Tag: melbourne
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Aoyama Archive Pop-Up Shop
Written for Broadsheet Trawl through the racks for some vintage gems. Aoyama Archive will pop up in Collingwood to feature some of Japan’s most recognised fashion houses including Issey Miyake, Undercover and Yohji Yamamoto. Among the racks you might find a piece from Comme des Garçons’s fall/winter 1989 collection or Junya Watanabe’s spring/summer 2003. The…
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Georgia Perry Flash Sale
Written for Broadsheet What better time to purchase Oprah’s head on a lapel pin? Australian graphic artist and accessories designer Georgia Perry is offering 40 per cent off everything online right now until midnight on Sunday. Perry launched her self-titled range of accessories in 2014 and has since acquired 130 stockists worldwide. Her designs are…
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Baby’s Festival Di Primavera
Written for Broadsheet Arrosticini and one-metre pizzas, who’s in? Italian restaurant Baby celebrates spring and the opening of its new outdoor bar with the Festival Di Primavera. This weekend, the alfresco area of the Richmond restaurant will transform into an Italian fiesta. Executive chef Harry Lilai will be serving arrosticini (lamb skewers) from an open…
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Half-Baked (not quite) Whisky at Bad Frankie
Written for Broadsheet Whisky straight from the cask. Fitzroy bar Bad Frankie – which specialises in Australian spirits – is hosting a tasting night where four new distilleries will draw their barely aged whiskies straight from the cask. US distillers call this whisky “white dog”. The un-aged malt spirit is typically sweet and fragrant and…
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Lido Rooftop Cinema
Written for Broadsheet The Lido After Dark section is looking particularly saucy. Lido Cinemas has released a program of classics, such as Coen brothers favourite The Big Lebowski and childhood 1986 creature-feature (Labyrinth). There’s also Muriel’s Wedding, Cruel Intentions and Empire Records. Of course there are a number of Star Wars: The Last Jedi screenings,…
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Starless VR at Melbourne Music Week
An immersive out-of-body experience. Large-scale multi-sensory VR project Starless, produced by Emma Roberts, will be in Kensington for Melbourne Music Week. The 15-minute multi-modal installation offers an altered state of consciousness by blending physical and virtual spaces. Using VR headsets, Starless combines smells, heat, wind and live sound to guide participants into an altered state…
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Goose Island Brewery at Welcome to Thornbury
Written for Broadsheet What’s good for the goose … Chicago brewing company Goose Island is migrating to Melbourne and taking over Welcome To Thornbury’s food truck park. As part of its week-long series of events, the brewer will host a Chicago Street Fest featuring food trucks such as Mr Burger, The Art of Fried Chicken,…
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A Summer Pop-Up Park is Coming to Elizabeth Street
Written for Broadsheet Melbourne A pop-up park is due to open at the T-intersection of Elizabeth and Flinders Streets to create a space for pedestrians over summer. The City of Melbourne’s plans to build a permanent public space in the area have been delayed for 12 months to accommodate the construction of office and retail spaces nearby…
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Mister Hoffman
Written for Broadsheet Melbourne As a young girl, Petra Parker dreamed of owning her own cafe. She played shops and spent her afternoons baking with her Oma (grandmother) – a tradition she now shares with her young boys, Oskar and Max. Petra and husband Dean Parker took over the Mister Hoffman site in the spur…
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Polish Festival 2017 at Federation Square
Written for Broadsheet You don’t have to be Polish to party. The 13th annual Polish Festival returns to Federation Square this weekend for a one-day celebration of Polish food, culture and music. Enjoy performances by folk dancers including Melbourne’s Polonez and Łowicz & Łowiczaki dance ensembles, and Poland’s highlander music group Kapela Tekla Klebetnica. Sample…
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