Arts & Entertainment
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Austen Tayshus hits Altona
Comedian Austen Tayshus, who shot to fame with his 1983 single, Australiana, is performing in Altona on Friday. His brand of comedy has been described…
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Footscray mum explores breastfeeding in pictures
A Footscray photographer is celebrating the bond of breastfeeding without an airbrush in sight. Suzie Blake’s What Does Breastfeeding Look Like? project documents the experience…
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Artists open doors for Open Studios 2015
More than 20 artists and galleries will fling open their doors next weekend as part of Open Studios in the West. Now in its eighth…
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Catching the Yellow Wave
An epic of 19th century Australian literature is hitting the stage with a helping hand from Footscray playwright Jane Miller. Miller has distilled Kenneth Mackay’s…
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Jumping from Footscray into the online word
Witness a dystopian future where climate change has ravaged the world in an interactive street theatre performance in Footscray this Saturday. Western Edge Youth Arts…
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Miss Friby brings her burlesque best to Footscray
Cabaret is coming to the west as Footscray’s own Miss Friby teams up with The Reverence Hotel for a special run of shows. Australia’s Got…
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Return of the Setting Sun Film Festival in 2016
The west’s grandest short film festival will continue next year. Wonders of the West, as the third Setting Sun Short Film Festival will be called,…
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Don Watson traces worst words’ impact on language
Author and speech writer Don Watson fears the day we are literally lost for words. The avid reader and lover of language’s latest book, Worst…
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Footscray opera singer up for New York scholorship
A Footscray opera singer could be jetting to New York after reaching the final of a prestigious scholarship competition. Elizabeth Lewis is one of six…
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Celebrating the Maribyrnong River through art
Explore the secret charms, historic stories and possibilities in store for the Maribyrnong River as part of the city’s River of Lives project. Free, site-specific…
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Tanna puts Vanuatu on world cinema map
A West Footscray filmmaker has created history with the first-ever feature film made in Vanuatu. Bentley Dean’s Tanna was filmed entirely on location on the…
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Footscray artist connects with prestigious prize
Footscray artist Larissa McFarlane is turning cartwheels of joy after winning a prize at the 13th annual State Trustees CONNECTED art exhibition. McFarlane’s readily recognisable…
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Exploring domestic violence through body-art
An eye-catching exhibition exploring the silent stories of domestic violence has been unveiled in Footscray. Ninety students from Victoria University’s diploma of specialist make-up course…
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Musical monodrama on memory and the macabre
A musical meditation on memory and the macabre by Footscray composer David Chisholm’s will enjoy its local debut at this year’s Melbourne Festival. Chisholm’s musical…
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Film makers seek AC/DC school-concert goers
Altona Film Club is looking for people who saw legendary Australian rock band AC/DC perform at Altona North Technical School or Paisley Park High School…
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