TWiSK #324
Next weekend in St Kilda is buzzing
The Moth GrandSlam @ National
Caligula with both blood and glitter
Redgum reprise @ Memo
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Elvis plus live performance from Elvis Big Band @ Astor
Monday 11 July, 7 pm
Session features Live Pre-Show performance from The Elvis Big Band.
Doors open 6.30pm, live performance commences 7 pm followed by film.
Tix
The Moth Melbourne Grandslam Championship @ National Theatre
Monday 11 July, 7.30pm
The Moth presents the GrandSLAM, a battle of wits and words. Witness as ten StorySLAM champs tell tales of unexpected fortune. $33
Tix
World of Musicals @ Palais
Tuesday 12 July, 7.30 pm
Billed as “All The Hit Songs In One Show.” $89
Tix
Mal and Kylie @ Carlisle Street
Wednesday 13 July, noon – 1pm
Locals Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan perform as part of City of Port Phillip’s Autumn on Carlisle Street on a little stage in front of Priceline.
Info
163 Carlisle Street
Caligula @ Theatre Works
Wednesday 13 July – Saturday 23 July, 7.30 pm
The mad Emperor Caligula rules over Rome. There will be blood. And glitter.
Caligula brings Ancient Rome to life in a wild cross between American Psycho and Rupaul’s Drag Race in this massive play. Twelve actors bring this anarchic, volatile world to life in Melbourne’s professional premiere, by a company that has been making a name for delivering high octane, intense adaptations of classic plays.
Info and tix
Jothi + Le Fleur @ Espy
Thursday 14 July, 7 pm
Jothi are a 4 piece soul-pop outfit. Le Fleur brings passionate vocals and gritty, hard-hitting funk grooves, reminiscent of the acid jazz scene of the early ’90s. Free
Espy gigs
Comedy in the Cellar @ St Kilda Cellars Wine Bar
Friday 15 July, 8 pm
Free comedy show
St Kilda Cellars Wine Bar and Bottle Shop, 45 Fitzroy Street
Penny Ikinger (solo) and Plastic Section @ Bowlo
Friday 15 July, 8 pm
$12 or $8 for members
St Kilda Sports Club, 66 Fitzroy St
Barney Cools DJs + Friends @ Espy
Friday 15 July, 9 pm
Poolside, balearic and beach-house vibes from the salty shores of Sydney to St Kilda.
Espy gigs
“The Redgum Years” Presented by John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew @ Memo
Friday 15 July & Saturday 16 July, 7.30 pm
“The Redgum Years”, presented by John Schumann & the Vagabond Crew, is a concert of songs, stories, laughter and passion. “It’s for those who bought the records, who came to the gigs, who sat on the floor, listened and gave the songs life.” $68 / $48
Tix
Moein @ Palais
Saturday 16 July, 8.30 pm
Nasrollah Moein is known by Iranians worldwide as the voice of love.
His artistic career started as a radio singer and he has since released 26 albums and 32 singles. $79 +
Tix
Gala Concert for Ukraine @ Palais
Sunday 17 July, 2.30 pm
‘Charity Gala Concert for Ukraine’ will feature Ukrainian, Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian folk dance, music, song and choral performances.
Money raised from the Gala will be donated to Ukraine Crisis Appeal. $35
Tix
www.ukrainecrisisappeal.org
In Conversation > Morganna Magee @ Linden
Sunday 17 July, 2 pm – 3 pm
Join artist Morganna Magee for an afternoon of relaxed conversation with curator Anna Monea and participants from the local migrant and refugee community as they share, exchange and discuss their stories behind the exhibition Distant Shores.
Info and bookings
Linden Projects Space, 26 Acland St
Not wheel chair accessible 🙁
Carpenters From Kempsey: Christmas in July @ Memo
Sunday 17 July, 2.30 pm
From the Producer of ‘Viva Bob Vegas!’ The Carpenters from Kempsey, celebrate The Carpenters, but with a comic twist and feel-good fun. Starring Darren Mapes and Debora Krizak, they play Darren & Sharon Carpenter – from Kempsey. Together they recreate the sound of The Carpenters with uncanny accuracy just in time for the most unconventional Christmas Party Extravaganza! $50 / $40
Tix
Sarah Carroll & Shannon Bourne @ George Lane
Sunday 17 July, 4 pm – 8 pm
Known fondly as ‘The Ukelele Queen of the Bellarine’ Sarah Carroll will perform with Shannon Bourne for this show.
Tix
Skabhangers & Johnny Longshot @ The Ruby Carter Jazz Lounge
Sunday 17 July, 3.30pm
The Skabhangers present original tunes inspired by the classic sound of 1960s Jamaican ska. Teaming up with Johnny Longshot band who will perform classic Jamaican Music, Ska, Early Reggae and their lesser-known cousin Rocksteady. $18
Tix
Sunday Blues | Heinous Hounds @ Espy
Sunday 17 July, 6 pm,
Heinous Hounds is a loose co-op, blues/rock outfit the brainchild of veteran rocker, Steve Lucas. Free
Tix
On going
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis on the big screen @ Astor
Until 13 July
Info
Review by TWiSK
Sorry Baz, TWiSK was disappointed. While the young Austin Butler is credible and talented, this movie left me un-shook up.
It would have been more fairly titled ‘The Colonel does Elvis.’
It failed to pass my bio pic test: Did I feel like I knew the person better after seeing the film?
On the plus side, it cleverly positions Elvis in the deep South at the intersection of blues and gospel. It also links the moral shock of Elvis with the American domestic horror of the ’60 including the death of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy.
But after 159 minutes, TWiSK expected more. 
Printed Protest exhibition @ Pride Centre
Until 31 July
A rich variety of posters, banners and placards across the decades from campaigns of social and political change for LGBTIQ+ communities, from the early days of Gay Liberation to Law Reform, the AIDS crisis and response, Marriage Equality and Trans visibility/rights.
Co-presented by the Australian Queer Archives and Victorian Pride Centre.
More info
The Amateurs @ Red Stitch
Previews Tuesday 28 Jun – Saturday1 July | Season 2 – 24 July
The Amateurs is a witty tragicomedy from Pulitzer finalist, Jordan Harrison.
“A hilarious and moving exploration of mortality and the emergence of humanism. Harrison’s wildly inventive play asks when does a crisis destroy us, and when does it open new possibilities?”
Tix
Soon
New works by Judi Singleton @ Brightspace
Opens: Saturday 23 July. 2 pm -5 pm Exhibition: 23 July – 13 August 2022
Judi Singleton – new works on canvas and in ceramic. This is Judi’s first solo show in many years. Known for her sensitive works, speaking of the nature, family and friends.
Info
Shafted: Women in Peril @ Sisters in Crime
Friday 22 July, 8 pm.
Two women lie at the bottom of abandoned mine shafts in rural Victoria in the latest books by Kimberley Starr (A Map of Night) and Margaret Hickey (Stone Town), amazing but true. In her debut novel, The Unbelieved, Vikki Petraitis explores a spate of sexual attacks on women in the small town of Deception Bay. The authors will examine why and how women are too often shafted with Moraig Kisler, Sisters in Crime’s President.
Dinner from 6.30pm
Bookings
Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan Street, South Melbourne
Cycle to Open Houses @ Seafarers and Tapestry Workshop
Saturday 30 July, 9.30 am – 12.00 pm
Cycle to two buildings featured in Open House Melbourne – The Mission to Seafarers Building in Docklands & the Australian Tapestry Workshop in South Melbourne.
Riders of all ages & abilities welcome. Coffee stop included. Optional pirate attire.
Meet St Kilda Pier 9.30 am
Bookingsplease
Local openings @ Open House Melbourne
St Kilda Synagogue: Sunday 31 July
St Kilda Cemetery: Sunday 31 July
All Saints Church East St Kilda: Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 July
Jewish Museum of Australia: Sunday 31 July
Victorian Pride Centre: Saturday 30 July and Sunday 31 July
Hotel Ghosts: Chris Womersley at The Espy: Sunday 31 July
Local program
Greg Day
Happy to chat anytime 0418 345 829
Content suggestions and community questions are always welcome.
gday@archives.gdaystkilda.com.au
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