Diary
Victoria's Events, late July - August 2009
Melbourne
This Is Not A Design Market, The Factory, Latrobe Street, Melbourne, 19 July
Forget hotchpotch flea markets and home-spun craft fairs, ‘This Is Not A Design Market' is about to change the way we think about markets forever. Part of the State of Design Festival, the first instalment of ‘This Is Not A Design Market 'T will showcase some of the most influential and cutting-edge designers this country has to offer. Step inside This Is Not A Design Market and you'll find prominent names such as fashion designer Leonard St., homewares brand Third Drawer Down and graphic designer Studio Pip and Co.
For further information: www.thisisnotadesignmarket.com
Media contact: Sally Urquhart, littleBig Marketing & PR, Ph: 0438 262 989 or sally@littlebigmarketing.com
Kathy Temin 1989-2009, Heidi Museum of Modern Art, 1 August to 8 November
Kathy Temin 1989-2009 is a 20-year survey of the work of Australian artist Kathy Temin, examining the conceptual and material evolution of the artist's practice up to the present day. The exhibition considers her work's reflections on biography, art and design histories, social relations and cultural icons and concepts of the feminine and the body.The survey ranges from Temin's influential early works to the major installations, performance projects and immersive environments that exemplify her practice.
For further information: www.heidi.com.au
Media contact: Magda Petkoff, Ph: 0409 436 473 or email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Chocolate Rush Festival, Melbourne Showgrounds, 8 - 9 August
Held at the Melbourne Showgrounds, located in Epsom Road, Ascot Vale, Chocolate Rush will provide a weekend of pure indulgence and includes a variety of hands-on chocolate workshops, chocolate and wine matching classes, tasting classes, master classes, demonstrations, live entertainment, kids activities and a chocolate market. Chocolate Rush is aimed to educate, indulge and challenge your palate.
For further information: visit www.chocolaterush.com.au
Media contact: Long Grass Projects on 03 5425 3257
Melbourne Writers Festival, 21 - 30 August
More than 300 authors from across the world will be in Melbourne for the Melbourne Writers Festival. The passion for books and ideas is brought to life when the festival brings the written word to life with author readings, in-depth discussions with authors, panels, master-classes, idea forums, kids activities, debate and discussion in the heart of Melbourne at Federation Square. There will be international, national and local writers ranging from social and cultural commentators, philosophers, crime writers, poets, screenwriters to historians who will participate in ten days of literary events during Australia's premier writers' festival.
For further information: www.mwf.com.au
Media contact: Magda Petkoff at Purple Media on 0409 436 473
Jersey Boys, Princess Theatre, Melbourne, from 4 July
"Too good to be true" raved the New York Post about Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tony Award winning Best Musical about the rock ‘n roll group - The Four Seasons. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids, including lead singer Frankie Valli, became one of pop music's great success stories. They wrote their own songs, invented a new sound and sold 175 million records world-wide - before they were 30!
For more information: www.jerseyboysaustralia.com.au
Media contact: Howie and Taylor Publicity on (03) 9654 3431
Melbourne International Film Festival, 24 July - 9 August
Movie buffs are in for a treat when the Melbourne International Film Festival screens cinematic sensations from more than 50 countries during 19 days from 24 July to 9 August. The festival also showcases new Australian films by established and emerging film-makers and is regarded as one of the largest and longest running festivals in the Asia Pacific region. Spot the celebrities in the audience, experience all the colour and excitement and see films before they hit the cinemas.
For further information: call (03) 9662 3722 or visit www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au
Media contact: Limelight PR on (03) 8660 4816
Wicked, Melbourne, until 9 August, 2009
The Broadway hit Wicked is delighting audiences at the glorious Regent Theatre. Wicked follows the tale of two girls who meet in the Land of Oz - one born with emerald-green skin who is smart, fiery and misunderstood; and the other who is beautiful, ambitious and popular. How these two unlikely friends wind up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes Wicked the most spellbinding musical ever.
For further information: visit www.wickedthemusical.com.au
Media contact: Howie and Taylor Publicity on (03) 9654 3431
Melbourne Winter Masterpieces - Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire, Until 4 October
Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire is the first comprehensive retrospective of the work of Salvador Dalí ever staged in Australia. The exhibition is drawn from the holdings of the two largest collections of Dalí in the world - the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí in Figueres, Spain and the Salvador Dalí Museum in St Petersburg, Florida. A full retrospective, the exhibition will comprise more than 200 works in all media - painting, drawing, watercolour, etchings, sculpture, fashion, jewellery, cinema and photography. NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
For further information: call (03) 8620 2222 or visit www.ngv.vic.gov.au
Media contact: Erin Reeve, NGV on (03) 8620 2345 or email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Melbourne Winter Masterpieces - A Day in Pompeii, until 25 October
Melbourne Museum has secured the exclusive Australian rights to show the exhibition A Day in Pompeii featuring exquisitely preserved artefacts from the archaeological collection of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei. The exhibition is presented as part of the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series. The exhibition tells the fateful and intriguing story of the eruption of Mt Vesuvius on 24 August, 79AD. The exhibition features exceptional objects that lay buried in Pompeii's ruins for over 17 centuries. Included are room-size frescoes, marble and bronze sculptures and everyday household items - all of which evoke the richness and culture of daily life in the Roman Empire's favourite vacation resort. Admission fees apply.
For further information: www.museumvictoria.com.au
Media contact: Jessica Bendell, Ph: (03) 8341 7726 or email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination, Until 3 November
Could cars that hover above the ground become the mass transport of the future? Will we ever have droids like C-3PO in real life? Fantasy and reality join forces in Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination. This is the first exhibition to showcase more than 80 costumes, models and props from all six Star Wars films.Enjoy this innovative exhibition at Scienceworks in Spotswood.
For further information: www.museumvictoria.com.au/starwars
Media contact: Tatia Sloley Ph: (03) 9419 8837 or email: tatia@tspublicity.com.au
The Burlesque Hour ... Legends!, fortyfivedownstairs, 25 June to 2 August
The legendary, indefinable, genre busting, burlesque-eats-its-young salon that has critics raving and festival audiences around the world in raptures, comes home to Melbourne. From London cult cabaret legend Ursula Martinez, star of the Olivier Award winning La Clique, Australia's darkest singing angel, Paul Capsis, to Miss Toni Lamond, the legend of Australian Variety declared by the Sydney Morning Herald as "The Ultimate Showgirl", The Burlesque Hour mixes it up with the very best stars of the stratosphere.
For further information: call (03) 9662 9966 or go to www.fortyfivedownstairs.com
Media contact: Miranda Brown Publicity, Ph: (03) 9419 0931 or email: miranda@mbpublicity.com.au
Paul Yore: The Big Rainbow Funhouse of Cosmic Brutality, Heidi Museum of Modern Art, until 15 November
A fantastical insight into contemporary consumer culture, The Big Rainbow Funhouse of Cosmic Brutality by Melbourne artist Paul Yore is a site-specific version of an installation made from numerous everyday throwaway items, both natural and artificial. Glittery psychedelia, plastic objects, fake flowers and real branches are intricately organised into shrine-like arrangements and spaces for reflection, patching together a joyful and contemplative garden of delights, wherein this cheap detritus may function in a new way.
For further information: www.heidi.com.au
Media Contact: Magda Petkoff Ph: (03) 9328 4522 or email: magda@purplemedia.com.au
Mix It Up, the Arts Centre, throughout winter 2009
The Arts Centre's Mix It Up celebrates the cultural diversity of Victoria through music, dance and theatre from around the world. Held over several months at the Arts Centre, Mix It Up captures the best international and local artists in a series of free and ticketed events.
For further information: visit www.theartscentre.net.au
Regional
Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland, 29 July - 2 August
The Tour of Gippsland is the first event of the National Teams Cycling Series and part of the Scody Cup Series. It is a five-day tour encompassing a stunningly-beautiful and challenging course showcasing Gippsland at its best. The tour will be contested by up to 100 internationally-rated professional cyclists from all Australian states and some from overseas.
For further information: www.caribou.net.au
A Celebration of Food and Wine, Port Fairy, July 31- August 2
On the weekend of July 31- August 2, 2009 - Port Fairy will play host to its third ‘Winter Weekend' themed weekend - this time entitled ‘A Celebration of Food and Wine'. The weekend is set dazzle visitors and locals alike with a gastronomic array of exhibitions, markets, cooking classes and sumptuous winemaker dinners - with something sure to satisfy the fussiest of tastebuds.
For further information: www.winter.port-fairy.com
Words in Winter Celebrations 2009, Daylesford, 31 July - 2 August
If there's a word for it, it will be celebrated with poetry readings, plays, films, cryptic crosswords, novellas, workshops, music and song at the Words in Winter Celebrations 2009. Now in its nineth year, the annual celebration is a joyous gathering of poets, authors, artists, musicians and wordsmiths in the Shire of Hepburn.
For further information: visit www.wordsinwinter.com.au
Hamilton Sheepvention, 3 - 4 August
The Hamilton Sheepvention is an agricultural field day promoting the sheep, wool and rural industries. The Sheepvention features sheep and alpaca shows, ram sale, yard dog competition, machinery, general information, craft and a fashion show.
For further information: call 03 5572 2563 or visit www.sheepvention.com
Ned Kelly Weekend, Beechworth, 7 - 9 August
Beechworth's Ned Kelly Weekend is a celebration of the connection that Beechworth had with Australia's most infamous bushranger. The lively program features re-enactments, theatre, art, music, displays, market stalls, competitions and talks by leading authorities on the subject of the life and times of Ned Kelly.
For further information: visit www.beechworthonline.com.au
Media contact: Sue Couttie on 03 5728 8061
Paul Margocsy exhibition, Old Post Office Fine Art Gallery, Seymour, 9 August - 27 Sept
Bi-annual exhibition of recent bird paintings by internationally acclaimed Australian Artist Paul Margocsy. The artist will be present for the opening of his exhibition on 9 August, so join him for refreshment by the open fire. The Old Post Office also features more than 200 other paintings by multi-award winning artists plus sculpture, woodwork, ceramics and art glass.
For further information: call (03) 5792 3170 or go to www.artseymour.com.au
Admella 150 Festival, Portland, August 13-15
Portland will come alive to commemorate 150 years of the wreck of the SS Admella, one of the worst maritime disasters in Australian history and an event of national significance. Portland is hosting the final four days of the ten day Festival, themed ‘Commemorating a tragedy; Celebrating volunteerism', which begins in South Australia on Thursday 6 August. The Portland Opening night will be a fantastic mixture of historical drama and a free bonfire on the beach with fireworks and the Portland Citizens Brass Band - a interpretive re-enactment of what happened when the Portland rescuers brought the survivors into Portland 150 years ago.
For further information: www.admella.org.au
Feast On Phillip Island, 21-23 August 21-23, 2009
Enjoy a weekend of great food and wine at some of Phillip Island's finest establishments, with a choice of venues offering scrumptious meals to complement this region's delicate wines. Visit the local farmers market on Churchill Island and follow this with a choice of cooking classes to be held at various venues on the Island during the weekend. Phillip Island has a magnificent range of accommodation options including some very special packages for this weekend.
For further information: www.visitphillipisland.com
Daylesford Wedding Expo, 22 August
Plan the perfect country wedding at the Daylesford Wedding Expo, held in the Daylesford Town Hall from 10am - 4pm. Meet with professional wedding planners and learn about the latest in themes, food and wine options, honeymoons, celebrants, clothing and much more.
For further information: call 0423 630 674 or visit www.specialtouch.com.au
Kangaroo Hoppet, Falls Creek, 29 August
Held at Falls Creek, the Kangaroo Hoppet is Australia's premier long distance (42km) cross-country ski race and is the only Southern Hemisphere event in the prestigious World Hoppet series of international long distance cross-country ski events. Other races on the day include the Australian Birkebeiner (21km) and the Joey Hoppet (7 kilometres) events which start shortly after the main event.
For further information: call (03) 5754 1045 or visit www.hoppet.com.au
Frankston and South Eastern Wine Show and Amateur Winemaking Competition, 30 August
Held at the Briars Historic Park in Mt Martha, this event showcases a wide range of home-made wines produced from fruit, vegetables, flowers, herbs and red/white grape wines. Enjoy wine tastings, meet the winemakers and learn the skills required to create your own wine. Cost is $10 and includes a souvenir wine glass.
For more information: call (03) 5975 5757 or visit www.fawg.org.au
Hurstbridge Wattle Festival, 30 August
Embrace the heritage, community and country atmosphere of the Nillumbik area at the Hurstbridge Wattle Festival. Enjoy an extensive array of food, wine, entertainment and activities set in historic Hurstbridge.
For further information: call 1300 660 072 or visit www.wattlefestival.org.au
Timbercorp Tour of the Murray River, 30 August to 6 September
The Timbercorp Tour of the Murray River Road Cycling Classic displays the river in all its visual splendour and provides an incredibly tough challenge for the riders - up to 100 internationally-rated professional cyclists from all Australian states and some from overseas. The Tour will start in Echuca and conclude eight days later with a riverfront kermesse in Mildura.
This tour forms part of Cycling Australia's National Teams Cycling Series and is also part of the Scody Cup Cycling Series.
For further information: www.caribou.net.au