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Head to Hawker Hall to Celebrate Chinese New Year

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Feast your way into the Lunar New Year with Hawker Hall’s Chinese New Year Banquet, exclusively available on Tuesday February 5th, from 5pm.

Featuring a five-course banquet menu, with plenty ofChinese-inspired dishes fit for an emperor.

Devour Yee Sang, Seafood Stuffed Doughnuts, Chicken and Garlic Chive Pearly Dumplings, and White Fish and Water Spinach Golden Dumplings. Also, on the menu is Short and Long Duck Soup Cup, Soy Braised Pork Belly, Pan Seared ‘Nyonya’ Style Fish Fillet, Many Treasure Lotus Leaf Rice and Kai Lan. Finish the night on a sweet spot with Toasted Coconut, Jelly, Pandan Sago. Available for groups of any size from 5pm, the banquet costs $68 per person.

Yum Cha:

Back by popular demand, and every weekend in February, Hawker Hall’s popular Yum Cha is back. Dine in every Saturday and Sunday from February 2nd between 11am-4pm and enjoy six courses of HH’s style Yum Cha for $38pp.

Hawker Hall’s Yum Cha menu includes a choice of, Five Spiced Chicken Ribs, BBQ Pork Bun, Poached Chicken with Green Beans, Fried Squid and Choi Sum, plus more. Hawker Hall will also offer four special cocktails ($12 each) quench your thirst including ‘Enter The Dragon’, with tequila, pineapple, lime, guava and mint and ‘The Green Lantern’ with jasmine infused vodka, peach, lemon and cucumber.

Bookings can be made via the Hawker Hall website, here

The Espy

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Saint Kilda’s iconic Esplanade Hotel fondly known as The Espy, opened its doors to the public November last year. The hotel went through a massive revamp and the wait was absolutely worth it!

The hotel was built in 1878 and stands as one of the most prominent 19th-century resort hotels in Victoria. The Espy also remains one of the longest running live music venue in Australia.

Aside from the breath-taking ocean views and sunsets, The Espy spoils you with variety, featuring live music stages, dining options including a flavour-filled Cantonese restaurant and 12 bars across 5 levels. Options, options and more options!

Midsumma Review: Rebel

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It’s been three years this January since the passing of legendary rock star David Bowie, and since his death many tribute shows have popped up – but none have pushed the boundaries of blended performance crafts quite like Rebel.

Premiering as part of the 2019 Midsumma Festival program, and choreographed, directed and produced by Melbourne’s Highwire Entertainment, Rebel is a solid act, combining music, circus acrobatics and visual art into a live concert, glam rock and roll cabaret with heart stopping physical feats, a costume selection to die for and enough talent to make you sick.

We witnessed roller skating trapeze, a hoops routine performed in eleven inch wedges, flames, flare and a bloke working an aerial pole in a pair of high top chucks like it was nothing, backed by a band of triple talented musicians. Bowie’s best hits were brought to life by the exceptionally charismatic Stewart Reeve, who’s amazing voice features enough embodiment of the Thin White Duke to bring each song perfectly to life, but still retain his own vocal flavour.

The absolute highlight for us was the incredible Space Oddity, paired with a stunning aerial silk display in cosmic shades of blue. Heavenly. Pun intended.

The iconic venue was filled with a broad audience mix spanning several generations – a testament to the reach, inspiration and influence of Bowie’s music and the lives he touched during his rock and roll reign.

Rebel is a glittering, intimate show which had its audience singing along to every word and dancing in their seats. Our only complaint – we wanted more.

Bowie lovers, ‘snort the glitter off your favourite vinyl’, get online now and book your tickets to this limited run Midsumma mini-masterpiece before it finishes on Sunday.

Where: The Melba Spiegeltent, 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood (stop #19 on the 86 tram)

When: 30-31 January 1-3 February, 7pm

More information & tickets: Check out midsumma.org.au

WIN: 1 x Double pass to Barefoot Cinema

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****COMPETITION TIME***

Barefoot Cinema Returns for Summer 18/19. Win x1 double pass and celebratesummer in quintessential Australian style.

Fusing spectacular settings with the silver screen, Melbourne’s beloved Barefoot Cinema is back for the 2018 / 19 summer.

Recline in the breath-taking surrounds of Point Nepean in Portsea, The Briars in Mount Martha or the heritage-listed and majestic gardens of Ripponlea Estate as a sensational program of films lights up under the stars.

Launching Boxing Day, Barefoot Cinema will host 44 evening screenings with the program consisting of family-friendly favourites, cult hits, musicals, comedies, and some of the best films of 2018.

Here is your chance to win 1 x double pass on us. Simply share this post on Facebook 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 below.

Competition closes on 28thJanuary 2019.

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Australia Day Festival

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Australia Day is a significant celebration for the Greater Dandenong community with over 11,000 local residents expected to enjoy the festival with family, neighbours and friends.

Australia Day presents a great opportunity for people of different backgrounds and experiences to gather together and reflect on what it means to be Australian, and to celebrate the things we have in common.

The award winning Australia Day Festival will be held in Dandenong Park, corner of Pultney and Foster streets on Saturday 26 January 2019, from 3pm to 9.30pm.

This all-ages event will include a Flag Raising Ceremony and the presentation of the Australia Day Awards on the main stage.

This free family friendly event will feature two stages with live entertainment, roving performers, a dedicated food court, community and market stalls, exciting rides ($2-$6), free family activities, and will conclude with a grand fireworks finale at 9.25pm.

For extra fun, ride your bike to the event and receive two free ride tokens and valet bike parking.

Event highlights:

  • Australia Day Award Ceremony
  • Cultural performances on the Main Stage
  • FReeZA performances on the Youth Stage
  • Roving performances
  • Free workshops and family activities
  • Family rides ($2 – $6)
  • Council stalls with interactive activities
  • Food and market stalls
  • Fireworks finale at 9.25pm

This event is smoke and alcohol free.

Village Market comes to Werribee Zoo

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Werribee Open Range Zoo’s lawns will come to life this February and March with the Village Market. Stalls, performances, food, drink and craft activities will infuse each Sunday with all the colours and flavours of Africa in this brand-new experience.

What: Village Market is a new Sunday experience at Werribee Open Range Zoo featuring stalls, musical performances, food, drink and craft activities.

When: 11am – 3pm each Sunday in February and March 2019.

Cost: Free with a general admission ticket (kids under 16 free on weekends). Food, drink and wares available for purchase.

Unveiling of the biggest rhino sculpture in Melbourne

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On 2nd February 2019, the Melbourne public will be bewildered by the unveiling of The Wonderful Two, which will offer the creation of lifelong memories through a unique and interactive sculpture experience. The bronze immortalization of Najin and Fatu by Australian eco-warrior artists Gillie and Marc will be instrumental in bringing hope to the survival of rhinos!

The sculpture will be proudly launched at Republica, St. Kilda Sea Baths, right on the St Kilda foreshore, on Melbourne’s second most visited destination, St Kilda Beach.

This is an incredible location that will give visibility and create awareness for this very important cause, so Gillie and Marc are extremely grateful for this opportunity.

The sculpture is set to be aligned with the hashtag #LoveTheLast. Visitors will be asked to take a photo with the artwork and share it with the hashtag, jump starting efforts to spread critical awareness. Signage will also educate, and direct the public to a donations page set-up for Najin and Fatu, so they can live out their much-deserved final days in peace at Ol Pejeta Conservancy.

For more information, visit www.gillieandmarc.comor www.lovethelast.com

SCULPTURE UNVEILING

WHERE: Republica St. Kilda Sea Baths (foreshore)

DATE: 2/2/2019

TIME: 11am

Johnny’s Green Room

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Australia Day ‘s tradition is always meeting in the sunshine with friends and family and enjoy a good BBQ.

This year let’s celebrate this long weekend a little differently by meeting on the rooftop at Johnny’s Green Room as it is hosting its first ever “Italian BBQ” on Sunday 27thJanuary, with shrimp on the Barbie (Italian style), Johnny’s classic drinks on tap and local DJs playing from midday til late.

Forget the usual suspects you would find at an Aussie BBQ, Johnny’s will be swapping out the burnt sausages and onion for arrosticini and seafood on the grill.

Modern-Italian bar snacks will also be on offer, including pork & veal polpetti, arancini and caprese salad. Or, enjoy a selection of antipasto: cured meats with mozzarella, bread with pickles & cheese.

Local and imported beer will be flowing on tap, as well as spritzes, highballs and a wide range of wines. Johnny’s cocktails will also be at the ready; including the crowd favourite Johnny’s Smash – a combination of gin, sparkling yuzu, ginger & mint.

Woody McDee (former 3RRR music director/The Cave 3RRR/Meredith Booker) and friends will be taking care of the music from lunch right into the night.

With breath-taking city views, good food, drinks and endless tunes – there will be no better place to celebrate the well-deserved long weekend than at Johnny’s.

Johnny’s Italian BBQ will be held on Sunday 27 January from noon until late. No booking required.

Johnny’s Green Room (rooftop bar at King & Godfree) – 293-297 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053

More info: here

WIN x1 double pass for Royal Opera House 2018-2019 Live Cinema Season! The Queen of Spades

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****COMPETITION TIME***

On Feb 16, 17 & 20 Village Cinemas in Melbourne will present an exclusive filmed performance of The Queen of Spades, as a part of the Royal Opera House 2018-2019 Live Cinema Season!

Based on a short story by poet Alexander Pushkin, The Queen of Spades follows Gherman, a soldier torn between love and a destructive fixation with gambling. The opera set in 1890 explores madness, obsessive passions and the supernatural, with the characters giving voice to Tchaikovsky’s own unfulfilled desires.

Here is your chance to win 1 x double pass on us. Simply share this post on Facebook 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 below. Competition closes on 8thFebruary 2019.

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Kidchella & Summer Nights

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Dust off your fringed crops and denim cut offs! An internationally-inspired, Summer music and crafts festival is coming to Melbourne’s West and you don’t need to camp out for tickets or drive to the desert. Designed for both the young and young at heart, and for the first time ever, Highpoint Shopping Centre is hosting Kidchella from Monday 21 – Friday 25 January, followed by Summer Nights from Friday 1 – Sunday 3 February 2019.

Highpoint’s youngest partygoers are invited to Kidchella, commencing on Monday 21 January. One for the school holidays’ bucket list, Kidchella will include hands-on craft activities where little ones can create their very own flower crown, tote bag, dream catcher or bracelet. The event week will end with a big finale, where kids can hit the dancefloor at the ultimate silent disco on Friday 25 January. An Instagrammer’s heaven, Summer Nights will be headlined by a Coachella-inspired labyrinth and walkthrough cactus garden, alongside tent-shaped dressing rooms for Festival Makeovers by Mecca Maxima.

In addition to the Instagram-worthy photo moments, festivalgoers can get involved in ‘crafternoons’ to create their very own beaded and jewelled festival accessories, soak up the sound of live DJs, sip on delicious Summer cocktails, and taste the roaming festival food options being served up by a series of Highpoint food retailers.

Ticket prices vary for Kidchella and Summer Nights activities. Visit the Highpoint website for ticketing information and to purchase: http://www.highpoint.com.au.

KIDCHELLA AT HIGHPOINT

DATE: Monday 21 January – Friday 25 January 2019, 11am – 3pm daily

LOCATION: Highpoint Shopping Centre, Centre Court on Level 1, 200 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong

WHAT’S ON:

• DIY kid-friendly craft sessions held Monday 21 January – Thursday 20 January 2019

• Kids-only silent disco held on Friday 25 January between 11am and 3pm (four sessions are

scheduled for 45 minutes)

FEE: Craft sessions are free. Silent Disco is $5 per person with proceeds directed to the Alannah &

Madeline Foundation.

SUMMER NIGHTS AT HIGHPOINT

DATE & TIME: 2pm – 6pm on Saturday 2 February and Sunday 3 February 2019

LOCATION: Highpoint Shopping Centre, Level 1 Pop-Up Park, 200 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong

WHAT’S ON:

• Pop-up music and craft festival with large-scale labyrinth, live DJ, cocktail and food sampling,

plus complimentary festival-look hair and makeup services

FEE: Craft sessions are $15 per person and run on a drop-in basis. All other activities are free.