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Randy at Felix Bar Comedy (Comedy)
Wed 19 Jun Randy may be a puppet, but his jokes aren’t for the kids. Recently sober and fresh out of the Melbourne International... More details
Roger Corman: Fast, Cheap and Under Control at Melbourne Cinémathèque (Film)
Wed 19 Jun With fresh talent, miniscule budgets, and five-to-ten day shoots, 'King of the Bs' Roger Corman made an intimidating number of... More details
Checkpoint Charlie Comedy (Comedy)
Wed 19 Jun Hidden in the delightfully gaudy interior of Eurotrash is what they claim is the “city's premier above ground underground... More details
No Lights No Lycra: Wednesdays (Clubs)
Wed 19 Jun No Lights No Lycra is an internationally successful ruse which takes the idea of “dance like nobody’s watching” to... More details
The Variety Collective (Comedy)
Wed 19 Jun Comedy happens Northside too, with The Variety Collective running a weekly variety show including comedy, circus and magic on... More details
Felix Bar Comedy (Comedy)
Wed 19 Jun In what must be Melbourne’s closest comedy night to the ocean, Felix Bar Comedy has brought the big names to St Kilda for... More details
Anna's Go-Go Academy (Clubs)
Wed 19 Jun You may have heard about Anna’s Go-Go Academy from members of her growing go-go army, or seen her teach a class en masse at... More details
Late Night Letters and Numbers (Comedy)
Wed 19 Jun For those who sorely miss Letters and Numbers on SBS, this one's for you. Nick Caddaye hosts a beery hour of outrageous... More details

Love Story (Clubs)
Thu 20 Jun Beware: Thursday nights at The Toff will well and truly wreck your Friday morning plans. Kicking off at 11.30pm and going... More details
Commedia Dell'Parte (Comedy)
Thu 20 Jun Commedia Dell’Parte is a brand spanking new room dedicated to promoting Aussie comedy. Every Thursday up-and-coming... More details
Soul in the Basement (Clubs)
Thu 20 Jun Cherry Bar is reliably rock’n’ roll, but on a Thursday night it dips a calloused toe into a pool of ’60s soul. Depending... More details
Hula Hooping Fun and Fitness (Clubs)
Thu 20 Jun Any burlesque performer will tell you there are a million ways to titillate and wiggling a hula hoop around your body is... More details
Five Boroughs Comedy (Comedy)
Thu 20 Jun Five Boroughs Comedy (formerly Softbelly Comedy) has been attracting the biggest headliners in the country (and beyond) for... More details
Exford Comedy (Comedy)
Thu 20 Jun A great-looking comedy room inside one of Melbourne’s more notorious pubs. More details
Vegan and vegetarian dinners at Café Vue (Restaurants)
Thu 20 Jun On Thursday nights the Vue de Monde chefs join forces with Café Vue to create a special vegan and vegetarian friendly menu... More details
Josephine's great winter macaron tasting (Restaurants)
Thu 20 Jun The team at By Josephine are looking for some keen sugar fiends to assist them in the selection of a new macaron flavour. Pop... More details

An Evening with Molly Ringwald (Music)
Fri 21 Jun Still haven't got over your Molly Ringwald crush? Then make sure you snap up tickets for her Australian debut cabaret show. As... More details
Tribeadelic's 17th Birthday (Clubs)
Fri 21 Jun Psytrance takes centre stage at Melbourne's mecca for niche club music, Brown Alley, As this only happens once a... More details
Rachimaninov's Third Concerto: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Music)
Fri 21 Jun The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are bringing a taste of Russia to the Melbourne Town Hall through the sounds of Tchaikovsky... More details
Live on Bowen (Comedy)
Fri 21 Jun Join the studio audience for the second season of RMITV’s popular variety show, Live on Bowen. Presenters Rob Lloyd, Aaron... More details
Shane Warne: The Musical (Theatre)
20-21 Jun Shane Warne the Musical is back, tweaked and primped – sort of like the post-Hurley Warney himself. Writer Eddie... More details
Fridays at the Night Cat (Clubs)
Fri 21 Jun 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 21 Jun $5 drink specials before 10pm, free entry and two awesome DJs anyone? Eurotrash is one of those silly fun clubs that can make... More details
Freedom Pass Fridays (Clubs)
Fri 21 Jun Five huge rooms, four different music styles, countless DJs and just one pass gives you the freedom to choose how you want to... More details

Fiona O'Loughlin, Drew Rokos & Tommy Little (Comedy)
Sat 22 Jun Spicks and Specks regular Fiona O'Loughlin, MICF 'Raw Comedy' winner Drew Rokos and rising stand-up star Tommy Little share... More details
One Man, Two Guvnors (Theatre)
17 May-22 Jun One Man, Two Guvnors lands in Australia with a whopper of a reputation to live up to. The play – adapted by British... More details
Good Shepherd Festival Day (Around Town)
21-22 Jun To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Good Shepherd Sisters in Melbourne, the Abbotsford Convent is hosting... More details
Carnivore's Ball (Restaurants)
21-22 Jun Burger Mary (aka food blogger Jess Pryles) likes her ribs. So much so that she’s an honorary Texan. So much so that she’s... More details
The Late Show (Clubs)
Sat 22 Jun 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 22 Jun We could have picked one of Melbourne’s mega clubs, but if you wanna let loose there is no place better that Bar 161. Maybe... More details
Saturdays at First Floor (Clubs)
Sat 22 Jun 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
Pole Strength (Clubs)
Sat 22 Jun If you thought the only push-ups pole-dancers were into involve cup sizes DD and above, you and every muscle in your body will... More details

Impro Melbourne: Theatresports (Comedy)
Sun 23 Jun From Impro Melbourne, Theatresports sees two teams of the city’s best improvisers compete in a set of challenges,... More details
True Self exhibition at Melbourne's GPO (Art)
31 May-23 Jun This charity exhibition combines fashion, fine art and photography. Ten large-scale pieces crafted by visual... More details
Ditto, A Story (Theatre)
19-23 Jun Innovative improv theatre comes to Melbourne after successful season in Sydney. Each night three young actors play out the... More details
Flowerchildren: the Mamas and Papas Story (Theatre)
18 May-23 Jun If you think getting and keeping a band of artists together is tough, you should try putting on a musical. The Mamas and the... More details
Revolver Sundays (Clubs)
Sun 23 Jun If you say the word ‘club’ to any self respecting Melburnian, they will most likely answer with two words ‘Revolver... More details
Guilty Pleasure Sundays (Clubs)
Sun 23 Jun House music, lush booths and free entry make ‘Guilty Pleasures Sundays’ at Pretty Please the perfect way to get a little... More details
Blues Dancing (Clubs)
Sun 23 Jun Yes, it’s partner dancing but you need not emotionally blackmail someone into accompanying you to class. Everybody gets into... More details
Camberwell Sunday Market (Shopping)
Sun 23 Jun Camberwell Market is the big daddy of secondhand markets – and, with more than half of the 370 stalls used by casual... More details

Comedy @ Spleen (Comedy)
Mon 24 Jun Spleen presents the up-and-comers of comedy and surprise guests every Monday night for little more than whatever’s rattling... More details
Local Laughs (Comedy)
Mon 24 Jun One of the grand old rooms of Melbourne comedy, Local Laughs remains to this day one of the most reliably entertaining comedy... More details
Rainbow Cloggers (Clubs)
Mon 24 Jun Two words: cowboy tap-dancing. Or is that three? Either way, it’s an axis of dancing awesomeness seriously underrated in the... More details
Rhythm & Poetry Hip Hop Open Mic (Clubs)
Mon 24 Jun From its launch last Christmas Eve, Rhythm & Poetry is continuing in 2013 every Monday night. Providing your tunes for the... More details
Ultimate Frisbee (Sport & Outdoor)
Mon 24 Jun Melbourne Ultimate Frisbee is soaring to new heights as it celebrates over 10 years of competitive on-field action (completely... More details
No Lights No Lycra: Mondays (Clubs)
Mon 24 Jun No Lights No Lycra is internationally trendy, which means it is really cool. Taking the idea of 'dance like nobody’s... More details
Curling (Sport & Outdoor)
Mon 24 Jun Many people have been perplexed by this late-night TV staple, which at first glance seems to be an exercise in absurdity. Team... More details
Gertrude Contemporary: Discipline: Contemporary Art Lecture Series (Around Town)
Mon 24 Jun "What do we talk about when we talk about contemporary art?" If, like us, your assessment starts and ends with the... More details

Puggs In Space (Comedy)
Tue 25 Jun Pugg Mahones has a new comedy night featuring Fiona O'Loughlin, Geraldine Quinn, Anne Edmonds and Simon Taylor amongst others.... More details
1929 Studios: Smith Street Swing (Clubs)
Tue 25 Jun Lexi Keeton and Michael Collins founded the 1929 Studios swing dance company in 2010, but with a true appreciation for that... More details
Checkpoint Charlie Comedy: Lucky Coq (Comedy)
Tue 25 Jun Top local comedy plus cheap pizza deals, on a happening street. More details
Comed-oke (Comedy)
Tue 25 Jun Watch new comics in the tough, tough environment of backpacker town, where the audience may not speak English or necessarily... More details
No Lights No Lycra: Tuesdays (Clubs)
Tue 25 Jun No Lights No Lycra is an internationally successful ruse which takes the idea of “dance like nobody’s watching” to... More details
Babyshambles (Music)
Tue 25 Jun UK garage rockers Babyshambles will be making their very first venture out to Australia. Fronted by Macaulay Culkin's... More details
The Royston Trivia (Around Town)
Tue 25 Jun Win some free beer (among other things) at the Royston Trivia night each Tuesday. Hosted by Quizmeisters, this mix of trivia... More details
Trivia Tuesdays at the Standard (Around Town)
Tue 25 Jun The Standard’s a local old-school boozer that’s beloved by Fitzrovians who can’t stomach the main drag of Brunswick... More details