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Things to do, events and entertainment in Melbourne

The Andy Sugg Group at the Cape

Live music venues are taking their time getting back on their feet

Twenty and Six Espresso

Style and taste come together at this new North Melbourne café

Outland

Best Australian gay sci-fi ever?

Six beers with ... the Dos Blockos boys

The Dos Blockos boys chat to Gemima Cody over a few beers

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Roger Waters - The Wall live (Music)
Fri 10 Feb The is the sort of arena show for which the term "arena show" was invented: Roger Waters, the architect behind Pink Floyds... More details
Supper Market (Around Town)
Fri 10 Feb Picnic rugs, riverside strolls, yummy international grub, circus performers and musicians... this is what summer nights are... More details
Finishing School (Clubs)
Fri 10 Feb Held in the historic surrounds of the Bella Union bar every second Friday, Finishing School has a reputation as having one of... More details
Fridays at the Night Cat (Clubs)
Fri 10 Feb Get your boogie on to some live music at this Fitzroy institution. The vibe at The Night Cat is always electric, and most of... More details
Fridays at Eurotrash (Clubs)
Fri 10 Feb $5 drink specials before 10pm, free entry and 2 awesome DJs anyone? Eurotrash is one of those silly fun clubs that can make... More details
Steam & Cuisine Wine Train (Restaurants)
Fri 10 Feb Take a trip on Puffing Billy with a three-course dining and wine tasting experience. All aboard in February will be... More details
Phil Jamieson (Music)
Fri 10 Feb Grinspoon's Phil Jamieson is performing solo and acoustic, giving fans a chance to see him in a more intimate setting. Be sure... More details

The Wheeler Centre Gala 2012: Stories to Believe In (Around Town)
Sat 11 Feb Twelve authors gather at this annual event, sharing stories and their thoughts on life, the universe, everything. The full... More details
The Late Show (Clubs)
Sat 11 Feb Mixing from 8pm til 8am each and every Saturday, the Revolver puts together a mix of disco, boogie, cutups, afro, house and... More details
Audioporn Saturdays (Clubs)
Sat 11 Feb We could have picked one of Melbourne’s mega clubs, but if you wanna let lose there is no place better that Bar 161. Maybe... More details
Saturdays at First Floor (Clubs)
Sat 11 Feb We love this place for two reasons. Firstly, entry is generally free, even on a Saturday, and secondly it has a beer garden... More details
Zoo Twilights - The Beautiful Girls (Music)
Sat 11 Feb Well, you still can't really do that. But what you can do is enjoy live music by some of Australia's greatest musicians amid... More details
The Clouds (Music)
Sat 11 Feb After forming back in 1989, nineties alternative pop rock band The Clouds are reuniting for a tour to bring the fans back... More details
Antiskeptic (Music)
Sat 11 Feb Antiskeptic are back together after a three year split and heading out on the national Back In The Game tour. ... More details

The Impro Cave (Comedy)
Sun 12 Feb Improvised comedy is always surreal, fast-paced and often brilliant – and you can expect all that at The Impro Cave. More details
Jam with the MSO (Kids)
Sun 12 Feb Bring your own guitar, recorder, tambourine, saucepan, chopsticks, ice cream container or whatever noise-making object you... More details
Tjukurrtjanu: Origins of Western Art (Art)
30 Sep 2011-12 Feb See the first paintings produced at Papunya between 1971-1972 by the founding artists of the Western Desert art movements.... More details
Ancestral Power and the Aesthetic (Art)
11 Nov 2011-12 Feb Currently at the Melbourne Museum from the Donald Thomson Collection, visitors have the chance to see rare, never-seen-before... More details
Perception Deception (Kids)
29 Nov 2011-12 Feb Young 'uns will go slack-jawed with intrigue as they fiddle with interactive exhibits and test how well their brains absorb... More details
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Recorders (Travel)
16 Dec 2011-12 Feb Next time you're in Sydney visit the Museum of Contemporary Art, you just may find that you become the art . Recorders is... More details
The Tragic Suicide Of Professor Walter Benjamin, The Well-Known Academic Psychologist (Theatre)
08-12 Feb Montage in drama, monologue, poetry and song. More details

Comedy @ Spleen (Comedy)
Mon 13 Feb Sandwiched into a minuscule 60 person capacity room and clocking in at the resounding price of free (a gold coin donation... More details
Mad Max / Mad Max 2 (Film)
Mon 13 Feb Audiences might still be reeling from the fact Martin Scorsese made this year’s sweetest family film, but don’t forget the... More details
Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School (Theatre)
Mon 13 Feb Part art class, part music, part cabaret, join in on the alternative drawing movement. Sketch and marvel at the models as they... More details
The Snowdroppers (Music)
13-14 Feb Hailing from the backstreets of Sydney, The Snowdroppers have earned themselves a reputation for playing a brand of music... More details
Telstra's Billboard of Love (Around Town)
13-14 Feb Let's compare: saying "I love you" in a Valentine's Day card or "I love you" on a billboard... billboard wins every time,... More details
Fine Impressions: printmaking and artists’ books in Melbourne 1999-2010 (Museums & Attractions)
26 Aug 2011-16 Feb Fine Impressions: Printmaking and Artists' Books in Melbourne 1999–2010 showcases limited-edition books by 20 Melbourne... More details
The Joseph Brown Collection (Art)
01 Jan 2003-31 Dec 2015 Exhibition of over 150 works donated by Dr Joseph Brown, prominent art dealer, consultant and philanthropist. The collection... More details

Valentines Day at Osteria La Passione (Restaurants)
Tue 14 Feb Cupid will surely hit the mark with Carmine Constantini's famed six-course degustation menu – them Italians don’t call it... More details
Fine Impressions: printmaking and artists’ books in Melbourne 1999-2010 (Museums & Attractions)
26 Aug 2011-16 Feb Fine Impressions: Printmaking and Artists' Books in Melbourne 1999–2010 showcases limited-edition books by 20 Melbourne... More details
The Snowdroppers (Music)
13-14 Feb Hailing from the backstreets of Sydney, The Snowdroppers have earned themselves a reputation for playing a brand of music... More details
Telstra's Billboard of Love (Around Town)
13-14 Feb Let's compare: saying "I love you" in a Valentine's Day card or "I love you" on a billboard... billboard wins every time,... More details
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (Theatre)
12 Jan-18 Feb It's 1953 and Australia is on the move. England is no longer standing over our shoulder and Australians are starting to... More details
The Joseph Brown Collection (Art)
01 Jan 2003-31 Dec 2015 Exhibition of over 150 works donated by Dr Joseph Brown, prominent art dealer, consultant and philanthropist. The collection... More details
The Babel Project (Museums & Attractions)
23 Oct 2010-11 Mar Melbourne’s Jewish culture is rich, vibrant and present in every slice of babka. This long journey is beautifully captured... More details

Checkpoint Charlie Comedy (Comedy)
Wed 15 Feb 2011 was a big first year for Checkpoint Charlie. The city's "premier above ground underground comedy room" played host to... More details
Felix Bar Comedy (Comedy)
Wed 15 Feb On Feb 1 the bespectacled and brilliant Hannah Gadsby brings her delightfully cringe-worthy tales of growing up Tasweigan and... More details
Melancholia at Moonlight Cinema (Film)
Wed 15 Feb This is a lethargic, pretty and empty study in ways of living and dying from Lars von Trier . The Dane borrows some of the... More details
Roadkill Dinner (Restaurants)
Wed 15 Feb Every Wednesday night at the Royal Mail is 'Roadkill Dinner' night. Not a single animal on the rotating menu is actually... More details
New Comics' Night (Comedy)
Wed 15 Feb Come and see the highs and lows of starting out in one hell of a tough profession. More details
Elia Kazan Retrospective at Melbourne Cinémathèque (Film)
Wed 15 Feb When you think of A Streetcar Named Desire , you probably think of Marlon Brando. When you think of East of Eden , you... More details
Sidney Myer Free Concerts: Russian Rhapsody (Around Town)
Wed 15 Feb Tonight’s the kickoff for the summer series of free classical concerts at the Music Bowl. Two of Russia’s... More details

Fine Impressions: printmaking and artists’ books in Melbourne 1999-2010 (Museums & Attractions)
26 Aug 2011-16 Feb Fine Impressions: Printmaking and Artists' Books in Melbourne 1999–2010 showcases limited-edition books by 20 Melbourne... More details
Gen Fest 2012 (Music)
Thu 16 Feb An indomitable figure on Melbourne’s indie music scene, both as a performer and broadcaster, Genevieve Blackmore has been... More details
Tex Perkins’ Band of Gold (Music)
Thu 16 Feb Tex Perkins has headed many bands in his time (Beast Of Bourbon, Tex, Don and Charlie and most notably The Cruel Sea) and now... More details
Flickerfest 2012 (Film)
Thu 16 Feb Celebrating its 21st birthday, Flickerfest has been a launching pad for some of Australia's finest talents, including Warwick... More details
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (Theatre)
12 Jan-18 Feb It's 1953 and Australia is on the move. England is no longer standing over our shoulder and Australians are starting to... More details
Moonlight Cinema (Film)
24 Nov 2011-19 Feb The Moonlight Cinema’s home of the Royal Botanic Gardens makes film-watching such a Gatsby-esque pleasure for the senses.... More details
La Vie (Theatre)
07-19 Feb This contemporary circus is anything but funny business; about insanity, sorrow, pain and romance gone sour it is funny,... More details