Foundation Drawing and Painting Class An introductory class aimed at exploring the basic elements of drawing and painting. There will be an emphasis on building confidence, developing observational and analytical skills, practical techniques, and material exploration. Students will also explor...

La Mama Presents A DOLL and Soulart Production She's Not Performing A new play by Alison Mann A woman visits a club and sees a stripper who is a mirror image of herself. She begins to believe that this could be the daughter she adopted out as a teenager. A journey through the psyche o...

Jessica Charlotte Nearest & Dearest Opening 21st August 2 - 4pm Exhibition: 22 August – 4 September Nexus Modern Art The comfort of creatures redefines artist’s family tree In her forthcoming exhibition Nearest & Dearest, Jessica Charlotte extends the branches of her family tree to lo...

Melbourne Writers Festival 25th Anniversary 27 August to 5 September 2010 In 2010, Melbourne Writers Festival, the city’s premier literary event, celebrates its 25th anniversary. This year the festival brings together an array of talented writers, artists, thinkers and performers from across...

Where will footy be in ten years time? Will soccer take over? Will more new teams come into the equation? How will controversial issues like drugs in sport continue to affect the game? As footy fever grips Australia, Whitelion is preparing to host its annual AFL Finals Series Luncheon, with the f...

A Union House Theatre Production Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Expect the unexpected in this riotous and gleeful version of Sondheim’s all-singing, all-slashing musical clas...

As we move slowly away from the winter solstice and the days become longer, our thoughts turn to getting fitter and the Spring into Shape Series. This year the series will be held on Sunday 12 September, 24 October, 14 November with its’ traditional distances of 4 or 8 kilometres run or walk a...

Dementia Awareness Week, 16-26 September 2010. Worried about your memory? Call Alzheimer’s Australia 1800 100 500. To mark Dementia Awareness Week in 2010, Alzheimer’s Australia Vic is presenting a free public lecture by Professor Henry Brodaty on the topic of ‘Benefits of early diagnosis’,...

The old widow Fossett – the richest woman in the world – has died, leaving behind a hidden treasure! Victorian Opera’s brand new Australian commission for children is a collaboration between composer Stuart Greenbaum and poet Ross Baglin, to be performed by Victorian Youth Opera. More inf...

Melbourne International Arts Festival 2010 Including Sinead O’Connor, John Cale, Robert Lepage, Jack Charles, Hotel Pro Forma, Michael Clark Company, Thomas Adès, Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Akram Khan Company, The Black Arm Band & Beck’s Festival Bar Festival highlights this year includ...