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Melbourne Food Porn Festival

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You know them well. They’re the ones who have to take a photo of every dish before you dig in. The ones who have to get the perfect angle of every dish and when they show you their photos, you wonder why yours never turn out the same. And it turns out that the more we shoot and share our food, the more chefs keep making crazier and crazier dishes to capitalise. Everybody wins! To help showcase the most stunning foodporn images captured by photographers at some of the best eateries around Melbourne, our friends at Yelp are hosting Australia’s first-ever Food Porn Festival in Melbourne. The Festival exhibition will showcase the 40 best foodporn photos from photo-obsessed Melburnians. There’ll also be a swag of awesome prizes for the top winners, including a stay at the Adelphi hotel (plus dinner and breakfast for two), a degustation for two people at Taxi Kitchen, a coffee masterclass with St Ali’s Ben Morrow, who recently won top prize at the 2016 London. If you know someone who is food-obsessed enter them in …

Hot Tub Cinema Review

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I love Bowie. I love cocktails. And who doesn’t love a hot tub. What an absolutely ripping combination, and I got to combine them all at Hot Tub Cinema – let’s dance! All terrible puns aside, we were invited along to experience the newly opened Hot Tub Cinema, located outside The Common Man in Southbank. Film for the evening… Labyrinth. Aim for the evening…. kick back in a hot tub, consume a few beverages and..’forget about the baby.’  … no? Upon entry, everyone is allocated a hot tub number, kitted out with a lit up water bottle (more about this later), and given instructions to set up your bar tab at the neighbouring bar, The Common Man. The whole experience is pretty slick, you can set up you bar tab, as well as pre-order cocktails and food to be delivered directly to your tub at a pre-arranged time. This means you’ll never need to leave the warm waters of the tub… well for food or drinks anyway (wink). Your water bottles are actually a clever multi-purpose …

Good Beer Week

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In the last decade, the way people view beer as a beverage has become evermore diverse, from a comforting refreshment, to a passionate art form. Created by the combination of hard work by local boutique breweries along with the growth of inquisitive beer drinkers, has seen the upsurge of more local craft beer varieties being stocked in bar fridges or being poured in sideways glasses during local happy hours all over the state.  As a recognition to all things beer, Melbourne Good Beer Week is held throughout some of Melbourne’s finest pubs and bars and celebrates the rich culture and passion that exists amongst the production and (more importantly) consumption of local craft beer found in Victoria and wider Australia. Events range from food and beer pairing sessions, premium beer tastings straight from local breweries, themed parties, along with much more.  Some festival highlights that we have picked include  GABS 2016 – a festival within the festival, the best artesian brewers from around the world gather to showcase a celebration if all things beer and …

ANZAC Day 2016

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ANZAC Day, originally a commemoration of the landing of Australian and New Zealand forces at Gallipoli on the 25th April 1915, has grown to become the most important national day in Australia. In addition to recognising the service and sacrifice of all Australians who have served in war or during peacekeeping operations. Here’s our guide to the ANZAC Day activities: 6am – Dawn Service It is recommended to assemble on the Shrine Forecourt by 4:30am, no requirement to register attendance. Pre-amble address will commence at 5:45am prior to the service at 6am. The Dawn Service concludes at approximately 6:30am, attendees are encouraged to enter the Sanctuary to lay poppies following the conclusion of the service. 8:15am – Official Wreath Laying Service Invited guests assemble at 7:45am in the Sanctuary. 9am – ANZAC Day March Thousands of veterans , their descendants and current serving personnel will march down St Kilda Road, starting at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets, concluding at the Shrine of Remembrance. Unit wreaths will be laid at the Shrine progressively during …

Cycling into the Future – THE TRIP

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Cycle into the future at Australia’s first immersive cycle experience,THE TRIP™.  Les Mills, the company behind some of the most famous exercises classes in the world including BODYPUMP and RPM, will unveil a futuristic, never-before-seen concept cycle studio in Melbourne on Saturday April 30 that will fuse cinema, virtual reality and cycling. The class will use digital projections on cinema size screens and rock concert quality lasers to allow you to ride in a whole new world. “Participants are quickly swept into the experience and begin leaning into turns and ducking under bridges, which adds even more intensity to an already powerful workout.” When: April 30 – May 1 Where: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre Visit the LES MILLS website. 

Appleton Trail at Nieuw Amsterdam

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The Appleton Trail is taking over Nieuw Amsterdam this weekend, transforming their downstairs bar  into a palm-filled oasis with DJs and live steel drum players. Expect Jamaican music, lush palms, bespoke Jamaican-inspired food menus and of course Appleton Estate infused signature cocktails. Appleton Estate have been creating authentic Jamaican rums in the Cockpit Country – a unique, lush and fertile terrain at the island’s heart – for over 265 years, exporting the warmth, passion and unique spirit of Jamaica around the world in each handcrafted bottle. So if you want to explore Jamaica through their signature alochol we suggest you get there early. When: 22 April – 23 April Where: Nieuw Amsterdam, 106 -122 Hardware Lane, Melbourne Visit the Nieuw Amsterdam website. Visit the Appleton Estate website. 

Dressmaker Costume Exhibition

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Costumes from the box office hit film, The Dressmaker, will be on display in an exclusive exhibition held at National Trust’s Rippon Lea House and Gardens from April 22, 2016. Take a rare glimpse into how whimsy, glamour and humour are used in the creation of these stunning costumes. Developed by The National Trust Victoria, in in partnership with Marion Boyce and Film Art Media, the exhibition will take you behind the scenes of  the film into the inner world of the costume department with footage of the costumes being created and stories behind the corsetry and art finishing. When: 22 April until 31 July 2016 Where:  Rippon Lea House and Gardens, 192 Hotham St, Elsternwick Visit the Dressmaker Exhibition website.

Ella – A Tribute by Kelsey James

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During her 60 year career, Ella Fitzgerald lived an extraordinary life that has earned her place in music history. The inspiration that shone so brightly through the voice of Ella will find it’s new vessel in Kelsey James, a vocalist whose projects include the Furbelows, her own Quintet and her original project. When: 24 – 25 April 2016 Where: Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Visit the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club website here.     

Markit

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Markit returns to Federation Square on Sunday 8 May 2016  with over 100 Australian independent designers. Drawing an eclectic mix of designers out of their workspaces for the day – ceramicists, jewellers, shoemakers, illustrators and micro fashion studios – Melburnians will be able to pick up limited-edition pieces, one-off gifts and handmade objects of beauty that won’t be found on any high street. The day will be a chance to meet your favourite Australian designers in person and find out more about the design processes behind the wares. For those seeking out original, unexpected design pieces made with the environment and ethics in mind – this is your dream-shopping day all in one place! When: 10am -5pm, Sunday 8 May Where: Federation Square Visit the Markit website here.   

Melbourne Knowledge Week

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Expand your mind and connect with other innovative thinkers at Melbourne Knowledge Week. This year will see over  60 events  explore the themes of innovation, creativity and technology shaping our future. Take part in a workshop, listen to a talk or even build your own robot. Some highlights include: Life in the cyber-physical world In this hands-on workshop, the audience will get an opportunity to interact with robots, and new technologies from the labs and research departments of Deakin University to discover the new cyber-physical world. Canopy: Melbourne green roof forum Canopy is the event where practitioners at the cutting edge of urban greening share knowledge about what it takes to get greenery onto Melbourne’s city streets, rooftops and walls. Crytoparty Concerned about online surveillance? Want to protect your privacy? Bring your phone or laptop and learn about tools that help you deter digital snoops. Making Data Sing How do we transform millions of lines of data into stunning and intuitive visualisations? This fast-paced event explores the ways that traditionally off-limit data is moving towards an …