It's the second decade of the 21st Century and time is endlessly running out. Increased consumption on a greater scale and at a more rapid rate is the perversion of instinct we seem to have gone with on the whole as a society. It seems like...
We are the world. Isn't that terrifying? 10) BOADICEA: A Celtic Cabaret 14th February What: An opera depicting the life and times of Boadicea, the Celtic British Warrior Queen, who in 60 AD led an uprising against the Romans. Written by Judy Stevens and Clarry Evans, directed by Denny Lawrence. Why: Because...
Serenity now! 10) Pleasure: Valentine's Day 'Art Celebrates Love' 14th February What: In this Valentine’s Day talk, Pleasure co-curator Julian Goddard asks three artists about the role that love plays in their work.While love and the experience of beauty often go unnoticed in contemporary art, this will be a chance...
Go fly a kite. 10) Wine Selectors 50 Best Tasting 13th February What: Now's your chance to discover and taste all 50 of 2019's best Australian wines for yourself. Share a glass with expert tasting panel members at this unique event that sells out every year. Take in the spectacular...
The call of the wild sounds a lot like "Lexapro!" 10) Berlin I Love You 15th February What: Valentine's Day is here, so dance with the devil it is to the sounds of techno all night. Why: An event with music as laconic as its description to counter a day crammed with...
It's a scary world we're living in, and the monsters keep mutating into worse versions of themselves. The terrible thing about being an adult is realising that the fear never ceases, it just becomes more complex, deeply rooted and more abstract, and, worst of all,...
There are few things left to take pleasure in at this particular point in time without a fair amount of forget juice. Whatever form that forget juice takes. Alcohol, battery acid, the tape-recorded and subsequently melted canon of Ohio Express injected directly into a main...
It's the twilight of humanity and there's still 6 hours of contemporary dance to endure. 10) Dessert 4 Difference Bushfire Fundraiser 8th February What: A collaboration that brings you a night filled with plated desserts from some of Melbourne's best pastry chefs; Rod Shokuhi (Sixtene Melbourne, Jacques Reymond Restaurant, Stones...
You know times are getting radical when people start intentionally misspelling words. 10) 2020 Gandhi Lecture: The Fight for Human Rights 4th February What: Despite taking steps towards becoming a more equal and inclusive society for all, Australia has a problem with human rights. Indigenous Australians are the most...
2020 is underway. In the past it has taken time for the new year to establish itself, shed the loose skin of the previous year and reveal a whole new patch of subcutaneous tumours. But in 2020, we've not even cleared a month and not only are...