Tag: Newport

Melbourne Festival: Robbie Thomson & MESS

What if you could harness the power of lightning and turn it into a musical instrument?  That’s essentially what we witnessed from Glasgow based artist Robbie Thomson’s Melbourne Festival piece, XFRMR (Transformer). Held within the Substation in Newport, Thomson’s piece…

Beer Banter at Junction Beer Hall & Wine Room

It had been four whole days since Good Beer Week ended. I hadn’t met a brewer or devoured a single beer and food matching. Fortunately Junction Beer Hall came to my rescue with their Beer Banter series. Held on the…

Good Beer Week 2015: The Plus Ones’ Guide

Good Beer Week is a lie. It’s actually more than a week: nine days of the best craft beer from around the world, a convergence of spectacular beer-related events. May 16-24 sees 250 events at 180 venues around Melbourne. How does…