New gigs, BIG ideas,
old favorites & homemade dessert fun

As we look forward … 
New album
Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission @ Memo
Artist callout
BIG Sculpture is coming @ Veg Out
50th Anniversary
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory @ Astor
Homemade 
Share pix of your homemade dessert and support PPCG

This Week in St Kilda #276

All events are subject to COVID announcements
Updated 28 July

Handy COVID info links 
Latest exposure sites
Where you can get tested
Where you can get vaccinated
Check the latest changes to local services and programs.

TWiSKy homemade dessert photo fun
You send pix, we donate to 
Port Phillip Community Group

Let’s celebrate home cooking too!
No fancy prizes – just for fun 🙂
TWiSK invites you to send a pix of your homemade lockdown dessert for publication.
Like the glorious low-fodmap rhubarb and strawberry crumble created by Suzanne in St Kilda.
You share pix, we donate to Port Phillip Community Group
For every five homemade desserts* shared by 31 July,
TWiSK will donate $100 to the Port Phillip Community Group to support food outreach (to a maximum of $300)
Email your pix now
Or #twiskhomemade on Instagram
*Please only desserts you recently made at your home

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When the Rain Stops Falling @ Theatre Works
Season Now Cancelled 🙁 
See explanation
Other changes at Theatre Works
The Darkening Sky scheduled for this August has been rescheduled to next year, 9 – 19 March.
Also the upcoming season of Prophetx by The Danger Ensemble has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond control.

Questioning: Rabbanit Ellyse Borghi & Tiah Gordon @ JewMu Zoom
Thursday 29 July, Thursday 6.30 – 7.30pm via Zoom
Join Rabbanit Ellyse Borghi and Tiah Gordon, Head of Music at Kehilat Kolenu, in conversation on living an authentic and honest spiritual life. $30/$15
Tix 


Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission ‘City’s Calling Me’ @ Memo
Friday 30 July, early and late shows to meet COVID numbers
City’s Calling Me is the new album from Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission. Always a great show. $50/$40
Tix

Three Kings @ George Lane
Friday 30 July, 6 pm – 11 pm
Gritty blues drawing inspiration from the Mississippi Delta and Chicago regions.
Tix


Into The Mystic – The Music Of Van Morrison @ Memo
Saturday 31 July, 7 pm
Joe Creighton and his 7-piece band will take you on a journey that celebrates Van the man – great show with a big sound. SOLD OUT
Tix


Claire Birchall @ George Lane
Saturday 31 July, 6 pm – 11 pm
From raw confessions to big-time rock to pop songs lavished with fuzzed out guitar, Casio and loops.
Tix


Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory – 50th Anniversary @ Astor
Sunday 1 August, 1 pm (single feature)
1971 with Gene Wilder.
Tix


The Skabhangers @ The Ruby Carter Jazz Lounge
Sunday 1 August, 2.30 pm
The Skabhangers present music inspired by the classic sound of 1960s Jamaican ska – the Skatalites, Don Drummond, Jackie Mittoo, Lord Tanamo and more! $15
Tix
YouTube


Art of Friendship @ Carlisle Street Arts Space
Reopens Friday 30 July –  Wednesday 18 August, Monday to Friday 8.30 am – 5 pm
An exhibition reflecting on the strong ties between locals and Suai/Covalima in Timor-Leste. Free
Exhibition opening: Thursday 5 August from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm Please register 
Film screening: The Art of Friendship film screening Thursday 12 August at 6 pm. Register to attend the film screening 

Soon

Strange Bedfellows > Analogue vs Digital @ Linden YouTube and Facebook
Thursday 5 August, 6 pm to 7 pm Free
Strange Bedfellows pairs two speakers addressing completely unrelated subjects, followed by questions from the audience. The next bedfellows are Richard Sowada, founder and director of the Revelation Film Festival and Director of the St Kilda Film Festival; and Darren Vukasinovic, founding CEO of Ignition Immersive & Inverse, with over 25 years’ experience.
Gather your friends, prepare to learn some weird and wonderful facts and compete to see if you can come up with the winning question.
Info


The Who’s Tommy @ Palais
From Friday 13 August – Saturday 21 August (two matinees)
He may be deaf, dumb and blind but he sure plays a mean pinball. Rescheduled from 2020!
Tix

Jazz High Tea with Mama Alto @ Pride Centre
Saturday 4 September
The Pride Fund along with Mama Alto are hosting a deluxe afternoon experience in the beautiful ground floor atrium spaces of the Victorian Pride Centre, with ticket sales raising funds for the Barbaresco Gardner Pavilion on the rooftop.
The event includes a luxurious high tea, salon jazz performances by Mama Alto and special guests, and a special fashion and hat parade, courtesy of the Australian Milliner’s Association and Yvonne Gardner’s estate.
Tickets on sale from August.



Symbiocene exhibition @ Gasworks
Online 
An exhibition of paintings, poetry and sculptures by Karen Hopkins. “Inspired by our symbiotic relationship with the earth its fragile ecosystems and its relationship to our inner and outer worlds and explores the importance of living together with care and respect for the earth and all life in an everchanging world.”


BIG Sculpture 2 is coming @ Veg Out
Artist applications open until 27 August
Applications from artists for the second biennale outdoor sculpture exhibition and competition at Veg Out are open.
Works can be medium to large in size, robust and able to withstand outdoor conditions.
Applications for ephemeral and site-specific sculptures are also welcomed.
Curated by Mariella Del Conte, Adrian Spurr and Rob Taylor, the exhibition has an impressive prize pool of $9500, with all awards being non-acquisitive.
Guidelines and Application forms
Exhibition from 6 November until 12 December

Performance of a Lifetime @ A message from Victoria’s Arts Community
A creative 2 minute prompt to get your jab produced by the very talented people at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Worth a look

Takeaway deserts added to competition @ #dessertportphillip
Extended until Tuesday 31 August
Diners supporting local hospitality venues can win a sweet staycation with The Prince Hotel and Starward Whisky. Diners need simply post a photo of the dish on Instagram and tag both the venue and #dessertportphillip.
Full details

Paid Position Retail Coordinator @ Space2b
Applications close Sunday 1 August, 5 pm
Space2b is looking for a retail coordinator for their retail space in St Kilda which includes a shop selling clothing, homewares, jewellery and gifts. Three days per week.
See the position description 
Please email your application to info@space2b.com.au
PS: Space2b are also looking for a volunteer social media co-ordinator.
International students not forgotten @ Tulum
Bravo to the crew at Tulum Turkish Café who made this very warm special offer to international students last weekend via Instagram: 
“[Tulum] are also thinking about the plight of our international students.
So, as a small token of support, we would like to offer Turkish Simit + a cup of hot Red Lentil & Cumin soup to our international students who are far from home.
Please know that you are not forgotten.”
SORRY Offer was for only Friday + Saturday 23 + 24 July
Follow their Instagram for future offers
217 Carlisle Street, Balaclava

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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