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What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 25th July 2023 - Monday 31st July 2023
Experiences in the world's most loveable & liveable city.
Featured This Week
2.22 - A Ghost Story
& Juliet
ACMI: Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion
BLOOM
Borealis On The Lake
Circus Royale @ Westfield Southland
Connection: The Lume Melbourne
Dimmy & Dumling Festival
DonateLife Week
European Night Market
Fantastic Beast: The Wonder Of Nature
Impossible Occurrences: Melbourne's Exclusive Magic Show
Lightscape @ Royal Botanic Gardens
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Melbourne Elvis Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Mendelssohn Scottish & Beethoven Eight | Midsummer Dreams
Moulin Rouge! The Musical - Return Season
Open House Melbourne - Collective City
Paint in the Dark: Paint & Sip Workshop in the Dark
Pierre Bonnard: Designed By India Mahdavi
Reed Gift Fairs Melbourne
Rialto Aglow | Winter Lights Festival
Rough Trade
Society Social Lunch Series
The Eagles Story - Live Shows
The Rocky Horror Show
Winter Night Market: Queen Victoria Market
Free Every Tuesday
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne
Shot In The Heart Of Australia
27th July to 7th August 2023 @ Victorian Artists Society - East Melbourne
This new 2023 exhibition encompasses all that is wondrous and special in Australia and is celebrated by the members of the Australian Association of Street Photographers.
The Eagles Story | Live
Australia's Premier Eagles Experience is a celebration of the iconic American rock band The Eagles. With incredible attention to detail the performers bring the band's legendary music to life in a way this is both authentic and electrifying.
Tickets are on sale now!
Sat 29th July - Ringwood Bowls Club (Supper & Show)
Mendelssohn Scottish & Beethoven Eight | Midsummer Dreams
Friday 4 August 2023 - Alexander Theatre
With over 40 musicians on stage this symphonic program opens in the magical world of A Midsummer Night's Dream with Mendelssohn's enchanting overture full of scampering fairy feet and sparkling strings.
Rough Trade
19th - 29th July 2023 @ Explosives Factory: Theatre Works
Katie Pollock's Hilariously Heartfelt Play Inspired By The Real-Life Facebook Group. Part takedown of capitalism part wannabe dancing dildo musical this one-woman play is a celebration of resilience humour - and adult toys!
Reed Gift Fairs Melbourne
5 - 9 August 2023 @ Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Reed Gift Fairs Melbourne is a landmark event on the calendar for Australian retailers to source from the largest variety of wholesalers across Gift Home Fashion Kids and Beauty & Wellbeing. *Trade Only*
Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show
Mind blowing magic right before your eyes. Every Friday night witness miracles upclose with award-winning magician Luke Hocking at Melbourne's #1 magic & illusion show at the 5 Star Marriott Hotel.
DonateLife Week 2023
Sunday 23 July to Sunday 30 July 2023.
There are currently around 1,800 people on the organ waitlist who desperately need Australia's help! Could you donate 1 minute to give someone a lifetime?
Register now at donatelife.gov.au or with just 3 easy taps in your Medicare app.
Open House Melbourne 2023 - Collective City
Get ready to reconnect with your city on the 29 + 30 July 2023.
The 2023 OHM Weekend program explores perspectives and projects that speak to the power of collective, adaptive and responsive design approaches focused on creating a more equitable, accessible and inclusive city.
Explore the full program now and prepare your itinerary for the Open House Melbourne July Weekend.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical - Return Season
23rd August 2023 To 17th of September 2023 @ Regent Theatre
Baz Luhrmann's revolutionary film comes to life onstage remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. A theatrical celebration of truth beauty freedom and - above all - love Moulin Rouge! is more than a musical; it is a state of mind.
Circus Royale
Until Sunday 13th August 2023 @ Westfield Southland
Step Right Up! Experience a Circus Like Never Before: Circus Royale Brings Australia's Only Traveling Animatronic Zoo and 3D Hologram Display to Westfield Southland!
Melbourne International Film Festival
The 71st Melbourne International Film Festival returns: 3-27 August 2023.
03-20 August - Cinemas 18-27 August - Online The full program announced on Tuesday 11 July, 2023 set the course for 25 days across cinema and digital presentations this year - across metro, country Victoria and streaming throughout Australia.
BLOOM
Until 19th August 2023 - Playhouse
From the co-creator behind some of Australia's most beloved comedies (The Castle The Dish Utopia) and Melbourne Theatre Company's smash-hit production The Speechmaker Bloom is a funny big-hearted new musical that celebrates the power of music to connect us across generations starring comedian Anne Edmonds alongside Frankie J. Holden Vidya Makan Christina O'Neill and John O'May.
European Night Market 2023
Final Friday evening: 28 July 2023 @ Madame Brussels Lane
Step into a winter wonderland where Bavarian beer hall magic unites music food and frivolity. Delight in European favorites from 17 food vendors indulge in warm mulled wine bespoke gin cocktails by Little Lon Distilling Co. and revel in unforgettable street performances!
Rialto Aglow | Winter Lights Festival
19-29 July 2023 - Rialto Melbourne
Rialto Aglow is a 10-day festival featuring interactive light installations from some of Australia's most exciting public artists nightly live entertainment and festival themed cocktails food and bites.
Entrance to Rialto Aglow and live entertainment each night is FREE for Melburnians and visitors of all ages. Visit www.rialto.com.au/aglow for more information.
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Online: 1st - 31st July 2023 | In-Cinema: 21st - 30th July 2023
8th Edition Online + In-Cinema at Cinema Nova. The Melbourne Doc Fest each year curates world class features direct from some of the hottest most prestigious documentary film festivals in the world.
Society Social Lunch Series
Reservations are open until August 31st 2023.
Society Lounge is wheeling out its indulgent dessert trolley to those who book a spot at the Society Social lunch series Friday-Sunday.
Paint in the Dark: Paint & Sip Workshop in the Dark
9-31 August 2023 - Wednesday to Sunday @ Hanover House - Southbank
In a retro-futuristic neon-lit atmosphere brush in one hand glass in the other unleash your inner artist and create a work of art... in the dark!
Lightscape 2023 - Royal Botanic Gardens
Nightly until Sunday 6th August 2023
Never before seen lightworks along with the impressive Winter Cathedral will light up the gardens. Immersed in light colour reflection and music the all-new trail just over 2km will take you through the green heart of Melbourne. Expect colour-changing installations large-scale illuminated sculptures and surprises along the way.
Borealis On The Lake 2023
Experience The Northern Lights: 20 July - 3 Sep 2023 Lake Daylesford
Borealis on the Lake combines technology and art to recreate the mesmerizing beauty of the Northern Lights on Lake Daylesford.
Live Music | This Week In Melbourne
Melbourne's vibrant music scene pumps out live music 7 nights a week in hotels bars and live music venues.
Beartooth & Pierce The Veil Bjorn Again: Thank Abba For The Music Tour Blowers Candlelight Jazz & Soul Candlelight Soundtracks: Rings & Dragon Candlelight: A Tribute To Coldplay Candlelight: A Tribute To Rihanna Candlelight: Tribute To Beatles Choristry presents: Angels & Demons Classic Rock Live Coda Chroma Eagles Of Death Metal Idles Jody Sternberg: Live at The Count's Loyle Carner Pierce The Veil + Beartooth Sydney International Piano Competition's Winner's Recital The Eagles Story The Jackson Combo Duo: Breezy Beats Sunday's The Princess Bride In Concert
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2.22 - A Ghost Story
Until 20 August 2023 - Her Majesty's Theatre
An adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge and ghosts may or may not appear. What do you believe? And do you dare discover the truth?
More to check out: this week
ArtVo Melbourne | Trick Art
ArtVo Melbourne @ Docklands is open 7 days a week
The interactive trick art gallery is your chance to touch the art and strike a pose in front of the mind boggling themed zones. The venue is a fun activity for all ages with over 80 different 3D reality defying artworks and optical illusions to work with across 9 different themed zones.
Rembrandt: True to life
Until 10 September 2023 - NGV International
The NGV holds the most important Rembrandt collection in the Southern Hemisphere and this exhibition is a unique opportunity for audiences to explore the great range of the artist's prints alongside some of his key paintings in the most comprehensive exhibition of Rembrandt's work to be held in Australia in twenty-five years.
Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion
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.
Melbourne Now
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.
Fantastic Beast: The Wonder Of Nature
Until 8th October 2023 - Melbourne Museum
Wonder at the magic of the creatures from the Wizarding World alongside the remarkable animals from London's Natural History Museum collection and learn about their shared abilities and behaviours that allow them to dazzle attract and escape.
Connection: The Lume Melbourne
Daily @ The Lume Melbourne
Connection features over 550 digital and original artworks from more than 110 visual and musical artists representing the largest collection of First Peoples' art ever assembled.
Pierre Bonnard: Designed By India Mahdavi
Until 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.
& Juliet (Final Shows)
Nightly until 29 July 2023 - Regent Theatre
This hilarious inspiring and poignant new musical is wrapped up in one of the most addictive and joyful soundtracks to ever hit the stage. Shakespeare gets a remix with some of the world's most loved and glittering pop anthems from legendary songwriter Max Martin and collaborators.
The Rocky Horror Show
Until 30 July 2023 (extended) - Athenaeum Theatre
A brand-new Australian production marks its 50th Anniversary in 2023 starring Australian superstar Jason Donovan and Myf Warhurst as the Narrator.
The Story of the Moving Image
FREE | Open daily | 10am - 5pm @ ACMI Fed Square
Melbourne's "BEST" free exhibition! Discover how inventors innovators and artists at the turn of the 20th century wielded light split time and captured motion heralding a technological revolution that continues today.
MIRROR: New views on photography
Free until January 2024 - State Library of Victoria
Showcases over 140 photographs from the State Collection alongside creative responses from emerging and established Victorian storytellers to tell fascinating tales of Victoria through a contemporary lens.
Show Announcement
GREASE | The Musical
31 December 2023 - 28 January 2024 - Her Majesty's Theatre
GREASE Is The Word | GREASE is still the word. Featuring dazzling costumes and all those unforgettable songs including: Summer Nights Sandy Hopelessly Devoted to You You're The One That I Want Greased Lightnin' and Grease is the Word.
Markets This Weekend
Artisan Market at Jumbunna Baby and Kids Market | Tarneit Boroondara Farmers' Market Camberwell Sunday Market Coburg Trash & Treasure Market Collingwood Market: Bourne Local Hunter Markets | Fashion Market - Mentone Macedon Village Farmers' Market Round She Goes Fashion Market - Coburg Second Life Markets The 5ifth Makers Market | Chelsea Wantirna Trash & Treasure Market Winter Night Market: Queen Victoria Market Yarrabah Community Market
Australian Homemaker Centre
One-stop shop for furniture and homewares. 14 Stores | 35K+ Products
Furniture & Homewares - Every room of the house.. kitchen lounge dining bedroom bathroom hallway family home office deck backyard and garage.
Just announced..coming soon!
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