photo via the City of Stonnington
After a great build up we finally experienced the ice skating rink-slash-shipping container entertainment hub that the City of Stonnington built off Chapel St!
I had told myself in the lead up that I would not ice skate. No, absolutely not – I have never done it before and I’m too old to learn. No broken bones for me! Then I arrived and saw the penguins. Yep, the small penguins- – designed for childern — that you could hold onto if you didn’t consider yourself a Mighty Duck. Hmmm…maybe it was feasible. Yeah, okay! As I clung to the side rail and grabbed a penguin (not from a small child) I started to progress. Very, very slowly. Why wasn’t I going forward? I needed a push.
There was fire, ice sculpture-ing, and a sweet DJ setup. I can’t wait to check it out during the nights where there will be live bands! Actually I would highly recommend doing a Hub/Flicks & Feasts combo. Go in for a skate at the Hub and check out a free movie at the Prahran Market which is two minutes down the road.
The Glow Winter Arts Festival runs until 24 August 2015. Make sure to get on over to experience the hub for yourself.
-Ruki
Rukmal (Ruki) is The Plus Ones’ Managing Director. He looks after the marketing, technology, and finance areas of TPO and loves nothing more than analysing data and optimising campaigns. Okay, perhaps building a global digital media company is a touch more interesting. While he rarely writes articles these days, preferring to leave it to our incredible staff writers, he can occasionally tap his right brain.
