Celebrates the universal spirit of rebellion Berlin, 1956, and the wall is not yet built. People from the Soviet-controlled East can take a train to the Democratic West, but they need identification papers and a good, temporary reason for doing…
If there are two people who are perfect to send to a Pinot Noir festival – it’s two ladies whose drinks of choice are a glass of moscato or an espresso martini. If we were going to find our perfect…
Get your stretchy waist pants out – Melbourne Good Food Month is here and we can’t wait to get the feast started! For the whole month of June, feast your way through an exquisite line up flame roasted dinners, pasta…
Where can you find the world’s best beers? Would you believe it if I told you the answer leads to Docklands? Held in Melbourne, the Australian International Beer Awards are the largest annual beer competition in the world judging both…
In Stratford, on the river Avon, three hours east into Gippsland, an annual cultural offering of all things Shakespearean casts a magic spell in Shakespeare On The River Festival. This regional event has created an enduring arts legacy for the…
Melbourne, get out your sombreros, salt, and lime. Cinco de Mayo is here and no one knows how to celebrate better than Wilson & Market! Cinco de what…? You might be asking. It’s a Mexican holiday on 5 May, celebrating…
The world premiere MTC Education’s production of Jean Tong’s play, Hungry Ghosts, is a contemporary take on the life of young international students in Australia and the ghosts of homeland identity. Taking recent world events connected to Malaysia, it’s an…
A fantasy of fashion, art, and social history appears in Como Fashion House at the National Trust of Victoria’s delightful South Yarra property, Como House and Garden. Four respected artists, stylists, and influencers make use of the site, the owning…
Roll up to Richmond to see some of the 21st century’s most loathsome men tread the boards. Who would have thought you could see such infamous characters within metro Melbourne? After many struggles to get this show up, Globe Players…
Surfing! Cocktails! Tinnie Hurling! From degustations to a Texas hoedown, there’s something for everyone at Good Beer Week. The ten-day-long festival (really, you need more than a week to pack in this much goodness) is a celebration of good beer…