TWiSK #337
The Art Walk by school @ Elwood
Sionnach Rua’s Great Irish Song Book @ Memo
The Meeting @ Red Stitch
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The Art Walk by St Columba’s students @ St Columba’s Primary
Sunday 16 October, 2 pm walk together, 3 pm auction & picnic
St Columba’s Primary School’s Art Walk features artworks made by students about the impact of plastics on nature. Ten artworks are on display in shop windows throughout Elwood all this week. And then on Saturday, there’s a group walk from the school to view the art and ending at their playground for a live auction and picnic. Everyone is welcome.
The artworks can be spotted in these local businesses: Elwood Flower Studio, The Turtle Cafe, Le Barbier d’Elwood, Petiquette, FamilyLife OpShop, Elwood Framing Studio, Alafia Gallery, Hello Willow, Obdressed and Chisholm & Gamon.
More details 
Ji Young Hong “Epidermis World” @ Brightspace
Wednesday 12 October – Monday 24 October
Ji Young is based in Korea and this is her first solo show in Australia. Her works show a world beyond race and gender exploring the inner side of humankind and all it’s many colours.
More info
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Monday (11 am – 7 pm) or by appointment.
‘The Fragile Skin of the World @ Linden New Art Project Space
Opening Thursday 13 October, 6 pm
Exhibition continues until Sunday 13 November
A visceral new body of work by Melbourne-based artist Jeremy Blincoe, combining unusual materials and technologies to synthesise intricate sculptural arrangements.
RSVP opening
Rear 26 Acland Street, St Kilda
The project space in not wheelchair accessible
IMAGE > Jeremy Blincoe, The Fragile Skin of the World, 2022. 
Magnolia Rd + Willowbank Grove @ Espy
Thursday 13 October, 8 pm
Magnolia Rd explore everything from boogie blues/jazz/primitive rhythms to psychedelic punk fusion. Free
Espy gigs
Don McGlashan (NZ) @ Memo
Friday 14 October, 7 pm
Don McGlashan is one of New Zealand’s best known and highly regarded songwriters.
From Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, through to The Mutton Birds and his three acclaimed solo albums. $67 / $40
Tix
Bobby Valentine & His Band of Renown @ George Lane
Friday 14 October, 6.30 pm – 11.30 PM
“Bobby and his Band of Renown country music performances are very popular.”
Tix 
The Shining + Doctor Sleep @ Astor
Friday 14 October, 7.30 pm
Double trouble. “Here’s Johnny” and 146 minutes of dread. Followed by Doctor Sleep, a 2019 ‘sequel’ that takes up the story. “Redrum, Redrum, Redrum.” Yikes.
Info and tix
Also Hitchcock’s Psycho Saturday 9.30 pm, Sunday 4 pm 
Community Shred Day @ Elwood Life Saving Club
Saturday, 15 October, 10 am -1 pm
For a donation of $5 per archive box, this fundraising event professionally shreds and recycles your confidential documents to raise money for the Elwood Life Saving Club.
All shredded paper is 100% recycled into pizza boxes, tissue paper, egg cartons etc. Over 7 years of shredding, they have raised over $11,000 for the Club.
Hint: Leave all staples, paper clips, plastic sleeves and binders – they shred the Lot!
www.shredonsite.com.au
11 Elwood Foreshore (Elwood Car Park)
Beach keepers of the Tea Tree @ Elwood Foreshore Reserve
Saturday 15 October, 10 am – 12 pm
A small group working bee conserving and restoring the biodiversity of the magnificent remnant vegetation on the windswept Elwood foreshore. Free
Get involved
Shapeshifting: An afternoon of trans jubilance @ Pride (Fringe)
Saturday 15 October, 3 pm – 5 pm
Take a moment to celebrate with an afternoon of storytelling, performance, food and song. Shapeshifting is proud to be hosting the first ever performance of Key Change, a new trans and gender diverse choir. $12.50
Tix
Sionnach Rua’s Great Irish Song Book @ Memo
Saturday 15 October, 7 pm
A mix of Celtic music from Planxty to Van Morrison to the Dubliners.
Irishman Gallie, will bring the finest multi-instrumentalists together, including Paddy Montgomery [Bouzouki, acoustic bass guitar, mandola] Ruth Wise [Fiddle] and Sam Davies [Uilleann Pipes].$47 / $27
Tix
‘Everything and Nothing’ book launch @ Friends of Suai/Covalima
Sunday 16 October, 2 pm – 4 pm
‘Everything and Nothing’ is a book by Peter Britton about Friends of Suai/Covalima’s former chair, Bill Armstrong AO, and his life in international and community development.
Julian Hill MHR, Member for Bruce, will launch the book. Julian was the Mayor of Port Phillip who signed the first friendship city agreement with Xanana Gusmao in 2000. The author, Peter Britton, will also discuss the book.
Register ASAP
Middle Park Bowling Club
Nigel Wearne + Joyce Prescher @ George Lane
Sunday 16 October, 4 pm – 8 pm
“Nigel Wearne blends blues, folk and Americana-noir. Hailing from Gunditjmara country in South-West Victoria, he’s a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and a deep thinker and truth speaker with a penchant for all things peculiar.” With local songstress, Joyce Prescher.
Tix
Sunday Blues | Shake @ Espy
Sunday 16 October, 6 pm – 9 pm
Shake are a 4-piece Melbourne Blues band, their sound driven by thumping double bass and plenty of wah wah… Given the band’s mutual interest in jazz, swing and Southernrock, their sound is best described as Texan Blues. Free
Espy gigs
GlamJam @ Veludo Ground Floor
Sunday 16 & 23 October, 6 pm – 9 pm
Dust off your stack heels and fill up the Sandman because GlamJam are playing Veludo Ground floor. Free
Chicago @ National Theatre
Sundays until 22 October, 2 pm & 8 pm
Enjoy this non-professional music theatre production of an all-new re-imagined and innovative production of Chicago by the same creative team that brought you CLOC’s Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. $61 / $40
Tix 
The Meeting @ Red Stitch
Until Sunday 23 October, Wed – Sat 2 pm + 8pm, Sun 6.30 pm
Stetson’s play imagines a secret meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, exploring the opposing views of these two great Black leaders. $57 / $15
Tix
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Aussie Bird Count Festival @ Your favourite place
Monday 17 October – Sunday 23 October
Just spend 20 minutes in your favourite outdoor space and count the birds. Participating is simple and you will be making an important contribution by providing valuable data for BirdLife Australia’s knowledge of Aussie birds.
More info
The Shy Manifesto by Michael Ross @ Pride
Thursday 20 October – Sunday 23 October, 7.30 pm
A bittersweet coming-of-age comedy/drama about a shy boy who is fed up with constantly being told to come out of his shell. $25 / $15
Tix
Cheers, Queers! @ Pride
Thursday 20 October – Sunday 23 October, 6 pm
Comics from Melbourne’s thriving queer comedy scene featuring a different line-up each night, including Bobby Macumber, Aurelia St Clair, Scout Boxall, Alex Ward and Anna Piper Scott, with plenty more comedians announced soon!
Tix
Oktoberfest @ Catani Gardens
Saturday 22 October
Beer with entertainment from Shannon Noll, Babba Live Tribute Band. Tix from $25
Tix
To Market to Market Workshop @ Elwood Neighbourhood House
Saturday 22 October, 10 am – 1 pm
Visit the Elwood Farmers Market with local guide Isabel Gardner and then return to the Neighbourhood House to prepare a delicious simple meal with the fresh produce. $25 / $15 (price includes cost of produce)
Book your place by calling 9531 1954
www.esnlc.com.au/
Bill Bailey @ Palais
Thursday 20 October – Sunday 23 October
Hurry, selling fast – tix only available for Sunday show! $89
Tix
Dance with Jhoom-Bollywood @ West Beach Pavilion
Saturday 22 October, 10 am – 11 am
Join this one-off class and learn to embody that fun and drama with Jhoom-Bollywood Dance Company and release the Bollywood star in you! $15
Tix
330A Beaconsfield Parade
The art and craft of stained glass @ St Kilda Presbyterian Church
Saturday 22 October, 10 am – 2 pm
An open day at the Presbyterian Church on St Kilda Hill as part of Part of the International Year of Glass celebration.
Presentations by stained glass historians Dr Brownyn Hughes OAM and Ray Brown. Music provided by local community choir, ‘One Voice for God’. Student artwork on display. Free Entry, donations welcome
For more information email Paul Smith paul@stkildapc.org
2 Alma Rd St Kilda, cnr of Barkly St
Reclaiming Public Space — Nature, Food & Community @ Veg Out
Sunday 23 October, 3 pm – 5pm
Progressive Port Phillip Community Conversation #4
A free community conversation discussing how to reclaim streets and public spaces for the common good. How can you turn your street, your apartment block or your neighbourhood into a productive, thriving, enriching source of food, nature and community?
Speakers include:
Emma Cutting, Founder and Chief Doer of The Heart Gardening Project;
Gio Fitzpatrick, an urban ecologist, naturalist and member of the Yalikut Willam Nature Association;
Bec Scott, CEO of social enterprise STREAT; and
Russell Downing, a member of Veg Out.
Free event. Optional donation at the door.
Tickets 
John O’Donnell (piano) @ All Saints
Sunday 23rd October at 3.00pm
Presenting Ludwig van Beethoven, Diabelli Variations, Op. 120
This is one of the piano repertoire’s seminal compositions. It is a towering work that encompasses a wealth of Beethoven’s composition techniques. $25 full / $20 concession. Students are granted free entry if they have a valid student card.
Tickets at the door (no EFTPOS) or on Trybooking
www.allsaints.org.au/concerts
2 Chapel St, East St Kilda (opposite the Astor Theatre)
St Kilda Bike Kitchen @ EcoCentre
Wednesday 26 October, 6:00pm – 9:30pm
A free and friendly course on basic bicycle maintenance.
Learn and try the basics of how to clean your bike, maintain the drive train, and change/repair a flat inner tube – no previous experience is required. The course runs for about 2.5 hours with a small break for snacks. Free
Please email stkbikekitchen@gmail.com to secure your spot
Bring your bike and a rag to clean the chain.
Please note that they will not be repairing any bicycles during the course
38 Blessington St (across from previous EcoCentre).
Felony and fun @ Sisters in Crime
Friday 28 October 2022, 8 pm
Crime fiction can be deadly serious, but it can also have a lighter – even amusing – side. Authors Kirsty Manning, Katherine Kovacic, and Lucia Nardo explore with Angela Savage how their plots and protagonists can lift readers’ spirits and crack smiles. Followed by a brief AGM.
Bookings
Rising Sun, 2 Raglan Street, South Melbourne.
Out of the Box: Helmut Newton & the Schmatte Trade @ JewMu
Sunday 30 October, from 11am
Celebrate what would have been Helmut Newton’s 102nd birthday with a special lecture before you visit the exhibition, then drop-in downstairs to view objects from the Museum Collection and learn the fascinating history of the Hartnell of Melbourne fashion house and Helmut Newton’s involvement with them as a fashion photographer.
This program is free with HELMUT NEWTON: In Focus tickets on the day.
Info and tix
City of Voices presents Harmonia @ Temperance Hall
Wednesday 2 November – Saturday 5 November, 7 pm (+ 1 pm Thursday and Saturday)
Harmonia takes you on a wild romp through the places that make us who we are. Weaving together music, movement and poetry, join City of Voices as we delve into stories of the local and personal, and celebrate 30 years of finding common ground. $20/$15/$10
Tix
199 Napier Street, South Melbourne
Outdoor music tix @ Palace Foreshore
November gigs selling now
Live Nation books the Palais and now an open-air venue next door called The Palace Foreshore.
To you and I, that’s the triangle car park.
The line up announced so far includes
The Black Crowes, Sunday 20 November
Keshi, Tuesday 22 November
Tim Minchin, Saturday 26 November
SIX60, Thursday 1 December
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Sat 10 December
Tix
TWiSK goss
Apparently local traders, especially foreshore restaurants, are ‘devastated’ by the loss of parking at the triangle. 
Enter your 8 x 10-inch art @ Linden Postcard Show
Entry deadline Thursday 20 October 2022
The Linden Postcard Show is returning for its 32nd year and they are calling artists at all stages of their career to showcase their wonderfully diverse & inspiring practices.
Entry info
IMAGE > Linden Postcard Show 2021-22, Linden New Art. Photograph: Mathieu Vendeville.
Kim Samiotis
Greens candidate for Albert Park
Kim SamiotisIn her own words
Who am I?
A local of 20 years in St Kilda and surrounds, I’m a professional worker experienced in operations delivery in a range of businesses and community services. I come from a family of Greeks and aussies, small business owners and creators of community.
Why?
We need transparency in government and fewer closed-door decisions made without community consultation. I want Albert Park to have a strong voice in parliament and to make sure the next government must work with representatives from all sides.
Why me?
I’m not afraid of hard work and I’m persistent in reaching goals. I lead with empathy and respect and empower others to flourish. I’m genuinely interested in people and their ideas and I want to be the conduit for better outcomes for our communities.
Why here?
I’m a local by choice and love the natural environment, local businesses and people that make our area so unique. I’m honoured to have the opportunity to represent my own neighbourhood and residents who are ready for leadership on issues that matter to them.
Kim.Samiotis@vic.greens.org.au
facebook.com/vicgreenskim
State election forum Albert Park @ Memo
Thursday 10 November, 7 pm
Following their previous forums for the state and federal elections, unChain is organising a 2022 state election forum focusing on Albert Park, once again moderated by John Daley, professorial associate at the University of Melbourne.
All candidates known so far have been invited and have confirmed their attendance.
There will be an opportunity for questions from the public.
To send in your questions or for more information, please email unchaininc@gmail.com
TWISK is pleased to support this forum.Invitation to all local candidates
Send us 30 word responses to these questions along with a pic and contact details, and we’ll publish them in full.
Who am I?: Basic bio 30 words
Why?: Motivation for standing 30 words
Why me? Skills, credentials, interests, values 30 words
Why here? Connection to the seat 30 words
Plus contact details and picture.
Email gday@archives.gdaystkilda.com.au
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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