This Week in St Kilda #294
Inside the parasitic world of wellness
Postcards deliver democratic art
Roving theatre on Acland
Running returns to St Kilda Streets
Road movie double @ Astor
Wheels for access @ Life Saving Club
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‘Queer-ways’ Exhibition @ Victorian Pride Centre
Until late January, 9 am – 6 pm, 10 am – 6 pm Sunday and Public Holidays
This new interactive exhibition features augmented reality maps of Melbourne’s queer history. Curated by Melbourne/Naarm-based artists LUCIANO and Georgia Keats, it presents Melbourne’s queer history through the voices of local queer people in a series of five maps.
More info | YouTube
Good Times Tour @ Palais
Monday 29 November, 7.30 pm
Back after COVID interruptus, the good times will roll with performances from Brian Cadd, Deborah Conway, Joe Camilleri, John Paul Young, Kate Ceberano, Leo Sayer, Vika & Linda Bull and Wendy Matthews.
Still good tix available from $101
Tix
St Kilda Affordable Art Show @ Space2b
Exhibition: Wednesday 1 December – Saturday 29 January
Affordable Artworks – all under $300 – and once purchased you can take them away with you! No waiting until after Christmas.
Opening Night Thursday 2 December, 6 pm – 8 pm
Registrations required via the link. 
Wellbless @ TheatreWorks
World Premiere: 1 – 11 December
A hilarious new work by Debra Thomas and Ella Roth Barton is darkly satirical comedy examines the parasitic world of wellness, a trillion dollar industry that preys on vulnerable women.
Tix 
Community Christmas Tree Festival @ Holy Trinity Balaclava and Elwood
Thursday 2 December – Sunday 5 December
This very special collection of Christmas trees from the community taps into the spirit of the season in a simple but powerful way.
Carols amongst the Christmas trees – Sunday 4 pm.
Adults by Donation, Children Free
Thursday & Friday 10:30 am – 6 pm
Saturday 10:30 am – 4 pm
Sunday 12 noon – 3 pm
Cnr Brighton Road & Chapel Street, Balaclava
christmastreefest@hotmail.com
Twilight shopping and dining with Santa @ Elwood Village
Thursday 2 December, 4 pm – 7 pm
Santa 4.30 – 6.30, kids competition with hamper prize
Rebecca & Billy’s Sing-a-Long ‘Christmas Show’ @ Memo
Wednesday 1 December, 7 pm
Loads of laughs as the audiences joins in the spirit. $25
Tix
Collard Greens & Gravy present ‘The Music of Jimmy Reed’ @ Memo
Friday 3 December, 7.30 pm
Melbourne’s favourite blues & roots ensemble with special guests Ross Wilson, Kylie Auldist & Benny Peters to celebrate the music of American roots music legend Jimmy Reed. $35
Tix
Jack Howard’s Epic Brass @ George Lane
Friday 3 December, Doors 6 pm
Forty years since 1981 when Jack Howard made his rock’n’roll debut with Hunters and Collectors supporting The Cure to 1,300 punters at the legendary Seaview Ballroom.
Tix
The Comedy of Errors @ St. Kilda Botanical Gardens
3 – 19 December, 7 pm – 8.30 pm, also 3 pm – 4.30 pm weekends
Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns with their original musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s funniest farce The Comedy of Errors. $30/$20
Tix
Acland’s Alternative Futures @ Theatre Works
Saturday 4 December, 1.30 pm & 4.30 pm
Sunday 5 December, 1.30 pm & 4.30 pm
Inspired by people, places and things on Acland Street, six playwrights have penned six unique monologues that explore hope beyond a time of crisis and share their fantasy-filled predictions of what the future may hold; more cake shops, a plastic wonderland, an underwater city and the return of an ancient stream.
Free but bookings essential (hurry)
An outdoor roving performance. Audiences will be required to walk 1km.
Postcard Show @ Linden
Saturday 4 December 2021 – Sunday 27 February, Tuesdays – Sundays 11 am- 4 pm
The Postcard Show is back with over 1,000 mini masterpieces to see – every work measuring exactly 8 x 10”
More info
Anna Hoyle: Your Choc-Mint Pelvik Floor Is So Boring @ Linden
Saturday 4 December – Sunday 27 February, 11 am – 3 pm
A collection of recent ‘fictional’ book paintings and works on paper that have been inspired by social trends such as the self-help book and the wellness industry.
More info
Wild At Heart & Two-Lane Blacktop double feature @ Astor
Saturday 4 December, 7:30pm
These two road movies will take you for a mighty ride.
Tix
Peptides @ St Kilda Bowls Club
Saturday 4 December, 7 pm – 11 pm
Free
Nicky Bomba’s Bustamento @ Memo
Saturday 4 December, 7.30 pm
Nicky Bomba launches his musical boat setting sail for Calypso, Mento, Early Reggae and Ska styles w/special guest Oscar Jimenez. $35
Tix
2XU Melbourne Wellness Run @ Catani Gardens
Sunday 5 December, 7.30 am – 12.30 pm
The running events are back!
wellnessrun.com.au/
Road closures and times: 6 am to 12 midday, Beaconsfield Parade, Jacka Boulevard, Marine Parade, Ormond Esplanade from Glenhuntly Road, Elwood to Kerferd Road, Middle Park
Melbourne Marathon @ a street near you
Sunday 12 December
melbournemarathon.com.au/
Sunday Social @ Pride Centre
Sunday 5 December, 1pm to 6pm
Enjoy Pride’s first public event, a family-friendly ‘Sunday Social’. Have a drink, experience the stunning emu egg-inspired atrium space, and take in the exhibitions now displaying in the ground floor gallery space.
LGBTIQ+ bookshop Hares Hyenas will also have their store under the stairs open and Co-Ground will be serving drinks at bar prices from 1pm at their Pride Pop-up bar, while tunes will be spinning in the background.
Book your free ticket now, as these are limited.
Tour bookings available @ Pride
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays until December 18
Sign up for a free guided tour of the Pride Centre with volunteer guides, who will give visitors an insight into the building’s design and an opportunity to explore parts of the Pride Centre not normally open to the public.
Register now for your free ticket! 
Up-Close with Debra Byrne @ Memo
Sunday 5 December, 3.30 pm
An unforgettable opportunity to experience one of our great balladeers with some of Melbourne’s finest musicians, performing a selection of songs that have beauty and soul. $50 / $35
Tix
Jack Howard & The Long Lost Brothers and Sisters @ George Lane
Sunday 5 December, doors 4 pm
Third gig in Jack’s 40 year anniversary lap of honour.
Tix
28th Scarlet Stiletto Awards @ Sisters in Crime YouTube
View now
Canberra pharmacist, Hayley Young, won Sisters in Crime’s 28th Scarlet Stiletto Short Story Awards, which were presented as a Facebook Premiere on 27 November by multi-award-winning actor Catherine McClements and Sisters in Crime’s ambassador at large and crime fiction expert, Professor Sue Turnbull, who compered the event.
Great fun, lots of scarlet, and a curious cat (isn’t there always on zoom!).
Runs for 1h 3mins | More details
Soon
The Delta Riggs @ Espy’s Gershwin
Thursday 9 December, 7.30 pm
The Delta Riggs with an end of year hometown show at the iconic Gershwin Room
Tix
Nite Theory @ Espy’s Gershwin
Friday 10 December, 7.30 pm
A blend of indie dance infused with analog synths and nostalgic vocals. With Special Guests Maya Vice, Jove, Danny Rhizbang
Tix
Orchestrated Queen, Bowie and Jersey Boys @ Palais
Thursday 9 December – Sunday 12 December
A 24 Piece Symphony Orchestra Conducted by internationally-renowned George Ellis will perform popular music with some outstanding guest vocalists. From $99
Tix and info
Bohemian Symphony: Thursday 9 December & Friday 10 December
The Music from Jersey Boys Orchestrated: Saturday 11 December
The Music of Bowie Orchestrated: Sunday 12 December
Telling Tales @ St Kilda Botanical Gardens
11 – 19 December, Saturdays and Sundays only 11 am & 2 pm
A new interactive family musical presenting a magical adventure with your favourite fairy tales and fables from around the globe. The production involves sing-along songs, puppetry, live music and dance that the whole family will love.
A 60 minute interactive adventure suitable for children aged 5+.
Pay what you can pricing ($20 suggested)
Tix
Shake ‘Em Down Fest @ George Lane
Sunday 12 December, 5 pm – 9 pm
A one day Festival showcasing three fantastic bands:
Louis King & The Liars Klub, 5 pm
Jane Hilson’s Trio Grande, 6.30 pm
Paper Jane, 8 pm
Tix
St Kilda Big Lost Band @ Theatre Works and The Acland Street Traders
Open rehearsal: Saturday 12 December, 1 pm – 3 pm
Big gig: 15 January in O’Donnell Gardens
Here’s your chance to play in the biggest band you’ve ever seen. Imagine 20 drum kits, 20 basses, 60 guitars, 10 keyboards and a swarm of singers on mics.
All are warmly welcomed to join this rollicking rock and roll adventure – young and old, beginners and seasoned pros – when it hits O’Donnell Gardens in January.
Tix
Dino Wilson: Warnarringa Jilamara @ Vivien Anderson Gallery
Until 18 December, Tues – Fri 11 am – 5 pm, Sat 12 pm – 4 pm
Warnarringa Jilamara – Painting Under The Tiwi Sun demonstrates Wilson’s increasing mastery over large format painting and his ability to produce works of art at a scale that captures the vastness demanded by one of his most dynamic and represented subjects – warnarringa (sun).
www.vivienandersongallery.com
Ground Floor, 284 – 290 St Kilda Road
( between Argyle and Inkerman Streets )
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night @ Palais
30 March 2022
This always sells out! Frock up and rock up for this fabulous, one-night-only event to launch the 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival!
Tix
MICF – The Gala @ Palais
Wednesday 23 March 2022
This always sells out too! A star-studded line-up of performers, bringing the laughs and showing their support for Oxfam.
Tix
Wheels for access @ St Kilda Life Saving Club
November 2021 to April 2022, Weekends 12.00 pm – 5.00 pm
A Mobi-chair beach wheelchair and Accessible Beach Matting are again available for free hire at St Kilda Beach over summer.
Bookings are for 1.5 hours. Free
portphillip.vic.gov.au/accessible-beaches
Also available at Port Melbourne Life Saving Club (pictured)
TWiSK looks closer at beach access
TWiSK is researching a story on disabled access to the water including the new St Kilda Pier.
We’d be delighted to hear your experiences, thoughts and suggestions.
Email TWiSK
In case you missed it last week
Watch Mayor Marcus Pearl’s first interview
10 minutes (in full and unedited)
Marcus Pearl was elected unopposed as Mayor a recent special Council meeting.
He is the first Liberal aligned Mayor since Port Phillip was created in 1994.
He was first elected to Council in 2016 and was Deputy Mayor previously.
Cat got your tongues?
Last week TWiSK invited comment from readers on the Mayoral election.
To date we received only one response, included here in full:
Transparency important says Love
“Disappointed to see a Liberal Mayor of Port Phillip which has a history of progressive councils and still has a progressive majority despite the underhand tactics of the Liberal Party and it’s so called Ratepayers fronts pretence of independence.
I remember Cr Pearl acknowledging expert advice on pill testing yet voting against based on a single personal experience. Elected representatives need to be able evidence-based decisions.
Transparency in Government is important in these times of cynical attitudes towards our elected representatives.”
Geoffrey Love
St Kilda
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Greg Day
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gday@archives.gdaystkilda.com.au
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