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New Year’s Eve @ Arbory

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Melbournians know how to party and a New Year’s Celebration is no exception. Nothing beats the thrill of experiencing the spectacular fireworks show nestled on the banks of the Yarra River. However, if you’re looking at making this New Year’s Eve an unforgettable night surrounded by friends in prime position on the Yarra, then book your spot at Arbory Bar & Eatery. Enjoy an all exclusive food and beverage package featuring a stunning menu by Executive Chef Nick Bennett including Oyster & Charcuterie Stations and 5 hours of roving canapés along with a large selection of specialty beers, premium spirits and any wine from their extensive list. Varies live performances will set the vibes throughout the night including talented DJ sets. The night’s theme is ‘a splash of red’ and will absolutely make sure you kick off 2017 is style. Where: Arbory Bar & Eatery Flinders Walk, Melbourne When: 8pm – 1am Saturday 31st December 16 Price: General Release $190pp For further information, visit arbory.com.au/event/nye16/

West End Art Park

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Stop by for a free event full of vibrant celebration of urban artwork at the West End Art Park. Artist Georgia Hill, Phibs, George Rose and Ken Taylor with transform the old site of the Melbourne Australia Post Mail Centre into a spectacular urban gallery showcasing their aesthetically unique techniques and styles. George Rose will also be hosting exclusive lettering workshops, providing valuable insights for aspiring artist. In addition, live music will be provided by DJ Django on the decks followed by some soothing jazz sets. Local food vans will appease the crowds’ appetite including Gorilla Grill and The Grace Caravan. Audience will also find refuge in the shaded lounge areas where they can create their own urban artwork through interactive art zones, all while sitting back and soaking up the atmosphere. For further information, click here When: 12pm – 4pm Sunday 10th December 16 Where: Trenerry Property’s West End site, 185 Rosslyn Street, West Melbourne

Royal Croquet Club

Royal Croquet Club Returns for Summer

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Melbourne’s favourite garden party returns to Birrarung Marr this December. Since it’s debut three years ago, the Royal Croquet Club has been summer favourite and has gone from strength to strength. This year there’ll be more of a focus on music with a killer lineup of musical acts including Dope Lemon (Angus Stone), Jarryd James, Hayden James, Aston Shuffle, KLP and Touch Sensitive. As usual, there’ll be plenty of croquet to be played, Pimm’s cups to be drunk and entertainment to keep you there well into the late hours of the evening. Adding to the festival fun, The Parlour a 70-seat pop-up theatre, will be set up to show acts from the Adelaide Fringe Festival, along with roving entertainment and street theatre. To keep you from going hungry, some of Melbourne’s most loved restaurants will be there including burgers from 8bit, barbequed skewers from Hoy Pinoy, smoked meats and sandwiches from Up In Smoke, and everyone’s favourite Gelato Messina will be returning  with their infamous soup tins filled with gelato. When: 8 December – 23 December Where: Birrarung Marr, …

Juniperlooza 2016

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This year’s Juniperlooza was bigger and better than the 2015 festival, bringing together 20 different Australian and overseas boutique gins along the Yarra for two glorious sunshiny days dedicated to the love of lady gin. All of the regular favorites were there like Four Pillars, West Winds and Melbourne Gin Company, but this year they came with a few tricks up their sleeves to inspire and delight gin fans on the day, like Four Pillars and their recently released Christmas Gin (which tastes like Christmas) and the uniquely purple Ink Dry Gin by Husk Distillers which gets it colours from the delicate leaves of the Butterfly Pea flower and glows like a purple dream when mixed with tonic. Originally a rum distiller, Husk were just one of more than a few of the brands present that had their roots in rum, whiskey or otherwise, and had since decided to branch out into the world of gin. The absolute highlight for us was the Negroni Float from ever-popular favorites, Melbourne Gin Company. This drink proved to …

Mazda Opera in the Bowl

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Sit back and enjoy an enchanting evening of opera music under the stars at Mazda Opera in the Bowl. This free concert is a fabulous way to start the summer and features some of the greatest arias and most beautiful overtures in a fantastic program of songs and duets. The line-up includes four leading soloists, the Opera Australia Chorus and Orchestra Victoria. Don’t forget the picnic blanket! When: 8pm-10pm 3 December Where: Sidney Myer Music Bowl Visit the website here. 

recharge: A New Mindfulness Studio

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In our hyperconnected world it’s getting harder and harder to just switch off. Whether it be switching off your phone, stopping email notifications at work or even just saying no to people, we are in a constant battle to  be in the moment and content with who and where are. Luckily for us Melbourne people, Dr Richard Chambers and Ray Good are bringing to Melbourne it’s first ever mindfulness pop-up studio. Located in a sleek, light-filled warehouse space in Fitzroy, recharge is a mindfulness pop-up studio that encourages people to take their eyes off their screens, leave their stress at the door, pull up a cushion and learn how to recharge. We chatted to Dr Richard Chambers ahead of the workshop to discuss how we can find our inner zen and why it’s so important. 1. In today’s world where are we constantly connected, how important do you think it is to practice mindfulness? Modern life is definitely getting busier. We work long hours, often juggling family duties and other responsibilities too. And technology means that we are constantly connected. …

Our Odyssey: Ithacans in Melbourne

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This November the Immigration Museum will be showcasing their new exhibition, Our Odyssey: Ithacans in Melbourne.  This new exhibition will showcase objects, textiles, photographs and stories that celebrate the achievements of Melbourne’s Ithacan community set to the sounds of Cavafy’s ‘Ithaca’ narrated by journalist Angela Pippos.   It tells the tale of Melbourne’s first Greek migrants as it relates to the magic and mythology of 2 Greek epic poems – Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ and Cavafy’s ‘Ithaca’. ‘Our Odyssey: Ithacans in Melbourne’ has been developed in collaboration with the Ithacan community and coincides with the 100 year anniversary of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society. When: November 19 – June 4, 2017. Where: Immigration Museum Visit the website here. 

Binge on Musical Theatre

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Inspired by the event of the same name in New York, and launched for the first time in November by founder and Artistic Director Trevor Alexander and the fabulous Dolly Diamond – the first ever Melbourne Musical Theatre Festival will be kicking off in Melbourne this January with a line up set to make everyone fall in love with musical theatre all over again. Priced for a serious musical theatre binge with tickets ranging from only $25-$69 this event, celebrating local performers, writers and producers will feature a classic line-up of well-loved family musical favourites, timeless adult productions and new Australian shows and will run from January 6th through to the 28th making it a fantastic (and super affordable) school holiday activity. Based out of the historic, iconic Athenaeum Theatre in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, the festival’s ethos is all about reigniting a passion for the genre in the youth market, but the ranges of shows are not all targeted at the young (and young at heart). Kicking off the festivities, and running for …