Music on the menu This Week in St Kilda.
Ska @ Espy, Cajun/Creole @ Library, Orchestral ABBA @PalaisTheatre, Joe Creighton as Van Morrison @memomusichall
and JJ Rome @ Fyrefly.
Plus theatre and pop up markets
Romeo and Juliette @ St Kilda Botanical Gardens
Tuesday 11 to Sunday 16 December, 7 pm and 2 pm Sat/Sun
Melbourne Shakespeare Company presents R&J in the Rose Garden.
$30/$25/$20
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Openair cinema @ South Beach
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday after sunset
Beachside cinema this week: Beautiful Boy, Boy Erased and The Girl in the Spiders Web. $20/$17
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Cajun/Creole Music Ensemble @ Library
Thursday 13 December, 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm
Cajun/Creole music ensemble, Johnny Can’t Dance are practitioners of the tradition, dance and social music of Rural Southwest Louisiana. Free
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Twilight Market @ O’Donnell Gardens
Thursdays until 7 February, 5.00 pm – 10.00 pm
Food vans, hippy crafts and clothes.
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Pop up market @ Fitzroy Street
Friday 14 and 21 December, from 3 pm
A pop up market with live performances from local musicians plus food and drinks from Fitzroy Street cafes, restaurants and bars.
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Near Rainbow Road
The Tarantinos + Burn in Hell @ Espy
Friday 14 December, 8.30 pm
Live in the basement – The finest, dirtiest St Kilda rock n’ roll bands. Free
Espy gigs
Strange Bedfellows @ Linden
Friday 14 December, 6.00 pm – 8 pm
An unusual pairing of speakers, each discussing a separate topic.
The next Bedfellows features Political Campaigning with Uni Melb Professor Sean Scalmer and Beekeeping with Kirsten Bradley from Milkwood Permaculture. $25 per person, 18+ includes a drink
Bookings
The Burly Q Club @ Memo
Friday 14 December, 7.30 pm
Classy burlesque, circus & cabaret $35 seating extra
Info and tix
Melbourne Ska Orchestra @ Espy Gerswhin Room
Celebrating their 15 year anniversary at the place it all started w/ special guests The Moonhops. $38
Tix and info
Orchestral ABBA @ Palais
Friday 14 December, 7.30 pm doors
George Ellis leads a 40 Piece Symphony Orchestra to pay loving tribute to ABBA. With the acclaimed 14 Voice Melbourne Pop Choir.
Tix and info
Christmas Market @ Alliance Française
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 December, 10 m to 5 pm
The annual French Christmas Market. Free
www.afmelbourne.com.au
51 Grey Street, St Kilda
Into The Mystic -The Music Of Van Morrison @ Memo
Saturday 15 December, 7.30 pm
Renowned singer / guitarist Joe Creighton, born and raised in Belfast, he channels Van the Man with style and conviction. $28
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Bigger than Jesus @Espy
Saturday 15 December, 7.30 doors
With special guests Pollyman & Invictus Trio. Bigger Than Jesus LP launch ‘One For The Road’ and special tribute to Craig Whitelock. $25
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JJ Rome Blue Moon Invitational @ Fyrefly
Saturday 15 December, 7.30 doors
JJ Rome is pet project of New York born Australian based music man Jerome Smith. Once in a blue moon, Jerome gets together with a dazzling roster of excellent players. YouTube
Tix and info
Red Umbrella Day @RhED
Monday 17 December, 2 pm – 5 pm.
Marking the Annual International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers with the crew from RhED. Food and light refreshments will be provided and they suggest you wear something red.
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10 Inkerman Street, St Kilda
Ongoing
Lamb @ Redstitch
Extended until 16 December
Lamb is a new play with songs by Mark Seymour. It’s the story of one family on an Australian sheep farm, over generations – the guilt of those who left; the lost desires of those who stayed behind.
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Postcard show @ Linden New Art
From Friday 23 November 2018, 4 pm – 8 pm
An annual open entry exhibition of postcard sized art. Free.
lindenarts.org
Ends Sunday 10 February
Tuesday to Friday 10 am – 3 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 4 pm