TWiSK #392
Renters get together
Balaclava Boogie – free music festival
Gary Óg’s big gig for the Celts
Book talk: Paulie Stewart’s All the Rage
Welcome to Summer Party @ Linden
Plus many music, theatre and community events
What’s it like Renting in Port Phillip @ Betty Day Centre
What’s it like Renting in Port Phillip @ Betty Day CentreTuesday 21 November, 6.45 pm – 9 pm
Half the residents of Port Phillip rent their homes, and it is not easy to get one nor keep one.
There are moves afoot to set up a group to represent renters in Port Phillip.
You’re invited to tell your story and hear about what can be done.
Find out what agencies and groups are doing to help renters.
Discuss what our local Council could be doing.
Discuss ways forward and help form a new group to represent the renters of Port Phillip. Free
Register
67 Argyle St
Friends of Suai/Covalima annual community meeting @ Town Hall
Tuesday 21 November, 6.00 to 7.00pm
Join the Friends of Suai/Covalima to celebrate another year of friendship with the seaside community of Suai/Covalima in Timor Leste.
Hear guest speaker Grant Wyeth, Editor at the Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy and Defence Dialogue (AP4D). Free with light refreshments.
Please RSVP by email friendsofsuai@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Climate Café @ EcoCentre
Thursday 23 November, 6.30 pm -8.00 pm
The EcoCentre is hosting free, in-person Climate Cafes. These are small group gatherings where supportive connections are made through sharing feelings about the Climate Crisis, facilitated by Carol Ann Allen, a local climate cafe group facilitator.
Limited spaces only, so please register early to secure your spot.
Register
38 Blessington St
Alex Lloyd @ George Lane
Thursday 23 November, 7:00 PM 11:00 PM
Alex Lloyd fans better hurry, tix are selling fast
Info
Mayhemtom + Eddy St @ Espy Basement (free)
Thursday 23 November, 8 pm
After fronting several bands as a lead vocalist, Mayhemtom (Tom John) retreated to the busy world of medicine. He returned to music in recent years and drew writing inspiration from very real sources: a difficult childhood, initial aspirations as a musician, the incredible highs but also the trauma of working as an oncologist and also a period of experiencing burnout.
The result is, ‘The Art of Flying While Falling’, an album of songs set in a range of styles from upbeat rockers, funk-based grooves, dark ballads to atmospheres reminiscent of Radiohead; all mirroring influences and moods at the heart of the music
Info
Welcome to Summer Party @ Linden
Friday 24 November, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Linden invites you to embrace the warmth and vibrancy of the upcoming summer season with an evening of art and music, including:
5.30 pm > DJ set by Karl Halliday
6.30 pm > Opening of Gathering Dust, Elise Cakebread – Linden Projects Space
7.30 pm > Announcement of Design Fringe People’s Choice Award
Free Entry – Everyone welcome
RSVP
26 Acland Street
Note: no wheelchair access to Linden Project space
(Image: textile-based art by Elise Cakebread)
Gary Óg With Katelin Tierney and Martin Healy @ Prince Bandroom
Friday 24 November, 7:30 pm
The Rebels Down Under Festival will also feature two of Gary’s favourite rebel folk artists, young gun Katelin Tierney and Derry’s Marty Healy. $80
Info
Sweely (FRA) @ Prince Bandroom
Saturday 25 November, 9:00 pm
Sweely is described as one of the most creative and eclectic French producers of the new generation, effortlessly navigating between house and electro. $57
Info
Dom Turner & The Rural Blues Project @ George Lane
Friday 24 November, 7:00 PM 11:00 PM
Tix are almost sold out. Dom Turner’s (Backsliders) new venture The Rural Blues Project is blues beyond the 12-bar.
Info
Teddy – Can’t Change My Mind Tour @ Palais
Friday 24 November, 8 pm
From the driver’s seat, Teddy ‘Tedsthetics’ turns the ordinary into comedy in his first-ever stand-up comedy tour. $39
Tix
Balaclava Boogie
A three day festival of free music
Carlisle Street puts it hand up to be part of the “fair dinkum” St Kilda Live Music Precinct.
It’s local, it’s live and it’s free.
Friday 24 November
Brooke Taylor (pictured) & Delsinki @ The Balaclava Hotel > 7 pm – 8 pm
The McNaMarr Project @ Pause Bar > 8 pm – 10 pm
Little Wise @ The Local Taphouse > 8 pm – 10 pm
Max Konig @ Voodoo Lovechild > 9.30 pm – 11.30 pm
Genki Tanaka @ Milk Head Beers > 8 pm – 11 pm
DJ Upstairs @ Malewa City Food & Bar > 6.30 pm – 12 am
Saturday 25 November
Mal Webb & Kylie Morrigan (pictured) @ Parks Bar > 1 pm – 4 pm
Dino Bravo @ Pause Bar > 5 pm – 7 pm
Eugene Hamilton @ Ms Carlisle > 8 pm – 10 pm
Selena @ Milk Head Beers > 8pm – 10pm
Lyra @ Voodoo Lovechild Speakeasy > 8 pm – 10 pm
DJ Upstairs @ Malewa City Food & Bar > 6.30 pm – 12 am
Vinyl Record Market @ Coles Arcade > 10 am – 3pm
Sunday 26 November
Sunday Session @ Rear of 202 Carlisle Street > 2 pm – 7 pm
Including
Amos Roach > 2 pm – 2.45 pm
Synchotronica > 3 pm – 3.45 pm
Spawn > 4 pm – 4.45 pm
Delsinki > 5 pm – 5.45 pm
JAZZPARTY > 6 pm – 6.45 pm
The Bornstein Ultimatum @ Pause Bar > 4 pm – 7 pm
Jimmy Phoenix @ Portone Bar > 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Ash Gaudion @ Portone Bar > 7 pm – 9 pm
Julian Steel @ Voodoo Lovechild Speakeasy > 8 pm – 10 pm
Dyl Thomas @ Milk Head Beers > 8 pm – 10 pm
Info 
Plant Sale @ Elwood Neighbourhood House
Saturday 25 November, 10 am – 2 pm
Visit the Elwood Neighbourhood House to support their Kitchen Garden and update your plant collection.
All proceeds from the day will go back into supporting the Kitchen Garden to thrive!
Whether you’re after seedlings, pot plants, or veggies to put in your own garden, there will be something for everyone! Plant advice from our volunteer gardening experts will also be available. Card payments only.
Intermission for actors @ Alex
Saturday 25 November from 12.00 – 3.00 pm.
This is an event for actors about self-care.
Delivered by Entertainment Assist, its an opportunity for actors to explore self-care strategies, engage in meaningful discussions, and connect with peers who understand the challenges of the industry.
Regigister for more info 
30th Scarlet Stiletto Awards @ The Rising Sun Hotel
Saturday 25 November, 6.30 pm
Go wild in scarlet and pearls, as Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox, the creators of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and much more, will present the Awards after discussing their life in crime with Sue Turnbull, Sisters in Crime’s Ambassador and crime fiction expert.
Cate Kennedy, the doyen of Australian short story writing, will launch Scarlet Stiletto: The Fifteenth Cut, along with a paperback of the winning stories over the past 30 years.
Sorry, this event has sold out!
More info
2 Raglan Street, South Melbourne.
Rosie Westbrook & John Phillips @ George Lane Matinee Sessions
Saturday 25 November, 3 pm – 6 pm
“Rosie Westbrook & John Phillips will be bringing their immersive emotional soundscapes.”
Info
Pop Choir @ Palais
Saturday 25 November, 7.30 pm
350 Pop Choir members will be joined by professional vocalists, actors, musicians and directors in one of the most iconic venues in Melbourne.
Tix 
Dave Warner From The Suburbs @ Newmarket Hotel
Saturday 25 November, 8 pm – 11 pm
John Dennison (keyboards), Tony Durant (guitar) Howie Johnstone (drums) and Paul Noonan (bass) join Dave Warner in performing all the original Mugs Game tracks plus some of the other most popular songs from the band. $49
Tix 
St Kilda Primary Flea Market
Sunday 26 November, 9:00am- 3:00pm
St Kilda Park Primary is hosting a sustainability-driven, fundraising flea market at the school. There will be 30 market stalls, entirely operated by SKPS family members. There will be DJ Emma Peel (3PBSFM), food trucks, and organisations who promote reusing, repurposing and recycling as their philosophy. Gold coin donation
68 Fitzroy Street
Book talk: Paulie Stewart: All the Rage @ St Kilda Army and Navy Club
Sunday 26 November, 4 pm – 6 pm
Presented by the St Kilda Historical Society.
In this recently published book All the Rage, Paulie Stewart explores a life well lived.
Born and bred in St Kilda, Paulie was the inaugural winner of the Essence of St Kilda essay prize – as well as an original member of the Painters and Dockers.
This is a free public event.
Bookings essential.
88 Acland Street, (upstairs with lift access)
The Wreckery launch “Fake Is Forever” @ Memo
Sunday 26 November, 3 pm
After 35 years in the making, this is The Wreckery album that never was but always should have been.
With guest Dead Rodeo
$52/40/30+bf Online
Tix
Monday 27 November – Sunday 3 December
PPCG 5 Minutes of Fame @ St Kilda Sports Club
Tuesday 28 November, 5.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Have you reserved your spot?
It’s a free event with Open Mic, delicious dinner and raffles. The mischievous Bum Ladies are back, creating mayhem wherever they go.
To register your spot in the audience, P: 8598 6600 or E: info-support@ppcg.org.au
Launch of Boris Frankel’s memoir @ Readings
Tuesday 28 November, 6.30 pm
Join Boris in conversation with Jeff Sparrow as he launches his memoir, No Country for Idealists: The Making of a Family of Subversives.
With opening remarks from St Kilda’s favourite subversive, Carmel Shute.
Free but please book
Panel discussion: 50 Shades of Rainbow @ Pride
Wednesday 29 November, 6.30 pm – 9.30 pm
“50 Shades of Rainbow: Honouring the Past, Celebrating the Present and Creating the Way Forward: is a panel discussion.
The panellists are Blake Johnson (he/him) (Journalist, Channel 7), Justine Dalla Riva (she/her) (CEO, Victorian Pride Centre), Eva Dickson (she/her) (Philanthropy Coordinator, Minus18) and Andrew Shepherd (he/him) (President, GLOBE Victoria).
The evening will be hosted by Vikas Raheja (he/him), host of the “Let’s Talk, Melbourne” podcast (and GLOBE Victoria Strategic Programme Director), while entertainment will be provided by young and up-coming queer community artists from Melbourne.
Casual tickets purchased online or at the door on the night for $20/$10
More info 
Blues Music Victoria – 2023 Hall of Fame @ Memo
Wednesday 29 November, 7 pm
The Fourth Annual Blues Music Victoria Hall of Fame! $45/35/25+bf
Tix
(Image: Ian Collard 2023 Hall of Fame Inductee)
City of Voices presents FLOOD @ South Melbourne Community Centre
Wednesday 29 November, 5.30pm – 7pm
The downpour of characters emerging within City of Voices inclusive theatre continues.
Book now, its free
1 show, 1 hour, with drinks and nibbles afterwards
The Long Pigs @ Theatre Works
Wednesday 29 November – Sunday 10 December, mostly 7:30pm
Suitable 12+
Horror meets hilarity! Spine-tingling original theatre that is hilariously dark and frighteningly funny. Join this underground clown cult set in a rickety abattoir-shack, the Pigs are working hard on their latest obsession to rid the world of every last red-nose clown.
However, the count of the catch reveals all is not well. They are one nose short!
In a murky soup of distrust and suspicion, promises made are constantly broken and the gang ultimately turns on itself in a fatally funny and destructive climax.
Tix
Bananagun, ENOLA + more @ Espy Gershwin
Thursday 30 November, 7 pm
A night of live music in celebration of Aus Music Month, featuring Bananagun, ENOLA, Platonic Sex and Heavy Amber. $28
Tix
Merchant of Venice @ St Kilda Botanical Gardens
Friday 1 December 2023 – Saturday 23 December, 7 pm
(Thursday – Sunday) Melbourne Shakespeare Company presents a family friendly show combining live music, larger than life characters and lots of laughs. This action-packed show will run for 90 minutes without an interval. $33/$30 Children $20
Tix
The Rose Garden, enter via Cnr Tennyson and Blessington Streets
Yiruma Live @ Palais
Friday 1 December, 8 pm
South Korean pianist and composer Yiruma is celebrating 23 years since his debut album with a new recording, The Rewritten Memories. $151
Tix 
Mini Market @ Christ Church
Saturday 2 December, 9.30 am – 2 pm
Sausage Sizzle, books, plants, clothes & lots more!
14 Acland Street 
Summer Camp Festival @ St Kilda Marina
Saturday 2 December
LGBTQIA+ outdoor music festival
“Slip Slop Slayyyyy, your favourite camp for the queers, curious & cuties is back. An all-inclusive event from day to night featuring live music, DJs, art, and performances with Jessie Ware (UK) and Trixie Mattel (USA) headlining.”$142
Tix
The Cruel Sea – 30th Anniversary Tour @ Palais
Saturday 2 December and Sunday 3 December, 8 pm
To celebrate the anniversary of their landmark album, The Cruel Sea are set to reunite for a national tour, featuring Tex Perkins (Vox), Jim Elliot (Drums), Ken Gormley (Bass) and Dan Rumour (Guitar), together with Matt Walker (Guitar) filling in for the much-loved & revered James Cruickshank. Fans can expect to hear plenty of favourites from The Honeymoon Is Over, as well as a selection of songs across their entire catalogue. $109
Tix 
Laneway Festive Market and Affordable Art Show @ Space2b
Sunday 3 December, 10 am – 3 pm
Explore a Makers Market in the colourful laneway at the rear of Space2b with a wide range of multi-cultural gifts, homewares, food & fashion items. There will be local musical entertainment, delicious Syrian food, and coffee throughout the day.
At noon you can witness the opening exhibition of the annual Affordable Art Show, with established, emerging and many culturally and linguistically diverse artists.
Enjoy some light refreshments and meet the artists from 12 pm – 1 pm
More info
144 Chapel Street
Book talk: Esmond Dorney – Architect @ St Kilda Army and Navy Club
Sunday 3 December, 4 pm – 6 pm
The St Kilda Historical Society presents a book talk about one of Australia’s most notable modern architects, Esmond Dorney (1906-1991), written by his son Paddy Dorney.
Esmond Dorney has particular resonance in the St Kilda/Elwood area due to his considerable body of work in designing apartment buildings in Elwood.
Paddy Dorney, who is also an architect, will introduce his book and his father’s legacy in Elwood and surrounding suburbs.
This is a free public event.
Booking essential.
88 Acland Street, (upstairs with lift access)
Zetetic XIV @ Carlisle Street Arts Space (Town Hall)
Until 25 January, Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 5 pm
A selection of works by artists in residence at Shakespeare Grove Artist Studios including Dan Bowran, Alan Cotton, Janenne Eaton, Salvatori Lolicato, Alanna Lorenzon, Helen Philipp, Jonny Reding, Lucia Rossi, Tanya Salehian, Betty Sargeant, Jarra Steel, Adele Varcoe, Clarine Wilmar and Mina Young.
Info
99A Carlisle Street
Plan ahead
Morrissey @ Palais
Monday 4 December and Tuesday 5 December, 8 pm
“Each night on this tour will highlight the fan-favourite songs that made you cry and the songs that saved your life, spanning from the early days of The Smiths through to today.” $81+
Tix 
DEVO The Farewell Tour Celebrating 50 Years @ Palais
Wednesday 6 December, 8 pm
Produced by Brian Eno, 1978’s “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!” ignited underground fame with its call-to-arms sound. $109+
Tix
Courtney Marie Andrews & her band + Robert Ellis @ Espy Gershwin
Thursday 7 December, 7:30 pm
Excitement is building for Americana fans (and TWiSK) for Courtney Marie Andrews with Robert Ellis.
“It’s a musical match made in acoustic folk-godly heaven, with this sublime pairing of two of the greatest American contemporary singer songwriters around today.” $50
Tix
Community Christmas Tree Festival @ Holy Trinity Balaclava and Elwood
Friday 8 December – Sunday 10 December
A display of Christmas trees creatively decorated by a variety of community groups and individuals
Friday 10.30 am – 6.00 pm, Saturday 10.30 am – 4.00 pm, Sunday 12 noon – 4.00 pm
Adults by donation, Children under 15 free
Elwood Community Choir Concert
Friday Night 7.00 pm
Adults by Donation
Carols around the Christmas Trees
Sunday 4.00 pm
All Welcome
Cnr Brighton Road & Chapel Street 
CHAGALL closes soon @ Jewish Museum
Ends Sunday 10 December
CHAGALL offers visitors the opportunity to engage with the beauty of printmaking, the intimacy of illustrated poetry, and the grandness of public art installations created by twentieth century master Marc Chagall (1887-1985). $25/$20/$10
View CHAGALL before time runs out.
26 Alma Road
Wheelchair access via rear entry
Postcard Show @ Linden
Exhibition Sunday 10 December to Sunday 11 February
Opening Saturday 9 December, 1 PM to 5 PM
Its on again for the 33rd year, with a 1000 works, but now with more variety of sizes. The days of 8 x 10 are over, with larger 2D works, 3D works, and most forms of A/V now accepted. 2D artworks can be as big as 600(h) x 600(w) x 100(d)mm, and 3D pieces can be 600m(h) x 400(w) x 400(d)mm.
Expect diverse, expect the unexpected – hence the whacky-do logo
Info
Neil Murray @ George Lane
Sunday 17 December, 4:00 PM 8:00 PM
Hurry. A rare chance to hear Neil Murray a founding member of the pioneering Warumpi Band, which over three albums and twenty years of performing thrust contemporary indigenous music into mainstream Australia.
Tix
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