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Cine Latino

Cine Latino Film Festival Giveaway

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This August, the Cine Latino Film Festival will be bringing the sights, sounds and stories of Latin America to Melbourne. Screening at Palace Cinemas across Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne, the Festival will feature over 30 films from all across Latin America. Alongside the Opening Night film NERUDA, the Festival’s gala events include Sérgio Machado’s THE VIOLIN TEACHER, which follows the story of a former prodigal child violinist, as its Centrepiece while the stunning music and dance performance film ARGENTINA by master filmmaker Carlos Saura (Raise Ravens, Carmen) will close the Festival. Other program highlights include the latest work from cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, ENDLESS POETRY, a phantasmagorical memoir that played in official selection at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, veteran Colombian director and Gabriel Garcia Marquez collaborator Lisandro Duque Naranjo’s THE BRIBE OF HEAVEN and Daniel Rodríguez Risco’s THE WOMB, Peru’s first bona fide horror film and box office smash hit. We Know Melbourne exclusive: Win 1 of 10 double passes to the Cine Latino Film Festival. Tell us in 25 words or …

What’s On this August?

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We’re in the heart of winter, but fear not, there’s just one more month to go! To speed your winter up, we’ve handpicked our favourite events that will get you out and about this month. Just remember to bring that brollie! MIFF – Until August 14 With a program filled with the best international and local films, MIFF is always a favourite on our calendar. There’s still another 2 weeks left, so get the popcorn ready and check out our top picks of the festival here. Hot Chocolate Festival – Until August 31 If hot chocolates are your drink of choice during winter, the Hot Chocolate Festival is the perfect place for you. Take your chocolate obsession to new heights with 31 different flavours over 31 days in August. Live N Local –  August 20 – August 27 Get ready to rock n roll at Live N Local. The one week festival will feature over 50 emerging and established artists playing in traditional and some unexpected locations, right across the City of Port Phillip. Melbourne Writer’s Festival …

Tribute to the Starman

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The audience lights dimmed, the stage lights fired up and we were immediately blown away with the familiar dirty opening riffs of Rebel Rebel. Anyone say goosebumps…? This week we were invited to check out CHANGES: Theatrical Tribute to the Music of David Bowie, a beautiful collaboration between Bare Naked Theatre, and Melbourne rock band, Robot Child running at Gasworks Art Park until 6 August. I love Bowie. Full stop. I had no idea what to expect from what was described as a ‘reimagination of his songs through the power of theatre…’ but I was about to find out. Bare Naked pride themselves in being visually a little out there. If you are expecting to see a traditional stage musical performance piece, you’ve come to the wrong show. With zero dialogue, this tribute is purely about the man and the music. The cast dance, sing and make art with their bodies and the various props they are given to work with. And the band plays. Beautifully. It’s a sweet, simple, but intellectual tribute, and Bowie …

Pokémon Go – A short guide to the Melbourne CBD

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Pokémon fever has taken Melbourne by storm resulting in determined trainers trawling the streets for exotic and rare additions to their Pokémon collections. To help you on your journey to become the very best (like no one ever was), We Know Melbourne have investigated and listed the best spots in the Melbourne CBD to track down your favourite Pokémon Docklands – Head to Melbourne’s famous harbor to seek the water types such as the squid Tentacool, the rare Vaporeon (one of the evolved forms of Eevee) and Slowbro, the bizarre Pokémon with a clam stuck to its tail. While you’re there: take in a spectacular view via the Melbourne Star, experience the Friday-night Winter Fireworks, enjoy a refreshing ale at the Woolshed Pub. Flagstaff Gardens – A reliable hotspot for major Pokémon activity that will have your phone a constant buzz, just watch out for fellow trainers. Recent sightings include fighting type Machop, the powerful Nidoqueen (the final form of a female Nidoran) and the spiky Sandslash. While you’re there: relax in the peaceful surroundings …

Supernormal Welcomes Chef Perry to the Kitchen

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This month, Supernormal welcomed a new Head Chef to the kitchen,  Perry Schagen, bringing with him years of culinary experience. Formerly Executive Chef at the Graham in Port Melbourne, Schagen has a long-standing friendship with Andrew McConnell, having worked together at Circa the Prince. Perry has introduced some delicious new additions to the winter menu, which we can’t wait to try! We took a few minutes to chat with Perry about his background, inspiration and favourite winter foods. Can you tell us a bit about your background and your journey to becoming the new head chef at Supernormal? Originally from Perth, I moved to Melbourne in 2000 and since have worked at Circa, Taxi Dining Room and a stint at The Graham before taking a few months off to wait for the right job to come along.  Throughout the years has your inspiration and influences changed with your approach to food? Yes, 15 years ago fine dining consisted of overworked food and luxury ingredients. Now I prefer to work with simple, super fresh, seasonal, local produce as …

Hot Chocolate Festival

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Indulge your sweet tooth at the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie’s annual Hot Chocolate Festival. Taking place in the heart of winter, this year’s festival will take your chocolate obsession to new heights with 31 different flavours over 31 days in August. The flavours will be anything but ordinary with the return of some of last year’s favourites including  Strawberry High Tea, The Slam Dunk (think mini-doughnuts!), and last year’s best-selling Chocolate Brownie flavours; alongside this year’s showstopping new flavours, the Wagon Wheel with its dunk-ready marshmallow and jam chocolate-coated biscuit skewered with a straw for extra delicious slurping; or Hot Gaytime’s cheeky temptation of hot caramel toffee poured into a milk chocolate, topped with crushed honeycomb and served with a vanilla ice-cream. Yep, it will feel like you’ve died and gone to chocolate heaven. The hot chocolate concoctions will be whipped up by The Chocolaterie’s very own Belgian and French chocolatiers inspired by premium couverture chocolate, seasonal ingredients and items from their kitchen garden with 8 new flavours will be introduced each week. Grab a front seat and watch …

Melbourne Spring Fashion Week Launch

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Today marks the official launch of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. The launch was held at RMIT Design Hub and the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Robert Doyle introduced the program and the official MSFW Ambassador for 2016, actress and model, Isabel Lucas. “Isabel is an internationally renowned talent and her fashion credentials make her perfect for the role of MSFW Ambassador,” the Lord Mayor said. Asked why the fashion festival is so important to Melbourne, Doyle replied that it’s an opportunity to showcase local talent, and the fashion on the runway can be worn by everyone, unlike some of the other international runways. Fashion Week runs from Friday 26 August to Friday 2 September, with a packed program full of fashion shows, festivities, markets and talks. The first official event will be the Emporium Melbourne’s Opening Runway on August 26th, a free event which will see Little Bourke Street transform into a runway like no other. Last year more than  60,000 people attended the festival so make sure to book your runways early! When: August 26  – 2 September. Where: Various venues across …

Review: Show & Tell for Grown Ups

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As a child, being picked for the weekly show and tell was always daunting. The idea of getting up in front of everyone when you’re a wee one and recounting your story about some object that you thought was the bees knees, but wasn’t sure whether would impress your your fellow classmates or make them snicker and pass notes behind your back was just terrifying.  On the flip side if you were one of the children watching, it was always fun – you got to see pets, toys or the latest holiday souvenir – and must of the time got to play with their object after. Fast forward to life as an adult. Have you ever thought what you would be willing to show off in front of everyone ? Did you have your childhood pet taxidermied? Do you treasure the cigarette butt some famous singer flicked into the crowd after the gig of a lifetime? What holds sentimental value for you? Last night, we questioned what we would proudly share with others at Show and Tell for Grown Ups, …

Docklands Winter Fireworks

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Watch the sky light up over the Docklands every Friday and night this winter. Arrive early or stay late to enjoy sparkling entertainment set to delight kids big and small, from live music to roving performers. Free to view, the entertainment starts at 6:30pm with fireworks lighting up the sky from 7:30pm. When: Friday nights, July and August. Where: Docklands, Melbourne Visit the website here.

In Cabaret

Review: Performance Management – in Cabaret

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A Saturday night at the Wonderland Spiegeltent in Docklands is always a good idea. The smell of the popcorn, great company, a couple of wines and a good show. Can’t go wrong. Last Saturday we went to see the ‘one night only’ Performance Management – In Cabaret. Presented by Shhhhh Produtions, Performance Management, described as “Horrible Bosses meets The Office” stars Scott Hollingsworth as a fabulous Ringmaster slash Manager, and pokes fun at the everyday challenges of a normal employer / employee relationship, comparing every office to, well, a circus. This show is not just funny, it’s fun. Performance Management capitalizes on on every possible ‘bad employee’ stereotype from the casual racist (I’m not racist but..), to the smoke-break bludger, the sick day champion and the person who told more than a few white lies on their resume. They’re all in there. The best part about this show as with most cabarets was the songs. Particularly if you can sing along. Not just to the songs adapted from Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid …