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BBQ BY THE WATER
Hot Chocolate Café is serving up a BBQ buffet by the water every weekend. Dinner is Saturday from 6pm, lunch on Sunday at 12pm and both include an all you can eat BBQ buffet plus dessert.
Pav 1, 439 Docklands Drive, Docklands; 9642 1818
www.hotchocolate.net.au

FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER
Highlights include an Olympic timeline with each torch relay from Berlin in 1936 to Athens in 2004, plus medals and artefacts from past and present Olympians - indulge your Olympic Fever!
National Sports Museum, MCG, Yarra Park, Jolimont; 9657 8879
www.nsm.org.au

IMAGINATION FACTORY – INVENT AND PLAY
Imagination Factory will take Scienceworks visitors on an inventor’s journey with the basic mechanical tools - gears, pistons, wheels and pulleys - and let them discover how simple devices can be used to create nifty inventions. One cog might not be exciting - but what happens when you add some levers, wheels and building blocks?
Scienceworks, 2 Booker Street, Spotswood; 9392 4800
museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks/exhibitions

MEMORY GRID
Memory Grid screens the best work produced by students from film, video and multimedia courses around the world.
Federation Square, Melbourne; 8663 2200
www.acmi.net.au/gameon

RIVERS RESTAURANT DINNER CRUISE
Cruise Melbourne’s beautiful waterways on board a luxury vessel while you enjoy a three-course dinner or seafood platter served to your table. Cruises are every Saturday and selected Friday nights, 7.30pm. Bookings essential.
Departs Waterfront City Marina, Docklands; 9285 0000
www.rivers.net.au

SOUTHERN STAR
Southern Star is the ultimate must-do Melbourne experience. Flying to 120 metres, this is the only observation wheel in the southern hemisphere. The breathtaking vistas show off Melbourne, Port Phillip Bay and up to 40 kilometres beyond. Opening late 2008.
Southern Star Observation Wheel, Docklands; 8628 6000
www.thesouthernstar.com.au

THE HOTEL WINDSOR PRE-THEATRE DINNERS
With Melbourne’s theatre season in full swing,
The Hotel Windsor’s signature 111 Spring Street Restaurant is offering a new pre-theatre dinner menu. The $49 two-course menu has a choice of entrée, main course or dessert and includes a glass of wine and tea or coffee. Make a night of it and stay in one of the suites bursting with old-world charm.
The Hotel Windsor, 111 Spring Street, Melbourne; 9633 6000
www.thehotelwindsor.com.au

WICKED
The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz Long - one, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the
Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years.
Regent Theatre, 191 Collins Street, Melbourne; ticketek 13 28 49
www.wickedthemusical.com.au

MOSSGREEN GALLERY CHARLES BLACKMAN: 80 YEARS OF IMAGES
to 5 September
Charles Blackman, one of Australia’s most distinguished artists, will celebrate his 80th birthday with the opening of an exhibition of over 100 works. This exhibition provides the first opportunity to view and purchase unseen works direct from the artist’s studio.
Mossgreen Gallery, 310 Toorak Road, South Yarra; 9826 0822
www.mossgreen.com.au

KIMONO: OSAKA’S GOLDEN AGE
to 14 September
Discover breathtakingly beautiful kimono and accessories from the glory days of Japan. This extraordinary exhibition, highlighting the wealth and prosperity of the Edo and Meiji periods (1850-1900), is direct from the Osaka Museum of History.
Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne;
museumvictoria.com.au/ImmigrationMuseum

MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL
24 September-12 October
Melbourne Fringe offers something for everyone, presenting around 250 events in over 100 venues right across Melbourne, including activities for all ages.
Various venues; 8412 8788
www.melbournefringe.com.au

THE DARK KNIGHT THE IMAX EXPERIENCE
to end of September
The Dark Knight features six sequences filmed with IMAX® cameras, making it the first major Hollywood feature film partially shot using IMAX cameras.
IMAX Theatre Melbourne, Melbourne Museum, Rathdowne Street, Carlton; 9663 5454
www.imaxmelbourne.com.au

PEACE EXHIBITION
from 3 October
Each year we celebrate peace among those countries that fought as allies during the First World War. The story of the signing of the surrender on 11 November, 1918, after six years of war will be told in this exhibition and responses explored.
Western Visitor Centre, Shrine of Remembrance, Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra; 9654 8145
www.shrine.org.au

ART DECO 1910-1939
to 5 October
The most comprehensive exhibition ever staged
of Art Deco works that transformed cities as far apart as Paris, New York, Bombay, Shanghai and Melbourne. Featuring 250 major works across all fields of Art Deco, including painting, jewellery, fashion, film, architecture, cars, photography and furniture.
NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne; 8620 2222
www.ngv.vic.gov.au

CORRESPONDENCES: VICTOR ERICE AND ABBAS KIAROSTAMI
to 2 November
Featuring film, photography and new work created especially for the exhibition, Correspondences represents the long distance creative dialogue and intimate rapport that developed between Erice and Kiarostami.
Federation Square, Melbourne; 8663 2200
www.acmi.net.au/gameon

SEPTEMBER

GREENPEACE: 30 YEARS OF INSPIRATION
to 6 September
Marks the 30th anniversary of Greenpeace in Australia, capturing the organisation’s history.
Smart Arts Gallery, 2 Alfred Place, South Melbourne;
www.greenpeace.org.au/events

MELBOURNE SPRING FASHION WEEK
1-7 September
The program for MSFW features a wide range
of events including the official evening parades, workshops, exhibitions and an extensive array of events within city retails.
Various venues;
www.msfw.com.au

FATHER’S DAY LUNCH CRUISE
7 September
Spoil dad this Father’s Day with a lunch cruise from Docklands. Includes a gourmet BBQ buffet and dessert, with a bonus free beer for dad!
Departs Waterfront City Marina, Docklands; 9285 0000
www.rivers.net.au

ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOW
18-28 September
Over eleven days and nights jam-packed with non-stop entertainment and activities, featuring some of the largest and exhibitions of animals and rural life in the southern hemisphere.
Royal Melbourne Showgrounds, Epsom Road, Ascot Vale; 1300 656 547
www.royalshow.com.au

CABARET CRUISE – DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
20 September
Experience the popular music of Dusty Springfield with a tribute show on a large luxury vessel. The cruise includes a three-course dinner, 3.5 hour cruise, floorshow, dance floor and band. Bookings are essential, $99 per person.
Departs Waterfront City Marina, Docklands; 9285 0000
www.rivers.net.au

2008 TOYOTA AFL GRAND FINAL
27 September
Join 100,000 other sports-mad fans on the last Saturday in September at the biggest sporting event in Australia.
MCG, Richmond;
www.afl.com.au

OCTOBER

GARDENING AUSTRALIA EXPO
3-5 October
Practical, down-to-earth advice and hands-on gardening - whether you are looking for information and inspiration, entertainment and education or the latest garden and outdoor products and plants.
Caulfield Racecourse, Caulfield; (02) 9452 7575
www.abcgardeningexpo.com.au

URBAN SCREENS MELBOURNE 08
3-8 October
USM08 will present an integrated conference program (Mobile Publics, 3-5 Oct) of keynotes lectures and panel sessions and an outdoor multimedia program (Connected Communities, 3-8 Oct) of experimental poster sessions, curated screenings, workshops and screen-based projects.
Fed Square, Melbourne; 9655 1900
www.fedsquare.com

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
9-25 October
Expect the best in contemporary theatre, dance, music, film, visual arts and more. With free and ticketed events geared to young and old, there is something for everyone.
Various venues; 9662 4242
www.melbournefestival.com.au

STEVIE WONDER
19 October
Stevie Wonder's first Australian tour since the 80s will feature an evening of music from a performing and song writing tour de force.
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Batman Avenue; 9286 1600
www.mopt.com.au

CABARET CRUISE - ELVIS
25 October
The legend of Elvis lives on with a tribute show on a large luxury vessel. The cruise includes a three-course dinner, 3.5 hour cruise, floorshow, dance floor and band. Bookings are essential, $99 per person.
Departs Waterfront City Marina, Docklands; 9285 0000
www.rivers.net.au

NOVEMBER DEF LEPPARD
3 November
To celebrate the band's long overdue return to Australia, the ever-popular Cheap Trick will be along for the ride, making this one hell of a double shot of rock.
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Batman Avenue; 9286 1600
www.mopt.com.au

REMEMBRANCE DAY: 90TH ANNIVERSARY
11 November
As well as commemorating the end of the First World War, this year is the 90th anniversary of the armistice of 1918. The Shrine is marking this significant event with a number of activities, including the commemorative service.
Shrine of Remembrance, Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra; 9654 8145
www.shrine.org.au

POLISH FESTIVAL @ FEDERATION SQUARE
16 November
It’s time to get ‘Polished’. More than just the food, the dancing and the warm hospitality that is uniquely Polish, it is an indescribable passionate feeling about life.
Fed Square, Melbourne; 9655 1900
www.fedsquare.com

JOHN MELLENCAMP
21 November
John will perform his hits as well as debuting material from his brand new album Life, Death, Love & Freedom.
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Batman Avenue; 9286 1600
www.mopt.com.au

BILLY JOEL
29 November
Fans of the piano man prepare yourselves! Billy Joel is back with all of his greatest hits for a night you’ll never forget.
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Batman Avenue; 9286 1600
www.mopt.com.au

THE AGE HARVEST PICNIC AT WERRIBEE PARK
30 November
Food and wine producers from all over Victoria will gather in the magnificent grounds of Werribee Park to sample, showcase and sell their tasty products. Taste family made jams and preserves, artisan breads, decadent cupcakes, handcrafted local ales and much more.
Werribee Park, K Road, Werribee; 9555 0251
www.harvestpicnic.com.au

SPRING RACING CARNIVAL

AAMI Victoria Derby Day
1 November
Lifts the curtain on the Victoria Racing Club’s world-reknowned four day Melbourne Cup Carnival. Traditionally a day for racing purists, Derby Day is considered one of the most prestigious days on the calendar.

Emirates Melbourne Cup Day
4 November
This is more than just a horse race - it is a 145-year-old social and cultural tradition that literally stops the nation. The race draws competitors from all over the world with the annual invasion of northern hemisphere-trained stayers making it a truly international event.

Crown Oaks Day
6 November
While the racing highlight is the Group 1 Crown Oaks for the three-year-old fillies, Flemington Racecourse becomes a virtual catwalk as the women of Melbourne frock up and show off the latest in fashion.

Emirates Stakes Day
8 November
Aimed at families to come and enjoy the thrills of thoroughbred racing, in particular the Group 1 Emirates Stakes, there is a variety of entertainment on offer to cater for all ages. Children aged 15 and under are admitted free.
Flemington Racecourse; all tickets must be pre-purchased 1300 727 575
www.melbournecup.com.au