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What's On Melbourne Newsletter | #850
Tuesday 11th April 2023 - Monday 17th April 2023
This weeks' experiences in the world's most 'everything' city.
Featured This Week
A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation
ACMI: Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion
ANZAC Appeal
Australasian Quilt Convention
Candlelight Concerts in Melbourne
Dreams | The Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Gandel Gondwana Garden - Melboune Museum
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Jackson Browne
Mary Poppins The Musical
Matador la experiencia
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne Now
Michael Boyd's Circus of Illusion
Monet & Friends: The Lume Melbourne
Off-Grid Living Festival
Phill Savige's Bogan Shakespeare!
Pierre Bonnard: Designed By India Mahdavi
School Holidays Guide
Sri Lankan Festival
Tesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers
The Eagles Story
Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs
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The Eagles Story
April / May Shows | Live At Your Local
The respect for the original band by members Pete McCarthy Gary Young Paul Gales Norm McNaughton & Steve Wells are the driving force that continues to ensure that each in their own right 'Take it to the Limit' with 2 big sets of EAGLES Hits!
A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation
Plus beautiful scenic visuals, glitz, glamour, and poetic narration
Experience the raw, rhythmic passion of the Celtic motherland with 'A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation'.
Featuring talent from Lord of the Dance & Gaelforce Dance, as well as a treasure trove of Irish Dancing Champions, 'A Taste of Ireland' delivers the very best in Irish dance.
Friday 5th May 2023 - Darebin Arts Centre | 7:30pm Book Now
Saturday 6th May 2023 - National Theatre | 4pm & 7:30pm Book Now
Dreams | The Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
A night of pure rock and roll magic!
Saturday 20th May 2023 @ Ringwood Bowls
The ultimate tribute show that captures the magic and energy of their iconic album, Rumours. Experience the incredible vocal harmonies, authentic instrumentation, and high-energy performance that will transport you back to the golden age of rock and roll.
Phill Savige's Bogan Shakespeare!
Multi-Award-Winning Theatre Co. HT&E presents their comedy hit Bogan Shakespeare
Thursday 6th April 2023 - Saturday 15th April 2023 @ The Motley Bauhaus
Funny, irreverent, dramatic, serious, fast and inappropriate, this is the treatment Aussies have been waiting for, and some might be offended by. A mix of scripted outrageous barbs and improvised madness!
Pear-Shaped
Deliciously dark new comedy by Miranda Middleton and Ziggy Resnick
5-15 April 2023 - Theatre Works
A captivating blend of wordplay magic realism projection and puppetry Pear-Shaped is a deliciously dark new comedy about growing up growing down and everything in between.
School Holidays | Autumn Guide
Our guide to keep the kids busy during the autumn school holidays
Saturday 6 April 2023 - Monday 24 April 2023
Children's activities and care programs festivals exhibitions shows and attractions.
Code Camp - Best School Holidays Ever
Every school holidays kids aged 5-13 years can design code and create with technology producing games websites music and videos in just 2-3 days.
Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show
Mind blowing magic right before your eyes
Witness miracles upclose with award-winning magician Luke Hocking at Melbourne's #1 magic & illusion show at the 5 Star Marriott Hotel.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne becomes comedy capital of the UNIVERSE
29 March - 24 April 2023
The 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival turns 37 celebrating with its biggest festival with more shows and venues than ever becoming one of the world's largest and most respected comedy festivals.
Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion
Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series
Until October 2023 @ ACMI
Featuring never-before-seen costumes cinematic treasures interactive experiences and large-scale projections this landmark ACMI-curated exhibition will unveil examine and celebrate the changing representation of femininity across film history through provocative on-screen moments.
2023 ANZAC Appeal
ANZAC Appeal changes the lives of veterans
Tuesday 11 April 2023 - Astor Theatre
For the first time, RSL Victoria is inviting Melburnians to a special evening around a contemporary campfire of reflections and stories, music and mateship to launch the 2023 Appeal.
Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs
After 67 million years Horridus the Triceratops is here in Melbourne
Until 30 June 2023 - Melbourne Museum
Come face to face with one of the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the Earth in an immersive voyage into a lost world.
Sri Lankan Festival
Awurudhu Pola @ Queen Victoria Market
15 - 16 April 2023 - Queen Victoria Market
The festival will feature two days of food stalls and a stage lineup with all your favourite local Sri Lankan artists, including live bands and traditional dance performances, and workshop activities.
Circus Royale - St Kilda
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER CIRCUS ROYALE COMING TO ST KILDA
Until 30 APRIL 2023 - ST KILDA WATERFRONT
Featuring a powerhouse of international superstars from around the globe this family friendly show is ultra-high energy designed to appeal to audiences of all ages.
Family Pass
We have 4 tickets to the first readers that shoot us a message
Michael Boyd's Circus of Illusion
It's the show we all need right now - uplifting whimsical wonderful and over the top
Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 April 2023 - The Palms at Crown
Escape into a world where sawdust and sequins join cutting edge illusions and spectacular magic to create Circus of Illusion.
Ticket Giveaway
We have two double passes to give-away .. Enter Here
Matador la experiencia
An immersive fusion of live music Spanish street food dance circus and burlesque..
Until 23 April 2023 - Meat Market - North Melbourne
Inspired by a tale as old as time MATADOR is a fiery fusion of burlesque dance and jaw-dropping circus acts. Set across a fiery Spanish sunset this is a tale of forbidden love carnal desires passion and pain a tale of a love torn bull & the seductive Matador!
KaBloom Festival of Flowers
Millions of colourful flowers blanket the Dandenong ranges
Until 25th April 2023 - Tesselaar Tulip Farm
Millions of blooming flowers live music great food sets the scene for a hidden world of fairies pixies magic and circus performers.
Australasian Quilt Convention
Learn, shop, and see a world-class collection of quilts.
April 13 to 16, 2023 - Royal Exhibition Building
AQC will feature a range of classes, bustling marketplace where attendees can discover the latest quilting and sewing supplies from specialist retailers.
Mary Poppins The Musical
This triumphant theatrical experience is a must-see for 2023.
Until 30 April 2023 - Her Majesty's Theatre
It's time to rediscover the undeniable magic of one of the world's most loved tales and show new generations that - Anything can happen... if you let it.
Monet & Friends
@ The Lume Melbourne
The Lume Melbourne
Embark on a mesmerising journey across bohemian Paris and countryside France. Young and old will be plunged into Monet's Water Lilies and dancing with Degas' ballerinas in this stunning explosion of life light and colour.
Alexander McQueen: Mind Mythos Muse
Mind Mythos Muse
Until 16 April 2023 - NGV International
Alexander McQueen remains one of the most extraordinary and significant fashion designers in recent memory lauded for his conceptual and technical virtuosity. McQueen's critically acclaimed collections synthesised his proficiency in tailoring and dressmaking with encyclopaedic and autobiographical visual references that spanned time geography and media.
Driftwood - The Musical
A magical story of art and creativity survival and perseverance..
3 - 20 May 2023 - Chapel Off Chapel
Tells the inspirational story of the renowned Austrian/ Australian sculptor Karl Duldig and his artist-inventor wife Slawa Horowitz-Duldig. We follow their lives in pre-war Vienna the family's narrow escape from Nazi Austria Slawa's ingenious invention of the foldable umbrella and the incredible chain of events that took place after miraculously escaping the Holocaust and rebuilding their careers as artists in Melbourne.
Ticket Giveaway
We have two double passes to give-away .. Enter Here
Candlelight Concerts
Enjoy a concert illuminated by candlelight and performed by live musicians in some of the most iconic venues in Melbourne.
Pierre Bonnard: Designed By India Mahdavi
Melbourne Winter Masterpieces: Pierre Bonnard
Friday 9 June until Wednesday 8 October 2023 @ NGV International
Pierre Bonnard is one of the most beloved painters of the 20th century celebrated for his use of colour to convey an exquisite sense of emotion. The NGV has commissioned celebrated award-winning Iranian Paris-based designer India Mahdavi to design the exhibition's scenography.
Gandel Gondwana Garden @ Melboune Museum
Included with museum entry
The Gandel Gondwana Garden is an outdoor gallery where you can step into the ecosystems of the past.
Explore Victoria's ancient landscapes and learn about creatures that once walked this land from dinosaurs and megafauna to the ancestors of today's iconic Australian species.
MCG TOUR
Melbourne Cricket Ground Stadium TOUR
If you've never done a MCG tour you don't know what you're missing. I had been to the G over 100 times having grown up a block away but was surprised and shocked at how much I discovered about the MCG on this fabulous tour.
Best $30 I ever spent!
Melbourne Now
FREE ENTRY
Until 20th August 2023 - The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia Fed Square
Celebrating new and ambitious local art and design Melbourne Now will cross a range of contemporary disciplines including fashion and jewellery painting sculpture architecture ceramics video performance printmaking and publishing.
Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade
An icon unseen for 100 years.
Built for the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition the Dome Promenade was a key attraction providing visitors the opportunity to view the emerging Melbourne skyline.
Discover the history of this extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage listed building before experiencing views from the dome over Carlton Gardens the city and greater Melbourne.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
ReImagined - Extended by popular demand
Until July 2023 - Princess Theatre- will not be touring Australia
The most globally awarded play in history Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is now experienced as one thrilling theatrical event.
More to check out: this week
Weekend Markets
Bruthen Community Market Camberwell Sunday Market Cheeky Monkey Market | Caroline Springs Colac Lions Club Market Drouin Craft and Produce Market Kingsbury Drive Community Market Macleod Market Millgrove Market Piccadilly Market | Geelong Reservoir Computer & Technology Market Taggerty 4 Seasons Market Yarraville Village Craft Market
Just announced..coming soon!
Home Delivered - Ready-Made Meals Guide
Fresh and delicious meal kits delivered right to your door.
No fuss or simply ready made meals have everyone covered with express home delivery plans diet plans and weekly food plans
Powerpal | Electricity Monitor
FREE for every Victorian
Powerpal connects a smart phone to your electricity meter and shows power usage in real-time helping you to make better decisions about the way you use energy.
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