or even better upgrade to Unlimited Ride Tickets and enjoy the excitement all day-long. 

For the creative bunnies out there, ‘Art Spaces’ will be set up the weekends of 6 & 7 April and 13 & 14 April where the littlies can let rip with their painting! To celebrate the release of ‘Wonder Park’, 35 easels will be set up for the kids to create a Wonder Park-inspired painting for their chance to win FUN movie merchandise. If you get in early the first 200 people to purchase a Luna Park Family Pass online will be given a family in-season pass to see the movie released on 4 April. When Easter arrives, make sure to get to the Park in time for ‘The Great Luna Park Easter Egg Hunt’ happening on two days back-to-back. This year, all the choco-mad kids can once again hunt for more than 30,000 Chocolatier eggs on Saturday 20 April and Easter Sunday 21 April. Make sure to watch out for resident mad-as-mad Mad Hatter and the energetic Easter Bunny Acrobats bouncing about exuberantly entertaining everyone on both days! The hunts will run from 12.30pm until 3.15pm and entry to this activity is free with an Unlimited Ride Ticket. 

With so much on offer right throughout the school holidays during April consider making it two dates instead of one at Luna Park! Begin the month by enjoying the action and the art followed by more action and plenty of eggs to be had later in the month. And if you can’t make it until towards the end of April don’t fret there is an extra special week in the mix from 22 to 28 April! 

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WIN X1 DOUBLE PASS FOR MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL: PAQUITO

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*** COMPETITION NOW CLOSED***

Dead Weight. That was what Christ Grammar Coach Russel of the Immaculate Conception’s B Reserve netball team called Charisa Bossinakis. She then dutifully quit her dreams of competitive sports and instead settled for comedy.

In this show she questions where it all went wrong. Could it be the fact that she can name each Kardashian but not all three branches of government? Or maybe that she completed a mime credit at university?

Here is your chance to win x1 double pass on us.

Simply share this post and tag us @weknowmelbourne (your profile must be public so we can see the share!). Get a bigger chance to win by filling the form on We Know Melbourne Website.

More info: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2019/shows/paquito

Competition closes on 5thApril 2019.

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