ABO Celebrates Anthems & Music for Royal Fireworks by Handel
ABO and Brandenburg Choir, will perform George F Handel’s Coronation Anthems and Music for the Royal Fireworks 4 July – 4 August in Sydney, Brisbane & Melbourne
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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Circa – English Baroque
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra with Circa the contemporary circus will showcase movement, theatre and music in May at Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane
Mao’s Last Dancer Exhibition – Immigration Museum, Melbourne
Celebrating the life and work of Mao’s Last Dancer the Exhibition: A Portrait of Li Cunxin will be on show June 16 – Oct 17 at the Immigration Museum, Melbourne
MEL & NYC Winter Festival 2018 – Tell a Tale of Two Cities
This winter, coinciding with MoMA at NGV: 130 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art in Melbourne, citizens can celebrate tales of two of the world’s great cities
Lily Brett – Too Many Men, Things Could Be Worse, Only in NY
Author Lily Brett embraces literary rigour, truth, as well as memory and identity as she gives shape and form to unforgettable characters in her acclaimed books
French Food, French Chic & Culture – An Australian Summer
Australians in summer embrace French chic, style and culture at a French Market in Adelaide and So Frenchy So Chic festivals in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney
MPAVILION 2017 – Intimate Living Room in a Garden, Melbourne
Spaciousness and intimacy noted Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, are hallmarks of this year’s Pavilion in Melbourne, a living room, designed for community conversations
Royal & Block Arcades, Melbourne – Warm Historical Ambiance
Have talked myself into a trip to town to savour the warm ambiance and relaxed atmosphere of Melbourne’s historically important, The Royal and The Block arcades
Roberto Alagna – Debut Tour of Australia for Superstar Tenor
A tenor with a golden voice Roberto Alagna is coming to Australia in July offering a trio of concerts in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with guest Siobhan Stagg
Destination Melbourne – Architecture & Community + Education
As a UNESCO City of Literature, Melbourne is considered a Knowledge City a place where energy, enthusiasm, excellence and enterprise are integral to its essence
Emirates British Film Fesitval 2014 – Palace Cinemas
Announcing the name of the closing film for the Emirates British Film Festival 2014, to be held 5th to 26th November, 2014 at the Palace Cinemas, is a great way to go. The Imitation Game stars the super sleuth and rock star actor, Benedict Cumberbatch with British darling Keira Knightly,…
Helpmann Awards – Night of Nights for Hobart Baroque & More
Great news for Hobart Baroque, Opera Australia and those nominated for the 2014 Helpmann Awards to be presented on August 18th, 2014 at Capitol Theatre, Sydney
Melbourne Now – A Democratic Pursuit of Art by Tony Ellwood
Tony Ellwood believes Melbourne’s inquiry into art and design is not a niche interest but a democratic pursuit that crosses cultural geographic & social borders
The Ghost of Cups Past – Janet Walker Muses on Melbourne Cup
It’s the 1960’s… I am nineteen and going to the biggest social event of the year – The Melbourne Cup. My sister, a professional dressmaker, has spent two weeks making me an ensemble (yes, that’s what we called a dress and matching jacket way back then). The outfit is patterned…
Spring in Marvellous Melbourne 1 – Janet Walker Muses
The Culture Concept Circle Super Sleuth Janet Walker muses on the many and varied attractive events taking place in marvellous Melbourne this Spring
The Gardenesque Style at Melbourne’s Rippon Lea
By the 1840’s in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land years of economic depression and drought began as the first Australian pastoral boom passed. It was the discovery of gold and resultant flood of fortune seekers that sent the colonial economy into boom again. As in England a grand…