Gig Guide, September 4-6
Gigs and comedy around Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay this weekend.
Reverence Hotel
Friday, September 4
Midnight Woolf will be stomping out two sets of their wild garage...
Hero war photographer uncovered at Lit Fest
Yarraville author Jeff Maynard has made four trips to the US in pursuit of information about Australia’s official World War I photographer, Sir Hubert...
Bach meets Yarraville
The spirit of Johann Sebastian Bach collides with the streets of Yarraville in Ricercar, a new musical performance by the Present Tense ensemble.
Bryce Ives...
Art a journey of healing for Melissa Pym
Art has been a lifelong passion for Melissa Pym – and she’s hoping her art will help her healing journey.
She was diagnosed in 2014...
Local authors team up for double book launch
Two homegrown western suburbs authors have taken the plunge, publishing debut novels together.
Fiction writers Jo Vraca and Belinda Missen joined forces to unleash their...
Gig Guide: July 18-25
Reverence Hotel
Saturday, July 18
The Peep Tempel, Lincoln le Fevre & The Insiders, Super Best Friends, Hoodlum Shouts, Georgia Maq, Foxtrot, Deafcult and Kissing Booth...
Macbeth hits Footscray stage
A western suburbs theatre group is marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with a gender-flipped version of the Bard’s most famous tragedy.
The wit...
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...
Thousands expected at the Newport Folk Festival
Thousands are expected to flock to the ninth annual Newport Folk Festival this weekend.
Festival director Michael Stewart, founder of the Newport Fiddle and Folk...
Mobil tank girl to launch Art & Industry Festival
Some people draw inspiration from nature, others from industrial landscapes.
Altona designer Alexandra Zvi has created a “Take Five” tank dress inspired by the Mobil...
Forking out for the rich and famous
An unusual exhibition opening in Footscray this week has been a long tine in the making.
The Rich Forks, by Yarraville activist and visual artist...
Master drummer to host Laverton workshops
Master drummer and dancer Fred Kpakpo Addo will teach classes in Laverton when he returns from Ghana next month.
Mr Kpakpo Addo, a drummer for...
Emerge lights up Footscray’s streets
The streets of Footscray will come alive with sound and colour as Emerge in the West returns on June 4.
From 1-6pm, Nicholson Street will...
Artists crafts his way into surfing spotlight
West Footscray artist Michel Le Tellier has been causing a splash with his one-of-a-kind surfboard artworks.
Le Tellier is merging his love of surfing and...
Elvis on the pier
Renowned Elvis tribute artist Sean Spiteri is coming to Williamstown.
Spiteri, who was ranked Australia’s No.1 “ultimate Elvis tribute artist” in 2012 and 2014, said...
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