Brazilian storyteller to visit Williamstown
Brazilian storyteller Cadu Cinelli will visit Williamstown’s Loom Room next month.
In 1998, Mr Cinelli co-founded Os Tapetes Contadores de Historias, or The Carpet Storytellers,...
Town Hall concert no longer a pipe dream
A Seddon musician is relishing a rare chance to perform in concert with one of the world’s largest pipe organs.
Australian Art Orchestra artistic director...
Arts takes Jenny to happy places
It’s been a long time between exhibitions for artist Jenny Prabhu. The 77-year-old Hoppers Crossing resident unveiled a mix of local landscapes and portraits...
Outsiders are coming to Fringe
Fresh from a sell-out season at the Castlemaine Fringe Festival, Hobo Playhouse is bringing its award-winning production of Outsiders to Footscray.
Young slam poet Sam...
Art show attracts wide range of entries
Artists from around Australia have submitted works for this weekend’s Hobsons Bay Art Show, which opens with a gala preview in Williamstown on Friday.
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Footscray comes alive with Maddern Square celebration
Footscray’s Maddern Square will light up this Friday night with vivid projections, roving performers and the launch of a street art project by French...
Yarraville comedian skewers morning TV
Yarraville comedian Zoe McDonald is set to skewer morning television in her latest show for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
After sell-out seasons at the...
Spotswood journeyman’s brush with death in Iran
Iran was the favourite country of Spotswood’s Jeremy Scott, but also the place where he had his most terrifying encounter.
Mr Scott, 42, has cycled...
Shane Howard returns for some fiddle ‘n’ folk
Former Goanna frontman Shane Howard is playing at Newport on Friday, marking the re-launch of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club’s Live at Newport...
Children chalk up anti-obesity fun at Dinjerra Primary School
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YMCA Victoria is tackling the rising rate of childhood obesity with an old-school approach.
A YMCA survey shows cost, safety fears and lack...
B-boys break it down in Footscray
Take a glimpse into the heart of b-boy and b-girl culture at Footscray Community Arts Centre this week.
Dance performance Cypher features four battle-hardened b-boys...
Architectural gems ready for Open House
Visitors will enjoy a blast from the past when Jack’s Magazine opens as part of this weekend’s Open House Melbourne weekend.
The former gunpowder magazine...
Vivid fantasy brings fashion to life in Footscray
The red carpet will be rolled out on a night of spectacular fashion in Footscray this month.
A Vivid Fantasy fashion show is coming to...
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...
Crime writer visits Altona Meadows library
Footscray crime writer JM Green was a western suburbs librarian for years before she was shortlisted for a Premier’s award for best unpublished manuscript.
Now...
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